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Straits Settlements Cricket Team
The Straits Settlements cricket team was the team that represented the Straits Settlements in international cricket matches between 1890 and 1940. History Between 1890 and 1909, the Straits Settlements played regular Interport matches against Hong Kong cricket team, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka national cricket team, Ceylon and Shanghai cricket team, Shanghai. After 1909 they formed the combined Malaya cricket team along with the Federated Malay States cricket team, Federated Malay States for these matches, but continued to play international matches against the Federated Malay States. Players The following players played for the Straits Settlements and also played first-class cricket: *Charles Higginbotham - played for the South African Army in 1906 and the British Army in 1912 *Henry Talbot (cricketer), Henry Talbot - played for the Marylebone Cricket Club, MCC in 1895 *Theodore Hubback - played for Lancashire County Cricket Club, Lancashire in 1892 *John Healing - played for Cambridg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Straits Settlements
The Straits Settlements () were a group of British territories located in Southeast Asia. Originally established in 1826 as part of the territories controlled by the British East India Company, the Straits Settlements came under control of the British Raj in 1858 and then under direct British control as a Crown colony in 1867. In 1946, following the end of World War II and the Japanese occupation, the colony was dissolved as part of Britain's reorganisation of its Southeast Asian dependencies in the area. The Straits Settlements originally consisted of the four individual settlements of Penang, Singapore, Malacca, and Dinding. Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands were added in 1886. The island of Labuan, off the coast of Borneo, was also incorporated into the colony with effect from 1 January 1907, becoming a separate settlement within it in 1912. Most of the territories now form part of Malaysia, from which Singapore separated in 1965. The Cocos (Keeling) I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Barrett (English Sportsman)
Edward Ivo Medhurst Barrett (22 June 1879 – 10 July 1950) was an English first-class cricketer, rugby union international, British Army officer, and colonial police officer. His military career began in 1899 with the Lancashire Fusiliers, with Barrett serving in the Second Boer War. He later transferred to the colonial police in British Malaya, before joining the Shanghai Municipal Police. He rose to become its commissioner between 1925 and 1929. As a sportsman, he played first-class cricket, mainly for Hampshire between 1896 and 1912, with additional matches in 1920 and 1925. In rugby union, he was capped at Test level by England in 1903, while in golf he was the Japanese amateur champion in 1917. Early life and service career The son of the cricketer Edward Barrett senior, he was born at Churt in June 1879. He was educated at Cheltenham College, where he played for and captained the college cricket team, having moderate success in inter-school matches. From there, he a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks – a reference to the Northamptonshire Regiment which was formed in 1881. The name was supposedly a tribute to the soldiers' apparent indifference to the harsh discipline imposed by their officers. Founded in 1878, Northamptonshire (Northants) held minor status at first but was a prominent member of the early Minor Counties Championship during the 1890s. In 1905, the club joined the County Championship and was elevated to first-class status, since when the team have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England. The club plays the majority of its games at the County Cricket Ground, Northampton, but has used outlier grounds at Kettering, Wellingborough, Rushden and Peterborough (historically part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyril Simpson
Cyril Charles Simpson (19 April 1874 – 5 June 1953) was an English cricketer. He played one first-class match for Northamptonshire against Essex in 1908. He later played three matches for the Straits Settlements against the Federated Malay States The Federated Malay States (FMS, , Jawi script, Jawi: ) was a federation of four protectorate, protected states in the Malay Peninsula — Selangor, Perak, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang — established in 1895 by the British government, and whi ... between 1919 and 1922. at CricketArchive References 1874 births 1953 deaths[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club (OUCC), which represents the University of Oxford, had held first-class status since 1827 when it made its debut in the inaugural University Match between OUCC and Cambridge University Cricket Club (CUCC). Following the 2021 University Match, OUCC lost its first-class status. It was classified as a List A team in 1973 only. Home fixtures are played at the University Parks slightly northeast of Oxford city centre. History The earliest reference to cricket at Oxford is in 1673. OUCC made its known debut in the inaugural University Match between Oxford and Cambridge played in 1827. In terms of extant clubs being involved, this is the oldest major fixture in the world: i.e., although some inter-county fixtures are much older, none of the current county clubs were founded before 1839 (the oldest known current fixture is Kent ''versus'' Surrey). The Magdalen Ground was used for the University Cricket Club's first match in 1829, and remain in regul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Braddell
Robert Lyttleton Lee Braddell (14 December 1888 – 17 March 1965) was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played 20 first-class cricket matches, mostly for Oxford University.First-class matches played by Robert Braddell at CricketArchive Career Braddell was educated at Charterhouse and . In May 1908 he made his first-class debut for the University cricket team, playing against |
Western Australia Cricket Team
The Western Australian men's cricket team, formerly nicknamed the Western Warriors, represent the Australian state of Western Australia in Australian domestic cricket. The team is selected and supported by the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA), and plays its home games at the WACA Ground and Perth Stadium in Perth. The team mainly plays matches against other Australian states in the first-class Sheffield Shield competition and the 50 over One-Day Cup, but occasionally plays matches against touring international sides. Western Australia previously also fielded sides at Twenty20 level, but was replaced by the Perth Scorchers for the inaugural 2011–12 season of the Big Bash League. Western Australia's current captains are Sam Whiteman in the Sheffield Shield and Ashton Turner in the One-Day Cup, and the current coach is Adam Voges. History Western Australia played their opening first-class matches on a tour of the Eastern states during the 1892–93 seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Chamberlain (cricketer)
John Aloysius Chamberlain (29 August 1884 – 1 April 1941) was an Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football, cricket and rugby union at a high level. Family The son of Edmund Chamberlain (1827–1891), and Mary Ann Chamberlain (-1916), John Aloysius Chamberlain was born in Glanville, South Australia on 29 August 1884. He married Vera Evelyn Ellen Sedgley (1898–1982) on 7 February 1920. They had three daughters: twins, Helen, and Joan Mary, and their younger sister, Annette. Two of his brothers, Cornelius and Leonard, were also gifted sportsmen, who also played league football with Norwood and first-class cricket for South Australia. Employment He was employed by the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company for 27 years, and for four years or so, was stationed overseas at various locations in East Asia, including Singapore, Cochin-China, and the Cocos Islands. In late 1929, he moved to Eudunda, and took over the license of the Royal Hotel. He left Eudunda and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Maartensz
Sydney Gratien Adair Maartensz (14 April 1882 — 10 September 1967) was a Ceylonese-born English first-class cricketer. Maartensz was born into a Burgher family at Colombo in April 1882. He spent his youth in British Malaya, where he was educated at the Victoria Institution. Prior to the First World War, he played in Malaya for the Straits Settlements cricket team in interport matches against Hong Kong and Shanghai. During the war, he served in the British Army as a trooper with the Honourable Artillery Company. Following the war, he played first-class cricket for Hampshire as a wicket-keeper, deputising for Walter Livsey while he was still on active service in India, and favoured over George Brown, who was utilised more was a bowler. Making his first-class debut against Middlesex at Lord's in the County Championship, Maartensz made a further eleven first-class appearances in 1919. In these, he scored 283 runs at an average of 18.86, with one half century score of 60. As wick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphian Cricket Team
The Philadelphian cricket team was a team that represented Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in first-class cricket between 1878 and 1913. Even with the United States having played the first ever international cricket match against Canada in 1844, the sport began a slow decline in the U.S. This decline was furthered by the rise in popularity of baseball. In Philadelphia, however, the sport remained very popular and from the end of the 19th century until the outbreak of World War I, the city produced a first class team that rivaled many others in the world. The team was composed of players from the four chief cricket clubs in Philadelphia– Germantown, Merion, Belmont, and Philadelphia. Players from smaller clubs, such as Tioga and Moorestown Cricket Club, and local colleges, such as Haverford and Penn, also played for the Philadelphians. Over its 35 years, the team played in 88 first-class cricket matches. Of those, 29 were won, 45 were lost, 13 were drawn and one game was aban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Ernest Goodman
William Ernest Goodman (September 29, 1879 – April 26, 1949) was an American cricketer. He was born in Pennsylvania, USA. His brother Samuel was also a notable American cricketer. William Goodman died in Philadelphia in 1949. Career Goodman made his debut for the United States national cricket team in August 1899, playing against Canada in Rosedale, Toronto. The following month, he played for Philadelphia against All New York on Staten Island.Other matches played by William Goodman at CricketArchive In October 1899, he played his only first-class match for Philadelphia against KS Ranj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Eddis
Bruce Lindsay Eddis (born 17 August 1883 in Calcutta, Bengal, India; died 12 May 1966 in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England) was an English soldier and first-class cricketer. He played several matches for the Straits Settlements, against the Federated Malay States and Hong Kong, before playing a first-class match for a combined Army/Navy team at Lord's in August 1919. He later played twice for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Ireland in August 1926. His brother, Basil Eddis, also played first-class cricket. He served in the Royal Engineers in World War I and awarded a DSO in the 1918 New Year Honours The 1918 New Year Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were published in ''The London Gazette'' and ''The Times'' in Janu .... References 1883 births 1966 deaths English cricketers Straits Settlements cricketers Army and Navy cricketers Briti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
