Cricket 1914

J u n e 13 , 19 14 . THE WORLD OF CRICKET. 231 our uncertain weather. He is an excellent captain, handling his bowlers and fieldsmen w ith rare judgment, and is almost as quiet as an old friend in the person of C. E. de Trafford, who used to captain Leicestershire, and who was known to his friends as “ Noisy.” Greig is as neat as a fieldsman as he is when batting. I have never seen him bowl. Major Greig has kept no record of his doings. A ll he can tell me is th at he knows he has made over 100 centuries. So few men have ever done this th at a list would have been more than welcome. He has favoured me, however, w ith some remarks on Indian cricket which are certain to be read w ith interest. They follow. " Indian cricket is flourishing, and I think there is little doubt th a t the tour of the Indian Team of 1911 was of value as an education. The Parsis are still the best team, in my opinion, though they were beaten by the Mahommedans last year in the big Quadrangular Tournament at Bombay. “ The Hindus and the Mahommedans have also some promising young players coming on. Bu t the strenuousness of life in general is having its effect on cricket even in the Far East, and men cannot give up the time to it that they could in the past. Among Europeans, polo is tending to kill cricket, and I must say that polo is possibly a more suitable game for us out there than cricket— which, however, I hope w ill continue to flourish for many years to come, and th at we shall always find th at cricketers will make time for both games. B u t in these days people in the services in India have very hard work, and the great difficulty is th at they simply cannot give up whole days to cricket. “ The standard of the game among the native com­ munities continues to improve. There are more players above the average coming to the front every year. But there is no marvel of the Ranji type on the near horizon. “ W ickets in India are always of the sporting type. This applies especially to Bombay, where the big Quadrangular Tournaments are played. “ It is a curious fact that, in spite of much money being spent to obtain it, a good wicket— as one understands the term in England— seems impossible to be made in Bombay.” Major Greig, one m ay mention, is now M ilitary Secretary to Lord Willingdon, the Governor of Bombay, known to cricket frame as Mr. Freeman Thomas. J. N. P. --------- + --------- L in c o l n L in d u m played Newark at Newark. The home side totalled 184— J. N. M cRae (55) highest scorer. Meunier bowled well, and took half-a-dozen wickets. A t call of time Lindum had made 163 for 5— C. J. Nevile 65, F. B. Mantle 49*, W . Rose 33. L in d u m II easily beat M arket Rasen (162 to 96), Bass retiring after scoring 61. G r a n t h a m (unbeaten this season as yet) put out Egerton Park for 32, M. W . A ppleby taking 5 for 12, F. Beardsmoor 4 for 19, and then scored 167 for 9— Rev. E. J. Goldsm ith 57. B u r g h l e y P a r k (188— A. G rant 89, Rev. P. Thompson 42) beat the Rev. F. D avenport’s X I (76— Rev. C. J. Cartw right 32). G. H . H e s l o p , the Lancing College crack, followed up his 223 v. Steyning on June 1 with 157 v. Eton Ramblers on the following Saturday. D r . R. M ac D o n a l d , the Queensland and Leicestershire stone- waller, still plays club cridket in the Leicester district. It used to be said of M acDonald at Brisbane that he always got out if he attem pted to hit to leg. T h e Hon. O. Scott did the hat trick last week for Blue Mantles v. Tonbridge School. A f t e r their big score v. Liverpool, Marlborough collapsed for 45 against Hampshire Hogs, no one getting double figures. A . J. L. Hill (6 for 28) and E. R. Wilson (5 for 14)— lobs and overhand slows— did the dam age. Bowling of these types is often effective against school batsm en who make runs in heaps when opposed to faster stuff. F IR EW O RK S . (Q uery: Is County Cricket Dull ?) R E V IE W . T h e fact that the D e r b y s h ir e C r ic k e t G u id e * is in its nineteenth year indicates that it supplies a want. The neat little book is capital value. Running to over 200 pages, it includes portraits and brief biographies of T. Forester and Slater, an article on Cricket in 1913 by L. G . Wright, fixture lists of Derbyshire clubs, a long list of Derbyshire secretaries, and many other items of interest and value. ♦ T h e D e r b y s h ir e C r ic k e t G u id e . Price 2d., b y post 3d. Messrs. Bacon & Hudson, Colyear Street, Derby. RICHARD DAFTS NOTTINGHAMSHIRE MARL.— Par- ticulars, apply Radcliffe-on-Trent, Notts.