THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 19, 1938.
INDIANS START TO SHOW THEIR HEELS
BEAT RECREIO TO ASSUME LEAD IN SENIOR LEAGUE
C.S.C.C. Disappoint In Tie With Craigengower
ANDERSON INSPIRES REVIVAL
AT KOWLOON C.C.
(By "ADREM")
As a result of Saturday's League cricket matches, Indian Recreation Club, joint holders of the Senior title with the Hong Kong Cricket Club, have greatly strengthened their position at the head of the table and are now in a strong position for the premier place in the League.
SECOND
DIVISION
REVIEW
FRIDAY
A review by "ADREM” of Second Division League cricket matches played last Saturday, will appear in all our issues of Friday.
"NEEDLE" BADMINTON MATCH
ST. JOHN'S TO MEET KOWLOON TONG
(By “ADREM”).
A game which is bound to have a big bearing on the even- tual destination of the 'Junior Badminton League title, will be
played this evening at the Cathedral Hall between St. John's, present leaders in the Kowloon Tong,
with only one wicket in hand, when division and stumps were drawn.
one
of their most powerful
· CIVIL SERVICE DISAPPOINT
challengers. In view of the revival which has These two teams have always been so evident in the cricket at been very well matched. At the
the Civil Service this season, I ex-end of the last season's LeagueTM pected far better things of them programme, identical records hav- against Craigengower. They struck ing been returned by both combina- one of their bad days, however, and tions, a replay, which resulted in a went down extraordinarily badly by win for the Saints, was decided at five wickets.
Recreio, and the winners qualified for the runners-up trophy.
pos-
As remarked-by a member of the ON SATURDAY, THE INDIANS MADE NO MISTAKE AGAINST CLUB DE RECREIO AND BEAT THEM BY THE C. S. C. C. side a short while ago. "We have an extremely good side VERY DECISIVE MARGIN OF 9 WICKETS.
On the other hand, Club, after pulling through some very criti-on paper, especially in the batting cal situations, whilst having the better of their game with the Army, line, but there is always the were compelled to share the points and, as the result of their two sibility of failure by some of the
stalwarts draws, have now dropped four points in three matches, against the acknowledged
resulting I.R.C.'s, two.
in the remainder of the side being skittled out like a collection of rab-
was dis-
KEEN GAME CERTAIN In their first fixture this season
at Kowloon Tong, St. John's scram- bled home by the odd game. They will be all out to repeat their suc- cess, while Kowloon Tong, full of confidence as the result of an un- broken series of victories, will be all out to avenge themselves.
A very interesting game is cer-
The following are the teams:- St. John's-A. J. Bennitt and F. H.
K.C.C. and Craigengower have throughout the season with amazing records identical with that of the consistency, and Nazarin, set about bits." Club and are within striking dis-the Recreio attack in a lightheated ROT COULD NOT BE STOPPED tance but, as matters now stand, manner and when Nazarin was dis- This is exactly what happened on tain to eventuate. the seemingly superior ability of missed for a breezy 30, their task Saturday. Richardson the Sookunpoo side to score defin-was more than half accomplished. missed cheaply and, although Col-Kwok: G. A. Smith and A. Keown; N. ite results, combined with the ex- Ismail, together with Kitchell,ledge and Perry showed that the Smith and P. B. Wilson. cellent form by batsmen who
knocked off the runs without fur-bowling was not unplayable, have prior to this season, been ther loss and went on to score 73 dismissal of McLellan and Griffiths Teang; N. A. E. Mackay and A. Chan; far from consistent, geems to which included 11 boundaries and started a rot which nothing could indicate yet another success to be added to an already impres- sive record.
FINE ATTACK
was made out of 147..
stop.
the
Billimoria who is probably one of the steadiest bowlers in the Co-
lony-albeit he seldom has spectacu- lar figures returned the excellent analysis of
0. M. R. W. 17 6 39 5
Kowloon Tong: J. Chen and
R. E. Lee and F. S. Ko.
F.
TAMAR'S RUGBY WIN OVER CUMBERLAND Close Ships' Game Showing more aggressiveness in the first half, H.M.S. Tamar secured a slender lead against H.M.S. Cum❤ berland in a friendly Rugby match at Causeway Bay yesterday, which they maintained * un- til the end to win by 3 points to nil.
a feature of a sound innings being At the outset, Tamar forwards his solid defence. He hit 14 boun- were much quicker on the ball, daries.
while Cumberland's forwards were to slow.
BAD PATCH FOR ALEC PEARCE They were particularly successful- Alec Pearce appears to have against Recreio in all phases of struck a bad patch and a series of the game. I happen to know that indecisive results for the Club has the Portuguese team were all out been the outcome. Against the to make a decent showing, and had Army he was caught off Cheney for assembled about as powerful a team 18 and, apart from Owen Hughes
Set to score 125, Craigengower, made a as they were capable of fielding and Ride, Club batsmen
with AR. H. Esmail always look- and yet they were never in the sorry showing until John Pearce be-
ing comfortable, were never în picture:
came associated with F. H. Stokes. difficulties, and the required runs At this stage Club total was only | were hit off with but five wickets They had first lease of the wicket just over the 100 mark and pro- down. Esmail batted really well, but were always in difficulties spects looked very gloomy. A fine against accurate and varied, bowling, stand realised 55, however, and when and a keen field. Reed batted in a declaration was made on Pearce's his usual imperturbable manner dismissal, the score-board showed and collected a laborious 31, while the very respectable total of 162. P. M. N. da Silva and Rodrigues Army_batsmen were, în their also got a few, but 10S was all turn, far from happy and if Col the innings realised. Minu Ar-Teversham had not scored a hard culli, A. H. Madar and Kitchell hit 45, which included two shared the wickets.
off Alec Pearce, there is doubt they would have lost. was they were 23 runs in arrears against K.C.C., I must confess that Bracker, and the entire three- after scanning their team, I fail to quarter line, Robinson, at full-back, see any absentees from their team while Goddard, Strange and Wilde of the previous week which drew were prominent at forward. with the Club, who would have made Tamar. -- Robinson; Bracker, any material difference. True Cot-Porte, Jenkins and Finney; Ford man was missing but so he was in (Capt.) and Phillips; Evans, the Hong Kong match!
Strange, Wilde, Hammond, Goddard, Grant, Cockhill and Sherlock.
—C—batsmen made light of their task. Ismail, who has batted
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Perry was the only bowler meet with any measure of success and his four wickets cost him 57
runs.
CANNOT BE OVER-RATED
Although I have seen it reported little that Navy were sadly depleted by As it ships, movements in their game
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The latter improved con- siderably in the second half and in the last five minutes of the game appeared certain to score. Their op- posite nubers rose to the occasion in grand style, however, and kept their line intact until the final whistle.
Outstanding for the winners were
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