James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1884

16G M idwinter , W., Gloucestershire; a very steady and pood bat, and useful medium pace bowler; returned to Australia with Mr. Murdoch's team, It Is said t " good. I0* M illard , W. H., Sussex; a poodbat, fine field, and fair change bowler. Mir ls , E., Notts; a dangerous left-handed bowler, and very hard hitter. M orlry , F., bom16th December, 1860, at Suttondn.Ashfiold, Notts, where horesids* magnificent ftist left-handbowler; oneofHon. Ivo Bligh’s teamin Australia but was a failure through ill health in the Colonies, and did not rccove >nfficiently totake part in the cricket of the past season in this country. Lr M ycroft , W ill iam , born February, 1341, at Brimtngton, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire whorehoresides; height, 5ft. 9in.; weight, 12Rt.; isa verygoodleft-handbowler’ rather over medium.pace; did not bowl with his usual success during the season of 1&83, suffering greatly from rheumatism; received a benefit at Derby last August. M ycroft , T., Derbyshire ; a left-handed bat, and good wicket-keeper ; engaged at Lord’s. M yf . ua ,M., bomApril 12th, 1857; moderatebat; has fallen off during the past season N ash , J., Lancashire; a very fine left-handed bowler, with a doubtful delivery; at times gets rung. N ixo n , T homas H e n r y , l>orn at Nottingham, April 24th, 1843; residence, Chelford• isagoodpractice bowler. T O scroft , W il l ia m , bomDecember 16th, 1843, atArnold, Notts ; avery finebatsman; can drive and hit well to leg; fine field, and good change bowler; did not play in1883. O’SiiAvoHNEssY, E., Kent; a goodmedium-pacebowler, and improving bat. P adgett , Yorkshire ;agood bat. P ainter , Gloucestershire; a hard-hitting batsman and fast right-hand bowler. P anter , G m Leicestershire; a goodbat, and fair change bowler. P arnham , J ohn , born Sept. 6th, 1866, Leicestersh ire ; a ve ry good slow left-hand bow ler ; not so successful last season as in 1882. P ayne , A., Sussex; agoodbatsman, withstubborn defence ; fair wicket-keeper. P ayne , W., Sussex; a very goodbatsman and fine field. P karse , T., Hertfordshire; avery goodbat, and a goodwicket-keeper. P rate , E., Yorkshire; splendid left-handed slow bowler, with great break; did not bowl with such success last season as in 1882, probably owing to the harder wickets; greatly improved asa bat. P eel , Yorkshire; a good left-handed bowler, rapidly becoming a dangerous rival to Peate; alsoagood bat and fast run-getter; splendid field. P h ill ips , H enry , bom at Hastings (where he resides), October 14th, 1844; height, 5ft. 3|in.; exceedinglygood field, splendidwicket-keeper, andbowls slows. P hillips , J ames , born at Hastings, Sussex (where heresides), Sept. 26th, 1849; goodbat and field. P illing , R., Lancashire; thebest wicket-keeper in England; improving bat. F inder , G eorge , born at Ecclesfield, near Sheffield; a good bat, and splendid wicket­ keeper; alsobowls lobs. P laits , J., bom December 10th, 1843; a very fast and fairly successful bowler, and a goodhittingbat; plays forDerbyshire. P lumb , T homas , bom at Aylesbury, Bucks, July 26th, 1833; resides at Northampton; agoodbat andfirst-rate wicket-keeper. Poo ley , E dward , bom at Richmond, Surrey, February13th, 1843; height, 5ft. 7iin-; a splendidwicket-keeper andfinefreebatsman; didnot playfor Surreyafter July; receivedabenefit last season. P orter , Derbyshire; a good bowler. R awlin , J. T., Yorkshire ; goodhitter and fine field. R ead , J. M., Surrey; oneof thebestbatsmeninEngland; a fine leg-hitter, but some­ times throws his innings away in attempting to hit a straight one there; a goodfm-t right-handedbowler and very fine field. R eed , A lbert A., bom at Sompton, Sussex, 16th Nov., 1847; right-hand bowler; good bat andfield. U ei f , J., born at Brightling, Sussex, February26th, 1846; a goodbowler and coach. R eynolds , F reder ick , bornat JBottUliam, Cambridgeshire, August 7th, 1834; is engaged by theManchesterClub, bywhomhoishighlyrespected; a fair bowler. R ichards , J esse , born at Carlton, Notts, August 3rd, 1835; Is a right-handed medium- pace bowler; has been engaged for many years at Trinity College, Dublin. R ichardson , Derbyshire ; a fair bat and field. R icketts , J., Lancashire, born in1842; agoodbat and field. U iolet , W illiam , bornMarch24th, 1852; didnot play for hisCounty in1883. R obinson , W., Lancashire; a very fine right-handed batsman, with great hitting powers, and a good field.