THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 1, 1940.
JUNIOR CRICKET PLAY-OFF WILL TAKE PLACE AT I.R.C.
No Other Ground Is Available
DISMAL SEASON FOR K.C.C.
(By "ADREM”)
Champions last season and with an even more impres- sive looking team on paper with which to start this sea- son, Kowloon Cricket Club's record for the past season makes dismal reading.
Only match of which they have any reason at all to be satisfled was that with I.R.C., present joint-leaders, whom they beat in their first fixture of the season, by 11 runs.
Only other successes were registered against
weaker the acknowledged teams, while defeats were 'adminis- tered by Craigengower, Army. Recreio and Police.
K.C.C. batting, strengthened this season by the inclusion of R. T. Broad- bridge and K. M. Baxter, brought down from the senior team, and F. J. Lay, the best schoolboy bat of last
season, was very inconsistent and only the skipper, W. Mulcahy, made runs -with any regularity.
MANILA TEAM
TO PLAY MOVIE STARS
The Chinese Girls' basketball team from Manila will play an extra game to-night at Chinese Y.M.C.A.
Kong) (Hong
with ac- Hong Kong Chinese movie tresses, owing to the delayed Bailing of their ship.
The match will be played at 8.15 p.m. and, prior to this game, a men's game between Eastern and "Bin Tao Jih Pao" will be started at 7.15 p.m.
JUNIOR CRICKET CLUBS
B. C. FAY TO PLAY AND POLICE NOW HAVE GOOD CHANCE
By "ADREM”
THE PLAY-OFF for the Junior cricket championship has definitely been arranged and, contrary to earlier ex- pectations, will be played on Indian Recreation Club in- stead of Club de Recreio, which is not available.
It speaks much for the keenness of Police that they are prepared to take on their opponents on the latters' own territory, but as that is the only groundly nothing else for it.
which can possibly be obtained at this stage of the season, when all clubs are hard at lawn bowls, there is real-
ONLY 12 MEN PLAYED IN LEAGUE FOR RECREIO
By "ADREM"
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ALTHOUGH CLUB DE RECREIO failed to win the Junior cricket championship, I would rate them the best balanced team in the Division.
Their batting, hitherto the depart- Rupert Baldwin met with most suc- ment which caused them chief anxiety, .cess with the ball, while new recruit E. was remarkably sound and except for Curtis showed promising form with two bad performances, against Police -both the ball and the bat and and I.R.C., both of whom administer- appears to be likely material for pro-ed defeats, they never had any diffi- motion next season.
RECORD OF MATCHES
P. 8
W.
L. 4
D.
4
ง RESULTS OF MATCHES
Pts. 12
K.C.C.-120, beat 1.R.C., 109, by 11 runs.
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163 for 7 dec., beat University, 112, by 61 runa.
69, lost to C.C.C., 147 for 9 dec., by 78 runs.
98, lost to Army, 169 for 5 dec., by 71 runs.
192 for 8, beat C.S.C.C., 83, by wkts.
87 for 4, beat R.A.F., 86, by 6 wkts. 125, lost to Rearelo, 157, by 32 runa. 132 for 9 dec., lost to Police, 135 for B, by 2 wkts.
K.C.C. scored 986 runs for 68 wickets, giv- ing an average of 14.50, against their oppon- ents' 998 runs for 72 wickets, an average of 13.86 per wicket.
F. J. Lay
W. Mulcahy
E. Curtis ..
R. T. Broadbridge
---K, M. Baxter,
∙S. A. Gray
R. Baldwin
BATTING
N.
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1. O.. R. S. Avge. 5 0 121 44 24.20
8 1 156 49* 22.29
7 3 75 27* 18.75
7 0 121 37 17.29
7 0 111 27 15.88
6 1 73 19 14.60 6 1.64 23* 12.80 5 1.43 33.10.78 Following also batted:-G. A, Goodban (5,
.G. A. V. Hall
culty in scoring runs.
Every member of the side with the Mendonca, their exception of Mike stumper, made runs on various occa- sions, and he is the only one in the team who failed to finish with a double-figure average:
One of the secrets of Recreio's success lay in the fact that they
Simpson (1, 0, 0*, 5*), J., R. Luke (0, 9, 18, 0, 6), C. F. Green (7%), H. Brokenshire (9", 4), B. D. Lay (4), Capt. Martin (3+).
R. Baldwin
G. E. Taylor
E. Curtis
BOWLING
had the same team. out practical- ly every Saturday. "It is a remark- able fact that In their seven matches, only 12 men in all were called upon.
At the head of the batting averages, is A. E. Noronha, assisted by several not outs, but most successful batsman was veteran Henry Barros, who, at the outset of the season, made some very useful scores. He had easily the high- est aggregate 169,
Most successful bowler was George Guterres, who in seven matches took 24 wickets for an average of only 8. A. V. Gosano, Jackie Noronha and M. A. Remedios also took useful wickets on various occasion.
season
The Recreio team for the just concluded, was composed of a
The true I.R.C. wicket will probably favour the home team, who are not so well served in the way of batting, but who appear to have the better- balanced bowling side. It seems to me that such success as the bowlers meet will decide the day.
MAY BE A DRAW
If the match had been played on Recreio ground, as was originally ar- ranged, there is little doubt that there
would have been a definite decision but on a perfect batsman's wicket at Sookunpoo, a draw must not now be left of the reckoning. What will hap- pen in that event I cannot imagine.
The week's delay has meant little to I.R.C., who will field the same side selected for last Satur» day, but to Police It means that they will have the services of B. C. Fay.
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Fay may quite easily make all difference between success and failure as, on his day with the ball, he is far above Junior cricket with an Inter- port cap not outside the bounds of possibility.
He is a good bat and an excellent field. Police will therefore have variety in their attack which will be in the hands of Fay and Pope (Fast-
left hand). and Danbrowsky |right hand),
Inns, O. M. R. W. Avge. nice blending of youth and experience medium right hand), Lewis. (medium
R. A. J. Simpson.. K. M. Baxter J. R. Luke
6 42.6 4 179 20
8.95
and with several promising schoolboys 4 27.6 2. 118.10 11.80 | who can be expected to join their 8.55.5 6 230 17 18.53 ranks next season, the state of cricket 6 27 3 124 B 15.50
at King's Park can be said to be very 7 22 297 .6 18.17
healthy and Recreio should have no cause for worry for several seasons to
4 19 1 90 330.00
Following also bawled:-G. A. V. Hall (3-0-12-0), S, A. Gray (5—0—29-1), B. D. Lay (8.7-D-35-5), .
Following held catches:-W. Mulcahy (8), R. T. Broadbridge (5), J. R. Luke (4), G. E. Taylor (2), S. A. Gray (2), E. Curtis (2), K. M. Baxter (2), B. D. Lay (2), F. J. Lay (2), G..A. Goodban, R. Baldwin, R. Harding and C. F. Green.
F. J. Lay stumped two and G. A. V. Hall
0, 24, 9, 5, 6), G. E. Taylor (0, 0, 8, 15), R. Harding (2), C. Pope (1, 3, 5), R. A. J. Jone.
come.
RECORD OF MATCHES P. W... L. D. Pts. 7 5 2 0 15 RESULTS OF MATCHES
(slow
I.R.C.'s prospects of success will de- pend a great deal on the form of M. R. Abbas, their best bowler. If he suc- ceeds in getting rid of the Police bats- men fairly cheaply, they should win but, having regard to the inclusion of Fay and the general better balance of the Police team, I now, think they
Recreio-129 for 5 dec., beat G.S.C.C., 44, will win.
by 85 runs.
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67 lost to Police, 144 for, 9, by 4 wkts.
172 for 4 dec., beat University, 38, by 134 runs. ·
158 for 8 dec., beat C.C.C., 126, by 32 runs.
157, beat K.C.C., 125, by. 32 runs. . 141 for 3 des.,.beat R.A.F., 48, by
93 runs.
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77-lost to 1.R.C., 81 for 8, by 2 wkts, kami.
Club de Recreio scored 901 runs, for 50 wickets, giving an average of 18.02. per-wie- ket, against their opponents' 606 for 67 wiċ- kets, an average of 9,04 per wicket.
BATTINGAN
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Following are the teams
POLICE-Hon, Mr. T. H, King, B. C. Fay, C. Pope (capt:), W. L. Clarke, A. E. Carey, T. R. Hunter, J. Lewis, A. Kirby, A. Estall, H. Danbrowsky and L. Oakley. · Reserve— B. G, Beter,
INDIA, R.C.-M. I. Razack (capt.), M. R. Abbas, A. el Arculli, H. T. Barma, A. H. Ismail, A., R. Marker, J. M. A. Rumjahn, K. M. Rumjahn, A. R. Suffiad, F. A. Cur- ream and T. All,
There will be the usual spoon and prac tleg shoots at Kowloon, City Range com- mencing at 1,45 p.m. to-day.
·SMALL TARGET PUTTING
HELP
BY BEST BALL
There are many methods of put- ting practice but few simpler or
than more beneficial
the one illustrated above. All one re- quires in this instance is smooth patch of turf with a wooden tee stuck into as a target. The re- sults are up to the player. If he is determined in his desire to improve this phase of his game, conscientious practice will do it..: With a dozen balls as ammunt- tion he can putt balls toward the pin to his mind's content.
Stroking experimentation is all right in its place but once the player has found the style which suits him, he should make certain to incorporate this method into his game. This means that, practice like that above, the same stroke should be made time after time, with the full mental facul- ties focussed upon the process, until the style of putting becomes. muscle memorized: The w pin makes a difficult target
y contrast the cup in actual play
INCREASE PUTTING ACCURACY.
STROKE
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TEE AS TARGET
will loom large, even mere witchin
using. the pin
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Start
A. 2: Noronha H. A. Barros H. M. Xavier A. M.-Prata |A, V, Gosano' J.. A. Soares G.. A. Guterres J. E. Norontia F. H Carvalho- .M. "A; .Remedios
A. J. M. Prala
Following also
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M. A. Remedios G, A, Guterres A...V, Gosano: JE, Narónkat [A. M. Prata 4.
"Following: Batso
**H) Carvalho:
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1. O. R. S. Avge. 5. 3 68 53* 34,00
7'1 169 68* 28.17 6 1. 96 58* 17.20 5:0 '98 · 23 19.20 40-74 33 - 18.80 4 2 35 17*`17,50 6 2 67 24 18.75 4 0 67 22 14.25 4 1:34 28.11.53 7.0, 74, 29 10.87-
7 0 72 23 10.69 batted:-M. M. Mendonca
BOWLING
Inna, O. M. R. W. Avge. 4.25 -318.3 6. 61 12
[82.5; 7. 18′′) 24 (8.00 5:29.47 1. B
1.18.
| 7" 34.8 ̄-8', 124 12 10.33:
held cutoffes10. A. Gutärf
Jorrect:
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·Mendoncs "stumped
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