THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 5, 1989
Unenviable Record For The Craigengower C.C.
Champions One Season, Last The Next!
MORE ENTERPRISE MIGHT HAVE WON
CORRESPONDENCE
RECREIO THEIR MATCH SOFTBALL'S MOST
(By "ADREM")
CRAIGENGOWER Cricket Club has been easily the most extraordinary team in the Cricket League this year.
If the season has already provided one record-Recreio winning the League for the first time in the history of the competition Crai gengower must also be credited, or rather I should say, debited with winning the Shield one year, and the wooden spoon
one
and. I.R.C. in their first League matches.
IMPROVED TEAM
air. The fielder promptly and accur- ately threw the wicket down and Haynes was left stunned
but
out!
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Daydreaming with the ball in play doesn't pay, as Haynes has now learn- ed to his cost!
Palce, who is no batsman, was last man in. One would have thought that Gosano would have had every man in the field almost on the bat-there was now no prospect of the match being lost-but apart from bringing mid-on in a few feet, the same field prevailed. Paices' first ball-the fourth of the over was on the leg-stump and Paice
(The Editor, China Mail.) Dear Sir, Some time ago it was an nounced that a prize would be given. to the most improved team, in the Local Ladies Softball League. is a poked it up to where short-leg should I am very interested to know if this he pushed into the ground and the um- fan who has scen most of the games, have been, but wasn't! The next two has yet been decided by the Softbull pires removed the bails with the Re- creio team standing around evidently yet over. under the impression that all was not
Association,
Whilst having no doubt that the consider every detail, I would like 10 Committee deciding this question, 'will
submit my selection.
fighting spirit.
ISMAIL USED TOO LATE the next!
Had Ismail been put on against Club For that is what they have off the tired bowling and the runs were of kids have improved the most, and pened, he took over when Club requir-
The Panthers sturting from a team CC.C. would have won.
a good deal earlier, the chances are As it hap- done. Their defeat at the hands knocked off in about an hour, for the during the last few games have oven ed four runs to win and took 4 wickets of Hong Kong Cricket Club com-
loss of only three wickets.
Recreio, who a short while ago were and the Wildcute some very anxious for 9.
given strong teams like the Recreio in four overs and finished up with 4 pleted their fixtures. In their hot favourites for the title, fell by the seven games they have gathered wayside against the weak Civil Service favour, in my opinion, is their im- to H. . Lim and J. W. Leonard, made momonts, The great point in their Cralgengower batted first and thanks two points for draws with K.C.C.team, who, at the end, required 14 runs proved knowledge of
to tle with their last man in.
the game and the very fair score of 149. two Recreio batted first and apart from
Lim batted soundly, while Leonard got his 35 in A. J. M. Prata were not convincing.
Truly yours, about 20 minutes, mostly from hooks. It is difficult to understand this Prata was the only man who showed
FOLLOWER He finally got out_1.b.w. in trying this complete
While any confidence and his 39 was an ex-
stroke once too often. lete metamorphosis.
tremely useful effort. Haynes, who
---For Club, Mitchell had a nice knock their team is not quite the same as has taken 28 wickets in his last five
of 78 but W. K. Way was kept on too the one which finished last season matches, was almost unplayable to take
long and played him in, and Bishop joint-champions with I.R.C., if any-6 for 29, while Buckle captured 4 for 47.
As it was neither Soares, who was made his usual useful contribution, this thing it looks stronger on paper.
SHOULD HAVE DONE IT
bowling short, nor Gosano, were caus-time 33. The batting, however, has been con-
ing Stone any trouble and Haynes also Ur the bowlers, Robb, who has been With 113 runs behind them, Recreio looked capable of stopping indefinitely. descrived to me as the nest bowler of sistently bad, U. M. Omar has only with their fine bowling and fielding Last .over Was commenced with his type in the Division, took 6 for 42, played occasionally while Billi-side, should not have had a great deal Gosano bowling. His first two balls me will always get wickets against moria, who took all their wickets real fly in their ointment, batting very ward to the third and pushed it along
to worry about. N. D. Booker was the proved fruitless and Haynes played for- outsmen who play across the ban. last year, has met with scant suc- well for 42, but 8 wickets were down the ground to short-leg. The ball had
FUNG AGAIN Thanks chieny to another gound dis- for 80 and a little more enterprise at got up a little and Haynes stood look-play by J. Fong, who has yet to tali in this period and Recreio must have won,ing at the wicket with his bat in the
cess.
PITIFUL DISPLAY
Their display on Saturday can only be described as pitiful. Dismissed for 78 by Bryan-Gower and John Pearce, Club then obtained these runs for the loss of only one wicket.
A. R. H. Esmail, who batted
very soundly indeed for 33, was the only batsman who ever looked like making runs and I am told that he more or less threw his wicket away later ön. in dis- gust.
Bryan-Gower, who has not played very often in Hong Kong, bowled fairly well but hardly as well as his figures would suggest.
H. D. Bidwell, with rugger now' ba- hind him, made one of his rare appear- ances and made 30 not out, while Ride, back from the south, scored 25.
It was Alec Pearce, however, who caught the eye. His innings was des- cribed as an object-lesson. Chief fea- ture of an all-round display were some beautifully-timed off drives which were fours from the moment they left his bat.
JUNIOR DIVISION INTERESTING
The Second Division had devolved in- to one of the most interesting strug- glen for honours for many years. As matters.now stand no fewer than four teams are still in the running for hon- ours. They are K.C.C., Police, Recreio and University, The first-named,. who have not lost a match, are the most favourably placed, as victory over the Police in their last game, will give them the shield irrespective of what the others do.
On Saturday they did not have the trouble anticipated in beating I.R.C. The latter won the toss and élected to bat, a policy that at the outset, appear- ed to be justified as H. T. Barma and N. Singh, who opened, gave them a good start. Singh was then brilliantly run out by Mulcahy and after that, only M1. Razack showed any confid- ence—he made 88.-
K.C.C-bowling, while never being really dangerous, was steady and runs were always difficult to obtain, McKen- zie, who since the Recreio match, has been in great form, took 4 for 86, while B. D. Lay took 8 for 28 on a wicket which, was not altogether to his liking. GOODBAN MISSED **K.C.C. der about their task of cor- ing the 125 runs necessary for victory, with freshing vigour.. Goodban was mlased on MR. Abbas very early on but thereafter batted very well indeed.
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League maten this season, University had a nne win over Army after being set to score 169,
Ratchne (78), S/Sgt. Paterson and Sig. Murphy were the principal contri- outors, while apart from Fong, K. Y. Tam and K. S. Oh also bacted vers well for University. Bowlers on both siges had a sorry time of it,
NO TENNIS TO-DAY
Due to overnight rain and the general soddenness of the courts, there will be no tennis to-day in the Colony and Club Champion- ships and handicap events.
EWO BOWLING LEAGUE Competitors Beat Hopefuls
Playing in the second round, second stage of the Ewo League, at the Hong Kong Bowling Alleys yesterday, "Com- petitors" beat "Mindanao Hopefuls" by 477 points.
"Mindanao Hopefuls". L. J. Attwood'
R. N. Philo
S. F. Duknowśki
C. F. Watson 14
Total
̈Ï18 94 115 867 .180 108 114-352
84.122: 108:314· .124 110-111 845
1,378
"Competitors":5
Ernie Hearther Dick Venezia ....... Doc Molthen
Chas Miller
Total
.200 187-165.552 .170 174/159 503 .148 164 129.486 181 116 117: 884
.1,855
K.C.C. 2ND XI TO MEET
POLICE
The following will represent the Kow. loon Cricket Club 2nd XI in a League cricket match against Police at Happy Valle n Saturday,
W Mulcahy (Capt.), B... Baldwin, Gray
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