Alfred Graham Skinner (11 August 1910 – 19 January 1997) was an English cricketer. Skinner was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Calcutta and educated at Oundle School in England.
Skinner made his debut for Buckinghamshire against the Kent Second XI in 1927. He played Minor counties cricket on a regular basis up to 1933, [1] even making two first-class appearances for the Minor Counties in 1933,against Oxford University and the touring West Indians. [2]
While serving in the Raj in 1935,Skinner made his debut for the Europeans against the Muslims. Early the following year he made his debut for Bengal against Central Provinces and Berar in the Ranji Trophy. He would make six further first-class appearances for Bengal,the last of which came against Southern Punjab in the 1938–39 Ranji Trophy. [2] He scored 365 runs for Bengal at an average of 33.18,with high score of 125. [3] This score,which was his only first-class century,came against Nawanagar in the final of the 1936–37 Ranji Trophy. [4] He also took seven wickets for Bengal at a bowling average of 36.85,with best figures of 3/44. [5] Late in 1936 he made a further first-class appearance for the Europeans against the Parsees. [2]
Skinner next made appearances for Buckinghamshire in the Minor Counties Championship in 1938,playing nine times in that season. [1] With the start of World War II,he was mentioned in the London Gazette in June 1940 as having passed out of the Officers' Training Corps with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. [6] While on active service in India,he later made his final first-class appearance for the Europeans,which came against the Hindus in the 1943–44 Bombay Pentangular Tournament,as well as making his final career first-class appearance for a Services XI against an Indian XI in February 1944. [2] Following the war,he returned to play for Buckinghamshire in 1952,making an appearance each against Berkshire,Oxfordshire and Norfolk.
He died in Kensington,London,on 19 January 1997.
Sarobindu Nath"Shute" Banerjee was a cricketer who represented India in one official and five unofficial Test matches. He was right-arm medium pace bowler and a lower order batsman.
In India,the Bengal cricket team represents the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) in domestic competition. Based at the historic Eden Gardens in Kolkata,they have played first-class cricket since 1935. Bengal have won the Ranji Trophy twice and been runners-up 13 times. They also play in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy,both of which they have won once. Several international cricketers have played for the team including Dilip Doshi,Sourav Ganguly,Mohammed Shami,Pankaj Roy,and Wriddhiman Saha.
Saurashtra cricket team is one of the three first-class cricket teams based in Gujarat that compete in the first-class tournament Ranji Trophy and limited-overs Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Jonathan Mark Fielding is an English cricketer. Fielding is a right-handed batsman who bowls slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Bury,Lancashire.
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Andrew Russell Clarke is a former English cricketer. Clarke was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born in Patcham,Sussex. A late starter to county cricket,not making his debut for Sussex until he was 26,Clarke played for Sussex for 3 seasons. He later played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire and Norfolk,before retiring in 2003.
Edward Buchanan Leigh was an English cricketer. Leigh was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Vacoas,British Mauritius.
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Steven Antony Sylvester is a former English cricketer and is now a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (BPS). Sylvester was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. He was born in Chalfont St Giles,Buckinghamshire. Based in Buckinghamshire,Sylvester has been married to his wife Claudia Sylvester for 25 years and together they have four children. Sylvester also played Academy Football for Oxford United in the early 1980s,and played against Chelsea U18's at Stanford Bridge in the Youth FA Cup under the guidance of Maurice Evans and Dave Fogg.
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Captain William Thomas Brindley OBE,OStJ,KPFSM was an English police officer. Brindley was also a cricketer,who played as a right-handed batsman,although his bowling style is not known. He was born in High Wycombe,Buckinghamshire and attended High Wycombe Royal Grammar School from 1910 to 1915. He would later become a senior colonial police officer in Ceylon.
The 1936–37 Ranji Trophy was the third edition of the Ranji Trophy,an annual first-class cricket tournament in India. Matches were played from 3 December 1936 to 10 February 1937 with a total of 17 teams participating. The sides were divided into four zonal groups,but the tournament utilised a knockout format. Fifteen of the 1935–36 teams returned but Northern India did not. The two newcomers were Bihar and Nawanagar,who won the title at the first attempt after defeating Bengal by 256 runs in the final.
The 1937–38 Ranji Trophy was the fourth edition of the Ranji Trophy,an annual first-class cricket tournament in India. Matches were played from 17 October 1937 to 24 February 1938 with a total of 18 teams participating. The sides were divided into four zonal groups,but the tournament utilised a knockout format. Hyderabad defeated the defending champions Nawanagar in the final.
Major-General Kumar Shri Himmatsinhji Jadeja CIE was the first Deputy defence minister of India and the first Lieutenant-Governor of Himachal Pradesh. A descendant of the rulers of Nawanagar State,he served with the Indian Army,reaching the rank of major-general. He was later a member of the two most recent predecessors of the lower house of the Parliament of India –the Central Legislative Assembly and the Constituent Assembly. He also played several first-class cricket matches and was the nephew of Ranjitsinhji and brother of Duleepsinhji,both of whom played Test cricket for England.
Rajkumar Shri Indravijaysinhji Dilawarsinhji Jadeja was an Indian cricketer. A descendant of the ruling family of Nawanagar State,and a nephew of Ranjitsinhji,who played Test cricket for England,Indravijaysinhji was introduced to cricket at the Rajkumar College,Rajkot where most of his family had been educated. He went on to play Ranji Trophy matches for Western India,Nawanagar,and Saurashtra,captaining Nawanagar. He also appeared for several combined teams against touring international sides,and finished his career with 28 first-class matches and a single first-class century.
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