James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1884

202 eleven :— S. Swabey, H. G. Rice, T. S. Barton, H. R, Evans, T. Griffith, M . T. Baker, W . Hunter, L . P . Brook, W , Barton, A. Stockton, A. V . Hay llar. A LD E N I IAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL.— Sec.-,.E. H. Marietta; Treas., H . J. McGill, Esq ; Cant., A. P. B. Church. Ground, 6 acres. Colours, blue and white. Distance from Radlett Station, 2 miles, Midland Ra ilway . Matches, 6 —won 2, lost 4. E. H. T..Tayler* (12.4), very steady as a bat, with good defence, but lacks hitting power; has kept wicket most successfully. E. H . Mariette (3), a good medium-nace bowler; loses heart too soon ; a poor b a t ; bow ling average, 6.15. A. F. B. Church (17.1), a fair bat, scoring quickly when set. T. C. Clark* (9), a fast but rather erratic b ow le r ; often very successful ; a hard hitter and splendid field ; bow ling average, 6.16. A. White* (7.2), a fair bat and good long-stop. F. A. W. Tayter (11.3), rather too anxious to score; a useful change bowler. E. T. W . Disbrowe * (5.1) woul 1 bat fairly but for nervousness; a useful left-hand bowler an 1 excellent field. G. A. Davies ( 1 2 . 1 ), a fair bat when steady; has improved much during the season. H. E. Gilbert (2.1), a poor bat, but most useful in the field. * Has left. i A L L SA IN T S ’ SCHOOL, BLOXHAM .— Capt., H. T. Ravenor; Sec., T. B. Beach. Ground, 5 acres. Colours, dark blue and gold. Distance from Banbury Station, 3J miles. Matches 15— won 9, lost 2, drawn 4. H. T. Ravenor, (capt.) (14.10), very much improved as a bat an i field ; good defence, and hits well to leg ; has made an excedent captain. A. K. Marshall (11. 3), very much improved both in defence and hitting; has played some good innings, but hits too much in the a ir ; useful change bowler and good field. H . G. Rawlings (13.2), a good bowler w ith considerable break ; has been very destructive at times; very patient defence as a bat, but doeR not use his wrists ; an excellent field. A . Compton (11.7) can bat in very nice style if he chooses, but seldom does in a match ; a good field and safe catch. J. C. Pinnell (7.9) played well on one or two occasions, but lacks style and defence ; a safe field and cai ch, but bad thrower. A. Demio ( 8 . 6 ), good defence and plenty of patience; fair bow ler and field, but a bad runner. A. Quiney (8.4) as a bat possesses plenty of patience in defence, though of a peculiar style ; a fair left-hand bowler with nice easy action. G. Parker (10.4), free hitter and active field; ought to make a good man some day. W . Carter (9), very fair field near the w icket; sometimes makes runs, but his batting is chiefly valuable by reason of his being left-handed. T . B. Beach (2.1) bats in nice form, but is too timid in a match; a fair field and long-stop. W . Sevier ( 2 ) has some notion of defence, but is rather feeble. B owling A verages . Runs Overs. Maidens. Runs. • Wickets. per Wkt. A. B. M a r s h a l l .......... «»• ©«• 92*2 24 153 26 6 . 2 2 A. W. Denne ......... ••• 62* l 17 97 15 6.7 A. E. Quiney .......... ••• ••• 5^*1 1 2 1 0 0 14 . 7.2 H. G. R a w l in g s .......... .................. 264.1 84 418 43 9.31 AMERSHAM H A L L .—Capt., J. R. Fow ler ; Ground, 6 acres. Colours, black and yellow. 1 mile. Matches, 7—won 5, lost 1 , drawn 1 . Sec., F. Evershed. Members, 65. Distance from Reading Station, 4 * # • m ¥ % B atting A verages . Times Inns, not out. m Runs. Most in an Inns. 4 Aver. A. C. Birch • f 9 I f f 4 t * 7 3 71 . 41 . 17.3 J. R. Fowler . . . # • 1 • & » » + •• t# 8 0 106 34 13.2 Mr. E. A . Brennan * 9 0 r 0 9 • * % •# # « 9 9 9 7 1 65 30 10.5 F. Evershed . . . 0 0 9 0 9 9 • # *» 9 9 9 8 0 85 33 * 10.5 F. Youngm an . . . 0 9 9 » + »• • + 9 9 9 6 4 2 0 - 1 0 * 1 0 E. Evershed . . . # # • • • 0 9 9 * « # m m m 9 9 0 8 0 67 24 8.3 C. L . Rigden . . . f t # 9 0 9 # # « 9 9 0 7 1 47 26 7.5 A. C. H. Colman • • •• • • ••* 9 9 9 9 0 9 8 , 0 49 17 6 . 1 F. L. Rees 0 0 9 0 0 9 9 9 9 8 0 49 22 6.1 Mr. Y . Pleignier +# ••• 0 9 0 # - 9 9 0 7 0 33 27 5.3 E. G. B u rn e tt ... • % • ••• 0 0 0 ••• 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 0 40 14 5 H. T. Hibbert ... t *+ » 9 9 9 •M 0 9 9 r ■ ••• 2 * Not out. 0 t 7 * 7 3.1 ft 4>4. *