Cricket 1888

426 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. SE P T . 20, 1888 THE PARSEE CRICKETERS. The Parsee team brought their series of matches in England to a close at the Oval, on Thursday last, in fitting style with a most exciting finish. Their opponents were a fairly strong eleven representing the Gentlemen of Surrey, and considering that they were with­ out their best slow bowler, Mr. D. C. Pandole, who had to return home a month before the completion of the programme, they did very well to get rid of their opponents for an aggregate of 209 in their two hands. When they went in a second time they wanted 128 to get to win, and while Messrs. Cooper and Dubash, both of whom batted with confidence and judgment, were in the defeat of the Surrey amateurs seemed a certainty. Mr. Cooper, who was the chief scorer in each innings, however, being a little too eager to make runs, failed to quite get hold of one, and was caught at mid-off. A little later Mr. Dubash fell to a good ball from Mr. Jephson, who bowled very well just at the close, and after a most exciting finish the Parsees were beaten by 9 runs. In all they plajed thirty-one matches, and, as will be seen, eight of these were won, twelve drawn, and eleven lost. Altogether their play showed a very material im­ provement on that of the previous team, and that they had themselves profited very materially by the lessons they had learned since their arrival was shown in some cases to a very marked extent. Messrs. Cooper and Dubash were, undoubtedly, the best batsmen, and both played in good style, though the former made better use of his opportunities, scoring, on occasions, fast, and hitting well all round. Mr. Pavri’s bowling, though, was the most noticeable feature of the cricket of the second Parsee team. He bowled, as will be seen, no less than 5,178 balls, for 1,983 runs, and took as many as 170 wickets. He bowls, generally, fast round, though occasionally try­ ing slows. He was very much better, though, when he put the pace on, and with an easy delivery he was able to bear the brunt of the bowling with very satisfactory results. Never losing a chance of learning, he improved greatly during the tour, and as he varied his pitch as well as pace cleverly, and, in addition, came back at times a good deal, was rarely unsuccessful. In estimating his performance, too, it must be remembered that he had not only a great deal of work to do but also that he had to bowl in many cases against well-tried batsmen, and often against sure run-getters. Mr. Pavri’s experience ought to be of considerable value to the Parsee cricketers generally, and we shall be surprised if he doe3 not prove very useful in materially improving the bowliDg on his return to India. The results of the matches played, as well as the averages of the different members of the team, follow. The batting and bowling statistics, we may add, have been furnished by Mr. Kanga, the captain, and may, consequently, be regarded as official. English crick 6 tfers will await, with interest and hope, the development of the game among the natives in Bombay, and, indeed, in India generally. Matches played 31—won 8 , drawn 12, lost 11. . RESULTS OB' MATCHES. June 7, 8—Leyton, v. Gentn. of Essex. Drawn. Parsees, 134 and 205 for 9 wickets; Gentn. of Essex, 447. June 12,13—Blackheath.v. Gentn. of Kent. Drawn. Parsees, 146 and 250; Gentn. of Kent, 243 and 61 for 7 wickets. June 14,15—Richmond, v. Richmond and District (12 a side). Drawn. Parsees, 99 for wickets; Richmond and District, 225. June 18,19—Chiswick Park, v. Gentn. of West Middlesex. Lost by 5 wickets. Parsees, 80 and 161; Gentn. of West Middlesex, 164 and 78 for 5 wickets. June22, 23-Oval, v. Gentn. of Surrey. Lost by 3JO runs Parsees, 113 and 79; Gentn. of Surrey, 123 and 366. June 25, 26—Southampton, v. Gentn. of Hants. Lost by 110 runs. Parsees, 137 and 116 Gentn. of Hants, 152 and 211. June 29, 30—Brighton, v. Gentn. of Sussex. Lost by an innings and 141 runs. Parsees, 155 and 91; Gentn. of Sussex, 387. July 3, 4—Hastings, v. Gentn. of Hastings with bowler. Won by 9wickets. Parsees, 145 and 95 for one w icket; Hastings, 182 and 95. July 6,7—Portsmouth, v. United Services. Drawn. Parsees, 133 and 220; United Services, 124 and 45 for 3 wickets. July 9,10—Rochdale, v. Gentn. of Rochdale. Drawn. Parsees, 51for no wickets; Gentn. of Rochdale, 295. July 13,14—Longsight, v. Gentn. of Longsight. Lost by an innings and 21 runs. Parsees, 40 and 70 ; Gentn. of Longsight, 131. July 16,17—Stoke, v. Gentn. of Staffordshire. Drawn. Parsees, 155 and 98; Gentn. of Staffordshire, 101 and 37 for 2 wickets. July 18,19—Glasgow, v. West of Scotland. Lost by 196 runs. Parsees, 89 and 27; West of Scotland, 82 and 230. July 20 21—Bury, v. Gentn. of Bury. W on by an innings and 52 runs, Parsees, 153; Gentn. of Bury, 64 and 40. July 23,24—Liverpool, v. Gentn. of Liverpool. Lost by 5 wickets. Parsees, 51 and 134; Gentn. of L ’pool, 130 and 56 for 5 wickets. July 27, 28—Lord’s, v. M.C.C. & Ground. Drawn. Parsees, 91 and 35 for 2 wickets; M.C.C. & G. 179. July 80, 31—Northampton, v. Gentn. of North­ amptonshire. Won by 97 runs. Parsees, 119 and 81; Gentn. of Northamptonshire, 61 and 42. August 3, 4—Bournemouth, v. Gentn. of Bourne­ mouth. Won by 7 wickets. Parsees, 61 and 37 for 4 wickets; Gentn. of Bourne­ mouth, 56 and 41 (12 a-side). August 6, 7—Norwich, v. Gentn. of Norfolk. Lost by one wicket. Parsees, 78and 129; Gentn. of Norfolk, 136 and 73 for 9 wickets. August 8, 9—Cambridge, v. Cambridge U.L.C.C. Drawn. Parsees, 254; Cambridge U.L.C.C., 106 and 236 for 7 wickets. August 13, 14—Eastbourne, v. Gentn. of East­ bourne. Won by 66 runs. Parsees, 168 and 256; Gentn. of Eastbourne, 302 & 56. August 17,18—Leyton, v. Twelve of Public Schools. Lost by 7 wickets. Parsees, 121 and 149; Twelve of Public Schools, 178 and 94 for 4 wickets. August 20, 21-L o rd ’s, v. M.C.C. & G. Lost by lu wickets. Parsees, 177 and 74; M.C.C. & G. 232 and 21 for no wickets. August 22, 23—Richmond, v. Gentn. of Richmond. Won by 7 wickets. Parsees, 164 and 35 for 3 wickets; Gentn. of Richmond, 97 & 100. August 24, 25—Selhurst, v. Gentn. of East Surrey. Won by 63 runs. Parsees, 78 and 162; Gentn. of East Surrey, 115 and 63. August 27,28—Scarborough, v. Gentn. of Scar­ borough. Drawn. Parsees, 119 and 91; Gentn. of Scarbro’,140 and 70 for 7 wkts. August 31, Sept, 1—Bridlington, v. Gentn. of Brid­ lington. Won by 2) runs. Parsees, 169 and 73; Gentn. of Bridlington, 91 and 131. Sept. 4, 5—Birmingham, v. Gentn. of Warwick­ shire. Drawn. Parsees, 164 and 62 for 3 wickets; Gentn. of Warwicksh. 200 & 219. Sept. 6, 7—Leicester, v. Gentn. of Leicestershire. Drawn. Parsees, 40 and 114 for 5 wickets ; Gentn. of Leicestershire, 226. Sept. 10,11-Buxton, v. Gentn. of N. Derbyshire. Drawn. Parsees, 132 and 91; Gentn. of N. Derbyshire, 125 and 17 for 2 wickets. Sept. 12,13—Oval, v. Gentn. of Surrey. Lost by 9 runs. Parsees, 82 and 118; Gentn. of Surrey, 49 and 163. BATTING AVERAGES. Times Moat in Inns, not out.Runs.an Inns.Aver. R. D. Cooper ... 55 ... 3 ... 952 ... 80 .. 18.16 D. F. Dubash ... 51 ... 5 ... 810 ... 6 ) .. 16.26 N. C. Bapasola ... 47 ... 1 ... 584 ... 58 .. 12 32 M. E. Pavri... ... 55 ... 5 ... 630 ... 37 .. 12.30 J. M.'Morenas 49 ... 2 ... 588 ... 64 * 12.24 P. f). Kanga ... 56 ... 3 ... 655 ... 75 .. 12.19 M. D. Kanga ... 51 ... 4 ... 516 ... 43 .. l n.46 S. H. Harvar ... 84 ... 13 ... 222 ... 42 i. 10.12 A. D. Vatcha ... 25 ... 8 ... 180 ... 43*.. 10.10 K. R. Eranee ... 45 ... 6 ...398 ... 61 .. 10.8 D. S. M ehta... ... 42 ... 7 ... 301 ;.. 40 .. 8.21 D. C. Pandole ... 31 ... 6 ... 129 ... 17 .. 5.2 B. D. Mody ... ... 21 ... 1 ... 8) ... 17 .. 4.6 D. N. Writer ... 28 ... 3 ... 103 ... 13 .. 4.3 J. M. Divecha ... 3 ... 0 ... 11 ... 7 .. 3.2 BOWLING AVERAGES. Balls. Mdns.; Runs. Wkts. Aver. M. E. Pavri ... 5178 ... 581 ... 1983 .. 170 ... 11.113 P. D. Kanga ... 2271 ... 232 ... 876 .. 71 ... 12.24 D. C. Pandole 2315 ... 98 ... 1409 .. 86 ... 16.33 M. D. Kanga... 2626 ... 132 ... 1855 .. 78 17.29 K. R. Eranee... 664 ... 43 ... 389-.. 9 ... 73.7 N. C. Bapasola 671 ... 89 ... 442 .. 24 ... 18.10 D. N. Writer ... 1006 ... 90 ... 429 .. 20 ... 39.1 W e give, too, the scores of the later matches, some of which haye not appeared in other papers. PARSEES v. RICHMOND AND D IS­ TRICT. Played at Richmond on August 22 and 23, and won by the Parsees with seven wickets to spare. R ichm ond and D ist rict . First Innings. J. Ratcliff, b Writer . 2 c J. Steadman, Bapasola ... l b w, b Second Innings. Dubash, b Pavri ..........11 , 12 W. G. Heasraan, c Cooper, b Kanga ........................18 not out W. B. Pentelow, c M. D. Kanga, b Bapasola ... 4 c M. D. Kanga, b Bapasola L. C. Docker, b Writer ... 10 C. Wheeler, c Moody, b Pavri ...............................27 W. Gardener, c Writer, b M. D. Kanga ................. 6 R. Clouting, b Bapasola... 16 W. Barker, c Harver, b B apasola........................ 0 H. Hughes, b P avri.......... 0 C. Buckland, not out ... 0 B l, l b l ........................ 2 c Bapasola, Pavri run out c Pavri, b Writer 0 b P. D. Kanga... 11 b P. D. Kanga... 3 run out .......... 0 b P. D. Kanga ... 0 b Pavri .......... 6 B ................. 2 Total 97 Total ..100 P arsers . First Innings. P. D. Kanga, c Gar­ dener, b Barker ... 16 D.S. Mehta, b Barker 40 M. Bapasola, 1b w, b W heeler.................15 B.D.Moody, b Barker 16 D. N. Writer, not out 12 B 6, lb 1 .......... 7 M.D.Kanga,bWheeler 5 M. E. Pavri, c Docker, b Barker.............13 D. Dubash, c Docker, b Heasman ...... 32 K. R. Eranee, b Wheeler ............... 4 S. H. Harver,c Stead­ man, b Barker ... 0 R. D. Cooper, 1b w, b Total ..........163 Barker ............... 4 In the Second Innings Pavri scored b Barker, 5, Cooper (not out) 2, P. D. Kanga (not out) 11, Mehta, b Barker, 0, Bapasola (run out) 7; extras 10.—Total, 35. PARSEES v. GENTLEMEN OF EAST SURREY. The Parsees had another win in this match, played at Selhurst on August 24 and 25, having a majority of 62 runs at the finish. The best feature of the game was the fine batting of J* M. Morenas in each innings. P a rsees . First Innings. J. M. Morenas, c Kemp. Gilbert ................. R. D. Cooper, b Turner D. F. Dubash, b Rolls M. C. Pavri, c Rolls, Turner ................. M. D. Kanga, b Turner P. D. Kanga, b Rolls .. N. C. Bapaaola.b Edwards 14 S. H. Harver, b Edwards 3 B. D. Moody, b Gilbert ... 0 D. N. Writer, b Gilbert ... 0 K. R Eranee, not out ... 0 B 4, lb 2 ........................ 6 41 1 4 i 5 4 0 Second Innings. b Edwarda ... 64 cKemp.b Turner o c and b Turner 19 b Edwards ... 2) b Edwards ... 8 lbw, b Gilbert... 12 b Edwards ... 10 not out .......... 6 b Edwarda......... (» b Edwarda.......... 0 b Edwarda......... 5 B 17, w 1 ... 18 Total ... 78 Total ...162 G e n tn . o r E ast S u r r e y . Second Innings, b M. Kanga ... 10 First Innings. S. P. Kemp, c Pavri, b W riter............................... 1 E. H. Edwards, b P. Kanga... ........................ 13 S. Cheeseman, not out ... 14 C. W. M. Feiat, b Pavri ... 15 E. Gilbert, &t A. Cooper, b Bapasola .................28 T.S'. Gibson, c M. Kanga, b Pavri ........................17 L. J. Turner, b P. Kanga 2 A. C. Field, c Cooper, b M. Kanga................................ 0 H. A. Roper, c and b Pavri ............................... 9 F. W. Wiltshire, run out... 12 F. J. Rolls, b Pavri .......... 0 B 2, w 2 ........................ 4 Total .................115 c Cooper, b M. Kanga .......... 0 c Pavri, b M. Kanga .......... 4 st Cooper, b M. ” , . 0 Kanga b Pavri not out b Pavri 0 16 6 c and b Pavri ... 15 b M. Kanga run out b M. Kanga B 1, lb 2 Total , 0 0 9 3 , 63 NEXT ISSUE, NOVEMBEK 1.