James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1885

219 ~ J become a g ood neid . B. II. Standage (18.2) cap ta ined tne eleven last .year; p lay s good c r i c e > iets ^ ie *eain an examp le in en e rgy ; is a fine field in the cou n try . F. jv . t in on ernes not p la y so much as f o rm e r ly ; is possessed w ith good defence , and is an ex ce llen t ju d g e o f the game. T . P. Moreton (6.1), a fa ir b a t ; has not com e up to the exp e c ta t ion s form ed o f him as a bow ler . A . J . Clamp shows grea t prom ise as a b a t ; p lay s c o r r e c t c r ick e t , and is v e ry young . B owling A verages . W. B lackm an F. K . H ilton W . Newham G. Brann S. R . S tandage • « « • • • • • • • • • ■ • • • • • • • • • ♦ • • • • • • • • » # • • • • • • • • • • • • • » • • • • •• Overs. 202.2 23 200.4 10G . 24 Maidens 75 1 65 24 9 Runs. 302 61 372 243 44 W ickets. 43 .. 8 40 13 4 Runs per W k t. 7.1 7.5 9.12 18.9 m CH R IST ’ S COLLEGE , BRECON .—Pres., F . S. N. B ou s lio ld ; Sec. and Treas., J. R . A t k in ; Capt. D. H. P r ice . Colours, dark and light blue. Distance from Brecon Station, i m ile . Matches, 10—won 6, lost 3, drawn 1. J. R . Atkin (16.3), a free-h itting bat, bu t is to o eager to s c o r e ; a good field and safe catch . R . T. D. Budworth (12.5) was n o t so successful as in 1883; a useful b a t ; fa ir f ie ld ; would bow l with practice . W. T . Davies (17.1), a most useful fast bow ler, who has been v e ry successful through ­ out the season, av e rag in g under seven runs per w ick e t ; over-bow led himself last year, and was n o t so well on the w icket as in 1883; has com e out as a bat, and p layed some p lu ck y and good inn ings when wanted. G. L . H iley (9.5) did not bat so we ll last y e a r ; in the field is useful. F . H . Kempthorne* (20.1), a free and tak ing bat, who prom ises well i f he takes pains ; b y m ak ing runs when they were wanted, has w or th ily w on his position as highest scorer o f the season ; a good field. C. Lew is* (5.4), a change b ow le r ; fa ir fie ld ; steady bat. R . A . Lewis (10.5), an im p rov in g b a t ; is in the eleven fo r his bow ling , w h ich is o f excellent length, and e ffective on a slow w i c k e t ; the grounds last year were too fast for h im ; does not sufficiently vary his pace and p itch ; average , 30 w ickets at 8.29 per w icket. H. B. Morgan (8.3), a useful b a t ; is to o fond o f s log g in g ; a fa ir field. D. H .Price* (18.1), the ca p ta in ; though in ill-liealth batted v e ry fa ir ly w e l l ; usually takes the w icket, stand ing back so as to dispense w ith a long -stop . R . Price * (8.9), a very useful fast b ow le r ; does not p lay with a straight bat, consequen tly his defence is w e a k ; a good f ie ld ; average, 15 wickets at 11.13 per w icke t . D. W . E. Thomas* (6.5) was d isappo inting as a b a t ; an excellent field, especia lly at p o in t ; an erratic, though lu cky , change bowler. * Has left. i , C ITY OF LONDON SCHOOL.—Sec. and Capt., F. T. M iller. Colours, b la ck and C ity c r e s t . M atches , 16— w on 3, lost 9, drawn 8. A . C. Comyns * (3.6), fa ir bat, but too free , p resen ts n o fron t to the b ow l in g ; sharp and re liab le in the f ie ld ; u se fu l change bow ler . E . W. Garnett* (2.1) bow is fa ir ly at t im e s ; poor b a t ; too loose and s t ra g g l in g in the field. O. H. Heath (7.10), p re tty bat, p la y in g free ly and s trong ly to the o f f ; n o t a sa fe field , bnt uses his runn ing powers well. H. Hochstrasser* (7.0) bow led w ith great success du ring the first part o f the season, but went o ff most d isap . n o in t in g ly • s le ep y f ie ld ; bats v e ry free ly , but w ithout care or sty le . J. J. M a cgregor f l 9) the bes t field in the eleven , a v e r y certa in lon g -s top ; in c o r r ig ib ly helpless ba t , I B M ered ith* (3.4). free left-hand bat, but needs much more c a r e ; m ay make a w ick e t keeper in tim e . F . T . M iller* (7.8), a good change bow ler , bu t needs m o io n r - ic t ice • h its w e ll when lie g e ts Bet; good field. A . G. Munro* (9.5), not so s teady a hat as he’ was • good field, and does good serv ice as w icket-keeper. C. B. N icho lson* ; j j { v e r y p 00 ’r bat, but m ay im prove with p r a c t ic e ; too slow in the field. H . Preston ( 06) good field and steady ba t , but hits we ll at t im es ; bow ls fa ir ly . S. II. Sargeant (14 12) the m a in s tay o f the eleven, be ing a good bat w ith p len ty o f h itt in g p ow ers •itTd determ ined d e f e n c e ; seldom makes a m istake in the field, and a v e ry use fu l bowler W. H . Woodward (6.7), a very steady, p re tty bat, but was v e ry un fortunate ; g o od slow bow ler, and did great se rv ice on wet w ick e ts ; sure fie ld . ® * W ill be ava ilab le for this year s e leven . p r. H . Woodward . Hochstrasser .’ H. Bargeant . T. M iller ’ B owling A verages . Overs, Maidens. • t t « • § • « • • • t • •• • • • • • • • • • ••• * • • ■ •« 65 132.1 41.1 151.1 9 4 9 9 • • • • a 10 28 5 35 Runs. 179 296 135 364 W ickets . 20 32 12 32 Runs per W k t . 8.19 9.8 11.3 11.12 i J