James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1885

14 should be heard of again. showed a great advance upon anything he had done before, and A lex H earne (the youngest of three brothers), a right-handed bowler, with a tw ist from leg, made a promising first appearance. B arratt ’ s bowline : ( f ^ j f . ; / • f \ f t* | , * i f for S urrey demands something more than passing notice, and W oof who must be seriously counselled to be careful of his delivery, worked very hard for G loucestershire . '"a% Of amateur bowling there is, unfortunately, not much to be said. M r . C iiristopherson bowled finely in the early part of the summer, but r > • * , i - r •>* * ' i t ii j T f '• tf • f f * was obviously stale and overdone before the season closed. M r . H orner was simply invaluable to S urrey , talcing a large number of wickets with a capital average. Should he retain his form during the coming season he ought certainly to be tried for G entlemen against P layers . M r . W hitby , the Oxford fast bowler, did great service to his University, and Mention must also be made of M r , B lack - man , of Sussex, and there is the moi'e pleasure in speaking of this gentleman, as he is one who has completely reformed his style. Formerly a thrower, he now bowls with a perfectly fair action. 4 • i i f ( i ^ r » , ) T i z f . I The Obituary list is a terribly long one; indeed, we cannot recall any • i k year in which it has. been our painful duty to record the deaths of so many prominent men. Two of the staunchest and best patrons of the national game have passed away in the persons of the H on . B obert i i J r * , ' ' \ * J ♦ • G rimston and the R ev . A, R. W ard ; in W isden and M ortlock death has 0 , " I I I jk I f 'ip' ^ j | * ) * 1 ^ ( 1 / * g removed two very notable professionals of a previous generation, while ' I j ‘ f i - ^ r f i , +• . i among cricketers of recent date, we have lostMoRLEY and M r . C. M. C un - * > liffe . Other names less familiar, but still well known in their day, are I 1 , 4 • ( | * ? A i # f T4 | 1 1 ♦ I ■ f- 1 * * . * 1 4 ^ 1 . vjr _ those of the R ev . R. T. K ing , M r . H. S t . J ohn R eade , M r . E. B. F awcett , * , r / r . , " # “ * ‘ * ' * • and M antle . At the time of writing this review an English professional team, under the management of A lfred S haw , A rthur S hrewsbury , and J ames L illywhite , is playing a series of matches in Australia. The side com­ prises S haw , S hrewsbury , B arnes , F lowers , S cotton , A ttewell , U lyett , B ates , H unter , P eel , M aurice R ead , B riggs , and J ames L illywhite This is undoubtedly a strong combination, but it would have been stronger still had B arlow consented to undertake the trip. Whatever objection may be taken to these frequent interchanges of visits by E nglish and A ustralian Elevens, everyone w ill wish the English pro- • f | f j ■ ’ T a * f i : « w ' -m I * ' f I f t f p | » fessionals a successful tour. 1