In his late 19th-century book A Chronicle of Cricket, writer Shapoorjee Sorabjee vividly described how the Parsis began playing cricket: ‘Some enthusiastic boys at first only gleefully watched from a distance the game played at Fort George, and then hunted after and returned the balls from the field to the players. For such gratis […]
Read More Specials – M.E. Pavri: The first great Indian cricketerThe history of cricket in its initial years is replete with intriguing stories and events. The game was largely confined to the amateurs of England, before gradually it began to spread to other countries. Here’s a look at some interesting happenings from cricket’s early years:- One Legged Eleven vs One Arm Eleven Believe […]
Read More WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT – Oddities from cricket’s early yearsIn Part 1 of this Specials post we looked at how one-sided the Parsis’ first tour of England was, and understandably so. The world’s first great cricketing icon W.G Grace, who played against them while representing the MCC at Lord’s, later said in his autobiography – ‘During this season, a team of Parsi cricketers paid us […]
Read More SPECIALS – Parsis, pioneers of cricket in India, Part 2
The Cricket Cauldron 