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Thomas Hayward has not long been before the public. He promises to be one of the best bats in the world. To give an instance of his skill, in the second innings of a recent match between the "Surrey Eleven" and "All England," the score was 390.
Hayward playing on the side of England, acquitted himself with great eclat. He scored in his first innings 67; in his second 68; and mirabile dictu, he made 220 this year against good bowling and fielding.
Cæsar is a Surrey man—young and active—great in the field, and a magnificent bat.
Lockyer hails from Surrey, also is a careful steady bat—has made many brilliant scores; but he is particularly renowned as the first of Wicket Keepers—brilliant, and in his movements quick as lightning in its play, he accomplishes things at the wicket nobody else would think of attempting.
Lillywhite is of Sussex; he bears the name of a never ending and immortal family in the most glorious roll of Cricketers. He is a good bat, bowler and fielder, as all the Lillywhites have been who have gone before him. He is a son of the great William Lillywhite.
Wisden is from Brighton, and bears the honorable title of "Prince of Bowlers." From his great knowledge of the game, he possesses the power to defend his wicket as successfully as any of his brother players. He is a good fielder also, and great slip.
Carpenter is from Cambridge, good at all points: still a very young man, about 28 years of age, yet his brilliant batting has already made for him a high reputation. His 97 in a recent match in England, decided the game in favor of his side. In the field he is as active and playful as a young colt turned loose in his pasture; he throws the ball and catches it in a manner that denotes him to be the artist that he is.
Stephenson I believe is the youngest man of the party, yet he is a splendid bat, one of the best bowlers in England, and fast treading in the footsteps of Lockyer, as a wicket keeper. He is excellent in any department he may happen to fill.
Diver is from Cambridge: he is the son of one who was Janitor of St. John's College when the writer of this was an Undergraduate at the University of Cambridge. Diver is a good bat. As a long stop, he is admitted to be without a superior; the manner in which he picks up those flying balls that bound, and jump, and richochet along the ground, like balls on the surface of water, hot from the
