James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1884

with strong defence; a good held and catch; can bowl slows. E. C. Cobbold m rv v e r y free bat, and drives well to the off; much improved daring the seasr!tu l '®M charge bowler, and good catch in the long-field. B. V. Tayler ( 8 . 6 ), a good W*? tair weakon the leg side; has been rather unlucky ; a good field. II. Lindsay (4 a{ . ’ field at point; has good hitting powers, but a weak defence. A. A. Bourne L. Hildyard (41.6). UM )« PARK HURST SCHOOL, BUXTON.-Matches, 9-won 8, lost 1 . t FiT1T, (captain) (23.6) is a very fair bat, though he plays in poor form; punishes nSf* bowling severely; a good bowler, being fast, straight, and generally well pitched. I most popular captain. Mr. Grist (22.1) made some good scores early in the season hut was somewhat unfortunate afterwards; bowled with great success. G. W Tavln ’ ( 9 ) hats very steadily, and catches well, but is rather lazy in the field; in batting h i has done more for the team than his average would lead one to think. Mr. Johnston (6.3) has considerably helped to obtain for the school the very creditable record it has this season ; he has batted carefully, but with poor success; fielded excellently aa long-stop, and put. life into every match in which he took part. H. D. Pitt (5 bn a good field at point, and has greatly improved in batting. J. H. Holden ( 5 . 1 ) bats in good form, but seldom makes runs; lazy in the field. G. W. Ripley (3.4) loses his head in a match, and so does not often score; hits too much; bowls well, and we expect great things of him in this department next year. C. Finney (2.8) failed altogether in batting; can field and bowl very well for his age. P. Taylor ( 3 ) S. Adshead (1.9), and L. B. Nuttall (1.4) complete the eleven. Nuttall, with care and practice, will in time bat well. B owling A verages . p,una Overs. Maidens. Runs. Jlr, Grist t.t ... tn in *it in 143 66 181 T. Finney fit ••• («• •r«* ••• # ••• 151 69 10G per Wickets. Wkt. 67 3.2 62 3 8 PASTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL, NORTH WALSHAM.—Capt., E. Betts; Sec., A. M. Du Prd, Esq. Matches, 18—won 11 , lost 7. .Rev. H. W. Wimble (6.16), a useful man for getting runs; can hit well all round; a fair field. G. K. Dobbs (4.3), a steady bat, with an obstinate defence; a good man to put in first; a fair field. A. M. Du Pre ( 12 . 2 ), fast round-arm bowler, right-hand, and has been very successful; capital field; good bat, but unlucky towards end of the season. E. Betts (13.1), a good bat when set, having good hitting powers, but weak in defence ; a useful bowler on his day; indifferent field. P. Case ( 8 . 1 ) greatly improved in batting during the season; has a good defence, and hits hard; works hard in the field, but rather uncertain. J. C. Shepheard (7.17), an improving bat; played well towards the end of the season; drives neatly; on his day is a hard bowler to play; slow field. J. Shepheard (6.18), a capital howler, medium pace, with break both ways; bats in first-rate style, and should have a higher average ; fair field. J. B. Gillam (7.4), a fair hat, though some, what cramped in style; active in the field, and can keep wicket a little. S. Gillam (4.15) promised well, but fell off* towards end of the season; would hat better if he had less flourish; indifferent field. H. Hammond (3.6) has a stubborn defence, and should make a good hat next year; a good field anywhere, especially long-stop, but a bad return; can howl a bit. C. F. Sndbury (3.13), a really good bat, but unlucky; on several occasions showed great pluck at a critical moment; a sharp field, with a quick return. B owling A verages . Runs Overs. Maidens. A. M. Du Prd ... 803 112 J. Shepheard ... 243 77 E. Betts ......... 147 39 J. C. Shepheard ... 42 6 Runs. Wickets. Wides. No Balls. per TVkt. 400 102 6 6 3.94 455 81 1 1 5.60 251 85 3 1 7.6 98 15 1 1 6.8 ROYAL NAVAL SCHOOL, NEW CROSS.—Capt., G. L. Wallis. Ground, 4 acres. Colours, red, white, and blue. Distance from either London Brighton and South Coast or London Chatham and Dover Stations, 2 minutes’ walk. Matches played 20 —won 10. l<»t 8 , drawn 2. G.L. Wallis (capt.) (14) has fallen off both in his wicket-keeping and batting, hut is still a very brilliant batsman. J. E. Ringwood, Esq. (9.5) has played very little for the eleven this season! performed well in the cricket week. J. Eccles, Esq. (10), a very sharp field at slip, and a useful man to put in first to break the bowling; slow bowler. R. Gee, Esq. (12.7). his fielding is very good, and when set is hard to get rid of ; medium bowler. R. Newport, Esq. (7.6), a vexy useful man