CRICKET NOTES
THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 24, 1940
GLUT OF CENTURIES MARK OPENING OF CRICKET SEASON Heavy Summer Rains Have Left Perfect Wickets
T. G. C. KNIGHT
A FIND FOR HONG KONG C.C.
By "Adrem”
CARTER
I SUPPOSE THE HEAVY RAINS THAT FELL UPSETS
DURING JULY AND AUGUST HAD AN INDIRECT
EFFECT ON THE GLUT OF HEAVY SCORING
THAT HAS MÅRKED THE OPENING OF THE CUR- RENT CRICKET SEASON,
As a general rule a complete season rarely brings more than half a dozen centuries all told and here we are now, with only two fairly complete blocks of matches played, well on to that number already.
CLUB "A"
(By "SCRUM HALF”)
AUSTRALIAN GRIFFINS FETCH GOOD PRICES
GOODS PRICES WERE BID FOR THE BATCH OF AUSTRALIAN GRIFFINS OFFERED FOR SALE AT THE HONG KONG. JOCKEY CLUB PADDOCK YESTERDAY, ONE OF THE ELEVEN PONIES FETCHING $8,100 AND ANOTHER $8,000.
"Following is the full result: of yesterday's sale?—.
No. 2, Buy mare by Trivento out bf. Cirus Queen, four years,
A FINE, AGGRESSIVE DIS-14.3 hands, $1,600; No. 6. Brown
by Dignus out of PLAY BY CARTER AT FLY mare HALF ENABLED NAVY "A" TO Mecca, four years, 14.3
Lady hands,
MATTHEWS' FINE INNINGS
BEAT CLUB "A" BY A GOAL $8,100; No. 10, Grey gelding by AND TWO TRIES (11 PTS.) TO Balkan King out of Mary Mac, A TRY (3 PTS.) AFTER LEAD.four years, 14.3 hands, $4,700; no. ING 6-0 AT THE INTERVAL 15, Chestnut mare by Jim Marsh six years. 14.8 IN THEIR RUGBY MATCH AT out of Songster,
bands, $2,400; No. 20, Bay mare Over the week-end, 100's were scored by G. N.
THE VALLEY YESTERDAY.
Club made three changes in by Kenilcost out of Lang Franc years, 14.3 hands. Gosano and A. J. Hulse--on Saturday-Capt. D. C. E.
their side, van Leeuwen, Stark and mare, six
Despite
of Grose, on Sunday, while Norman Broadbridge, play-King being absentees and being $3.100; No. 20. Bay gelding by
replaced by Stout, Thompson and Farrr out of Bounty, six years, 206 for the loss of six ing for No. 3 (M.G.) Company, of Hong Kong Volun-
Kennedy. Navy were
without 14.3 hands, $8,000; No. 20, Bay teer Defence Corps against. University, only failed to
Slough, Honeywell, Brewer and mare by Linfairn out of Valtune, wickets, to which C. N. reach the coveted three figures by a margin of six Hurley, and Moxham, Faulkner, five years, 14,3 hands, $3,100; No. Matthews contributed· 124
Wilson and Richards were brought 36, Bay mare by Parsec out of
Clever Mary, four years, 14.3 not out, Arts were only. in to complete the side.
hands, $2,100; No. 40, Bay mare by able to draw with Medicals Magnesia out of Infedility, five)
runs.
To my mind, there is little doubt that the prolonged rest that most of the grounds had, because of the Summer rainfall, is the cause. Wickets are very nice and grassy and true although a trifle on the slow side. Until we have usual prolonged Winter drought period I think we shall continue to have high scoring,
-- our
A most remarkable match on Saturday was that between Civil Service and Recreio or should I say the Gosanos! Members of the latter family were very much in the picture, L. G. taking 7 for 8 and G. N.. making 101 not out. Apart from these two, perform- ances there is httle that calls for comment unless it be Fortescue's great effort to stop the Civil Ser vice rot, and Baker's fine spell of bowling for Civil Service in his first match for some time.
served. Souza did not wish to start off too violently and so did not open and A. H. Esmail and A. | K Ismail went on first. Both were left-handers rather unusual two| left-handers opening the bowling. Esmail bowled some useful stuff and will probably be given further opportunities of proving himself but Ismail developed a strain in his side after bowling three overs and that finished him for the afternoon.
!
I'm afraid Craigengower will badly miss F. R. Zimmern 'this year and until Billimoria 're- turns from Japan, they will probably have a. good 'deal leather-hunting In
them.
of
Carter I have never seen play better. His handling was unusually good, despite a slip- pery ball, he was never caught In possession, he knew the shortest way to the Club line, he tackled brilliantly and he kicked very accurately to touch with either foot.
His only fault yesterday was weak passing..
"McGill, the Shanghai Interport- er, revealed pace" on the wing and he is likely to prove a valuable acquisition to the Navy side.
Slow Heeling Pack
store forį. A slow heeling Club pack han- dicapped their backs to such an
to
total
years, 14.3 hands, $2,900; No. 45, "B" at Pokfulam yester- Bay gelding by Pacolet out of day afternoon when the Prudence, five years, 14.8 hands,.
$2,400; No. 49, Chestnut mare by first of this year's cricket Richmond Main out of Lady Bi-matches in the Inter- plane, four years, 14.2 hands, $2,000,
VARSITY
BADMINTON MEETING
Faculty series was played. Matthews hit 24 boun- daries.
The scores:
PARTS
K.' Lo, cand b Amplavanah' 10'
C. N. Matthews; not out
124
[A. Ahmed, b Chelliah
12
Tam Kwong-yee, b N. Singh
17
E. Mazuza, b N. Singh
0
8
1
14
-20-
OV. Cheung, b N. Singh B. S; Chowla, b N. Singh A. Ho, not out
Extras (B19,-NB1)
Total (for 6 wkts. dec.) 206 B. Ahmed, G. M, Derkach and
Bowling Analysis
A good opening partnership extent that they did not have D. one passing movement throughout: between John Fenton and
The annual general meeting of Cheliah and the fine all-round the game. Clemo had a rough time form of AJ Hulse, marked the at the base of the scrum, but came the Hong Kong University. Bad- match at Pokfulum. between Uni-back for more every time, Morgan minton Club was held last Monday Recreio Team Promising versity and Diocesan Boys' School. had one nice break through, but when Mr. P. K, Hool was re-elect-
The Civil Servants as a whole It may be recalled that when at his handling. was always unre-ed Chairman and Mr. S. L. Yong Ho Wing to did not bat...
Heasman was elected Captain of the team for the coming season. were right out of practice, this school some five or six years ago, liable. Kennedy and
whereas Hulse was one of the outstanding were the pick of the pack.
officers The following other being their first game,
Club started off with 12
Amplavanah Recreio have been out about three schoolboy cricketers in the Colóny times. Nevertheless, the King's but on being transferred to Can- and were 3-0 down in almost the were elected; Hon. Secretary, H. Cheillah Park side
K. were without their ton after leaving, be faded out of first minute when Carter pounced F. Chew; Assistant Hon. Sec. T. N. Singh
Chin; Vice-Captain, C. skipper and were otherwise not at the picture. For the last two sea on a loose ball and went over in T. full strength and so their convin- sons he has played for Craigen- the corner, Wilson, failing with the Cheah, Committee, K. S. Chat, C. Chelliah, lbw., K. Y. Tam cing win seems to indicate a good gower with only mediocre success kick. After the only real bout of W. Hool, PS. Bun, T. B. Teoh N. Singh, Mazuza, b. Mat- season for them, as C.S.C.C. were but back again where he learned passing in the game Navy again, and K. B. Law.
his cricket, he has evidently set-scored when McGil! crossed close mens very strong on paper.
Carter to fail with tied down to all his old form and in, only for
At Chater Road, the Craigen gower team was 'very much a be- ginning-of-the-season outfit butį: despite this, and the fact that most of the members of the opposing team had played on one or more occasion, they did quite well and! I was told that if they had pos sessed but one decent bowler, they would have won.
about.
יי.
men
IRC, were all but for 36, A.-H.
Wilson;
Beattie;
thews
MEDICALS "B"
I
¿
7 0
51 .11 0 73
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.O. M. R. W.
9 0
1
20
35
31
26
10
0
14
15
154
TC. Pang, b K. Lo Amplavanah, b K. Y. Tam L. H. Tan, not out
L. Gutterres, c and b K. Y.
Tam
J. Hool, not out Extras (B15)
Total (for 5 wkts.)
M. S Khoo, T. B. Teoh, L. H.
Bowling, Analysis
O. M. R. W.
7 0
0 36 3
54
(~1200
K. Y. Tam K. Lo Teams For Saturday: C. N. Matthews 4 0 -30 1
3 O V. Cheung- Following are Club's teams for E. Mazuza
0 12 1 0 5 Saturday:
1st XV v' Nàvy at the Valley ́at i
Saturday's century and 4 for 52 the kick. In the second half convert his own effort. Clemo al- will probably be the forerunner Castleton attempted to land almost broke through in the closing of many. useful performances on penalty goal from far out but minutes, but. Club failed to score
failed with a heavy, hall. Soon again.
passavy, "A"'s-Moxham; · Gracle,Wi- the cricket field.
The University catching was after Carter intercepted a bad and Hulse was put down from Clemoto Morgan, punted on Faulkner und McGill; Corter and
Inglis, Richards,
Jenos; Taylor, Thornhill several times but his innings, over Thompson's head and just Longmuir, which took him only 79 min-managed to get the touch down, and Clark. utes, was described as a hurri Wilcon easily converted and Navy' Club. "A":-Thompson: Wilson, Ste-Tan, jr., and G. Schiller did not cane affair and a very nice one led 11-0. Club then rallied well wart, Needham and Stout; Morgan and bat." >Ohe fact Zomerged tidarly
Heasthart, Stokter, Moodle; and Stewart, who had up to then Clemo;. -- to watch. from this match T. G. C. I'm afraid the match at the not exerted himself unduly, inter- Castleton, Gairdner;, Rogers, Dalziel Knight is a definite find for Valley between Police and a cepted a high pass and went over and Kennedy. Club. He bowled very decru! K.C.C. side did not produce the between the posts, only to fail to 'stuff to take-4 for 20; shaped feats the published ngures would (Continued at foot of next Col.)
very well whilst making 18 runs suggest. For instance Danbrow- and took a catch in the slips sky-I am not picking on him, his that was definitely' worth writ-
name was specially mentioned to the Indians attack was never ing Home or to Australia bowled Mills with a ball which more convincingly illustrated than
1.R.C. Junior: Team |4.30 p.m.—Thompson; Stewart, bounced three times! He improv on Saturday whên, sans him, Hamson, who was causing the ed in taking Latke's wicket-the Army ran up 193 for 3 dec. Logan Altkenhead, Day and Bosanquet; The following will represent Club attack quite a bit of ball yorked his victim on the making 68, Alec. Pearce 40, Cpl. Charter and Thomson; McCrea, Indian Recreation Club 2nd XI in trouble, snicked one past the wic-
Dunnett, Heasman; • Gairdner," second bounce! :
Shap 55 not dut and Egt. Denyer Needham, Kennedy, Hackett and a friendly cricket match against ket-keeper" and Külght went out
Scorer's Lapse [32. not out.
| Civil Service. C.C, on Saturday 'at full length on his left side to take
Taylor. the ball about an inch from the Rapley scored 30 and Anderson Madar getting-14 tind the remain--"A" XV V Navy"A" at the Vat-Sakuno, at 3 pm.-A. H. Is- ground. That savours of Owen 24 hot out for K.C.C., while I am der of the side 10 between the Leeuwen, D. Hynes, Carruthers A Wahab, Af Ebrahim, J. M. A. mail (Capt.). A, el Arculli, O. el loy at 3.15 p.m.-Hopkins; : Van
Arculli, T. Hamet, A. Rahmin, M. N. D. Booker gave another use- credited with 17 in the scure-hook name that is new to me, took 6 and Jones, Morgan and Cleme; famjahn, F. A. Curreem, M. I. Stout, Castleton, Lee, Stark, Da Razack and O. Talip, Scorer-5. ful display with the bat, produc- would have had 26. had scorer for Ing some nice shots and hitting Giffen not been ""asleep" - "When
vies; Thomas, Godfrey and A. Na Ei Bux. hard in his 51. Club might do Zimmern scored two of his best well to give Booker some ex-fours and Giften failed to record
Two changes have been made, perience in the first team. Apart them!: Burch took 4 for 12 and KCC and XI - again - batted in the first 'liftech. Godfrey has from the two Club cricketers Luke 2 for 1 but I believe,, Mills, poorly but were able to beat Royal been dropped, and Needham has mentioned above, Dewar Was With 0 for 27 in 8 overs bowled Scots by 3 wickets. The soldiers returned to the second row to al- the only other to impress at all, as well as anybody in the side, could do little against the bowling low Hackett to go to the middle his in-swingers netting him three Carey made:21, the only double of Bertram Loy und Baxter and of the back row. Altkonhead is in against Amateur Sporting Asso wickets at a cost of 28 rûng. figure store, before being run out, Francis Lay and Reggie Broad-the centre
and Charler at fly clation in Third Division of the - a bridge made sufficient runs to get holt.
Football League on Saturday on The team. has been strengthened the Chatham Road 'ground at 4.30 For Craigengower, George to a very bad call,
In very low-scoring match in by these changes, but I would p.m.;
S. Bux; VM: Marques and D. Souza, who has not handled a bat Indian Recreation Club, with a which bowlers had much the bet-have preferred Carruthers in the
d'Aquino; AW. Wilkinson, ¡A.A. in the nets or in a match since much-depleted side owing to the ter of Batamon, Army beat I.R.C. contre in place of Day.
Dalziel was selected og・the Rumjahn and J. Tavares; H. Jast season, played some good month of Ramadan or fast, had 'a' junioră. by 14 runs. AchArculli shots in his 57, while Hamson sorry afternoon of it against Army and O. el Arculli bowled well for eighth forward in the "A pack, Campos, R. Rocha, F. W. Iley, A. and had one of their worst troun the IR.C. While Batabyand but he is unavailable, I understand Leonard and W. Sprinkle (Capt.). played a typical Innings of 20,--
Balley each toolt four cheap wie Rogers, who made his 'debut yes- Reserves, A. Rocha, 1. Castilho, U, In the bowling line the Happy cings for some years.
terday," will methð"Väcancy. ·B-Souza "brid Al- Elüite. Valley club Avere not too well The importance of A. R. Minu-kets for the soldiers.
Hughes at his best,
told that "Zimmern, who was excluding 6 exträs. Dobbinson, a
Poor Batting Again: Other.
Two Left-Handers Open while Danbrowsley suffered
similar fate when he respondet! them through.
INTERNATIONAL XI
The following, will represent Club International Athletic
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