THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST

Shanghai's Second Victory

Rawsthorne's Able Bat Prevents Possible Collapse SUB-LT. DICK REACHES HALF CENTURY

MOORES' GOOD BOWLING

Shanghai won the toss in their second match at Wei-hai-wei, against H.M.S. Birmingham and Stokes and Anstice opened at 1.45 p.m. against the bowling of Moores and Christison. Spectators were hardly settled in their seats when Stokes was 1.b.w. to a ball which appeared to be rising rather high.

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Booth was then associated in a short stand with Anstice, but neither batsman appeared confident and the latter failed to go out far enough to a ball from Moores and was caught in the slips after having scored a useful 18. Leach joined Booth but after having hit a beautiful four, the former was taken unawares by a ball that came in sharply from the leg and was caught in the slips.

Marshall who followed, was: clean bowled by a ball he ob- viously knew nothing about. Sin- clair joined Booth only to see the latter present an easy catch to the bowler after a patient in- nings realising 11 runs.

Gloomy Prospects

The score at this stage of the game read 42 for 5. The potential scoring ability of the remaining batsmen be- ing anything but dependable,

pro-

spects of a good score were gloomy, particularly in view of the continued excellent bowling of Moores and Chris- tison.

This Was not to be however. Rawsthorne going in sixth wicket down, wasted no time in going for the bowling, scoring a six and two fours in his first over. Sinclair, pulling well and generally batting with con- fidence, appeared set for a stand with anyone who could withstand the

at-

L. F. Stokes, the well-known Shanghai Interport cricketer, above, played a prominent part in Shanghai's win over Sir Percy Noble's eleven at Welhaiwei re- cently.

tack. This failed to materialize, mingham's short stay in Shanghai, his however, when he was unfortunate en-

one short innings there being hardly ough to be adjudged 1.b.w. to a fast indicative of his true from. one from Marine Moores, having con-

MANNERS OUT tributed a well deserved 17.

Manners, of whom great

things

J. C. Jenkins, the Shanghai Rugby and Cricket Interporter, above, was very much in the lime light recently, when Brig. Gen. E. B. Macnaghten took a Shang hai eleven to Weihaiwel, where they met Sir Percy Noble's eleven, H.M.S. Birmingham and the Navy- "A", winning all three matches.

AUSTRALIAN'S POOR BATTING AT SWANSEA

ONLY FIVE HOURS PLAY

(By AIR MAIL)

Swansea, August 2.

The concluding stage of Glamorgan's match with the Austra- lians at Swansea yesterday proved lacking in real incident. The pitch, despite hot sunshine and a drying wind, took a long time to improve, and nothing could be done before lunch.

While

groundsmen worked hard on the wicket, thousands of people queued up outside the ground in the hope of seeing Bradman bat, and at four o'clock about 3000 paid sixpence each for admission for at the most an hour and a half's cricket.

The Austrailian captain did not play, but eventually consented to consider the pitch fit enough for go out, while Mr. W. H. Jeanes, the tourists's manager, was twice ap- proached on the quention of the cheaper admission price before he would agree,

Bowling Analysis

0. M. R. 13.5 1 68

W. 8

SMARTLY ~ TAKEN

When cricket did begin. Turn-

· 13 ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ 2 ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ 79 ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄|bull declared at the overnight total

Rawsthorne meanwhile was hitting were expected, never appeared com- freely and with extreme force. Chad-fortable and after a brief partnership Marine Moores wick then celebrated his first innings with the Commander played the ball Ord. Seaman in Weihaiwei by hitting a clever six back to Stokes who brought off a com- Christison... over point's head. Rawsthorne paratively simple catch. Despite de-

H.M.S. BIRMINGHAM reached his half century in about 25 sperate efforts of the Commander to Rev. Chapman, b Stokes minutes including a further two sixes, keep the bowling. Stokes easily dis-Pay Mid. Collins, e Sinclair, & Leach and provided his share of luck con- missed Moores and Lt. Cmdr. Norman Lt. Manners, c and b Stokes tinued, looked good for another 50. for 'ducks.'

Comdr. Lees, b Jenkins

Marine Moores however, who had not At this point, one of the babies of Marine Moores, b Stokes, 'let up' throughout the innings, quick-the side in Sub. Ltd. Dickie joined the Lt. Comdr. Norman, b Stokes ly disposed of Chadwick and Gen. Commander. The latter had by this Sub. Lt. Dickie, c Sinclair, Macnaghten and the final score read time been hitting very hard and con- Rawsthorne 170.

PERFECT TIMING

Rawsthorne's innings of 72 un- defeated, though not without its elements of luck, was a fine exhi- bition of perfect timing; and un- deniably saved his side from a dis- mal collapse.

fidently and required someone who Stoker Hann, b Jenkins could keep his end up, if the Shang-Lt. Brown, L.b.w., b Rawsthorne hai total was to be passed. Dickie, Lt. McCann, b Rawsthorne however, took it upon himself to do Ord. Seaman Christison, not out.

lashed Extras the scoring, and immediately out at any lodse ball with the result that runs began to accumulate at a quick rate.

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of 148 for five wickets, and the patient crowd saw Fingleton smart- 11 ly taken at the wicket with 3 runs 36 scored.

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b

runs

Afterwards, the batting was so unenterprising that only 9

51 came in three-quarters of an hour. 0 Brown took half an hour, to open his

3

acore, and Bradman batted over an

4

hour for 17. In between, Brown was

139

6 caught at slip, and so three Aus- tralian wickets fell for 43 runs. In an hour and a half the Australians scored 61 for three wickets, stumps 3 being drawn at 5.30. Thus a dis- 4 appointing match, lasting only five 1 hours, ended in a draw.

W.

Total

Bowling Analysis

8.4 I

O. M. R. 34

12

40

9

31

3

11.

2

17

2:

Mention must be made of Marine

JENKINS TAKES OVER whose Moores and O. S. Christison

Stokes' bowling analysis showed 4T L. Rawsthorne

D. W. Leach consistent good length bowling was for 14 at this period, but he failed to L. F. Stokes

R. Booth J. C. Jenkius

responsible for the downfall of

the maintain

this high standard

after called

best batsmen Shanghai could produce. nine overs and Jenkins was

H. M. S. Birmingham opened their upon to take over. Immediate suc- innings with only 20 minutes to bat cess was the result of this change before the tea interval, Rawsthorne when the Commander had his stumps and Stokes commenced the attack for spread-eagled by a scorcher from Shanghal and by keeping an im-Jenkins. maculate length prevented any fast

Realising that he could expect little scoring. Stokes in particular was

or no support from the tail, Dickie re- varving his length and speed very skilfully.

At 3.45 the game was ad- doubled his efforts. Some wild hitting journed for tea, the only loss sustain was the result and two chances were ed by the Navy being Pay Mid. Collins not accepted. The remaining throu who succumbed to a catch at that wickets fell rather cheaply, and Dickia wicket. The score then read 20 for in attempting a leg glide was we

taken by Binclair to bring the match to an end.

GOOD BOWLING.:: After tea, Leach and Stokes sumed the attack against the Chapman and Lt. Manners.

latter,

re-

BRIG. GEN. MACNAGHTEN'S XI Rev. L. F. Stokes, 1.b.w.. b Moores The E. H. Anstice, è Hann, b Moores it will be remembered, had R. Booth, cand b Moores

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scores in F. Marshall, b Christison

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mado some impressive

Shanghai earlier this summer. These D. W. Leach, c Moore, b Christison two batsmen appeared well set when A: C. Sinclair, 1.b.w., b Moores Stokes broke through the defence of T. L. Rowsthorne, not out Rev. Chapman who had by this time J. C. Jenkins, 1.b.w., b Christison

A. S. Read, b Christison scored a well compiled 28.

Commander Lees then Joined W. V. K. Chadwick, b Moores Manners. The Commander has an Brig.-Gen. Macnaghten, b enviable oputation as a batsman, but was not given the opportunity of revealing nie prowess during the Bir

Extrás

Total·

17

72

2

10

'28

*170

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