MIDDLESEX REGIMENT'S BAD FIELDING LAPSES AT K.C.C. W.L. Rapley And A. Zimmern In Valuable Stand SAPPERS' FINE WIN OVER INDIAN R.C.
The weather over
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the week-end
was perfect for cricket, although a stiff cross breeze on several grounds
all his old skill and was not to blame for quite a large number of byes, hav- ing regard to the Hvely erratic bowling. Man was also the only batsman who put
made matters easy for swing bowlers, up any sort of a front and he batted really and a full programme of most en-well for his joyable matches was played.
some
A. V. White who, unfortunistely, will not be in Hong Kong for very much longer, extraordinarily made a promising debut after being out of Cricket the game for some 15 years and bowled and
There was heavy scoring at Kowloon
Club on Sunday where R. T. Broad-fielded well,
Of the other bowlers, B. D. Lay was try bridge made 149 and Teddy Fincher
ing something, all the time' and came off 96 not out, but as the bowling could very quickly. He is another player who has not be described as being good these earned the right for further consideration meri-for the senior team which is, as usual, short innings were not really as
in the bowlingine. torious as the figures suggest,
One team that has already succeeded in putting itself on the local cricket map despite the youth of the season, is Cen. tral British School,
The schoolboys have been beating up all
Several good batting performances were also returned on Saturday but the best feat of the day was credited to A. P. Pereira, of the Senior Cham-and sundry and have probably the finest pions, Club de Recreio, who did the hat-trick against Civil Service.
The R.A.O.C. tennis team, winners of the Hong Kong Area Tennis League, which beat R.A.M.C. In the Final yesterday by 5 sets
to 4.
of the force at present on leave are returns dozen to each ing at the rate of half a steamer and it appears that for once the custodians of the law will have no difficulty in turning out decent sides regularly. -
Pope, although suffering from
a heavy
ARMY TENNIS
R.A.0.C. WIN LEAGUE FINAL
school side in the Colony at the moment.
...... WELLER'S PROMISE Although he has not been here very long. Again, this performance suggests sothe re- markable bowling by Pereira. Actually, for
one of their players is being freely spoken the most part, he was very erratic and his
of in cricket chubs as a really brilliant bals-, figures 5 for 17 in B overs, definitely flatter
men. He is F. A. Weller, formerly of Read-cold, found his form and made a correct 51, him.
season, quickly discovered the middle of his Finest feature of the match without doubting School, who has played a couple of bril while J. L. Stephens, in his first outing this
liant innings. was the innings of G. N. Gosano, one of
On Saturday he secured 45 not out in about bat to hit seven boundaries in his 32,
J. Lewis, a new name, appears to be the more youthful of the Gosano clan. Tak-25 minutes by means of brilliant hitting all ing no chances, he batted carefully when round the wicket. Possessed of a good de player of some promise, scoring 13 rums and
success with beat Royal Army Medical Corps, by overs. -Pope also met with the bowling merited it. but opened up on fence, Weller thus early gives promise of ¡ opening the bowling to take 3 for 33 in 9 When Royal Army Ordnance Corps anything loose in refreshing manner.
the ball and only F. A. Curreem for the sets to 4.
C.S.C.C. TROUNCED Indians was able to score any runs.
DEPLORABLE FIELDING
reaching the highest rank,
W. G. Pryde, who has made runs with At Kowloon Cricket Club, the match be consistency, recently, and A. M. Odell, start. tween K.C.C. and Middlesex Regiment wased off the C.B.S. innings somewhat shakily remarkable for extraordinarily bad fielding and both edged Baxter into slips in the first by the Army side. I have rarely seen such two overs. Later they settled down to play
■deplorable exhibition given in the field- and this by a side which has generally been some good strokes which made a mediocre accepted as being, one of the keenest cricket.C.C. attack look even more mediocre than ing service sides that has been out here for years.
usual!
For the club, Baxter batted very correct-
I learn, however, that Middlesex have lostly but was unduly cautious, probably be several members of their team of last year cause of his dèsire to make runs against his and pending the arrival of replacements, old school. among whom are several cricketers of high standard, they are expecting to meet with some reverses.
Had they held all the catches given them on Saturday I don't suppose K.C.C. would have reached 100, because their batting, with one or two exceptions, was not impressive. W. L. Rapley, in making 53 when wickets were falling fast, made himself a certainty for the first team. He took no chances at the outset, but later cut anything short crisply, to pile on his runs rapidly.
A. Zimmern, another recruit from Craigen- gower, also did well and held the fort while Rapley did the scoring.
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R. A. Harding, a left-hander, showed great promise in an innings of 22 not out and should make a lot of runs for K.C.C. In the course of the season.
-WANTED—A LAWN-MOWER I Navy ground at King's Park was in use for the first time this season on Saturday. The previous week the grass badly needed mowing, in some parts being not much less than three feet high.
It still needs the applied service of a lawn-mower and it took something pretty big in the way of a "hit to reach the boundary.
Matthews, in an innings of. 53, was only able to find the fence once and University were forced to declare with their total only 110 for 5.
Hatfield and Pearson made the ball lift awkwardly on a hard, fast wicket and when away. Both, short, were difficult to get
I have noticed the recent successes of W. him in however, were inclined to be erratic.
S. Gegg with the ball and I saw MAN'S 'KEEPING.
action for the first time. He is a tall loosely Special mention must be made of the wic-built youth with an aggressive action and ket-keeping of Lt. Man. It will be recalled quite a bit of pace. Navy were quite unable to get him or R. Singh away and were ail that this player was the victim of a nasty accident whilst keeping last season and for out for a meagre 30, Singh has struck an the remainder of the season showed com exceptionally good..patch. plete lack of confidence.
On Saturday he was taking them with
Police had. much the better of their drawn game with I.R.C., I am told that members
The Army League tennis final was played off at Sookunpoo yesterday,
At the conclusion of the sports, Civil Service juniors were given an awful trouncing by Recreio juniors at the Valley. Mrs. Rogers, wife of Colonel Rogers
Recrato presented the prizes. were able to do fairly well as they liked |. Sat. J. Emberson Although their batting strength on paper of the Royal Army Medical Corps
(R.A.0.0.). with the opposing attack. does not look at all impressive,
A. J. M. Prata made 20. A. V. Gosano 30, while A. A. Lopes got 32.
Ainslie, going on as a last resort, bowled well to take 5 for 32. This youngster was also the only batsman to stand up to the bowling of A. V. Gosano.. He made 15, H. J. Crutwell 8 and the next highest score was 41 Royal Engineers have every reason to be satisfied with their defeat of I.R.C. at Soo kunpoo. True the Indians did not have a S. A. Ismail, K. complete first team out but they had such men as. Y. el Arculli, as well as other not so prominent regular Nazarin. A. R. Kitchell and A. H. Madar | members of their senior team, and these players should have been sufficient for any unit side..
Sappers, however, scored fairly consistent- ly, Ratelife. Rose and Denyer running into the 20's, and their total reached 121, not nearly enough one would have thought for the Indians.
Denyer and Ratcliffe, however, bowled extremely well and not even the five crack batsmen at the bottom end of the L.B.C, batting order could save the club from de- feat.
I don't think the Married-Single match at much comment. H.K.C.C. calls for very Only two Benedicts managed to get double figures, whilst for the Bachelors, only, one, failed!
and Spt. 9. 'Düffele
beat L-Col. S. Smith and Major W. G.
Harvey
beat S/Sgt. F. W, Stevens and Cpl. J.
Webb
beat Cpl. W. Mussen
and Pte. H.
6-2 Mine Capt. F. T. Tracey`and Condr. A. W. As- lett (R.A.0.0). lost to Smith and Harvey post-to-Stevens- and Web beat Mussen and Milne ..
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Q.M.S. L. G. Buckle and Plc. H. Boocock lost to Smith and "Harvey (R.A.0.C.). out to Stevens and Webb beat Mossen and Milne
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