R. A. Bennett's cricket team in the West Indies in 1901–02
After a gap of five years the fourth team of English cricketers toured the West Indies in the
Touring party
A party of just 11 was taken:
- Mr. R.A. Bennett, Captain
- Mr. R.N.R. Blaker
- Mr. B.J.T. Bosanquet
- Mr. T.H.K. Dashwood
- Mr. E.W. Dillon
- Mr. E.M. Dowson
- Mr. F.L. Fane
- Mr. F.H. Hollins
- Mr. E.C. Lee
- Mr. A.D. Whatman
- Mr. E.R. Wilson
Mr.
Bosanquet, Dowson and Wilson had been amongst the team that had recently toured North America in September and October 1901.
The team left Southampton on January 8.
Matches
Matches played were:
- January 22, 23, 24 : v Barbados
- January 25 : v United Services (in Barbados), a fill-up game
- January 27, 28 : v Barbados
- January 29, 30 : v West Indies (in Barbados)
- January 31, February 1 : v W. Bowring's XI (in Barbados), a fill-up game
- February 8, 10 : v Jamaica
- February 11 : v XVI Colts (in Jamaica), an odds match
- February 12, 13 : v Jamaica Born
- February 14, 15 : v Jamaica
- February 18, 19 : v St. Elizabeth C.C. (in Jamaica), 12-a-side
- February 21, 22 : v Combined Jamaica/United Services XI (in Jamaica)
- March 5, 6 : v Grenada & St. Vincent (in Grenada)
- March 6, 7 : v Grenada & St. Vincent (in Grenada)
- March 10, 11, 12 : v Trinidad, 12-a-side
- March 14, 15 : v Trinidad, 12-a-side
- March 20, 21 : v West Indies (in Trinidad)
- March 31, April 1, 2 : v British Guiana
- April 4, 5, 7 : v West Indies (in British Guiana)
- April 7, 8, 9, 10 : v British Guiana
First class matches are highlighted.
Of the 13 first class matches, 8 were won and 5 lost. Overall 13 matches were won, 5 lost and 1 drawn. The standard of cricket was noticeably weaker in Jamaica than in Barbados and all 6 matches there were won, several by an innings.
With Dowson and Wilson unavailable for the first game against Barbados the tourists' bowling was very weak and they lost heavily. They gained revenge in the second match with a full bowling attack. The West Indies side in the third game consisted of players from Trinidad, British Guiana and Barbados and was won by the West Indies. Two further matches against a combined team were played in Trinidad and British Guiana, the West Indies winning the match in Trinidad and the tourists that in British Guiana.
Wilson, Dowson and Bosanquet were the most successful bowlers. Bosanquet led the batting with 623 runs in the first class games at an average of 34. Dowson scored the only first class century by the tourists with 112 against the West Indies in British Guiana.
Averages
The following averages are in the 13 first class matches (Batting Bowling).
Batting
Player | P | I | NO | R | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | C/S |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJT Bosanquet | 13 | 22 | 4 | 623 | 73 | 34.61 | - | 5 | 13 |
ER Wilson | 12 | 17 | 1 | 402 | 81 | 25.12 | - | 2 | 12 |
FH Hollins |
12 | 20 | 4 | 382 | 74 | 23.87 | - | 3 | 19 |
FL Fane | 13 | 22 | 2 | 456 | 56* | 22.80 | - | 2 | 7 |
EM Dowson | 12 | 17 | 1 | 342 | 112 | 21.37 | 1 | - | 8 |
EW Dillon | 13 | 21 | 0 | 417 | 54 | 19.85 | - | 2 | 6 |
AD Whatman | 13 | 18 | 4 | 200 | 60 | 14.28 | - | 1 | 11/4 |
RNR Blaker | 13 | 19 | 0 | 256 | 55 | 13.47 | - | 1 | 12 |
RA Bennett | 10 | 13 | 2 | 141 | 32* | 12.81 | - | - | 15/17 |
EC Lee | 13 | 18 | 0 | 224 | 53 | 12.44 | - | 1 | 13 |
THK Dashwood | 13 | 19 | 1 | 200 | 32 | 11.11 | - | - | 10 |
Lionel Gough Arbuthnot | 7 | 11 | 6 | 44 | 17* | 8.80 | - | - | 2 |
JA Davenport | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | - |
Bowling
Player | O | M | R | W | BB | Ave | 5i | 10m |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ER Wilson | 414.1 | 144 | 767 | 67 | 7-16 | 11.44 | 5 | 1 |
EM Dowson | 404.5 | 121 | 997 | 80 | 8-21 | 12.46 | 5 | 1 |
RNR Blaker | 30 | 9 | 74 | 5 | 2-1 | 14.80 | - | - |
EW Dillon | 122 | 24 | 325 | 20 | 3-18 | 16.25 | - | - |
BJT Bosanquet | 338.3 | 92 | 906 | 55 | 8-30 | 16.47 | 5 | - |
FH Hollins | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1-20 | 20.00 | - | - |
EC Lee | 17 | 5 | 56 | 1 | 1-41 | 56.00 | - | - |
AD Whatman | 9 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
References
External links
- R.A. Bennett's XI in West Indies: Jan-Apr 1902 at Cricinfo
- R. A. Bennett's XI in West Indies 1901-02 at CricketArchive
Annual reviews
Further reading
- Peter Wynne-Thomas, The Complete History of Cricket Tours at Home & Abroad, Guild, 1989
- Cricket - A Weekly Record of the Game 1902