John and James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1882

66 w ic k e t s fo r 6.6 r u n s e a c h , a s p le n d id a v e r a g e ; fa l le n o f f fr om h is la s t von > f o r m ; a dm ir a b le f ie ld . E . F . A d am s (4 .8 ) , v e r y g o o d b a t ; g o o d b ow le r w in RbaUjr,f a b le b r e a k f r om th e l e g ; sa fe f ie ld a t s l ip . E . E . B r ig g s (5 ) , a s p le n d id bowiC°ni5i{V s e c o n d t o h is c a p t a in in h is fo rm an d a v e r a g e , 66 w i c k e t s fo r 8.6 ru n s e a rS T * . < b a t an d g o o d f ie ld . A . F . C la rke (7 .1 ) , s t e a d y b a t ; e x c e l le n t m id -on and l c a t c h w i th e i th e r h a n d ; c a n b o w l a l i t t le . H . E . C rum p (15.9), a p a in s ntld h i t s w e l l to l e g , an d d r iv e s w e ll t o th e o f f ; an a c t i v e fie ld a t l o n g .o n and slin E d i s (5 .4 ) , th e w i c k e t -k e e p e r o f th e e le v e n , an d su c ce ed ed w e l l a t th is poet • ' in­ v e t e r a t e slnp’crer Vint. dnno'ArmiR w h en w e l l se t . F. II . G o s s a n a -rm*.--. ^ in c i f - — ’— — — — ' — — r~ i ^ ^ p r om i s in g b a t ; f ie ld s w e l l a t t im e s , b u t m u s t J „ _ 1 ^ _ 1 1 ^ i . ^ « # « # ^ i i • 1 ^ lo g g e r , b u a g e o u s l l . . H . ssago ( 6 . 8 ) , verv "cara fa? j h e s h a r p e r . J. S. H a y c r a f t (15 4 ? m v iu u a u ie t o tn e e le v e n m m s o a t tm g ; p ra y s w e l l b a c k a n d c u t s sp len d id ly • ^ c h a n g e b o w l e r (36 w ic k e t s fo r 8 ru n s e a c h ) ; g o o d f ie ld a t p o in t . W . J. Haycraft I ja in s ta k in g b a t , s om e t im e s m ak e s a s c o r e ; m o d e ra te h o w l e r ; g o o d field at a n d slip . F . L . L ew is ( 6 ) , the fa s t b o w l e r o f th e e le v o n , h u t d id n o t com e o ff so J in *01 e x p e c t e d ; g o o d o u t field . C. W . W o o d a l l (6 .1 ) , th e p r e t t i e s t ha t in the eleven i s w a s v e r y u n lu c k y th is s e a s o n ; a c t iv e fie ld b e tw e e n th e w ick o t s . * Jia iE O L IA N S .— T h e fo u r t e e n th sea son o f th is c lu b w a s a g re a t s u c c e s s . Out of the 28 m a t ch e s p la y e d o n l y 6 w e r e los t , 14 b e in g w o n an d 8 d raw n , 5 o f th e drawn matches b e in g m u c h in fa v ou r o f th e ^ E o l ia n s ; in th e 3 o th e r d raw n m a t ch e s th e ir opponents d id n o t b a t . The f i fth a n n u a l w e e k ’ s c r i c k e t w a s a su c c e s s , th e /E o l ia n s winning 3 ou t o f th e 4 m a t ch e s p la y e d . J . R . P ea rce ta k e s the b a t t in g p r iz e , run s 728, innings 28, a v e r . 26. S e c . , R . J . A c r e s , 6 , C h a n t ry R o a d , B r ix t o n . G roun d , D u lw ich . B at ­ ting A verages .— T . R . P e a r c e 26, H . L . B a i le y 16.12, F . H . P i lb e a n 13.7, F . L. Gardiner 12.21, J. T . M on k 11, J . J o h n s o n 10.9, F. G. H a z e l l 10 , W . M o rr is 7.3, R . Headland 6.10, W . A . B u x ton 6.11, W . H . H u t c h in s o n 6.1, C. H . C a r te r 6 . 8 , W . R o b in s on 5.7, B. L. G a rd in e r 4.9, H . Cheesem an 4.3, J. H . Ga le 2.5. A M P T H IL L , B ED S .— P re s . , H . R . H o l la n d , M .D . ; S e cs ., S. S eab rook and W . Clariage. G r o u n d , 1 m i le fr om A m p t h i l l S ta t ion , M id land R a i lw a y . C o lou rs , green and red. M a t ch e s , 7— w on 3, los t 3, d raw n 1. J . S e a b r o o k lias w e l l su sta in ed h is reputation as a f ir s t -ra te u n d e rh an d b ow le r , h a v in g a g o o d p i t c h and p le n t y o f sp in ; a good hat; w a s to h a v e p la y e d fo r th e c o u n t y , h u t ow in g to p re s s o f bu s in ess w a s unab le to. S. S e a b ro ok , a v e r y fa ir b ow le r , b u t k e e p s to o m u ch on th e le g s i d e ; h a s obta ined a fair sh a r e o f w ic k e t s th is s e a s o n ; u n c e r ta in ha t, and h its ra th e r f lu k i l y ; good field. G . W . S a n d e r s ( c a p t . ) , a g o od h a r d -w o r km g c r i c k e t e r ; v e r y fa i r ha t , possessing s t r o n g d e fen s iv e p o w e r s ; e x c e l le n t field, and has b een k n ow n to b o w l ; deserves the g r e a t e s t c r e d i t fo r th e w a y in w h i c h he lias m a n a g ed his team th is year . R. M. W h i te , fa l le n o f f ra th e r in h is h a t t in g th is y ea r , p r o b a b ly ow in g to w a n t o f practice; v e r y q u i c k in the fie ld ; n o t v e r y su c ce s s fu l as a b ow le r . J. W . L ow th e r , a useful inan t o g o in firs t , as ho ha s a g o o d d e fen ce , and can h i t w e ll w h en s e t ; a v e r y fair field* H . L ow th e r , u n l ik e h is b ro th e r , g o e s in ch ie f ly fo r h i t t in g , a n d , as he has a good eye, h i t s v e r y c le a n ly ; a trifle s low in the fie ld , b u t a p r e t t y sure c a t c h . R e v . A^Osborne* a n e x t r em e ly ha rd h it te r , u n d e rs tan d s th e gam e th o r o u g h ly , and p lay s an up*hiu m a t ch w e l l . C. B i l l in g t o n , a g o od a l l -r o u n d m an , h a ts w e l l , has a g o od s t y l e ; sbaff f i e l d ; u s ed to h o w l . G. L ow th e r , an e a s y - g o in g sort o f c r i c k e t e r ; h its hard , and gets a f e w ru n s o c c a s i o n a l l y ; s low fie ld . W . C la r id ge , on e o f th e se c re ta r ie s o f the club; fa ir fie ld . R e v . P . S. P. J on e s , m od e ra te c r ick e te r ; le f t -h a n d e d b a t ; ca n bow l a bit; S am u e l W a lk e r (g r o u n d -m a n ) , first-ra te b a t , possessed o f a g o od d e fen ce , and splendid h i t t in g p o w e r s ; b ow ls w i th h is head . •Pres., H on . G. D. S. P e n n a n t ; Sec ., W . Chou les, M on a V iew , Gart ., Wm . P u g h e ,E s q . ; C a p t . , R . L . J am e s ,E sq . M em bers , a b ou t 60. Sub r\ OHATrarrl ft DlfitrlTlAA from Pan crew BANGOR .- B a n g o r ; T r e a s w r u w ^ o v o p u xv u *i j&s m o U d u 10 s. 6 d . G rou n d , 200 y a rd s squ a re . is ta n c e fr om B an g o r S ta t ion , 300 ya rd s . Colour d a r k and l ig h t b lu e . M a tch e s 9—w on 6 , lo s t 1, d raw n 2.