THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 29, 1939
CRICKET NOTES
ATROCIOUS RUNNING BETWEEN WICKETS University Batsmen Show Shocking Lack Of Judgment
SGT. DENYER HAS GOOD AFTERNOON
(By "ADREM")
NEITHER KOWLOON Cricket Club nor Recreio have any reason to feel satisfied with their performances in the friendly cricket match on Saturday.
Fielding on both sides was admittedly good but unless both sides polish up their batting considerably they are not going to do as well in the forthcoming League as they did last season.
University at Pokfulum proved in Craigengower's batting.
Nevertheless this match quite thrilling, almost as thrilling in- deed as their last encounter in the League.
Night was falling fast when R. E. Lee steered a ball nicely through the covers to secure the two runs K.C.C. required for victory.
I cannot for the life of me under- stand the feeble batting on both sides. The wicket was entirely lifeless al- though susceptible to spin. Even Lloyd, who brings the ball down from a great height, could not get anything to pop,
Robbie Lee opened the bowling for the first time this season for K.C.C. and I was rather wondering what to expect. Although inclined to be short, however, he kept a fair length and managed to turn the ball quite a lot. All he wants now is some hardening up in the nets-he has had quite a bit of toughening at camp with the pick and shovel brigade already and harder wickets, and he should do as well as he has ever done.
SHAPED WELL
Left-handed L. G. Gosano shaped very confidently at the outset and thought he was in for quite а few runs. He played some particularly nice.shots off Lloyd; one a drive past -cover-point for four and another
beautifully timed square cut played very late off the back foot which also flashed to the boundary.
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There was not much doing after that although Henry Barros, who is making a great bid for inclusion" in the senior team for keeps, compiled a - very useful 33, and H. L. Ozorio, who admittedly plays the piano better than he bats, nevertheless participated in his usual stand near the bottom of the -list!
Lloyd bowled steadily while Ander- son's off-spinners were always difficult to get hold of. Mills was expensive.
Kowloon's batting, as so frequently happens, depended on two men-An- derson and Lloyd. The former, I am -told, did not look too happy in the early stages but it was essential that someone stayed and he was content to .do just that.
Later when it became apparent that runs would have to be bustled for, he -bustled and cracked his fours merrily.
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A.V. WHITE
LEAVES FOR
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THE NORTH
A. V. White the well-known Shanghai race-horse owner, who has appeared prominently in Kowloon Cricket Club tennis and cricket since his arrival here some months ago, salied for Shanghai yesterday accompanied by Mrs. White.
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Against play-
White hopes to return lony at a later date.
to the
Co.
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a really first-class of 61 not out. His only chance was
innings
given about half way through his in-and in hustling for runs might very nings.
well have lost.
In partnership with George Souza, who also batted beautifully, he addeding an amazing season.
Sgt. Denyer, of the Sappers, is hav- 75 in stand. Francis Zimmern made 30 but for 8 and scored 55 before retiring. an unbroken fourth wicket against Police on Saturday he took 5 For Army
this effort cannot be rated higher than There was not much else of note in aggressive.
the match. Police were badly out- classed and the Army batsmen never took matters too seriously.
The return of Lee to the side is just what the doctor ordered as far as Craigengower is concerned. The loss of those batsmen of last season who have crossed to Kow- loon are more than compensated for by Lee, who can always be re- lled upon in a crisis:
Craigengower had a sorry time of it last year but I shall be surprised if they do not once again attain their eminence of recent seasons coming League programme.
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ATROCIOUS RUNNING Chief feature of the University inn- ings was the extraordinary lack of enough when it came to just batting experience of their batsmen. Efficient their running between the wickets and calling was atrocious.
Quite a strong H.K.C.C. second team was beaten badly by I.R.C. juniors, who hitherto have done nothing to write home about. Barma, A. R. Sufflad and A. H. Ismail made most King top-scored for Club. of the Indians' runs, while R. M. M.
STOKER LOSES NO TIME Bill Stoker, who only arrived from long leave the day before took 3 for 13, while A. el Arculli was the most successful I.R.C. bowler with 5 for 31.
Royal Air Force had rather worst of the argument with Craigen- the
miserably. Nancarrow, however, was gower juniors, their batsmen failing in good form with the ball and took 6 for 39 in 10 overs. The less said about their batting the better!
For Craigengower Arthur Hamson and Archie Hung made 41 and 28 res- ispectively.
called by a batsman for a ball hit to I was given as an example a run extra cover. stilled into beginners that there
It has always been in- always a run to extra cover. The batsman at the bowler's end evidently had different ideas and there was run out.
To a team aspiring to Senior Division there is no excuse for this sort of thing and the 'Varsity cap- tain would be well advised to got down to business without further delay.
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As regards, the batting itself, Chin have heard this innings described as Thian-siew top-scored with 36 but I one of the luckiest ever seen on the Pokfulum ground. It was valuable, however, and probably saved Univer- sity from outright defeat.
There was a useful stand between S. Mahmood and R, Singh who held the fort until stumps. The former's innings was extremely promising. He played a very straight bat when the occasion demanded and warrant immediate promotion in the appears to The value of his innings cannot batting order. be minimised and there is no doubt
EASY WICKET that it was he who enabled K.C.C. Zimmern took to win. Lloyd also played his part
three wickets in three overs while Billimoria, although .well, making full use of his reach
as steady as when playing the spin bowling.
usual, had no luck. The matting covering the wic- Lloyd is definitely at the top of his ket was drenched with rain and the form at the moment. He has taken ground was soft underneath. Conse- his wickets regularly and made his quently bowlers were given no assis- runs at the right moments. If he istance whatever, and two good batting here for the entire League season he sides should have made hundreds of should do as much as anyone to get runs. K.C.C. somewhere near the top of the table.
A. H. Madar. carried I.R.C. batting through as: he does so often, this time against H.K.C.C. He received useful assistance from A. M. Humjahn who scored 44 and Minu came along later with a hard-hit 28 not out.
OZORIO AGAIN Ozorio took all the wickets that fell and performed with all his old skill. Apparently innocuous, "Ozo" always gets wickets when batsmen try to Brightest spot of the match, how- force the pace-a valuable attribute ever, was a hurricane innings of 37. for the League.
by Alec. Pearce, who scored 37 out of
E. A. Lee's performance was 481 Club never had much chance of „once again the bright spot scoring the runs necessary for victory
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CLUB "A" XV FOR TO-DAY
Following will represent Club "A" against Police in a Rugby match at the Valley to- day, commencing at 5.15 p.m.: Lavalle: Bosanquet, Macleod, Van Leeuwen and For- row; Carruthers and Rutherford; Castle- ton, Burford, Wanklyn: Beon, Stout; Ste- wart, Stoker and Godfrey.
Triangular Tourney Team Selected
Providing all are available Club's Trian- gular Rugby Tournament team to meet Army at Sookunpoo on Saturday is likely to be: Bidwell; Stewart, Hutchison, Char- ter and Bosanquet; Cessford and Hutchi- son; Walkden, Castleton, Stout; Needham; Godfrey, Kennedy and Richard- Bompas,
son.
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Notable absentees are Thompson from is away from the Colony, Salter, who has full-back--he is still not fit-and Peers, who been passed over, and Alec Taylor, who is still nursing an injury.
The Army team is:-Sergt. Lang (R.A. O.C.); Bomdr. Marsh (8th H.R.A.), Lieut. Skipwith (8th H.R.A.), L/Cpl. Waite (R.E.) Boc. (R.S.) and Lieut. Hook (8th_H.R.A.); and L/Bdr. Richards (8th H.R.A.); L/Cpl. Lieut. Pinkerton (R.S.), Lieut. Hewitt (Mdx. R), L/Bdr. Evens (8th A.A.R.A.). Pie. Ber- ry (Mdx. R.), L/Bdr. Whitehead (5th A.A.R.A.). Capt. Duke (R.S.), Lieut. Cuth- bertson (R.S.) and Lieut. Ridsdale (Royal Norfolk).
Reserves-Page (5th A.A.R.A.), Sign. Willis (R.C.S.) and L/Cpl. Smith (Seaforth Hdrs).
C.S.C.C. BILLIARDS
at Garrison Sergts.' Mess on Thursday at 7.00 p.m.
The following will represent C.S.C.C.
Billiards-F. Jones, M. N. Rakusen and A. W. Grimmitt.
C. Strange.
Snooker: V. Ebbage, J. Bendall and
Reserve:-J. F. Hickman.
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