THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 12, 1940.
LAWRENCE HITS HARD: TAM'S CLASSIC INNINGS University Cricket On Definite Up-Grade Baker Bowls Well COLLEDGE. LAWRENCE
For
Civil Service DAY ON THE WOOD
By "Adrem”
APART FROM THE FACT THAT TWO CENTURIES WERE SCORED, OUTSTANDING GAME IN SATURDAY'S CRICKET PROGRAMME WAS THE CLUB-UNIVERSITY FIXTURE AT CHATER ROAD IN WHICH UNI- VERSITY DID EXTREMELY WELL TO WIN AFTER BEING SET 178 RUNS TO GET.
The University authorities' foresight in re-en- tering senior cricket is now bearing fruit. They had a very lean season last year and could have been beaten by quite a number of junior clubs, but, pro-' fiting by the experience gained and with the enthu- siasm they have always shown however badly they have been beaten, they have improved steadily and I expect them to do quite well in the League.
Lawrence followed up his big innings the previous week against Army with a hard-hit century. He found all the bowling very poor and did more or less as he liked, scoring rapidly but not giving any real chance. Hong. Choy's bow- ling was very much. to his liking and he hit him for 27 in one over! John Pearce made 29 not out and Aler Mackenzie got a few but Grose failed, as he did again the following day against K.C.C.
A declaration was made at 3.45 and Cricket Club looked pretty safe for a win.
AV
By "Adrom"!
DESCRIBED BY S. A. Gray, the Kowloon skip-
per, as the finest match he had played in thus far this season, the fixture at Cox's Road between K.C.C. and Civil Service was a thrilling affair in which the batting was bright and excitement in the closing
SAPPERS' CRICKET stages intense.
TEAM
Following have been chosen to represent the Royal Engineers in friendly cricket
matches this
week-end.
SATURDAY
Brightest period in the Civil Service innings was when veteran F. E, Lawrence and W. H. Colledge were together. Lawrence played the type of innings with which he was frequently associated when ho played regularly for 'K.C.C. 1st XI, hitting Turiously at anything that could be reached and hitting just as furiously if it could not! A good innings, nevertheless, and one that was nice to watch ana only terminated when he rushed out at one and did not have the Spr.strength to go into reverse and get
back in time.
Away v. H.K.C.C. ""A"; 2 'g.m. Major D. C. E. Grose, Major W w Parsons, Captain F. L. Freeman, S/Sgt. Megson, Sgt. Denver. Sgt. Shipp, L/Cpl Shaw, L/Cpl. Pelham, Spr. Bailey, Spr Ratcliffe and Spr. Tropp.."
Reserves:-S/Sgt. Kehce and
GÓIS.
Umpires: Sgt. Clarke. 'Scorer:-Spr, Cooke,
SUNDAY
4
Home v C.C.C., on Sookunpoo, at 11 a.m
Major, W: W. Parsons, 3/Lt. D. Hol- day. B/SRt. Megson, S/Sat. Kehce set. Denyer, Sgt. Shipp. L/Cpl. Shaw L/Cpl. Pelham. Spr. Bailey, Spr. Rat cilfe and Spr. Tropp,
did much to redeem a lengthy ruri of previous failures and must have restored his confidence quite a lot. Hung was another man with a long string of poor scores to make up for and this was reflected in his batting which was possibly very well for 30 and stayed in un- nore dour than usual. He batted til the match was as good as won Lee had the distinction of making ***** the winning hit--a straight drive that was almost classic!
Reserve: Spr. Goss. Scoreri-Spr. Cooke, Umpire:-Sgt. Clarke.'
INTER-UNIT CRICKET ENDS
Tam's knock for University of course was the high spot of the match, it being described to me as being almost classic. A left-hander Tam, unlike most of these gentry; scores most of his runs
on the off. Quite frequently Baker was castly the best bowl- he go
goes right back to a ball off his er, in the Civil Service side and leg stump and pushes it to extra on his first spell he could well be cover. He scored elegantly off described as the best bowler of most of the bowlers and later his type in the Colony, but the Holig Choy came in to knock up remainder were not very good al- a quick 46 not out to give Tiniver though Hawidins fooled Rapley sity an easy in
with a donkey-drop that, from the pavilion, and to Rapley, appeared to take hours to come to earth! In a friendly cricket match at The margin of Kowloon's vic-Sookunpoo yesterday, Army Pay Kowloon Cricket Club had an- tory, on paper, possibly does not Corps drew. with the Medical other casy win, their victims this look very great but there was Corps. time being Civil Service, whom never very much doubt in any- Medicals batted Arst and totalled they beat at the Valley by four body's mind that the champions 133 with Coombes (49) as to
wickets.
K.CCC. Again
would win.
IN DRAW
R.A.M.C.
scorer. This batsman hit nine Civil Service were given a good
boundaries during his stay at the start by Richardson" and Attwell:: C.C.C. Surprised
wicket. Chalcraft bowled well to The latter was inclined to edge
return the analysis of 5 for 31. them but Richardson was his Craigéngower "A" team was
Pay Corps started disastrously; usual steady self and appeared to surprised by a side described in losing three wickets for 6 runs but be set for a big score when he was the scorebook as "Tamar." Ismail Murray, with a useful 30 which well taken in the slips off Zim- und Souza, the Craigengower included 5 fours, stopped the rot mern.
opening bowlers might have done and Hemming, going in late, made Perry was bowled by a beauti-very well against Civil Service the 33 to give his side a draw. He hit ful ball from: Zimmern which previous, week but they presented the ball to the ropes six times. came in sharply from the off and no difficulties to the sailors. Wil- which Ferry evidently thought son went early but Brown West,||
The scores were as follows:- would miss the sticks and. that Kilbee, Honeywell, Roughley, Al started not which was only lison and Holder, the succeeding Webb, c Pendergast, b Happe stemmed to a certain extent when batsmen, all made double-figure Coombes, c Ingleby, b Chal- Baker went in and laid about him; scores and the very fair total of with such vigour. that he was still 153 was reached.
Swyer, b Chalcraft laying about him when the last Th
Bright, b Murray This should not have been be- Shorthouse, b. Chaleraft man, was dismissed. His most pro-yond Craigentower's capabilities Harrison, c Hemming, b Chal- fitable shot was a hooked drive and, although Broadbridge
was craft which brought him quite a um- dismissed by West, Archie Hung Lawrence, c Adlam, b Murray, ber of his ruins.
The Civil Service wicket, as is thirues and the total was taken to
George Souza and Ismail all made Wyre, c Murray, b Chalcraft so often the case, was not very 83 for 3. After Ernile Zimmern Don, b Ingleby
Britnelle b Ingleby good and one was never quite sure put his leg in front of one of Al- Forkmall, not out.. what was going to happen after lison's, however, the hutch was the ball pitched. Nevertheless well and truly open and the res Zimmern kept a good length and mainder of the side who, It must bowled very well indeed, while be admitted, do not play regularly, Robble, Lee reproduced some of falled miserably and were out for his best form and gave his most 129.
impressive performance thus for Allison was the steadiest of the Hitherto his bowling has Naval bowlers but Brown went on' shown little lifeIt is probablo late and took 4. for 14. that his thoughts have been" on
the golf course but he appears
to be regaining his keenness ag
ho later bäftad very well.
Bad Start
Kowloon started very badly, Baker in his first spell being right at the top of his form. He bowied
craft
Extras (B11, LB3, NB2).
Totals
Ingleby
•Happe Chalcraft
Murray!:
in three overs, two of which were maidens, the young hopefuls would have had a very sorry looking score-sheet, L. Remédios and Brown, for the schoolboys, bowled extremely well to share the wid- kets and put Recreio out for '94. This score would have been even worse if it had not been for Soares and Eddie Gosano, both, of course, regular members of the first team. The schoolboys were never im-
Polished Innings Colledge's Innings was far more polished than Lawrence's. Only reason why he was not playing in the senior team was an injureapressive with the bat and although knee which made him feel un-there was something of a stand willing to risk action more vio en made by Remedios, Rull and L. than that he hoped to get at KC.C Remedios, Alves went on late to He too, became very weary to take four cheap wickets and finish wards the end and his presenta- off the innings. tion of a stumping: chance, to Brokenshire savoured very much of a desire for a comiortably chair and à long, cool drink!
out.
DR.S. Beat St. Joseph's
Diocesan Boys' School had much The K.C.C, bowling was not the better of their old rivals, St. good and the fielding was atroci-Joseph's; in a match at Homuntin. bus and I am told that had all the featured by some splendid bow- chances been accepted, Civil Serling performances, Macauley was vice. very likely would not have almost unplayable for D.B.S. and reached much more than 100.-
took 7 for 14. while Asome and S. Baxter and Bertram Lay gave K. Khan took 6 for 45 and 4 for Kowloon a good start. Baxter 37 respectively for the Saints. played his usual stolid sort of Whitfield, Ebrahim and He were game but Lay was batting beauti-the only batsmen on either side to fully and appeared likely to get a do anything of note. big score when he called a run, In the only other match was sent back by Baxter, and run R.A.O.C and R.A.P.C. drew at them as big as a football it is not and Standing were the most suc- As he was evidently seeing Sookunpoo, Barnes, Emberson unlikely that K.C.C. would have cessful Ordnance batsmen, while won the match if he had stayed-Murray's 76 not out was easily the his 28 runs were secured in about finest performance of the match. 12 minutes!.... against Recreio recently, failed to
Young Burch, who did so well 5 for 32 and bowled very steadily. Lockhurst, of the Pay Corps, took
reproduce that form against a much weaker side and was stump- ed by Colledge off Cunningham for a duck. Gray, however, set- tled down quickly to play one of the best knocks of the innings-a knock described to me by the per-
"Clas son best able to judge-as sical!"
15
49
ET. Lawrence, the Shanghai
27 player, made 18 and then Fenton
went in to play a breezy innings
UNIVERSITY CRICKET
At Pokfulum yesterday, Medi-
cricket
5 of 38 Straight, powerful driving cal "A" beat Medical "B" in an
was the feature of a very useful intra-faculty: friendly o effort in which safety was defin-match. 0itely made a minor consideration. N. Singh, lb., o Mähmood
MEDICAL- “B” 11 Brokenshire played, what must: Chelliah, b Mahmood
have been the biggest innings in C, W. Hool, c. and b Sen Gupta his career and has every reason to P. S Bun, b Huang y feel satisfied with his afternoon's Ametrall, e Chin, b-Malmööd 16 work as he also had his best hag T. B. Tech, b Sen Gupta...
behind the sticks two stumpings Tan Luan Hool, Fenton,
Gupta and the same number of catches.
Amplavanar. Ibw,b” Hunnd L. II. Tane Hunng, b Sen Gupta L, M. Qh, not-out TT. Teoh, b Huang
Extras (1328)"
Total
∙133 Bowling Analysis"..."
O M. R. W.
8
2
31
:#29
R.A.P.C.
Ingleby,' b. Wyre.
Witton, b Coombes'
INTERNATIONAL'S Murray; e Don, D. Coombes
WEAKENED TEAM
Chalcraft, b Wyre Fendergast, Harrison
Coombes Adlam, b. Wyrd Hoppe, b Harrison Hemming, ¢ Bright, b Law-
*rence.......
Stone, not "out Pinkney, not out "
Extras (W3, B0, LB9)
Total (for 8 wkts.) Smart did not bat.
Bowling Analyalo
O M.
International, who created the Anderson, with a ball that would big surprise in football circles last have beaten anybody, although he Saturday when they beat the modestly suggested that: It had hit hitherto unbeaten Air Force team a bump on the pitch and its course will be without several of their from then on was not set by him best players this week against Imperturbable Francis Lay was Shell, owing to Volunteer Camp algo clean bowled and two wicketa Sprinkle, captain and left wing- were down for 11 runs.
er, will be absent and. his place Ernie Fincher and Francis. Zim will be taken by J. Tavares with mern then stayed together and illey, as Inside left, and Body lead- was then only a question" of "howing the attack.. many wickels Kowloon would win Following Is International team; Coombes by Fincher's innings, although it U. B. Souza. V. M. Maiques and D. Bright was by no means a big ono, Rich- d'Aquino: H. Campbo, R. Rocha and Harrison urdson holding hiin well on the Whycook; Le Ngcha, B: Bux, H. Bódy, "Webb KAN Bolbitärs after he had stored-26, F-W: ney and Ja Tavares,
Wyre
Lawrence
Police Beaten Again Police met with another of their.) regular defeats on Saturday, their conquerers on this occasion being I.R.C.
Pope stayed away from football Mahmbed 4 and turned out to take 4 for 45 Haung 30 and Carcy was once again in form Fenton
Bowling Analys
MEDICALS
O with the ball but, although these Sen Gupta
two were largely responsible" for}" 81.R.C. being put out for 113, J. M. Fenton, b Ampalavanar 0A. Rumjahn, and H. T. Barma Mahmood, b: Singht
Sen
5 alone making useful scores, this K. 8. Oh, b Ampalavanar
proved good enough for Tolice Sen Gupta, e Singh, b. Amplavans 38 who gave a sorry batting perform Huang, b Chelliähed
4 ance and were all out for 80. S. Chin, run out
N, S.;001; b ́Ampalayanar ·
3 Arculli took 3 for 21 and Abbas, G. Chon, e Singh, bw, C. Hool
18 as usual, took cheap wickets-four K, S. Chow, toured..
on this occasion for 28.
107
W.
3
Schoolboys Do Well
W. S. Lee, not out
“Exirás (B11;; LBS)
Total (för: 9kts.)
Bowling Analunia
A team of schoolboys did not, by 34 any means do, badly agüinst "a Singh
fairly strong Recreio "A" team Antsalavanar and did well to lose by only 33 Chelllah runs. Nevertheless I cannot help Luan Hool thinking that if Ozorlo had been Teoh kept on after he had taken 2 for 1[W: C. "Hộol
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