James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1885

R # •• •• BOWLING A V E R A G E S . Balls. Maidens. Runs. W ickets . Run s per W k t. ... ... l ,3 o l 116 518 ‘ 38 13.7 J, P . Cheales ............... •• ... 766 73 289 19 16.2 H. T . K ee ling ............... ... ... 693 62 257 14 18.4 F. M eyr ick -Jones lot 1 71 3 23.7 C. E. Aslifiold ............... ... ... i l l 6 49 2 21 A« 33cr© •• ............... 410 22 219 9 24.3 E. B. Sheppard ............... ... ... 216 4 9 158 6 26.3 CHELTENHAM COLLEGE. Matches, 14—w on 3, lost 5, d raw n 6, A . B. Heath a b ly perform ed his duties as c a p t a in ; a v e r y good b a t , . p la y in g in c o r r e c t and tak in g sty le wheu s e t ; did n o t com e o f f in the m a tches as m u ch as was expected o f him , this be in g p a r t ly accoun ted fo r b y ov e r anx ie ty . A safe held at cover -po in t , w ith good return ; a som ewhat e rra t ic b ow le r , useful at times as a change . A . R ob inson , le ft - handed ba t , w ith rather an awkward style, but stubborn defence , occas iona lly h itting v e r y hard to the o f f ; bow led lobs, occas iona lly w ith succoss $ a slow and un certa in field. E . M . B la ir was un fortuna te ly not able to p la y m uch , and sca rce ly g o t in to proper p r a c t i c e ; is a sound and re liab le bat, hav ing good style and p len ty o f h it t in g p ow e r ; bow ls s low righ t-hand w ith considerab le leg b r e a k ; a p re tty safe field a n y ­ where. V . F ergu son , a fast righ t-handed bow ler , genera lly straight and good length , v a r y in g his pa ce w e l l ; a*hard h itter , w ith p len ty o f nerve , often m ak ing a large score at the close o f an in n in g s ; g o od field anywhere . A . B. Champain, a useful bat, and made severa l lo n g s c o r e s ; can h it hard , bu t is apt to p u l l ; a safe field at p o in t . C. E. P ie r son , a v e ry pa t ien t ba t and slow ru n -g e t te r ; a good and most enorgetic field* sav in g m a n y runs b y sheer hard w o r k ; w on Mr. Hattersley-Sinith ’s bat for fielding. A. S. Ja ck son , a hard w o rk in g and pa in stak ing c r i c k e t e r ; bats in good style, with n ice back p l a y ; ca n cu t well and seldom lets o ff a leg b a l l ; weak in his forw ard p l a y ; a smart field. E. M . H am ilton , a good bat on a fast w i c k e t ; plays w ith a stra ight ba t and steady de fen ce , b u t wants fin ish ; a b r illian t field and safe catch ; w inher o f second p r ize fo r fie ld in g . J . B. R enn ie , a fa ir w ick e t -k eep e r ; can hit hard, but does n o t display m u ch fo rm as a batsman . A . A . Glass, a pa instak ing c r ick e te r ; hits hard, and p layed several usefu l in n in g s du r ing the season ; bow ls fast right-hand w ith a h igh de livery , b u t wants comm and over the p itch . A. A. Lutyens, a steady slow m ed ium bow ler , v e ry s tra igh t , and k e ep in g a good len g th ; an ind ifferent bat. F. L. O liver got his co lou rs as 12th m a n ; a pa instak ing bat, p la y in g in n ice style, bu t wants s tren g th ; a fa ir field. .. ' # A. R o b i n s o n ............... A . B. H e a t h ............... A. A . Glass ............... E. M. B la ir . . . . ^ •••, C. E . P ierson ... E. M. H am i lton V . E. F ergu son A. B. Cham pa in A . S. Jackson J. B . R en n ie . . . A . A . L u ty en s F. L. Oliver (12th man) * * BATT ING AVERAGES . Inns. » • Times not out. # 9 Runs. A v o r • ♦ • • • • ........................... 23 1 515 23.7 I » l • « • ........................... 15 < ' ■ « 2 322 21.4 - i V V 9 • • • * • ........................... 10 * * 1 213 21.3 • • • 3 1 . 63 21 M l • • • ... .... 14 * * 5 ; 253 18.6 + 9 9 • • • ............................ 12 . 1 . 221 18.5 M l • • • ........................... 12 2 - ' ■ 207 1 17.2 M l • • • ........................... 21 ’ 3 .342 16.2 ft ■ « « • • ........................... 18 1 , 248 13.7 ft ft • * * * * ........................... 16 ; 1 ' r 175 10.9 , # # • . ♦ ............... 11 2 67 6.9 M l • • • ............... 2 .1 8 4 0 0 m m ' BOWLING AVERAGES . A » • • • * Balls. Maidens. Runs. W ickets % ............... • 431 29 251 20 A . R ob in son . . . ........................... 1,415' 82 051 46 A . L u ty en s ••• ......................................... 92* 61 451 31 A. B. H eath ••• ............... 313 13 170 12 E . M . B la ir .........................................' ...1,190 90, 553 36 V . F ergu son . . . m L J * # * 9 N» % R u n s p e r W k t . 12.7 14.1 14.6 15 15.3 *