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THE CHINA MAH., FEBRUARY 28, 1940
MAJOR R.D. WALKER 'KEEPS AFTER 27 YEARS
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ALTHOUGH MARRED a great deal by a persistent
Hardy-Scott, however, from what practice, he failed to top the 20 mark!" could be seen through the murk, bowl- OWEN HUGHES unfortunATE if light drizzle, the last match of the Volunteer Cricket
Ed quite well and has evidently play- Owen Hughes kept a good length Week played at Hong Kong Cricket Club yesterday be- ed quite good cricket at some time or and made the ball whip off the greasy tween Officers and Men, proved most entertaining.
other.
surface. His best ball-with which he Result was a draw, the closing for the Officers, D. de S. Carey for the From a serious point of view An-took most of his wickets-pitched just
the leg
broke stages of the Men's Innings being fea- Men, and, of course, the deadly bowl-derson's innings was one of his best outside
stump and by the efforts of H. Owen ing of Owen Hughes.
for some time. His leg shots and sharply across to take the middle Hughes to take his 10th.
In the course of the afternoon it square-cutting being beautifully tim- of stumps. He was unfortunate and the skilful manner in which was learned that R. D. Walker, who† ed. Mitchell also revealed great de- not securing his 10th. wicket as Di- R. M. M. King avoided the bowling kept wicket most creditably for the fensive abilty in his undefeated knock vett was given the benefit of a confi- and thus-60 it was rudely suggested Officers, had not had the gloves on of 55 and, on his showing, is still a dent appeal for a catch at the wic-
his third duck in three days!
long way above Second Division stan- | ket. I the match the previous
dard.
It is rumoured that Umpire Cooke's against K.C.C. produced some
Gittins surprised himself and every- | military career is not now worth two- catching, yesterday's revealed some er, J. S. Hardy-Scott had practically [one else by his innings of 38 not out. pence! interesting statistics, apart
from decided on what form of celebration So far as is known this was the first! Following the match the Officers Ane innings by D. J. N. Ander-befitted his first wicket in eight years, occasion this season that he had han-were at home to the men until 7 son, E. J. R. Mitchell and S. V. Gittins, when Anderson put the chance down!' dled a bat. Last season, with constant1 o'clock-very sharp!
since 1918.
day Also, when F. R. Zimmern put up a good sitter to Anderson at cover, the bowl-
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