James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1884

R um SKY, R.> bom at Greenwich, February, 1345; a straight fast bowler and free bat. Engaged at the Oval. Rri/OTT, A rnold , born February 18th, 1840; is engaged at Lord’s, being a destructive fast left-handbowler. S ands , J ohn , born at Dallington, Sussex, Nov. 22nd, 1822; is again engaged by Colonel Buchanan, Drumpellier, Scotland ; a good bowler. S cotton , J., Notts ; plays for the County, and has proved himself a very useful bat. S e lb y , J o h n , born at Nottingham, July 1st, 1849 ; height, 5ft. Gin. ; weight, lOst. 121bs. ; right-hand medium-pace bowler; a fine field, and excellent bat. S eneschal , Sussex; a very fast right-handed bowler. S haw , A lfred , born29th April, 1842, at Burton-Joyce, Notts ; onoof thebest professional cricketers of the day; is a splendid slow round-arm bowler, considered by many the best in England; a good short slip, and good bat; engaged bj the Earl of Sheffield to coach up the rising talent in Sussex. S haw , J. C., born 11th April, 1838, at Sutton-in-Ashfteld, Notts, where he resides; height, 5ft. 9in. ; is a fine fast left-handed bowler. Sn krw in , M., Notts; avery good wicket-keeper,and moderatebat; engaged at Lord’s. S hepherd , W., born at Kennington, Surrey, August 9tli, 1841; a medium pace left- hand bowler, engaged as coach at Dulwich College. S hore , C., Notts; a good medium-pace left-handed bowler ; poor bat. S hrewsbury , A., born April 11th, 1856; about the safest bat in the Notts Eleven and one of the best batsmen in England, generally scoring heavily; did not quite keep up his form the latter part of the season; a very good field; has been known to bowl, but not in this country. S ilco c k , F r a n k , born at Sawbridgeworth, Herts (resides at Chipping Ongar), October 2nd, 1838; height, 5ft. 8in. ; an excellent bowler and good bat. S t a r k e y , J o h n , bom Sept. 26th, 1842, at Yeadon, Leeds, where lie resides ; is a fast round-armbowler, and improving bat; can field well. S te e le , F., Middlesex; a fair left-hand bowler and bat, and has been tried for the County. S tephenson , H e a tu f ie ld H a rm a n , born at Esher, May 3rd, 1833; is engaged at Upping­ hamSchool, where his coaching ha3been wonderfully successful. S treet , J ames , born at Cranley, Surrey, March 10th, 1840; resides at Godaiming ; height, 5ft. lOin. ; good bat and bowls well. S w ann , J ohn J am f *, born September 14th, 1848, at Oathby, near Leicester; height, 5ft. ll$m.; weight, 12st.; a medium-pace bowler, and useful bat. T ate , H., born October 4th, 1857; a good straight bowler and bat; one of the Hants Eleven. T ester , W., Sussex; a very useful bat and slow right-handed bowler, with great break, butr.o command of pitch ; good field. T y e , J., Notts; born July 10th, 1848; a good fast bowler and fair bat. U lyett , G., bornOctober 21st, 1851, and resides at Pitsmoor, near Sheffield ; plays for Yorkshire ; is a magnificent batsman, being a splendid hitter ; very suc­ cessful during the past s#ason; a dangerous fast right-hand bowler, and a brilliant field; like Bates, will sometimes throw his chance away from down­ right recklessness. W a tson , A., Lancashire; a right-hand slow-round bowler; has been again very useful to the County, and hasmuch improved in batting. W eb ster , H e n r y H., bom at Handsworth, near Sheffield, May 8th, 1844; height, 5ft. 7£in ; right-handedmedium-pace bowler ; good bat ami field. W heeler , J., Leicestershire ; fair change bowler, and good bat; engaged at Lord’s. W i l d , F r e d k ., born at Eastwood, Notts (where he resides), August 28th, 1F4»7; height, 5ft. 9in. ; a fast right-handedbowler, highdelivery; good bat, andwlcket-keejjer; engaged at Lord’s. . W il l is , \V., bornOctober30th, 1840 ; a steady bat, generallygoing in first ; has played ‘ for Kent, and canbowl for a change. AV illsher , E dgar , born at Rolvenden, Kent, November 22nd, 1828; still a straight and reliable bowler; has given up his engagement at Prince’s. W ood , H., Kent; a good and improving wicket-keeper. , W oof , W. A., Gloucestershire; a.veTy good left-har.ded medium-pace bowler; greatly improved ; bat-man and good field. - * W oo ttox , G eo rg e , born at Clifton, near Notts, October 16th, 1834; resides at Rudding- ton, Notts ; height, 5ft. 6£in.; a left-handed bowler, and has done good service in his day, but has given up first-class cricket now. W oqtton , G., Kent; has played for the County and bowled well; is likely to improve. W r ig h t , W., Notts; a fairly good bat; good loft-handed bowler, and fine field. Y oung , C., Hampshire ; a left-handed bowler, and gets runs at times.