James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1885

220 FAUCONBERGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL, BECCLES.-Pres., Rev. J . H. Raven ( apt., B. I . Williams, Sec., 1. F. Edwards. Members, 78. Colours red and Una Matches, 22—won 12, lost 9, drawn 1. G. E. Badeley (12.15), good bat. plays forward well; medium-pace bowler; slow in the field. H. G. Bowles (4.12), fair long-stop, has been of great service to the eleven in this departm en t; fair bat. can stay on critical occasions; capital loftg field. B. F. Williams (10.19), fine bat, hits hard, and has a good eye; rather too eager to score; very steady medium.paced bowler, rarely being hit'* good field m the country. E. G. Clowes* (4.19), a steady bat, but failed to score last season; good fast bowler; fair field. C. E. Blackett (8.3), weak defence; showed much improvement at the end of the season; safe catch. L. Edwards* (4.4), good bat for liis size ; plays well and stands up to his w icket; is too apt to slog; fair field. G. S. Marshall (8.4), flic hardest h itter in the eleven; has scored on several occasions; smart field at point. K. Metcalfe (3), good bat, but did not come up to his form of 1883* sharp field a t short-leg. C. F. Foster (9), good bat, with nice s ty le ; has a pretty c u t ;’ slow in the field. J . feheplieard* (2.16), good bat, with free style ; soored largely last season ; left-hand bowler, with break from leg, bu t should study pitch; capital ll£trvey (4.1), good, but nervous b a t ; throws in well. E. T. Norton, good bat and field. H. and G. E. bhepheard should be useful this year, being ablo to bat well • the latter should pay attention to fielding, . . ’ . . . * Has left. ' a' ' ’ B owling A verages . G. E. Badeley B. F. Williams J . Shepheard E. G. Clowes... • • • • t t • • • • • • • • t * * • * < I • •• • ft • t P • I I * • • • Overs. 116.4 ... 311.2 125.4- 42 • « ft • • • Maidens - 24 103 32 10 Runs 243 591 • 262 92 Wickets 36 87 37 6 Runs per Wkt. 6.34 6.70 7.12 15.2 * ■ * ’ HALESOWEN GRAMMAR SCHOOL, WORCESTERSHIRE.—Pres., T. Disney; Matches, 9—won 4, lost 5. Sec., G. B. Robinson. Best batting average, T. Disney (24); bat for fielding not awarded; ball for bowling, W. H. H ickton; this was the eleven’s first season, and the wins were all scored towards the end—a hopeful sign. • * * f ^ l • ». » HARLOW COLLEGE, ESSEX.—Pres., Rev. W. Earle, M.A.; Sec., H. H. Odling, Members, 50; Subs., 1st eleven, £ 1 . , the rest, 10s. Ground, 6 acres. Distance from Harlow Station, Great Eastern Railway, ^ mile. Colours, crimson and black. Matches, 8—won 6, lost 3. R. Lewis (5.1), (capt.), patient b a t; change bowler; and safe field. C. C. Payne (9.3), good punishing bat, cutting well, and hitting hard on the on side ; defence somewhat uncertain ; good field. H. A. Steel (4.1), pretty and promising b a t ; hardly came up to the expectations formed early in the season; medium-pace bowler, with fair break. P. W. Wood, useful bat, with somewhat awkward style ; fair long-stop. T. S. Toolis, improving ba t and good bow ler; should be useful next season with the ball. A. Baxter, fair b a t ; good leg-h itter; rather too fond of hitting straight balls to square leg; good field, with smart return . A. W. Marsh, poor bat and uncertain field. G. A. De Belin, promising b a t ; very smart field. A. G. Williams, good, bu t unfortunate b a t ; weak punishing powers ; rather slow field. R. H. Seddon (31.2), pretty bat with strong defence; a fast bowler and safe field; the life of the eleven. H. H. Odling, fair bat, and wicket-keeper. _ gff 4 % KING EDWARD’S HIGH SCHOOL, BIRMINGHAM.—Pres., Rev. A. R. Vardy, M.A.; Sec., F. Arblaster, 13, Hagley Road, Edgbaston; Treas., R. Levett, M .A .; Capt., W. B. Haworth. Members, about 250. Subs., various, according to school class. G round ,. 6 acres, over 100 square, yards laid. Colours, dark blue and white. Distance from Central Station, Birmingham, 3 miles (tram lines all the way)—Matches, 11—won 4, lost 6, drawn 1. Several matches were postponed. F. W. Amphlett, weak b a t ; a change bowler; fair field. F. Arblaster (7.6), fair bat, bu t lacks form, and does not always utilize his reach ; very fair bowler, fast, though uncertain a t times; fair long-field, bu t weak a t close quarters. A. R. Badger, fair bat, but unfortunate; smart in the field, especially at cover-point. W. M. Cox (5.4), too fond of slogging; sharp in the field. G. F. Daniell (5.5), very neat ba t; indifferent field. S. Francis plays forward well, bu t otherwise weak; poor field. W. Fellowes showed good form a t times; smart field. W. B. Haworth (capt.) (11), fair all-round bat, and good drive ; very unfortunate all through the season; bowls well at times, varying in pace, bu t rather uncertain, and ap t to bowl wides; good long-field. W. II. J. Jones, weak bat, moderate field. M. Mason (8.4) show's good form in batting, especially to leg, and can h it well, though gets out through try ing to h it too much ; fair change