James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1885

204 BOWLING AVERAGES . Runs. Balls. Maidens. Runs. W ickets. per Wkt. H. Ili^hley .............. •09 ••• ...1,143 88 535 31 15.7 P. Coles........................ ••• • * • ... 421 29 210 13 1G.1 E. H. F. Bradby ... ft •• r* ••• ... 037 09 215 12 17.9 F. D. N o r t h ............... •• # ••• ... 570 3o 249 13 19.1 S. N. Harrison • •• ... 048 45 300 15 21 W. Barbour... •#• •• ... 43) 18 224 9 21.9 WINCHESTER COLLEGE. Captain 1331, F. Hum phry . Colour, dark blue. Matches, 10 -w o n 2, lost 7, d n w n 1 P Humphry * (caD t .), when set is a hard -h itting bat, w ith a very tine cut and drive but iie is nervous on first g o in g i n ; a good field anyw here ; proved a most energetic captain . J. M. Swayne,* a first-rate schoo l bow ler (medinin right), always straight and a good longth , w ith a sliglit break from the off, and a puzzling variation o f p a c e ; m ight make a good bat if he w ou ld take more trouble. A. L. Watson, a good bat, possessing great patience and a strong defence, though his style is a little cramped by a p re jud ice against forward p lay . A good field and safe catch (cap t . for 1885). G. M. Jones bats in cap ita l style, especially to fast bow ling ; has p lenty of h itt ing pow er , and a fa ir d e fen c e ; must learn to adapt his style to slow b ow l in g ; a safe field, though rather slow . C. H. Nicholls, a very steady bowler (slow r igh t ) , w ith a good deal o f f*pin and break, but the hard wickets did not suit h im ; a careful bat, w ithout m u ch style ; an excellent field at point. A. G. Watney can h it hard, and m ight make a good bat if he would not draw away from his w ic k e t ; a fair field, and occas iona lly bowls. E . H. Coles,* as a bat was too nervous to do himself ju s t i c e ; bow led fast r igh t , w ith a h igh de livery , and a good deal of spin, but was too erratic ; a safe catch in the long field. B. Ta lbot * m ight become a good bat i f he would on ly w a tch the b a l l ; an erratic bow ler (slow right), who could bowl a difficult ball, and proved very useful. C. L . Hemmerde, a clean hitter, with a weak defence ; moderately good field. F. H. B irch * bow led fast right, with an easy delivery, but though straight, his bow ling was generally overp itched , H. Lyon kept wicket for the eleven and was very qu ick on the off s id e ; when he learns to watch the ball more carefu lly w il l make a gcod bat, as ho has a p re tty style and some taking strokes. J. S. VVatnoy, a v igorous bat, w ithout m a ch s ty le ; an energetic field. * Has le ft . BATTING AVERAGES . Times Most in Inns. not out. Run9, an inns. Aver. A. L . Watson * M f t t l a l l • • # 13 ' 0 205 34 20.5 G. M. Jones • * • • • • 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 201 37 18.4 C. L. Hemmerde • • • • • t • * » ^ 1 115 62* 14.3 P. Humphry ••• 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2 150 76 14.1 O. H. Nicholls ... • • • • t i l 0 0 0 14 1 125 23- 9.6 H. L y o n ............... • • • • • • 0 0 0 0 0 $ 6 1 46 20* 9.2 A. G. W a tney ... * • • • • 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 l 0 80 48 8 E. H. Coles • • • • • • M l • • • " 12 1 36 23 6.9 J. S. W atney * 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 t 1 1 U 0 39 15 6.5 B. T a lb o t .............. • • • 12 3 72 15 6 F . H. Birch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4 28 11 4 J. M. Swayne ... • • * • • • • • » 0 0 0 12 2 37 19 3.7 * Not ont. BOWLING AVERAGES . Runs per Balls. Maidens. Runs. W ickets. Wkt. B. Talbot ...................................... 411 22 184 *18 10.2 E. H. Coles . . . . . . * .......................... 193 8 100 9 11.7 A. G. Watney . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 2 49 4 12.2 C. H. N icholls ..................................................................... 051 27 306 23 13.3 J. M. Swayne • ................................................................... 1,532 07 . 507 32 15.8 P. Humphry .......................... 102 5 89 4 22.2 F. H. B irch ... ... ... ... ... 39S 18 188 4 47