Cricket 1893

34 CRICKET: A WEEKLY BECORD OF THE GAME. MARCH 23, 1893 LORD HAWKE’S TEAM IN INDIA. SEVENTEENTH MATCH—v. ALL INDIA. Tbe last of the fixtures at Allahabad was commenced on Thursday, January 26th, when the team had to oppose an eleven supposed to represent All India. Though the combination was hardly strong enough to justify such an im posiD g title, it was all tho same a fairly good side, including as it did three of the best of the Parsee cricketers, N. C. Bapasola, B. D. Gagrat, and M. E . Pavri. The English team on the other hand were not in quite full strength, as in addition to Lord Hawke, J. S. Robinson was unable to play. A ll India had choice of innings, and some tame cricket was the result. Pavri, who started the batting, made 29 with some luck, but Troup, who went in first wicket down, was the highest scorer. Otherwise with the excep­ tion of Bapasola, who carried out his bat after some very steady play, no one gave the field any trouble,and five of the side were only responsible between them for six runs. The cricket on the whole was tedious, as the whole day was occupied over the innings, which only showed a total of 139. Troup’s excellent defence was far and away the best feature of the batting. He was last man out, having been at the wickets three hours without any­ thing like a mistake. The following day showed a complete change in the character of the cricket. The Englishmen chose to use a new wicketprepared for them, and as the ball came along fairly easily, the batting showed a great contrast to that of the previous day. Jackson and Wright, who were the 'first batsmen, had to f*ce the bowling of Pavri and Campbell. The former did most of the run-getting, and when Wright was bowled at 44, he had only mude ten. With three wickets down for 51, Hill came in and the second hall ho had was a chance to cover-point. Gibson also ought to have been caught at tho wicket just afterwards. This double mistake proved very costly for tho fieldsmen, as the batsmen, profiting by their escape, hit out with vigour. All the bowling changes were ineffectual, till at la$t Gibson was very finely caught. Since the fall of the last wicket 142 runs had been added, and of these Gibson had contributed 58. Vernon, who followed, rattled up 50 in double quick time, and Foljambe was aiso dismissed before llill was bowled. His 132, the highest score during the tour, with the exception of the one mistake at the commence­ ment w.is free from a mistake. Owing to an injury at practice, Hornsby was unable to bat, so that the ionii gs, which had lasted the whole of the secoi.d da}’ , closed with the fdll of the ninth wicket. The local team had a difficult task before them uhen they went in a second time on Saturday, January 28, wanting 201 to save the i uniugo. Still, thanks to the steady cricket of Pavii, W indham, and Troup they made a fairly good start, the score at luncheon time showing 70 with three batsmen out. On re­ suming a misunderstanding ran Campbell out, and Sewell, who followed, lost his wicket in the same way when he was well set. This double error destroyed any chance there might have been of a draw. Bapasola continued to play very good cricket, with plenty of hit, and while he was in the score i ose quickly. After an excellent innings of 65, however,he fell to a good ball, and as Lang and Chesney were quickly dismissed, the match ended in an easy win for the English team by an innings and five runs. Hill was quite as successful with the ball as he had been with the bat. His four wickets only cost 25 runs. E leven of I ndia . First Innings. M. E. Pavri, b G ibson ... 29 J. R. W yndham , b Hesel­ tine .................................. 8 Second Innings, c and b Hill ... 19 c H. F.W right, b Gibson b Foljambe run out b H ill.......... W .Troupe.candbFoljam be 49 J. D.Campbell, b H ornsby 1 N. C. Bapasola, not out ... 17 E. H. D. Sewell, c H esel­ tine, b G ibson................... 1 run out Major W intour, cVernon b H ornsby......................... ... 20 ... 16 ... 11 ... 65 ... 21 B. D. Gagrat, c C. Wright, b Hornsby.......................... 4 E. L. French, b Feseltine 0 G. G. Lang, b Leatham ... 0 G. M. Chesney, b JacLson 9 Extras ...................12 c Heseitine, t> H ornsby........... c H ornsby, b Jackson ........... not out................... b Hill ................... lbw, b Hill........... Extras ... ! Total ...................139 Total ...1E9 L ord H aw ke ’ s T eam . C.W. Wright, b Bapa­ sola .......................... 10 A. E. Gibson, c Bapa­ sola. b CHmpbell ... 58 H. F. W right,c and b P a^ri.......................... 4 F.S.Jackson, c W ynd­ ham , b Rapasola .. 31 A. J. L . Hill, b Pavri 132 G. F. Vernon (capt.), c W intour, b Bapa­ sola ......................... 50 G. A. Foljam be, c Gagrat, b Sew ell... 3 M. F. Maclean, b Sewell ...............25 A. E. Leatham , b W intour ......... 7 C. H. Heseltine, not out ......................... 4 J. H. J. Hornsby, absent (hurt) ... 0 B 10, lb 4, nb 2 ... 18 Total ...343 BOW LIN G ANALYSIS. E leven of I ndia . Hornsby ., Jackson .. Hill ... .. Heseltine . Leatham .. Gibfion Foljam be ., First Innings. O. M. B. W. ...37 20 37 3 ...25 13 25 1 ... 6 2 17 0 ... 9 0 17 2 ... 4 0 12 1 ...13 R 11 2 .. 12.4 7 8 1 Second Innincs. O. M. R. W ........... 20 10 30 1 .......... 26 15 36 1 .......... 11 5 >5 4 .......... 12 6 15 0 ........... 4 1 10 0 ..........11 9 26 1 .......... 18 8 £9 1 Lealham de ivered tw o n o ta lls . L ord H aw ke ’ s T eam . O. M. R. W. P a v r i............ 33 5 77 2 Cam pbell ...17 2 8 ! 1 Pewe 1 ....... */8 10 64 2 Bapasola ...19 3 64 3 O. M. R. W W intour . 0.2 0 1 1 Lang ... 8 131 0 Gagrat ... 8 3 8 0 E IGHTEENTH M A T C H -v. OUDH. After leaving Allahabad the English team made for Lucknow, a city replete with historic interest for the heroic resistance it offered to the Indian mutineers until relieved by Sir Colin Campbell. The eleven representing the Province of Oudh, however, did not maintain an equal defence, and, indeed, they were alto­ gether overpowered on this occasion by the English forces. Lord Hawke and J. S. Ilobin- son were still on the reserve list., and in the form ers absence Vernon acted as captain. The choice of innings was in favour of the Englishmen, and so well did they use their opportunities that at the end of the first day (January 31) their long innings had just been completed. Such a result was hardly foreshadowed by the earlier play. At lunch five wickets were down for 95, but the tail bit with vigour, and the last half of the team added no less than 220 runs. Hill was again very much in evidence, and C. W. Wright,Maclean,and Leatham all gave the field considerable trouble. Maclean was unfortunate enough to fall just short of the hundred. His 99, which included fourteen fours, was only marred by one mistake, and that when he had made 70. Notwithstanding the big total the out cricket of the local team wras generally good, and Maling’s bowling, as his figures will show, was above the average. The second day ‘(Feb. 1) was as much in favour of the English team as its predecessor. The Oudh eleven, with a few notable excep­ tions, made only a poor show with the bat, and the two innings yrere completed well within the allotted time. Barwell, Lang, and Hallowes were responsible for 56 out of 70 from the bat in the first innings, and in the follow-on nine of the eleven only made nineteen between them. Lushington hit freely, and Brown’ s 27 was the only other noteworthy feature of a very disappointing display. In the end the English team had an easy victory bv an iiinings and 144 runs. L oud H aw ke ’ s E leven . F.S.jHckson.cStokes b M alin g...................23 J. H. J. H ornsby, b Clem ents...................12 A.E. Gibson, c and b Maling .................. 0 H. F. W right, c Browne, b Maling .. 16 A. J. L. Bill, b Lang 51 G.F. \ernon (capt.), c De Rougem ont.b Maling ...................17 C.W . W right,cLush- •-ington, h Maling... 44 M. F. Maclean, c Hallowes,bBrowno 99 A. E. Leatham, b B a rw e ll...................38 G. A. Foljam be, c Stokes, b Browne 0 C. H. Heseltine, not out ........................... 5 B 9, n-b 1 ...........10 Total ...315 O udh . First Innings Lieut. W . N. Lushington, run out ........................... 6 Lieut. F. W. Hallowes, b Hornsby ... ...................14 Lieut. Browne, b Hornsby 4 Lieut. A.B.Barwell .run out 26 Lieut. G. G. Lang, b Hill 16 Lieut. De Rougem ont, c Jackson, b Hill ........... 4 Capt. Stokes, b H ill........... 0 Lieut. J. W . Twiss, b H ill 0 Surg. Capt. Clements, run out .................................. 0 Lieut. I. Maling, not out 0 B 4, l-b 5 ................... 9 Second Innings, c Heseltine, b Folson ...........25 b Jackson ........... not out ........... b Foljam be ... b H ill..................... c Vernon, b Fol­ jam be ........... c C. W . W iight, b Jackson ... b Jackson ........... b J a ck son ........... 0 b Jackson ........... 0 Extras...........21 Total ...................79 Total ... 92 Capt. J. Colvin did not bat. BOW LING AN ALYSIS. L ord H awke ’ s T eam . O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W Barwell... 24 3 75 1 , Browne 14.3 5 44 2 Clements 28 5 70 1 Lang ... 6 1 29 1 Maling ... 22 3 63 5 I Lushing­ ton ... 3 0 25 0 H e-eltine Hornsby.. Hill ... OUDII. First Innings. O. M. R. W. 6 2 14 0 18 12 28 2 12.2 2 5:8 4 Second Innings. O. M. R. W. ... 10 Foljam be 12 Jackson 11 3 24 7 6 5 22 5 19 NINETEENTH MATCH—v.AGRA. Lord Hawke had recovered sufficiently to take his place in the team in this match, begun at Agra on February 6. His return was so far fortunate, because the services of two substitutes had to be enlisted to com ­ plete the side in the absence of Heseltine, Hill, Maclean, and H. F. Wright, all away on a shooting expedition. The Agra eleven were lucky enough to get first innings, and al.hough R . Smith and Captain Wilson made a good start, the next batsmen made such a poor show that by luncheon seven had been dismissed for an aggregate of 87. Moore had meanwhile hit freely, and just at the finish Cummings gave considerable trouble, carrying out his bat for a very useful eighteen. The small total of 108 was due chiefly to the effective bowling of F. S. Jackson, who took seven wickets at a cost of 52 runs. When the Englishmen w'ent into bat Titmus and Murphy bowled with remarkable success, so much so that when the seventh wicket fell the total was only 19. The only stand of the innings was when Captain Rimington, one of the substitutes, and Robinson were together. Of 59 from the bat they scored 43, although each had a life. The two bowlers named were unchanged. Murphy had the better figures, his six wickets being obtained at an average of four-and-a-half runs. The local team, who