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Ranji's Test Match Memories
HE first time I saw "Ranji" he after having made 100, trying their scored. 234 runs in a first-hardest to make their score into two
or three hundred runs. class county match, and I caught To give illustrations of how he him at long-on. So I had a front could--and did-play to order. row of the stalls view of a batsman Middlesex were playing Sussex at who has never had a superior, and Hove, writes E. H. D. Sewell. I have been honoured by his friend. Middlesex had won the toss, had all the weather luck, and had made ship ever since.
R. JARDINE, the vic
lots of runs. Os the evening of D. torlous Engilah cricket "Ranji" was unknown at Cam- bridge for some time. He weighed the arcond day of most, if not all, matches at Hove, "Ranj!" had the it up at one period. of his under-amateurs of both teams to dine graduate existence whether he
with him. During the dinner he
up
crickel He tossed mentally and, thank goodness, it came down Cricket.
should take up lawn tennis or overheard one of the visitors re- mark to one of the home team: "Now the rain has come we 've got you set; only Charles Fry on your side is any use after rain."
He was first-class at lawn tennis, rackets. and probably better at
He came first into notice at cricket by going in last for.Trinity College and making over seventy runs.
So
they nicknamed him "Smith," play ed him again for Trinity, gave him hia college colours, and sent him, to Fenner's.
But a blunder was perpetrated, and Sir Stanley Jackson, the afterwards Cambridge captain, admitted that it was one when, in his first year of captaincy, he went to Ford's without Ranjitsinhji. He repaired that error the follow- int year.
It is not generally known that en one memorable occasion he got out of a bed, where they had de- posited bim with tonsilitis and a temperature of round about 103 deg., to make one of the finest hun- dreds ever seen on the Sydney It was 75, in December, 1897, in the first Test of that tour. Centuries to Order.
ground.
"I don't think he's right," said O'Brien "Ranji to Sir T. C. (Middlesex), "but we'll see." Next day on a bowler's wicket Fry was out first or second ball. "Rani" made 202.
Fishing Escapade.
On another occasion, playing: at Taunton, they were staying at a country house, and "Ranji" had arranged with the Somerset cap-
to have tain, H. T. Hawett, night's trout fishing.
"Now then, boys," cried Billy Murdoch, the Sussex captain, about a quarter to eleven in the billiards room, we're in the cart; off you go to bed, or none of you will get a run."
be
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"Ranji" promised faithfully to retiré directly his hundred up was over, and, when Murdoch's back be arranged with was turned, Hewett that a ladder should placed against his bedroom window. He made 164 not out at Man-Murdoch went to bed, and cheater in the second innings of his afterwards "Ranji" alsó first Test at the age of twenty- four. He has alnce been imitated by his nephew, Kumar, Shri Dulcepsinbji, with 173, at the age of twenty-five, at Lord's, 1930, and by the Nawab of Pataud, age | twenty-two, with 102 at Sydney
"Rani" Invented the leg-glance
upstairs.
On entering his room he locked the door and went out of the win- dow-turning up next day at the ground with a creel full of trout. This duly hidden, he was not out at drawing oflstumps.
To be welcomed by Murdoch
or "glide," as it is called, and hol with a cheery, "Well done, “Ranji” has confessed to me that the origin my boy, that comes of going to bed of it was funk! Such mastery as early sul san hip over all kinds of bowling has
On another occasion, hearing
skipper. He is a greal' the. tician who studies the game in its minutest details.
PONSFORD DROPPED
O'Brien Given Place In Fifth Test.
OLDFIELD AGAIN FIT
Brishane, Yesterday. The omission of W. H. Pons- ford from the team to play in the fifth Test af Sydney WAI the sensation of the selection which was made known to-day. QBrien, the Victorian batsman, has again displaced Woodfall's former partner.
Oldfeld has been declared fit, and he will replace Love behind the sticks. Nagel has been given To bin's place, and looks as if he may be twelfth man.
The following have been Invited to attend the match at Sydney on February 23:
W. M. Woodfull (Victoria) V. Y. Richardson (8. A.)
D. G. Bradman (N.S.W.) L. P. O'Brien (Victoria) 8. J, McCabe (N.S.W.)
L. Darling (Victoria) E. Bromley (B.A)
W. A. Oldfield (N.8.W.) T. W. Wall (5.4.)
W.J. O'Reilly (Victoria)
HL. Ironmonger (Victoria) 1. Nagel (N.S.W.)
Rester.
FOUR TESTS SUMMARISED First Test at Sydney— England
won by 10 wickets. (Austerita 244
com-
over-
figure,
7
not since been seen. It must be that a woman? would win a remembered that he lived in an age petition if he made 170 something the making of records was nothing that day he was not out
In his night-he made the exact like the mania it le now, time Test batsmen did not go on, and got out.
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ST. JOSEPH'S BEATEN BY 3 GOALS TO 1 IN MANILA Rough Play Mars Game
The St. Joseph's Football team suffered their first defent in Manila when they lost by 3 goals to 1 to the San Beda Athletic Club,
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The home team's centre for ward was ordered off just after the commencement of the second half for 'playing the man instead of the ball.'
B. GoBano scored St. Joseph's only goal from a penalty. St. Joseph's had previously drawn their first two games.
C. S. C. C.-LEAGUE TEAM
The following will represent the. Civil Service Cricket Club in their Second League match against the Indian R.C., holders, at Sookunpos to-morrow: '
300 (McCabe 187 mot gut, Lar.
wood 5 for, 96)
164 (Fingleton 40, Larwood. 5
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1 for no wicket
Second Test at Melbourne-Aus-
tralia won by 111 runs.
Australia:
228 (Fingleton 83)
191 (Bradman 103 not out).
England:-
169 (Sutcliffe 52, O'Reilly 5 for
(3)
160 (Sutcliffe 23, O'Reilly 5 for
60)
Third Test at Adelaide-England
won by 338 runs.
England:
341 (Leyland
83,
Wyatt 78,
Paynter 77, Wall & for 72)
412 (Hammond 85, Ames 69,
Jardine 58)
Australia:
222 Ponsford 85)
י
193 (Woodfull 73 not out, Brod-
man 60)
Fourth Test at Brisbane-England
won by 6 wickets. Australia:-
340 (Richardson 83, Bradman,
70, Woodfull 07)
175
(Darling 39, Richardson 32)
England:
366 (Sutcliffe 80, Paynter 831 108 for 4 (Leyland 88)....
THIRD DIVISION SOCCER
GAME POSTPONED
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1933.
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НОМЕ
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Leeds U. () Huddersfield (4) Sunderland (13) Blackburn. R. (16) 15 Everton (4)
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Yeld U. (7) Liverpool (18) Birmingham (9) Bolton W. (17) Blackpool (20)
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(19)
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Southampton (14) Bradford
•Lincola_C. (-)-, Chesterfeld (17)
Vale (20) Port Bradford C. (7) *West Ham U. (-) Preston N.E. (13) Burnley (19)
†Grimsby T. (- Oldham (6)
Charlton A. (16) ́
Brentford (5) Exeter C. (7)
2 31 17 22 36 16 24
AWAY
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SECOND DIVISION.
8
НОМЕ
Goals
P. VL. D. F. A. Pts.
22 8 19 110 3 46 13 25 .15 9 0 36 16 24 13 1 0 28 9 26
4 36 20 19 3.5 20 20
8 2
AWAY
Goals
Total!
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THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).
HOME
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8 21
.13 20 2 1 34 '11 '21'
Norwich C. (10)
.14 10 1 392
*Reading (2) Crystal P. (1)
Brighton (8)
Northampton (10) 18 10 20
40
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..15 8
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C. (1) ..14 11 Watford, (11)
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My Goals
1 2 3 4 1 6 H C C 20, 2
Total
P. W. L. D. F. A. Pta. P.
14 7 3 4 30 21 14 6 4 4
61 4 7 20
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Hull C. (8) Chester (8) Gateshead (2) Wratham (10) Burrow (5)-- Stockport C. (12) Accrington 8. (14) †Barnsley (^) *Crewe A. (6)
HOME
Goals
P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. .13 10 0 3 42 9 23 .16 10 2 4 39 21 24 .75 10 3 2.29 18 22, 11 11 11.49 11 23 148328 18 19 14 9 1 2 43 19 10.8 1 46: 21 1491 41 20 14 10 2 2 40 12
Doncaster L. (15) ..12
Rochdale (21). N14 6 6 2 18 21 14-
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..........14 10 3 1.45 19 21 BRENTFORD (2) Swindon
15. 11 0 4 51 · 19 26. NORTH
.14 11 1 235 9 24 Bristol 0. (-) RAMPTON
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AWAY
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