. "", cricketing reminiscences and personal recollections. e on the leg or the off side. Twice hewent to Australia, and even there, in the landof Blackham, his wonderful wicket-keeping de-lighted the onlookers. Unfortunately consump-tion claimed him for her own, and made hisappearances in the cricket-field intermittent after1883. Until that date he played regularly forLancashire, whom he frequently helped in criticalmoments by his batting. Though not a reliablebat he often came off in an emergency, and incompany with Briggs at Liverpool in July 1885,made what was until this year the longes
. "", cricketing reminiscences and personal recollections. e on the leg or the off side. Twice hewent to Australia, and even there, in the landof Blackham, his wonderful wicket-keeping de-lighted the onlookers. Unfortunately consump-tion claimed him for her own, and made hisappearances in the cricket-field intermittent after1883. Until that date he played regularly forLancashire, whom he frequently helped in criticalmoments by his batting. Though not a reliablebat he often came off in an emergency, and incompany with Briggs at Liverpool in July 1885,made what was until this year the longest tenth-wicket partnership on record—173. His personalpopularity v/as very great, as his modesty andgood nature made him generally esteemed. Shri Ranjitsinhji (born in India, September 10,1872). Without a doubtRanji is one of themost interesting figures in the cricket-field. Hispopularity has two sources—his extraordinaryskill as a batsman and his nationality. How aman of his slender physique and apparentlydelicate constitution has so completely mastered. PHOTO BYJ \V G. GRACE, CUTTING. ChAWKINS. BRIGHTON.
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