John and James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1882

179 BOWLING AVERAGES. R udb o Grabham . • • • H G. Topham . . ■ j.,F. Hearsay . . • 4. .. .................................. Balls. ................................. 646 ................................. 1,245 ................................. 431 .................................1,087 Maidens. 34 104 27 79 Runs. 305 745 174 447 Wkts. 33 50 14 34 per Wkt. 9.8 9.7 12.6 13.5 SHERBORNE SCHOOL. Capt., E* W . B astard . C o lou rs , b lu e a n d g o ld . D is ta n c e f r om S h e rb o rn e S ta t ion , a mile. M a tch e s , 7—w o n 2, los t 6. E . W . B astard * (12.6) h a s c a p ta in e d the e leven L ring past sea son , in w h i c h c a p a c i t y h e has g iv e n g en e ra l s a t i s f a c t i o n ; b y fa r the best bow ler in the e le v en , a n d m u c h im p r o v e d in b a t t in g s in c e la s t y e a r . A . G. B ewes * (27 7), the bat o f the e le v e n , p o s s e s s in g an e x c e l l e n t d e fen c e , an d c u t t in g p a r t i c u l a r ly neatly ; w ou ld d o b e t te r i f le s s n e r v o u s ; a sa fe c a t c h in th e lo n g fie ld , an d v e r y fa ir change b ow le r . S. ’W hitehead * (34 .5 ) , an e n e r g e t ic b a t , w i th g r e a t p ow e r s o f h i t t i n g $ a good le ft -h an d b ow le r , an d c a p i t a l f ie ld a t p o in t . T . S . R ussell * (6 .2 ) , m u ch improved a s a b a t , o c c a s i o n a l l y h i t t in g f r e e l y ; k e p t w i c k e t t ow a r d th e en d o f th e season w ith fa ir su c ce s s . H . A . {S ykes * (19.4) im p r o v e d c o n s id e r a b ly in b a t t in g s in c e last year , o ften s c o r in g f r e e ly in fo r e ig n m a t c h e s ; a u s e fu l s low b ow le r and b r i l l ia n t field. E. T. W hitford -H awkey (8.7) im p r o v e d as a b a t c o n s id e r a b ly , p l a y i n g som e careful in n in g s d u r in g the s e a s o n ; a t t im e s b ow le d w e l l ; n e rv ou s in th e f ie ld , b u t often held g o o d c a t ch e s . F . P . K m on * (21.3) sh ow e d g r e a t p rom is e a t th e b e g in n in g of the season , b u t tow a rd s th e en d s l i g h t l y f e l l o i f ; a fa i r fie ld an d sa fe c a t c h . H . S. W hite * (6.1) b a t s in g o o d fo rm , h is a v e ra g e b e in g lo w e r th a n h is p l a y d e s e r v e s ; fa i r field. P. H. C unningham (15.3) d id n o t q u i t e c om e u p to g e n e r a l e x p e c ta t io n , b u t occasionally m a d e r u n s ; a s low fie ld , b u t g o o d lo n g - s t o p . H . R. W elsford (16 .3) played for th e e lev en in th e la t te r p a r t o f th e s e a s o n ; sh ow s p r om is e . C. I. C arver (1.2) p layed in th e la s t few m a t c h o s ; sh ou ld m ak e a g o o d b a t ; a fa ir fie ld . * H as le ft . TONBR IDGE SCHOOL. Capt., H . B a k e r ; S e c r e t a r y , H . L . C olebrooke . mile from T o n b r id g e S ta t io n . H . B ak er ( c a p t . ) , a fi Colours, blue and white. One s t r o n g d e fe n c e undoubted p u n i s h in g p o w e r s ; has s c o r e d c o n s i s t e n t l y th r o u g h o u t th e sea son , an d his forward d r i v in g has b e en r e a l ly b r i l l i a n t ; a sa fe a n d h a r d -w o r k in g fie ld ; th e school is m u ch in d e b te d to h im fo r h is u n r em i t t in g ca re and e x c e l len t ju d g m e n t d u r in g his tw o y e a r s ’ c a p t a in c y . H . L . C olebrooke ( s e c . ) p la y s in th e v e r y bes t s t y l e , an d promises to b e c om e a f ir s t -c la s s b a t ; an e x c e l l e n t l o n g . s t o p . A . W , B a k e r , a g o od hat, h it t in g v e r y f r e e ly a l l rou n d , d o e s b e t t e r on a s low w ick e t th a n on a fa s t on e , an d con sequ en t ly h a s been v e r y u n lu c k y th is y e a r ; u se fu l b ow le r a n d fie ld . C. A . F . C ampbell im p ro v ed g r e a t ly b o th in d e fe n c e and h i t t in g p o w e r s ; b a t s in u n u s u a l ly good s ty le fo r a le f t -h a n d e d b a t sm a n ; a b r i l l ia n t f i e l d ; b ow ls m e d ium -p a c e r i g h t hand, and has se ld om fa i le d to g e t w i c k e t s w h e n wTan ted . F . JB. F . C ampbell im ­ proved e q u a l ly w i th h is b ro th e r , and is a s ou n d steaciy b a t ; a f ir s t -ra te fie ld . H . G. kTAiNjoiiTH, a n ea t p r om is in g b a t , ha s p la y e d som e v e r y g o o d in n in g s , an d is an e x ­ cellent fie ld , w i t h g o o d r e tu rn . A . G. B . W est , a m e d ium -p a c e s t r a ig h t b ow le r , an d has done g o o d s e rv ic e in a l l the m a t c h e s ; h is b a t t in g n eed s con f id en ce . H . M arwood , Hp rom is in g b a t , im p r o v e d r a p id ly in th e la t t e r p a r t o f the s e a s o n ; w h e n o n c e set, cuts and d r iv e s v e r y w e l l ; m ig h t be q u i c k e r in th e fie ld . A . E. H ubbard , a fa s t howler, w ith v e r y low a c t io n , a t t im e s v e r y d e s t r u c t iv e ; a m a g n i f i c e n t c a t c h in th e Jong fie ld , an d c a n pnn ieh lo o s e b o w l in g s e v e r e ly . 0 . E . W a rn e r , a fa ir w i c k e t ­ keeper, and ca n h it h a rd .o n th e on -s id e . C. N ichols g o t h is c o lo u r s la te , b u t d id e x ­ ce l len t s e r v ic e to the e lev en , m a k in g ru n s v e r y q u i c k l y on s e v e ra l o c c a s i o n s ; fa i r change b ow le r .