Cricket 1901

322 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A u g . 8, 1901. Governor’s tent. On the other side the natives are massed, and a couple of hours before a ball is bow led they are all ready and waiting for the match to begin. Naturally they are rather one-sided in their applause, but, on the other hand, the English schoolboys and British soldiers and tailors are distinctly partial, so that excitement runs high, and rather reminds one of the cheering at L ord’s during the E ton and Harrow match. It is an ex­ tremely brilliant scene, for the colours round the ground are so gorgeous and so varied.” “ What is your opinion of Parsee cricket ? ” ‘ 11think that the Paraees are exceedin gly strong in their own country, but I doubt whether if a team came to England it would greatly distinguish itself, more particularly in the early part o f the season, or any part of it if the weather were as cold as it is sometimes. They have derived a lot of benefit from the coaching of Brockwell and Hearne, and Mistri would be quite a first-class cricketer here, while Mehta would find a place as a bowler in most county teams. They have learnt a lot of late years in the art of bow ling, and they are splendid in the field. They used to be even better, but I am sorry to say that they seem to be getting a little slack in fielding n o w ; about six or seven years ago you were out for a certainty if you put a ball up anywhere near them. The Parsee cricketers are very nice fellows and good sportsmen. I certainly think that cricket between the English and native elevens does a great deal more good than most people imagine, and the matches are all most enjoyable, for the native cricketer of whatever caste or creed is generally a very good fellow .” “ What about the other natives ? ” “ I should like to say a little about the Hindoos. They never get a good word, but they are vastly improving cricketers. They have been anxious to play against the Parsees, and also against the Presi­ dency, but the authorities have not yet seen their way to arrange a match. The H indoos have yet very much to learn about the game, especially in the fielding department, while they are the worst judges of a run that I have ever seen — still they are improving, and improving very fast. The Mahomedans on the other hand do not make the same progress, though they have some very fine indi­ vidual players in different parts of India.” For some matches in India men have to travel as far as in South Africa. “ When Major Poore took the Bombay Presi­ dency team to Madras,” said Captain Greig, “ we had a journey of two days and three nights in the train and a forty-tw o miles’ drive. Most of the members of the team get to their des­ tination a couple of days before the match, and so got some practice, but some of them had to g o straight on to the field. Of course it is very difficult to get the best team, because professional men cannot always get away for Buch a lon g time. But people write to the papers and say that there is no enthu­ siasm among cricketers in In dia ; they ought to do this and that. But it is no joke to travel so far, in such a climate, for a single match.” “ What are the chief differences which you have noted between cricket in India and in England ? ” “ M y experience of Indian cricket is almost entirely limited to the Bombay Presidency, and the greatest difference is in the wickets. I have never played on a single wicket out there that can com ­ pare with the carefully prepared pitches that one meets with at every county ground. The bow ling that I have met this year too is much better than any I have met in India, and it is rather a handicap, meeting very many of these bowlers for the first time, and hence being totally ignorant of their methods. One of the great drawbacks to playing cricket in India is the necessity for wearing the top ee; it is a most uncom­ fortable and heavy form of head-gf ar, but you must have a heavy hat there. A blazing hot day in England is nothing like as trying as one of the sultry and m uggy days which one gets in India.” “ Who were the best men whom you played with, or against, in India ? ” “ We had a lot of very good men there. Am ong them were M . B. Jardine, the old Oxford Blue, E. B. Kaikes, who now plays for Norfolk, B. N. Bosworth-Smith, A. P. Douglas, a brother of the two Middlesex amateurs, M. D. Wood, an old Wellington College boy, C. E. B. Champain, a brother of the Oxford captain, two old Winchester boys, Captain C. Wigram and K . Wigram, and many others. Of course I played with Major Poore many times, and we all thought during the last two or three years that he was in India that he would do splendidly in England. We could hardly ever get him out for less than a hundred.” “ Where did you learn your cricket ? ” “ I was at a Boman Catholic College, ‘ Downside,’ near Bath. We had a pro­ fessional there. But I did not really begin to play until I was at Sandhurst, in 1892, when Captain Wynyard gave me much useful coaching; he was exceedingly good to us there, especially to those of us who were anxious to learn. I went to India at the beginning of 1893, and was out there until this season except for a few weeks in 1898, when I came home, and played a little cricket, although I only took part in two first-class matches, for Mr. Webbe’ s team against Cam­ bridge ; and M .C.C. against Oxford ; in the latter match it rained pretty nearly all the time.” “ Shall you be in England next sum­ mer.” “ No. I go back in November to my billet on the staff of Lord Northcote (the Governor of Bombay) and it may be some time before I can get home again.” W . A. B e t t e s w o r t h . P OKTRAIT MEDALLIONS OF POPULAR CRICKETERS.—W . G. Grace, K. 8. Banjit- sinbji, C. B. Fry, C. J. Kortright, A. U. MacLaren, A. E. Stoddart, J. R. Mason, G. L. Jessop, Atel, Richardson, Hayward, Lockwood, Beams (Alec).— Price 2d. each, post free, 8d, or the set of 13, post free, 2s. 2 d .— M e r r it t a w H a t c h e r , L t d ., 168, Upper Thames Street, London. J. C. LOVELL’S X I. Matches played, 15; won, 6; drawn,, 4 ; lost, 5. BATTING AVERAGES. No. Times Most of not Total in an inns.. out. runs. inns. Aver. H. Thompson .......... 1 ... 1 ... 52 ,... 52*.... 52 D. V. Haggard .......... 7 ... 0 ... 186 ... 82 ..., 26-67 Stanley Briggs .......... 8 ... 1 ... 184 ... 41 ..., 26 28 C. H Mountain ......... 16 ... 0 ... 3(3 ... 30 ..., 18 93 W. H. Golds... ..........11 ... 1 ... 180 ,... 52 ... 18 K. Robinson... ..........13 ... 1 .. 194 ... 77 ..,. 16-16 J. P. Candler ..........14 ... 2 ... 149 .,.. 28*... 12*4 A. Meller ..........11 ... 1 ... 123 .,.. 25*... 123 W . J. Parsons ,......... 4 ... 1 ... 35 ... 18 ... 11-66 L. Lovell ..........16 ... 3 ... 113 ,... 31 ..,, 8-69 H. JKiog.......... .......... 1 ... 0 ... 8 ,... 8 ..., 8 8. H. Fiindt... .......... 8 ... 1 .. . 47 ... 24 ... 6-71 G. A. Bing ... ......... 13 ... 2 .. . 72 ,... 18*..., 6-55 A. Bandford... .......... 2 ... 0 ... 13 ... 9 ... 6*5 L. Hudson ... .......... 1 ... 1 ... 6 ... 6*..., 6 J. S. Lovell ... ........ 13 ... 2 ... 64 .. 16*... 5-81 E. D. Lovell... ..........14 ... 1 ... 72 ,... 29*..,. 5*53 S. Rendell ... .......... 1 ... 0 .... 5 ,... 5 ... 5 C. L. Bing ... ..........10 ... 1 ... 22 ... 11 ... 2-44 H. Lovell .......... 1 ... 0 ... 2 ... 2 ... 2 A. Lovell 3 ... 1 .. 4 ... 3 ... 2 C. Lovell and H. Tidy played, but did not score. In match v. H' me Colonial C.C. on July 20, K. Robinson performed the 4‘ hat trick,” <clean bowlincr three men with consecutive balls. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Rues. Wkts. Aver. A. Handford... ... 14-2 ... 4 ... 39 ,... 5 ... 7-8 S H. Flindt ... ... 17 .. 5 .. . 40 ... 5 ... 8 K. Robinson .. ... 182-4 ... 36 ... 615 ,... 62 .... 83 G. A. hing ... ... 69*1 ... 10 ... 211 ... 25 ..., 8'44 A. Lovell ... 13 ... 0 ... 9 , ... 1 ... 9 H. Thompson ... 13 ... 4 ... 20 ,... 2 ... 10 J. P. Candler .. 154*1 ... 18 ... 522 ,... 29 ..., 18 W. H. Golds... ... 15 . ... 0 ... 58 ... 3 ... 1933 J. 8. Lovell ... ... 66*1 ... 8 .. 203 . 10 ... 20-3 S. Rendell ... ... 22 ... 2 ... 63 ... 3 ... 21 A. Meller ... 13 . .. 1 .. . 45 ... 2 ... 22-5 L. Lovell ... 11 .. 0 .. . 58 . ... 1 ... 68 W. J. Parsons ... 5 . .. 0 .. . 27 , ... 0 ... — K. Robinson, in Match v. H.A.C.C., did the hat trick. LONDON AND 'WESTMINSTER HANK v. K. E. M. BARKER’S X L—Played at Norbury on L. and W. B ank C. A. Snell, c Thomp­ son, b Debenham .. 29 C. J. Bowman, b De­ benham ......... ... 24 W. Bradbery, c and b Barker ................. 6 A. G. Gough, lbw, b Debenham ..........10 S. Bowman, c Deben­ ham, b Duffield ... 33 H. C. Thomson, hw., b Duffield................. 9 . 46 L. P. A. Brook, b Duffield ......... C. G. Simpson, Baker .......... ... 0 A. Podmore, c Thom­ son, b Baker.......... 82 C. J. Crossby, not out 54 H. E. Power, b Barker 32 B 36, lb 3, w 1 ... 60 Total ...325 K. E. M. B a r k e r ’ s XI. L. J. Moon, c Podmore, b Simpson.................30 W. H. "Waller, c Brad­ bery, b Simpson .. 9 H. V. Gillett, c Brad- bery, b Simpson ... 65 H.T. Driffield, b Power 24 K. E. M. Barker, c C. Bowman, b Snell ... 15 E. F. Debenham, c Bradtery, b Snell ... 1 F.E.Thomson, notout 41 H. D. Dear, c S. Bow­ man, b Simpson ... 19 T. H. Pritchard, c Podmore, b Snell ... 4 J. H. Willmar, c P. Brook, b Snell ... o F. W. Gill, not ou t... 14 B 45,1b 6, w 3 ... J8 Total ..........266 LONDON AND WESTMINSTER BANK v. IlINERANTS.—Played at Norbury on Augusts. I tin e r a n ts . O. H. P. Cox, c Will­ son ........................ i G. Hopgood, c Simp­ son, b Willson........ A. E. b'pearpoint, c Gough, b 'Wilson ... A. J. Trollope, b Pod­ more ....................... R. Eopgood, b Will­ son ....................... R. K. Fowler, c "Will­ son, b Simpson J. C. Grey, b Simpson 1 A. W . Pink, b S. Bowman................. 3 F. S. Mayo, c and b Snell .................12 W . E. Skinner, c S. Bowman, b Snell ... 0 E. G. Buxton, not out 0 B 22, lb 2, nb 1... 25 Total ...140 L. a n d W. B a n k . A. G. Gough, not out 35 S. Bowman, c Hop- good. b Trollope ... 0 A. A Snell, not out... 6 B 14, w 1 ..........16 E. A. Willson, c sub, b Trollope... ..........21 W .Bradbery, b Fowler 11 C. J. Bowman, lbw, b Pink .................15 C. C. Simpson, c Spear- point, b Trollope ... 17 L. Pitt Brook, b Trol­ lope ............... ... 27 H. E. Thomson, J. E . Y'ilmer and A. Podmore did not bat. Total .. 146