PLAYERS AMAZING COLLAPSE.
MIXED DOUBLES
TENNIS OFF
To-day's two matches in the Mixed Doubles Lawn Tennis League between the U.S. R. C. and K. C. C. (2), and C. R. C. and K. C. C. (1) have been unavoidably cancelled.
The U. S. R. C. are two players short because of troop movements to Shanghai, while C. R. G. are unable to raise a team.
RAIN MARS FIRST DAY'S PLAY IN CRICKET TEST
NEW ZEALAND WIN TOSS
Overnight showers and a
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GENTLEMEN HAVE DEADLY BOWLING
SPELL
EIGHT BALLS, NO RUNS
FOUR WICKETS!
(By "HOWARD MARSHALL”)
but when he went the Gentlemen gently subsided. Maxwell jumped once too often to the subtle God- dard, Farnes reached out, to Wel- lard and was stumped, and Sellers had an over from Goddard when the ball was apparently completely in- visible.
Three times Sellers escaped stumping, but he took a final plunge
into the dark, and Ames whipped the bails off.
So at 3.5 the Gentlemen were all
am chary of using the word sensational, but it may reasonably be applied to the end of the first day's play in the Gentlemen and Players match at Lord's. The Players, quietly building up a lead in fout for the very indifferent total of reply to the Gentlemen's mediocre first innings 165, and the Players had every hope total of 165, had reached 178 for the loss of three of setting up a commanding lead wickets. Then in eight balls, with no runs added, began the bowling with a ball so they lost the wickets of Paynter, Hammond, Ames, fierce and short that it bounced over con-land Compton, and the score was 178 for seven.
Farnes, from the Pavilion end,
the wicket-keeper's head nearly into the Zoo.
HOSTILE BOWLING
FARNES AND BROWN, WITH A COUPLE OF WICKETS
As a sign of hostility it was EACH AND SOME ADMIRABLE WICKET-KEEPING BY MAX- WELL TO HELP THEM, WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS doubtless impressive, and Farnes AMAZING COLLAPSE, AND IN 10 MINUTES THE WHOLE followed it up by passing Barnett COURSE OF THE GAME WAS ALTERED.
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tinuous drizzle on Saturday, delay-j ed the start of the final test match between England and New Zealand which is being played at the Oval.
The wicket was covered and 5,000 ople queued
up outside the
with a very good one. Macindoe bowled at the nursery end, and Hut- The following are the teams:
The Players' final score was 188 for seven, and the Gentlemen ton and Barnett quietly started to New Zealand:-H. G. Vivian, W. A. Hadlee, M. W. Wallace, J. Weir, M. P. now are in a fighting position, whereas earlier in the day it seem-dig themselves in on a wicket which
had lost its early fire. Donnelly, D. A. R. Moloney, M. L. Page ed possible that they would be beaten by an innings.
Barnett was not exuberant-con- (capt.), E. M. Tindall, J. Cowie, J Dunning, A. W. Roberts.
Farnes bowled extremely well, and saw Yardley bowled by a creep-scious, perhaps, of his responsibili- England: R. W. V. Robins (capt.) particularly when we remember er from Hammond
ties as an opening batsman--and at Hammond, Hutton, Ames, Gover,
The 50 had just gone up, and 26 he played a shade early at a ball Compton, Hardstaff, Barnett, Goddard how little match practice he has
had. To take the scalps of Ham-Smith took Wellard's place at the from Farnes which popped, and the Washbrook, Matthews.
The start was delayed until 1.05 mond and Ames in one over at Pavilion end, bowling to a ring of bowler took an easy catch.. when Page, who was successful in the end of a hot afternoon is short legs and slips.
: Hutton and Hardstaff then treat- Dempster hit him beautifully ed the bowling with polite atten- the toss, sent out H. G. Vivian and glory enough for any man. Hadlee to open the innings.
STRONG BATTING SIDE through the covers, but the next tion, and runs came slowly but safe Brown was very steady with his ball, a short one, stood up unplea-ly, until Hutton, with unexpected At the lunch interval, these two! batsmen were still together with 20 quick leg-breaks, and the Gentle santly, and Dempster jabbed it un-severity. hit Macindoe for three runs on the board, Vivian scoring men's bowling as a whole was al certainly over short leg's head, so lovely 4's in succession through the
ways hostile and worthy of respect that Compton was able to turn, run covers.
Even Hammond could not do and take a remarkable catch in his A continuous drizzle after lunch! precluded any further play and theịminate the bowling, though he made outstretched left hand. match will be resumed this morn-some glorious strokes in his innings ⚫ing, weather permitting.
of 68, which carried him to his 2,000 runs, the first player to reach that majestic aggregate this season,
13 and Hadlee 7.
TO-DAY'S OPEN BOWLS ENCOUNTERS
UNPROMISING SITUATION
Kimpton, in the meanwhile, was regarding an unpromising situation with unwonted seriousness. Four wickets down for 58 runs was no laughing matter for the Gentlemen, and Kimpton could not risk any light-hearted experiments.
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Hutton seemed set for another. hundred, but he played over a top- spinner from Brown, the last ball before tea, and was bowled.
HARDSTAFF CAUGHT
The score was then 177 for two wickets, and Hammond and Hard- staff went steadily on, though they could never take liberties with the bowling.
KIMPTON RESTRAINED Wellard bowled excellently for the Players on a wicket which was unexpectedly lively throughout the morning. The Gentlemen were soon Owen-Smith also began sedately, Hammond made some glorious in the toils, and only Dempster and and was justly annoyed with him- strokes, but at 127 Hardstaff tried Weather permitting, several in- Kimpton seemed entirely happy.
self when at 76 he tried to book a to drive one from Macindoe which teresting. Open Singles Lawn Bowls There was never a better morning short one from Smith, and pulled went up the hill, and flicked a catch Championship games will be wit for cricket, and when Wyatt and the ball into his stumps.
to Wyatt at slip. nessed this afternoon, the clash be- Mitchell-Innes came out to open
One run later Brown flicked at Hammond reached his 2,000 by tween A. S. Gomes and C. G. Silva, the Gentlemen's innings quite a Hammond and was caught by Ames, driving Brown superby to the right on the Hong Kong Football Club large crowd was already enjoying and the Gentlemen were in grave of the sight screen, and Owen-.
trouble.
himself Smith, faneying the sun on the mound stand.
LIFE IN THE WICKET
Kimpton and Maxwell, two na-Twickenham, chased the ball and Smith began the Players' bowl-turally aggressive players, had to turned a double somersault over the A. S. Gomes v. C. G. Silva (Hong ing, pounding away at the Nursery curb impetuousity, and fight to re-palings. Kong F. C. green).
end, and it was soon evident that gain some sort of security.
He bounced up quite happily and
green. The gramme:
is to-day's pro
"Third Round
A. W. Grimmitt v. H. Gittins; J. Cook v. W. L Walker, J. C. Brown v. J. A. P. Selby; A. S. Russell v. E. G. Post (Club de Recreio).
G. Perkins v. T. Armstrong; U. M Omar v. J. Pau; A. E. Coates v. A. R. Dallah (Hong Kong F. C. green).
MIXED DOUBLES TENNIS UNLIKELY
at
there was life in the wicket. Both Wellard threatened them violent-caught the patient Paynter off Smith and Wellard made the ball ly, and James Langridge tempted Brown at mid-on, and four wickets lift, and the batsmen set about them, until Kimpton hit him square were down for 178. their task deliberately.
and then jumped out and drove him HAMMOND BRILLIANTLY CAUGHT
The Gentlemen's attack was ob full pitch to the long-on boundary.
viously to be treated with respect,
Mitchell-Innes hit à no-ball from Smith to the mid-wicket boundary,
but he was feeling rather danger ously for the out-swinger, and with eight runs on the board he edged Wellard to the wicket-keeper.
JUST RECOVERING
At the luncheon interval the total but we were certainly not prepared was 113 for six wickets, and imme- for the excitement to come. diately afterwards Kimpton drove Three wickets fell in the next Wellard with sudden fury over mid- two overs without a run added. Ham- off's head to the pavilion palings. mond tried to glance Farnes, just There is always a technical soli Maxwell thereupon hit Hammond edged the ball, and was brilliantly dity about Wyatt, but at 21 Wellard to the off for four, and flicked Wel-caught by Maxwell on the leg side. brought one sharply down the hill, lard wide of first slip, where Ham-Ames survived two balls, but Two matches are down for deci-and Wyatt, bending his knee, pro-mond did well to get a hand to the Farnes. brought the third back to sion in the Mixed Doubles tennis tectively, was leg before under the
ball
bowl him with a crash.. League this afternoon. At King's new rule.
The Gentlemen were recovering, A great over for the Farnes, and Park, U.S.R.C. entertain K.C.C. (2).
DEMPSTER UNSETTLEDTM but Goddard came on with his off-then- Compton reached out to the while a "needle” match will be
It was 12 o'clock, and soon Ham-spinners at the Pavilion end, and first ball of Brown's next over and seen at Causeway Bay where C.RC. Yardley edged one through the very cleverly he bowled them. Max Maxwell stumped him like light- clash with KCC. (1).“
slips. Dempster glanced Wellard to well was nearly stumped off him, ning At the present moment, the wea- the fine leg boundary, and then was and Kimpton, his restraint wear- ther looks far from promising and hit under the heart by a ball which ling very thin, had an unprincipled following the heavy rainfall of last lifted abruptly. That must have un-biow at Wellard, and was bowled night it seems very unlikely that settled him, though he may bennis will be possible...
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Wellard immediately
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CHEAP WICKETS "Kimpton had played admirably,
An extraordinary change in the game's fortunes, and although Langridge and Wellard survived the remaining 10 minutes, the Gentle en are now on fighting terms.