James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1885

180 Sir aw , A lfred , b o ra 20th Apr il, 1842, at Bu rton -Joyce , N o tts ; on e o f the best professional c r ick e te r s o f the d a y , is a s p le n d id s low r o n n d -a rm b o w l e r ; a ca p ita l shr s lip , an d g o od b a t ; e n g a g e d b y the E a r l o f Sheffie ld to c o a c h the risir, ta len t in Sussex ;•ca p ta in o f th e E n g l is h team in A u s t ra l ia . < S herwin , M ., N o t t s ; a very fine w i c k e t - k e e p e r ,a n d m o d e ra te b a t ; e n g a g e d a t Lord’s S hore , C., N o t t s ; a g ood m e d ium -p a c e le f t -h a n d e d b ow le r ; p o o r b a t . • S hrewsbury , A . , b o rn A p r i l 11th, 1856; a b o u t th e sa fe s t b a t in th e N o tts E leven an ' one o f the bes t b a tsm en in E n g l a n d ; a v e r y g o o d f i e ld ; a m em b e r o f the tear! n ow in A u s tra lia . • •* ■. •- 01 S ilcock , F rank , born at Sawbridgeworth , H erts , O c tob e r 2nd, 1838 ; an ex ce llen t bowk,- and g ood bat. • ’ . S tephenson , H eathfield H arman , born at Esher, M ay 3rd, 1833 ; is engaged at Uppine ham School, where h is coa ch ing has been w on d e r fu l ly successfu l. S ugo , F . H ., D e r b y s h i r e ; a v e r y p r om is in g b a t sm a n ; p la y e d in 1883fo r Y ork sh ire hut . has n ow g o n e t o the c o u n t y o f h is b ir th . . . . . • ’ T ester , W ., S u s s e x ; a u se fu l b a t an d s low r ig h t -h a n d e d b ow le r , w i th g rea t break bu t r.o com m an d o f p i t c h ; g o o d f ie ld . • . ’ T ye , J . , N o t t s ; b o rn Ju ly 10th, 1848 ; a fa s t r ig h t -h a n d e d b o w le r and fa ir ba t . •U lyett , G., b o rn O c to b e r 21st, 1851, and re s id e s a t P i t sm o o r , neaT Sheffie ld ; . p lays for Y o r k s h i r e ; is a m a g n i f i c e n t b a t sm a n , a n d a s p le n d id h i t t e r ; a dangerous fast r ig h t -h a n d b ow le r , and a b r i l l ia n t f i e l d ; l ik e B a te s , w i l l sometimes throw h is ch a n c e a w a y fr om d ow n r ig h t r e ck le s sn e s s ; m em b e r o f Shaw and Shrews b u r y ’ s A u s t ra l ia n E lev en . W arren , L e ice s te rsh ire i a m o s t p r om is in g c r i c k e t e r ; b a t s in c a p i t a l s ty le , and has p le n t y o f con f id en ce . 1 f , i - r . • W atson , A . ; Lancash ire ; a right-hand slow -round b ow le r ; has been again very useful to h is County, and h a s m u ch im p r o v e d in b a t t in g . W heeler , J . , L e ice s te rsh ire ; fa ir c h a n g e b ow le r , a n d g o o d b a t y e n g a g e d at Lord ’s. W ild , F redk ., born at Eastwood , N otts ., August 28th, 1847 ; g o od bat and w icket. k e e p e r ; en g a g e d a t L o rd ’ s. . •• ' . • . t , W illsh er , E dgar , born at Rolvenden , Kent, N ovem ber 22nd, 1828; on ce a famous b ow le r , n ow a c t s a s um p ir e . . * ■ > < . > •; W o o n ,H . , S u r r e y ; a g ood and im p r o v in g w i c k e t -k e e p e r ; p la y s fo r S u r rey b y residence. W ood .S ims , W . , D e r b y s h i r e ; a fa ir ly g o o d ba t , and m od e ra te fie ld . . .>*1 W oof , W. A . , G lo u c e s t e r s h i r e ; a v e r y fine le f t -h a n d e d m e d ium -p a c e b ow le r ; moderate . b a t an d sm a r t f i e ld ; 'e n g a g e d at L o rd ’ s. • i - , ' W ootton , G ., K e n t ; g ood m e d inm .p a c e d le f t -h a n d e d b ow le r , o c c a s io n a l ly gets a lot of w o rk on th e b a l l , and is v e r y d an g e rou s ;i m od e ra te b a t ; en gag ed at Lord ’ s, W right , W ; , N o t t s ; ex ce l len t le f t -h a n d e d b o w l e r ; f a i r l y g o o d b a t , and fine field. « 4 * i f * * ♦ t * l * i • it • » * i * j * i n: v 4 . * - A . ,v r . }' >> ♦ «, A A A i i - • X * . 4 J • « !1 MR. C. ABSOLON’S DOINGS IN 1884, » t ' f Last season Mr. Charles Absolon, the veteran cricketer, scored 1,190 runs in 65 .innings (average 22.34), and took 263 wickets at an average cost of 4.51. This is a great performance for a player in liis sixty-eighth year. For the Holloway United Club he made 610 runs and took 127 wickets. Against Hatfield he took the last five wickets in-six balls, and against Bedford Town, in addition to taking his hat through the innings, he secured eight of the ten wickets. For the Spiders against the Loyal Naval College, lie -carried-his bat again through’the innings for 36, and for Waterloo Wanderers took fifteen wickets of Twenty-two of Hounslow and District. For Cheam against Banstead he also got fiye wickets with six halls. Mr. Absolon was born at Wallingford, on May 30, 1817. C - Ji 4. * * *■ r 4 *