Cricket 1905

A ug . 24, 1905. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 359 AN IMPORTANT CR ICKET BOOK.* Well bound in an attractive blue cover, “ Stray thoughts on Indian Cricket” more than fulfils the promise given by its title, for it is almost a history of Indian cricket. There is not a dull page in the book, which contains many anecdotes and sensible comments on the game. Lord Harris writes a most interesting and sympathetic intro­ duction, although we will undertake to say that he did not write the name of George Wootton, theoldNotts bowler, as “ Woolton.” In the course of his remarks, he sajTs :—“ It has been charged against British Adminis­ trators that their policy in India is Divide et impera ; but there is no need of the British Raj to try to divide; the natives of India do that most effectively of their own motion in matters of far more seriousmoment than cricket. But however great the diffi­ culties of finance, of caste, and of climate be, there is one dominating factor which must make cricket the most popular game in India, must keep it so, andmust extend it throughout the land, and that is the vivid keenness of all races and castes for the game. In out-of-the- way villages of the Moi'ussil you will find the boys playing with the crudest implements; and to see a crowd on the maidan at Bombay watching an important match is a revelation. Thousands of spectators sit and stand— unrestricted by policemen or ropes—absorbed by the game, andmost intelligently approving the strokes that deserve applause.” The book gives a history of Parsee and Hindu cricket, with some excellent notes about the Parsee and Presidency teams, school and college cricket, and has chapters devoted to gymkhanas and their uses, the Parsee cricketers in England, Lord Harris and Lord Hawke in India, the Authentics in India, and a retrospect, “ Cricket as an Imperial factor.” Of the early Parsee cricketers, Mr. Patel says:—“ I wish I could give a faithful picture of the then padless cricketer in his strange and picturesque Oriental costume. He went to the wicket with a white band around his forehead, giving him quite the air of an inmate of some hospital, and a still whiter apron dangling from his waist, which was encircled by the sacred thread of his faith. Thus equipped, with patent leather boots and silken trousers, he was a fit study for an artist.” This gives almost as amusing a picture as that of one of the early English players going to the wickets in his white hat, braces and accessories. Apparently cities in India find it just as difficult to provide cricket pitches for the ever increas­ ing number of players as it is found in England. Mr. Patel says, “ Every year it is becoming more difficult to find space for cricket and other out-door games in Bombay, and the difficulty is likely to increase, as the number of players is fast swelling, while the few open spaces are being built upon, and the healthy lungs of the city are getting congested.” A curious sidelight is thrown on Parsee cricket by the following remark, which refers to the visit of the second Parsee team to England :—“ Some of the Parsee cricketers are strong believers in the efficacy of prayer. They told me that at one time when they were in a corner, and badly wanted to draw a match, they prayed and invoked the help of the elements, and a thunderstorm came to their rescue, stopping * Stray thoughts on Indian Cricket. By J. M. Framjee Patel. With introduction by Lord" Harris. Bombay, Printed at the Times Press. play for some time, and eventually the match was drawn.” The English schoolboy will appreciate an anecdote of N. C. Bapasola, the well-known Parsee cricketer. “ When he was at school he often took French leave to witness cricket matches. On one occasion, fearing that he would not be allowed to leave the school, and being very anxious to see a cricket match on the maidan , he fearlessly walked up to his teacher’s table and placed there one anna, saying ‘ Here, sir, is my usual fine of one anna, as I am going to see the match on the maidan,1 and left the class room to the surprise of all.” But we could quote and quote from this interesting book if space permitted. It must suffice to say that Mr. Framjee Patel writes well, and that he is uniformly fair in his references to Englishmen ; indeed he is more than fair to a few of them who, if the book had been written by an Englishmen, would have learned some wholesome truths about themselves. Of the Englishmen who have done so much to further the interests of Parsee cricket—Lord Harris, Lord Hawke, Captain Greig, Major Poore, Lord Sandhurst, and others—he speaks in the warmest praise, and in so doing he is echoing the opinion of every Parsee cricketer. BOWLING. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver* No. Times Most of not Total in an inns out. runs. inns. Aver. .. 9 2 492 .. 144*.. 7028 .. 7 .V i 348 .. 144 .. 58-00 .. 9 .. 1 .. 424 .. 112*.. 53-00 ... 5 2 146 . . 39*.. 48-66 ... 3 o " 131 . . 79 .. 4366 .. 7 .. 0 .. 30-3 .. 140 .. 43*28 .. 4 .. i .. 105 .. 40*.. 35*00 ... 9 .. 0 .. 305 . . 82 .. 33*88 .. 5 .. 2 .. 74 . . 40 .. 24-66 .. 6 .. 2 .. 85 .. 27 .. 21*25 .. 5 .. 0 .. 93 . . 37 .. 18*60 .. 4 .. 0 .. 40 . . 30 .. 10*00 TEST MATCH AVERAGES, 1905. ENGLAND.—BATTING. Hon. F. S. Jackson O. B. Fry .......... Tyldesley .......... R hodes................. R. H. Spooner ... A. C. Maclaren ... Hirst ................. Hayward ......... Arnold ................. B. J. T. Bosanquet Lilley ................. A. O. J on es......... The following also batted:—W. Brearley, 0and 11* ; Haigh, 14 and 11*; Denton, 0 and 12; Blythe, 0; Gunn (J.), 8; G. L. Jessop, 0; and Warren, 7. BOWLING. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. Hon. F. S. Jackson.. W. Brearley ......... B. J. T. Bosanquet.. Haigh ................. Arnold ................. Rhodes ................. H irst........................ The following also b ow led B ly th e (32-11-77-4), G. L. Jessop (8-2-19-1), and Warren (39.2-9-113-6) in two innings, and Gunn (J.) (6-2-27-1) once only. Brearley delivered three no-balls and Arnold one. Bosanquet bowled eight wides and Hirst and Rhodes one each. “ CENTURIES.” C. B. Fry, at the Oval, August 14 ................. 144 Hon. F. S. Jackson, at Leeds, July 3 ................. 114* Hon. F. S. Jackson, at Manchester, July 24 ... 113 A. C. Maclaren, at Nottingham, May 29 .......... 140 Tyldesley, at Leeds, July 3 ..........* .................. 1(H) Tyldesley, at the Oval, August 14 ................. 112* * Signifies not out. AUSTRALIA.-BATTING. 67.5.. 8 . 201 . 13 .. 1546 73.1.. 16 . . 277 . . 14 . . 19*78 58.4.. 3 . . 201 . . 9 . . 22*33 37 .. 12 . . 95 . . 4 . . 23*75 69 .. 16 . . 214 . . 7 . . 30*57 110.3.. 21 . . 314 . . 10 . . 31-40 62 .. 13 . 212 . 6 . . 35*33 No. Times Most of not Total in an Inns out. runs. inns. Aver. R. A. Duff (N.S.W.) ... 8 .. 0 ... 335 .. 146 ... 41*87 W. W. Armstrong (V.) 9 .. 1 ... 252 .. 66 .. 31*50 J. Darling (S.A.)......... 9 .. 1 ... 230 .. 73 . . 28-75 J. J. Kelly (N S.W.) ... 7 .. 4 ... 73 .. 42 . . 24*33 S. E. Gregory (N.S.W.) 5 .. 1 ... 94 .. 51 . . 23-50 C. Hill (S.A.) ......... 9 .. 0 ... •188 .. 54 . . 20*88 M. A. Noble (N.S.W.) 9 .. 0 ... 173 62 . . 19*22 V.T.Tmmper (N.S.W.) 8 . 1 .. 125 . 31 . . 1785 A. Cotter (N.S.W.) ... 5 .. 0 .. 80 . . 45 . . 16-00 A. J. Hopkins (N.S.W.) 5 .. 0 .. 80 . . 36 . . 16-00 F. Laver (V.).................7 .. 3 .. 62 . . 24 . . 15*50 C. E. McLeod (V.) ...8 .. 1 .. 47 . . 13 . . 6*71 R. A. Duff................. 30 ... 8 ... 85 A. J. Hopkins... ... 38 ... 10 ... 115 F. L a ver................. 189.3... 55 ... 510 . A. Cotter.................127 ... 13 ... 427 . W. W .Armstrong... 280.3... 94 ... 538 . C. E. McLeod.......... 202 ... 54 ... 525 . M. A. Noble .......... 148.2... 37 ... 409 . Cotter delivered 11 no-balls, Armstrong and Mc­ Leod 2 each, and Noble 1. DufE and Hopkins both bowled 2 wides, and Cotter and McLeod 1each. “ CENTURY.” R. A. DufE, at the Oval, August 14 4 4 16 13 16 . 10 . 6 . 21-25 28-75 31-87 32-84 33-62 52-50 68-16 146 SOUTHGATE v. MR. J. HALL’S XI. - Played at Southgate on August 19. M r . J. H a ll’s XI. S. Darlington, b Bate 85 F. 11. H. Stokes, bJ.C. F o rd ........................ 7 H. Gradidge, c Maude, b J.C . Ford .......... 3 O. Muller, b Jacob ... 23 E. Jiggins, c H. R. Ford, b B ate.......... 3 C. Whyte, b Bate ... 8 S outhgate . P. Lewis, b J. C. Ford 5 D. F. Corry, not out... 10 H. M. Knight, lbw, b J. C. Ford .......... 6 C. S. Goule, b J. Ford 4 J. Hall, b Bate .......... 1 B 13, lb 2 ..........15 Total ...170 W. T. Ricketts, c Dar­ lington, b Gradidge 1 J. C. Ford, b Darling­ ton ...................... 53 T. H. C. Levick, b Darlington ....... 105 Rev. W. E. Bate, run out ........................ 9 Rev. E. S. Duval, b Whyte ............... 18 A. H. Jacob, c and b Corry...................... 18 H. R. Ford, c Knight, b Darlington ... ... 19 L. M. Waldron, b Goule ................. 3 R. A. Maude, st Muller b Goule ................. 1 C. H. Wright Ingle, c Darlington, b Goule 0 E. White, not out ... 1 B 11, lb 1 ..........12 Total ..210 LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK (2) v. SUN IN SURANCE (2).—Played at Richmond on August 19 L. J. S. B an k . 0 J. Habart, c Phipps, b Upton .................47 H. Whitty, b Foulkus 7 H. Morris, not out ... 27 L. Lilley, b Gabbett... 18 F. Habart, not out ... 14 W.D. Manley, b Upton 32 Total (6 wkts) *159 J. Stocker, S. Macbeth and E. W. Bull did not bat. * Innings declared closed. B. Stacey, c Foulkus, b Upton ................. A. Newnham, b Gab­ bett ........................ 3 B 10, lb 1 ..........11 J. Upton, b Habart... 4 C. Foulkus, not out... 42 W. Gabbett, lbw, b Manley .................32 J.Frost, lbw, b Habart 7 S un I nsurance . A. Fetham, b Habart G. Ryder, b Manley... J. Phipps, b Manley B 8, lb 1 .......... Total (6 wkts) 99 INCOGNITI v. EXMOUTH, on August 14 and 15. In co g n iti, First Innings. F. Pawle, c & b D ays..........15 Capt. F. A. Jones, b Willett 31 Capt. R. B. Airey, c Mac­ kenzie, b Days................. 4 B. P. Dobson, b Days.......... 0 H. V. J. Watts, b Evans ...149 A. Scott Dalgliesh, c Snel- grove, b Days ................. 0 P. W. Stout, c Copleston, b Days ...............................69 E. J. Dobson,c Heslop,b Days 5 A.. P. Neame, c Snelgrove, b Days ............................... 0 S. Mann, c Cotgrave, b Days 8 ,—Played at Exmouth, D. R. A. Gehrs (SA.) scored 0 and 11, W. H. Edwards, not out ... 11 B 18, lb 15 .......33 Total ..... 325 E xm ou th . First Innings. H. Cotgrave, b E. J. Dobson 0 R. Mackenzie, b Edwards ... 28 L. N. Evans, c Jones, b E.J. Dobson............................... 3 E. L. Copleston, b Edwards 80 G. N. Heslop, b E. J.Dobson 1 C. R. Mitchell, b Edwards ... 6 E. A. Burdett, bE. J. Dobson 3 R. Cotgrave, b Edwards ... 20 Days, c Pawle, bE.J. Dobson 11 E. A Willett, c sub, b Ed­ wards ............................... 3 A. Snelgrove, not ou t.......... 0 B 21, lb 3, nb 1 ... 25 Total ..........180 Second Innings. b Heslop ..........14 8tCopleston,bDay8 14 b Days................. 0 c Copleston, b Day 50 b Days................. 0 c Evans, b H. Cot­ grave.................31 not out................38 b Heslop .......... 9 c Days, b Heslop c Mackenzie, b Heslop .......... c Mitchell, b Da>s B 4, lb 4 ... Total ...1C9 Second Innings, b E. J. Dobson ... 8 b E. J. Dobson ... 12 c Watt, b Edwards 83 c Dobson, b Ed­ wards .......... 1 b E. J. Dobson ... 12 c Maun, b E. J. Dobson .......... 0 c Edwards, b E. J. Dubson .......... 3 b Edwards..........11 not out.................10 c B. P. Dobson, b Edwards......... 2 lbw, b Edwards B 23, lb 2, w 6 31 Total ...123