James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1884

246 LORETTO SCHOOL.—Capt., R. C. Kitto. Matches, 14—won 7, lost 3, drawn 4. R. C. Kitto (capt.), very good bat at beginning of season, bnt fell off g re a t ly ; fair bowler and field. M. F. Reid, very fine field, but perhaps not so good as last year; greatly improved in batting. A. S. Blair began the season badly, but turned out the mainstay of the e leven ; a high-class bowler on anything but a spongy wicket, and a bat with fair attacking and great defensive powers; a fair field, but might improve in this, as well as in judgment of run s ; left for Brasenose College, Oxford. W. P. Gomall fell off greatly towards the end of the season; a good field, with an excellent return ; a useful lob bowler. L . R. Paterson has an excellent defence, and cuts well • improved, but still slow, in fielding and running between wickets. Andrew Pearson has the best style in the eleven, and is a very good bat for his size and strength ; will make a good neld. J. N . Kyd, a very hard hitter, improved in defence ; a weak field; can sometimes bowl. G. Paton, a straight but unsuccessful slow bow ler; gets runs sometimes in a style of his own ; a very good field. A S. Caldwell, fair at wickets to slow bowling, and at “ half-back ** to fast; his batting, though stylish, has not yet been at all successful, but he promises well. J. B. Park, a good long-field and improving hat. F . A. MacFarlan, a very slow bowler, sometimes successful; an indifferent bat and field. B attinq A verages . Times Most in Inns. not out. Runs. an Inns. > v e r . R. C. Kitto . . . IS 1 22 £ 45 13.1 A. S. Blair i s • • ! » • # | • • • «*• W 2 423 99 26.7 M . F. Reid • • • t # t « • # ilL^r 1 300 74 16.12 L . R. Paterson ... • • # i « # • » » i • t JB 1 313 87 18.7 W P . Gomall ... 19 » 4 • » » * • ft • • t 4 A 4 / 0 160 41 8.3 A. Pearson •»• • »>» ••« 1.8 2 177 51 1 U A. S. Caldwell ... 11 # » • • • • t • « • f | J l dk 3 39 14 4 7 J . N. K y d ............ • • • • • • • • • . . . 1 * 0 145 47 9.10 G. P a t o n ............ • • • ... • • • • • • 11 2 35 18 3.8 F. A. MacFarlan 7 • • • • • • »•i ••t # 0 24 14 3.3 J . B. P a rk .......................................... 9 2 • 4 • « t • 4 V * Not out. B owling A verages . 39 17* 5.4 Runs per Balls. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Wkt. A. S. B l a i r ............ • t 1 4 4 4 1 l j 113 470 66 7.1 R. C. Kitto... * + # « • 4 4B5 27 173 21 8.4 W . P. Gomall O^Q 4 4 4 4 4 f + • « J L * U #7 11 133 8 16.8 G. Paton ........................................... » » ft 4 i e f » • 3 27 171 5 34.2 F. A. MacFarlan ... QQQ 4 4 1 4 4 4 4 f 4 O t J V 16 156 11 14.1 A. S. Blair bowled 4 wides and 3 no balls. NORTHERN COUNT IES , IN VER N E SS .—Capt., C. W . Bourne ; Sec., Jas. Mac. Ritchie, 9, Ardross Terrace, Inverness. Members, SO. Ground, about 6 acres. Subs., 21s. Colour, maroon. Distance from Inverness Station, about 500yards. Matches, 16- won 12, lost 2, drawn 2. B atting A verages . —C. Mannes, 42.3 ; John MacDonald, 42.1; A. Rooper, 87.3; C. F. Macdonald, 15.9; A. S. Blair, 14.2; J. MacRitchie, 13; John Fraser, 10.4; W . L. Carruthers, 9.1; James Fraser, 9.4; M. C. Videon, 6.4; D. MacKay, 6.2; G. R. Macdonald, 4.7. B owling A verages . Runs per Balls. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. 'W ides . W Jst. A. S. B l a i r ............ # • * ... 248 7 2 46 12 0 3.9 M. C. Videon # # • .., 522 32 138 28 0 4.28 G. R. Macdonald ... 4 • 4 ... 447 39 105 21 7 5 C. F. Macdonald ... • 1 4 ... 574 19 204 33 0 6.8 C. M a n n e s ............. • • • ... 319 23 102 14 2 7.4 S T IR L ING CO UN TY .—Capt., Mr. S. D. Murrie; Sec., Mr. A. M. M. G. Kidston, V ictoria Place, Stirling. Members, about 40. Ground, 13 acres. Subs., 21s. Colours, chocolate and butf. Distance from Stirling Station, about a mile. Matches, 13 - won 8, lost 4, drawn 1. Six inter-Connty matches w e r e also played under the auspices of the club, as well as 7 second eleven matches. B atting A verages . —W . A. Bettes- worth, 22; R. Shanks, 21; A. T. Dalgleish, 16; S. D. Murrie, 15; J. F. Horn, 14; W . C. Peel, 11; A. Laing, 10; A. D. R. Douglas, 10; D. Reid, 9 ; F. L . Murrie, 9 ; A. M. Graham, 8; A. "Wilson, 8; C. Currie, 8; W. Somerville, 7; D. Cowan, 7; T. Taylor, 6; W . Wilson, 6; W . Templeton, 6.