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'They are not going to set the Thames on fire ...' The All-India Cricket Tourists 1911

Gerry Wolstenholme

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Description:Organised cricket was relatively slow to develop on the Indian sub-continent but by 1886 a Parsee side was touring England, albeit only winning one of its 28 games.The Parsees toured again in 1888, this time winning eight of their matches, and these visits were followed by English sides touring India in 1889/90, 1892/93 and 1902/03.Thereafter there were two abortive attempts for an Indian side to tour England but in 1910 plans were put in place for a full tour of an All-India side in 1911. It was hoped that the great Ranjitsinhji would be captain but he was unavailable so the young Maharaja of Patiala took charge with his secretary, the best left-handed batsman on the sub-continent, K M Mistri, as his second in command.Unfortunately, due to other commitments in the year of the Coronation of George V, the pair only played three games before departing the cricket scene for the London social scene!Two other players were drafted in as the tour continued but as had been predicted by the main mover behind the tour, Mr J M Framji Patel, the success rate was not good.Indeed, the Indians lost the opening 11 games before they defeated Leicestershire in July. This began a run of four successive victories before defeats by Northumberland, the Scottish Counties and, surprisingly, Woodbrook Club and Ground brought the tourists back down to earth.They finished the tour with a narrow defeat by Sussex and a fighting draw with Gloucestershire, all of which meant that they had won two first-class matches and overall six of their 23 games.But the main aim of the tour was for the players to learn. This they did with Palwankar Baloo, the best of the bowlers and the likes of Meherhomji, Warden and Kanga also performing creditably. They were indeed the precursors of today's great players of the sub-continent.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with 'They are not going to set the Thames on fire ...' The All-India Cricket Tourists 1911. To get started finding 'They are not going to set the Thames on fire ...' The All-India Cricket Tourists 1911, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Red Rose Books

Release: 2012

ISBN: 0957354029

Description: Organised cricket was relatively slow to develop on the Indian sub-continent but by 1886 a Parsee side was touring England, albeit only winning one of its 28 games.The Parsees toured again in 1888, this time winning eight of their matches, and these visits were followed by English sides touring India in 1889/90, 1892/93 and 1902/03.Thereafter there were two abortive attempts for an Indian side to tour England but in 1910 plans were put in place for a full tour of an All-India side in 1911. It was hoped that the great Ranjitsinhji would be captain but he was unavailable so the young Maharaja of Patiala took charge with his secretary, the best left-handed batsman on the sub-continent, K M Mistri, as his second in command.Unfortunately, due to other commitments in the year of the Coronation of George V, the pair only played three games before departing the cricket scene for the London social scene!Two other players were drafted in as the tour continued but as had been predicted by the main mover behind the tour, Mr J M Framji Patel, the success rate was not good.Indeed, the Indians lost the opening 11 games before they defeated Leicestershire in July. This began a run of four successive victories before defeats by Northumberland, the Scottish Counties and, surprisingly, Woodbrook Club and Ground brought the tourists back down to earth.They finished the tour with a narrow defeat by Sussex and a fighting draw with Gloucestershire, all of which meant that they had won two first-class matches and overall six of their 23 games.But the main aim of the tour was for the players to learn. This they did with Palwankar Baloo, the best of the bowlers and the likes of Meherhomji, Warden and Kanga also performing creditably. They were indeed the precursors of today's great players of the sub-continent.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with 'They are not going to set the Thames on fire ...' The All-India Cricket Tourists 1911. To get started finding 'They are not going to set the Thames on fire ...' The All-India Cricket Tourists 1911, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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