Cricket 1901

420 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S e p t . 19, 1901. 106,Gloucestershire v. Warwickshire, atBrietol. Mr. Jessop obtained 50 in 40 minutes, and 106 in an hour and 25 minutes. *125, Gloucestershire v. Surrey, at Bristol. In 35 minutes he made 50, -whilst his 100 were obtained in 70 minutes. Altogether he was batting an hour and three-quarters. 233. Englacd v. Yorkshire, at Lords. He made 5 ) in S9 minutes, 100 in seT en ty minutes, and 233 (uot of 318) in two hr urs and a-half. Of the last 59 luns scored by his side he laimed 57, made in 30 minutes. ♦Signifies not out, M r. Je sso p ’s in n in g s in th e re c e n t m a tch a t L o rd ’s d w a rfed e v e ry th in g else in th e g am e, b u t A . E . T r o tt an d M r. F r y b o th d istin g u ish e d th em se lv e s, th e fo rm er w ith th e b a ll, an d th e la tte r w ith th e b a t. A s M r. F r y scored h is s ix th c e n tu ry in co n ­ s e cu tiv e in n in g s, h e w ill h a v e go od cau se to rem em b er th e m atch . H e h as n o w e q u a lle d th e w o rld ’s record , p re v io u sly h e ld b y th e R e v . F . W . T e rry , w h o on ce m ad e s ix co n se cu tiv e h u n d red s on successive days on C o w le y M a rsh , O x fo rd — a w o n d e r­ fu l p erform an ce, ta k in g in to co n sid era tio n th e n a tu re o f th e groun d . A n e x tra o rd in a ry p erfo rm a n ce, a lth o u g h acco m p lish ed in a m a tch o f lit tle n o te, o ccu rred on th e 16 th in st. in a m a tch a t th e C r y s ta l P a la c e b e tw e e n L o n d o n C o u n ty an d E rra tics. W . L . M u rd o ch an d W . G . G ra ce , ju n ., o pen ed th e L o n d o n C o u n ty in n in gs, an d 355 ru n s w ere sco red befo re th e la tte r , w h o h as b een in g re a t b a ttin g fo rm re c e n tly , w a s d ism issed . S u ch a sco re fo r th e first w ic k e t is so u n u su a l th a t I am tem p te d to g iv e — D e t a il s o f t h e L o n g e s t P a r t n e r s h ip s on R e c o r d f o r t h e F ir s t 'W ic k e t . 554, J. T. Brown (300) and J. Tunnicliffa (243) Yorkshire v. Derbyshire, at Chesterfield, August 18,19. and 20,1898. 472, S. Colman (209) and P. Coles (247 not out), Devonshire Park v. G. W. Morrison’s XI, at Eastbourne, August 31, 1892. *470, L. Wilson (246 not out) and W . G. Wyld (203 not out), Beckenham v. Bexley, at Beckenham, August 1, 1885. 440, W . N. Cobbold (163) and W. R. Gray (218 not out), West Wratting v. Fitzwilliam Hostel, at West Wratting Park (Cambs.). May 21, 1891. 404, Viscount Throwley (123) andW . F. Forbes (331), A. E. Fellowes’ XI v. Huntingdonshire, at Huntingdon, July 12 and 13,1881. *403, H. M. Braybrooke (256 not out) and J. H. Kelsey (136 not out), Blue Mantles v. Eastbourne College, on the Saffrons, Eastbourne, May 15, 1899. *402, J. Shuter 304 not out) and T. Ashdown (62 not out), Bexley v. Emeriti, at Bexley, June 14,1884. 399,F. M. Atkins (238) and Alec Hearne (150), Mote Park v. St. Lawrence (Canterbury), at Maidstone, August 17, 1887. 395, J. Slight (279) and J. Rosser (192), South Mel­ bourne v. St. Kilda, at Melbourne, January 27 and 28, 1883. *391, S. H. Meek (192 not out) and F. C. Pollitt (150 not out), F. C. Hoare’s XI. v. Fenton Hall, at Fenton Hall, August 4, 1877. 391, A. O. Jones (250) and A. Shrewsbury (146), Notts v. Gloucestershire, at Bristol, June 8,9,10, 1899. 379, R. Abel (173) and W. Brockwell (225), Surrey v. Hampshire, at the Oval, August 9, 10, 11, 1897. 378, J. T. Brown (311) and J. Tunnicliffe (147), York­ shire v. Sussex, at Sheffield, July 12, 13, 14, 1897. 367, K. E. Burn (247) and L. H. MacLeod (108), Wellington v. Break-o'-Day, at Hobart, 1895. 364, D. L. A. Jephson (213) and R. Abel (193). Surrey v. Derbyshire, at the Oval, August 30, 81 , and September 1,1900. 363, F. Perrin (247 not out) and A. E. Crang (123), Crouch End v. Lauderdale, at Crouch End, June 6, 1901. 356. L. K. 8cott (164) and Hon. M. G. Talbot (172), Royal Engineers v. I. Zingari, at Chatham, August 20 and 21, 1875. 355, W . L. Murdoch (200 not out) and W. G. Grace, jun. (150), London County v. Erratics, at the Crystal Palace, September 16,1901. *353, C. E. Broughton (159 not out) and G. C. Fita- erald (159 not out), Caius College v. Emmanuel ollege, at Cambridge, May 24, 1882. * For no wicket. F ro m th e ab o v e lis t it w ill b e seen th a t th e p erfo rm a n ce b y W . L . M u rd o ch an d W . G . G ra ce , iu n ., a t th e C r y s ta l P a la c e , on M o n d a y la s t, occu p ies a p rom in en t p o sitio n am o n g th e record s o f th e gam e. “ PARSI CRICKET.” Any work on the subject of Parsi cricket from the pen of Mr. M. E. Pavri is bound to command respect as well as ensure general attention, if only for the mere fact that no one is more thoroughly conversant with the history of the de­ velopment of the game or the form of the different players. Besides this Mr. Pavri is not only a capable all-round cricketer but a singularly intelligent student of the theory as well as the prac­ tice of the game. His book on Parsi cricket just published will be read with interest by everyone who can appreciate the devotion the Parsis have shown to attain the highest possible standard in our national game. The chapters dealing with the spread of Parsi cricket since the foundation of the first club in 1848 to the present time form a valuable addition to the history of the game. But Mr. Pavri’s work is more than historical. A great part of it is educational. The later chapters indeed are devoted to hints on the best means of claiming proficiency as a practical cricketer. Batting, bowling and fielding are fully dealt with, as are the duties of a captain. This portion of the book is specially written for the benefit of Parsi cricketers with a view to giving them a bet­ ter acquaintance with the finer points of the game. The chapter explaining the dif­ ferent technical terms in vogue in cricket will add considerably to its utility. Full explanations, too, are given in another chapter of the laws of cricket, dealing in detail with the different points likely to arise out of each. Eemarks on the lead­ ing Parsis and other well-known Indian cricketers, with accounts of college and school cricket in India, and an appendix of records and curiosities of Parsi cricket, complete a very readable volume, made still more interesting by a series of twenty-seven portraits of the leading Indian players Mr. Pavri has met. In proof of the value of the statistical side of Parsi cricket, we have ventured to reproduce some of the tables giving the results of the principal matches played by the Parsis from 1884 to 1900, and the averages from 1886 to 1897. RESULTS OF PARSI REPRESENTATIVE MATCHE8, 18S4-1900. 3884.—v. Bombay Gymkhana, at Bombay, lost by an innings and £8 runs; v. Poona, Gymkhana, at Poona, lost. 1885.—v. Bombay Gymkhana, at Bombay, drawn (in favour of the Gymkhana); v. Bombay Gym­ khana, at Bombay, lost by six wickets (one day match); v. Poona Gymkhana, at Poona, lost. 1886.—v. Bombay Gymkbana, at Bombay, won by 7 runs (one-day match) ; Bombay Gymkhana (return match), at Bombay, won by 26 runs (one-dsy match) ; v. Poona Gymkhana, at Poona, lost by an innings. This year the first Parsi team had gone to England. 1887.—v. Bombay Gymkhana, at Bombay, drawn (in favour of the Gymkhana); v. Bombay Gym­ khana (return match), at Bombay, drawn (in favour of the Parsis) ; v. Poona Gymkhana, at Poona, drawn (in favour of the Parsis). 1888.—v. Bombay Gymkhana, at Bombay, drawn (in favour of Parsis); v. Bombay Gymkhana, at Bombay, lost by five wickets ; v. Poona Gym­ khana, at Poona, lost. This year the second Parsi team had gone to England. 1889.—v. Bombay Gymkhana, at Bombay, won by 2 runs (two-day match); v. Bombay Gym­ khana, at Bombay, won by ten wickets; v. Poona Gymkhana, at Poona, won by 80 rims. 1890.—v. Poona Gymkhana, at Bombay, won; v. Poona Gymkhana, at Poona, won; v. Mr. Vernon’s Team, at Bombay, won by four wickets. 1891.—v. Bombay Gymkhana, at Bombay, won; v. Secunderabad Team, at Bombay, won ; v. Jeypore Team, at Jeypore, won; v. Calcutta Gymkhana, at Calcutta, won ; v. Behar Wan- derers, at Muzuflferpore, won by an innings ; v. United “ Military and Civil,” at Allahabad, drawn (in favour of Allahabad Team); v. Poona Gymkhana, at Poona, won. 1892.—v. Lcrd Hawke’s Team, at Bombay, won by 109 runs; v. Lord Hawke’s Team, at Bom­ bay, lost by 7 runs. RESULTS OF PARSI-PRESIDENCY MATCHES FROM 1892 TO 1900. Matches played, 17 ; won, 5; lost, 7; drawn, 4; abandoned, 1. 1892. v. Bombay Presidency, at Bombay, abandoned, owing to rain; return, at Poona, won by 3 wickets and 1 run. 1893. v. Bombay Presidency, at Bombsy, drawn; return, at Poona, lost by an innings and 39 runs. 1894. v. Bombay Presidency, at Bombay, won by 120 runs ; return, at Poona, lost by 87 runs. 1895. v. Bomb y Presidency, at Bombay, lost by nine wickets and two runs ; return, at Poona, won by an innings and 10 runs. 1896. v. Bombay Presidency, at Eombay, lost by 10 wickets and one run ; return, at Poona, lost by two wickets and one run. 1897. v. Bombay Presidency, at Bombay, drawn; return, at Poona, won by 3(8 runs. 1898. v. Bombay Presidency, at Bombay, lost by an innings and 16 runs; letum, at Poona, lost by an innings and 36 runs. 1899. v. Bombay Presidency, at Bombay, drawn; return, at Poona, not played. 1900. v. Bombay Presidency, at Bombay, won by 135 runs ; return, at Poona, drawn. BATTING AVERAGES. Those who played more than ten completed innirgs for the Parsi Team from lt86 to 1897. No. Times Most of not Total in an inns. out. runs. inns. Aver. B. D. Gagrat ... 45 ... 2 ...1328 ...1C8*.. 30*8 D. D. Kanga . ... 41 ... 1 .. . 991 ... 93 ... 24*10 Dr. M. E. Pavri ... ... i8 ... 7 ... 714 ... 69 ... 23*2 K. M. Mistri ... 21 . .. 1 .. . 430 ... 95 .. . 21*10 M. D. Kanga ... 22 ... 6 ... 290 . .. 3t .. . 18-2 N. C. Bapasola ... ... 36 ... 5 ... 565 ... 62 ... 1619 D. C. Daruwalla ... ... 26 .,.. 2 ... 386 ... 42 ... 16*2 D. Raja, sen. ... 12 . ... 1 .. . 177 ... 52 ... 16*1 D. E. M ody.......... ... 29 ... 2 ... 399 .... 48 ... 1421 R. E. M ody.......... ... 40 ,... 4 ... 618 ... 52 .. . 14*14 R. D. Cooper.......... ... 31 ... 3 .,.. 394 ... 24 ... 14*2 J. M. Patel .......... ... 17 ... 3 .,.. 198 ,... 35 ... 14 2 B. C. Machliwalla ... 29 ... 1 .. ,. 393 .,.. 81 ... 14*1 S. B. Spencer .. 28 ... 5 .. 302 .... 67 ... 13*3 D. N. Writer ... 26 ... 5 .. . 138 . 33 ... 11*7 N. K. Bharucha ... ... 17 ... 6 ..,. 97 . 13*... 89 •Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. Dr. M. E. Pavri ... 825 ... 174 ...1241 ... 162 ... 8*25 B. D. Gagrat ... 145 ... 83 ... 240 ... 26 ... 8*32 D. N. Writer ... 499 ... 181 ... 740 ... 82 ... 8*64 N. K. Bharucha ... 3k6 ... 180 ... 370 ... 41 ... 9 1 R. E. M ody.......... 642 ... 164 ... 826 ... 89 ... 9 25 M. D. Kanga ... 169 ... 81 ... 280 ... 28 ... 9*28 K. M. Mistii ... 318 .. 120 ... 566 ... 44 ... 12**8 N. C. Bapasola ... i92 ... 48 ... 377 ... 26 ... 14*13 Messrs. B. Billimoria, D. C. Pandole and A. C. Mehta played less than ten innings for the Parsi Team, and had the average of 10*14, 12, and 16*3 respectively in bowling. All the above-named bowlers, except Mr. M. D. Kanga, played for the Parsi Team against the Presidency in 1897. 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