James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1885

209 B A T T IN G A V E R A G E S . Jj. M a rt ineau W. F . W h itw e l l . . . A . C. L a sce llcs ... T. E . E cc les J. F . W h i t w e l l ... P. C a s t le ... I). B. M au r ice H. N. B . R ich a rd son ... H. P . T i l la rd A . N . C legg B. L . L ea rm ou th • • » • • • M l • M M t • • • • • • • • • • ♦ • ♦ % • • • • • * • • • • • # I • I • • • • • • • • • » « i • • • • i f • * l • • • » • • • • • L . M a r t in eau W . F . W h itw e l l A . C. L a sce llcs T . E . E c c le s . . . M l • • I • M M l M l • • • • # • M l Times M ost in I n n s . not out. R un s . an Inn s . A v e r . • • 14 2 300 83 25 ............... 13 1 271 55 22.7 ............... 14 0% 188 63 13.6 ............... 14 0 165 39 11.11 ............... 14 1 148 44 11.5 ••• ... 13 1 105 18 8.9 ... ... *14 0 117 22 8.5 ... 14 0 106 36 7.4 •• ..» 14 1 95 32 7.4 ............... 8 0 52 24 6.4 ............... 2 1 11 10 11 BOWL ING AVERAG E S . R u n s Balls. Maidens. R un s . W ickets . per W k t . ... ... 1,064 67 548 40 13.28 ............... 1,249 86 590 35 16.30 ... ... 216 16 103 6 18 ............... 392 26 209 8 26.1 WELLINGTON COLLEGE. 4 > * % C ap t ., E . P. S im pson . G round , 14 acres. Colours, l igh t blue, edged w ith go ld . Matches, 11—w on 4, lost 4, drawn 3. E. P. Simpson* (cap t .) , a most pa instak ing c r i c k e t e r ; has m u ch im p rov ed in ba tt in g , and been successful o f la te ; a first-rate p o in t ; has taken p ra isew orthy pa ins in the management o f the school cr icket. H .H . P r in ce Christian V ic to r , a v e ry p rom is in g b a t ; has a brilliant stroke beh ind p o in t , where he a lways makes r u n s ; n o t so strong on the leg s ide ; a good short slip. A. C. M . C room e , d isa p p o in t in g this sea son ; has not been so successful in ba tt in g o r b o w l i n g ; is usefu l anywhere in the field, and ought to make a w icket-keeper as •well as a ba t . A . C. E y ton * ba tted v e ry well at the beg inn in g o f the sea son ; has a ten ­ d en cy to p la y b a c k to o m u ch ; cuts well and drives well on the o ff-side ; should p ra c t ise leg h i t t i n g ; g o o d deep field , and safe catch . G. H . Davidson,* a hard h itte r ; has n o t come o f f as m u ch as cou ld have been w ished; his fielding, however, entitles him to his p la c e in the e lev en . T . W. W . Smith,* a p re tty b a t ; can cu t and p la y well all round , le g -h it t in g e x c e p t e d ; bow ls well and s t ra ig h t ; can field cover -po in t . C. I I . G . W ood , his b a t t in g though n o t good is reliable ;• the best deep field in the e le v e n ; b y his c lean p i c k in g u p and grea t throw ing powers saves a lot o f runs. N. B. Baker,* slow le ft -hand bow ler , w ith break b a c k ; can bow l on any w icket, and be depended on to g e t w ick e t s ; p o o r ba t . E. W . Markham , the hardest hitter, for his size, in the team , w ith g o od square leg h it and o ff d r i v e ; lacks p a t ie n c e ; fields well either deep or c o v e r A P a rk e r * in c lin ed to h it too ind iscr im ina te ly ; a g ood deep field, safe c a t c h ; bow ls at times. H . R . S to ck ley came put as a bow ler far too late m the t e rm ; the m idd le o f the t e rm ; m igh t la ck o f e n e r g y failed to do hunself ju s t ice . H .H . P r in ce Christian E . :P . S im p son .. 'A 0 . H . C room e J . W . W . Sm ith .. H . R . S to ck le y . . E . W . M arkham A . P a rk er A . C. E y to n C. H . G. W o o d ' ‘ G . H . D av idson * N . B . B ak e r • • ♦ • • • • • • M » • •• • M • M • M M l * Has left. I * P BATT ING AVERAGES . • • • • « I I M M * I M • • • M l • •• • M • • • Times Most in • • % Inns. not out. Runs. an Inns . A v e r . ... 12 ’ 1 • 253 49 23 . . . 11 1 * 240 46 ‘ 18.0 ... 14 ‘ 2 • 199 63 10.7 ... 10 2 130 31* 10.2 ... 5 2 45 14* 15 11' o n ■ 155 41 14.1 ... 10 1 127 52* 14.1 ... 13 0 , 179 66 13.10 M l 3 101 42 12.5 ... 11 * 0 94 t 33 8.6 . . . 11 ♦Not oa t . t * * * 2 46 11 5.1 • # 14