Cricket 1894

JAN. 25, 1894 CRICKET ; A WEEKLY RECOUP OP THE GAME. 7 did some creditable performances while in this club, namely, 1. Clu'i v. Muir College, six wickets for 20 runs 2. Club v. Drummers of the South Wales Borders, seven wickets for ]0 rune. 3. Club v. Universal Clu>\ eight wickets for 11 runs, and six wickets for 19 runs. His scores for the above matches were respectively 32, 73 (not out), and 38 (first innings), 4 (second innings). In January, 1892, he went to Aden with the intention of proceeding to England on the earliest opportunity. Family affairs, however, then prevented his going, so he re­ turned to Allahabad, and proceeded to Karachi, at which latter place he now resides, and takes an active part in local cricket, as many clubs feel to their cost. In Karachi his chief performances have been 52 (not out) for the Parsee Rising Star Club v. the Karachi Gymnkhana; G8 for the Sind Volunteer Club v. North Western Railway; 10 for the Sind Volun­ teer*v. RoyalFusiliers, to­ gether with seven wickels for 5 runs, and three wickets for 3 runs. His bowling was remarkable, as only one batsman in each made all the inns, 5 and 3, to wit. This is the record for Karachi, for no other bowler has done anything like it. Be­ sides his 21 for the Na­ tives of India v. the Com­ bined Volunteers, he took five wickets for 35 runs, or 7apiece, and in addition to his 32 for the Sind Volunteers v. the Parsi Gymnkhan a, and wickets for 56 runs. He is a fine free bat, combining power with defence. Drives mag­ nificently, but his great slroke is a late cut. A trifle hasty when playing, but will it is to be hoped get out of thie. As a bowler he makes the most of his height, and has a very easy de­ livery ; bowls medium pace, with plenty of head work, and command of the ball. A brilliant field any where, especially at short slip, where he has made some remarkable catches. He stands 5 feet 10 inches high, and weighs 9 stone 8 lbs. The photograph is by P. Jhangir, of Karachi, Sind. BANQUET TO THE YORKSHIRE ELEVEN. On January 13 the Sheffield section of the Yorkshire committee gave a banquet to the county eleven in celebration of their attain­ ment of the first place in oounty cricket last year. Mr. M. J. Ellison, president of the club, took the chair, and about seventy guests sat down in the Pavilion at the Bramall Lane Ground, among them Lord Hawke, the Mayor and Master Cutler ojE Sheffield, F. S. Jackson, A. Sellers, R. W. Frink, E. Smith, J. B. Wostinholm (secretary Yorkshire County Club), David Hunter, R. Moorhouse, T. Ward- alJ, G. Ulyett, E. Wainwright, R. Peel, J. W. Tunnicliffe, H. Ilalej*, G. H. Hirst, J. T. Brown, and J. Mounsey. In replying to the toast of “ The Yorkshire County Eleven of 1893,” proposed by the pre­ sident, Lord Hawke, in the course of a lengthy speech, referred to 1he resolution brought for­ ward by Mr. Ellison at the annual meet'n? of county secretaries at Lord’s. He hoped the classification of counties would bo altered, and he thought that no county should b3 called II. Trott and H. Graham, of the last Australian team, played for South Melbourne against East Melbourne on December 14th. Trott made 32 and took Eeven wickets for 09 C b io k e t C h at for 1892.—(Eighth Year of Issue), enlarged and improved edition, post free 7£d Containing in addition to Portraits and Biographies, Gronps of Cricket, and Cricket Anecdotes and Odditiep. To be had at the Office of this paper, of all Booksel era, or W. H Smith 4 Bona stalls. A. H. MEHTA. champion. The first class counties should not belong to a select circle when there were five or six counties as good outside. He did not think the competition started by the press was for the good of cricket. It would tend to keep amateurs away from the matches. By the resolution proposed at the meeting at Lord’ s, with which he sympathised, the circle would be enlarged. All cointies who could play six three-day matches with the nine so- called first class counties should be included ; it was ridiculous to keep men out as good as themselves. He maintained that the abolition of the championship w’ould create more interest in more matches. By increasing the number of counties they would do away with the cham­ pionship. The Press did not know what alter­ ation to propose, so they said : let us go on as we are. Amateur teams, like Middlesex, felt it a tie that it should be compulsory to play a fixed number of matches. Suoh counties as Derbyshire, Warwickshire, Leicestershire, and Essex should be recognised as first-class. Let the proposed remedy be given a trial, and if not successful they could try sonjetfcring else. Mr. Ellison, in responding to the toast of the “ Health of the Yorkshire County President,” proposed by Major Shepherd, also referred to the championship question. He said York­ shire had never recognised the classification of counties which the Press had taken upon itself to make. They had never assisted in the degradation of Derbyshire, which county they had always played, and should continue to play. So they should continue to recognise all counties who played the game as they considered it should be plajed. It had be­ come impossible to play every county in the short season of twenty-one weeks. It was not his fault the Lord’s resolution had not pre­ viously besn submitted to the couuty secre­ taries, but he thought the Lord's meeting was in sympathy with it. THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE IN AUSTRALIA.. PRINCE ALFRED COLLEGE v. ST. PETER ’ S COLLEGE. The match between these South Australian Colleges, plased at Adelaide on December 7 and 8, gave rise to a fine performance by a member of the former. C. Hill, who went in fin-t, w is 214 (not out) when play closed at the end of the first day. On the following day he increased this score to 3G0, and then retired. 11is innings was 64 above G. Giffen’s 29G in 1890, hitherto the best score in fc*outh Anstrali-i, and 8 above the highest record in Australia, F. Laver’s 332 (not out) for Iiast Melbourne v. St. Kilda, on Feb. 11, 1893. P risce A lfred C ollege . C. "Hill, retired ..........360 T. M. Hsneke, rua out U tt.Homburp, c Kither, h Edmunds ......... 100 A.H.Sa:n*,cKdmunds, b HeaeJtine F. Magarey, b Toma .. w. Grey, b Edmunds M. Boucant, b B ack- 11101V ...................... Q. Add son.bfcldmunds 30 L. J. Roberison, c Chambers, b Ed­ munds ....................25 A. Pel ow, not o u t... 19 W. Bcuce. c Camp­ bell, b von Doussa 0 B 15, lb 3, nb 1... 13 Total ...........621 S t . P e te r ' s C o il g 3. J. G. Blackmore, run < ut ........................ 5 B. lngleby. run o u t... 0 J. t\ Edmund*, b Haneke ............... 27 T. S. P. Parkinson, not out ............... 61 J. W. Campbell, b Saint ................. 0 C. Chtmbers, not out ................ ... 22 B ........................ 4 Totil .. 122 The renovation of that part of the Oval devoted to football has been completed. M. R. Jardine is going, or has gone, out to India to practise at the bar. A nigger show by members and friends of the Croydon C.C., in aid of the funds of the Croydon Creche, will be given at the Public Hall, Croydon, on Tuesday next. A R om an ce of t h e C r ic k e t F ie l d .— One of the best novelettes published, full of interest. Post free 7 stamps. “ Delightfully fresh and crisp, and especially interesting to cricketers. It contains a charming little sketch of a County match .” —Sport and Pia.,. “ We have read ‘ Caught and Bowled ' with considerable pleasure .”—Scottish Umpire. To be had of W r ig h t a n d Co., 41, St. Andrew’s Hill, Doctors’ Commons, E C.