James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1884

172 H. G. R cggles -B rise (Winchester).—Plays with a very crooked bat, and is jn consequence, uncertain in his defence, but hits hard and has a good eye; vrr dangerous to inferior bowling, but wants a good wicket and not very good bowling Fields excellently “ in the country/* E. P eake (Marlborough).—A rough-and-tumble cricketer, but keen, zealous, and very useful. Though sublimely ignorant of the direction any ball will take on starting to bowl, contrives occasionally to bowl a difficult ball, and frequently administers bruises on the batsman’s person ; bowls with an intimidating action and fast over-hand* gets runs sometimes in not very elegant style, and is a good, hard-working field. Ha? useful moral and physical qualities as a cricketer, playing well on a pinch, and ig endued with a robust constitution and never tires. G. E. R obinson *possesses few of the excellencies of Mr. Peake. If the match is very important will probably not bowl well. Has every natural gift for a really great bowler, except pluck, physical strength, and nerve power. Bowls left round-arm with a verv easy action, and tremendous curl from the off, the ball coming with his arm more than any bowler in England. Bowled admirably in the University Trial Matches His whole being shrivels up on being hit, and he was quite useless in the University Match. No bat, and a poor field. H. V. P age (Cheltenham).—A very useful player, with an old head on yonn# shoulders, and a hull-dog courage. On difficult wickets a good slow over-hand bowler, but will never be deadly on easy, dry wickets. Without being a high-class bat, plays with great determination, and his innings against Cambridge on a difficult wicket and at an almost hopeless stage of the match was beyond all praise. A fair field. E. W. B astard (Sherborne).—Did some great feats on slow wickets at Oxford, and also bowled well against Cambridge. Is slow left-hand, with good length, and breaks away from leg. No bat, and apt to miss a catch in the field. A. G. G rant A sher (Loretto).—A fine, powerful hitter, and gets long scores if allowed to get set, and will always be dangerous against amateur bowling. He is not, however, a sound player; his bat is not always straight; be does not reach out far enough when playing forward, and is very nervous on first going in. A good field. T. R. H ine -H aycock (Wellington).—A good bat; has great hitting powers and a fair defence, but still, like most of the team, lacks the exact quality for excelling in first- class matches. Will score largely in other matches, and will very likely be very useful next year, not being a reckless bat. A fair field. W. E. T. B olitho (Harrow).—A good bat, but not likely to score largely against good bowling. Scores rapidly when set, hut does not reach far enough forward in playing out; a first-rate field, though a little uncertain at a catch. i B atting A verages . Times Most in Inns. not out. Runs. an Inns. Aver. Asher, A. G. Grant ... *»* ... • 11 0 284 182 26.9 Bastard, E. W. *•» *•f ... 6 2 13 5* 4.i i Bolitho, W. E. T. •** »•• ... 9 0 178 32 19.7 Hine-Haycock, T. R. •*• •*» ... 13 0 267 66 20.7 Kemp, M. C............... •** »«* ... 13 0 186 43 14.4 Leslie, C. F. H............ •«« *•* ... 5 0 61 34 12.1 ! Page, H. V ................. ••» •■ • ... 13 2 251 57 22.9 Peake, E. .......... ••• ••• ... 11 1 73 21 7.3 , Robinson, G. E. •»» r•< ... 11 2 53 10 6.8 ■ Rnggles-Brise, H. G.... •«• i«i ... 13 0 239 73 i8.6 : Walker, J. G.............. ••* *•• ... 11 0 358 93 32.6 * Not out. B owling A verages . 1 * Inns. Overs. Maidens. Rune. Wickets. Aver. Asher, A. G. Grant ... 3 25 5 88 3 29.1 Bastard, E. W. ... G 138 63 235 7 33.4 Leslie, C. F. H. ... 4 19 4 64 1 64 Page, H. V.............. ... 12 319.2 115 617 27 22.23 Peake, E.................. ... 11 209.3 60 473 25 18.23 Robinson, G. E. ... 12 253.3 97 470 35 13.15 Rnggles-Brise, H. G. ... 3 9 1 32 1 32 G, E. Robinson delivered 1 no bail and 1 wide, and C. F, H. Leslie 1 wide. >