James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1885

oO to score q u i c k l y ; ost usefu l bow ler , the y ea r 5 a p e rsev e r in g ba t , bu t v e ry u n c e r ta in ; he requires moi h i t t in g ; a poor field. A. L. Hudson, a good bat, bu t far too anxious with patience he should do particu larly well indoed next season ; a re and sometimes very d e s tru c t iv e ; a good long-fteld. B. Heaton,* the m ost re liab le ba t in the e leven , rare ly fa i l in g to s c o re ; he hits hard and w e ll when s e t ; a fa ir fa^t howler, bu t too o ften sacrifices p itch fo r pa ce ; a good field. E. A. Watson * fell o ff in hatting towards the end o f the s ea son ; hits w e ll to the o ff, bnt is very w eak on the leg side ; a moderate field. F . M. W hea tley , as the slow bow ler was most successfu l, a lthough as a ru lo the w ick e ts did not guit h im ; uses grea t judgm en t , and ha^ a vory easy d e l iv e r y ; a poor b a t ; can field well when he tries. G. M. Mellor,* a hard-h itting ba t , though un ce r ta in ; ho im proved con s id e ra b ly as the reason a d v an ced ; has kep t w ick e t w ith great success. F . G. Luard,* a fa ir bat , though rather u n c e r ta in ; in the m ost im portant match ho p la y ed an excellent in n in g s ; a good field, b u t should p a y more atten tion to th row in g in . * Has le ft . BATTING AVERAGES . A . L. Hudson ............... Inns . ... 14 Times n o t out. 2 Runs. 225 Most in an Inns . 61 A ve r . 18.9 H. L ockhart ............... m ........................................................................ 13 0 213 ♦ 55 18.9 %. “ B. Heaton ............... ... * ... *16 4 220 46 18.4 J. B lackw a ll ............... ........................... 15 1 211 61 17.3 G. M. Mellor ............... ........................... 15 3 • 196 • 61* 16.4 F. G. Lnard ............... ........................... 9 4 • 75 32* 15 J. T . T. Rob inson ........................... 13 2 127 35 11.6 0 . E . Tunn ie liffe ........................... 10 1 99 41 11 E. A . Watson ...............• ........................... 13 0 124 23 9.7 F. M . W h e a t le y ............... ........................... 8 2 % 31 • 9* 5.1 * Not out. B. L. Lee Sm ith p layed in one inn in g s , and scored 24. BOWL ING AVERAGES . Overs. Maidens. Runs. W ck eb s . B. Heaton ... -...............* ................ 159 62 287 25 Runs per W k t . 11.12 A. L. Hudson » • > • M tilT. 82 511 4 1 . 12.19 F. M. W h e a t l e y • •• » • • » i » tlO 75 525 • 31 15.15 J. B la ckw a l l ............... • 1 54 . 322 17 18.16 H. L o c k h a r t ............... ! • « lOo 17 26G 13 20.6 0. E. T unn ie liffe ... • * • ^ £• a • • • 230 85 4 391 18 21.16 DULWICH COLLEGE. Pres., The Master o f the Collego ; Capt.; W. R . M. Leake. Members, 600. C o I outs , bine and b la ck . Distance from West Du lw ich Station (L . G. & D . R y . ) , 3 m inutes . Matches, 15—w on 8, lost 6, drawn 1. A . G. Christmas* has im proved in his b a t t in g , which is le ft-handed ; his defence is very stubborn , and his h itting good , a ll round , especially to l e g ; his fielding likewise has im p rov ed ; is a fa ir change right-handed fast bow ler . A . P. Douglas, a v e ry painstak ing cricketer, and, as expected m 1883, made great improvem ent, as his average w ill sh ow ; he gets hard on the ba l l , and p lay s the game th o r o u g h ly ; splendid field anywhere, and good w icket-keeper J. F aw ce tt , an exce llen t bat, p lay in g co rrect c r ic k e t ; is too anxious to s c o r e ; w ill, how ever , im p r o v e ; a hard -w ork ing field, but somewhat n e rv ou s ; this w ill wear o ff with p ra c t ic e . F . H. Johnstone, a cap ita l bow ler, be ing always able to keep his end up fo r a l o n g tim e ; most dangerous on a bad w i c k e t ; bats rather st iffly ; is a very good field o ff his ow n bow lin g . P . T. P . Knott,* a good cricketer, h itting well all round , always goes in f i r s t ; an excellent p o in t ; made some smart catches du ring the past season ; m ed ium -pace change bow ler and fa ir wicket-keeper. W . R . M. Leake, a sound cr icketer , his h i t t in g b e in g good and his defence strong ; has been rather un fortunate in be ing run ou t several times when well s e t ; captain o f the team, and works v e ry hard fo r his s id e ; a tru s t ­ w o r th y field and fa ir change bow ler. S. G. Manfield, a br illian t field, a sure ca tch , and has a splendid re tu rn ; fa ir bat. G. M. Pratt, an average bat, p la y in g well on the on side • must try , however, to im prove in his off h it t in g ; a good bow ler , bn t w ill d o w e ll to v a r y his pace m o r e ; is a fa ir field, but somewhat slow . E . G. Rand , a g o od fast b o w l e r ; must p itch the ba ll up , and not be afraid o f b e in g h i t ; his ba tt in g w ill im p ro v e m u ch w ith practice at the n e ts ; must always be on the alert at slip . J . A . R e id * a hard