CRICKET-NOTES
THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 7, 1940.
G. SOUZA AND AMPLAVANAR RETURN FINE PERFORMANCES Civil Service Miss Good Chance Of Beating Club
T. G. C. Knight Again Does Well
By "Adrem"!
THE WEATHER ON SATURDAY WAS NOT CONDUCIVE TO GOOD CRICKET, THE LIGHT GENERALLY BEING FOUL AND CONDITIONS UNCOMFORTABLE BUT NEVERTHELESS SOME ENJOYABLE GAMES WERE PLAYED.
George Souza, the Craigengower vice-captain, takes the palm for the finest batting performance of the day, his 72 against University being an excep- tionally brilliant effort, while Amplavanär, playing for the Varsity second eleven, was responsible for the best bowling performance.
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000000000001 CLUB “A” 10 PTS: ROYAL SCOTS 6 PTS.
GOOD CRICKET MATCH
ON MONDAY
Two of the strongest cricket teams in the Colony will be in ac- tion on Monday, Ar-. mistice
Day, when Hong Kong Cricket Club, who are ex- pected to turn out a very powerful side, will entertain Kow- loon Cricket Club, who will be at full strength. It will be a whole day match as will: the fixture at. K.C.C. between the junior teams of the two clubs.
Cricket Club and Civil Service were engaged in a high-scoring match, the latter doing extremely well and at one stage being well on top, while the only other senior match on the programme tween Kowloon Cricket Club and Indian Recreation Club-was cancelled on the instigation of the latter club, most of whose players were on a religious fast.
Craigengower's batting failure, chance of getting the runs against University is difficult to the game fizzled out finally in a
and *000000000000000001 explain. Although there is a mat-tame draw.
then went on to take 5 for 41 and ting wicket at Poktulum it is not Thanks to the fine all-round help Ebrahim (5 for 18) to skit difficult, although fast, and run- form of young George Ainslie tle the Scouts out for 69. J. Read getting is usually a simple matter. I shudder to think what Craigen- gower's score would have looked like had Souza not got going. He started hitting right away, scoring with ease all round the wicket, to make his runs out of 86.
Good Bowling
Civil Service juniors, who this early give indications of being somewhat stronger than they were last year, had an easy win over Police.
made a great effort for the Scouts and, going in at the fall of the third wicket, was not out with. 25 to his credit when stumps were drawn.
DAY RUNS ACROSS OWN BACKS: FORD
HOLDS UP ATTACK
By ❝Scrum-Half!'
CLUB "A". STRENGTHENED BY THE PRESENCE OF AIT- KENHEAD, DAY, THOMPSON, HEASMAN; NEEDHAM AND TAYLOR OF THE FIRST FIFTEEN AND' WRIGHT-NOOTH OF POLICE, BEAT-ROYAL SCOTS, WHO WERE WITHOUT SUT- HERLAND AND DUKE, BY TWO GOALS. (10 PTS.) TO TWO TRIES (6 PTS.) AFTER LEADING 5–3 AT HALF TIME IN THEIR RUGBY MATCH AT THE VALLEY YESTERDAY,
WEBB'S FIFTY
Royals had Ford at fly-half, and his inexperience in this position held up their line unnecessarily.
I was rather surprised he was not changed with Douglass, although the latter is probably getting in
as much practice as possible in the centre in view of his new position. In the Army team.
Douglass was the only mili- tary back, to show initiative and was always dangerous in possession.
Four good bowling performances and a half-century, by Sgt. Webb featured the friendly cricket match at Sookunpoo yesterday between R.A,O.C. and ́R,A,M,C,
Royals lost Gracie in the open- The latter team won by the nar-ing minutes of the second half, a row margin of two wickets.
twisted ankle causing his retire- ment for good. He had played a ・・ solid game at scrum-half, though 10 he was rarely able to set his backs 2 in motion due to the fact that Leo was getting the ball back for Club 10 with monotonous regularity.
Following were the scores:---
R.A.O.C. Pinder, st. Shorthouse, b Bright... Stoner, b Harrison Boocock, b Wyre Jeffrey, st. Shorthouse, b Bright.. Haskins, c Shorthouse, 'b Harrison Wright, c Shorthouse, b Bright Ryan, b Bright ...... Roberts, 1.b.w., b Harrison Merrick, st. Shorthouse, b Bright..
Standing. c Musson. b Bright
Extras (B5. ́LB1)
Mendell, not out
Drew-Wilkinson was a failure
13
0
8
0
at full-back, misjudging badly and being inaccurate in his touch-
0
6
Good In Spasms. Royals' pack played
Police batsmen appear
to be Hatfield'o form. In racent even worse as run-getters than matches has been one of the they were last season and on this highlights of Army cricket. occasion only Shepherd and Kirby On Saturday he took 5 for 22 ran into double-figures. Ainslie against a strong Club junior side Gegg and Mahmood proved a returned the splendid analysis of and, chiefly as a result, Army won very steady opening bowling 5 for 16, while MacGowan
6 kicking.. took by 6 wickets. Club batsmen met combination for University, the three cheap wickets near the end, with scant success and only former taking 3 for 25 and the Given a good start by Ainslie, Booker, who has done very well latter 6 for 34. Mahmood gave Watson and Stone, Civil Service of late, made anything like indications last year of develop-knocked off the runs required for showing. ing into a fairly useful bowler and victory for the loss of only two Army batsmen started
badly he has vidently improved quite wickets. Davidson later went in but an undefeated innings of 39 considerably, while Gegg, who is and made 34. not out, although by very inclined to sacrifice accuracy for pace, is a natural fast-medium -trundler, who is certain to im- prove even more with experience.
It is intéresting to note that F. R. Kermani, one of the best 'all- rounders in Shanghai, turned out for Craigengower but he was caught in the slips after making only four. In this connection I am told that he was actually not out, the catch going off his pad; the umpire was very surprised when the Shanghailander walked out on the catch being applauded by one of the fielders-evidently not in a position to see.
Even with a bare 99 on the board, the Craigengower captain. tells me he was fairly confident of the outcome but Matthews rather
upset calculations with a hard-hit,
if unorthodox 65. One shot in particular was described to mc. The bowler put down, a half- volley on the off which most bats- men would have greeted as heaven-sent. ball to 'cover-drive,
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Matthews, however, went back,
and; off the back foot, took a ter- rific clout which almost despatch ed the ball over the pavilion.
There was little of note, in the remainder of the Varsity innings although one or two respectable scores were made.
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by Pte. Bateman and 21 not out|
CAPT. SKIPWITH- FAST
BOWLER
Local cricketers are likely to have a chance. of seeing a really fast bowler in action in the. near future, it was learned recently. Capt. Skip- with, of the Gunners, who has suffered from a.knee injury and has not bowled with any speed since his arrival here, recently underwent an operation and hopes to be able to get back to his fast bowling in the near future.
Skipwith is also a Rugger player, although this activity has also been curtailed by his knee.
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that time there was nothing in by. Major Swyer gave them the game.
overs.
easy victory.
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Total
Bowling Analysis
0. M.
R.
5
0
15
7 3
3
6. 1.
in
well 58 spasms, but lacked that, "Are".
usually associated with them. w. Millar was again outstanding.
1while Pinkerton was always
Wyre Harrison Coombes Bright
Fall of Wickets:-1 for 3 (Stoner); 2
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in
3 the thick of things until he took 11.0 Gracie's place at scrum-half. 18.....0
Pecorini was given a severe jolt tor. 8 (Bobcock); 3 for 22 (Jeffrey 4 when ho met Millar in a head-on for 45 (Pinder): 5 for 45 (Wright); 6 collision when, both, were going for. 49 (Hasking): 7 for 49 (Roberts); for a high kick, but it, will take a 8 for 53 (Ryan); 9 for. 48 (Merrick); 10 for 58 (Standing),
R.A.M.C.
Coombes, 1.b.w., b Haskins Webb. C Roberts. Haskins Harrison, Jeffrey. b Haskins Shorthouse, b Boocock
Lawrence, e and b Boocock Walt, b Boacock
Wyre, c Roberts, b-Haskins Dog,.. b Haskins
Musson, not out
Bright, è Jeffrey, b' Haskins Swyre, c Pinder,, b Boncock.,
Extras (B5)
Boocock Haskins
lot to put him out-and Millar,
who carried on fresh, as a daisy while Pecorini had a brief rest,. with Godfrey in his place at full- oback
4
50
2 Day made several.runs, but he is developing the bad fault of run- 5ning across, his own backs and then passing to a player ng more than three yards from him, with the Inevitable, result that the
0
9 movement is checked by a knock- 5 on. His handling was again good. Thompson performed yeoman
79 service in defence and ran well
when given the opportunity.
Total
Bowling Analysis
0. M. R. W. 7 0 43 4 7.50 31 6
At forward Heasman, Wright- Nooth and Dalziel were always prominent, while Needham show- Fall of Wickata:-1 for 10 (Coombes): ed more dash than usual, though 2 for 10 (Harriso: 3 for 21 (Short- he must learn to pass: if he is to house): 4 for 21 (Lawrence): 5 for 30 lend full weight to a
(Walt); B for 40 (Wyre); 7
for
40
(Don): R for 03 (Swyre): 9 for 76 movement.. (Webb) 10 for 79 (Bright).
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Penalty Try
forward
After Douglass had unexpect- ing and veteran WW. Parsons edly failed to land a penalty goal; Left-Handed Lewis, who did Some fairly good cricket, which also did well.
Ford went over in the corner so well last season, again proved was not without its amusing in- Two other games were played when he picked up a loose ball his worth with 4 for 38 in eight terludes, resulted from the intra- but little information is available following a wild pass by Clemo At Chater Road, T. G. C. Knight Match between University and Club. A story current at the club match between R.A.O.C. and said he was yards offside. Millar club game at Kowloon Cricket about either of them. In the to Wilson, although I would have once again impressed the natives Craigengower juniors. was with his all-round form.
re the following morning indicated Signals, on the C.B.S. ground, the failed to convert, Club went ahead Hemarkable for a really good bowl- that a letter had been received score-book was in a disgraceful when Dalziel was tackled made a very pretty. 51. before being performance on each side, from the Royal Observatory com-condition and told little beyond Royals' lino, when he did not have ing run out and his bowling for Notwithstanding. forties by N.plaining that the violent efforts of the fact that Haskins did very the ball and appeared almost cer- the first five overs was very Singh and R. S. Gill, Way took 7 some of the batsmen in this game well both with the bat and the tain, to score. Altkonhead easily steady, although, being kept on for 37, to play a big part in the had caused violent atmospheric ball, and Dixon also bowled well converted the penalty try from for an over too many, his sixth dismissal of University for only disturbances! was taken heavy tall of by Perry, 134.
A match between two Naval in front of the posts, and Club led teams was played on the Navy 6-8 at the interval.SS who scored foura off, two, full-
ground, King's Park: tosses on the leg, and a long-hop.
Sporting Chance...
The Craigengower batsmen. Zimmern's Cow Shots
however, could do little against
the bowling of Amplavaner, Archie Zimmern, who has been who had 8 for 20, and, could | fairly conäistent of late, was again only muster 77, Norman Broad- I to the fore but some of his strokes bridge being, top scorer with 16, | -notably, a glorified cow-shot-
Macauley Shines
which he exploited with con- siderable Buccess when Anderson was bowling would not have ap- pealed to a cricket puristi
Cyril Logan, the Army player
KNIGHT LEAVING
on
In the second half Aitkenhead cut through to send Wilson over near the posts for Aitkenhead to convert Royals retaliated in a last-minute effort and Millar wound up a good exhibition“, by; It is learned that T.G.C. Knight, scoring in the corner. who has done so well as an all-failed with the kick, Aitkenhead Douglass rounder for Club this season and narrowly missed landing a penal who is considered by many to be ty goal almost immediately after. in Interport class, is returning to CLUB "A"-Beogrint; P. Wilson, Shanghai very shortly.
Aitkenhead, Day and Thompson; Mor gap,and. Clemo; Moodle, Lee, Hood- man; Godfrey. Needham; Dalziel, Taylor and Wright-Nooth. ..
Owen, Hughes scored a rapid 71 not out and 'Club were able to declare at about 3.45, leaving their opponents a very sporting chance of gotting the runs, For- J. Macaulay was the star player tescue went early but while Perry | in the match at Diocesan Boys' and Richardson were together, School between the School and made a few and I am told that T. Civil Service went along steadily. the School Scouts, which the AMadar, making his first ap When Perry was out after a hard-former-thanks chiefly to the pearance, shaped very promising- hit of they had every chance of brilliance of Macauley-won by ly. Other useful scores wero winning but for
mado by S. A. Gray, R. T. Broad- A Model Aeroplane Contest will Richardson refused to hurry and Macauley, opening for School, bridge and E., C. Fincher, while be held at the open ground near Hiif glow batting thereafter, soon scored 77 out of 114, runs added Baldwin, impressed, considerably Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong, on left his side with little or no, while he was at the wickets and with his nicely-flighted spin bowl- Sunday, 10, at 10 am.
some reason 100 runs.
ROYAL SCOTS:- Drow-WilkinsoIRC Fairley, Douglass, Gibson and Garrie:" Ford and Gradle, Durie, Bremner. Chombe. Millar, Hunter: Longmap, Cuthbertson and Pinkerton,.