James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1884

173 BALLIOL COLLEGE. Sec., F. W. P ember ; Capt., F. J. H irst . Matches, 12—won 4,drawn 8. F. J. H irst (capt.) (21.9), good and stylish hat, good mid-off, and a good captain. F. W. P rmbkr (sec.) (25.3) could n^t play much for the College this season; fast run-getter; moderate field. W. H. H kale (38), the mainstay of the eleven in batting; has got most runs and most wickets for the College; very good field. W. B. D avenport (9.1), a lively player, fair bat, and good field; has been seen to bowl. S. H. W alrond (14.1), useful bat and bowiGr; good field. F. G. L ushington (8.1), good fast bowler; his absence in many matches was a great loss to the eleven; good left-handed bat. W. H. E dgar (33.4), a lively bat; generally scores; an excellent field at point, and moderate bowler. W. H. S pottiswoodk (12.9), useful, though showy bat; safe field in the country. H. C hitty (12.2), fair wicket-keeper, but does not make the most of his chances; a bard-hitting bat. A. R otherham (8.0), a hard, clean bitter, and a good field; could not play much for the eleven this season. A. B. W itson (14.8), good defensive bat, fairly safe held, and moderate slow bowler. BRASENOSE COLLEGE. Bee., A. G. G. A sher ; Treas., W.^M. T atiiam (Capt. 1881); Capt., W. M. P ike . Colours, black and gold. Matches, 17—won 7, lost 1, drawn 9. A. O. G rant A sher (vide University Eleven). D. H. B arry , a very steady and stylish bat, safe run. getter, and fair change bowler. A. M. L atham , a thoroughly reliable bat, with excellent defence, and a consistent scorer; kept wickets with fair success. J. A. D un , very safe in the field; steady bat, scores very freely off loose bowling ; has bowled lobs. H. H. D obinson , good steady bat, with plenty of defence; might hit more ; safe in the field. E. R. W ethey , perhaps the prettiest bat in the eleven, but unfortunate throughout the season ; good field at cover-point. W. J. B arry improved as the season went on; bats in good style; slow in the field. W. M. P ike , a hard-hitting bat, without any defence; good field; captained the eleven with much judgment. I. F. J ardine , the fast bowler of the eleven, on his day almost unplayable ; poor bat; can hit very hard. J. H. W are , fair bowler, with large break-back; only played a fewmatches at the end of the season. H. T. A jrnall , slow left-hand bowler ; bowled consistently well throughout the year; always to be depended on to keep up an end. A. G. Grant Asher B atting A verages . Times Inns, not out. ... ... ... 5 1 Runs. 170 Most in an Inns. 68 Aver. 44 D. H. Barry ............ •** ••i ... 6 0 250 105 41.6 A. M. Latham ............ ,«• ••« ... 17 1 414 132* 25.8 J. A. Dun ............ ••« ••• ... 10 3 250 73 19.2 H. H. Dobinson ••• •*« ... 17 2 252 51* 16.8 E. R. Wethey ............ •*• ... 13 3 142 27 14.2 W. J. Barry ............ ••• •«• ... 9 0 122 40 13.5 W. M. Pike (Capt.) ... •a • »»» ... 17 2 201 75* 13.4 I. F. Jardine ............ •*• ••• ... 10 2 42 11* 6.2 J. H. Ware .......... ••• M* ... 4 0 13 10 3.2 H. T. Arnall .......... ••• »«« ... 12 0 3L 11 2.5 * Not out. CHRIST CHURCH. Hon. Sec., W. F. G. S andwith . Matches played, 11—won 1, drawn 9, lost 1. B atting A verages . O. F. Jacson (Capt.)... Inns. .................. 12 W. F. G. Sandwith ... .................. 14 N. E. Stainton .................. 9 C. T. Wickham .................. 13 W. F. Felton .......... .................. 10 R. J. McNeill.......... .................. 11 G. Dale.................. .................. 4 Hon. D. H. Lascelles .................. 6 R. S. Owen .......... ... ... ... 7 O. Talbot .......... .................. 5 Hon. A. E. Handcock ... ... ... 3 Times Most in Aver. not oat. Runs. an Inns. 1 349 146 29.1 0 249 71 17.11 1 186 61 20.6 0 134 39 10.4 2 224 76 20.4 0 195 44 17.8 0 119 83 29.3 4 70 22 11.4 2 131 38 18.5 1 40 23 8 1 32 22 10.2