James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1884

187 RUGBY SCHOOL. .mart field at time?. F. G illson * fell off very much as a bowler; can somotimes onnish weak bowling; good field in the slips. S. N. H arrison , uncertain at begin­ ningof season, but made up for it by a great innings at Lord’s; hard hitter, with fair defence; useful change bowler; captain for 1884. P. C oles , a veTy sound, patient bat: canalways be relied on for runs, but does not punish loose bowling sufficiently; weakstroke onleg side; very sure catch. H. E. C obb , a powerful bat at times, with cmodon-drive ; played a capital innings at Lord’s; smart point. G. B owden S mith , averysurefield, and safe catch far out; fair bat. G. B radby , capital field at cover, -oint* fell off inbatting towards the endof theyear ; fair change bowler. G. H arper , very f a i r mediumbowler on a wicket that suits him; poor bat; fair field: will have left by next season. H. H igh let , good bowler, fairly fast; sometimes a very fair h a t ; i mart field. . H« left. BATTING AVERAGES. Times Most in Inns. not out. Runs. an Inns. Aver. s. N. Harrison......... ••• ... 16 1 288 84 19.3 H. H. Castens ......... ... 15 0 284 71 18.14 p. Coles » m »" *'• ... 16 1 262 54 17.7 A. A. Watson ......... ••• ... 15 1 228 53 16.4 H. E. Cobb ......... ... 15 2 209 85 18.1 E. E. Wigan ......... ... 16 0 232 58 14.8 G. Bowden Smith ... 13 1 129 23 10.9 F,Gillson................ ** ft ... 14 2 97 29 8.1 H. Bighley ......... ... 8 1 43 11 6.1 G, Bradby ......... •• ... 15 1 81 30 5.11 G. Harper ......... •• ft ... 12 4 30 23 4.4 WINCHESTER COLLEGE. Capt., A. R. C obb . Matches, 11—won 4, lost 2, drawn 5. A. R. C obb * as captain tookgreat pains, and had his eleven well in hand; a decidedly good bat, having a strongdefence, and being able to punish severely anything but really first-rate bowling; auseful wicket-keeper. G. W. R icketts ,* a useful man in the eleven, bat was not always tobe relied upon for runs; he ought to become a really good bat; a good and at times brilliant field. B. E. N icholes ,* quite a good school bowler, beingalwaysstraight, andat timesdifficulttoplay; acapital fieldanywhere, excelling particularlyat short slip. F. M. I ngram ,* a steady bat, playing well on the off side; lieimprovedconsiderablylast year, and gave a very goodaccount of himself onmore thanone occasion; a fair field/ E. B. H ills * made runs very fast when hewas once well set; quickin the field. P. H umphrey never seemedtodohimselfjusticeasabat, butought todowell next year; a goodand safe fieldanywhere, without beingparticu­ larlybrilliant ; auseful change bowler. J. M. S wayne , a very steadybowler, using his judgment asregards pitch and pace, and has certainly improved; must still practise his batting steadily, and ought then to do well. A. L. W atson played some good inningsearly in the year, and should develop into a goodbat; fieldedwell near the wicket, andcould holda catch in the long-field. D. W atney ,* an improving bat, and hadagood idea of bowling; an excellent field at point. C. L. B udd ,* ahard hitter, withamoderatedefence, and came tothe rescuemore than oncewhen itwasneeded ; an excellent field, especially when not near the wicket. F. H. H av iland ,* a good changebowler; ought topractise his batting and fielding. * Has left.