James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1884

213 as long-stop to fast bowling, bnt in batting he trusts too much to chance. F. 15. Piclet (13.2), his batting is not of the best, but his bowling is extremely good; in the match v. One and All he took 7 wickets for no runs, 4 of which he bowled with four consecutive balls. C. B. Lane (14), fair bat, and an extremely good field, his catch­ ing and throwing being very good. H. Steel (16.7), his batting is the best in the school for a long time; he never failed to score; a poor field. H. Daunt (14.2), his batting was very good at the commencement of the season, getting 64 runs t/. Grosvenor School; a fair field. R. S. Turton (8.1), a good bat, playing very steadily, but not a run-getter ; obtained 3 wickets with three consecutive balls v. Hon. Artillery Company. b.B. Fitzmaurice (21), a useful man in bowling and fielding ; obtained 106 runs in the two innings v , Wiltshire Regiment, being not out in each. ROYSSE'S SCHOOL, ABINGDON, BERKS.—Sec., H. G. Rice; Capt., T. Swabey. Colours, cerise and white. Distance from Abingdon Station, 5 minutes’ wait:. Matches, 10—won 4, lost 6, drawn l. Names of the eleven :—S. Swabey, H. G. Rice, J. S. Barton, H. R. Evans, L. P. Brook, J. Griffith, M. J. Baker, A. Stockton, C. W. Barton, A. Y. Hayllar, W. Hunter. ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE, HURSTPIERPOINT, SUSSEX.—Capt., J. Horstead; Sec., W. B. Warde. Members, 17<>. Colours, red and white. Distance from Hassocks Station, 2 miles. Matches, 14—won 4, lost 4, drawn 6. C. P. Banks, Esq., a thoroughly sound cricketer, showed his true form this season ; has a very strong defence, with good punishin g powers; bowls excellent slows on a dead wicket; splendid field. H. S. Alford, Esq., a very straight fast bowler, good length, and quick oif the ground; has played some very good innings this year; good catch. R. Robinson is a very useful bat, and seldom fails to make a good bcore; plays remarkably straight, but is weak on the leg side, as he has a strong tendency to get before the wicket; he is a safe catch and good field. L. M. McIntosh did not fulfil his promise of last year, although he played several good innings; he is exceedingly steady and plays very straight, but lacks power and is apt to get leg-before; he is a very good point and an exceedingly useful bowler. J. Horstead is a very hard hitter, with a capital eye, and, at times, fair defence ; he is far too fond of a hit, however, to bo worth much as a bat; a good field, though not a certain catch, and might be a useful bowler. W. J. Cruikshank is a most promising bat, playing steadily, straight, and with judgment, having a good style and plenty of hitting power; he has, however, been somewhat unfortunate ; is always a good field and at times brilliant. H. W. Butler’s batting varies enough to belong to two people ; he has sometimes played a really good innings, and as often a thoroughly bad one ; his fielding is as variable as his batting, being sometimes almost brilliant and sometimes atrocious; with more constant attention and exertion he would make a good bat and field. S. B. Flower is a very promising left-hand bat, with a free yet steady style and good judgment; a good field, and offers to make a good bowler. W. B. Warde is at present too nervous to make many runs; in practice, ho bat 9 with freedom and judgment, and thus raises high hopes, which will probably be satisfied when he has had more experience in matches; a fair field. T. Y. Philpott has not much style or power, but, being excessively steady, he is a useful man in the eleven. F. H. Kelson and H. Ozzard are likely to be of good service next year, for, tbouah young, they bat in good style, field very fairly, and offer to bowl well. J. L. Day is much too slow, both when batting and in the field. C. P. Banks ... ... R. Robinson .......... L. M. McIntosh......... H. Alford, Esq........... J. Horstead ... ... W. J. Cruikshank ... H. W. Butler .......... S. B. Flower .......... W. B. Warde ... T. V. P h i lp o t t .......... F. H. M. Kelson H. D. Ozzard .......... J. Day «•• ••• • • • 0 0 0 ••• ••• B atting A verages . Inns. ••• 0 9 0 14 • •• 9 9 0 9 9 9 16 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 0 9 10 •©• • •• • 9 9 15 ••• »*• 9 0 9 17 ••• 9 9 9 16 • »• r »»• r 9 0 15 0 9 0 16 9 0 0 ••• 9 0 9 17 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 9 *• 9 9 9 8 6 • •• 9 0 9 0 0 0 4 * Not out Times not out. Runs. 2 336 3 316 2 240 1 131 2 182 0 194 2 156 2 134 2 115 1 101 2 39 3 20 0 11 Most in an Inns. Aver. 115* 48.2 70* 28.8 57 17.2 35 14.8 60 14 10 11.7 31* 11.2 64 10.4 29 8.3 20 6.11 19* 5.4 11* 4 4 1.5