THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 30, 1941.
CRAIGENGOWER'S SPLENDID DISPLAY AGAINST C.S.C.C. Good Bowling By A. K. Ismail And Baker Winners' Brilliant
Fielding
'By "Adrem"
A GOOD DEAL has already been said and writ- ten about the Senior League cricket match on Saturday between University and Kowloon Cricket Club, in which the senior champions were held to a draw, and I see no point in pursuing a subject which I feel sure must be becoming tiresome to cricketers not directly concerned with the match.
COLONY OPEN JUNIOR CHESS TOURNAMENT
With one day to go be- fore entries are declared! closed, the number of the players entered for
In the other Senior game, Crai- gengowe did a good job of work when they beat their neighbours Civil Service Cricket Club.
There is little doubt that it won Craigengower's bowlers who car- ried them through, although it is equally certain that these bowler success if it had not been for the
would not have met with so much
splendid support given them their field.
F
HIGH SCORES
IN FRIENDLY
ENCOUNTERS
KOWLOON'S TITLE PROSPECTS IMPROVE
By "Adrem”
KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB improved their Junior Championship prospects on Saturday when they beat the hitherto unbeaten Recreio team by six wickets.
were
four
70
was
Recreio's earlier batsmen found Feature of the match was a fine little dmculty In scoring ruus partnership between the veteran against Kowloon's opening attack John Barrow and young Stone, and over 70 runs
on the which realised 117 runs in board with only
wickel minutes, Whereas Barrow
rather restrained, Stone bit with the vigour of youth and scored his runs at well over a run a minute. His best scoring shots
15 boundaries.
By "Adrem" Three friendly cricket down-a nice beginning having matches were played on regard to the difficulty of scoring boundaries on the King's Park Saturday and although ground. scoring in
some cases When Kowloon's spin bowler
were put on, however, a remark was high, there was little able collapse ensued and the re
could only interest owing to the fact ma'ning six wickets
muster further seven runs, the chance that such batsmen who innings closing for 80.
did come off, were not up against very much in the way of bowling.
I am told that every put up was accepted and som, of the catches taken ceptionally brilliant,
were
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It is noteworthy that two mem
CCC. junior sade,
Colony Open Junior Chessbers of the
which is considered to have
HK.C.C. "A", opposed by only seven Policemen, did virtually a they liked with the bat.
Both
I
Cause of the damage were Tay
or and Baldwin, who, between them took six wackels for nineteer
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I have consistently maintained that Baldwin should be tried out for the first team
I Still contend that he is better ther Junior Division standand.
and
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The K.C.C. senior teain have Henty four bowlers and if they are, collared there is little more to hel
In addition done.
being 'n good spin bowler, Baldwin is a
a remark.. excellent fle'd being
bly she catch while. Although Carey was again in the pictures batting is unlikely to be need when Police batted and if it haded, he can hit very hard on occa sion and is just the type of ma not been for his gallant innings of
193 for 3.
R.A.F.
were
Set to score 150 to win, Univer- sity were never in any difficulty thanks to the fine form of Kenneth Lo. although it must also be said that they never looked like forcing a win. Lo batted right through the innings for 53 and, although
none of the other batsmen reached double-figures, they all stayed for a bit.
K.C.C. CRICKET SELECTION
The following have been select- ed to represent Kowloon Cricket |_Club in League cricket matches
on Saturday:-
Championship by yester-good chance of winning the junior day evening numbered 13.title, did not do at all badly Pope and Lewis, the only
senior company. F. A. Lee made | bowlers in the Police team, werq
of the It is expected that at least 16 the second highest score
away and it was left to Carey to M. Omar. the players will participate and any-match, while A.
bear the brunt of the httack. where up to a half-dezan entries | junior captain, not unly made did his best and took 3 for 86 in the 14 overs but Parsons, Booker, very useful 11 but opened may be looked forward to to-day
the Entries may be posted to-day to bowing und was steadies: Bishop and Owen Hughes all run the Hon. Secretary of the Colony trundler on display. taking 2 up big reores and Club declared a Chey Championship Committee, 20 in 10 overs, Mr. A Kurrik, care of the Gov- George Souza returned to form
First XI (v I.R.C., Home) ernment Analysts Department, at long last and made 36 of the but
E. C. Fincher, N. D. Lloyd, D. J. and will be accepted even should, Cragengower's total of 119
N. Anderson, D. Hung, A. Zim- they not reach their destination the finest C.CC. performance was
mern, P. R. Zimmern, R. E. Lee, until the morning mail distribu- 'left-handed Ismail's 5 for 16,41, scored out of the 77, which the hit a good bowler off his length M. A. Remedios and F. J. Re
F. J. Lay, R. T. Broadbridge, E. However, such entries will, which put paid to any charice seven players managed to aggre- tren.
were medios
the only Recreio
F. Fincher and N. A. E. Mackay, it IS possible that Polic have to be postmarked Jan. 30. Civil Service might have had of gate.
batsmen to meet with any success
Scorer T. W. Carr: Umpire Owing to the
had would not have scored 30. large number of winning after Richardson
both being in the twenties, and entries already received, the been run out.
At Central British School the the next highest score was Silva's J. R. Robinson.
Second XI (v P.R.C., Away) — Tournament will be a che-round For Civil Service Bakor agaio cricket was never very clever, Pay nine!
S. A. Gray, R. Baldwin, E. Cur- affair with allotment of white and demonstrated his claims to being Corps being skittled out for 45-
Silva, who has been the most tis, T. A. Madar, K. M. Buxter, Idack to players covered by the the best stock bowler in the Col-Gillespie 4 for 17-and draw In Conjuneben with The and was in brilliant form. scoring 114 for 7 to win by eight cessful junior cricketer of the F. Goodwin, H. Brokenshire, G.
L. R. Burch, time-table. One game a week He
15 well-nigh unplayable wickets. Smart bowled success-season, had a very lean match as E. Taylor,
and W. L. Rapley. will be played, and the Kowloon, throughout and finished with 6 for fully for the Pay Blokes to take he only took one wicket, and tha! | Fenton
a a cost of 23 runs.
Twelfth Man Set with only 1 to get to win Sporer J. W. Bertram; Umpire R. A strong Army second eleven-not altogether a simple problem | Leigh. had an afternoon out against on the Recreio ground. Kowloon's Craigengower, who were sadly de- batsmen rose to the occasion pleted owing to the calls of the grand style. first team. Ratc'iffe, who is an excellent Second Division bats men, hit breezily for 88, Webb and players, had The following have been select- Logan, the Senior ed
represent Craigengower some practice, and Alsey of the Cricket Club in a Second Division Royals also helped himself to League cricket match on Satur-Tew. Result was a declaration at home 182 with only three wickets dowIL day. at 2.00 p.m., On the
and ground: A. M. Omar (Capt.), N. For Craigengower Esmall Broadbridge, U, H. Esmail, A. 1. Stanley Leonard made a few but Hamson, A, Hung, C. W. Lam, F. for the most part the innings was A. Lee. S. Leonard. T. Eock, U. Mjust a procession, Army winning
comfortably by 70 runs. Omar and WK, Way.
ony
match.
Chess Club will place their room 28, the finest performance of the 3 for 19, a! the Peninsula Hotel at disposal of competitors on Tues- day and Thursday evenings from 5.30 p.m.
Players already entered for the Tournament are J H. l'Almeida, R. C. Danenberg, D. Drake, R. C. Gardner, J. Grefalda, V. V. Kolat- chuff. Win. Lee, A. Morton, E. Petrove, A. C. Prupard, J. Tausz, To Yu-lau and Un Kwai-yung.
LAWN BOWLS MATCH ON SUNDAY
Following are
the teams for the
friendly lawn bowls match between Kowloon Cricket Club and the Volun teer Sergeants Mess. The game takes place on Sunday commencing at 2.45
p.m.3
X.C.C.
R. S. Capell
S. A. Gray
R. Wellwood
J. Fraser
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R. T. Brown
E. Abrahapi
A. W. Smith
V. C. Labrum
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RINK NO. 1
Sergeants
C. S. M, Baskett
C. Q. M. 5. Spary Sgt. Carr Sgt. Rakusen
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RINK NO. 2
"RINK
A.E. P. Guest
A. H. Martin
F. A. Fabel
W. W. Paradis
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Sgt. Zimmern
Sgt. Baptista Sgt. Steven Sgt. Sherrif
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NO. 3
Sgt. Geall
P/Major Mackie
Sgt. Lockhart: C.Q.M:5. Fincher
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TRINK NO. 4
F. A. Broadbridge Bgt. Remedios
A. N. Other
B. S. M. Ruse N. A. E. Mackay Sgt. Hyde
T. A. Madhr
(Sklp)
D. Glover RT Burch **E. C. Curtis
G. E2 Taylor
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Sgt. Meyer
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RINK NO. 6:
-Sgt. Skinner C.Q.M.S. Butler B., S. My Walker C.QMS, Silva
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ARMY RUGBY
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Baxter and Rapley put on 42 for the first wicket and succeeding batsmen all got a few, the runs being knocked off with something to spare.
Batsmen's Match
Bowlers had a sorry time of il at "Pokfulum, where Civil Service drew with University. Only eigh wickets fall in the course of the afternoon, one being the result of
a run out.
COMBINED SMALL UNITS XV
DEFEATED BY THE
PLAYING AGAINST the Royal Artillery, in the Army Large Units Rugby League, at Sookapoo yesterday, Combined Small Units took a consider able time to settle down to the game, with the re- sult that they were six points (two tries) in arrears when the half-time whistle went, and lost 5-9,
R.A.
R. J.
W. W. Parsons;
SENIOR MATCH
POSTPONED
The First Division League match against the University on Saturday has been postponed.
A.R.P. SPORTS MEETING
The Upper Levels Division, Dis- trict A Wardens' Society will hold their first annual athletic sports on the South China 'A.A. ground at Caroline Hill on Sun- day, starting at £« azn.
400
Army Quadrangular XV Jump, Junior, championship (ladies)
Following is the programme: 100 metros, Senior, champlotship (men); Long Jump, Junior, champion- ship (men); 100 metrng, Senior, cham pionship (ladies); 100 metres, Junior, championship (ladies); 100 metres. Junior, championship (anen); Long Jump, Senior, championship (rhen); 50 metres, Senior, championship (ladies); 50 metres, "Junior. championship (ladies);":400 metres, Senlor; charaplon- ship (men): 400 metres, Junior, cham- The Middlesex were outplayed planship (men); Long Jump, Senior,
(ladies): in every department of the game. championship
metres Junior, championship (ladion); Long
200 metres, "Senior, championshi The following will represent (men): 200 metres, Junior, championi
pionship (ladies);"'200' metres, Junior," Army against Police in the last ship (men); 200 netres, Benter: cham Quadrangular Rugby Tournament championship (ladies): High Jump. nxture of the season, on the Police Sentor, championship (men); *^^,000 motres, Junior,~championship: (ren); Senlor, › championship L/Cpl Picton (RE.); Bdr. R-400 Lack of understanding, and ab-clough; Marsh, Skipworth, Keeble, round on Saturday at 4:18 pm.: sence of team work, was largely Richards; Dawson, Hook; Dump chards (R.A.), Capt. Hook (B.A.), (ladies): High Jump, Junior, champion. responsible for their losing the ers, Eddison, Hicks, Page, Heath, Capt. Douglass (Royal Scots) and ship (ladies): 800 metres, Sealor, cham.
Turner, McDermitt and Cooke.
Pte. Macdonald (RA.M.C.); Leut, plonship (men): High Jump, Junior The second half was more ex> SMALL UNITS: -Hamlin: Coombes (R.A.M.C.) and 2/Lieut. championship (ment; 400 metres Inters Districts Relay Race (men); 400 metres citing. Neither aide was able to Allen, Foltock, Lithauer, MoDon-Wedderburn (R.A.); Cpl. Suther-Inter-Districts Helay Race (Indies); score until about 10 minutes be- ald; Coombes, Scriven; Mohan, land (Royal Soots), 2/Licut, Bom 1,500 metres, Open to all Men Wardens fore the end when the R.A in- Gash. Manfield, Crew Stackham, pas (R.A.); 2/Lieut, Heath (R.A.), of U.L. "A"'; High Jump, Senior, cham- creased their lead by another try. Beeton-Stedman, Chandler, and 2/Lieut. Millar (Royal Scots); plonship (ladies); 100 metres, Respira-
Within three minutes of the end. McPherson.
2/Lieut. Pinkerton (Royal Scots); tor Face, Open to Men Wardens: 100 Small Units reduced the deficit by
Capt. Duke (Royal Scots) and Sgt. metres, Respirator Race, Open to Lady Wardena; 50 metres," Officers'. Race, a goal: The score, when the final
Gillam (Middlesex). whistle went, wna 9 points (3.
Reserves: L/Cpl. Foley (RE.), Handicap. Post Entries, (Handicap: tries) to 5 (one goal): in favour of In another match, in the same Pte. Berry (Middlesex), 2/Lieut. Presentation of Prizes will be made League and played at Sookunpoo, Eddison (RA), Capt. Barclay by The Director of Air Raid Precau the Royal Artillery.
Royal Scots bent Middlesex by RAM.C.) and L/Sgt. Marsh tions Wing Comdr. Ay H. 3. Steele-Par
kins, G.B.E. ROYAL ARTILLERY: - Fair-31-3 in a very une-sidėti, gume. }'(RA),
[game.
The teams were
Royal Scots Win
metres,
matre for each, (year).