Straits Settlements cricket team
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The Straits Settlements cricket team was the team that represented the Straits Settlements
in international cricket
matches between 1890 and 1940.
against Hong Kong
, Ceylon and Shanghai
. After 1909 they formed the combined Malaya cricket team
along with the Federated Malay States
for these matches, but continued to play international matches against the Federated Malay States.
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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 direct British control as a crown colony on 1 April 1867...
in international cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
matches between 1890 and 1940.
History
Between 1890 and 1909, the Straits Settlements played regular Interport matchesInterport matches
Interport matches refer to a series of cricket matches which took place in Asia from 1866 to 1987, between Ceylon, the Federated Malay States, Hong Kong, Malaya, Malaysia, Shanghai, Singapore and the Straits Settlements.-History:...
against Hong Kong
Hong Kong cricket team
The Hong Kong cricket team represents Hong Kong in international cricket. It played its first match in 1866 and has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1969....
, Ceylon and Shanghai
Shanghai cricket team
The Shanghai cricket team was a cricket team that played various international matches between 1866 and 1948. With cricket in the rest of China almost non-existent, for that period they were the de facto Chinese national side.-History:...
. After 1909 they formed the combined Malaya cricket team
Malaya cricket team
The Malaya cricket team was a team that represented the combined territories of the Federated Malay States and the Straits Settlements in various international cricket matches between 1906 and 1961.-Early days:...
along with the Federated Malay States
Federated Malay States cricket team
The Federated Malay States cricket team was a team that represented the Federated Malay States in international cricket matches between 1905 and 1940. Cricket has been played in Peninsular Malaysia since the 1880s, and the Federated Malay States usually combined with the Straits Settlements cricket...
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 cricketFirst-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
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- Charles HigginbothamCharles HigginbothamCharles Ernest Higginbotham was a British soldier who also had a notable cricket career.-Biography:...
- played for the South African Army in 1906 and the British Army in 1912 - Henry TalbotHenry TalbotHenry Lynch Talbot was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played one first-class match for the MCC in 1895, he also played for the Straits Settlements between 1891 and 1904, and for the Federated Malay States between 1906 and 1908.-References:...
- played for the MCCMarylebone Cricket ClubMarylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
in 1895 - Theodore HubbackTheodore HubbackTheodore Rathbone Hubback was an English cricketer. A wicket-keeper, he played first-class cricket for Lancashire in 1892.-Career:...
- played for LancashireLancashire County Cricket ClubLancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
in 1892 - John HealingJohn HealingJohn Alfred Healing was an English cricketer. A left-handed batsman, he played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club between 1899 and 1906....
- played for Cambridge UniversityCambridge University Cricket ClubCambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
and GloucestershireGloucestershire County Cricket ClubGloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
between 1894 and 1906 - Edward Barrett - played for HampshireHampshire County Cricket ClubHampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
between 1896 and 1925 - Walter ParsonsWalter ParsonsWalter Dyett Parsons was an English cricketer who played two first-class matches for Hampshire County Cricket Club in 1882. He later played for the Straits Settlements against Hong Kong in November 1904.-References:...
- played for Hampshire in 1882 - Francis MuglistonFrancis MuglistonFrancis Hugh Mugliston was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm slow-medium bowler, he played first-class cricket for various teams between 1905 and 1911, mainly for Cambridge University.-Career:Mugliston's first recorded cricket match was for the Straights Settlements...
- played for Lancashire between 1906 and 1908 - Bruce EddisBruce EddisBruce Lindsay Eddis Bruce Lindsay Eddis Bruce Lindsay Eddis (born 17 August 1883 in Calcutta, Bengal, India; died 12 May 1966 in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England was an English cricketer. He played several matches for the Straits Settlements, against the Federated Malay States and Hong Kong, before...
- played for a combined Army/Navy team in 1919 - William GoodmanWilliam Goodman (cricket player)William Ernest Goodman 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 2007.-Career:...
- played for the Gentlemen of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphian cricket teamThe Philadelphian cricket team was a team that represented Philadelphia 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 country. This decline was...
in 1899 - Sydney MaartenszSydney MaartenszSydney Gratien Adair Maartensz was an English cricketer...
- played for Hampshire in 1919 - John ChamberlainJohn Chamberlain (cricketer)John "Jack" Aloysius Chamberlain was an Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football, cricket and rugby union at a high level....
- played for Western Australia in 1907 - Robert BraddellRobert BraddellRobert Lyttleton Lee Braddell was an English cricketer, educated at Charterhouse and Oxford University...
- played for Oxford UniversityOxford University Cricket ClubOxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
and the MCC between 1908 and 1911 - Cyril SimpsonCyril SimpsonCyril Charles Simpson 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 between 1919 and 1922.-References:...
- played for NorthamptonshireNorthamptonshire County Cricket ClubNorthamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
in 1908 - Richard WodehouseRichard WodehouseRichard Lancelot Deane Wodehouse was an English born cricketer. Though born in England, his entire recorded cricket career took place in Asia. He was one of three brothers of the famous author P. G...
- played for the Europeans in India in 1923 and 1924 - Trevor SpringTrevor SpringTrevor Coleridge Spring was an Indian born English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played first-class cricket for Somerset and the Army between 1909 and 1919...
- played for SomersetSomerset County Cricket ClubSomerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
in 1909 and 1910 - Edward BakerEdward Baker (cricketer)Edward Conrad Baker was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he played first-class cricket between 1912 and 1921.-Career:...
- played for SussexSussex County Cricket ClubSussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
between 1912 and 1919 and for Somerset in 1921 - Gerald LivockGerald LivockGerald Edward Livock DFC AFC was an English cricketer, aviator and archaeologist...
- played for MiddlesexMiddlesex County Cricket ClubMiddlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
between 1925 and 1927 - Robert PhayreRobert Phayre (cricketer)Robert Arthur Phayre DSO was a British soldier and cricketer.-Biography:...
- played first-class cricket in India in 1925 - Edward ArmitageEdward Armitage (cricketer)Edward Leathley Armitage was an Irish born English cricketer, the son of John Leathley Armitage and his wife Annie Jessie, née Nicholas...
- played for Hampshire between 1919 and 1925 - Billy KingBilly King (cricketer)William Robert "Billy" King was an all-round sportsman who played cricket for both Ireland and the Straits Settlements, and played rugby union for Singapore.-Biography:...
- played for Dublin UniversityDublin University Cricket ClubDublin University Cricket Club is a cricket team in Ireland. They currently play in the Leinster Senior League, and in the past had first-class status, and played against several sides that were touring England, including the Australians , South Africans and West Indians .Their first first-class...
in 1922 - Charles CongdonCharles Congdon (cricketer)Charles Hector Congdon was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played nine first-class matches for the Royal Navy between 1921 and 1929....
- played for the Royal NavyRoyal Navy Cricket ClubThe Royal Navy Cricket Club is a cricket team representing the British Royal Navy and based at the United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth, Hampshire...
between 1921 and 1929 - John NeveJohn NeveJohn Tanner Neve was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played one first-class match for the MCC in 1936.-Career:...
- played for the MCC in 1936 - Philip Stewart-BrownPhilip Stewart-BrownPhilip Harman Stewart-Brown was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, he played first-class cricket between 1924 and 1927, mostly for Oxford University.-Career:Stewart-Brown made his first-class debut for Oxford University against Lancashire in May 1924...
- played for Oxford University between 1924 and 1926 - Gerald AsteGerald AsteGerald Aste was an English born Indian cricketer. He played eleven first-class matches for various teams in India between 1922 and 1936.-Career:...
- played for various teams in India between 1922 and 1936 - Herbert HopkinsHerbert HopkinsHerbert Oxley Hopkins was an Australian-born Englishcricketer who played 85 first-class matches between the wars. The bulk of these games were for Worcestershire and Oxford University, though he also appeared once for Harlequins...
- played for WorcestershireWorcestershire County Cricket ClubWorcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
between 1921 and 1931 - Godfrey BryanGodfrey BryanGodfrey James Bryan CBE was an English cricketer. A left-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played first-class cricket between 1920 and 1935...
- played for KentKent County Cricket ClubKent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
between 1920 and 1933 - Cecil WigglesworthCecil WigglesworthCecil George Wigglesworth was an English RAF officer and cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played a first-class match for the Royal Air Force against the Royal Navy in August 1927. In 1930, he played for the Straits Settlements against the Federated Malay States in Kuala Lumpur.In the RAF he...
- played for the Royal Air Force in 1927 - Denys HillDenys HillDenys Vyvian Hill , nicknamed Hooky Hill,was an English cricketer who played 42 first-class matches in the 1920s...
- played for Worcestershire between 1927 and 1929 - Bertie PerkinsBertie PerkinsArthur Lionel Bertie Perkins usually known as Bertie Perkins, was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played first-class cricket for Glamorgan.-Biography:...
- played for GlamorganGlamorgan County Cricket ClubGlamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
between 1925 and 1933 - Victor CroomeVictor CroomeVictor Croome was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, he played first-class cricket for the Royal Air Force between 1928 and 1930.-Biography:...
- played for the Royal Air Force between 1928 and 1930 - Cyril ReedCyril ReedCyril Norman Reed was an Indian born cricketer who in addition to playing ten first-class matches in India between 1928 and 1948, also played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire and international cricket for the Federated Malay States and the Straits Settlements.-Biography:Born in Poona ,...
- played ten first class matches in India between 1928 and 1948 - Frank SimpsonFrank Simpson (cricketer)Colonel Frank William Simpson DSO OBE was a British Army officer who also played cricket, including two first-class games, for various military teams between 1931 and 1954, also playing for the Straits Settlements in 1938 and 1939.-Biography:...
- played for the Army in 1931 - Ernest DynesErnest DynesErnest Desmond Dynes was an English cricketer in the 1920s and 1930s. A right-handed batsman and leg spin bowler, he played first-class cricket between 1928 and 1931.-Biography:...
- played for the Minor CountiesMinor counties of English cricketThe Minor Counties are the cricketing counties of England and Wales that are not afforded first-class status. The game is administered by the Minor Counties Cricket Association which comes under the England and Wales Cricket Board...
between 1928 and 1930 - Laddy OutschoornLaddy OutschoornLadislaus Frederick Outschoorn , usually known as Laddy Outschoorn, was a cricketer: a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Worcestershire in the years after the Second World War...
- played for Worcestershire between 1946 and 1959 - Reginald ThoyReginald ThoyReginald Ernest Thoy was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played two first-class matches in the 1950s.-Biography:...
- played two first-class matches in England in 1955 and 1957 - Francis HugoninFrancis HugoninFrancis Edgar Hugonin was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played first-class cricket for Essex in 1927 and 1928.-Career:...
- played for EssexEssex County Cricket ClubEssex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
in 1927 and 1928