James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1885

NOTTS CASTLE.—Matches, 24—won 7, loot 2, drawn 15. B atting Awn» A. Panl, 52.1; W. Marshall, 29.9; W. H. Seal, 27.1; C. W. Wragg, 24.9; W. Wrie-ht E. Cook, 22.7; A. J. Bates, 18.3; II. Keetley, 16.6; H. C. Mosby, 15.13; T. Hanson’l aq T. F. King, 10.13; H. Emmett, 10.9; H.T. Moore, 9.5; W. Coopor,9.4; W. Shrewsbury 6 j B owling A verages . W. Wright... H. C. Mosby W. Marshall A. P. Smith W. CoopCT ... T. F. K ing ... • I • 0 • 0 • • % ♦ •• 0 0 • • • 0 • • 0 0 0 4 • • • 0 0 0 9 • 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 OXFOED CITY AND COUNTY. Overs. Maidens. Runs. . 64.3 21 93 . 240.2 86 626 . 194.4 59 331 . 85.1 54 132 ,. 291 110 C07 .. 68.2 • ' 6 207 —Pres., Earl of Jersey; Sec. Wickets. 13 49 33 11 42 ; 13 •• Puns per Wkt. 7.2 10.30 11.18 12 14.19 15.12 per wicket, 8.14; A. H. Coombes, 68,10.8; J. Goold, 62, 10.9; J. P. Baxter, 11,12 5- F. Gale, 11, 19.2. i • ’ ROBERTSBRIDGE, NEAR HAWKHURST.—Pres., Rev. R. W. Looscmore; Capt, .Tames Smith; Treas., Charles Butcher; Sec., James Pankhurst. Ground, about 2acres’. Distance from Station, £ mile. C. Butcher (48), unable to play very much last year; good bat. M. Martin (21.2), difficult man to get out; good fast bowler. A. Simes (15.5), fair bat and field. R. Smith (16.3), pretty bat ; fair point. L. Nicliolls (11.5) improved, in batting and bowling. J. Smith (10.9), capital wicket- keeper; fair bat. E. Maiver (13.1), moderate bat; hardworking field. J. Pankhurst (10.3) has a better.average than last year. A. Elsam (8), unfortunate as a bat, very good style; nice field. F. Caffyn (6.3), would make a better bat with more practice; fair, long-stop. B. Olney (5.2) should make a good cricketer with practice. G. Fuller (4.5), fast left-hand bowler; not quite so successful as last year. B owling A verages . .F Martin ... Nicholls... Fuller 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 ♦ • 00 0 0 « 0 0 1 ♦ & 0 • 0 1 Overs. 136 123 — 148 • » 0 Maidens. 36- 36 32 Runs. 312 264 379 Wickets. 46 31 28 Runs per Wkt. 6.36 8.16 13.15 w « ■ i * a 1 mV w V • n f t j ’ § w j v i 0 ST.' ALBANS.—Pres., tlie Mayor (Mr. James Fish); Secs., Messrs. R. Cook and F. Blanks, St. Albans. Members, 160. Subs., 21s., 10s. 6d., and 5s. per annum. Colours, blue and white. Ground, Bernard’s Heath, distant from Midland, London and North Western, and Great Northern Stations, St. Albans, f to 1 mile. The past season was a most successful one, the club having won 17 matches, and lost but 2. In 23 innings 3,720 runs were scored, making an average of a trifle over 118 runs per innings. To this satisfactory result the excellent play of T. Pearce and W. T. Westell has largely contributed. Pearce has scored no less than 626 runs for the club, his average being 31.6. Pearce also took 91 wickets for an average of 7.44 runs per wicket. W. T. Westell, by means of free and brilliant hitting, made the large total of 6ob runs, his principal figures being 86, 109, 117, and 48, and his average 30.2. V. A. Titchmarsh was unable to play for the St. Albans Club at the commencement of the season, but displayed good form later on, his average being 19.13; he took, during the season, 62 wickets for an average of 7.28 per wicket. W. Proctor has much improved in style, his being a very hard wicket to get; his average was 17.10 per inPin&8' Proctor is also a good change bowler. G. Hartley met with an accident in th field at the beginning of the season, which deprived the club of the services of » effective change bowler, and an excellent field. Among the other members who hav UllitilL, UIIU ti . JVlIIg. -DATT1NG AVKliAGES :---J?JTSt prJZC Uttt w ini u j j . * ------ ' . « ; average, 31.6. Second prize bat won by W. T. Westell; 656 runs; average, * * jng A vekagks : —Prize bat won by V. A. Titchmarsh; 62wickets; average, runs B owli per wicket.