CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10996, 20 June 1901, Page 3

CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

I HEAVY SCORING. United Preea'Aseociation—By Electrid - Telagraph—Copyright. • (Received June 19th, 9.15 a.m.) LONDON, June 18. A. 0. Jones, playing fnr Notts, and! Captain Greig, for Hamp&hire, each; soored 249 against Sussex and Leicestershire, respectivei?'- l , ' .;".■■.■■■ : [Jones has represented NottinglinmeMTa .' for some years, aud played for England against the Australians at the Oval in 1899, during which season he played a fine innings <of 250 for his county against GiwaeeSitersJiire. L'aptuin G. J- ,.Greig .(whose name was sent by cable as Captain Cralg) has for -, some timo "post been one of the most prona-, nent cricket, tennis, end raokefe players iW ' India, and he ai'rived in Etoglarid 'early in the spring of t-hia year. He is ■α-n the staff i of Lord Northcote, Governor of Bbmba/y,! 1 and \ris A.D.C. to tliiair Excellenoice Lord , Harris and Lord Saridhurat. To'th* Parsee cricketers tj*e, very name of Greig spoils trouble (says a London writer). , - IMb fine batsman always seemed to. reserve Bis best efforts for the annual 'Parsee matches, iumoß two years ago eclipsed all his own and every! other Bombay record by scoring 184 agadn^jj. the Parsees in the Bombay match, one match?' , being played yearly at Poona and ona abf ( j Bombay. He also epored 178 in. 1899 fatf I the Pooua Gymkhana against Alanednuggarv. { Cuptain Greig has for years won the Kao»! I quets Championship in Western India, andl i is entered for the amateur championship aft ! Queen's Club this year. As a temnie player;. i Fi3 is in the first flight in India. As he iff ! Homo all through this summer, tie is sura tes I be playing much cricket.]