James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1884

. so stubborn as in 1882, and R ead was a trifle less reliable. L ockw evergreen, like E mmett , whilst of the young players the S urrey A bel and H enderson , deserve most favourable notice. *an’ The amateur bowling of the year does not call for much comment hard wickets having entirely subordinated it to the batting. Mr c T i S tudd is facile princeps, and Messrs. A llan S teel , C. A. S mith ail,| E. P eake have been fairly successful in keeping down the runs. Mr W . G. G bace has a large number of wickets to his credit, but his bowline, has been very freely hit. The figures of several of the professionals are very good, W atson having an especially good analysis, whilst P eatk has fairly maintained his reputation, and C rossland , E arlow , B arratt E mmett , N ash , F lowers , S haw , P eel , and W oof have all been eminently successful. For the first time for many years our Obituary comprises the name ) of no leading cricketer. For Matches with the above Eleven, application should be made to JAMES LILLYWHITE, WESTERTON, CHICHESTER, SUSSEX; OR TO A. SHREWSBURY, CARR I NGTON STREET BRIDGE- N O T T I N G H A