THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 29, 1989
FROM HERE AND THERE
LAST night there was a discussion at
#LEAGUE TENNIS
Big Wins Recorded In "O" Division
There were no interesting matches in “C” Divi- dinner regarding jockey feats, and sion of the Lawn Tennis League yesterday, all fá- vealed during the course of a contro-Voured teams winning by large margins.
some very interesting facts were
versy regarding the record number of wins in a day. One gentleman, all too well known at the Valley said that
Chinese Recreation Club, who
Leo Frost held the record with seven lost recently to South China, wing in one day, while another equally are taking, no further chances well-known Valley personality was as and although against quite a sure that Johnnie Heard had done as well, going as far as to recollect the useful side in Radio, and Postal S.C.A.A. dividends he collected on the seven Sports Club yesterday, who have K.T.G.C.A. winners. I am afraid I have been too at least one powerful pair-C.R.C. lazy to check either claim, but another David Leonard and C. Au, they R.P.S.C. racing man present, who was more
Recreio
I.R.C. C.B.A.
familiar with the Northern riders, pro-won most convincingly without C.C.C. duced an interesting cutting from "The dropping a set in the process. North China Daily News" referring to L. A. Carvalho and A. M, Reme- Mr. H. J. A. Hearne, who has been
riding here for the past 18 months. "dios, maintained their splendid. in- have kept this cutting because of the dividual record for League games reference to a nasty accident caused this year by winning all three sets by two dogs rushing on the track in against Central British Association. front of the field, but you will see to: J. C. Fonseca and M. A. Guterres wards the end the remarkable record
and
set up by Mr. Hearne on April 5, 1936, were also unstoppable at Tsingtao". Much as I appreciate Noronhas were the only Mr. Hearne's riding skill, I was hard-pair to drop a set. ly prepared for eight wins and four seconds in a programme of 12 races! The following was the order of his plac- ings: 2, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, and 1. I don't think either Messrs. Frost or Heard, or for that matter any local jockey, could lay claim to a better re cord. Mr. Hearne, not told that I had seen the cutting, expressed surprise that his past was of such interest and modestly refused to say anything when I saw him this morning, but that clip- ping is good enough for me.
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ALTHOUGH it appeared
:
at
the Recreio
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WEST INDIES AVERAGES
Following are the averages
West Indies team to June 18; the
BATTING
Times
*Not Highest
Inns. Out. Runs: Innis. Aver.
G. Headley .. 14. 3 822 ||227-74.72 E. A. V. WII-
liams
J. B. Stoll-
K. H. Weekes 111 247 64 24.70
8
2 269 126 44.88
meyer
10
0 426 117 42,50
LEAGUE TABLE
J. E. D. Sealy 15
0 590 181 39.33-
Sets Sets P. W. D. L. For Agst. Pts. 5 41 27% 171⁄2 9 4.4 —— 251⁄2 101⁄2 5 3 1 1 29 16 4 3 -1 29
L. N. Constan-
tine
15
1.378 63 27.00
8
J. H. Cameron 14
0 340
106 24.28
7
H. P. Bayley. 12
2 242
104 * 24.20
6
R. S. Grant.: 13
3
222
43 .22.20
3 1
2 101 161
2
G. Gomez... 12
1 209
55 19.00-
3 5 211
L. G. Hylton, 6 1 -88
55 17.00
4 10% 25 612
V. H. Stoll-
.. meyor
I. Barrow
10 · 14 0 185
0 145
36 14.50
26 13.21
|E. A. Martin-
184 2. 140
39 12.72
45 11.88
4
2* 4.00
INDIAN R.C. LOSE
dale
C. B. Clarke.. 10. 4 71 T. Jhonson, ..... 4 8.
* Signifies not out.
BOWLING
O. M. R. W. Aver. 5 1 12 1 12.00
247.6 39 910 57–15.96′ J. H. Cameron 171.6 23 524 27 10.40 L. G. Hylton.. 140.1 11 526 22 23.86 63 C. B. Clarke... 178 15797 30. 26.56 Y. K. Ng and C. S. Wong (8.C.A.A.) E. A. V. Williams 88.4 12 850 13 26.02 61 J. E. D. Sealy 42 4 140 5 28,00 beat Razack and Razack
6-6 E. A. Martin-
South China Athletic Association beat Indian Recreation Club by 61⁄2 sets to 22.
T. K. Leung and C. L. Lau (S.C.AA.). G. Headley heat D. M. A. Razack and A. R. L. N. Constan-
Razack
0-1 tine
jahn
At Kowloon Tong, Henry Lin and heat A. R. Kitchell and K. Ismail 6-3 T. E, Ling, one of the finest com-beat M. R. Abbas and A. M. Rum- binations in "C" Division, again swept through all their opponents They won with consummate ease. two sets to love and only dropped a couple of games in their third set.
drew with Kitchell and Ismail fost to. Abbas and Rumjahn
H. L. Wong and H. C. (8.C.A.A.).
211.6 18 870 31 -23.06 46,5 5 172 6 29,66 91:2 15,801. 10 30.10
4-6 dale Kwok R. S. Grant
T. Johnson 62 V. H. Stoll- 3--6 meyer
6 1 33 1 83.00 6-2 Also bowled: J. B. Stollmeyer, 12-
-83-1.
KOWLOON TONG WIN EASY
Indian Recreation Club tried very beat Razack and Razack hard against South China, and, con-lost to Kitchell and Ismail beat Abbas and Rumjahn ↓ sidering the strength of the opposi- one ton, did fairly well to take 22 sets. time almost impossible that Eng-T. K. Leung and C. L. Lau were in land would be able to force a definite result in the Test match, she succeed- irresistible form for South ed in doing so, finally winning a keen and won three sets. game by eight wickets.
Chief point of interest in the match was the form of George Headley-a
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C.R.C. BEAT RADIO
China
truly remarkable batsman. The West Chinese Recreation Club defeated the
Indies, except when an M.C.C. team is
Radio and Postal Sports Club 9-0. touring, or when they themselves are. La Ma and W. Wu (Chinese R.C.). in England, remain fairly
from
obscure
a cricket point of view, but beat K. M. Au and D. Leonard .. 6–9 beat M. Sheriff and C. M. Lee 64 everyone has heard of Headley.
beat W. M. J. Chanson and G.
Singh
.*
"
Popularly dubbed the "Black Brad-
0. L. Pang and W. K. Ma his Test record is very reminis R.C.). cent of the great Don. At the wicket
man,
there is also said to be a striking simi- beat Au and Leonard larity. Both radiate confidence, Head-beat Sheriff and Lee ley, they say, being so sure of him- beat Chanson and Singh
T. L. Lu and F. K. Lau self as to give an impression of in-
R.C.). solence.
beat Au and Leonard
On two occasions now has he per-beat Sheriff and Lee formed the coveted feat of scoring cen-beat Chanson and Singh turies in each innings of a Test match
against England and, whereas the fact that the M.C.C. team on the first
occasion at Georgetown was not fully representative might detract somewhat
RECREIO SUCCESS
62
(Chinese
Kowloon Tong beat Craigengower C.C. by 72 sets to 1%.
H. Lin and T. E Ling. (Kowloon Tong).
beat S. L. Leonard and H. K. Lec 6-0 beat S. A. Cassumbhoy and P
C. Yu
TO-DAY'S BOWLS MATCHES
The following is to-day's programme
0 of matches in the Third Round of the
beat T. C. Chen and H. King 6-2 Open Pairs Lawn Bowls Championship.
Lam Kwan and H. Y. Hsu (Kowloon Tong).
lost to Leonard and Lee beat Cassumbhoy and Yu beat Chen and King
W. H. Wei and Y. F., Lee Tong).
6-1 beat Leonard and Lee : 6-beat Casumbhoy and Yu 6-8 drew with Chen and King. (Chinese
03
6-3
BO
At King's Park, Club de Recreio
from that performance, there is no gain-beat the C.B.A. by 8 sets to 1. saying the merit of his achievement on
L. A. Carvalho and A. M... Remedios
the present occasion, under strange (Recreio). conditions and against the cream of beat G. H. Fowler and D. T. England's not inconsiderable bowling might.
Conversation among a group of local cricketers yesterday discussed the possibility of Headley being an even greater bat that Bradman. Whilst I
Smith
beat N. Whitley and S. A. Fow
ler beat M. Yatskin and V. Karpo-
sheff
€4
J. C. Fonseca and M. A. Guterres (Recreio).
beat Fowler and Smith
AT KOWLOON.F.C.
Fraser and E. C., Fincher v. R. 4-6 Ellis and D. Fitches... 60W E. Hobbs and R. S. Meadows 6——4 J. V. Ramsay and R. Lapsley. (Kowloon AT KOWLOON DOCKS RC.
A. F. Noronha and A. M. Rodrigues 61 v. J. E. Noronha and C. G. Silva.
J. Luz and L. F. Xavier v. F. C. 6-6 Channing and C. Dowman.
same status as Australia in time- best Fowler and Smith limitless matches, his performances lost to Whitley and Fowler would be quite as spectacular as Brad-heat Yatskin and Karposheff man's have been.
cannot subscribe to the opinion-one beat Whitley and Fowler, cannot improve on perfection-I cer- beat Yatskin and Karposheff tainly feel that if Headley were in a H. A. Noronha and G. A. Noronha position to play in a team with the (Recreio).
2
7-5
Ав
0.0
However, it appears most, unlikely
ICE
CUBES
that West Indies, will be elevated to
that status during the career of Head-
That
ley so I'm afraid, although he may in standard to a slightly better than go down to posterity as the finest bata-average English county side. man turned out by West Indies, there is in England anyway. Under condi- is little likelihood that Headley will tions with which they are familiar rank with Bradman, W. G. Grace, J. and their opponents entirely unfami- B. Hobbs, Herbert Sutcliffe, W. R. liar, they may show up well, but they Hammond and others as among the have yet to prove themselves. In Eng
land. finest batsmen of all time.
"
LTHOUGH the fact that West Andes on the rubber on the last
occasion that Test series with land was played influenced ma ket critics to advochta, rali status of West) I
them
of Headley,
Cambridra”
tine and J. H, Cameron, the
They were given every opportunity. this time as the Englanti ter just about as
from Headle
Stolimseyer" zone of the team have covered themsel much
with
is not yet over. has in which to vindi-
e is still a pоs- note it might ap- they will perform and force †M.C.C. to grant them the same
in-Eomething
est Indian team is just about equal as Austr
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