THE CHINA MATL, OCTOBER 8, 1940.
·Page 15 ·
LOOKING INTO THE PAST
Occasion When England's Test Cricket Went On Strike
Pleasant To Hark Back A Space
WITH THE temporary cessation of Test Matches owing to the war, and the consequent lull in the aver- green struggle for the Ashes, Englishmen all the world over are left high and dry with only their memories to fall back on for the time being. Now- adays such placards as “Englant In Diré Danger" or “England Faces Mighty Task” would mot only he out of place they might even be misconstrued by those not versed in cricket press parlance. 'Those days of momentous placards, whon haggard petles- trians fought for a paper to learn what havoc thre Aussies might have been wreaking on our eleven, have passed momentarily into abeyance.
But wherever there are one or more Englishmen gathered to- gether, talk will invariably revert to the Tests at some time after the latest war news has been .com- pletely digested. In these circum- stances it is pleasant to hark back a space and review some of those mighty encounters .once again,
ALL-SQUARE IN
WORLD SERIES
Cincinnall wayon (the vaixth game of the World baseball series when they'iboat ¡Detroit Tigers by c4 runasta 10 (toitia the series {threevall.
>Walters was: the winning pitcher sand the also distinguished him- [self.by shitting a home (run làn
(the eighth inning.
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The Cincinnati Reds scored |<two-nuns in the first inning when Kthey knocked Rowe (out of the chax with ca barrage of four Whits and scored another in the sixth.
(Qorsion and Hutchinson also pitched.
The merias will now iba deċid- red, thy -the saeventh (game stoday. R. H. E. Cincinnati Reds
+40 2 Detroit Tigers ......
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COMBINED CHINESE
FOOTBALL SNIPPETS
W.M.Glover, well-known First Division football-referee, has been elected president of Royal Navy und Royal Marinos Referees' As- sociation (Hong Kong (Branth) for the present season.
Owing to the war, the Interna- itional Board could not meet this! session, and (in consequence the laws of the game in force:last-sea-!! son will apply during the present.
season.
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to send a
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CLUB BOWLS RESULTS
Following are the fatest Club bowls tournament results.
HONG KONG :CRICKET CLUB Club 'Singlen Semi Final:-R. 'R. Davies beat A. Nissim 21-10.
Rinks Competition -Semi-Final:--H. H. Beddowy. 'C. G.
beat A.B.Didsbury, J. G. Balloy, L. E. Lammert and G. Duncan (Skip):
·ORAIGENGOWER-CRICKET (CLUB"
· Novices' 'Competition Final:-L, M. do Roz boat M. A. *Baptista.
Junior Club Slogies A short time ago Hong Kong Thicd Round:--L, Gaddi 'beat 'W. E. Football Association were forced Broadbridge; S, "R. Sothng beat Y. A ¿to decline, owing to the heavy Razack; W. Hong Sling beat J.-H.
programme. of fixtures during Xavier. December, an offer by the-Burma
HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB Football Association
Pairs Competition toam to Hong Kong during` that | Bailey "beat A. B. Didsbury and J. H. Semi-Final:-E. L. Strange and A. SOCCER TEAM To return to the Oval game of)
month. It is now learned that Gelling. 1898. The remuneration to pro-{
Following have been selected to Chinese Amateur Athletic Federa. fessional players in England had represent the Combined Chinese tion are contemplating “Inviting “a been £10 per match for the Tests, in the charity football match Burma team here during Decem-Sollie, B. A. Mansell and W. GIU (Skip) and they were dissatisfied.
against the Rest of the Colony on ber. Looking at the matter after this the Club ground, :at 4.30 p.m., on tong lapse of time; I think the Thursday.
- Honniball, professionals had cause for their Chung-wan (South China), Lee Tin-hai during the week.
Colony and. Cheung Wing-chol^(Sing"Tao); Teang Joseph's left-half, left for Shang- discontent. From the 10 they sang (Sing Tao); (Lau Hing-chol (South received they had to pay their China), Hsu King-sing (Eastern), Soong expenses and provide, as profes-Ling-sing (Sing
Z. Gosano and L. Gosano have sionals always have done, their sum
Tao); Chung Yung signed on for International Sports (Eastern), Cheung Kam-hoi own equipment.
(Eastern), Chan Tak-tal (South China), Club and will play for them in Lee Wal-tong (South China) and Hau Third Division when not playing Ching to (Eastern), ·
cricket. Reserves-Lau Hin-hon 'Eastern). Hau Yung-song (Sing Tao), Kwok Ying-ki (Sing Tao). Lo Wai-kuen There was a conference between (Eastern), Lau Chi-chan (Eastern). some of the players, and the out- Wong Man-kwai (Police). Lai · Shiu- come was a letter received by the wing (Sing Tao). Wong King-chung Surrey Committee a few days be-Kwong Wah) and Cheuk Shek-kam There was intense interest in fore the match from W..Gunn, G. (Kwong Wah).
T. this, the third, Test. Upon it de-Lohmann, Hayward, Tom wal
manager is Mr. pended the "Ashes.""
Richardson and Bobby Abel that In they would not accept the invita-MURRAY WINS ARMY England had the honour. 1894-95 our team, under the caption to play unless the fee were taincy of A. E. Stoddart, had won three of the five Tests.
One momentous occasion was when the English éleven went on strike, and the spectators were in their seats ready to watch the game while the team was still in a state of indecision.
When spectators passed through the turnstiles at Kennington Oval on August 10, 1886, they wonder- ed what team England would place in the field against the Aus- tralians.
The first win was the outcome of an extraordinary performance, Passing reference may be made to it, although it is rather the scope of this article.
Feelers had been thrown out at Manchester and Lord's as to in- creased payment, but
success.
increased to £20 per man.
without
The Surrey Committee toolt the view that this was an improper method of procedure, and they refused to double the fee, as they put it, "at the point of the pistol." When the news leaked out of the threatened strike it caused a big sensation in cricket circles.
The team
TENNIS TITLE
Sze Po-
Sgt. Murray, of the RA?P.C., won the final of the Army Tennis Singles (Other Ranks) at Sookun-
yesterday outside
poo
when he beat S/Sgt. Emberson, R.A.O.C.
ina keenly contested match by 04, 3--6, 6-3.
A Record Score Australia won the toss at Syd- ney, and scores of 81 from F. A. Iredale, 161 from G. Giffen, 201 from S. E. Gregory, and 74 from J. M. Blackham featured a total of 586.
was
...
· Not Be Rushed
On the one side there was the de not play unless they each received £20. claration of the players that they would
On the other there was the equally
The doubles Gnal will be play- ed today, between Sgt. Emberson and Sgt. Duffleld against Sgt. Webb. and Cpl.. Milne,
HONG KONG LADIES firm declaration of the Surrey Com EXPECTED TO 'BEAT This was a record for a first mittec that they would not bind them- innings in Test games, the pre-selves to make any variation in the MANILA SWIMMERS avious best being 551 at the Oval remuneration that had been paid to the
in 1884,. when
W. L. Murdoch professionals in the Lord's and 'Man- (Continued from Page 14) #made 211. This
the only
chester games.
Kwok Fung Sun will be the double century in the Tests until mittee gave an opportunity to the four Chung Shing's team, of Ng. Nin, While adopting this attitude the Cam-fourth man to make up the team. that made by Gregory in the 1894 Surrey players to withdraw their
threat. Abel, Hayward and Richard Ng Tsun-man, Fung Kwai-sang son did so, but Lohmann did not, and and Chung Shui-che are favoured
to be a good second..
The Gala 'will conclude with a water-polo game home team and the International between the
Water-pelo team.
game,
Gunn was not communicated with.
withdrew The three players who
the
When Archie MacLaren and A. Stoddart opened the England innings they may well have been their demand were included. in anxious. It was no Ifght matter England team, but Lohmann and Gunn to face such a stupendous total. were left out.
Matters went badly for England, Even while the public were stream- Four wickets were down for coming through the turnstiles on the first baratively few runs, but Albert day of the match the position was still Ward batted with grim determin-
in doubt, ation, Johnny Briggs hit in light-Certain newspapers had launched at- There was another cause for anxiety. hearted fashion, and others came tacks against W. G. Grace and A, E. long with useful double-figure Stoddart to the effect that they were otals.
shamateurs, and so on, and so on.
were :261
Doctor Really Upset
The Doctor and his fellow amateur
shire, and Pougher, of Leicestershire.
International:- Rocha, A. J. Hussain, W. A. Sprinkle, D. Loo- nard, S. Bux, J. Marques and L. M Remedios.
Eastern: Woo Che-kin, Shek Kam-pui, Kwok Fung-sun, Lee nok-ke, Tommy .Kew, Shoo Hung-yul, and Chu Chuk-yau. CORPS SWIMMING GALA
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OPEN SINGLES RESULTS
Following were the results of matches played yesterday in the Fourth Round of Open Singles Lawn Bowls Competition:-
22-11 on the 20th.
At Craigengower C.C.
M. R. Abbas beat A. R. Minu
M. N. Rakusen beat A. East- man 21-16 on the 24th.
At Kowloon F.C.
A. Hyde-Lay beat W. Sling 21-12 on the 20th.
J. I. Barnes, ·A, ›W.-Gratton, J. Skinner Cressey, K. W. Forrow, H. G. Walling- and A, Brooksbank (Skip) beat S, -W.
ton and K. S. Robertson (Skip).
...KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB
-President's Cup Third: Round:-F."Goodwin boat A: C. Ramsey; N. A. E. Mackay beat G, Bec. V. C. Labrum beat A. W.
Club Championship
Tribble:
Fourth Round J. Fraser beat C. Lee: V. C..Labrum beat J. Hempsey: A. W. Ramsey beat W. Parsons.
Handicap Doubles" Fourth Round:W, Gittins and G. Lee (plus 2) beat E. Kern and W. Par- sons (plus 1).
FANLING GOLF
COMPETITION ..
The following have qualified for the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club's Cctober Captain's Cup competi- Hong tion.-G. M. Park 81-7=74; A.
W. Bourne 93-9-74.
There are competition.
C. C. Pereira beat H. White 21-15 on the 25th.
23 entries for the
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England Follows On
England, however, behind when their last wicket fell, deeply resented those attacks, and the And they had to follow on. The ther both or either would play, and the Corps swimming gala on HARSH TOOTH-CLEANERS HAVE
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When setting-up time will the proMcKibbin, in desperation, "had fessionals who played in the Test ago." He hit at anything and every- rived, each received.a fee of £20. Since thing. but having made 17, a catch by then there has never been any strikke threat in first-class cricket, and there to a close with H. Trumble not out 7 Abel off. Hearne 'brought the innings is not likely to be.
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There was some fine bawling on both Trumble took twelve wieleis
Darling And Giffen When Darling and Giffen were the wickets there did not ap car to be much cause for alarm on the first clay until 5 o'clock, and for 88 runs. Six in each innings, bow- om the Australian point of view, wickets tumbled down. F. 4. Jacksoning unchanged. ut feeble resistance was offered made 45, the highest individual total Nearly all the bowling for England y their colleagues,
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runs and Hearne ten for 60 runs. ... ling In Australia's accond innings, the In recognition of their superb. bów,
In their second venture, England far- urrey. Committee presented Peel and Hearne each with a £5 note; and richly they deserved 11.
y Briggs, and England had woned disastrously, Seven batsmen falled
10 runs.
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