Cricket 1914

J a n u a r y , 19 14 . THE WORLD OF CRICKET. *9 V IC TO R IA v. QUEENSLAND . A t Melbourne, December 5, 6, and 8. The visitors had McLaren and Redgrave, the latter captaining, but still lacked Evans, Hartigan, and Hayes. They failed almost completely on an excellent wicket, only Rowe, quite a youngster, who made top score in each innings, showing to any advantage as a batsman. McLaren stuck well to his work as a bowler, keeping a good length and maintaining his pace, and O ’Connor did good work behind the stumps. Victoria had two wickets down for 11, and four for 70 ; but Armstrong and Ransford then added 162, Armstrong and Ryder 80, and Armstrong and Matthews 114. The big man was said to have been caught at the wicket just before reaching his century (he himself thought he touched the ball) ; bu t the umpire could not see, and he went on. He batted in all 5J hours and hit seventeen 4’s ; Ransford, who was missed badly before reaching double figures, nine,.and Matthews four. Victoria won by an innings and 209 runs. Q u e e n sl a n d . First nnings. S. J. Fennelly, b McNaughton J. Sheppard, c Ryder, b Cannon .. i J. Thomson, b McNaughton C. Thompson, c Armstrong, b McNaughton W. Rowe, run out .. .. .. 2 L. W. O’Connor, c Armstrong, b Cannon .. S. J. Redgrave, c Carkeek, b McNaughton .. 2 R. K. Oxenham. b Ryder J. W. McLaren, b Cannon .. 1 J. Downey, c Matthews, b Ryder .. 1 H. Ironmonger, not out B 5, lb 2, w 1 Second Innings, b Ryder c Carroll, b McNaughton.. c Matthews, b Ryder lbw, b McNaughton c Kieman, b Cannon lbw, b Cannon b Ryder not out c Kieman, b Cannon b Armstrong st Carkeek, b Cannon B 5, lb 1 Total Total V icto r ia . T. J. Matthews, b McLaren .. 62 W. Carkeek, c Redgrave, b Downey 17 L. E. McNaughton, b Rowe .. 1 W. Cannon, run out .. .. o B 11, lb 5, w 2 .. .. 18 33 TH E F IR ST IN T ER -U N IV ER S ITY MATCH IN IND IA . MADRAS U N IV E R SIT Y v. BOM BAY U N IVER SITY . On the Madras C.C.’s ground at Chepauk, December 11 and 12. This match had a veryspecial interest from the fact that no meeting at cricket between two Indian Universities had ever before taken place. The visiting team included in Deodhar and Driver two men who have won their spurs in games between Parsis and Presidency, and the former made the highest score of the match. Ragavan, an eleventh-hour choice, bowled finely for the losers, as did Desai for the winners. Bombay won by 7 wickets. M ad r as U n iv e r sit y . First Innings. Second Innings. T. S. Anantharaman, c Deodhar, b Morcnas 9 b Morenas .. .. .. 8 C. T. Williams, c and b Joshi .. .. 2 b Desai .. .. .. 6 M. Vencataramanjulu, c IXmgre, b Surveyor 24 lbw, b Morenas .. ..2 N. S. Swama, lbw, b Joshi .. .. 19 Ibw, b Desai .. .. 1 C. Medappa, c Surveyor, b Desai .. ..oc Dadachanji, b Morcnas.. 3 M. Determes, b Desai .. .. .. .. 7 b Morenas .. .. .. 3 C. D’Cruz, c Driver, b Morenas .. .. 2 c Surveyor, b Desai .. 5 T. C. Ragavan, b Desai .. .. .. 4 c Deodhar, b Desai .. 2 H. Strickland, b Desai .. .. .. 9 c Driver, b Surveyor .. 17 T. S. Vasu, c Driver, b Desai .. .. 15 not out .. .. .. 23 G. Paul, not out .. .. .. .. o b Joshi .. .. 1 Extras .. .. .. .. 3 Extras..4 Total .. .. .. 84 Total .. .. 75 B o m ba y U n iv e r sit y . .. 156 First Innings. W. Sewart, c O’Connor, b McLaren E. V. Carroll, c O’Connor, b McLaren A. E. V. Hartkopf, c O’Connor, b Ironmonger C. Kieman, b Downey W. W. Armstrong, not out .. 202 V. S. Ransford, b McLaren ..82 ITotal .. .. .. 475 J. Ryder, c and b Redgrave .. 36 | ---- V icto r ian B o w ler s ’ A n a l y s is . Ryder, 17-1-4-36-2 and 18-3-49-3 ; Matthews, 6-0-18-0 (first innings); Cannon, 9-2-25-3 and 11-3-1-39-4 ; McNaughton, 15-8-23-4 and 15-3-52-2 ; Hartkopf (second innings), 4-1-3-0 ; Armstrong (second innings), 4-1-7-1. McNaughton bowled a wide first innings. Q u ee n slan d B o w ler s ’ A n a ly sis . McLaren, 26-1-116-4; Ironmonger, 25-1-99-1 ; Downey, 28-0-119-2; Rowe, 8*2-1-44-1; Oxenham, 11-0-50-0; Redgrave, 9-1-29-1. McLaren bowled two wides. 24 42 29 Surveyor, b Ragavan Kapadia, b Ragavan Dadachanji, b Vasu Desai, not out Extras Total 138 Driver, c Vasu, b Ragavan Masani, c William, b Ragavan .. Morenas, c Medappa, b Ragavan.. Deodhar, b Ragavan Parekh, st Swama, b Vencatara manjulu Dongre, b Vasu Joshi, c Swama, b Ragavan S eco nd I h nings :— Morenas, b Ragavan, o ; Dongre, c and b Vasu, o ; Kapadia b Vasu, 5 ; Deodhar, not out, 10 ; Driver, not out, 3 ; extras, 5— total (for 3 wickets) 23 - B o w lin g . For Bombay— Desai, 5 for 23 and 4 for 18 ; Morenas, 2 for 17 and 4 for 29 ; Joshi, 2 for 20 and 1 for 12 ; Surveyor, 1 for 3 and 1 for 12 ; Driver and Dadachanji bowled in first innings, and had 11 and 8 runs respectively scored off them without taking a wicket. For Madras— Ragavan, 7 for 39 and 1 for 6 ; Vasu, 2 for 59 and 2 for 12 ; Vencatara" manjulu, 1 for 19, and D’Cruz, o for 16, bowled in first innings only. Cricket in India. Cricket in South Africa. THE F IN A L FOR TH E SHAPOOR SPEN CER CHALLENGE SH IELD . B ARON E T C.C. v. ELPH IN STONE C.C. Played on Saturday and Sunday, November 30 and Decem ber 1. This was the third meeting of the two clubs this season. The ordinary shield game was drawn, and so was another one- day match played as a decider after both teams had come through the competition undefeated. A t call of time on the first day the Baronets’ score was 210 for 1. After Warden and Reporter had added 268 in partnership, both retired at 280. Dr. Pavri declared at 321, and only Kapadia, whose 57 was a really good innings, made much show for the Elphinstone side, last year’s champions. B ar o n et C.C. D. D. Driver, lbw, b Morenas .. M. R. Reporter, retired J. S. Warden, retired P. J. Chinoy, run out S. B. Nagporewalla, st Mody, b Dubash .. .. .. .. 5 107 126 23 B. Mistry, not out .. .. .. 21 S. F. Madon, not out .. .. 3 Extras .. .. .. 24 Total (innings declared).. 321 Dr. M. E. Pavri, M. D. Parekh, D. M. Raja, and B. H. Appu did not bat. E lph in sto n e C.C. Dr.JJ. J . Mody, c Pavri, b Madon.. 2 M. R. Adenvalla, b Parekh .. 19 J. J. Dubash, b Pavri .. .. 5 D . K. Kapadia, c Chinoy, b Madon 57 B . J. Morenas, b Madon .. .. 3 J. H. Elchidana, b Madon .. 3 T. R. Parukh, c Parekh, b Madon 9 Dr. H. D. Gimi, c Raja, b Mistry .. S. A. Daroowaila, b Mistry B. S. Bhappoo, lbw, b Mistry .. E. M. Surveyor, not out E x tra s ......................................... ► o 13 6 24 Total RICHARD DAFT’S NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ticulars, apply Radcliffe-on-Trent, Notts. MARL.— Par- T R AN SV A A L v. MR. P. W. SH ERW E L L ’S X I. A t the Wanderers' Ground, Johannesburg, November 2, and 23. The amount taken at the gate on the Saturday (^51), b y a collection on Sunday (^59), and from the sale of score-cards presented by the Transvaal Leader (£9) went to the fund for the memorial to that great-hearted player, James Sinclair. Percy Sherwell turned out after a long absence from the field ; Jewell, Lindsay, and Hill came north from the Free State, and Bour- dillon south from Rhodesia to play. Robert Relf was also included. A big mistake was made on the second day in allowing Dixon, not a member of the team, to bowl for Transvaal in Tomlinson’s absence ; and this departure from the laws of the game took away the serious character of the match. As many as 641 runs were scored on the first day (the record for the ground is 665 in Transvaal v. Rest of South Africa, 1911-12). Beaumont reached his century in 98 minutes, and directly afterwards took 19 off one over from Lindsay ; 2 sixes and 19 fours were his chief strokes. Young Cooper made 109 of the first 168 in 90 minutes, a six and 21 fours included. Susskind scored 92 in 130 minutes (2 sixes, 14 fours). Tancred hit 18 fours in his 104, made in 140 minutes. Bourdillon and Relf batted well in the follow-on. GR O UN D W A N T E D . W i l l a n y r e a d e r who knows of an enclosed cricket field to let in the N.W ., N., or W . district of London kindly com municate with the Manager, W . of C., 61, Temple Chambers, E.C. ?