Cricket 1911

2 CR ICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J a n . 26, 1 9 1 1 . CRICKET IN IND IA . PRESENTATION TO THE MAHARAJA OF PATIALA. [ from a correspondent .] P a tia la , D ec. 8th. H .H . the Maharaja of Patiala took his team to Meerut to play the Station on the 1st and 2nd, and the College eleven, composed of past and present students, on the 3rd. Both matches resulted in his favour, the first by 9 wickets and the second by an innings and 60 runs. W inning the toss with the Station, the Maharaja sent in Mistri and Tarrant, who gave a brilliant exhibition of sound cricket for 45 minutes. Mistri played with perfect ease and confidence while Tarrant was very cautious and vigilant. Their happy partner­ ship had produced a lively 76 when Mistri was splendidly caught-and-bowled by Nixon. Following Mistri, the Maharaja could not show his form, his shoulder having been badly hurt owing to a fall at pig-sticking in Patiala a week before. Jaginder Singh made a few good strokes and took the total to 117 when he was smartly held in the slips. Gokal Chand then took up the game and greatly assisted Tarrant, who completed his century in two hours. The latter’s patient and faultless innings, which was brought to a close by an admirable catch from Holloway in the long field, was comprised of 27 singles, 11 two’s, 5 three’s and 10 four’s. Badesi Ram and Gokal Chand afterwards kept together and carried the total to 207, but the others contributed little and the end came at 228. The Station could do little with the bowling of Mistri and Tarrant, who captured 4 and 6 wickets respectively in their total of 53. The wicket, as you will gather, helped the Patiala bowlers considerably. In the follow-on the batsmen played bright cricket and put up 194. The partnership of Lawson- Smith and Paynter was very enterprising. Major Marsden, Holloway, Vanneck and Nixon played very well and made double- figures. Score :— P atiala . Major K. M. Mistri, c and b Nixon ... 41 Tarrant (F. A.), c Hollo­ way, b Paynter ...104 H.H. the Maharaja, b M cGregor................... 0 Laia Tara Chand, b McGregor................-. 1 Major Jaginder Singh, c Radford, b Mc­ Gregor ......................13 Lala Gokal Chand, b Paynter ......................36 Bad esi Ram,c Payliter, b McGregor ...........14 Capt. Jaswant Singh, c Radford, b Nixon 7 A. A. L. Parsons c Marsden, b Nixon 2 Capt. Kishan Singh, not out ................... 0 Capt. Sadan Singh, c Lawson - Smith, b Nixon ................... 1 Byes, &c.............. 9 Total ...228 Second innings: H.H. the Maharaja, c Fielding, b McGregor, 7 ; Major Jaginder Singh, not out, 0 ; Capt. Jaswant Singh, not ont, 16. Total (1 wkt), 23. M eerut S tation . First innings. Capt. W. C. Nimmo, b Tarrant ...........................11 J. Holloway, lbw, b Mistri 3 M. C. Radford, c Kishan Singh, b Tarrant ........... 4 T. E. Lawson-Smith, b Tarrant ........................... 9 C. A. Vanueck, b Tarrant 2 W. P. Paynter, b Tarrant... 0 Bmbr. D. Fielding, b Mistri 8 Col. Taylor, b Mistri... 0 Major R. T. Marsden, not out ... -t.' ................ 8 A. L. Nixon, b Mistri .. ^ D. A. McGregor, bTarrant 1 Byes, &c..................... 4 Total ............ 53 Second innings. c & b Tara Chand 8 b Maharaja...........19 b Tara Chand ... 1 b Mistri ...........51 c Sadan Singh, b Maharaja ... 20 b Tarrant ...........45 c Maharaja, b Mistri ........... -9 c Gokal Chand, b Mistri ........... 1 b Tara Chand ... 16 b Tarrant ...........18 not out................... 1 Byes, &c. ... 5 Total......... 194 T h e C ollege E leven had a h ard tim e in their first venture, and, bar Skinner, w ho m ade a g oo d stand, n on e co u ld face the bow lin g o f M istri and T arran t, w h o disposed o f them for 35. P a tiala declared their innings at 146 for six in order to let th e C ollege go in th e secon d tim e. T h ey m ade a fair start, w h ich w as, how ever, n ot m aintain ed, the su cceed in g w ickets fallin g q u ick ly. T h e board show ed 36— 6— 0 w hen Y a m in K han appeared on the scene an d created en ­ th u siasm am on gst th e large crow d by h ittin g freely an d raisin g th e total to 50. B u t his com ra des gave n o assistance and the total stuck at 51. T h e rem arkable im p rovem en t in P atiala crick et, especially a m on g the you n g cricketers, reflects great credit on T arran t, w h o has taken very keen interest in coa ch in g the M ah araja, his team , and the P atiala college students. T h e y o u n g cricketers, Jaginder S in gh and K ish an S ingh, attracted great n o tice fo r their beau tifu l fielding at cover and lon g-on , an d Jasw ant S in gh fo r h is battin g, h is off-drives being very pow erfu l. M eerut C ollege . First innings. Second innings. R. Skinner, c Kishan Singh, b Mistri .......................... 12 not out ............ 10 Birj Govind, b Mistri ... 8 b Mistri ............. 7 D. N. Bose, b Tarrant ... 3 b Tarrant ............ 7 W. Ferrier, b Tarrant ... 2 b Tarrant ............ 4 Maqbul Ahmad, b Tarrant 0 c and bTarrant... 1 Yasin Klian, c Tara Chand, b T a rran t.......................... 0 c and b Tarrant... 0 Ganeshi Lai, b Tarrant ... 0 b Mistri ........... 0 Onkar Nath, not o u t ......... 6 lbw, b Mistri ... 11 Akbar Ali, c His Highness, b T a rran t........................... 0 b Tarrant ............ 0 Yamin Khan, c Jaswant Singh, b Tarrant ........... 2 b Tarrant .............10 Masud Husain,lbw, b Mistri 0 b Tarrant ............ 0 Byes, &c....................... 2 Byes, &c. ... 1 Total ........... ... 35 Total...........51 P atiala . H.H. the Maharaja, c Birj Goviud, b Gane­ shi Lai ................... 1 Capt. Jaswant Singh, b Ganeshi L ai...........46 Lala Tara Chand, c Skinner, b Ganeshi Lai ...........................14 Major Jaginder Singh, lbw, b Skinner ... 30 Capt. Mout Biggs, b Ganeshi Lai ........... 6 Badesi Ram, Capt. Kishan Singh and Capt. Sadan Singh did not bat. A fter th e m a tch the m em bers o f the M eerut C ollege S ociety in vited H .H . the M ah araja to the C ollege to receive their address of w elcom e. T h e P rin cip al w ith h is staff and som e raises received H is H igh n ess, show ed h im the boarding-house an d th e C ollege an d took h im to th e hall, w here the address w as to be presented. T h e P rin cip a l thank ed H .H . th e M aharaja for a ccep tin g the in vita tion a n d p ayin g the visit, w h ich h e esteem ed a great h on ou r. H e said it w as th e first occasion th at the C ollege had received a visit from a ruling ch ief, and he appreciated th e M ah araja’s v isit still m ore as it cam e from a chief o f an oth er p rov in ce. H e eulogised the M ah araja for his advanced view s on educa­ tion a n d bis keen interest in the w elfare of his su bjects, au d then stated briefly the aim s and o b jects o f th e C ollege S ociety and, w ith the M a h a ra ja ’s leave, asked the secretary to present th e address w h ich ran :— To His H ighness , F arzand - i -K has , D oulat - i - E nglishia , M ansur - ul -Z aman , A mir - ul -U mra , M aharaja -D hi -R aj , R ajeshwar , M aharaja B iiupinder S ingh M ohindra B ahadur , M aharaja of P atiala . M ay it please Y our H ighness , W e the m em bers o f the M eerut C ollege S ociety beg to app roa ch Y ou r H igh n ess w ith th is hum ble address o f w elcom e on the Major K. M. Mistri, c Onkar Nath, b Ganeshi Lai ...........10 Tarrant (F. A.), not out .......................... 27 Lala Gokal Chand, not out ................... 8 Byes, &c............. 4 Total (6 wkts)*146 *Innings declared closed. oceasioD of your Highness’s visit to oar city. We esteem it a great honour that your Highness has kindly consented to be a guest of the Society. Your interest in young men and educa­ tional institutions is well known, and we are proud that it has been extended to us also. The Society has been in existence for over a jear, and has for its objects the provision of a centre of healthy, intellectual and social life and the encouragement of athletic sports among its members. We venture to hope that our aims will be realised as time goes by, and we shall receive support and help in an increasing measure from all who take an interest in the welfare of young men. W e humbly solicit the patronage of your Highness, and beg for permission to enrol your Highness as an honorary member of our Society. We are sure that your Highness will not refuse our request. In conclusion, we pray for your long life and unbroken prosperity. We beg to subscribe ourselves, your Highness’s most obedient servants, T he M embers of the M eerct C ollege S ociety . Meerut College, 3rd December, 1910. The Maharaja, in most appropriate terms, thanked the members of the Meerut College Society for the kind sentiments and hearty welcome. He expressed his pleasure to be among the students as it brought home to him the happy days of his own college career. He hoped that the Society would gain its objects by encouraging athletic sports, which are the best means of attaining a healthy, intellectual and social life. He said it is most necessary that the Society should, above all, have as its principal maxim the inculcation among its members of a feeling of devotion and loyalty to our benign British Government, under whose bcneficent rule we enjoy the great peace and happiness of life. He accepted their request to become a patron of their Society to which he wished every luck and success. The Principal declared a donation of Bs. 1,500 from H .H . the Maharaja towards buildiug the cricket pavilion at the College, and the assembly expressed their deep grati­ tude and appreciation by warm and loud cheers for some minutes. The secretary then asked His Highness to allow the pavilion to be named after him, a sugges­ tion which the Maharaja gladly accepted. The Principal again thanked the Maharaja for his kind and munificent donation and proposed three cheers for His Highness which the students gave most heartily. The Maharaja expressed his great pleasure in enjoying their kind hospitalities and thanked the Principal, College staff and members of the Society. GEORGE LEWIN & Co., (Established 1869.) Club Colour Specialists and Athletic Clothing Manufacturers. OUTFITTERS BY APPOINTMENT To the M.C.C. 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