COUNTY CRICKET
LEADING COUNTIES SECURE VICTORIES
LONDON, TO-DAY.—BRILLIANT BOWLING BY GODDARD AND BATTING BY COMPTON, AND VICTORIES BY GLOUCES- TERSHIRE AND MIDDLESEX FEATURED HOME FIRST-CLASS CRICKET MATCHES WHICH CONCLUDED YESTERDAY.
(Goddard 5 for 65).
Goddard was chiefly responsible Hants-167 (Goddard 7 for 77) and 162 for Gloucestershire's victory over Hampshire, he being in devastat- ing form. He took 12 for 142 in the course of the match.
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Compton, together with Sims, was the deciding factor in Middlesex's win over Derbyshire. He made brilliant double-century and Sims took 13 for 160.
West Indies scored a fine win over Surrey, Weekes making a cen- tury and contributing largely to their score of 487 which enabled them to get through with an innings to spare.
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
At Lord's Middlesex beat Derbyshire by an innings and 24 runs.
Derbyshire-110 (Sims 8 for 32) and
313 (Sims 5 for 128).
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Match between Glamorgan and Lei- cestershire was 'abandoned as a draw with Leicestershire 216 and Glamor- gan 120 for 2.-Reuter.
OTHER MATCHES.
At the Oval, West Indies beat Sur- rey by 7 wickets. West Indies-487 (Weekes 146) and 49
for 3. Surrey-274 (Parker 100; Clarke 5 for
64) and 261.
Middlesex-447 for 7 dec. (Compton DAVIS CUP
214 not out),
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At Blackpool, Northants scored 368 runs against Lancashire in a match abandoned owing to the weather. Lan- cashire scored 198 for 9. (Partridge 7 for 49)..
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At Birmingham, Warwickshire beat Sussex by 8 wickets. Sussex 238 (Mayer 6 for 50) and 162 (Hollies 5 for 50, R. E. S. Wyatt '5 for 58). Warwickshire-316 for 8 dec. (Sale
101) and 85 for 2
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At Bournemouth, Gloucestershire beat Hampshire by 43 runs.
Gloucestershire-212 (Creese 5 for 50).
and 160 for 7 dec.
GERMANY AND YUGO-SLAVIA ALL-SQUARE
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Zagreb, To-day. In the European zone final of the Davis Cup competi- tion, honours are even between Ger- many and Yugo-Slavia, both coun- tries winning a singles match apiece.
Scores:-
THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 29, 1989.
H.K.V.D.C. SPORTS
DAVID HUTCHINSON, swam brilliantly in the Volunteer Sports for Mobiles.
who
LAWN BOWLS LEAGUE.
P.R.C. WIN.
P.R.C. WIN
At the Valley, Police Recreation Club
beat Club de Recreio "B" by one shot in their continued First Division match yesterday. P.R.C..
F. Channing H. Brown
Puncec (Yugo-Slavia) beat Goepfert W. Mair
(Germany) 6-3, 6-1, 6-0.
J. S. Fender Henkel (Germany) beat Mitic (Yugo- (Skip)
Slavia) 6-0, 6-1, 4-6, 6-W. McLeod Reuter.
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F. A. Machado A. M. Xavier
B. Basto
A. A. Remedios
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C. H. Basto
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GUNNERS' CLOSE WIN
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By the narrow margin of 11 points to 10, Machine Gun- last night won the Inter Unit Championship at the Annual Swimming sports of Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps be- fore a large and distinguished gathering and after some exciting competition.
In the final of the water polo competition, Portuguese Companies defeated the Machine Gunners by 3 goals to 1.
At the conclusion of the sports, the prizes were distributed by Mrs. A. E. Grasett, wife of the General Officer Commanding the Troops in China.
The following were the results:-
50 Yards Ladies' Invitation Race:-.
1. Miss B. M. Richards, 2. Miss A. Dowbiggin, 3. Miss C. Marques.
150 Yards Medley Relay:-1. Mobile Column (D. Hutchinson, P. Wilson, H. L. Ozorio). 2. Machine Gunners, 3. Corps Artillery.
50 Yards Nursing Detachment Cham- pionship:-1. Miss A. Dowbiggin, 2. Miss M. Booker, 3. Miss J. Booker, 1. Miss I. Buchanan.
High Diving:-1. Portuguese Coni- Pany (L. Remedios, L. D. Remedios, C.
RUGBY RELATIONS RESUMED
London, To-day.
The British Rugby Union has invited France to play England in an international match at Twickenham on Feb. 24, 1940. Reuter.
MacKintosh), 2. Machine Gunners, 3. Mobile Column,
50 Yards Volunteer Handicap Race:
I never see L. G. Crawley in the-1. D. O. Parsons, 2. F. M. Thomp cricket field without regretting there is son, 3. G. Ainslie, 4. N. Broadbridge. such an exercise as golf. A great loss
to Test cricket in this fine batsman, 300 Yards Team Race (Teams Of since cricket purses through the veins Six)-1 Mobile Column (D. H. Ste- of his famous Harrovian family.-E. wart, H. L. Ozorio, A. Ozorio, D. H. D. Sewell;
Hutchinson, E. A. W. Fowler, G. A. Arnold), 2. Machine Gunners, 8. Corps Artillery.
Within two years, Eddie Phillips will be in line for a world title. He has physique, skill, and braina; all that he Officers v. Sergeants Race:-Won by has lacked has been confidence in him- Sergeants • (0. Q, M. S. Lima, self. Tommy Farr was the same until Sgt. V. White, Sgt. G. Winch, Sgt. M. his advisers managed to instil the A. Baptista). necessary confidence into him-Phil- lips's manager.
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First Aid Race:-Won by Miss M. Booker and G. Day.
Pillow Fight-Won by F. M. Thomp-
In these runs round the country I see all too frequently boys who look like big first-class propositions, and yet, six or 12 months later they have be- come just mediocre boxers. The fault Water Polo Final: Portuguese Com is, I think, that enough attention is not panies beat Machines Gunners by 3 paid to the continuing and advancing goals to 1.
of their boxing tactics, and letting s them go their own sweet way conce Portuguese Coy: M. they have learned to climb in and eling. punches.-Norman Harst
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Maybet Wooderson left his real form Machine Gunners-S. H. Choo;
itic, but assuredly V. Gittins and W. A. Sprinkle;
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