John and James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1882

83 , in bat tin" and bowling it will be seen that players concerned in r ,te head the averages. Selby batted exceptionally well all through the « ,sPl but garucs was not the man he had been in the previous year, 8,e:T and uncertain health interfering with his success. Gunn has “ >n 1 from 11-11 to 24.3, and is undoubtedly an improving batsman, but f on' “ ' , scores were only made against Sussex bowling. With his great H 1 ^ l e i * ^ . . 1 , 1 1 1 . . . y \ 4 1 » r-%. 4 -9 4 * A h l f t n 4 a i ‘ ^ n?vantape's of height and reach, he may yet become first-class. Oscroft has a-scn from 10.2 to lG .ll. There is nothing very remarkable in the bowling figures, but Flowers' position was well earned by his great performance at Clitt° n' BATTTNG AVERAGES. Selby . . . • »• •• • 0 9 0 Matches 4 • • » JE A Barnes . . . » i • • • • • •• is . . . 12 o G unn . . . • • • • • • • 0 0 Wild ... 0 0 0 ••• 0 0 0 • M o Flowers • •• • • • • . . O Oscroft . . . • 0 0 0 • » . . . 12 Brown ••• • •• • • • • • • 0 4 Butler . . . » • • • • • • • • 1 & E. Mills ■ • • • • • . . . 9 W. C. Oates . . . 3 Scotton... | M • •• . . . 3 Attewell • • • • • • . . . S Wright... • • • I M . . . 8 Sherwin ♦ • • • • • 0 • • ... 12 Lane . . . • • • • • * • • • . . . 3 Shore . . . • • ■ • • • » 1 • . . . 8 Shooter... • • • • • • . . . 2 Morley... • • • • • • . . . 3 0 . 8 . Eoljambe . . . • 1 » . . . 2 Most in I im 8 . Runs. an Inns 5 140 57 6 138 49 20 435 91 13 230 49 6 93 33 18 229 40 7 118 74 20 293 62 14 197 46 5 77 39 4 56 25 12 142 46* 12 146 43 18 146 26 6 28 19* 13 64 21 4 23 16* 4 21 15 4 19 9 * Not out. Most in Times a match. not out. Aver. 67 0 28 61 0 27.3 93 2 21.3 49 2 20.10 33 1 18.3 63 0 16.11 74 0 16.6 53 2 16.6 61 1 15.2 68 0 16.2 30 0 14 46 1 12.10 49 0 12.2 27 2 9.2 22 3 9.1 24 6 7.5 20 1 7.2 19 0 5.1 10 0 4.3 Matches.Inns. Flowers ......... 5 9 Morley................ 3 5 Wright................ 8 13 Attewell ......... 8 13 E. Mills ......... 8 14 Shore............... Barnes............... 8 13 4 6 BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wkts 241 110 317 21 117.3 50 203 15 253.3 112 339 20 400 1*9 641 35 379.3 184 572 31 407 163 610 29 49 20 75 3 Runs No per Wides. Balls. Wkt. Wkts per Inns 0 0 13.5 2.6 0 0 13.8 3 0 0 16.19 1.7 0 0 18.11 2.9 0 0 18.14 2.3 0 0 22.2 2.3 0 0 25 0.3 SURREY. S fcrktary , C. W. ALCOCK, E sq ., K ensington O val , S.E. VIGOROUST EFFORT was made last season to place Surrey again _ among the leading counties, but unhappily with no great measure of success. During the winter of 1880-81, a long letter on the subject ?, ’ urr£y cricket was addressed to a sporting newspaper by Mr. Frederick of Mitcham. This gentleman discussed exhaustively the various cuick I r of improving cricket in the county, and strongly urged that every P°ssible encouragement should be given to young professionals. Prompt