THE ALL-ENGLAND ELEVEN.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 694, 25 November 1876, Page 3

THE ALL-ENGLAND ELEVEN.

Th» following is a brief sketch of thoie famous cricketers, who will soon be in our midst. We take it from the "BorcUr Watch," an Australian journal :—: — Thomas Arinitage it a native of York* »hir«, and about 31 years of age. He baa played for hia county, and ia described aa being a very serviceable man in all departementt of the game. He oao bowl round-arm, medium pace, and with that a«yle of delivery ia very straight, but of late years be bas devoted hit attention to alowa, or 'loba,' aa they are called in England, and at the present time he is the beat trandler of slows in the old country. Against Surry recently lie secured six wickets for 20 runs in the first innings, and aevan for 26 in tbe aeoond. He ia also a splendid batsman, and an excellent field anywhere. Henry Charlwood, bom at Hersham, Buaaex, about 30 years of age, it one of the fnaat and most dashing professional players in England. He hits well on both on and offsides, and has a wonderfnlly strong defence all round. He has never been in better f->rm than dnringthe Wat two seasons. He is also a good field Thomas Emmatt, ace 3*, is a native of Yorkshire, and one of the most effective all-round cricketers io England. His ferte, however, lies in thw bowling department. He ia a very fast left-handed Vbowier, at times a little off tbe'.wicket, , but when on the spot he is almost unplayable. He is also a grand field and a determined hitter. The raault of the past two or three seaaona has shown tk»t Emmett is one of the best batsmen of his county. Andrew Greenwood, who will be re .menibered aa baying been oiie of Grace'a Eleven, who visited Australia about three \ears ago, has lost none of that Hoe batting form he exhibited wben there. "Lillywbite's Annoal" aaya of him :— "Cnerf the tent profeMional baUmen in England, pl«ya tfcorouyb cricket, and in a good field ; bad the be»t batting average of the profaaaionala of 1875." Allan Hill, about 30 years of age, a Torksbirtoan, and tbe beat fast b»wler at home. He bowleo very straight and bas aD easy delivery, with a good break. He can also bat well, and is very smart in the field. Altogether be is one of the nost eervicaWe players that haa ever donned flannel for hia county. Henry Jnpp, of Suny who came out to Anatralia witb Oiace'a Eleven, ia atill r« ckoned one of the best bat* men of the day. He is posseaaed of an unlimited inpply of patience, and has a wonderfully stubborn defence. Of late y<*rs be ban retained more freedom in haling and tutting. He ia a auru tield, a safe catch, i an either longetep or keep wicket, and in fact, cannot be put out of his place anywhere in tbe field. James LiUywbite, jun., another of thoae playara »ho cam* out witb "W. O- Grace, is too *ell known to need any apeoial mention. He ia a %cry fine left-hand, mtdium.pa.oe bowler, who ne?cr tiras. He is »n grand bowling form now. He hits well and gena/alJy •cornea out with a icore. Edward Pooler, » native of Surrey, aped about 34 years, is one of the chief at»r»etiona of tbe Eleven. He is acknowledged on all bards to be, at th* present ■moment, the finast wicket keeper of the day. being particularly effective in taking x tba laf balls. Ha is aa aotive as a cat \fcenina the wicke'a. Ht» ia also a splen\i)A batsman, »i'h tremendont hitting Cowers, being able to aoor* from any /Alfred Shaw, of Nottingham, about 84 -Maws of ape, ia tb* heat howler of tbe ' '£?. XiHywbiU aajMlfved Bbaw has no

equal. To quote from " Lilly white's Ai.nml," of 1876 :— " In th« fiiat place, his accuracy of pitch is surprising, even when on* reonlU the wonderful oertmnty of pitch poißCHocd by many of hn nvuln Secondly, he posfes-«e8 to perfection Iho art of delivering the dropping ba'l, by which of courte, I mean, n bill rowd hither in the »ir, «*nd emmenily decii.tiv • to batsmen, in the onse of a m jonty of bowlera, a mail dangrroua bull *o %\to to n pl»ye r quiok on Ins leys, though gonerally a ■urcessful manoeuvre when Alfrod Miaw ta the operator. Thirdly, and what contribute! tno*t to his sue c*», it the eitraoHinnry facility with which he adapts hia bowling to evert new batsman be haa to meet, discovurint* nlmoit intuitively the we»k points in his defence. In addition, ho has, of course, great break and continual variety of puce, but these •re arts ooinmon to all good bowler*, though not posaetsod by o hera in t-uoh n. remarkable degree. • • • One of the beat crick et»ra of the day K' Tt '» >' vi hia opinion that Sbaw, on a wet day U unplayable, and on a dry dtty, one ou^lit to play very onrefully, and try and tire him out with siugles. waiting for the hit till the looae ball cornea, though auoh luxuiira are few and far between. Aa a fklditnan ho i$ at tunrs brilliant, and alwoy* sure and reli »blo. He ita wonderful ■ufe catch, and m, perhaps, the beat abort niip of the day; his return to the ball being aa quick aa lightning. Aa a butaman, be ia a resolute hard-hitter, and at a judge of the game he has no equal. Alfred Shaw, outaide the cricket field, by us urbanity of manner, is a wonderful favorite. Jamea Bontherton, another who oame to the oolouiea with Grace, ia still one of the bo»t bowlera uf hia atyle in England, and can get run* when they are moat wanted. J»hn Selby, of Nottingham, the youngest man of the twelve, i* a very itnpioviog player, being » fine bat against all kinds of bowling, and an excellent field. He ahowed fine cricket in 1875, and proved himself one of the best profesiional cricketers of the day. U Uyi' ti ia one of the beat all-round professional playora iv the United Kingdom, and a very valuable acquisition to hia oounty, Yo kehi . He ia a very good j bowler, with a hi^h delivery, a sterling bataman, and a apKndid field. It will he seen from the above draoriptiou of the team that its principal •trength hea in the bowling department, but taking the Eleven all round it is universally acknowledged to be one of the flueat professional teams ever got together in England. There is plenty of batting in it, and it oannot be surpassed for fielding.