James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1885

211 especially sido; a poor field. P. R. Farrant, a most promising cricketer, bo\\Is very straight, and generally gets runs; not to be depended on }n * o L o iV V +^r6n ow ln £ to an in ju red wrist, was not qu ite at his best !aS^ i t t a.,0w A « jw F ^ eau t i fu l l y ,a n d drives hard on the o f f s id e ; a fast, bu t erratic, b ow le r ; w on d e r fu l ly im p ro v ed in fie ld ing . H . Dewhurst at times bow ls w ith great success, a m agn ificen t field, w ith g rand r e tu r n ; can punish loose bow ling , bu t is w an ting m de fen ce . F. G. J . Ford did not fulfil the expectations formed o f him , ow ing to con s tan t attacks o f hay fe v e r ; has all the mak ings o f a first-class cr icketer ; ought to be v e r y g o od next season ; even now is a difficult bow ler, and in p ra ct ice the best ba t in the team (cap ta in for 1885). W . J L iv in g s ton ,41w onder fu lly qu ick and safe in the field ; a p oo r bat . D, M arr iott4' o ften kept up his w icket, and seldom made mistakes in tlie field. J. Jackson , w ith more energy , ought to become v e ry u s e fu l ; can K r t U T I f u c f f i n n c f V O l r r l i 4 * o n r l i n n f n « « » V x i ^ r , . . J . ^ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ i • a t r r \ • _ i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ » • ! • • • » • * » » * • « • • * » L. G. B . J . F o rd (cap ta in ) A . H. J. Cochrane W . G rabu rn P. R . Farran t C. G. Bruce H . Dewhurst F. G. J. F ord D. M arr iott A . M . Dan ie l. ... W . J. L iv in g s ton J. Jackson • « i » • • * « * • • • • •• • • • • • » I ♦ • ♦ • • t • • 9 » « • * • # » t• • « f • • f • • • • « « I * « • • • P , R . P a rran t A . H. J . Cochrane C. G . B ru ce H. Dewhurst P . G. J. F ord • • • • • • • • • • » • • • * » ♦ • ♦ ♦ • • • • « » » • • • t*« • • • iort l e g ; most p lu ck y f ie ld ; has hazy notions o f batting . * Has left. BATT ING AVERAG E S . Times Most Inns . not out. Runs. in Inns. A ver . mi ... I d 1 304 97 28.2 ............... 15 0 360 85 * 24 ............... 15 1 292 50 20.12 ............... 12 3 * 130 33* 14.4 ............... 14 0 139 67 13.7 ............... 13 0 172 31 13.3 ............... 14 1 167 51 12.11 ............... 7 1 62 26 10.2 ............... 9 4 46 . 17 s 9.1 ............... 13 3 77 26* 7.7 ............... 12 2 ' 62 * • | p 28* 6.2 • BOWLING AVERAGES . Runs % • * $ 0 per Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. W k t. ... . 53 17 113 13 8.9 ... 353.3 110 63S 62 10.9 60.2 26 91 7 13 ^ W W ^ ... 101.3 30 233 17 13.12 ... 250 78 488 33 * 13 33 SHERBORNE SCHOOL. • v * * # Cant J . B. G. Lester. Colours, y e llow and b lue . M atches, 9—won 3, lost 2, drawn 4 * J B G. Lester,* an ex ce llen t capta in , a good left-handed b a t ; hits w e ll to tlie o ff b u t ’ did n o t com e up to his form o f 1883; a good left-hand bowler, and fine field at c o v e r -p o in t . E. A . Nepean,* the best bat in the eleven, has a v e ry strong de fence and g ood in d gm en t ; punishes hard on the o ff, and cu ts n ic e ly ; seldom fails to make’ runs^ a good bow ler, w ith p len ty o f break both ways. G. E . Heath,* as a b ow le r did not com e up to last yea r ’ s form bu t on his day is difficult to p la y ; im p roved grea tly as a ba t , h itt in g v e r y hard, especia lly to the o n ; an energetic field: G. li. F en . ™ k « ® nn l t the end . H G. Papillon , an extremely hard hitter all round, w ith lots nfidenoe • should p ra c t ice forward p lay m o r e ; a splendid field anywhere, either o f con f id en ce , s n o u i a p x ^ ----- 4 ft W a d b e n t . a m in s tak ing bat. has n laved fo r t h e team this season, in which . u a p a u i j ^ j — • ••. „ r,oor ba t , bu t a good left-hand bowler, w ith considerable break from the off am i n u z z C g on a s t icky w icket . W. E lton a hard h itt ing bat, greatly improved d rendered grea t serv ice towards the end o f the season m the fielding department. l l r S lie p p a r V a fa ir ba t and b ow le r ; slow m the field. P. W. G. Stuart, as a bat h a s g r e a t ly im p r o v e d ; p lays stra ight, and takes great pa in s ; a fa ir field. s * Has left. . , •