THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 30, 1939
KOWLOON C.C'S SOUND
IF
Kowloon Cricket Club did not win very decisively against Army on Saturday, this game, if it did nothing else, revealed a balance in the batting and bowling depart- ments that has not been apparent in the team from many years- their championship year not exclud ed.
S.. V. GITTINS
now getting a few runs.
is
DISPLAY
AGAINST
ARMY
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Batting Strength
Kowloon's bowling has, over such a lengthy period, been 80 far below the batting, that the
bowling at the top of his form. His loft his hooks, lofted one into God- inability of the team to force de-
length was beyond reproach and by's hands at mid-wicket. finite results after putting to-
he was whipping them back very gether very respectable scores, ed out a very long arm and the sharply from the off, being almost has almost become traditional. score, after being 80 for 0, was 80 impossible to get away. Teddy Fin- With the fine form displayed by for 3! It was then nine minutes cher was, bowled with a beauty, Frank Goodwin and Donald Ander- past five and from KC.C.'s point Mackay was yorked after E. F. Fin- son on Saturday, I should now say of view, things looked more inter-cher had been bowled by Godby, that this side, with Robbie Lee and esting.
and three wickets were down for Lloyd to open and further changes | With the score at 91, Anderson
38.. such as Baxter capable of taking an got one past Logan shortly after over or two, can boast an attack] that batsman had reached his 50. comparable with any in the Co- His was an extremely lucky knock. lony.
On Saturday both Leé and Lloyd | failed. The former bowled excel- lently for his first two overs. He was swinging away to the off-and making quite a fair pace off the wicket. With but a little more for- tune he would have take the wic
ing this period, but B chance was missed and
He revealed some effective though unorthodox shots on the leg-side, but was woefully lacking in offside strokes. Nevertheless, his innings had been very useful and he had kept well ahead of the clock throughout, Wickets now began to fall re-
Anderson was still there, how- ever, and scored 41 out of 84 be- fore being caught behind the wic- ket, and shortly after this, Baxter, who was shaping very well, hit across a full togs from Swires and was clean-bowled with the score 89 for 5.
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Goodwin declared a few minutes after four with the score at 165 for 7, Gittins, who is now getting a few runs, being not out 18.
This innings again served to emphasise the `strength of K.C.Cs batting. On perform- ́ance, the only member of the team, who cannot be classified as a batsman is Goodwin and even he is capable of knocking up a quick 20 or 30. To sum up. If K.C.C. could only tighten up in the field, I would name them the finest-balanced com- bination in the Colony.
This ended the run of success for ets of both Murray and Logan dur-gularly. Both Anderson and Good-Army as after Godby and Hatfield
Army are far too dependant on stumping win were. bowling aggressively and were taken off the bowling was
several even hard-hitting Godby found it very mediocre. Burnett and Broad- one or two men to be really great, see them causing slip chances just failed to go to almost impossible to get the ball bridge scored teadily on the leg although I can hand. He was never really danger-away, although he defended stout and added 48 runs before Broad-some upsets before the season is ous after the shine was taken ofly.
bridge, who was very inclined to the ball.
Lloyd bowled one or two nice ones, but generally speaking woefully erratic in his length.
A Mystery!
Was
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Godby Out
At 5.35, Major Swyers joined MEDWAY ENTER
Godby and a further 30 runs were
added in 21 minutes and hopes of ADVENTURE CUP
a K.C.. victory were rapidly be-
one
The two Army opening batsmen come more remote. At four minutes managed to keep their wickets in- to six, however, Anderson at last tact while 80 runs were scored. managed to get a faster How they managed to do so will remain an everlasting mystery to everyone who saw the game. Logan, with unfailing regularity, nibbled at the off balls and gave chances in the general direction of slipë and gully. Unfortunately for K.C.C. none of them quite went to hand
BY "ADREM"
RUGBY FINAL
Knapman's Brilliant Full-Back Display
(By “REFEREE")
to your.
CHANGE IN MALAYAN RUGBY UNION COMPLEMENT
The Malayan Rugby Union notify that 2/Lt. J. H. Procter, of The Loyal Regiment, which is now stationed in Singapore, has re- placed G. F. Brown, Selagor left- wing threequarter, who is unable to make the trip to the Colony.
H.M.S. Medway and Submarines the large gathering of supporters yesterday entered the final of the from both ships added to the H.M.S. Adventure Rugby Cup Com-game's features. There was no lack
although Robbie Lee did put down through Godby's defence and the petition-when they defeated HMS of moral support and it was pro-
wie-Dorsetshire by a try (3 points) to bably this that helped Dorsetshire nil after a terrific struggle during stave off attack after attack in the which frayed tempers were very second half. much in evidence.
Tribute must also be paid to Dr. "Jake" Selby for his master- ly handling of the game during which several players had to be cautioned for rough and dafiger- ous play.
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SATURDAY'S. FINAL
a hard one in the gully.
last over was called with two Murray was little better. After kets still intact. he had been missed about four times, he did settle down a bit and Lee's first ball disposed of played one or two nice shots Swyers, 1.b.w. '(N), his next, a real
Medway secured the winning try through the covers.
beauty, took Hatfield's middle in the last minutes of the game With the Army score
stump and K.C.C. had just scraped when Talbot broke away on in the
the seventies, Goodwin relieved Lloyd home.
blind side before transferring to ; and
a short while later Anderson Their fielding had been very Lt. Anderson, who subsequently was put on in place of Lee,
ragged, Baxter in particular being sent Lt. Griffiths over near the Goodwin struck a length right very poor. I cannot understand corner flag.ed away and kept both batsmen play why this young cricketer as great Outstanding feature of the game On the run of the play, Medway ing at balls just outside the off an enthusiast as has ever played was the brilliant display of A. B. just deserved their victory, but will stump with the result that a fur for K.C.Chas not made some ef- Knapman, Dorsetshire's full-back. have to play much, better if they ther crop of "if" shots just failed fort to brush up this department of His deadly tackling saved at least hope to beat Eagle in the final next to go to hand.
his game. He will never get very three certain scores, while his kick-Saturday on the Navy ground. Anderson's first over gave no in-far with his fielding what it is at ing was magnificent. Above all, he This final is being held at 2.15 4 dication of what was to come. Lo-the moment.
was very cool and never lost his p.m. so that spectators who intend gan, played a sharp off-break round
head in a dangerous moment. watching the Malayan Rugby tour- to square-leg for four and never
MAGNIFICENT FORWARDS ists in action against the Club In- appeared in any trouble.
Tribute must be paid to Dorset-terport fifteen, which takes place shire for their magnificent display on the Club ground, can' watch both at forward where they were・・up games.
Eventful Over
A bouquet for Frank Good win. Never celebrated for his fielding, he gave`a fine display at mid-off and backward point when K.C.C. needed to be tight- in the field, and sét à fine ex- ample to the rest of the team, been a revelation to
His bowling also would have
"Then came fireworks! The first ball of his second over to Murray broke back beautifully and took the off' stump; the next, Weedon been inclined
played straight back and was c and the category of typer aver derson; Lt. Griffiths, Lt. Darling 'bot, Lieut. ::Chapman; Lieut. Bod-
him to has been An
b. With the field crowding in for the derson bowled well up to the stan- "hat-trick" and Goodwin mentally dard of his University days and dusting off the very handsome tro- this success should encourage him phy prosented by the K.C.C. for to even greater deeds from now on
that feat, Land played the next ball successfully f
More was to come, however, off the last ball of the over Land had
Kowloon's Innings
Kowloon won the tosk and Good-
against practically a Navy pack Medway.-Lieut. Catlow; Lieut. which included: such outstanding Mars, Lieut. Edmonds, Surg.-Lieut." players as Lt. Boddington, Lt. An-Ellis, Sub. Lt. Lambert; Lieut. Tal-
and Lt. St. John, while behind the dington, Lieut.-Cmdr. Browne, Tel. scrum Lt. Talbot and Surg. Lt. El-Yates, Lieut. Darling, Lieut. St. lis were also conspicuous.
John, Lieut. Griffiths, Lieut. An- Dorsetshire's back division was, derson, Sig. Knight.
if anything, the better of the two H.M.S. Dorsetshire.-A. B. Knap- and only deadly tackling by Med-man; S. P.. O. Murphy, Mid. Mar way's wing forwards and centres riott, A. B. Bartan, A.. B. Griffin; prevented a score, while Lt. Catlow, L. S. Smith.. Sto, Goodwin, Mne. at full-back, was also very sound. Boyland, A, B. Kavanagh, I Sto. “CUP" TIE" ATMOSPHERE Heaman, Lieut. Roycraft, S. P. O.
slam at an off-break pitched well win elected to bat. Army secured |" "A real “Cup-Tie" atmosphere pre- Masters, Mid. Young, Lieut. Pùm- outside the off stump, Lloyd stretch- an early advantage with Hatfield valled and booss and hisses from phrey, Lieut, Collins.