Cricket 1897

S ep t. 16, 1897. ORIOKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. 435 CR ICK ET IN IN D IA . BANGALORE GYM KH AN A v. at Bangalore on August 21. B a n g a l o r e . KOL ATI.—Played K in c a id Smith, c Wate8, b Richards... P. tf.Benson.bWatters Jayaram, b Richards C.V.Davy, b Richards Surgeon- Maj or Rolph, not out ................... Pilcher, c & b Watters W. Binny, b Richards J. G. Tate, b Richards Carr-White, c Prit chard, b Watters ... R. Hoare, c Cosens, b Watters ................... Farrell, b Watters ... Extras ........... Total ... Second innings : Kincaid Smith, not out, 102 ; P. H. B mson, b Richards, 31; Jayarara, notout, 32 ; extras 6.—Total, 171. Innings declared closed. K o l a b . First innings. Second innings. J.G.O*Donnell, lbw, b Davy E. A. Wates, b Jayaram ... H. Humphrey, b Davy P. Bosworth Smith, b Jay aram .................................. J. D. Cosens, b D avy.......... C. H. Rishards, bDavy C. E. Hichetts, b Jayaram . W . Pritchard, b Davy W . G. Pool, b Davy .......... O. S. Watters, not out R. Lea, lbw, b Pilcher Extras ................... 8 lbw, b Davy 1 20 lbw, b Davy 9 0 st Rolph, b Davy 0 8 c Hoare, b Binny 18 52 cJayaram,b Binny 12 5 not o u t ................. 21 0 not o u t ................. 8 2 4 11 0 14 E x tra s........... 12 Total . 121 Total (5 wkts.) 81 K . S. R A N J IT S IN H J I I NT F IRST - CLASS CR ICKET . By F . S. A s h le y -C o o p e r . Daring the past three seasons the per formances of the Indian Prince in first- class cricket have aroused world-wide interest. In 1892 he scored so heavily in college matches at Cambridge that he gained a place in the University Eleven the following year. Although he was practically a failure in the ’Varsity match at Lord’s—he only scored 9 and 0—he scored 386 runs in fifteen innings, twice not out. The same year he played twice against the Australians, besides making his first appearance for the Gentlemen of England against the Players. In 1891 he became a member of the M.C.C. and played in four matches that year for the premier club. B it the red-letter mark in the Prince’s career was in 1895, when he commenced playing for Sussex. In his first match for the southern shire, against M.C.C. at Lord’s he scored 77 not out in his first innings and a splendid 150 in his second. At the end of the season he had for his county alone scored 1,766 runs. Fine, however, as were his performances in 1895, he did even better the foliowins: year, when he playei tea three-figure innings (two of them being in the Sassex v. Yorkshire match at Brighton and one for E igland v. Aus tralia at Mmihester) aud, in all first-class in itches, obtained the unprecedented number of 2,780 runs, thus eclipsing Mr. W. G. Grace’s record of 2,739 in 1871. For his county he scored 2,113 runs ! Although his perform inoes during the past season have perhaps not been quite so brilliant as those of the preca ling year, he is, nevertheless, one of the three best batsmen iu E lgland at the present time. The next cricket season in England, with out Ranjitsinhji, will be like “ Htmlet, the part of Ha ulet left out.” We all hope, however, th it the season of 1898 will once again sse the pjpular Indiin Prince in the rauks of Sussex. In the meantime le", m all wish him aa revoir, a pleasant jourmy, and miny big sc ires on Cornstalk wickets. BATTING AVERAGES IN A L L MATCHES. Year. Mtchs. Inns. Not out. Runs. Most. Aver. 1893 .. 12 .. . 19 .. . 2 .. 439 ... 53 .. . 25 82 1894 ... 8 ... 16 ... 4 .. 337 ... 94 .. . 32 25 1895 ... 21 .. . 39 .. . 3 ..,. 1775 ... 150 .. 49 3 ) 189-» ... 29 .. . 5> .. . 7 .. . 2789 ... 171* .. 57*91 1897 ... 26 .. . 48 .... 5 ... 1940 ... 260 ... 45 11 Totals 96 177 21 7321 269 46 92 BATTING AVERAGES FOR SUSSEX. Year. Mtchs Inns. Not out. Runs. Most Aver. 1-95 ... 20 .. . 38 .. . 3 .. . 1766 ... 150 . . 50-45 1896 ... 21 .. . 41 . . 5 .... 2113 ... 171* .. 58 69 189? ... 24 ... 41 ,.. 5 ..., 1762 ... 260 .. . 4517 Totals 65 123 U 5611 260 51*23 SIDES FOR WHICH K. S. RAN JITSINH JI HAS SCORED IN ALL MATCHES. CO 2 Matches Inns. Not out. 33 « o 3 Aver. Cambridge University ...10 17 3 127 68 3050 England v. Australia..........2 4 1 235 154* 78*33 England v. Surrey ..........1 1 0 9 9 9.00 Gents of England v. North 1 2 0 8 5 4*09 Gents v. Players .................3 <; 1 118 51* 2360 M.C.C........................................8 15 1 533 157 88 07 Ox. & Camb. Past & Present 1 1 0 44 44 44-00 Lord Sheffield's X I. v. Aust. 1 2 0 121 79 60-50 S. of England v. Australia ... 2 2 0 29 2* 1450 South v. North ..................2 4 2 156 62 7800 Sussex ..................................65 123 13 5641 260 51-28 Totals ..................96 177 21 7321 263 46-92 SIDES AGAINST WHIG I K. S. RA.NJICSINHJI HAS SCORED FOR SUSSEX. 8 3 Sides. o 3 Inns. © O fc a3 +30o a Aver. Australians.................. ... l 2 0 99 74 49-50 C imbridge University ... 3 4 0 79 37 19-75 Essex ......................... .. 2 4 1 265 170 83*33 Gloucestershire........... ... 6 11 1 3)8 114* 3080 H am pshire.................. ... 5 9 1 38 4 119 4800 Kent ......................... ... 6 12 2 491 73 4910 Lancashire .................. ... 6 12 0 631 165 48*66 M.C.C.............................. ... 3 6 1 603 260 120-6) Middlesex .................. ... 6 12 2 557 129* 55-70 Notts ......................... ... 6 12 1 512 mo46"54‘ Oxford University ... ... 3 6 2 40“} rn* 101*50 Philadelphians .......... ... 1 2 0 74 74 37*00 Somersetshire ........... ... 6 11 1 400 107 40-00 Surrey .......................... ... 6 12 0 312 55 2600 Yorkshire ................... ... 5 8 1 567 138 81-00 Totals................. ...65 12} 13 5641 260 51-28 T H R E E -F IW R E INN IN 03 IN ALL MATCHES IN FIKSr-CLASS CRICKET. Score. For. Agiinst. Ground. Year. 2i0 ... Sussex ..,. M .C C ................... Lord’s .. ... 1897 171* .. Sussex ..,. Oxford Univ. ... Brightoa 1896 170 ... Sussex .. E s s e x ................. Brighton .. . !897 165 ... Sussex . Lancashire Brighton .. Lord’s .. .. 1896 157 ... M.C.C. ... L incashire . 1897 154*... Englanl .. Australia .......... Manchester 18+6 150 ... Sussex .. M.C.C. ......... Lord’s .. .. . 1895 149 ... Sussex ,. Hampshire Brighton .. . 1897 146 ... M.C.C. .. . Cambridge Uuiv. Cambridge 1896 138 ... Sussex . Y ork sh ire......... Bradford .. . 1896 137* .., Sussex ., Oxford Univ. ... Brighton ... 1895 129*..., Sussex .,,. M iddlesex.......... Eastbourne 1897 125*.. . Sussex ... Yorkshire........... Brighton ... 1896 114*.... Sussex ... Gloucester.......... Brighton .. . 1896 110 .... Sussex .. M iddlesex........... Lord’s .. .. . 1895 107 .. Sussex ... Somerset ........... Brighton .. . 1896 100*.. . Sussex ... N o tts .................., Brighton .. . 1896 100 .... Sussex ... N o tts................... Brighton ... 1895 100 .. . Sussex ... Y orkshire.......... Brighton .. . 1896 In first-class matches he has scored nineteen cen turies. in addition to which he can claim twenty-one centuries in college cricket at Cambridge, besides two more at Rajkumir College, Rajkote, in Indii, viz., 182 and 142. M o r e l s FREQUENTED BY CRICKETERS. Announcements are inserted in this column at a charge o f 2ls. per annum. Half-inch space , 50 s. per annum. Each Hotel inserting an Advertisement will receive a copy o f the paper , by post , free o f charge, B IRM IN G H AM . THE GRAND HOTEL. Centrally situated. 300 rooms. All modern luxuries. Equal to best London Hotels. P ress N o t ic e s . — Best Hotel outside London. Hanks amongst the best Hotels in the country. J o se p h A d am s , Manager. SOUTHAMPTON . DAVIS’S HOTEL Facing Station. F. B e n n e t t , Proprietor. 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