THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 14, 1998.
YORKS' FIRST COUNTY CRICKET WIN
OPENING WEEK'S LAWN TENNIS
LEAGUE PROGRAMME
The following is the programme for next week, the Lawn Tennis League commencing next Monday with the Mixed Doubles League:-
Mixed Doubles League
Played on Mondays
K.C.C. (A)
H.K.C.C.
U.S.R.C.
H.K.C.C.
I.R.C.
K.C.C.
MAY 16th
“A” Division
Played on Tuesdays.
MAY 17th
V. C.R.C. v.. U.S.R.C. S.C.A.A. V.
"B" Division
"C" Division
Played on Thursdays
V. C.R.C.
MAY 19th
.V. L.R.C.
H.K.U.T.C.
V.
A.T.C.
V.
K.C.C. (B)
C.C.C.
ย.
C.R.C.
I.R.C.
K.C.C.
V,
S.C.A.A.
V.
K.T.G.C.A. "D" Division
Played on Fridays
MAY 20th
Played on Wednesdays.
MAY 18th
C.S.C.C. C.C.C.
V. A.T.C.
V. C.B.A.
C.R.C.
V.
C.S.C.C.
C. de R.
V.
C.R.C..
C. de R.
V.
C.C.C.
I.R.C.
V.
K.LT.C.
V.
H.K.C.C.
K.C.C.
V.
R.S.C.
K.C.C.
V.
K.LT.C.
V.
P.R.C.
1.R.C.
H.K.U.T.C.
V. S.C.A.A.
Clubs Prepare
S.C.A.A.
Prepare For Lawn Tennis League
(By "REFEREE”)
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3 MATCHS AFFECTED BY NEW SCORING SYSTEM
London, To-day.
"REVIEWER'S" SPORTS COMMENTARY
Association's official League sea-
Yorkshire, the County Cricket Champions, concluded their first ALTHOUGH the Hong Kong Football County Championship match yes- son terminated last Sunday, with the terday with a win over Essex by Junior Interport match against Macao 4 wickets. Hedley Verity again (which we lost by an uncomfortable being featured, taking 5 for 75 in margin); the moment seems opportune to make a few comments and sugges- the losers' second innings.
tions before the commencement of next. Maurice
scored his Leyland
season. second consecutive century, knock-
As stated in this column, a few days Yorkshire's first ago, the Association are to be congra- ing up 114 in
scored 141 againstuated on a very clean season, parti- innings (he Oxford), while Leslie Hutton, the cularly in the First and Second Divi- sions of the League, but actually I young England, batsman, was un-think the "kudos" should go to the defeated with 93, in the winners' Hong Kong Reterees' Association, and in particular to those gentlemen who second lease at the wicket.
Three matches concluded yester-have striven to make the sport in the Colony worthy of the great traditions day were affected by the new scor- of the game. ing system for teams leading on the first innings, although ultimately losing. They were Hampshire, who led Warwickshire on the first in nings, at Birmingham, but who were eventually beaten by 70 runs
The other
There have been growls and grouses from all quarters of the Colony con- cerning the standard of retereenig, but
have it on very good authority that Hong Kong is a long way aneaɑ of any other port in the Near and Far East!"
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regarding playing antes fouggestion
such AS
the
which would arouse keener competi-
** * * REPARATIONS for the opening of the Lawn Tennis League Mayer (5 for 75) and Payne (5 for PREPA
·SHOULD like to make a programme, which commences next Monday with the Mixed 58) being responsible. Doubles League, are in full swing. The Hong Kong Cricket Club match affected, was that betweer Worcestershire, who led Somerset-
soccer matches. It is this: That the have selected their pairings for both the Mixed Doubles and "A" shire on the first innings, at Taun-association should endeavour to play Division, and will be fielding two fairly strong teams.
ton. Lee scored a bright century fo of League fixuures on Saturdays ex- In the Mixed Doubles, H. Owen- Champ.onship titie over 10 years Somersetshire, in their second clusively, and to leave Sundays for re-
presentative matches, Hughes will play with Mrs. Find- ago. It is a pity though, that knock, and Wellard placed the issue Sunday Heraid" International Char- lay (nee Joan Massey) and H. J. Omar Rumjahn will not be paired beyond doubt by taking 5 for 55 tty Cup Competition, Lai Wah Cup etc., Armstrong with Mrs. J. P. Whit-with "H.D." in the League, as he contribute towards Worcester's dis-
string ham while the third
will has been selected to play
missal for only 207 runs.
The other was the Yorkshire- comprise T. A. Pearce and Miss D."Sirdar.” —
South China Athletic Association Essex game. Dodwell.
In the "A" Division, G. W. Se-are not as strong this season as inf Despite centuries by "Walter' much to the individual well and Owen Hughes will be first previous ones, but have one good Hammond, Neale and Wilson, Glouclubs, rather than making their own pair, W. Sander and Alec. Pearce newcomer in P. Y. Cheung, who, cestershire suffered their second re I believe that I am right when I state the second and F. V. Harrison and a.though a veteran, took Frank verse in the County Championshihat Sunday football is permitted H. J. Armstrong the third pair. Kwok to three sets in the Colony when they were beaten by Middle several of the Clubs because they can
The Indian Recreation Club have Sing.es Championship. been strengthened by the return to The following are some of the Colony of Omar Rumjahn, who selected teams and probable players partnered H. D. Rumjahn when the for Clubs in all division. -latter-won-his-first-Colony-Doubles
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demands of
decisions.
draw a better gate on this day. The sex, at Lord's, by three wickets.
Gloucester scored 478 in their association, purely an amateur body, are 1orgetting that it is the footbal first knock, but Middlesex through players to whom they must cater, and Edrich (182) and Compton (163) ot the Clubs! tied_the_score_on_the_first_innings, and after the former had declared at 243 for 7 in their second ven- ture, scored the required runs, 243 runs, for the loss of 7 wickets!
The Australians continued in winning vein at Cambridge, where they won by an innings and
425 runs, details of which appeared in yesterday's issues.
Results, as cabled by Reuter, were At Ilford, Yorkshire-beat Essex by 4. wickets.
Essex: 827 (O'Connor 129) and 218
(Verity 5 for 76). Yorkshire: 289 (Leyland 114), and 257
for 6 (Hutton 88 not out).
At Liverpool, Derbyshire beat Lan cashire by 216 runs.
Derby: 316 (Nutter 5 for 72) and 161
for 8 dec. MAS Lancs.: 171 (Copson 5 for 54, G. Pope 5 for 76) and 90 (G. Pope 5 for 18).
At Birmingham, Warwickshire beat Hampshire by 70 runs. Warwick: 218 and 246 (Boyes 5 for 55), Hants: 232" (Mayer 5 for 75) and 166
(Payne 5 for 58).
At Taunton, Somersetshire beat Wor- cestershire by. 53 runs. Somerset: 114 (Porks 6 for 34) and
296 for 6 dec. (Lee, 188), * Worcester: 150 (Andrews 5 for 88) und
207 (Wellard 5 for 55)...
At Lord's, Middlesex beat Glouces tershire by 8 wickets.
At a recent meeting of the Coun→ cil,—a—newcomer-to-the-Colony, from Home, said he could not un- derstand the attitude of the A.K. F.A. in allowing Sunday.soccer, as this was disallowed by the English. Footbal Association, to which the local body was affiliated!
It was pointed out to him that while the H.K.F.A. permitted Sunday foot- ball, no player or Club, for that mat- ter, was forced to play on that day, or on Good Friday or on Christmas Day.
The Hong Kong Football Club and the Kowloon Football Club have always refused to play on Sundays, thereby' giving their players a day's relaxation before commencing work on Mondays.
The Middlesex Regiment,although they have only been in the Colony for barely a year, were the first military team in the League to protest against Sunday soccer, and they took up the right attitude.'
Minor Counties: 175 (McGill 5 for 57)
* and 181.
the University by an innings and 425 At "Cambridge, the. Australians beat
runs.
Cambridge: 120 (M. G. Waite 5 for 23,
W. J.` O'Reilly 5 for 55) and 163 (P. A. Gibb 80, W. Ward 6.for 64). Australians: 708 for 5 dec. (J. H. Fin- gleton 111, D. G. Bradman 1837, A. L. Hassett 220 not out, C. L. Bad- cock 188).
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TO-DAY'S MATCHES
**** Lord's--M.C.C. v the Australians, Gloucester: 478 (W. R. Hammond 116, Chesterfield-Derbyshire v. Surrey.
Neale 109, Wilson 180) and 243 for Ilford-Essexv. Lancashire 7 dear
Gloucester (Wagon Work's Ground)—. Middlebox: 178 (Edrich 182, Compton Gloucestershire v. Yorkshire.
158, Goddard 7 for 182) and 244 Southampton-Hampshire v. Leicester- for 7 (Goddard 5 for 94).
At Oxford, the. University beat Minor Counties by 280 runs.
Oxford: 217 (Berry 6 for 81) and· 81£
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BOX.
| Nottingham-Nottinghamshire v. Sun-
Birmingham-Warwickshire v. Glamor.
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