THE CHINA MAIL SEPTEMBER 8, 1937-
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MIDDLESEX KEEP ON TOP OF TABLE
TRIUMPH OVER SURREY BY
THREE WICKETS
HUMAN, OWEN-SMITH AND SIMS HEROES OF SEASON'S GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT
(By THOMAS MOULT)
London, August 11.
VETERANS DEFEAT YOUNGSTERS
AMES CENTURY
LEVESON GOWER'S XI DRAW WITH M.C.C.
London, To-day.
In the first match of its kind, the veterans beat the youngsters in a festival match at Folkestone by an innings and 8 runs, while at Sear- borough, Mr. H. D. G. Leveson Gow-
XI drew with the M. C. C. Aus- tralian eleven.
Over Thirties had first lease of
MIDDLESEX gained a surprising victory by three wickets over Surreyer's at the Oval yesterday and thereby retained their leadership over York- shire in the County Championship. They have made more probable their eventual triumph after 16 years. Their percentage now is 69.62, compared with Yorkshire's 68.69, and they have still to play six matches, against five by Yorkshire.
AND SOME WHATEVER MAY BEFALL MIDDLESEX IN THE MATCHES TO COME
THEY WILL ALWAYS LOOK BACK ON REDOUBTABLE FOES AWAIT THEM STILL KENNINGTON OVAL AS THE SCENE OF WHAT IS LIKELY TO PROVE THEIR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SEASON.
The conclusion of the struggle was as extraordinary in its surprises as anything that had Hu- happened since the first ball was bowled on Saturday morning. Surrey's chances of a great triumph were splendid when the final day opened, but three of the outstanding Middlesex batsmen man, Owen-Smith and Sims pursued the struggle with the utmost resolution, and their reward It was Human's vic that came a few minutes before lunch was a victory only half hoped for. tory especially; he carried his bat for the top score of all.
Middlesex needed 137 runs
with only four wickets in hand. The task was difficult, for the game had been a low-scoring one, nobody except the brilliant Gre gory, of Surrey, having scored more than 30 in an innings.
"But in such an encounter we man showed what he thought of it felt that, all things were possi- ere he set out for the pavilion. ble, so that athough Robins had
been dismissed by the last ball
Owen-Smith had helped Haman
at
on Monday night the attitude of to put on 67 in an hour, but Mid- Middlesex as the final day open-dlesex were still 70, behind when Sims came in. Sims did not exact- ed was by no means defeatist..
Human (not out 20) and Owen-ly inspire confidence by the streaky Smith took extra heart, indeed, from manner in which he shaped the lucky circumstance that almost first. Nevertheless, he survived, and at the outset Owen-Smith was miss- doubtless the clear-cut, confident ed in the slips, when Parker got batsmanship of his partner helped
Gover him into a state of stability. both hands to a ball from
but could not hold it. This was at 108, and the South African batsman was 4.
HUMAN'S INJURY
As a matter of fact, Sims began to score more quickly than Human. One reason for this was that Hu- man was struck-twice by
the second time under the
Gover,
heart
off a no-ball so violently that he
a dropped to his knees. Also his hand
In a sense it compensated for nasty knock which Human suffered was hurting again, and he retired on his right hand just before the for a brief while.
100 went up, but only in a sense,
for the injury troubled Human
throughout the morning. He will
PARKER PUNISH··
FIRST. IN AND LAST OUT
Masterly Century Knock By Harris
London, August 10. Despite masterly innings of 103 by Harris, Nottinghamshire, all out for 191, followed on 246 behind Lancashire at Nottingham. They knocked 128 off the arrears for the loss of two wickets before the close so that they still need 118 to avoid an inn- ings defeat.
Handicapped by an injury to Lar
wood, thus further depleting their
already weak attack, Notts owed a
tremendous amount to Harris, who batted in great style m. face of a
crisis. He opened the innings and
was last out. having scored his runs in three hours and a quarter.
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“B” DIVISION LEAGUE TENNIS
VITAL MATCH TODAY
the wicket and thanks to a typical Ames century, they were able to compile the very impressive score
of 530. With Goddard striking his best form, Under Thirties found run-getting difficult and were dis- missed for 256 and following on 266.
There was a complete mastery of the bat over the ball in the Leveson Leveson Gower's eleven made 432. Gower: C. C. Australian match. for 8 and 232 for 8 dec, and their opponents compiled 301 and 246 for 7 for the game to end in a draw.
Scores
At Folkestone, Over Thirties, beat. Under Thirties by an innings and 8
Over Thirties--530 (Ames '149). Under Thirties 256 (Goddard 6 for
95) and 266.
At Scarborough, Mr. H. D. G. Le- reson Gower's eleven drew with the M. C. C. Australian XL.
Mr. H. D. G. Leveson Gower's II-
432 for 8 dec.
M C. C. Australian XT-301 and 245
for 7
Reater
U.S.R.C. BEAT UNIVERSITY IN A DIVISION
Yesterday's League Tennis Results
At Pokfulum United Service Recrea- tion Club beat University Tennis Club by 6 sets to 3 in the "A" Division the Lawn Tennis League.
Scores:-
G. Divett and J. Smalley (U.S.R.C.):
6 lost to H Pong and C. G. Ma beat Y. C. Lau and M. C. Hung beat S. Wong and Y. N. Tau
LJ Loch and J. H. Tomlinson (USRC)
beat Pong and Ma not, I understand, play in the fix- On his return Sims hit two con- ture against Essex, which starts at secutive half-volleys by Parker for
Easily the most interesting match lost to Lau and Hung
lost to Wong and Tan Chelmsford to-day. May the others 4 apiece, the second of them off the
on to-day's "B" Division tennis
L. Goldman" and carry on his courageous and brilliant new ball Thirteen were scored in
Parker's over altogether, and here, programme is the fixture between (USRC). work!
we felt, Watts ought to have been the Chinese Recreation Club and beat Pong and Ma
Club beat Lan and Hung the Craigengower Cricket
beat Wong and Tan The partnership of the two bowling with Gover.
this which will more or less decide the Twenty to win! Even at
ER.C. WIN amateurs went on masterfully. There seemed to be less difficulty in the late moment anything might have destination of the championship. pitch, and Human reached a faut-happened the little crowd felt, and less 50 soon after twelve o'clock the excitement had by no
But nothing the faded. Holmes now began to ring changes on the attack, which in-nothing untoward, that
past cluded Watts and Squires for Park-and at 20 er and Gover, but the batsmen were Gover set his field with four
the ascendant
FATAL STROKE..
C. B. C. have already overcome med all their biggest obstacles but Crai is, gengower, assuming they are suc when cessful to-day, will still have to slips meet the Recreio, who are quite and a gully for another over it capable of beating them. was for the last time. Only 11 were wanted
In many quarters, Craigengower Sims, now the magnificent, lifted fare strongly favoured to the
the result there
The Then, however, a shock came for his fourth delivery to the on-bound- but
udden- cut the next ball square for 4.1 Middlesex, and Surrey grew sud
the complet At 159 Gover following with a similar crack off from the pavi-the sixth, and one of the most
ly optimistic again.
Hon
well as
his labor
Tatal
hit his morable battles at the
at many a
Yorkshire
Gregory vexatious oke, and the bats
Oval
Sullivan
ITI
On the Club Ground Indian Recrea tion Club beat Hong Kong Cricket Club by 5 sets to 4 in the "A" Divi- sion of the Lawn Teunis League.
Scores
G. W. Sewell and H. Owen Hughe (H.K.C.C.).
drew with S. A. Rumjahn and S.
A Ismail
beat # D. Rumjahn and H. D...
Madar
best A R. Minu and M. el Ar-
L Bowker and M. (HRCC) lost to Eumjahn and Ism
with Ming and
S▼Harrison
HKC.CO.
lost