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West Indian Cricket Team In England In 1900
The West Indian cricket team toured England in the 1900 season. The team played 17 matches between 11 June and 11 August 1900. There had been three tours by teams of English Amateurs to the West Indies in the mid-1890s and the idea of sending a combined West Indies team to England had gradually developed. Several of the leading West Indies players were unavailable and the team that eventually sailed for England was a little weaker than had been anticipated. Despite the fact that it was known that earlier English touring sides had been of very modest standard, the opponents that were arranged for the 1900 tourists were in general of too high a standard, with 12 of the 17 being of first-class standard. The result was that the West Indians suffered a series of heavy defeats in the early games, a situation not helped by them losing the toss of most occasions. Eventually, because of a combination of the tourists improving and the opponents fielding much weaker sides, the games became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1900 English Cricket Season
1900 was the 11th season of County Championship cricket in England. Yorkshire finished the season unbeaten to take the championship title and were the first unbeaten champions since the official competition began in 1890. Defending champions Surrey finished seventh. Lancashire were second, and the matches between the two top teams both ended in draws; Yorkshire made 230 in the first innings of the first game, compared to Lancashire's 96, but still could not force a victory, and in the second, with a crowd of over 44,000 present over three days at Old Trafford, Yorkshire took a lead of seven runs on first innings, but as only two and a half hours of play had been possible on the second day, the game was drawn. Sussex, who finished third with 18 of 24 matches drawn, enjoyed 2,000 runs from Ranjitsinhji for the second season running, as he bettered the record for most runs in a Championship season to 2,563. There were no international matches during this season. Honours *County Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Weekly Record Of The Game
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version can be written in two forms: the double-storey a and single-storey ɑ. The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English grammar, " a", and its variant " an", are indefinite articles. History The earliest certain ancestor of "A" is aleph (also written 'aleph), the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet, which consisted entirely of consonants (for that reason, it is also called an abjad to distinguis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Learmond (cricketer)
George Cyril Learmond (4 July 1875 – 2 March 1918) was a West Indian cricketer who toured with both of the first two touring sides to England in 1900 and 1906. Biography Born on 4 July 1875 in Georgetown, Demerara, British Guiana, Learmond made his debut in important matches for Barbados against Slade Lucas's team in 1894–95 scoring an impressive 86 in his second match. The next season, he made his debut in the Inter-Colonial Tournament for Barbados scoring 59. From 1896–97 he played for British Guiana making his debut against Jamaica and later that season played against Lord Hawke's team. He was described before the 1900 tour as "(Demerara) Twenty four years of age. Learned his cricket in Barbados. Splendid bat, rapid run-getter, with sound defence. Good wicket-keeper, and excellent field anywhere. Average for G.C.C. last year, 60.2". However he proved "quite a failure". He scored 52 against the Gentlemen of the M.C.C. at Lord's but ended the tour with a batting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert Livingston (cricketer)
Gilbert Vivian Livingston (born 22 November 1877 in the West Indies, death details unknown) was a West Indian cricketer who toured with the first West Indian A West Indian is a native or inhabitant of the West Indies (the Antilles and the Lucayan Archipelago). For more than 100 years the words ''West Indian'' specifically described natives of the West Indies, but by 1661 Europeans had begun to use it ... touring side to England in 1900. Initially he was a reserve in the 1900 touring side but with a number of players dropping out he became a member of the team. He was described as a "very good bowler; quite the best player Jamaica can put forward".Cricket - A Weekly Record of the Game, 1900 page 44 However he proved to be a disappointment and played in only two matches, against Warwickshire and Wiltshire. He was a member of Kensington and Kingston Cricket Club. He played his cricket in Jamaica where opportunities to play in big matches were limited. He played against Priestley' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola (the island containing the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic); the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands lies some to the north-west. Originally inhabited by the indigenous Taíno peoples, the island came under Spanish rule following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494. Many of the indigenous people either were killed or died of diseases, after which the Spanish brought large numbers of African slaves to Jamaica as labourers. The island remained a possession of Spain until 1655, when England (later Great Britain) conquered it, renaming it ''Jamaica''. Under British colonial rule Jamaica became a leading sugar exporter, with a plantation economy dependent on the African slaves and later their des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Kerr (cricketer)
Malcolm McLeod Kerr (born 28 August 1877 in Spanish Town, St Catherine, Jamaica, death details unknown) was a West Indian cricketer who toured with the first West Indian touring side to England in 1900. He hadn't played in a single important match before being selected for the 1900 tour. This was largely because so few big matches were played by Jamaica. He had not played against Priestley's side in 1896-97, the last time any team had toured in Jamaica. He was described as "Captain of the Melbourne and member of the Kingston C.C. In 1898-99 he played in 34 matches, 35 innings making 1,087 runs, three times not out, most in an innings 97, average 33.95. during the same season he bowled 144 overs, of which 28 were maidens, 37 wickets, average 9.57.". He proved to be a disappointment and played in only four matches, against Worcestershire, Minor Counties, Staffordshire and Norfolk scoring just 29 runs and not bowling. He played for Jamaica against Bennett's side in 1901-02, agains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fitz Hinds
Delmont Cameron St Clair Hinds (born 1 June 1880 at Westbury Road, St Michael, Barbados, details of death unknown) was a coloured West Indian cricketer who toured with the first West Indian touring side to England in 1900. He was known as Fitz Hinds. He had not played in any big matches before being selected for the 1900 tour and was described before the tour as "Good all-round cricketer, bowls well, with a peculiar action. Member of Spartan ricketClub". On the tour he was sixth in the batting averages at just over 20, but his bowling was ineffective, his 6 wickets costing over 50 runs each. He was "often useful in his peculiar style, and was a keen hard working cricketer".Wisden, 1901, page xcvii. Returning from England he played for A.B. St Hill's team in 1900-01 and took 10-36 in his first innings against Trinidad in a twelve-a-side match. He eventually made his debut for Barbados in the Inter-Colonial Tournament of 1901-02. He was chosen for the combined West Indies t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionel D'Ade
Lionel Smythe D'Ade (c. 1875 in Trinidad – unknown) was a West Indian cricketer who toured with the first West Indian touring side to England in 1900. Biography He made his debut in important matches for Trinidad against British Guiana in the 1895-96 Inter-Colonial Tournament. In 1896-97 he played for Trinidad against both Lord Hawke's team and Priestley's side as well as representing the combined West Indies against Priestley's XI. He impressed with 55 against Lord Hawke and then 140* against Priestley, an innings in which he went in at 7-1 and took the score from 148-8 and 178-9 to 284 all out with help from Float Woods and Stephen Rudder. He was described before the 1900 tour as "Not now up to his usual form; steady bat and good field". However he "did little or nothing until the very end of the tour".Wisden, 1901 page xcvii He played just twice in the first ten games scoring only 10 runs. His one substantial innings was 68* in the very last match against Norfolk. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Guiana
British Guiana was a British colony, part of the mainland British West Indies, which resides on the northern coast of South America. Since 1966 it has been known as the independent nation of Guyana. The first European to encounter Guiana was Sir Walter Raleigh, an English explorer. The Dutch were the first Europeans to settle there, starting in the early 17th century, when they founded the colonies of Essequibo and Berbice, adding Demerara in the mid-18th century. In 1796, Great Britain took over these three colonies during hostilities with the French, who had occupied the Netherlands. Britain returned control to the Batavian Republic in 1802 but captured the colonies a year later during the Napoleonic Wars. The colonies were officially ceded to the United Kingdom in 1815 and consolidated into a single colony in 1831. The colony's capital was at Georgetown (known as Stabroek prior to 1812). The economy has become more diversified since the late 19th century but has relied on r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). Its capital and largest city is Bridgetown. Inhabited by Island Caribs, Kalinago people since the 13th century, and prior to that by other Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Amerindians, Spanish navigators took possession of Barbados in the late 15th century, claiming it for the Crown of Castile. It first appeared on a Spanish map in 1511. The Portuguese Empire claimed the island between 1532 and 1536, but abandoned it in 1620 with their only remnants being an introduction of wild boars for a good supply of meat whenever the island was visited. An Kingdom of England, English ship, the ''Olive Blossom'', arrived in Barbados on 14 May 1625; its men took possession of the island in the name of James VI and I, King James I. In 1627, the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bowring (cricketer)
William Bowring (14 November 1874 at St John's, Newfoundland, Canada – 12 August 1945 at Bay, St Michael, Barbados) was a West Indian cricketer who toured with the first West Indian touring side to England in 1900. He was educated at Sherborne and Marlborough and was the only one of the tourists to have learnt his cricket in England. He first went to the West Indies in late 1898 and his first big matches were for A.B. St Hill's team in 1898-99 and for Barbados in the 1899-1900 Inter-Colonial Tournament but in none of these matches did he have any success. Despite this he was originally selected as captain of the 1900 tourists. He was eventually replaced in this role by Aucher Warner but agreed to join the side as an ordinary member. He was described before the tour as "Good bat, hard hitter, makes his runs mostly in front of the wicket by hard drives. Has a good forcing stroke off his legs, and plays very hard, especially on the off. A good field, and safe catch. Member of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmost island in the West Indies. With an area of , it is also the List of Caribbean islands by area, fifth largest in the West Indies. Name The original name for the island in the Arawak language, Arawaks' language was which meant "Land of the Hummingbird". Christopher Columbus renamed it ('The Island of the Holy Trinity, Trinity'), fulfilling a vow he had made before setting out on his third voyage. This has since been shortened to ''Trinidad''. History Island Caribs, Caribs and Arawaks lived in Trinidad long before Christopher Columbus encountered the islands on his third voyage on 31 July 1498. The island remained Spanish until 1797, but it was largely settled by French colonists from the French Caribbean, especially Martinique.Besson, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
