THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 2, 1938
UNDERGRADS MAINTAIN IMPROVEMENT
Score Fine Win Over Army “A” In Junior Tie WODEHOUSE & ALVES BOWL WELL AT CLUB DE RECREIO
GEORGE SOUZA
SOUZA AGAIN PROMINENT
(By "ADREM")
THE only result in last Saturday's League cricket matches which might be considered somewhat surprising, was the victory of University over Army "A". In view of the consistent improvement of the Undergraduates, however, and a similar falling off on the part of the Army team, the former's win is quite understandable.
Jumping for the ball in a lineout during the Police-5th A.A, Bde. Blarney Stone Rugby Seven-a-Side clash last Monday afternoon on the Club ground. The first three players from L. to R. are Oakley (Police), Page (Gunners) and H. W. E. Heath (Police) while ("Mail” P. Cullinan (Police) is în mid-air reaching for the ball. photo).
CHIEFLY RESPONSIBLE FOR UNIVERSITY'S SUCCESS WAS THE EXCELLENT BOWLING OF K. L. NG, WHO BOWLED WITH GREAT CONSISTENCY TO TAKE 7 FOR 42. HIS FORM OF WITH THE BALL HAS BEEN ONE OF THE FEATURES THE SEASON AND HE HAS NOW RAISED HIS AGGREGATE WICKETS TO 33—COMPARABLE TO THE BEST PERFORMAN-in hand and 144 runs in the bag. CES IN THE DIVISION.
made useful contributions to the score of 157 for 6.
D.B.S. AGAIN! Diocesan Boys' School were again in the spotlight with a narrow win over Craigengower at the Valley. It must be confessed nevertheless, Ethat they owed a great deal to the E. M. L. Soares and Â, Noronha, the latter the hero of bowling of their head, C.B.R. Sar- After the Schools' opening many a gallant innings in former gent. matches, gave Recreio a start which bowlers had failed to make much of an impression on Rapley and must have made Eric Mitchell won- der if he had not been too adventur-Fisher, Sargent went on and ran re-ous with his declaration. No fewer, through the remainder of the side than 60 runs had been hoisted be- to take 6 wickets. Matthews gave fore the first wicket fell but when him good support near the end.
School found run-getting difficult Soares had been dismissed after a hard-hit innings and Noronha fol- but they stuck to their task and as- lowed soon after, there was neversisted by 20 from extras, they even- tually passed the 107 runs set them much more to it.
but with only one wicket to spare.
Army “A” batted first and bowler bowled steadily throughout from the commencement found, the innings to capture 7 for 23 in run-getting difficult, Sgt. Gill and 14 overs. C. S. M. Northcote then made
Schoolboy K. M. Rumjahn and H,
off the something of a stand but after T. Barma knocked they were dismissed, only Sgt. quired runs without loss and Calvert, playing in *his first several other I.R.C. bats then went League game in the Colony, met in for a bang and seven wickets with any success and the innings finally fell for 122 runs. realised exactly 100 runs,
University secured these for the loss of 6 wickets. K. T. Loke, who top-scored, batted with all his former form and his innings was a most meritorious effort, while K. S.
Oh, C. H. Teoh and S. H. Ling all made useful contributions. Most successful bowler för Army "A" was L/Cpl. Bradford, who, put on as a last resort, captured 3 wickets for only 13 runs.
CLUB'S VICISSITUDES At the Club de Recreio, the for- tunes of the Club second eleven had many vicissitudes before the home side was defeated.
The first ball of the game,
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beautiful in-swinger pitched right up, completely beat Armstrong and when only 25 runs had been scored, four men were back in the pavilion.
Wodehouse and Paterson, how
rot and with ever, stopped the Had H. C. Daniells come off with Bishop hitting lustily, the score- different the bat, there is no knowing what board soon assumed a might have happened to I.R.C. at complexion. Among the later bats- had a typical the hands of the Civil Service. How-men, N. P. Fox ever, Daniells was dismissed for a innings—it lasted exactly four
balls! "duck early in the match and after that there was never much doubt as to the final outcome,
Strange, MacGowan and Warr were the only double-figure scorers for CS.C.C.-who found N. Singh on of his form. This young
the top
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Wodehouse disposed of three men in one over and Robb, not to be out- next. done, did likewise in the Wodehouse then put the remainder of the side out of their agony to first League give the Club their victory since October.
Wodehouse bowled very steadily to retum the following indeed analysis:
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In a very enjoyable whole-day match at Cox's Road on Sunday, Craigengower beat Kowloon Cricket Club by 39 runs. A feature of the
match was another splendid innings by George Souza, who, at the mo- ment, is right on the top of his form
Following his consistent scoring for the Volunteers during their cricket week, he gave a chanceléss display to score 83 not out. He was FRIENDLIES
well supported by Francis Zimmern, Only two Senior friendlies were and Craigengower set their oppon- played in the course of the after-ents 156 runs to get for victory.
They noon, the most interesting being the
started badly; Reggie and clash at Chater Road between the Broadbridge made a “duck”
when Donald Anderson, who was H.K.C.C. and the T.R.C..
When in reply to a total of 157 looking as comfortable as he al- Club had scored 105 for 4, every-ways does, was brilliantly held by wasthing indicated a comfortable vic-Ismail in the gully, and O'Bryen tory. However, three wickets fell in was out for four, it appeared un- quick time for only 19 runs and it likely that the home team would was not until the last two men total a hundred.
atting, did Tom Hayward,
The first he played; second, a six; third, a four; fourth and last, very clean bowled! Victor Bond, severe on the slow stuff, rattled up a quick 25 and the closure finally applied with one wicket still
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with a hefty six over the rails at the Supreme Court end, make the winning hit.
Against the consistent bowling of Swain, Leckie, Owen Hughes and Perry, I.R.C. batted fairly steadily, Nazarin, Kitchell, Madar, Abbas, Minu, Ismail Ali and Bakar all mak ing few
FINCHER RETURNS TO FORM Teddy Fincher, who was batting late owing to his tennis match to be played the next day, then found his best form to score a really use- ful 43 in something approaching his old style and the innings reached 155.
Billimoria bowled very, steadily and fully maintained his improve ment in recent games to capture 5 for 34 in 16 overs...
In a pleasant game at King's Park, Navy had little difficulty in accounting for the Army, being In a game at Happy Valley, the successful by 5 wickets. Godby Combined Schools were well beaten batted very well for the Army, pass- by Mr. G. R. Sayer's eleven -
mark and he ing the half-century ` was given good support by Coombes and Mackintosh-Walker Navy's, batting was
The Schools' batsmen did not do so badly to total 130 against a fair- ly useful attack, but their bowlers consistent did not prove equal to Ride and A. and there was never very much H. Madar and their total was pass- doubt that they would win Wayed for the loss of only three wic mouth, Thomas, Ogle and Webster kets.