SECOND TEST MATCH STARTS TO-DAY
NEW ZEALANDERS
ARE FIGHTING
SIDE
GOOD BOWLS WILL HUTTON BE GIVEN
PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY
CIVIL SERVICE TO MEET HOLDERS
SECOND CHANCE
(By "REFEREE")
TO-DAY at Old Trafford, Manchester, England
will meet the New Zealanders in the second Test match of the season in what is likely to prove SECOND DIVISION the most interesting of the three encounters. The "NEEDLE" MATCH England eleven will be selected from the 12 play- ers whose names were announced on July 15, while the New Zealand team will not be finally chosen until this morning.
(By "SKIP").
The pick of to-day's Lawn Bowls
League programme appears to be
the match between the Civil Ser- vants and Craigengower. On early season's form, I would pick the visi- tors as easy winners, but the Civil
F. R. Brown, the Surrey ama- teur, above, makes a re-appear- ance in an England Test eleven, against the New Zealanders to-day at Old Trafford, Manchester.
GODDARD
THAT IT WAS A MISTAKE TO HAVE JUDGED THE NEW JUSTIFIES ZEALAND STRENGTH BY THEIR RECORD AGAINST THE COUNTIES WAS OBVIOUSLY BORNE OUT IN THE FIRST TEST TEST, WHEN THEIR FIGHTING QUALITIES BECAME EVID-SELECTION
Servants, after three consecutive ENT AND THEIR PLUCKY STAND RESULTED IN THE SHAR- wins, are on the crest of the waveING OF THE SPOILS. and although I have tipped the champions to get through, it will be noticed that the Cricketers beat their opponents comfortably in the corresponding match last season, and they may well repeat that re- sult.
The K.C.C. are at home to the H.K.F.C. and stand a chance of winning, but there will not be much in it.
I suggest, however, that they are better than their record makes them out to be. They are only just beginning to accustom themselves to the fickleness of English wickets, and their fine per- formances against the pick of Scotland during last week-end, and this week, makes us realise that their batting and bowling is fairly formidable.
Brilliant Bowling Against Essex HOME CRICKET
London, To-day. First class cricket matches which concluded yesterday were When they first came over they stand of 104 saved a follow-on featured by remarkably low scor- also ing, probably due to bad weather. were happy about their batting.and certain disaster, were
One match was abandoned before They would have little difficulty, prominently featured. they thought, in scoring 300 or The visitors' bowlers, began to two innings had been nearly com-
against any side. Club de Recreio will have an op- | so
Their reap a harvest in wickets and Gal-pleted.
Yorkshire and Sussex, most pro portunity of regaining what con-bowling was weak, they feared, lichan, who has been most promin-
and minent teams of the season, were fidence they may have lost, when but runs did not worry them. ent against Scotland, Cowie
ran up against the Roberts, who is a most useful me- both held, the former having to be they entertain the Police Club, who Then they were compelled to rest last week usual odd assortment of wickets dium-paced bowler, also came into content with first innings, points | against Glamorgan, while Sussex on account of duties. The Portguese-fast and slow, sticky and trea-the limelight.
and the menace of The New Zealanders are fighters, also took first innings points will start favourites, but must not cherous
the shooter or the riser threw and I feel that they will be at their against Leicester. take things too easily.
out of gear. Their best best to-day. We have seen other Best individual feat is credited Kowloon Dock team will entertain them K.B.G.C., who will no doubt be out players failed and they could not teams improved out of all recogni- to Goddard of Gloucester. Evident- to avenge the defeat they sustained find an opening pair, but even-tion by the challenge of the big ly out to show that selection for earlier in the season. Here again tually and just before the first occasion, and the Tourists perform England against the New Zealand- ers in the Test Match which starts there may not be very much in it Test they began to find their similarly in the last Test.
T. C. Lowry, their The England selectors have ob-to-day was more than justified, this at the finish, with the homesters form and
manager, batted brilliantly, while viously taken the same view, for brilliant bowler captured a total of just emerging winners.
others, including Wallace, one of they have very properly paid New 11 wickets in the The needle match in the Second the most perfect stylists in the Zealand the compliment of picking game against Essex to enable Division will be at Austin Road side and a great hitter, fell into experienced and representative Gloucester to score a brilliant vic-
and Roberts,players. Moloney where the Indians are the visitors. line. At Sookunpoo, last May, the In-heroes of the first Test, whose
"NEEDLE" MATCH
course of the
tory after a sporting declaration.
Scores as cabled by Reuter are:- TWO POINTS.
At Maidstone, Lancashire beat Kent Two points about to-day's "Eng-on the first innings.”
for 8 dec. (Iddon 99). land side will be watched with par-Lancs-235 (Watt 5 for 68) and 283 Robins cap Kent-126 (Pollard 5 for 34) and 36
for.1.
dians won very comfortably. but they will not have such an easy- time this week and will have to come away from Craigengower with fight every inch of ground though a brace of points, whilst the Foot- they should obtain the points. ballers' juniors may forfeit the retaincy and possibly Hutton's second
K.C.C.
The Hong Kong Football Club, ward. after a run of failures, should be able to overcome the lowly-placed, K.C.C. especially as they are play- ing at the Valley, but as the latter's joss must turn soon, the Footballers C.S.C.C. must not take things too easily.
Craigengower will have no dif- ficulty in beating the Police seconds C. de R. judging by their current form, whilst Club de Recreio will need to be at their best to better Tai- koo, who must be encouraged by their excellent away win last week. WEIGHT OF GREEN
SKIP'S FORECAST
FIRST DIVISION
K.D.R.C.
K.B.G.C.
H.K.F.C.
C.C.C.
(81) C.C.C.
(-) H.K.F.C.
(73) P.R.C: (46) K.B.G.C.
SECOND DIVISION
I.R.C. (-)
K.C.C.
P.R.C.
(-) C. de R.
THIRD DIVISION
RHK.Y.C.
H.K.E.R.C. (63) C.S.C.C.
C.C.C.
H.K.F.C.
de R
R.C.
at
The Kowloon Football Club's green may prove a little too dif- ficult for the Yachtsmen, who will T.R.C. find a decided difference in the weight of it compared with their |K.F.C." own fast turf! On this account I forecast the home team to win.
The Civil Service having reached the top of the ladder, are not likely to drop back unless they receive a severe shock in their match Ming Yuen, but it is not a likely event. I fancy Club de Recreio to
ticular interest
Gloucester-150
205 for 5 decolls 7 for 61) and Essex-170 (Goddard 6 for 58) and 686 (Goddard 5 for 22, Sinfield 5 for 77).
At Wells, Somerset beat Hampshire by 69 runs. Somerset-315 for 9 dec. (Gimblett
141), and 241. for 4 dec. Hants230 (Walker 99 not out, Wel-
lard 5 for 50) and 257.Z
appearance for his country as an At Bristol, Gloucester beat Essex by opening bat.
t. There seems to be 119 runs. no reason t
on to doubt Robins' capabi- lities as a captain, and if he is successful this season we shall (60) probably find him in charge against
the Australians next season,
Hutton's unhappy experience in (---).
his first Test match was the na- (52)
tural sequence of a week of pheno- (69) menal scoring. He must have been tired, and reaction was hardly sur- prising, for no player can go reel-1 ing off the hundreds indefinitely. (-)Hutton has no cause to be upset. His place is assured, and New Zea- land will have seen quite enough of him before the summer is over. He is too promising a player to be writ- ten off because of his failure, but the selectors must be e a little un- (48)| easy.
1911
Paynter is another batsmen we shall watch hopefully. If Ley- (-)land's run of bad luck continues we shall need Paynter next year (* In second division last season). Figures in brackets denote the result against the "Aussies.
(Continued on Page 19. of the corresponding game last year.
At Cardiff, Yorkshire beat Glamorgan on the first innings. Yorks-255 (Yardley 98, E. Davies 5
for 57) and 103 for 5 dec⠀ Glamorgan 150 (Verity 5 for 38) and
,104 for 5.
-At Lord's, Middleser beat Worcester, by 214 runs. Middlesex248 and 275 for 4 dec. Worcester-156 and 153 (Smith 5. for
At Hove, Sussex beat Lefester on
the first innings. Sussex 351 and 173 for 4. Leicester 286 (Armstrong 108, James
Parks 5 for 32).
At Northampton, the match between Northants and Notta, was abandoned with scores as followB3: Northanta-226...
Notts 116 for 0: