THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 17, 1937.
ARGUMENTS FOR LEAGUE CRICKET
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W. A. Reed (left) and E L. Gosano opening Recreio's innings against the University Alumni Association to whom they lost.
NAVY BEAT ARMY EASILY AT RUGBY
Asquith And Kyrk Outstanding LOSERS' BACKS LACK THRUST
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JOHN PEARCE AND HIS BOWLING
FREDDIE ZIMMERN TAKES WICKETS (By "ADREM")
FROM what little I saw of cricket last week-end,
most games were marked with a decidedly light-hearted spirit and were played with such ob- vious enjoyment that I couldn't help wondering whether League cricket is as successful as it should be.
-Nevertheless there are arguments for both sides. without a League may suit some people but I have always felt th where short Winter's afternoons provide such limited time for decision to be arrived at, unless there are hard and fast rules garding times of starting and finishing and a set period for the tea interval, matches are very apt to devolve into virtual farces in which very little in the way of cricket can be accomplished.
I rather felt that Saturday's match the finest spin bowlers ever to have at King's Park between Recreio and played in the Colony, but went fur- University Alumni might very eas-ther and said he was even better- ily have been left hanging in the than Growder. I am told that he fair" as it were. The Graduates spius, the ball very viciously from batted first and had scored 147 runs leg, keeps a fairly good length and which, owing to the frightful state has a wrong 'un, which simply can of the wicket, had taken them some not be spotted considerable time to get
INTER-SOCIETY LAWN BOWLS
RINKS SELECTED
The annual lawn bowls match between St Andrew's Society and
Navy have definitely got a good St. George's Society will take place
A good many of the Recreio team side this season. They beat Army at the Kowloon Bowling Green were past contemporaries of their very convincingly at King's Park as Club, next Saturday, commencing opponents, in their 'Varsity days the result of consistency both in and in consequence there was a good batting and bowling. Army batted The folowing members have deal of chaffing and gossip over tea first and apart from Lt. Weeden and been selected to play.
which delayed the resumption until Sgt. Partridge, nobody met with ST. ANDREW'S ST. GEORGE'S well after 4.30. With the side Re- success and they were finally dis- creio had on paper,, it was only rea-missed for 114. C. P. O. Page bowled sonable to expect the match to be excellently to capture 4 for 29 în 15. drawn, especially as Alumni did not overs, 6 of which were maidens. have a man who could be described as a stock bowler.
at 245 pm sharp.
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A thrilling Rugby game was wit- nessed on the Royal Naval Recrea- tion Club ground yesterday after-J. Fraser noon when the Senior Service Dr. J. B. Selby trounced the Army by two goals J. C. Brown and three tries (19 points) to nil A. Hyde Lay
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P. E. Knight S M White G. H. Sherriff S. Bandle
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P. P. Phillips E. V. Searle J. C. Gill C.-B. Hosking
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Both teams had several newcom- J. Watson ́ers, Lt. Webster appearing in the M Ferguson
Navy scrum-half position instead N. Drummond of Lt. Talbot, but did not impress, A. M. Holland
(Ship). while Spr. Hall made his first ap- pearance as a wing-forward for the Army, taking Harrison's place as A Stevenson the latter is shortly leaving for W. Russell home
W. Macfarlane PO. Asquith was in splendid Sir Atholl
Macgregor form for the Navy, in the threeqnar-
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A. Macfarlane line. Harvey's handling was not at
R. Duncan' its best, although his defence was (Skip) very good.
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Sarith E. W. Lines
G. E. Archbutt
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J. S. Howell T. Coleman E. Tuck J. G. Meyer
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The Army threequarters seemed to lack the fire and thrust they A. M. Calman displayed against the Club, al-3. C. Chalmers
J. Kempton though Gudgeon broke through on PK. Wallace several occasio only to fail
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support. Chiverall, the Army left-wing WL Walke threequarter, hard, but found, J. Gellatly
Kyrk too fast
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Asquith (2), Kyrke (2) and An-1 McKe
Herson scored for the Navy, Kyrk
D. W. Waterton
E. S. Carter
Zimmaen had quite a remark kable
TOP OF FORM
With Capt Whitmarsh and It. Ogle each topping the 40 mark, E. ZIMMERN, A BOWLER! Freddy Zimmern found a spot, wickets down and went on to score Navy passed this total with three Anderson bowled very steadily and
133 for 4 Whitmarsh has not being this combination aided by the fiery doing a great deal in the bowling. nature of the wicket, enabled the line recently, owing, I think, to an home team to be put out in a very injury. He is batting at the top of short time without any real resis his form, however, and has been res tance being encountered.
ponsible for some really among them being an spell of bowling and dismissed W. A Reed and Eddie Gosano with really it must be admitted that on that oc century against Press, although, good balls which pitched on the leg casion he did not have very much to stumps and raced through to carry contend with in the way of bowling. the off stump in each case. He bas
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT speeded up his deliveries quite consi-
LR.C. batting continues t derably and if he could work up suf-
prove and they took 205 runs ficient enthusiasm to apply himself to a concentrated spell of net-prac only 6 wickets Although the
Craigengower attack, for the
tice and thus gain more control of alley team were without several length, he might very well develop gular members of their side, their into one of the most useful bowlers bowling was not affected in any way lat the KC.C.* not a very difficult and it can
be considered that the Indian score was made against t
nent's could
G. EF Thompson task at the moment, I fear me. -- T. Armstrong
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