THE CHINA MAIL,, JANUARY 3, 1939
ENGLAND IN STRONG POSITION
Children's
Sports At
Centuries By Hammond, Ames And Valentine:
KowloonC.C. Gordon's Great Bowling
Enjoyable Afternoon
Spent By Many
Favoured by brilliant weather, the 33rd annual Children's Sports
were held
EDRICH FAILS: ALAN MELVILLE HIT ON THIGH RETIRES
Capetown, To-day.
WHITMARSH DOMINATES T.T. CRICKET
England's first innings against South Africa in the Second Test; ENCOUNTER
on Kowloon Cricket which is now being played here, provided spectators with a wealth of Club's spacious ground yesterday incidents which mark it as one of the most remarkable ever played afternoon before a large gather-in the series between these two countries. ing of children and parents, the programme being featured by fine organisation.
and
very the
The thanks of the Club are due to members subscribers for their generous donations, prizes being very good indeed and much appreciated by the successful youngsters.
land against South Africa when they added 197 runs for the fourth Ames and Hammond smashed the record partnership for Eng-
Navy Beat Club wicket, beating the previous best, 151, by Hammond and Leyland overshadowed everything else in Dour batting by Capt. Whitmarsh in 1935.
England's score of 553 for 8 beat, Edrich, who succeeded him, add-match played over the holidays and the Triangular Tournament ́cricket the previous highest innings in the led yet another failure to his miser-was largely responsible for the bril- series-534 for 6 by. England at able Test record, being clean-liant victory of Navy over Club by the Oval in 1935.
bowled by Gordon with the second seven wickets. for ball he received. his
Hammond batted brilliantly In addition to the sports, there second successive Test century and
his 181, Valentine securing were the usual attractive side- shows including a chute, a cocoa-to
Edrich, who is quite unable nut shy, a horse with a revolving normal form in a Test match, was display anything like his back and kicking-the-football-into-bowled by Gordon with the second the-hole.
ball he received for a "duck.”
Music was rendered by the Pipes and Drums of the Kumaon Rifles, by kind permission of Lt. Col. J. H. L. Hindmarsh and Officers and tea was served during the interval.
Following the completion of the sports programme, Mrs. R. E. Lind- sell, wife of the Puisne Judge and President of the Club, distributed the prizes and was later the
ers from little Mary
the
Gordon bowled very well in course of the innings to take five Melville, the home skipper, was in- very good English wickets. Alan jured in the thigh, Bruce Mitchell assuming the duties of captain.
Cambridge bat, who just failed by .P. A. Gibb, the Yorkshire and 3 runs to record a double century re-in the First Test match at Johannes-
Gordon at this period
By their success, Navy, who have was already beaten Army, emerge win- swinging the ball very cleverly, (ners of the series. his fast-medium deliveries being very difficult to play, his analysis Whitmarsh
Resuming yesterday
with 42, then reading 4 for 99.
continued to bat soundly and with his score at 99, not out the Navy innings termin-
MELVILLE INJURED When Hammond and Valentineated at 197. and the total at 377 for 5, Alan and were at 164 and 13, respectively, Steady batting by Owen Hughes a useful innings by John Melville, the South African skipper, Pearce saw Club compile 167 in pelled to retire. Bruce Mitchell and Glenister bowled very stead- was struck on the thigh and com- their second venture. Both Moores
in 364 minutes. then took over the captaincy.
ily and returned excellent analy- England reached the 400 mark ses.
Navy knocked off the required cipient of a lovely bouquet of flow-burg, was uncomfortable from the an end shortly after the 400 mark Whitmarsh again carrying his bat 'Hammond's fine innings came to runs for the loss of three wickets, daughter of the Sports Convenor, by Wade off Gordon's bowling after
White, start and was out to a snick taken the new ball, clean-bowled him
had been passed. Davies, using for 31. Mr. G. A. White.
H.K.C.C. 1st Innings 98 scoring 58. He gave a dour defen-had revealed a splendid mixture of with an inswinger. Hammond
Navy 1st. inns. 197 (Capt. Whitmarsh sive display which lasted 162 min-|
99 not out, D. McLellan 5 for 65). utes and included two boundaries.
grace and power and scored 16
CLUB 2nd Innings boundaries. HAMMOND MISSED
Joined by Verity, H. Owen Hughes, lbw., Glenister 81
L. T. Ride, b Moores W. R. Hammond,
Valentine, who at this period had T. A. Pearce, b Moores the England scored 28, played out time and with G. P. Longfield, b Moores Boot Race (Under 9): 1,
skipper, who was undefeated Andrew lunch with his first century in the taken.
at the score at Fabel; 2, John Younghusband; 3, John
413 for 6, tea was
D. McLellan, b Paxton Naef.
present Test series, was
J. L. C. Pearce, b Glenister missed Flat Race Handicap (Over 8 and Un-when at 63 and together with Ames,
VALENTINE'S CENTURY
F. H. Stokes, c Manners, b Moores der 11): 1, Stanley Clark; 2, Alan Jex; who succeeded Gibb, attacked the
N. D. Lloyd, c Whitmarsh, b Glen- 3. Donald Lo.
After tea Valentine
ister Sack Race Handicap (Over 9 and Un-minutes, hosting the 200
varied bowling and added 50 in 3
continued to bat vigorously, cutting and A. C. Beck, st. Clayton, b Glenis-
J. Ilsley, c Kyrke, b Glenister der 14): 1, Albert Odell; 2, John Fabel:
in 210 driving with great power and the 3, Georgie Guest.
minutes.
500 was hoisted after 451 minutes. J. H. Fox, not out Ames' batting was featured by Valentine's
50 was
Extras scored in 48
Total
Results were as follows:
BOYS' EVENTS
Flat Race Handicap (Over 11 and Under 14): 1, Telford Fergusson; 2, Tommy Lo; 3, Albert Odell.
Obstacle Race Handicap (Under 12): 1, Telford Fergusson;
Guest; 3, John Fabel.
2, Georgic powerful driving and crisp square-minutes, his best scoring strokes Flat Race Handicap (Under 14): 1.
cutting. reaching his 50 in 60 min-being three fours and a six, and he John Mulcahy; 2, Kelvin Allcock; 3,utes, which included seven boun- reached his century after 151 min- Desmond Minshall.
daries.
Hammond
ter
Whitmarsh Manners
13
7
0
14
42
7
5
0
18
167
Bowling Analysis
0. M. R. W.
7 2 32 1
18 4 40 4 10.4 2
34 Б
Flat Race Handicap (Over 4 and Un-
utes, this including one six and 10 Paxton der 6): 1, Peter McRae; 2. Keith Arm-form, his cover driving and sweeps 112 he was given out 1.b.w. to Gor- Glenister
was in magnificent boundaries. When he had scored Moores strong; 3, John Mulcahy,
Potato Race (Under 12): 1, Tommy to the leg being brilliantly executed, don with the England total at 537 Kyrke Lo; 2, David Baldwin; 3, Ian Shaw and and he completed his century in 209 for 8. Donald Lo (dead-heat).
minutes, reaching the fence on nine Flat Race Handicap (Over 6 and Un-occasions.
Verity was beaten by a leg break der 8): 1, John Guest; 2, Norman Lo;
by Langton when he was 29
NAVY-2nd Innings 3, Alan Jex.
the score
and L. S. Smith, b McLellan at 504 for 7. H had Capt. Whitmarsh, not out batted very dourly for 78 minutes.
Lt. Comdr. Kennedy, C T. A.
were undefeated at the close with
Wright (27) and Farnes (1) Lt. Manners, e J. L. C. Pearce, b
Pearce, b McLellan Ilsley the score at 558 for 8. This was the highest innings ever registered in Anglo-South African Tests, bent- ing England's 534 for 6 at the Oval in 1935.
When the luncheon interval was taken, Hammond undefeated for 106 and 76, respec- and Ames were tively, the scoreboard reading 265 for 3.
Tug-of-War (Over 8 and Under 12): Winners: Austin Spary, Arthur Cario, Ian Shaw, Albert Hazell, John Naef, Graham Mackenzie, Robert Taylor and George Lanchester.
Three-Legged-Race Handicap (Un- AMES SCORES CENTURY der 12); 1, J. Ramsey and Eric Guest; 2, Stanley Clark and Basil Old; 3, Da-Ames and Hammond resume their Eleven thousand spectators saw vid Baldwin and Peter Coombs.
Relay Race (Under 14): Winners: partnership after tea. When Ames Albert Hazell, Donald Lo, Brian Pen-was bowled by an inswinger by gelly and Arthur Dand.
ship had broken the record fourth Hutton, b Gordon
ENGLAND—IST INNINGS Gordon for 115 runs, the partner- wicket stand against South Africa P. A. Gibb, c Wade, b Gordon Flat Race Handicap (Over 11 of 151 by Hammond and Leyland, Paynter, Ibw., b Langton Under 14): 1, Yvonne Shaw; 2, Sylvia in 1985. Boas: 8. E., M. Brown.
W. R. Hammond, Skipping Race Handicap (Under 9):taining manner
Ames had batted in an enter-Ames, b Gordon 1. Dawn Ramsey; 2, Joyce Cave; 3, boundary on 18 occasions. He was B. H, Valentine, lbw., b Gor-
and found the Edrich, b Gordon Margaret Kurrick.
Flat Race Handicap (Over 8 and Un- at the wicket for 144 minutes. der 11): 1, Dawn Ramsey; 2, Elizabeth Gittina; 3. Fay Cario.
Band Race: 1, L/Cpl. Bim Singh: 2 Rfm. Bim Singh; 3, Rfm. An Singh.
GIRLS' EVENTS
Under 14):
Potato Race (Under 12): 1, Rose-Stokes; 3. Joyce Dimberline.
1, Mollie Jack; 2, Jill mary Langley; 2, C. J. Brown; 3. Yvonne Shaw.
Flat Race Handicap (Over 6 and Un- der 8): 1, Diana Armstrong; 2, Cyn-
Musical Chairs (Under 12): 1, C. J. Brown; 2, Peggy Steed; 3, Margaret
Egg and Spoon Race (Under 12): 1.thia Baldwin. Joyce Naef; 2, Joyce Cave; 3, Patricia Brown.
Flat Race Handicap (Under 4): 1. Kurrick. Ingrid Muller; 2, Renate Muller; 3, Joy Bowden.
Flat Race Handicap (4 to 6 Years): 1. Shirley Lo; 2, Avril Court; 3, Joyce Guest,
Skipping Race Handicap (Over 9 and
Egg and Spoon Race (Over 8 and ris: 3. Mae Brown. Under 14): 1. Jill Stokes; 2, Rosie Har-
Relay Race (Under 14):
Winners: 'Keates and Yvonne Blackmore.
Yaoult Cooper, Glòria Erlund, Dorothy
don 3 Verity; b Langton Wright, not out Farnes, not out
Extras
+
Lt. Firth, not out
Extras
1 0 6 0
8 6
2
19
0
1 18 0
10
31
7
14
17
0
70
0. M. R. W.
Total (for 3 wkts.)
Bowling Analysis
1 0 18 0
•OONOHO
17
Davies
Longfleld Lloyd McLellan Owen Hughes Ilsley 58 J. L. C. Pearce
1 181] = 115
0 9 0
6
17
4 · 1
7
a
0
21
2 0 12 0
0
112
29
27
1
12
,553
Total (for 8 wkts.) Fall of wickets: 1 for 29 (Hut- ton), 2 for 30 (Paynter), 3 for 189 (Gibb), 4 for 364 (Ames), 5 for 388 (Edrich), 6 for 410 (Hammond), 7 for 504 (Verity), 8 for 537 (Valen- tine),
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