James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1885

221 bowler, medium-pace; good in the field, especially at point. W. McCfmUc, weak hat, shirks swift halls; unsuccessful slow bowler; rather slow in the field. A. J. McCardie, successful occasionally in slogging; fair long-field. A. T. Wallis (5.2) showed capital format emi of reason; proved a useful bowler, but wa»s only put on. in the last few niatches; invaluable long-stop. A. D. Zair slogs and gets out quickly; sharp in the ' i KIN(yS SCHOOL, BRTJTON, SOMERSET,—Pres, and Treas , Rev. D. E. Norton; Sec., L. G. Mertens; Capt. J. Mayo. Members.60. Subs., 10s. Gd. the eleven, 5s. rest of school. Ground acres. Distance from Bruton Station 100 yards. Colours, dark and hght blue. Matches, 16—won 7, lost 8. F. J. Mayo, a capital bat; useful bowler; good field, though somewhat lacking energy; captained the eleven creditably. i Mertens,;a much improved cricketer; hits very hard, and has a good defence ; slow m the field; a successful change bowler. T. W. Mayo, the bowler of the eleven, and, as such, proved himself a good, straight, and steady one; capital field ; his batting, though sound, lacked freedom. R. D. Mertens, for his age and size, pretty style, and can punish loose bowling; a brill*liant bat. R. Willis, much improved fn his patting; nas a strong defence; useful change bowler; scarcely does himself justice in fielding; still objects to catches. M. A. Walker, a useful all-round man; can hit very hard, and has improved in his defence; fair field; change bowler. C. G. Norton, a much improved bat both in defence and hitting powers; lacks energy in the field. G. C. Collyer, at the beginning of the season promised to be a good and useful bowler, but overbowled himself, and did not maintain his early promise. W. S. R. Cox, an improving cricketer. T. D. Manning, a fair field, but there is great room for improve­ ment in his batting. P. H. Skipton, for his size, promises well; bats in good style, and active in the field. The batting of the eleven, as a whole, was very good; the fielding, poor. The] bowling, with the exception of that of Mayo, weak; the capacity of the ’younger members in this respect is not sufficiently encouraged and developed. . . • * • ORATORY SCHOOL, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM.—Capt.; R. Scott Lamb. •Colours, white trimmed with black. Matches, 11—won 5, lost 3, drawn 3. R. S. Lamb (9.7) (capt.), a dangerous and effective fast howler, keeping the hall a good length; ‘fair bat, hitting well when set; should attend to his fielding. R. 0. Eaton"(15.4), a ■good fast howler and excellent bat,' nearly always scoring, and playing the game thoroughly; plays forward very well; has improved in fielding. E. S. Pereira (7.8), a •eood fast bowler, but rather uncertain, and soon tires; a good hat, with' fine'cuttm- « • ____ _____T. ----- a •ii ^ 1 11 f rl -wrrtrls A (J rv%wf4 owers, playing an uphill game capitally; a brilliant field anywhere. J. B. Smyt ’ " j excellent wicket-keeper,- and a good bat with an ugly style; shoulu practice leg hitting; would howl with practice. A. H. Pollen (6.6), a hard-hitting ? ....................................................................... batsman "but very”weak in defensive powers; somewhat slow in the field, and ah » - - —- ’ ^ powers; fields wen ai/ pumn, a-m.*. - —• r ~ a hat come nn to the expectations formed of him; m fielding should he much more active. G Shillineford (4.1), a fair hat, but a shocking judge of a run; fields well, and would with practice become an excellent slow bowler, hut has no command of the hall. •W tfivnards 13 21 a promising batsman, with practice will become first-rate; a capital 1miSicm S H . Pollen (1), as a bat, lias good style, and plays forward well; should practice*leg-hitting and fielding. T. Mathew (2.2), as a hat, is too stiff and cramped. , ncirOTT COLLEGE NEAR BIRMINGHAM.—Sec. and Treas., E. Fitz-Gerald; Capt., t p t o , ttcrald M em b e r s , 96. Ground, 11 acres. Subs, 21s. Distance from Chester T >1 Kfotirm 1 mile Colours, dark blue and white. Matches, 9—won 4, lost 4, drawn 1. j p Eitz-Gerald (14.7) (capt.), a medium-pace howler, with a slight break from the Cholmeley. (20.5), a|OoaDa , ^ ^ A< Gell {i 3), a batsman who is strong on the leg 61(*e ; sometimes bo e i , fairl well< w. B. Stevens (12.4), a stylish bat, driving wl!q‘nn+tino- w e l l •bowls slow round arm when required; slow in the field. ; A. Palmer and cuti-1 s y A V.„i. tiatva lilcfdv to inmrovo with nractiofi* modfirato fiolH (7.2), a fre j . G. Howl fuIe ^^destructive on a wet wicket; fair hat, with strong hitting powers; fields at 1®£ * j Howley (4.7) fell in l“s batting in the -middle of the season; fields mid. p P' t G Dease (4 3) improved m his hatting towards the end of the season; a fast bowler and good field. Rev. J. Hopwood (6.6), a steady bat, but weak on the off-side ; slow in the field#