James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1884

257 pierce (Prof.) ... bog** (gwj-l - Cotter (Prof.)... j #Sutherland... \V. Brace Y. J. D. Kelly... j W. Trumblo J. P. Edwards G. Alexander ... flr. A. Tobin ... - PRINCIPAL BOWLING AVERAGES. Run* 9 9 9 Inns. 4 -n + Balls. 172 Maidens. 6 Runs. 49 Wickets. 15 per Wkt. 3.4 9 9 9 9 9 14 mm 1.095 71 321 61 6.15 • M M t 7 mm 651 18 183 29 6.14 I I I 5 251 19 76 11 CTO 9 9 9• M 16 j r - v 1.709 100 635 68 9.14 • • • • I I 20 1,680 56 720 7 7 9.27 • 9 9• 9 9 6 439 26 145 14 10.5 • • • # 1 1 8 922 61 242 22 11 • • • • • • 16 1,321 82 401 30 13.14 • M M i 4 40$ 18 149 10 14.9 SOUTH MELBOURNE CLUB. Matches played, 16—won 4, lost 6, drawn 7. PRINCIPAL BATTING AVERAGES. Times Most in Palmer, G. E. ... • 9 19 9 # Inns. ... 4 not out. 1 Runs. 204 an Inn*. 204’*' Aver. 63 Slight, J. 9 9 9 ... 13 2 699 279 63 Rosser, J. 9 9 99 9 9 ... 12 3 641 192 60 Freeman, H. S.... • • 9 ... 17 0 272 45 16 Major, A. G*. ... 9 9 99 9 9 ... 9 0 143 33 15 Gibson, W. • 9 • 9 9 ... 9 1 96 44 12 Minchin, M. 9 9 99 9 9 ... 13 2 130 50* 11 Coupar, J. • 9 9 ... 9 2 66 18 9 Cooper, W. H. ... • • 9 ... 8 0 70 25 8 Armstrong, J. A. 9 9 9 ... 4 0 26 23 6 Minchin, J. • 9 1 ... 12 0 *74 15 0 Petherick, H. E. 9 9 99 9 9 ... 7 l 36 13 6 Hopkinson, W.... # 9 # 9 9 9 ... 12 2 31 14 3 Major, A. G. ... • 9 9 * Not out. • PRINCIPAL BOWLING Balls. ... ... ... 326 AVERAGES. Maidens. Run-. 11 110 Wicket*. 12 Runs per Wkt. 9 Midwinter, W. 9 9 • 9 9 9 . . . 531 32 115 11 10 Cooper, W. H. 9 9 9 • 9 # 9 9 # . . . 846 27 372 25 • 14 Minchin, J. . . . 9 9 9 • 9 # 9 9 9 . . . 705 21 291 13 22 CRICKET IN CALIFORNIA. The cricket season of 1883 in San Francisco was marked by much greater interest than for many seasons previous. Only two clubs have appeared, the Merion and Occident, and they have played 9 matches, the Merions winning six of that number. The scores are very small, and the averages appear ridiculous ; but the ground has been very s ow. and a score of 20 on the ground here is equal to 50made on a turf where tlie ball would travel. Many young players havo come to the front, and some of them promise well. Should they improve as much next year as durimr the mst season, the play all round will be fairly good. The most pleasing match played during the season was between the officers of n,B M *s ship Svoijtsuve anti an eleven selected tiom oui local clubs. 1 i * x.