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THE ORIGIN AND

HISTORY OF

THE M.C.C.

UNTIL THE JUBILEE.

ARTICLE VII.

[ny .. AUBIT.]

In setting forward the story of the M.CC. in this brief sketch, it is desirable for the sake of clear ness to divide it into periods. It i may be as well therefore to draw a line after the season of 1837 and, so far as is possible, to cover in, the present article the points of By interest down to that date.

that time most of the great mem- bers, to whom I lave alluded, were still alive though they had drop ped, most of them, out of active The participation in the game, lease of the ground bad changed hands in 1825, as we have already

seen, and from its opening in 1814

Free from all affectation

young Jenner stands forth, And all who are judges

acknowledge his worth; wicket-keeper, or bowler, or

batter, in all

He is good, but perhaps he

shines most with the ball." Early though he gave up his membership of the Club, he played his last game at the ripe age of seventy-five, in 1880; and in this match he used a bat which had been given to him by Mr. Aislabia Bats and men wore well in those

days.

A Youthful President,

Another useful amateur

wa

He suc

Henry Kingscote, Fresident of the Club in 1827 when he was only twenty-four years of age, ceeded Ladbroke as Treasurer in '840 and served until 1849. As & bat, he was a big slashing bitter who made one of the biggest hits ever seen at Brighton, and in the field he could throw, the ball over a hundred yards. It was, however, chiefly ha a maker of matohos that He used to try. re was famous

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1932.

HOCKEY TRIAL.

PROBABLES BEAT POSSIBLES.

DULEEPSINHJI

INDISPOSED

UNABLE TO GO TO. AUSTRALIA

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]

LONDON, Sept. 11.

The third hockey trial between the "Probables" and the "Pos sibles" for the purpose of selecting a team to represent Hong Kong) against the All-India Olympic Team, the World's Champions, on IT is officially stated at the Friday, September 10, was played Staines residence of the Ma- at Bookunpoo yesterday.

harajah of Nawanagar (Ranji) that The play, though fast, was of a, S. Duleepsinhji will be unable players, to go to Australia with the M.C.C. scrappy nature, many

"Possibles," being team. particularly the slow to seize opportunities in front of goal.

The Possibles" had the batter of the first half, and were actually leading by two goals to one before: the interval. As a matter of fact had they taken the many chances which wore offered in front of goal,

the final score might have been di ferent.

In the first half the forwards of the "Probables" could not settle down, more or less owing to the sound defence put up by the oppos. ing team.

The famous Bussex skipper is shortly going to Switzerland for health reasons.

U.S. BASEBALL

YANKEES BEATEN BY CLEVELAND

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)

New York, Sept. 11. On the other hand the "Possibles, "HAD the Yankees beaten Clave land today, the American forwards, though offered muns League pendant would have been theirs, but after a keen struggle they were beaten by 8-4.

and pick the two host bowlers

"open" chances were unable to and the best wicket-keeper and let the batting take its chance commake use of them owing perhaps

It nineteen paratively."

about this to the lack of understanding. period that the round arm bowling began to rags but that requires a special article to itself.

until tha scason of 1824 (inclusive) forty-four matches had been played by the "M.C.C., of which ninet had been won, anventeon lost, soven drawn, and one tied. The number,

matches in each sonson thus quly averages four, and actually, 1815, only one match was played, One suspects a good many of the members were busy with a sterner game-the Waterloo campaign-and were abroad. We know definitely that Charles Lennox, fourth Duke of Richmond, got up a cricket match in Brussels on the day on wrich his Duchess, gave the cele brated Ball, on the eve of Quatro Bras. From 1823 to 1937 (inclusive) forty-five games were won, forty- seven lost, teen drawn and two tied: that is, a hundred and nine glarea with an average of just over eight games per season:

Other Games at Lord's,

Was

Lord. Charles Russell,

The first goal of the game was scored by G. Singh (Radio) of the "Probables" who from a nice pass by Habib Khan sent in a nice shot that beat the goalie all the way.

From then on until the interval the "Possibles" had the better of He the game and from the many chances that were offered managed to score twice through Francis and Hassara Singh.

In 1897 Lord Charles Russell was elected to the Club and retained his membership for sixty-seven years until his death in 1804. was a steady rather than brilliant batsman who stood up very gal lantly to fast bowling. He retired from the game in his fifty sixth year. He was a member of the in the (perfectly M.C.C. eloven authentic) game against Rugby School which is told of in Tom Brown's Schooldaye. In 1835 he was the Club's President, and he attended most, regularly for many years as a member of Committee.

Transfer of the Lease,

After the interval the "Probables forwards showed better combina tion, as a result of which they man aged to score thrice before the final whistle, to come out winners by four goals to two.

Of the players G. Singh, Wi- liams, and Habib Khan played well but the outstanding player was, perhaps, Abbas Ali, the left back, of the "Possibles" who was mainly responsible for intercepting many of the fine movements of the "Probables' forwards. The teams were:--

It must however be remembered

At this period the freehold of the that there were many other games played at Lord's besides those ground was neither the property of eleven-a-side M.0.0. games to Lord, or William Ward or J. B. which I have just referred. There Dark, but remained in the hands

Probubles, Comdr. Higham, J. were numberless single wicket of the Eyro family. In 1835 Mr. matches between members, between Walpole Eyre granted a lease to Rodger (Capt.) and Kishan Singh, members assisted by professionals, Ward for fifty-nine years from W. A. Reid, Sirdar Khan and E. and (I boliere) between profession- mid-summer 1831. The total yearly V. Read, Habib Khan, W. E. Wil- Apparently liams, Qurbachan Singh, Jelil and als for a money wager made be- rent was only £1601 tween members of the Club. There Thomas Lord (Junior) sèquiesced Nur Khan.

in this direct grant owing to some were also eleven a eido Club giunes (The St. John's Wood Cricket informality in the original transac Glub had been absorbed by 1814 tion between his father and Mr. but Epsom had a very strong aide Ward. Then the latter, who was financial difficulties, in temporary at times). And there were also numerous County matches. The turned over the residue of this Francis, Jolinson and K. Singh. match Gentleman v. Players, Arkt lease in 1835 to a Mr. J. H. Dark played on the first ground in 1808 for a sum of £2,000 down and an

BRIGHTER CRICKET

SUGGESTIONS.

'GET RID OF

SCHOLASTICISM."

require to-day a revolution in opr educational nutlook and I would like to see Science mads the very fundamental basis of education

TIME LIMIT FOR BATSMEN. ÍSIR C. V. RAMAN'S PLEA AT from the beginning."

BOMBAY CONVOCATION.

ADDITION OF A FOURTH STUMP.

Sir C. V. Raman regarded scho- Insticism as the greatest enemy of Indian scholarship, as it had Bombay, August 16-Science is eliminated originality and the de- the pahacea for all ille of a poli. sire for research by laying too much emphasis on examinations and degrees. He regarded the encour agement of true scholarship and not scholasticism as the true fune- tion of a University, so that the human spirit and intellect in its highest manifestations could be brought out.

London, Aug, 10-The demand, tical, economic, communal, moral, The triumph of

for brighter cricket and the harm spiritual kind.

has servod humanity,

done to the game by the modern science ultra-cautious batting has brought Science gives us a new view of the forth an interesting letter from world, reveals a new vista:

raise India from the Sir George Leveson Gower, He alone can of

communalism makes two interesting sugges- abyss poverty,

and conversatiem in which she has tions:-

(1) Could not a time-limit-sunk above, This was the gist of and a very generous one be set to the duration of, a batsman's in- ning, i.e., if he has not made a certain maximum of runs within a specified time, he should be au tomatically out. It would certain- ly tend to enforce the dictum of

get on or get out.'

Concluding, Bir C. V. Raman the address delivered by Sir C. V. said "The future of India lies in Raman at the Bombay University your hands, and the true uplift of Convocation, under the presidency India lice in the study of Science. It is for you, young men and of the Chancellor, His Excellency

women, to have the courage to Sir Frederick Sykes.

realise that in your hands and The whole University compound minds lies the making of a future was honey-combed with police. In India.

Some one said Let dogs side the hall, every row had a plain-bark, the caravan will pass on." I

(2) Could the wicket not be clothes police officer. Felice sepoys will change it slightly and say: further lengthened and broadened lined the road leading to the Con- Let dogs of fanaticism and com by the addition of a fourth stump

His Excellency thanked Sir C. V

interesting address,

Ranian for his illuminating aud

Mr. Gilligan. writes that he is vocation hall. Every individual munalism bark. 'The glorious much in favour of both suggestions who gained admittance to the ballcaravan of the Indian nation will Unnecessarily slow batting would was thoroughly scrutinised at the be discouraged. People have be

move on to the promised land of glory. (Continued cheers.) come so sick and tired of funereal gale. watch it. A batsman might not cricket that they will not go and Sir C. V. Raman in the course might be inflicted on the offending was wanted was a revolution in only be ruled out but a pennity of his address emphasised that what

team.

¡ education. The present system of Boston Braves won a double head-

A fourth stump would be most

too long & er in the National, Holland and attractive from a bowler's point of education had been

Hart view, particularly on some of the strong-hold of conservatism. It was Moore scoring home runs.

perfect wickets known as a bats determined by vested interests who nett's home run gave Chicago suc- man's paradise. It would be In-

a docile Brooklyn, against

Terry teresting to arrange an experiment were keen on producing Vergez and Critz hit for the cir al match on such lines, especially obedient populace. The speaker re- to see how many batsmen got outceived a thundering ovation when leg-before-wicket. cuit for the Giants against St

he resumed his seat, after a forty Louis, for whom Pucinello scored

minutes' address, listened to with in the first game and Mancuso in the second.

rapt attention.

CESS

Reynolds, Foxx and Alexander hit home runs in the American Lea gue. Results:-

National League. Boston ...

13 11 Ciucinnati

3 11

Boston Cincinnati

"Brooklyn Chicago

New York St. Louis New York St. Louis

..10

18

1.

1

1

&

I

*

9

Q

13 3

a 8

1

B

0

American League.

Cleveland New York

7

3

8

1

P.

Chicago Washington Chicago Washington

Detroit Philadelphia

1

9

0

4

9

2

9

10 2

5

3

អ 8

St. Lagia Boston

14

St. Louis Boston

3 10

Я 10

"Possibles," G. Dunean; Singh and Abbas Ali; Davis, Lt. Cresswell and D. McLellan; Lt

Hassara Singh, C. Tyler

BREAK."

G

and then lapsing, was resumed in annuity of £425 to the Ward family “A WRONG 'UN LEG 1810, und in 1827 the first of the (Mr. Ward's daughters bud join- long series of Oxford and Camed in the sale of the lease to bind bridge matches took place,

Harbort Fenner,

any legal interest, they had in their father's estate)-for the remaining fifty-four years. Au Ward bad ob- tained all his interest for £5,000, against which there was said to be £2,000 outstanding monies due to him, one cannot but realize that his sporting purchase very justly turned to his large financial profit.

J. H. Dark,

LOTA.

NEW EXPERIMENT OF

C. V. GRIMMETT.

even

notion, Chimuett can bowl a "wrong 'un." This makes matters more confusing, for if he can do this batsmen will have & fourfold prob- lem to solve, instead of the hitherto straightout question: Is it a leg break or a wrong un ?"

Territo

Overspin

ball to all but stop on making con

The last game is most closely

Retiring, modest, and reluctant bound up with the M.C.C. Every

to talk about himself or his bowling, year outstanding players are elect

Clarie Grimmett, the world's most Grimmett's observers say that ed to the Club through the playing

famous slow bowler, describes as

even that is not the extent of the rule. (In these days, to become

"rot" statements that he has evoly-slow bowler's experimente in a member by ordinary election, it

ed a new mystery delivery, but hitherto wakuown deliveries. They is necessary almost for your grand-

those who have seen him bowling on so that, with a distinctly heard father, if a member, to put you I have been unable to trace any the indoor wicket at the 8.4.C.A. soap of the fingers, he imparte ter down before his first son, is born.) reference to J. H. Dark before the winter school for bowlers at the tific overspin or topspin, which In the first match Charles Words transference of the lease to him. Adelaida oval declare that he has makes the ball shoot forward on worth captained Oxford and Her. It is certain that he was advised developed not one, but four de striking the pitch, and with sp bert Jenner Cambridge. They had in this matter by. Mr. Aislabie, and

position of the wrist and action, first met in the Eton and Harrow venture the suggestion for what liveries hitherto unknown to crickeparently precisely the same grip, match of 1892. Wordsworth was a it is worth that ha had been wholly

•The "wrong un," since its in- also accompanied by an audible nephew of the post, a son of the or partly in control of the ground troduction to English and Test flok of the fingers, he causes the Kaster of Trinity, Cambridge, and since Ward bought Lord out cricket by D. J. T. Bosanquet," has fincidentally a rowing-blue. Her Naturally Ward would not person-been the mystery ball of cricket, tact with the pitch. During the bert Jenger, however, became an ally be running the business side but batting has reached such a stan-past year or two he has, when at outstanding member of the MCC or the bat and ball business-dard now that it has lost much of the nets, bowled an occasional ball of which he was President in 1833. (which however I think was not its potency. Batsmen are beginning which he once laughingly described Another instance of the longevity included in the original transacto detect the wrong 'un" too of a "four-wheel brakes," which of cricketers, he died as recently tion)- it may well be Dark til, so Grimmett has experiet stood up and hesitated before go

with what can only be called "a as 1904 though he had long given was the man in charge. Be that wrong'un leg break." This balling on as ordinary halls would up his membership. He was per- as it may, Dark rendered sterling according to reports, is bowled with 6-is-all-rot,'' he protested,

the wrong un" action. It comes B haps the most notable of the early servico to the Club. By 1837

balls do. The bateman, closely members. outside those of whom I garden had been added, and nearby from the back of the hand, as much when taxed with those reports. have already written, and his active four hundred trees planted: All the watching the bowler's arm, detects is quite wrong to say that I cricket doya Iall a shade later than promises had been repaired and this, and prepares for an off break, hay, perfected a new mystery ball but he is discomfited, if not howled, Certainly I hare experimented theirs. A fine all-rounder, he was redecorated.

by a leg break. With the same with the ball, when conching at the perlips at his best behind the

action, therefore, Grimmett can winter school-1 am always trying bowl wrong 'un " or a leg break. E sticks in spite of the poet who,

this in itself would to a formidable out a new idea but as I tell (actuated, I suspect, very largely

weapon, but competent judges say those, at the school, they must not by the requirements of rhyme,)

that, with the ordinary leg break think that those deliveries arg ng (Opalinued on next column) ccssarily applicable in matches.?!! wrote of him

This brings us to the year of the Jubilee and its celebration will be described in my next article.

(To be continued in Thursday's

....

The main buildings, a large as sembly hall, dining room, labora- taries, workshops, cloak rooms, &c., are set round a spacious quadran- gle, which is to lie laid out as garden,

Need for Revolution in Outlook.

Sir C. Y. Raman said that India had sunk in the abyss of poverty,

A square clock tower, oft high, ignorance and communalism, and forms the centre of the front, look-only true scholarship through a

ing on to the playing felds-a DO- blo campus fringed with many fino old trees, which will have no superior in the country.

Two large boarding houses are in process of erection, and others will speedily follow.

study of Science, could lift her up. He subjected Indian universities to trenchant criticism, and said: "Our education has become sub- merged under scholasticism and we

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