Cricket 1912

OCT. 12, 1912. CEICKET: A WEEKLY EECOED OP THE GAME. 549 the H on. G. Aubrey Goodman, K .C., him self a capable player in the days that are no more. F . I. C. Goodm an's name will be found in the century list at the end of this article. He is not by any means the first W est Indian who has represented Canada, W . Crosbie Baber, D r. J. J. Cameron, and one of the Hulls, of Jamaica, all having had that honour. In the Quadrangular Tournam ent at Bom bay the Parsis asserted their supremacy in the m ost marked fashion. Before the Tourna­ ment they played the Presidency in the annual match at Poona, as noted in our last issue; and this game they won by 6 wickets. In the first m atch of the Tournament itself they encountered the Hindus, and showed themselves superior in every department of the game, with the possible exception of fielding. The fielding of the Hindu team was very good and keen ; but their batting was feeble, and except for Balu their bowling not over strong. One cannot help but wonder at the om ission of P. Shivram, who did so well here. J. S. W arden, J. Elavia, M. D. Parekh, and D r. H . D . Kanga were the great m en on the Parsi side. W arden played splendid cricket. The wicket, though fast, was not good ; it was tricky, and the ball often kicked and sometimes shot. Warden went in first wicket down, without a run on the score book ; he carried his bat for 115 of a total of 183, and the next highest score was 15. Such an achievement speaks for itself. Parekh did the hat trick in the first innings ; in the second, when he was ineffective, Elavia and Dr. Kanga, the latter bowling very fast, carried all before them. P. Vitlial in the first innings, S. S. Sempre in both, and M. D. Pai, and P. Balu in the second, were the only H indus who could do any­ thing with the bowling. The Mahommedans signalised their entry into the competition by defeating the Presidency— a result which must have been quite unlooked for. Their team was drawn from several quarters. Dawood Nensey, who captained, is a Bom bay man. S. A. A ziz and C. M. Ali hailed originally from Bombay, but are now engaged by one of the Bengal Maharajas. Nazir Hussain and Abdul Aziz com e from D elhi. K. Salamuddin (the only member of the side who was here with the All India team) is an Aligarh College man. Saleh M ahom ed is from far Kashmir, Yusuf Beg from Poona. Tamboowalla, Pir Mahomed, and Sheik Mahomed represent, with the captain, the B om bay element. Prom inent absentees were N oor E iahi, the Kashm ir fast bowler, Ahsan-ul-Hak, who has played for M iddlesex, and Shafkat Hussein. Bowling carried the Mahommedans through. They are not at present very strong in batting, only Yusuf Beg and Salamuddin being at all likely to make m any runs ; and there is a suspicion of “ K ism et” about their fielding. But Saleh Mahomed, a medium pace left-hander with a leg break, was very destructive, taking 11 for 72 in the m atch, and Yusuf Beg and Salamuddin cam e off at each time of asking. It was quite a different matter when the Mahommedans en­ countered the redoubtable Parsis, flushed with victory over the Presidency at Poona and the Hindus at Bombay. The followers of the Prophet never looked like getting on terms with the Fire-W orshippers. Dr. Pavri whom everyone was delighted to see turning out again, though he had at first resisted the appeals of the Parsi Committee that he should lead the team, won the toss for his side. M eherhom ji and Elchidana went cheaply; but then Kanga and W arden played great cricket, and made a very long stand. After they were parted wickets fell pretty fast, and at call of time 8 were down for 313. The innings closed on the second m orning for 333 ; and between 11-55 and 4-50 Parekh (13 for 76 in the match), Elavia, and Kanga put out the Mahommedans twice for a gross total of 156. Only Yussuf Beg and Said Mahomed Khan showed m uch form for the losers. In the three gam es— v. Presidency, H indus, and Mahommedans — M. D . Parekh took 28 wickets for 266 runs, J. Elavia 20 for 253, these two accounting for 48 of the 57 wickets which fell to the bowlers. Parekh is something of a newcomer in these matches, as he had not played before last year ; but, as the Yankee phrase goes, he is a real “ com er ” evidently. W arden’s fine batting figures suggest that the English tour did m uch for him . Here are some delightful extracts from native correspondents’ accounts to an Indian paper. P . Morris Davies “ topped his century till W illiam s found his wicket. His hits for singles have been m en­ tioned to me as remarkably consistent cricket.” “ Mr. Taylor, although he gave m ore than half-a-dozen chances, played exceedingly well for his 29 and 16.” For Bangalore Gymkhana v. Madras C.C. on September 13 and 14 Colonel B . M. Poore scored 95 in his only innings, and B. Jayaram made 35 and 18*. P. W . Partridge (who has played for Norfolk) was top scorer for Madras, with 20 and 43, and S. V. Beiner took 8 wickets for 46 in the Gymkhana’s first innings. B. Subramaniam, one of the crack native batsmen of Madras, made 60 and 61 for Madras United v. Kolar Goldfields on the same days. Am ong recent (or previously overlooked) centuries abroad have been :— Dr. V. G . W illiam s, 118, Mr. J. B. Flint’s X I. v. Mr. G. Skinner’s X I. (W innipeg, July). F. I. C. Goodm an, 105, M cGill (Montreal) v. Lachine. A. Lee, 105 (ret.), Merion v. Belm ont (Philadelphia). T . A. Felstead, 101*, Canadian Pacific B. B . v. St. Jude’s (W innipeg). C. E . Beynolds, 103, Mr. J. B. Flint’s X I. v. Mr. L. J. 11. Atterbury’s X I. (W innipeg). Madavan, 103*, Presidency College v. Pacliaiyappa’s (Madras). Dr. A. Smith, 121, W innipeg W and. v. Chicago W and, (at C hicago). P. Morris Davies, 107, Kolar Goldfields v. St. Joseph’s College (India). Paralian Cricket Tour: 1912. A touring team can scarcely ever have had more cruel luck than tbe 1‘aralians had this year. Five out of six matches were com ­ pletely spoiled by rain. The one crumb of com fort was a really good game with W irksworth, who were beaten on the post by 40 runs. G. B . Davies, the Essex colt, and T . A. H igson are the only men who can have got any personal satisfaction out of the playing part of the tour. Davies was in fine all-round form , and the man of three counties bowled most effectively. F irst M atch .— v . BUXTON C. & G ., at Buxton, Septem ber 2 (M onday). Drawn (rain). B uxton C. & G. W. L. Shipton, c Higson, b Davies ............................. 0 S. W right, not out ... '....................................................31 P. 11. Irw in, not out .....................................................55 E x tra s.................................................................... 4 T o t a l ..........................................91 Davies, 0-0-32-1; Cutter, G-l-13-0; Higson, 4-0-14-0; Hill, 4-0-20-0; Ingleson, 1-0-1-0; Crook, 2-0-6-0 ; Marriott, 1-0-1-0. S econd M atch .— v. L iverpool C. & G., Septem ber 3. Abandoned, after 10 m inutes’ play (rain). L iverpool C. & G. Capt. Sheppard, c Hill, b H igson ............................. 3 H . Blease, not o u t ..................................................................... 2 R. A. Lloyd, n o to u t ......................................... ... 3 E x tra s....................................... . ........................... 8 Total Davies, 4-1-7-0 ; H igson, 3-2-1-1. 16 T hird M atch . — v . W IRKSW ORTH C. & G., Septem ber 4. The Paralians w on by 40 runs, after a m ost exciting finish, the last w icket falling to the last ball of the match. First Innings. P aralians . Second innings. J. F. Marsh, c sub, b H. E. B ow m er.................... 24 G. B. Davies, c Ingleson, b W. Taylor ... 0 not out ................ • ... 41 M. C. Hill, b H. E. B o w m e r .............................20 b W. T. Taylor ..................... 4 F. G. Edge, c Ingleson, b H. E. Bowm er ... 11 c Bowm er, b H. E . Bow m er 3 R. C. Cutter, b H . E. Bowm er ................ 1 c Ingleson,bH . E. Bowm er 4 T. A. Higson, b H. E. Bowm er ................ 0 not ou t....................................... 21 T. S. Battersby, c Flint, b H. E. Bowm er ... 14 b W. T. Taylor ................ 12 F. H. Bentley, c Ingleson, b H . E. Bowm er 0 G. B. Sleigh, b H. E. Bowm er............................. 0 D. H. Orme, e W. T. Taylor, b W. Taylor ... 4 W. F. Mair, not out .......................................... 0 E x tra s....................................................................4 Extras ........9 Total ..........................................87 Total (4 w kt.)*... * Innings declared closed. First innings. W irksworth C. & G. ^ Second innings. H. E. Bowm er, c H ill, b Higson T. Flint, b Cutter............................. W. T. Taylor, c Mair, b Cutter... W. Taylor, b Higson ................ W . Killer, b Higson ................ L. Jacques, b Higson ................ P. Ingleson, b Davies W. H. Buxton, c Davies, b Higson F. Howley, b Higson ................ G. H. Bowm er, c Edge, b Higson T. Edwards, not out ................ Extras ................ 0 c Orm e, b Davies ... 0 st Bentley, b Davies 59 c March, b Higson 5 b Cutter ................ 0 c H igson, b Cutter 2 not out ................ 10 c Sleigh, b H igson... 13 b Cutter ................ 3 b H igson ................ 0 c Battersby, b Davies 1 c Edge, b Higson ... 1 Extras ... 1*4 Total ..........................................94 Total ................. 47 Paralians’ analysis : First Innings, H igson, 17’5-6-29-7; Cutter, 6 1-29-2 ; Davies, 13-3-35-1. Second Innings : Higson, 11-4-19-4 ; Cutter, 4-1-2-3 ; Davies, 8-1-24-3. F ourth M atch .—v. SALE C. & G., Septem ber 5. Drawn (rain). P aralians . J. F. Marsh, b E. F. Stoekton ... 0 G. B. Davies, st M akin, b Grecn- lialghs ..........................................98 R. W. Crummack, b Walker ... 17 J.H .Ram sbottom , b E. F. Stockton 6 C. Sm ith, c Makin, b Walker ... 9 R. C. Cutter, c Leese, b Greenhalgh 16 G. B. Sleigh and D. H. Orm e did not bat. * Innings declared closed. T. S. Battcrsby, b T hom ber................ P. Ingleson, not out T. A. H igson, not out E xtra s................ Greenhaigh, Total (7 w kts)1 4 ... 12 ... 17 ... 4 ... 183