James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annnual 1881

2 0 6 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' ANNUAL. PARSEE CLUB IN 1880.-A. C. Major : for neatness of style un- equalled , with fine defence and cuts well ; bowled fast round with success ; it is a pity that such a bowler was not tried in foreign matches ; good field , especially at short -leg and cover -point . R. J. Kapadia : a dangerous bat when set , excels chiefly in hitting , especially on the leg -side ; a destructive fast under-hand bowler ; and a splendid field anywhere. В. В. B a r i a: a batsmanwitha great deal of hitting and defence; a safe catch. D. J. Tata : is an able captain ; a painstaking bat ; a good throw ; and b o w l e dslow round-h a n dwith success. R .F . Kartruck: bowls fast , well pitched under-hand, never off the wicket, is considered the best fast bowler amongst the Parsees ; a hard hitting bat; and a magnificent field . B. Bhimjibhoy : bats splendidly against fast bowling ; a capital field but is apt to be lazy after lunch ; also a good change bowler. A. R. Libuwalla : the best long-stop of the Parsees ; a good out-field ; and a batsman who knows only to hit . D. P. Banaji : a fast run-getting bat ; is a fast under- handbowler who relies on his swiftness ; and a good out-field . B. Bhikaji : a very useful m a n, being a very good bowler and a free -hitting bat : fields well. B .H.Reporter: is a m e d i u mbat anda change-bowler. S. Bazonji: is now very little seen on the field , was a very good bat sometime ago, though shows good cricket occasionally . P. J. Master : a good out-field and is somewhatimproved in batting . D. E. Dharwar: a batsman with very few superiors ; cuts and hits to leg well ; is a fast effective round-hand bowler ; and a very good field . M. Framjee: the only Parsee professional , is the best fast round-hand bowler ; a sharp-field , and an improving bat. Is nowengaged by the Calcutta C.C. , as their ground bowler for the season . C H A P T E R V I. The Laws of Cricket . W I T HN O T E SB YJ A M E SL I L L Y W H I T E . I. The BALL must not weigh less than five ounces and a half , nor morethan five ounces and three -quarters . It must measure not less than nine inches , nor more than nine inches and one-quarter in circumference . At the beginning of each innings , either party may call for a new ball . [It is not usual , however, except in case of the ball being m u c hdamaged, for m o r ethant w oballs to be usedin a m a t c h.] II . The B A T must not exceed four inches and one-quarter in the widest part ; it must not be more than thirty -eight inches in length . [Thelaw does not specify h o wthis is to be enforced , but I think it is the Umpire'sdutyto see that bats larger than the law allows are not played with; andprobably words added to that effect would be an improvement.] III . The STUMPSmust be three in number ; twenty -seven inches out