Lord Hawke's XI cricket team in Ceylon and India in 1892–93

An English cricket team led by Lord Hawke toured Ceylon and India in the Indian season of 1892-93. It was the second visit by an English team to India, after G. F. Vernon's XI in 1889-90, and the third to Ceylon.

The touring team

The team left Tilbury on 14 October 1892 and the tour ended in the first week of March 1893. There were four first-class matches, all of them in India, including the first match ever to involve an All-India XI. In all, they played 23 matches, of which 15 were won, 2 lost and 6 drawn. Three of the matches were in Ceylon.

Lord Hawke fell ill early on the tour (as he had on the previous tour of 1889-90) and missed matches in Ceylon.

The team

The team consisted entirely of amateurs and included six past and future Test cricketers.

Hawke, Vernon and Gibson were also part of G. F. Vernon's team in 1889-90. Jackson and Hill were at Cambridge and Jackson had just been appointed as the captain of the Cambridge cricket team.

Match summary

1. November 11–12 at Colombo. Lord Hawke's XI 252; Colombo 106 and 34 for no loss.

Match drawn.

2. November 14–15 at Colombo. Lord Hawke's XI 81 and 107; Colts 24 and 44.

Lord Hawke's XI won by 120 runs.

3. November 18–19 at Radella. Lord Hawke's XI 237; Up-Country XI 82 and 62.

Lord Hawke's XI won by an innings and 93 runs.

4. November 28–29 at Madras. Madras CC 184 and 170 for 6; Lord Hawke's XI 138.

Match drawn.

5. November 30 at Madras. Native XI 29 and 46; Lord Hawke's XI 137 for 5 decl.

Lord Hawke's XI won by an innings and 62 runs.

6. December 2–3 at Madras. Lord Hawke's XI 126 and 112; Madras Presidency 132 and 15 for 2.

Match drawn.

7. December 6–7 at Bangalore. Madras Presidency 203 and 112; Lord Hawke's XI 280 and 36 for 1.

Lord Hawke's XI won by 9 wickets.

8. December 9–10 at Bangalore. Bangalore 51 and 132; Lord Hawke's XI 272.

Lord Hawke's XI won by an innings and 89 runs.

9. December 16–17 at Poona. Poona Gymkhana 84 and 207; Lord Hawke's XI 185.

Match drawn.

10. December 22–24 at Bombay. Parsees 93 and 182; Lord Hawke's XI 83 and 93.

Parsees won by 109 runs (first-class match).

11. December 26–28 at Bombay. Lord Hawke's XI 263 and 35 for 2; Bombay Presidency 157 and 140.

Lord Hawke's XI won by 8 wickets (first-class match).

12. December 29–31 at Bombay. Lord Hawke's XI 139 and 85; Parsees 127 and 90.

Lord Hawke's XI won by 7 runs (first-class match).

13. January 5–6 at Calcutta. Lord Hawke's XI 291; Calcutta Club 116 and 92.

Lord Hawke's XI won by an innings and 83 runs.

14. January 13 and 16 at Calcutta. Lord Hawke's XI 158 and 83 for 6; Bengal Presidency 72 and 268.

Lord Hawke's XI won by 4 wickets.

15. January 18–20 at Mozufferpore. Behar Wanderers 169 and 116; Lord Hawke's XI 90 and 127.

Behar Wanderers won by 68 runs.

16. January 23–24 at Allahabad. Upper India 140 and 92; Lord Hawke's XI 225 and 10 for no loss.

Lord Hawke's XI won by 10 wickets.

17. January 26–28 at Allahabad. All India 139 and 199; Lord Hawke's XI 343.

Lord Hawke's XI won by an innings and 5 runs (first-class match).

18. January 31–February 1 at Oudh. Lord Hawke's XI 315; Oudh 79 and 92.

Lord Hawke's XI won by an innings and 144 runs.

19. February 6–7 at Agra. Agra 108 and 67; Lord Hawke's XI 61 and 115 for 6.

Lord Hawke's XI won by 4 wickets.

20. February 16–18 at Umballa. Lord Hawke's XI 185 and 146; Umballa 145.

Match drawn.

21. February 20–21 at Lahore. Punjab 128 and 111; Lord Hawke's XI 243.

Lord Hawke's XI won by an innings and 4 runs.

22. February 23–25 at Lahore. Lord Hawke's XI 138 and 26 for 3; Sindh 50 and 112.

Lord Hawke's XI won by 7 wickets.

23. February 28–March 2 at Peshawar. Peshawar 68 and 112; Lord Hawke's XI 483.

Lord Hawke's XI won by an innings and 303 runs.[1]

Leading players

Hill was the leading scorer with 767 runs at an average of 30.67. He made the only first-class century, 132 against All India. He also took 69 wickets at 9.16. Jackson made 697 runs at 30.17 and took 69 wickets at 10.27. The leading bowler was Hornsby with 120 wickets at 11.26.[1]

See also

Further reading
  • Rowland Bowen, Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1970
  • Vasant Raiji, India's Hambledon Men, Tyeby Press, 1986
  • Mihir Bose, A History of Indian Cricket, Andre-Deutsch, 1990
  • Ramachandra Guha, A Corner of a Foreign Field - An Indian History of a British Sport, Picador, 2001

References
  1. "Lord Hawke's Team in India". Cricket: 55. 13 April 1893.

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