tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39604052816219031052024-03-07T23:35:50.304-08:00A World OF CricketSunil Panwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05939302970497869954noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960405281621903105.post-24670119130963583352011-04-15T06:22:00.000-07:002011-04-15T06:22:08.192-07:00International cricket<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The first Indian ventures into international cricket were by the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Parsees_cricket_team">Parsees cricket team</a> which toured England twice in the 1880s. See: <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Parsee_cricket_team_in_England_in_1886">Parsee cricket team in England in 1886</a> and <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Parsee_cricket_team_in_England_in_1888">Parsee cricket team in England in 1888</a>.<br />
<h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="International_tours_of_India">International tours of India</span></h2><h2><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline" id="G_F_Vernon.27s_XI_1889-90">G F Vernon's XI 1889-90</span> An English cricket team led by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/George_Vernon" title="George Vernon"><span style="color: #0645ad;">G F Vernon</span></a> toured Ceylon and India in the winter of 1889-90. The team played no first-class matches but it was a pioneering tour being the first visit by an English team to India and the second to Ceylon. In all, the team played 13 matches of which 10 were won, 1 was lost and 2 drawn.<br />
<h3> <span class="mw-headline" id="Lord_Hawke.27s_XI_1892-93">Lord Hawke's XI 1892-93</span></h3><b><i>For information about this tour, see</i> : <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Lord_Hawke%27s_XI_cricket_team_in_Ceylon_and_India_in_1892-93" title="Lord Hawke's XI cricket team in Ceylon and India in 1892-93"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Lord Hawke's XI cricket team in Ceylon and India in 1892-93</span></a></b></span></h2></div>Sunil Panwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05939302970497869954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960405281621903105.post-80092557367112810622011-04-15T06:20:00.001-07:002011-04-15T06:20:34.022-07:00Leading players by season<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The lists below give the leading first-class runscorers and wicket-takers in each domestic season.<br />
<h3> <span class="mw-headline" id="Batsmen">Batsmen</span></h3><ul><li>1892-93 – <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Ledger_Hill" title="Ledger Hill"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Ledger Hill</span></a> (Lord Hawke's XI) – 212 runs @ 35.33 (HS 132); the leading Indian batsman was Nasarvanji Bapasola with 155 @ 38.75 (HS 65)</li>
<li>1893-94 –</li>
</ul><h3> <span class="mw-headline" id="Bowlers">Bowlers</span></h3><ul><li>1892-93 – John Hornsby (Lord Hawke's XI) – 28 wickets @ 10.67 (BB 8-40); the leading Indian bowler was Dinshaw Writer with 19 @ 4.94 (BB 8-35)</li>
<li>1893-94 –</li>
</ul></div>Sunil Panwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05939302970497869954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960405281621903105.post-72582494918589331302011-04-15T06:19:00.001-07:002011-04-15T06:19:50.908-07:00Domestic cricket<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="mw-headline" id="Bombay_Presidency_winners">Bombay Presidency winners</span><br />
<ul><li>1892-93 – <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Parsees_cricket_team" title="Parsees cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Parsees</span></a></li>
<li>1893-94 – <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Europeans_cricket_team" title="Europeans cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Europeans</span></a></li>
<li>1894-95 – <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Europeans_cricket_team" title="Europeans cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Europeans</span></a> shared with <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Parsees_cricket_team" title="Parsees cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Parsees</span></a></li>
<li>1895-96 – <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Europeans_cricket_team" title="Europeans cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Europeans</span></a> shared with <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Parsees_cricket_team" title="Parsees cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Parsees</span></a></li>
<li>1896-97 – <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Europeans_cricket_team" title="Europeans cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Europeans</span></a></li>
<li>1897-98 – <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Parsees_cricket_team" title="Parsees cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Parsees</span></a></li>
<li>1898-99 – <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Europeans_cricket_team" title="Europeans cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Europeans</span></a></li>
<li>1899-00 – <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Europeans_cricket_team" title="Europeans cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Europeans</span></a> shared with <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Parsees_cricket_team" title="Parsees cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Parsees</span></a></li>
<li>1900-01 – <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Parsees_cricket_team" title="Parsees cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Parsees</span></a></li>
<li>1901-02 – <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Europeans_cricket_team" title="Europeans cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Europeans</span></a> shared with <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Parsees_cricket_team" title="Parsees cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Parsees</span></a></li>
<li>1902-03 – <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Europeans_cricket_team" title="Europeans cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Europeans</span></a> shared with <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Parsees_cricket_team" title="Parsees cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Parsees</span></a></li>
<li>1903-04 – <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Parsees_cricket_team" title="Parsees cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Parsees</span></a></li>
<li>1904-05 – <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Parsees_cricket_team" title="Parsees cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Parsees</span></a></li>
<li>1905-06 – <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Hindus_cricket_team" title="Hindus cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Hindus</span></a> shared with <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Parsees_cricket_team" title="Parsees cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Parsees</span></a></li>
<li>1906-07 – <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Hindus_cricket_team" title="Hindus cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Hindus</span></a></li>
<li><span class="mw-headline" id="Bombay_Triangular_winners">Bombay Triangular winners</span> <ul><li>1907-08 – <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Parsees_cricket_team" title="Parsees cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Parsees</span></a></li>
<li>1908-09 – <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Europeans_cricket_team" title="Europeans cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Europeans</span></a></li>
<li>1909-10 – <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Europeans_cricket_team" title="Europeans cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Europeans</span></a> shared with <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Parsees_cricket_team" title="Parsees cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Parsees</span></a></li>
<li>1910-11 – <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Europeans_cricket_team" title="Europeans cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Europeans</span></a> shared with <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Hindus_cricket_team" title="Hindus cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Hindus</span></a></li>
<li>1911-12 – <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Parsees_cricket_team" title="Parsees cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Parsees</span></a></li>
</ul><h3> <span class="mw-headline" id="Bombay_Quadrangular_winners">Bombay Quadrangular winners</span></h3><ul><li>1912-13 – <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Parsees_cricket_team" title="Parsees cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Parsees</span></a></li>
<li>1913-14 – <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Hindus_cricket_team" title="Hindus cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Hindus</span></a> shared with <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Muslims_cricket_team" title="Muslims cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Muslims</span></a></li>
<li>1914-15 – <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Hindus_cricket_team" title="Hindus cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Hindus</span></a> shared with <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Parsees_cricket_team" title="Parsees cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Parsees</span></a></li>
<li>1915-16 – <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Europeans_cricket_team" title="Europeans cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Europeans</span></a></li>
<li>1916-17 – <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Europeans_cricket_team" title="Europeans cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Europeans</span></a> shared with <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Parsees_cricket_team" title="Parsees cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Parsees</span></a></li>
<li>1917-18 – <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Hindus_cricket_team" title="Hindus cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Hindus</span></a> shared with <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Parsees_cricket_team" title="Parsees cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Parsees</span></a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></div>Sunil Panwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05939302970497869954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960405281621903105.post-8546723438987963962011-04-15T06:18:00.003-07:002011-04-15T06:18:42.582-07:00Beginning of first-class cricket<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">In 1864, a Madras v. Calcutta match was arguably the start of <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/First-class_cricket"><span style="color: #0645ad;">first-class cricket</span></a> in India.<br />
The most important fixture in the 19th century was the Bombay Presidency Match which evolved, first, into the Bombay Triangular and then into the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Bombay_Quadrangular"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Bombay Quadrangular</span></a>. The match was first played in 1877 and then intermittently for several seasons until finally being given first-class status in 1892-93.<br />
An English team led by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/George_Vernon"><span style="color: #0645ad;">George Vernon</span></a> in 1889-90 was the first foreign team to tour India but none of the matches that it played are considered first-class.<br />
First-class cricket definitely began in the 1892-93 season with two <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Europeans_cricket_team" title="Europeans cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Europeans</span></a> v <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Parsees_cricket_team" title="Parsees cricket team"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Parsees</span></a> matches at <a class="external text" href="http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/3/3883.html" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #3366bb;">Bombay</span></a> (match drawn) and <a class="external text" href="http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/3/3895.html" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #3366bb;">Poona</span></a> (Parsees won by 3 wickets). In the same season, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Lord_Hawke" title="Lord Hawke"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Lord Hawke</span></a> captained an English team that played four first-class matches including a game against "All India" on 26-28 January 1893.</div>Sunil Panwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05939302970497869954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960405281621903105.post-361913863371500392011-04-15T06:18:00.001-07:002011-04-15T06:18:15.220-07:00Early developments<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">In 1721, the first definite reference to cricket being played anywhere in the sub-continent is a report of English sailors of the East India Company playing a game at <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Cambay" title="Cambay"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Cambay</span></a>, near <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Baroda" title="Baroda"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Baroda</span></a>.<br />
The <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Calcutta_CFC" title="Calcutta CFC"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Calcutta Cricket and Football Club</span></a> is known to be in existence by 1792, but was possibly founded more than a decade earlier. In 1799, another club was formed at <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Seringapatam" title="Seringapatam"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Seringapatam</span></a> in south India after the successful British siege and the defeat of <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Tippu_Sultan" title="Tippu Sultan"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Tippu Sultan</span></a>.</div>Sunil Panwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05939302970497869954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960405281621903105.post-14466682816183151492011-04-15T06:17:00.001-07:002011-04-15T06:17:44.785-07:00Beginnings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The entire history of cricket in India and the sub-continent as a whole is based on the existence and development of the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/British_Raj"><span style="color: #0645ad;">British Raj</span></a> via the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Honourable_East_India_Company" title="Honourable East India Company"><span style="color: #0645ad;">East India Company</span></a>.<br />
<br />
On Wednesday 31 December 1600, Queen <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Elizabeth_I_of_England" title="Elizabeth I of England"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Elizabeth I</span></a> granted a <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Royal_Charter" title="Royal Charter"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Royal Charter</span></a> to the East India Company, often colloquially referred to as "John Company". It was initially a joint-stock company that sought trading privileges in India and the East Indies, but the Royal Charter effectively gave it a 21 year monopoly on all trade in the region. In time, the East India Company transformed from a commercial trading venture to one which virtually ruled India as it acquired auxiliary governmental and military functions, until its dissolution in 1858 following the Indian Mutiny. The East India Company was the means by which cricket was introduced into India.<br />
In 1639, the Company effectively founded the city of <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Madras" title="Madras"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Madras</span></a> and in 1661 acquired Portuguese territory on the west coast of India that included <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Bombay" title="Bombay"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Bombay</span></a>. In 1690, an Anglo-Moghul treaty allowed English merchants to establish a trading settlement on the Hooghly River, which became <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Calcutta" title="Calcutta"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Calcutta</span></a>. All of these places became major cricket centres as the popularity of the game grew among the native population.</div>Sunil Panwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05939302970497869954noreply@blogger.com0