James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1885

210 BOWLING AVE R AG E S . Runs Overs. Maidens. Runs . W ickets. per Wkt. H. R . S to ck ley M l M l M l ... 88.2 19 193 16 • 12.1 N. B. Baker ... V M • • • • • • ... 221.3 48 615 36 15.5 J. W . W . Smith M l M l M « ... 82 15 216 9 24 A . C. M. C room c M l * M M l ... 105 28 • 230 8 28.6 HAILEYBURY COLLEGE. S e c . ,J . P . F . C am pbe ll; Capt., !R. P. Spu rw ay . Colours, m agen ta and white. Matches, 8—w on 5, lost 2, drawn 1. It. P . Spu rw ay (ca p t .) , the soundest bat in the e lev en ; his defence is strong and his cu t t in g pa rt icu la r ly g o o d ; always to be relied on as a bow ler . R . H. D. Sm ithson , a hard hitter against loose bow ling , was not so successful with the ba ll as in 1883; a g o od field. E. K . H. D ’ Aeth, a really fine bat, hits well all round w ithou t tak in g l ib e r t ie s ; useful as a change bow ler, and a smart field anywhere . H. S. A rkw r igh t , a qu ick run -getter, but wants con f id en ce ; often destructive as a fast bow ler ; a v igorou s field. J. B. Barton , a steady and carefu l b a t ; bow ls too slow ly , but gets w ickets when the g round suits him . J. D. F. Campbell bow ls left-handed w ith great judgm en t and success ; hits freely , but Is w an ting in defence ; a fine field. G. A . G. A lexander p lays straight and with good nerve at cr itica l times, shou ld p la y b a ck m o r e ; can take the w i c k e t ; a clean field. T. M. Usborne, much ab ove the average o f w ick e t -k eepe rs ; bats with good eye, but in his own style. L. Paine does n o t do himself justice as a bat, wants con fidence ; a safe field at po in t , and can b ow l as a change . 1L G. P o llo ck , useful as a run -getter, bu t is weak in d e fen c e ; a neat field w ith a g o od return . F. W. F in ch owes his place to be in g an excellent field, bu t as a ba t has too great a l ik in g fo r the on-side. BATTING AVERAGE S . Times Most in Iii ns • - n o t out. Runs . an Inns. A ver . E . K . II. D ’ Aeth • • • I I I V M I) 0 * 0 275 106 30.5 J . B. Barton ............... V • 1 • M l 0 .1 152 53* . 19 R . G. P o l lo ck ............... 7 • • 4 • # 2 88 21 17.3 R . P . S p u r w a y ............... 4 * • » M # 4 4 l) 0 ' 146 62 16.2 J. D. F . Campbell 4 * 4 . 4 4 4 4 4 4 S 1 ’ 112 28 16 G. H . G. A lexander 4 4 4 4 • 4 M l 0 3 81 33 14 R . H . D. Sm ithson 4 4 4 « M 1 * 1 ^ 2 72 45* 12.2 11. S. A rkw r igh t ' ............... 9 ’ 0 101 50 11.5 T . M. Usborne..-. • 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 # ft 1 CO 20 10 F .W . F in ch ' ............... • 4 # 4 4 4 4 4 # l 0 7 7 7 L. Pa ine ... ............... • 4 # 4 4 4 4 1 4 8 0 50 14 ' * \ 6.2 , » * N ot out, ► ' \ r • 4 ‘ “ i • BOWLING AVERAGES . Runs f ' O t W - 4 f per Balls. Maidens. Runs. W ickets. W k t . R . H . D . Sm ithson . . . +* +• • 4 f t ft 4 ft • • • U V V 33 200 21 9.11 J. B. B a r t o n ............... • 4 4 • • • 4 ) l l 26 152 15 10.2 J. D. F. Campbell ... 4 4 f t 4 4 4 4 4 4 D ^ 0 61 313 31 10.3 R . P . Spurway 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 * -) 36 206 20 10.6 L . Paine .................... 71 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ft J L 4 33 2 16.1 H. S. A rkw r igh t 00(' - 4 4 4 4 4 f t ••* % J U K J 21 143 8 17.7 E . K . H. D ’ Aeth ... 4 4 4 4 4 f t L 28 193 10 19.3 REPTON SCHOOL. Matches, 11—w on 6, lost 2, drawn 3. L . G. B. J. Ford*, most energetic and successful cap ta in ; Brilliant bat, d r iv in g te r r ib ly hard, w ith good d e fe n c e ; very Useful beh ind the w ickets . A . H . J . Cochrane,* an excellent m ed ium -pace left- hand bow ler , w ith great comm and ov e r the b a l l ; most useful batsman and hard h it te r ; a cap ita l field and safe ca tch . W . Graburn* bats in safe and tak in g style,