Cricket 1901

Nov. 28, 1901. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OE THE GAME. 455 INDIAN CRICKET RECORDS. In Cricket of August 29fch, I rspro- duced a few remarks made in a com­ munication to me from Mr. E. H. D. Sewell, respecting the largest individual innings hit in India. Mr. Sewell, it will be remembered, stated he had heard thatii Lieut. Colin Mackenzie had made 267 in a match in 1872. A hunt through the files of various Indian news-sheets published that year has not unearthed details of such an innings. Although failing in its quest, however, my research has brought to light a few items of interest, including a score of 228 by Private Sheiring at Shabjehanpore. The full score of the match in which this innings was played is appended. At Shahjehanpore, 15th and 16th Feb­ ruary, 1872. T h b E o y a l B oots . Pte. Harrison, b S. Pte. Sheiring, lbw, b Bayley ................. Pte. Meade, c Griffiths 31 Fuller ...................... 228 Lieut. Sanford, b T. b Fuller ................. 4 Bayley ...................... 9 Pte. "Wheelhouse, run Corpl. Kain, c and b Fuller........................ 9 out ........................23 Lieut. Baker, c Hunt, Capt. Elliott, b T. b W . Bayley .......... 37 Bayley ................. 6 Lieut. Ross, c W .,b S. Col. Coles, not out ... 64 Bayley ................. c9 B 8, lb 6, w. 4 ... 17 Lieut. Money, c T .,b — S. Bayley................. 18 476 T he B and and D bummebs . First innings. Second innings. Corpl. W . Bayley, run out 2 c Baker, b Ross 25 Drmr. Lowthorp, bBaker 7 c Harrison, b Kain................. 9 Corpl. Horsley, b Ross ... 4 b Kain............... 16 Sergt. Griffiths, b Baker ... 2 b Kain................. 1 Corpl. Fuller, c Meade, b Ross ............................... 6 b Coles............... 6 Sergt. S. Bayley, c and b Kain ............................31 c Money, b Baker 4 Pte. Hunt, c Meade, b B ak er............................... 6b Baker ............. 4 Sergt. T. Bayley, b Kain ... 11 b Kain................46 Drmr. Wilson, b Kain ... 0notout ............. 4 Pte. "White, c Meade, b Coles ............................... 1c and b Kain ... 2 Drmr. Coles, not o u t.......... 3 b Boss............... 4 Byes 5, w. 2 .... 7 B 6, lb 2, w 2... 30 80 13j The Eoyal Scots won by an innings and 264 runs. Sheiring made his runs in two hours and a half, and, with Colonel Coles as a partner, added 186 runs for the last wicket. This is a record partner­ ship in India for the tenth wicket, taking precedence over the 135 by A. Edgington (104) and A. P. Symonds (S3 not out) for Madras v. Bangalore, at Madras, in December, 1898, and the 115 by Tandy (64 not out) and Drysdale (55) for the Presidency v. The Parsees, at Poona, in September, 1900. In the abrve-men- tioned match, Colonel Coles went in last, owing to a damaged hand. The largest individual innings hit in the country are as under:— 267*, K. 8. Raujitsinjhi, Patiala v. TJmballa, at Umballa, November 2nd and 3rd, 1898. 255, K. M. Mistri, Patiala v. Umballa, at Umballa, November 2nd and 3rd, 1898. 246, C. Mitchell, Calcutta v. Ballyganj (13 a side), at Calcutta, February 16, 1887. 246, E. H. D. Sewell, Madras v. Bellary, at Madras, June 25,1898. 240, W. Brockwell, Patiala v. Meerut, at Meerut, February 24th and 25th, 1899. •Signifies not out. In a match at Annandale on June 8th, 1872, between Simla United and the combined forces of Kussowlie, Sabathoo and Dugshai, A. Kollo did the hat trick for the former. In an account of the performance the following interesting remarks occur:— “ The innings began somewhat curiously by Mr. Rollo taking three wickets in the first three balls, and winning the new hat, which is always (?) given for such a feat. As there appears to be some doubt who is entitled to the privilege of paying for this hat, it is just as well to cite the only previous instance on record, which occurred in 1743, when Cobbe bowled out Figge, Picton, and Denyke. On that occasion Figge, Picton and Denyke paid for Cobbe’s hat.” The date given—1743—is curious, and tempts one to ask, “ Is it a hoax or a printer’s error, or was cricket really played in India as far back as 1743 ? ” This is for the coming historian of Indian cricket to decide. Personally, I cannot trace back the game in India beyond 1792. Some of the remarks made in describ­ ing matches thirty years ago are very amusing. The following would have delighted the heart of the genial “ Bob ” Fitzgerald:—“ They went in for the dramatic, ‘ Run, B ill!—N o !—Y es! stand still!—Here you are!—Steady—Y es!— No !—Yes ! ’ style of play.” Again, we read, “ One after the other of the players began to make exouses. One got ‘ dengue ’ and could not play; another remembered a three-year-old croquet match, and begged to be excused; two others “ could not come,’ no reason assigned; another had to go ‘ out into camp ’ ; and a sixth stayed away without a word of apology or explanation.” How familiar it all sounds to modem ears ! In a match at Roorkee, in November, 1872, between Roorkee and the Lieut.- Governor’s Camp X I., Capt. Ducat (of H .M.’s 109th Regiment), made a hit for eight, all run out, in the second innings of Roorkee. Corpl. Byrne made a leg hit for nine in the second innings of 55th Regiment v. Station, at Cheerat, 22nd and 23rd October, 1872. This latter feat was repeated by B. D. Gagrat in 1890. On November 14th, 1872, the Pretty Men (169) beat the Ugly Men (108) by 61 runs at Allahabad. The return match was played on December 27th, when the Ugly Men made 180 and the Pretty Men 192 with a wicket in hand. Similar matches have also taken place in Cal­ cutta. In conclusion, a few additional Indian records may be given:— highest Aggregate Score :— 633 (for 4 wkts.), Patiala v. Umballa, at Umballa, November 2nd and 8rd, 1898. Record Partnershipfor First Wicket :— 255, C. Luard (130) and Commander Carpenter (117), Poona v. Old Cheltonians, at Poona, September 2nd, 1689. Record Partnership fo r any wicket :— 376 (for 3rd), K. S. Ranjitsinbji (257 not out) and K. M. Mistri (255), Patiala v. Umballa, at Umballa, November 2nd and 3rd, 1898. Batsmen Scoring two separate Centuries in a Match:— 150 and 103, W. Brockwell, Bedesi Barn’s X I. v. W. tocGowan’s X I., at Patiala, January 30th and 31st, 19C0. 104 and 106*, Sergt. Green, 19th Hussars v. Gol- conda Brigade, at Secunderabad, January 26th and 27th, 1899. 101 and 139, T. B. Sellar, King’s Own Scottish Bor­ derers v. Cawnpore Gymkhana, at Cawnpore, in January or February, 1899. 123 and 106,E. G. Wynyard, Visitors v. Residents of Naina Tal, in the North-West Provinces, 1885. •Signifies not out. Capt. Cosens made 106 and 99 for the South Staffordshire Regiment v. Octaca- mund Gymkhana, at Octacamund, May 21st and 22nd, 1896. Three Individual Hundreds in Succession : By E. H. D. Sewell, in 1898 180, Madras v. Shevaroy Hills C.C., at Yercand, May SO. 246, Madras v. Bellary, at Bellary, June 25. 120#, Bangalore v. BelJary, at Bellary, July 5. •Signifies not out. Fast Scoring :— D.S. Mehta, for Mr. Doboos XI. v. Naosari, in 1882, scored 64 whilst his partner made one. B. D. Gagrat and B. Machliwala made 50 in eight mirutes for Ralli Brothers C. C. v. Bombay Gymkhana, 1891. Capt. Jarvis and Private Davidson added 45 in seven minutes for Colaba Janison v. Parsees, at Bombay, 1890. Family Match. XI. of Family of Panthakies v. Naorasi, at Naosari. 1890. One v. Eleven. Mr. E. Pavri (52 not out) v. An Eleven (38), at Matheran, 1889. Record fo r Bail bowled off Wicket :— 42 yards, M. E. Pavri, Parsees v. Presidency, 1897. All-round Cricket :— From August 1, 1897, to July 31,1898, E. H. D. Sewell scored 2,665 runs in 19 completed innings, average 140% and took 157 wickets for 1,449 runs, average 9'5. During this period he scored 12 centuries. He is the only player who has twice exceeded 2C0 in an inning*, making 226 not out for Visitors v. Residents, at Ootacamund, April 18, 1898, and 246 for Madras v. Bellary, at Bellary, June 25, the same year. F. S. A s h l e y - C o o p e r . THE MINOR COUNTIES’ C E IC K E T ASSOC IATION . At the annual general meeting of the above association to be held in the Pavi­ lion at Lord’s, on Tuesday, December 10, at 10 a.m., the following business will be discussed:— 2nd Division Competition—Grouping of Counties .— The comm ittee, in accordance w ith the request of the last annual general m eeting, have given this subject their careful con­ sideration and are unable to recomm end a system of grouping. Notice of Proposed Alteration o f Rule 3.— Present R ule 3 : “ Points in the competiti n shall he reckoned as in the First-class County Com petition.’ * (“ One point shall be reckoned for each w in ; one deducted for each loss; unfinished games shall not be reckoned.” ) Proposed Alterations to be submitted by A . M. Miller ( Wilts ').— Points in the 2nd D ivision of the County Cham pionship com petition shall be reckoned as follow s : T w o points shall be scored for a w in in a com pleted m a tch ; should the m atch not be completed, the side leading on the first innings shall score one p o in t; should one innings not be com pleted b y both sides, no points shall be scored. (The 2nd D ivision captains in 1899 recommended three points for a w in , and one point in an unfinished m atch to the side leading on the first innings.) Notice of Resolution by P. J. de Paravicini .— “ T h e M inor Counties being of opinion that there is considerable difficulty in m aking an y alterations in the L aw s of C ricket w ith the object of reducing the num ber of drawn matches, w ithout haviDg an y proposed altera­ tions tried over a series of gam es, now ex ­ press their w illingness to give a trial in their 2nd D ivision com petition m atches during the season of 1902 to an y experim ent recom ­ mended b y the M .C .C . comm ittee.”