Cricket 1901

4 0 0 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S e p t . 5 , 1 9 0 1 . some on the other, an arrangement delightful in itself, but certainly not con­ ducive to good cricket. “ In the afternoon we crossed the bay and went to inspect the ground and were very agreeably surprised. An enormous amount of toil, money and time must have been devoted to it, and it really seems incredible that only a few years ago it was a pure and simple marsh. The wicket is a matting one, and certainly the finest cocoa-nut matting we have ever seen. It is dyed more or less the same colour as the grass, but instead of what we call the ‘ double width ’ it is just double that again, and is prolonged some ten or fifteen yards at each end of the wicket, so that there is no running off the grass on to the matting, which often baulks a bowler with a long run very much. “ The outfield is all sown with what we call ‘ gramilla,’ a sort of ground creeper, at least we can think of no other way of describing it. This has been thoroughly well rolled, but it is so thick that the outfielding may be described as slow. The pavilion is very nice, and a very up-to-date bar and luncheon place are also to be found. The lawn tennis courts are snugly placed well away from the cricket. Altogether it is a very pretty ground and worthy of the club to which it belongs. We all ha j a short net practice and our captain hit catches, in preparation for the big fight on the morrow. “ Wednesday, the 17th inst., was devoted to rest, and some of us wanted it. The heat had been very trying, and they told us there that it was quite exceptional at this time of the ) ear. Rain was predicted every day, and there was every sign of a coming storm, but none came, and the heat continued. Some of the team accepted Mr. and Mrs. Shepperd’s kind iuvitatiou to go up and play lawn-tennis, and others went to one or another of the many •sights ’ round Rio. In the evening the team were entertained at a grand banquet given by the Reception Committee, and presided over by our old friend Mr. P. W. Barrow, who gave us a Learty wtlc< me in a few well-chosen words. “ On Thursday a grand pic-nic was organised on one of the innumerable islands in the Rio Bay. Two steam launches were placed at the disposal of the reception committee, . nd after a most pleasant run round the beautiful and famous bay, we landed on one of the islands. Here we found a most magnifi­ cent repast awaiting us, the tables literally groaning under the weight of all kinds of delicacies, to which we all did ample justice. Several ladies accom­ panied us, and their presence added greatly to the enjoyment of the pic-nic. Rumour had it that three of the party, of the male persuasion, were ungallant enough to enjoy a good sound sleep after the pic-nic, but we cannot believe it, and, after all, rumour is often wrong ! The day was perfect for a pic-nic, and if the sun was warm what did it matter ? Convenient costumes were worn, and there was enough ice to form an iceberg. Everyone enjoyed him or herself thoroughly, and the pleasantest recol­ lections of the pic-nic on Rio Bay will linger with us for many a long day to come. “ As it was uncertain as to when the R.M.S. Danube would leave, some of the reception committee boarded her early in the morning and made arrangements for our farewell dinner to be held on board. After the cricket was over we were taken down to the quay, and there we found a steam launch waiting to take us off. It was not without a pang that we stepped off the quay into the boat, leaving the shores on which we had met with so much kindness. “ We thus left Rio on Monday night, and we must draw a veil—and a thick one—over Tuesday. Suffice it to mention that a horrible sea came up during the night, and we all agreed that “ pitching ” was distinctly “ off.” On Wednesday, however, weird mortals, once forming part of a cricket team, appeared singly on deck, and the saloon began to look more lively at meal times. On Thursday we had some capital cricket, Messrs. R. E. H. Anderson and Gordon Brown picking up sides. After all four innings had been played, Mr. Anderson’s side— which included Captain Dickinson—won by one run. Next day we got to Monte­ video, and on Saturday morning anchored in Gran Dock, Ensenada. Thus ended one of the most delightful trips imagin­ able.” KENSINGTON PARK v. UPPER TOOTING.— Flayed at Balham on August 31. K ensington P a b k . C.G.Hildyard, c Parez, b Altlee ..............50 F.H.Palmer, b Hoskin 19 A. H. Godfrey, b Att­ lee .......... 6 R. D Barnett, b Sand­ ilands .1............ 1 C. H. M. Thring, c Lyon, b Handcock. . 25 R. F. A. Orr, not out 26 P. Greatorex, not out 29 B 3, lb 2, nb 8 ... 13 Total (5 wkts.) .. *169 W. B. Tyndall, A. H. Whitlow, H. D. Nicholas, and C. Sarel, did not bat. •Innings declared closed. U ppbb T ooting . D. H. Butcher, not out 4 Wide ................ 1 Total (2 wkts.) 40 H. G. Franks, b Nicho­ las ........................ 1 F. D. Handcock, c Nic­ holas, b Palmer ... 19 H. T. Tanner, not out 15 R. R. Sandilands, G. H Lyon, V. Harper, C. F. Hoskin, S. A. Attlee, A. H. Parez, and H. W. Ripley did not bat. GENTLE MFN OF SUSSEX v. INCOGNITI.- Played at Brighton on August 26 and 27. I ncogniti . Lee, c Lark, b R. Hey~ 14 F. H. Latham, c C. Smith, b Bere......... 4 Capt. H. L. Talbot, not out .................62 B 24, lb 6, nb 3 ... 33 Oliver Marks, c td - wards, b Bere 175 E.C.Smith, c A. H. T. Smith, b Langdale 167 Rev. H. C. L. Tindall, Total (5 wkts) *518 lbw, b Bere ............ 11 W. Dunman, not out 52 I A. E. Ridsdale, G. R. Murray, A. E. Holt, and L. E. G. Abney did not bat. * Innings declared closed. G entlem en of S u ssex . J.H. Kelsey, b Tindall 10 J.H.Heygate, c Marks, b Abney .................. 3 R. B. Heygate, b Lat­ ham .........................128 C.L. A. Smith, c Rids­ dale, b Smith.............45 H. M. Langdale, J. Edwards, F. R. Lark, B. B. dela Bere, and E. A. Ridsdale did not bat. A. H. T. Smith, not out .................61 R. J. Baker, not out 22 B4, lb l,w 4 ... 9 Total (4 wkts) 278 CR ICKET IN BOMBAY . An old and valued correspondent has sent us some rotes on the composition of the team which will represent the Bombay Parsees against the Presidency Eleven on the 12th, 13th, and 14th of this month # D r . M . E . P a v r i , a really good all-round cricketer. H ad a w onderful record for the Eastbourne C lub last season, takin g 163 w ickets and scoring 1,028 runs. W ould have been quite in th e front rank of English cricketers had he been able to devote him self regu larly to first-class cricket. A . H . M ehta . — A m edium -fast right-handed bowler, w ith an off-break ; a sm art field at short-slip. A random slogger. B ulsara . — A sem i-round right-handed, tre­ m endously fast bowler, able to “ keep up ” for a lon g tim e as he takes only a tw o yard’ s run like Mold. A very active field, a poor bat. K . M . M istr i . — “ T h e present Parsi cham ­ pion, a very stylish left-handed free bat, m aking a variety of strokes. A fast left- handed bow ler w ith a high delivery. D . D . K anga . — T h e Parsi w icket-keeper. A very free left-handed bat, w ith plenty of nerves, a slow change bow ler. N . C . B apasola . — A slow right-handed bow ler w ith p len ty of spin on the ball and off-break ; a fast ru n -gettin g bat, a v ery useful w icket-keeper, and a good all-round fieldsman. B . D . G agrat . — T h e form er Parsi ch am pion ; an u n lu cky b a t ; has still a lot of strokes in him and is dangerous w hen s e t; the best field, chiefly in the co u n try ; a fast underhand bow ler w ith a leg-break. D . C . D a ra w a lla . — A reliable bat and great •stone-waller ; fields w ell at short slip. H . D . K anga . — A very painstaking and care­ fu l bat, in the best form at the present tim e ; can keep wicket, and a sm art field. M eherhom ji (a colt).— T o be tried for the first tim e ; a good all-round m an ; a fast run-getting bat, a brilliant out-field and a change m edium -pace bow ler ; the only new man w orth tryin g this season; scored 140 not out against Poona G ym khana last week. B omanji B ilim o ria . — Pronounced b y H earne and Brockw ell to be a better bat than M istri. A free bat, but can play a patient gam e ; an active field ; was tried as a bowler in the team , but is now only a change bowler. S ubstitutes . — D . E . M ody, a careful reliable bat, out of practice. B . M achliw alli, a slo g g er; dashing p la y e r; excellent field. K . Kharas, an im proving all-round cricketer, w ould be a good bow ler w ith practice. Heavy rains had prevailed in Bombay from early in July to the middle of August, so that there had been really no opportunity for practice. HAMPSTEAD ▼. SOUTH HAMPSTEAD.—Played at Brondesbury on August 31. H a u pste a d . S. M. Knight, lbw, b Orgias .................83 D. MacGregor, c Nor­ ton, b Furse .......... 5 MohamedSaid, not out 22 T. S. Wheater, not out ........................ Byes .......... Total (2 wkts) 65 T. W. Mackintosh, Capt. A. Reid, E. Reid, A. S. Dornton, J. C. Toller, A. B. Osmond, and J. C. R. Dickson did not bat. S outh H am pstead . Did not bat.—Rain stopped play. Printed and Published for the Proprietor by M x b b itt & H a tc h e b , L td ., 167, 168, and 169, Upper Thames Stieet, London, E.C., Sept. 5th, 19C1.