Cricket 1893

FEB. 23, 1893 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. 29 LORD HAWKE’S TEAM IN INDIA. TW ELFTH MATCH—y. PARSEES. True to the character of its predecessor, the return match with the Parsees gave rise to a very even match, only won after a most exciting finish by a very small margin The result though was different, as at the second time of asking the positions were re. versed, and the Englishmen were able to claim the victory by the narrow majority of seven ruas. The excitement with regard to the issue of the return was, of course, only heightened by the closeness of the first meeting, and on eaoh day there was a very large attendance. The game was commenced on Thursday, December 31st, and in proof of the interest Lord Harris continues to take in cricket, it is worthy of mention that the Governor came on the ground whilst the first over was in progress. Neither side was quite the same as in the first match. Robinson’s ankle had improved sufficiently to allow him to take his place in the English eleven. On the other hand the Parsees made one change, D. W. Daruwalla superseding Spencer. Lord Hawke was again lucky enough to win the toss and of course took the innings, going in first himself with Hornsby to the bowling of Bapasola and Pavri. Hornsby did most of the scoring, and when Lord Hawke was bowled at 31, the latter’ s share was only eight, The two Cantabs, Jackson and Hill, after Hornsby’s retirement showed to advantage, and the former’s batting was decidedly the best feature of the innings, his 39 being a particu­ larly good display. Still the total only reached 139, a smaller number than might have been expected while Jackson andHill were together. The Parsees in their turn made a disas­ trous start, as three of the best batsmen were out with the total only two. D. Mody and. D. Kanga, however, were not so easily separated, and with considerable luck, the latter scored freely. Later on Pavri played well, and it was to these three men that the Parsees were able after all to reach the fairly good sum of 80 for seven wickets by the end of the day. On the following morning R.E. Mody shaped in excellent style,withplenty of hit as well as defence. His 37 was in lact by far the best innings on the side. Hornsby, as will be seen, was in great form with the ball. Nine batsmen fell to the bowlers, and of these he took seven at an expense of only 46 runs. Lord Hawke’s Team, who had a lead of twelve runs on the first innings, began their second in disastrous Btyle. W ith his second ball W iiter bowled Lord Hawke, and the next dismissed Gibson. Hornsby and Wright, however, by useful and steady cricket, brought the first change, and the former’s 23 was again of the greatest service. Subsequently Vernon hit freely, but the rest could do nothing with Writer’s bowling, and when tho last wicket fell the total was only eighty-five Writer’ s figures were remarkable. He dismissed eight batsmen for only 35 runs. Wanting 98 to win, the Parsees sent in M. Kanga and D. E . Mody to open the fourth innings. Hornsby and Jackson shared the bowling, and in the for­ mer’ s first over Mody was given out lbw. Kanga was bowled at 27, but Pavri and Gagrat gave some trouble, and the score was raised to 42 before the former was out. Gagrat was getting dangerous when he was caught, and before the close of the second day two tnore batsmen had been got rid of for an addition of fifteen runs. When play was re­ sumed on December 28th, the Parsees wanted 41 to win, with four wickets in hand. Still al­ though the later batsmen played with care and judgment, Hornsby’s bowling was so effective that runs were difficult to get, and amid great excitement the tenth wicket fell at 90, leaving Lord Hawke’s team in possession of a hard-earned victory, by seven runs. L ord H aw ke ’ s T eam . First Innings. Lord Hawke, b Pavri. ... 8 J.H.Hornsby, bM.D.Kanga 21 A. E. Gibson, 1b w,b Pavri 3 C. W . W right, c Writer, b Pavri .................................. 3 F. S. Jackson, b Bapasola 39 A. J. L. Hill, b W riter ... 12 J. S. Robinson, c Cooper, b W riter ................... .1 4 b W riter G P. Vernon, c Bapasola b W riter ..............................15 H. F. Wright, not out ... 10 Second Innings. b W riter ........... 0 cGagrat.bWriter 23 b W riter ........... 0 b M. D. Kanga .. 24 c Machlliwala, b W riter ........... 0 1 b w, b W riter 7 M. F. Maclean,run out ... 5 C. H. Heseltine, bW riter 1 Extras ... ....................8 Total .......... 139 b W riter ...........19 c Bapasola, b M. D. Kanga ... 1 not out ........... 0 cB ’psoia.bW riter 0 Extras ... 11 Total ... 85 P arsees . First Innings. Second Innings. B. D. Cooper, c Robinson, b Horns y .................. 1 c Heseltine, b B. C. Machlliwalla, c and H ornsby........... 8 b H ornsby .................. 1 b H ornsby............13 D. E. Mody, c Jackson, b Hornsby ........................14 lb w , b H ornsby 0 B. D. Gagrat, run out ... 0 cHawkebGibson 12 D.D.Kanga,lbw,bHornsby 83 cJackson, b G ib­ son ................... 9 M. E. Pavri, b H ornsby 19 c Bobinson, b H orn sb y......... 9 M.D.Kanga, c He?eltine,b Hornsby ... ............... 10 b H orn sby............14 N. C. Bapasola, b Hill ... 3 not out ............ 4 B. E. Mody, c Gibson, d Hornsby ........................37 b H ornsby............ 4 D. D. Daruwalla, 1b w, b at C. Wright, b G ibson .......................... 9 H ornsby...........10 D. N. Writer, not out ... 0 c Maclean, b H ornsby........... 0 Extras .................... 0 Extras ... 7 T c t a l.....................127 Total ... 90 BOW LING ANALYSIS L ord H aw k e ’ s T eam . First Innings. O. M. B. W. Pavri .................15 5 43 3 Bapasola ..............8 1 33 1 M. K a n g a ..............7 1 19 1 R. E. M ody ... 5 0 14 0 W riter ............. 10.13 16 4 Gagrat ...............1 0 6 0 P arsees . First Innings. O. M. R. W. ... 7 1 22 0 ... 3 0 14 0 ...27 14 46 7 ...17 8 45 1 ... 0.1 0 0 1 Jackson Heseltine Hornsby . Hill ... . Gibson... Second Innings. O. M. R. W . ... 6 2 15 0 ... 3 0 9 0 ... 8 2 15 2 ... 17.46 35 8 Second Innings. O. M. R. W. .......... 10 4 10 0 .......... 23 3 40 8 ......... 1 1 0 0 .......... 13 3 23 2 THIRTEENTH MATCH—v. CALCUTTA CLUB. A tedious journey from Bombay brought the team to Calcutta, where the next fixture was down for decision. The Calcutta Club is able to put a good side into the field, and it was hoped that the eleven would be able to render a satisfactory account of themselves The match, which was played at the Eden Gardens, attracted a large and influential gathering of spectators,among whom were the Viceroy and Lady Lansdowne. A. E. Gibson was away, but otherwise the Englishmen were well represented. They were fortunate enough to win the toss, and before four o’clock on the first day (January 5) had completed the innings for a respectable total of 291. Eight of the eleven got double figures, while extras contributed nearly ten per cent, of the aggre­ gate. The honours of chief scorer fell to J. H. Hornsby, who was responsible for 86 of 265 from the bat. He might have been caught at third man when he had made six, but this was his only actual mistake. Hair’s bowling was the chief feature of Calcutta’s out cricket. His six wickets were got at an average of just over fifteen runs. C. W . Foley, the old Cambridge wicket-keeper and Association footballer, who opened Calcutta’s innings with Pearce, was bowled by Hornsby without scoring, and so badly did the other batsmen fare, that by the end of the day half the wickets had been secured for an aggregate of only 26 runs. On the second morning the good cricket of Carruthers, Paine, and Hickley improved matters considerably, though as it was the total only reached 116, of which 22 came under the denomination of extras. Following on in a minority of 175, the local players showed to even worse advantage. Carruthers and Pereira, indeed, were the only batsmen to make any stand. Hornsby bowled with great success in the early part of the innings. At one time he delivered 49 balls for six runs and four wickets. As the second innings of Calcutta only reached 92, the English team were left with a very easy victory by an innings and 83 runs. L ord H awke ’ s T eam . Lord Hawke, b Hair 13 H. F.W right, cMoran, J. H. J. H ornsby, c b Hair ................... 21 Moran, b Hair 86 M. F. Maclean, b C.W.Wright,cH echle, H echle ................... 4 b Thom as ........... 23 G. A. Foljam be, b G. F.Vernon,c Hechle, M oran .................. 21 b Hair ................... 24 C. H. Heseltine, not F. S. Jackson, b Hair 8 out .......................... 0 A. J. L. Hill, lbw, b B 21, lb 2 ........... 26 Pereira ................... 38 J. S. Robinson, c Total ...........291 Eickley, b Hair ... 27 First Innings. E.Pearce,c Hill.b Hornsby 4 C. W . Foley, b H ornsby ... 0 W. E. M oran, c Hill, b H ornsby ........................... 0 C.D. Johnson, b Heseltine 1 R.E.S.Thom as, bH ornsby 4 H. A. Carruthers, b H ill ... 23 F. T. Paine, b Hill A. S. Pereira, b Hill ... J. H. Hechle, b Hill ... C\ S. Hickley, not out R. K. Hair, c Heseltine, Jackson ................... B 20, lb 2 ................ Total 19 .. 4 .. 2 .. 25 b .. 12 .. 22 ...116 Second Innings, c and b H ornsby 10 not out ........... 5 b H ornsbv........... 0 b H ornsby........... o b Foljam be ... 10 b Heseltine ... 23 b Heseltine ... 4 c C. W. Wright, b Foljam be ... 15 b H ill................... 0 h w, b Hornsby 8 b Foljam be ... 3 B 9, lb 4, n -b l 14 T ota l...........92 BOW LING ANALYSIS. O. Hair ... 37.2 Hechle ... 18 Thomas 22 L ord H awke ’ s T eam . M. B. W.l 7 92 6 I Pereira... 3 84 1 Johnson 5 56 1 I M oran ., O. M. R. W . 10 1 26 1 6 3 16 0 , 1 1 0 1 C alcutta . First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. B. W. Heseltine ... 9 7 8 1 ... „ 16 7 31 2 Hornsby ............ 17 7 34 4 ............... 10 6 35 4 Hill ................... 14 3 39 4 .............. 5 1 8 1 Jackson ........... 7 2 8 1 Foljam be 5.12 4 3 Heseltine bow led a no-ball. T he committee of the Melbourne C.C. and the managers of the Association Cricket Ground at Sydney, jointly, have signified their intention of inviting an English team to Australia next winter, if the Earl of Shef­ field does not think of taking one. The con­ sent of the Australian Cricket Council has been given.