THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 27, 1938.
THRILLING CRICKET LAST SUNDAY
Volunteers Beat Police, But Only By One Run TOMMY HUNTER BATS STOLIDLY
STOKER BOWLS STEADILY
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(By "ADREM”)
W. L. McKENZIE
SMALL UNITS
RUGBY TRIUMPH OVER CLUB “A”
Needham's Fine Game For Winners
The Combined Small Units Rugby fifteen secured their third_victory over the Club “A” fifteen yesterday at the Valley by three goals (15 points) to a goal and two tries (11 points)...
The Small Units were a man
I remarked last week that although the Volun-
teers should win their whole-day match against any odds on a Police win, but fol- short and C. F. Needham, the Club lowing the dismissal of Loughlin, first fifteen second row forward, the Police last Sunday, the celebrated Police hos-by Griffiths, who held a beautiful agreed to fill in the vacancy, dis- pitality might conceivably prove too much for running catch about an inch off playing a fine turn of speed as
the ground, Volunteer prospects wing-threequarter and scoring two them.
looked somewhat brighter.
grand tries. "CUNNING STUFF"
As it happened, the Defence Corps won by a single run and the
Hynes was the pick of the Club narrowness of their victory could not be attributed to Police efforts Pope scored 13, but F. E. Booker backs, but was not given enough off the field, although, as usual, these were as hectic as ever. hit a long-hop from Griffiths straight support. The Small Units' pack. The "Custodians of the Law" are to be congratulated on their into Madar's hands, at cover, and more than held their own, quick extremely fine performance against a side which were infinitely the I.G.P. after hitting a couple of heeling and sound work behind the more powerful on paper and, a victory for them would not have very pretty fours, was caught by scrum resulting in several splendid been against the run of the play.
The weather was well-nigh perfect when Anderson and Bax- ter opened for the Volunteers for whom McKenzie had won the toss, against the bowling of Pope and Baker. With only a few runs scored, Baxter snicked one from Pope which Hunter just failed to hold amid the terrific roar which went up in appeal for a catch at the wicket.
Thereafter both went along quietly, scoring occasionally off Baker's short stuff, but Anding: Pope very difficult to get away. After he had pulled Baker to the leg boundary on several occasions, Baxter was well beaten by a really good ball from Pope, which bowled him neck-and-crop.
In view of the inconsistency of the Club's batting in recent mat- ches, the news that H. B. Neve, their former brilliant opening bats- man is returning at the end of the week, should prove particularly welcome. Neve, who has been sta tioned in Canton for the whole of the
current cricket season, will now be in the Colony indefinitely.
Baxter off Madar, who was bowl-back movements. ing some very cunning stuff, in which length balls, long hops and full-tosses were mixed up with great judiciousness.
NEEDHAM SHINES Needham scored two grand tries in the opening half, both of which were converted by Attoe and the Small Units led at the interval by 10 clear points.
When Police were still some 30 runs short of the mark, and time for drawing was rapidly approach- In the second half, the Club re- ing, McKenzie arranged to extend taliated with a try through Des- time for another 10 minutes to mond Hynes, but Henderson failed enable a definite decision to be with the goal kick. Soon after reached.
Watts broke through for another TENSE MOMENTS
Club score, but once again Hender- Hunter was now scoring steadily, son failed to convert. The Small but when the last over was called, Units, however, placed the issue with Weir the last man in, four beyond doubt when Attoe scored a runs were still required for a win. good try adding the goal points and Hunter cut the first ball from just before the final whistle, Taylor Stoker for a single and, amid aadded to the Club's tally with a try tense silence, broken only by the
near the posts, which Oliphant im- rythmical knocking of Weir's knees, proved upon. HELD SIZZLING DRIVE
three more balls were played, off Joined by Mackay, Anderson con- pleted his 50 off a full-toss from the third of which, Hunter called a tinued to bat in a sedate manner, Pope, and thereafter hit at any-sharp bye. With two balls with treating the bowling strictly on its thing, putting Pope over the screen, which to score two runs, Hunter merits. He eventually jumped out at the Civil Service end, and then took a terrific swipe at the first he to drive Pope and the latter held a hitting Baker for a four. He nibbled received, and mowed it round to sizzling return, which was never at one from the latter soon after leg where Ainslie brought off a more the six inches off the ground, and was caught by Loughlin, in the really brilliant, if somewhat unex-Kong Ping Rong Association was
Souza, who succeeded, was evi-gully, for a hard-hit 61.
pected catch, with everybody scan- held at the Confucian Club, Holly- dently determined to score rapidly Teddy Fincher, who was now ning the boundary to see where thewood Road, last night, when the off everything. He paid the pen-well set, continued to score steadi-ball had landed. alty when he attempted to hit onely by means of straight drives and of Danbrowsky's donkey-drops out aquare-cuts, and, when McKenzie of the ground and was held by declared at 214 for 8, he was 39 Loughlin, at cover.
not out.
PING PONG LEAGUE
Charity Competitions
Election of officials of the Hong
following were elected: Mr. Chung:
A dramatic finish to a really fine Wing-kwong (President), Mr. Li game.
Tat-hung (Vice President), and Messrs. Ho Chun-tak, Yee King- well kwong, and Mak Tak-wing (Secre- unfor-taries).
DID REALLY WELL Stoker
really bowled
MACKAY MISSED
A STRANGE MIXTURE
throughout and was Meanwhile, Mackay, who had Pope had bowled fairly steadily tunate on numerous occasions with It was decided to extend the clos- been scoring steadily in front of throughout and Baker was respon-balls which just shaved the sticks. ing date for entries to the Charity the wicket, had a terrific beat at a sible for a strange mixture of very Madar also did very well, and made League to February 7. length ball from Baker and hit it good spells and very bad ones al full use of his opportunity to bowl The tournaments are
open to straight into the air. Any one of though, on the whole, "his good by taking three cheap wickets. players of all nationalities, and it four policemen could have got to spells predominated.
Except for the closing stages of his hoped that entries will be receiv the catch, but each waited for the Carey and young Booker opened the innings, the Volunteer fieldinged from the Clubs and Associations other to move with the result that for the Police and went away like had been very scratchy, and for in the Colony. the ball fell right into the middle a house on fire. Carey was in a de-this reason they deserved to lose. Entries may be sent to Mr. Yee of them with no one making any vastating mood and smote good Police had also been rather lax in King-kwong, of Kelley and Co., Ltd., attempt at it.
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HIT ANYTHING After the interval, Mackay
́1. CORINTHIANS BEAT SINGAPORE CHINESE
Singapore To-day. The Islington Corinthians yes- terday defeated the Singapore Chinese by 5 goals to nil. ̈ Sherwood, of Reading, all five goals.—Reuter.
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