James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1885

179 A, H. E vans 1 Zingari, and Harlequins. Has much fallen /%fpQa a hnw lA r f r om xiciAic^ iiia* JO.a» iDUCfl 13 _ t r ( C l i f L i l prac,Hc<? v a v >goroua ba t , and en e rg e t ic field, v'r' ^ n ^ ; ? " " . ? er^y f hlr,e ' A f.a ir b a t >playing- s t r o n g ly and fie ld in g v 6. H- E ~ , Derbyshire. A'fairly W- A. F airbanks (C l i f t o n ) , Gloucestershire. A free h i t t in g bat an d good field. Major F ixlowes , R . h . .H a m p s h i r e , M.C.C. A h a rd h i t t e r , and rb -lit-handed bow ler W- F> 1 “X e W c t a S v . ° n *e s id e n c o )> M .C.C., and I Z in g a r i . With a little m o r e f ir s t -c la s s p lay w o u ld b e o n e o f the best a l l r o u n d m en i n E n g l a n d - a rap id s c o r e r , a n d £ast b o w le r an d fine fie ld . ® 4 ’ A .F . F ord (R e p t o n ) , M id d le s e x , and Q u id n u n c s . U n a b le to p la y m u c li d u r in g la s t s e a s o n ; i s a v e r y u s e fu l m a n on a s id e , b e in g a s t r a ig h t , m ed ium p a co b o w l e r ; a ^ard h i t t i n g b a t ; h i s b o w l in g is doad ly on a so f t w i c k e t . W. J. F ord (R e p t o n ) . A t r em e n d o u s h i t t e r a n d la r g e sco r e r in in fe r io r m a t c h e s : fa ir f ie ld a t p o in t , a n d s low b o lw e r . ’ W* H. F owler , S om erse tsh ire . A trem endou s h it te r , and , when s e t , a large s c o r e r : m oderate ch an g e b ow le r . N ' * J* F rank , Y o r k sh ir e G e n t lem e n . I n th e p r e s e n t d e a r th o f am a teu r b o w l in g is e x c e l l e d b y f e w in t h i s d e p a r tm e n t , b e in g f a s t r i g h t h a n d an d s t r a ig h t , and b um p s a w k w a r d ly ; a m od e ra te b a t . G. F reeman , Y o r k s h ir e . Has com e o v e r t o th e am a teu r s ; is s t i l l a fine fa s t bow ler b u t p la y s l i t t l e f ir s t -c la s s c r i c k e t now -a -day s . F. E. R. F ryer (H a r r ow ) , Su ffo lk , M .C .C ., I Z in g a r i , F r e e F o r e s te r s , and Q u idnun c s . D oes n o t n ow p l a y in m a n y good m a t c h e s ; a fine b a t , w i th good s t y l e ; b ow ls th e f a s h io n a b le s low round , an d ir a p r e t ty su r e c a t c h . W. H. G ame (S h e rb o rn e ) , S u r r e y and H a r leq u in s . H a s a h id eo u s s ty lo of b a t t in g , b u t is , n e v e r t h e l e s s , a p t t o m ak e r u n s a g a in s t th e b e s t b o w l in g ; a f in e field , and a n in d i f f e r e n t s low b ow le r . W. R. G ilbert , G lo u c e s t e r sh ir e . H a s a g o od d e f e n c e , an d i s a good fie ld n ea r the w i c k e t ; b ow ls a n in f e r io r s low rou n d , an d som e t im e s su rp r ise s h is s id e b y g e t t i n g w i c k e t s . E. M. G race , G lo u c e s te r sh ir e . N o t so q u ic k a r u n -g e t te r as form er ly ; c o n s t a n t ly g e t s h i s l e g in fr o n t o f th e w i c k e t ; a la r g e scorer s t i l l in m in o r m a tch e s , bu t does n o t g e t so m a n y ru n s in tho b e s t com p an y ; b ow ls s low und er -hand and m e d ium r o u n d ; an a c t iv e , e n e r g e t ic , and e x c e l le n t fie ld a t p o in t . W. G. G race , G lo u c e s t e r sh ir e an d M.C.C. I s b e g in n in g to fee l th e a d v a n c e o f y e a r s , a n d , th o u g h h i s d e f e n c e i s a s s t r o n g a s ev e r , c a n n o t score n e a r ly so rap id ly , h a v in g i n som e d e g r e e lo s t h i s m a r v e l lo u s pow er o f s c o r in g off g o o d ba lls , b u t is s t i l l th e b e s t b a t in E n g la n d ; a s low r o u n d -a rm b ow le r ; a grand field, e s p e c ia l ly a t p o in t . P la y e d three in n in g s o f over 100 last season a g a in s t the \ A u s tr a l ia n s . T G reatorex H a rrow . D id n o t com e up to th e e x p e c ta t io n s formed of h im , bu t as h e is you r ig th e r e is s t i l l a c h a n c e for h im to t r a in on. P lay ed in n e a r ly a ll tho C am b r idge t r ia l m a tch e s , b u t (lid n o t g a in h i s " b in e .” C E G bken (U p p in g h a m ) , C a p ta in o f E s sex C oun ty , I Z in g a r i , and Quidnuncs# ‘ ' A g r e a t su p p o r te r o f c r ic k e t and c r i c k e t e r s ; a v e r y fine c le a n h i t t e r ; e s p e c i a l l y e x c e l s in d r iv in g ; h a s b een k n ow n to b ow l w ith su c c e s s , b u t rarely a t t em p t s i t n o w ; a good f ie ld ; p la y s l i t t l e c r ic k e t now , e x c e p t , o f onnrRfl w i t h th e U p p in g h am R ov ers an d h is C oun ty e lev en . Rev F F J G reenfield (S t . J o h n ’s Co llege, H u r s tp ierp o in t) , S u s se x and M.C.C. A n *i n c o r r e c r b a ^ b u t p l a y s s low b o w l in g w i th c o n f id e n c e ; does n o t keep h i s * S t foo t s te a d y to f a s t b o w l i n g ; a good p o in t , bu t s tand s to o far b a c k . D id A * i V _____________, ' v i A n i e c e W.H -nit*v rnnoh last year in first-cla*s*smatches, m^ow (HMrow), Middlesex, M.C.C., XZingari, Free Foresters, and Harlequins. P l a y e d v e r y little last season; a good bat; bowls slow round, with a low It G Hails,Ylo.G.'aiid I Zingari. A very fair bat and field; f l o o d ^ l d and g e ts w ick e ts o c ca s ion a l ly , though not a h igh c lass bowler ; a l to g e th e r a fine cr ick e te r . One o f the best capta ins in the coun try . lion. M.B. w ^ e a t ly fa!llen off fromhis formof 1882 and 1883. Has captained York. s h i r e with great success ; stoodout of the Oxfordand Cambridgematch to make p . m i?v^R.Yr fearrow),r<Middlesex. A good free bat, with great driving powers. l - -1*Haj a county average of 20 last season. Bowls slow round, and is a fair field.