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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 18, 1989
Sporting Cricket At Kowloon C.C.
Two Big First-Wicket Partnerships
(By “ADREM")
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OWLOON CRICKET CLUB WON THEIR THIRD SUCCES- SIVE LEAGUE MATCH ON SATURDAY, BUT NOT UNTIL THEY WERE GIVEN SEVERAL NASTY MOMENTS BY J. E. RICHARDSON AND W. H. COLLEDGE, THE CIVIL SERVICE OPENING BATSMEN.
This game gave the lie to those die-hards who consider that League cricket is played in far tou "cut-throat" a manner to be really enjoyable. Their chief contention against the League is that it tends to submerge the real spirit of the game in a dour effort to secure three points or, if that be impossible, a single point for a draw.
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On Saturday, a fine sporting spirit evident throughout. K.C.C. batted for 110 minutes, declared and. gave their opponents two hours to get 171 runs. Civil Service set about their task with gusto, and, even when wickets were top- pling fast, they went for the runs rather than sit tight and make sure of a draw, as many teams might have done.
NEVER DULL Only period in the match when the cricket was a trifle slow was when Teddy Fincher and Donald Anderson were engaged in break ing the spirit of the opposing bow- lers. Even at this period it was never dull. The bowling was ac- curate and a well-placed field was hard to pierce. Loose, balls were, however, dealt with as they deserv- el.
Anderson scored chiefly with beautiful leg-glances and well- placed off drives and appeared quite likely to reach his 100 when he was given out 1.b.w. to Whitley.
Latterly he had been scoring very fast and Fincher was quite content to snatch a fairly frequent single and let his partner hit the fours. When Anderson
dismissed with his score at 64, the total was 1 for 92.
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Joined by Mackay, Fincher. car- ried on placidly, but eventually, in attempting to late-cut Whitley, who was making quite a bit of pace off the wicket, he chopped one to first- slip, where McLellan made no mis- take. Fincher's only mistake was a quick chance behind the wicket, but apart from that, he had never looked like getting out.
Mackay and Ernie Fincher flog- ged the tired bowling and, when the latter was yorked by Whitley, Burnett carried on the good work and the total was advanced rapidly to 171 when, with four wickets down, Goodwin applied the closure at 4. p.m.
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BAKER CROCKED
It was unfortunate for Civil Ser- vice that Baker, playing in his sec- ond match since his return from leave, had a recurrence of a strain to his chest resultant upon a frac- tured arm whilst on leave, and after bowling very impressively for three overs' was compelled to go off.
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Perry was also suffering an injury to his knee but that not- withstanding, bowled fairly steadi- ly throughout. McLellan was too erratic in his length to be really effective, but when bowling round the wicket was most difficult to play owing to the fact that his arm was outside the screen.
Bowling honours of the innings must go to Norman. Whitley. From
the pavilion he did not look dif- ficult, but actually he was swinging away with an occasional break- back.. His flight was most difficult to judge and nearly all the bats- men were troubled with his swing ing yorker with which they rarely connected.
when for some reagon he tried to steady down, he was far less con- vincing and actually chances.
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He completely dominated scoring and only against Lloyd did he ever appear at all troubled, After several catches had been put down, I will not attempt to itemise them all, Reggie Broadbridge at short-leg brought off a miraculous catch with one hand when moving.. in the opposite direction, and Col- ledge was out for 59 the first wic- ket partnership realising 90 runs.