Cricket:
Annual Varsity
Royal Navy surprise cricket match
HKCC
"Scorpions
After their fine performance against IRC on Satur day, Hong Kong Cricket Club "Scorpions“ disappointed badly yesterday, when they could do no better than drów with Royal Navy in their First Division League cricket game af King's Park. Royal Navy were definitely unlucky not to take full paints, as when stumps were drawn, the "Scorpions" had only been able to muster 80 runs for nine wickets in reply to a total of 128.
Royal Air Force, who were guests of Craigengower Cricket Club at Happy Valley, beat
their hosts by 52 runs.
CCC-RAF
In a First Division League cricket match played at Happy Valley yesterday, Royal Air Force
by 52 runs.
The annual Oxford vs. Cambridge.. Cricket- matah will be held this year on March 8, at the Hong Kong Cricket Club, in the after-
moon.
The Captains of the teams will be:
Univeralty Oxford.
Mr. D. McLellan, Education. Department-Cambridge.
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1950.
Home soccer:
Five of eight teams left in sixth round of Cup beaten
London, February 25,
Dr. L.T. Alde, Hong Kong The performance this week of the last night clubs
· loft in the Cup - overshadowed even the "ing creasingly intricate struggles being waged for championship honours or to avoid relegation. In the poor showing of most of the sides who will contest the sixth round" ties next Saturday, the results bore a remarkable resemblance to those of the week preceding the fifth round."
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Any part member of alther University who wishes play In the forthcoming match is requested to contact his Captain: 1
IRC-RAPC
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In an enjoyable friendly cricket Home at Soopumpoo yesterday, the Royal Army Pay Corps bent in dian Recreation Club by wickets. wicket, were all out for 79 runs. IRC, who had frat lease of the
bowling with any confidence be-
HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS
&
The following is the result of the Second Division' game be tween
Weat Chesterßeld and
Chesterfield 1 West Ham O
the fourth round before ́n 65,000) On that occasion only three of Both the Third Division leaders crowd by defeating Coltle by the the Inst 10 wero victorious. This Improved their prospects of pro-only goal of the match, scored by time five of the last eight were motion. Notts County were in top Anderson in the first half beaten and only Arsenal and form against Nowport whom they・・・ Stenhousemuir, brought off a Manchester United gained two beat by seven clear goals, - and Doncaster Rovers won 4-2 at points...
Tranmere. Two of the biggest favourites, Derby County and met
Liverpool,
The Inter-Hong gome between | bent' Cruigengower Cricket Clus, the only batman to face the RAPC with the heaviest revers Lawton scored two, are five points |
Jardine's und Dodwell's ended in win for Jardine's by 90 rtins.
RAF
F.C. Dunn, e Souza, b Divecha
moria
Royal Navy-Scorpions DM. Gall, e Souza, by Blill-
The First Division League cric-G.H. Cunnington, b Bulimarin kel match between Royal Navy EJ. Moorhouse, st. Ismall, b and Hong Kong Cricket Club "Scorpions at King's Park yes terday ended in n draw.
Taking first lease of the wicket,
G, West, b Billimoria
Rag
K.C.A. Ball, e Rumjahn, b
Billimoria
ER. Madger, lbw Ragi...
b
Navy knocked up 128 runs, R. Cooper, & Rogi
which R. C. Westfield contributed
a valuable 63 runs not out. The M.O. Marshall, e Ismail, only other Navy batsman to reach | **** Rag)
double figures was L. White, who. Hirst, e Dhabhar, h Rngi xcored 22.
JG! Tyrer, 'not out
Weller was the most successful, "Scorpion" bowler, fuking three wirkels for 24 runs. Howarth also look three wickets, but, gave away 29 runs.
Extras
Total
Bowling Analysis
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When it came to their turn to bat, the "Scorpions" found runs Billimoria most difficult to obtain and when Divecha atunips werd drawn they had only Hagi
been able to
muster 80 runs for Greensinde
nine wickets, O J. Kerr (25) and
ing S. H. Khan, who scored 30
runs
7 Captain A. Woods was in. deadly form with the ball and captured Btwo wickets for three runs. # Ptc, Hawley took three iC
| wirkels for 10 runs, while Cpl 38 Brown, who dismissed two IRC batamen, gave uwny eight runs, 19 RAPC had no difficulty in pass
oing the IRC total and went on to 24 score DK for seven 'wickets. Cap- tais. 5. Woods was, top scorer for RAPC, knocking up 40 runs. Cap- 2tain Dongray contributed a valu- 2able 15.
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Curreem was the most success- ful IRC bowler, taking three
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grand win by their defeat of] Dunfermline in the other tie.} Stenhousemuir are the only Notts County, for whom Sewell Second Division representatives | did'the "hat trick" and Tammy In the last eight." Both went down by four goals to ahead of Torquay, who lost at struggle to leave the danger areo Clyde are nearly safe in their one, Derby on their visit to the Reading, whin Doncaster holds a in Division "A" Cup holders,
Wolverhampton four points lead aver, Rochdale Motherwell 1-0, while Queen of
They Wanderers, and Liverpool at Mid-who were beaten at Carlisle. dlesbrough, where
the South, now third from the no alde has Best scoring feat
bottom, were defeated ·3-0 by, been successful since September. 17.
The best scoring feat of the day carts. Only one point now
Mörtimore, Another surprise was the failure Was C.
Aldershot separates Rangers and Hibernian of Major Frank
at the top.. "centre-forward; Buckley's amateur
who Leeds United team,
whose de-scored five goals against Leyton
fent at Cardiff ended a run of 13 Orient,'
Rangers won at home against Raith Rovers, but Hibernian could Interest in Scottish football was only draw at East Fife. Hibernian matches without a loss. Cardiff, who won 1-0 thus aveaged their centred in the two third round stil lead, but Rangers have Cup exit in the fifth round, when Cup ties, Aberdeen passed into game in hand. Router. they lost 3-1 at Leeds,
With three of their best play- ers, Matthews,
Hayward
. and already on the injured
Hat
wickets for 10 runs. F. M. el Shim ackpool suffered another 122 Arcuill also accounted for three unpleasant shock when the Eng lish International, Stan Morton
MAW 13 3 34 4
wickets, but gave away 24 runs.
sen,
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WAR a late withdrawal | Manchester through influenza. Thus handi Liverpool Pressimists beat Royal Army copped. Blackpool lost at home Bunderland. 30 18 7 A 60 45 37 | Hull ......... 80 10 95501 37 Ordinance Corps by 52 runs in by the only goal of the 0 34
at King George V School yester- day.
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J. P. O'Driscoll (12) were the A.H. Ismail, ↳ Tyrer only two batsmen to stand up to R. Dhabher, bw Ball
the deadly bowling of L. White, K.M. Rumlahn, e Cunningion, who dismissed six of the "Scor
pion" batsmeir for 23 runs,
S. Drown
Navy Weller
R. C. Westfield not out ....
1. 11. C. Nation e Owen-Hughes
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b Howarth...
Oxtoby e Borthwick
Howarth R. T. White b
Weller
R. Morgunb Howarth:
D. Uden e Newton b Weiler
L. While e Howarth b Kerr
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Tyrer
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Cunnington,
Tyrer
0G, Souza, b Mudger
03 M.J. Divecha, Г Hirst, b
Tyrer
J. Irance, b Madger
· P.J. Billimoria, run out
EH. Esmall, b Madger
2 A.W. Kuruneru, c Ball.
Madger
3 E. Greenslude, not out
Batting rst, the Pressimists scored 168 runs for eight wickets. D. Gardner was in fine form with the bat for the Pressimists and scored 37 before being dismissed. Others to do well with the bat 27 were M. S. Beovers (38), and J. 20 C. McFarlane (32),
On their turn at bat, RAOC 3. wero all out for 90 runs. R. Baines contributed a valuable 24,
with Sunderland,
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Dowling Analysis
Weller
Howarth
Cull
Owen-Hughes
"Scorpions"
Kerr
L. F. Stokes run out
O. J. Kerr b White
F. A. Wellers and b White
J. A. Borthwick i Isaacs ..........
H. Owen-Hughes 1bw Isaacs
T. A. Pearce b White
R. S. Cull e Venables by White
J. P. O'Driscoll bw White ..
HM. Newton not out a
F. Howarth e Newton b White
A.-P. Weir-not-out
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Total (for nine wkts.).
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Inter-Hong
In an Inter-Hong cricket match
B. W. Campin was in fine fettle with the ball for the Pressimista and captured five wickets for nine runs in nine overs, two of which were maidens,
Police "A"-Police "B"
in a friendly cricket game play- ed ut Boundary, Street yesterday, the Police "B" team defeated the "A" team by seven wickets.
The "A" team batted first and scored only 43 runs against the bowling of Reynolds' and Salter. Salter took four wickets, giving away only one run, while Rey-
at Chater Head yesterday. Jarnalds took three wickets for tivo
For the "B" team Marsh scored.
1 dine's beat Dodwell's by 90 runs.
A lenture of the game was the 32 runs before being caught by brilant batting performance of Rumbelow off Wilson.Schanter 24 J. B. Hutchison of Jardine's, who had 20 not out to his credit when
up 81 runs before being the closure was applied. knocked abowled by Pereira.
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J. McKaye Landsle b Bellors.
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G. Holdsworth b Bellors
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This is the second time Liver- pool bave lost the lead to Man- chester United since they went to the top of the Division (ast November. On Janusi 14, the United also went ahead on goal average. but Liverpool regained their position the following week.
By plear-out win over Southampton, Tottenham Hot
pur, became the first club to reach 60 points this
but the question who will au-
thim—they are si company. most certaliInto the First: Division! received · Jittle clark. fication Conditiona generally in the North today were all against football. There were good
1Kowloon Union Church annual snowstorms, sleet and rain all to
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Boom
meeting of congregation, 8.30 P.m.
Jumble Sale, Pro Lecture Room.
make pitches heavy and sodden. In the South, the boisteroils cold wind proved a handicap but the weather did not prevent over 17,000 people going to sea Totten- 2 hàm này at White Hart Lane,
Fina: football.
10 a.m. Kowloon Reel Club practice, 8.30
p.m.
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This Was Tottenham's biggest League or Cup gate of the season and the spectators were rewarded by'an' exhibition of fine football They were more lucky than the 'thousands whii Word Tirdod away! When the gatas had to be closed, Bldg,palde the ground, the re- Services Club, Dancing Class: 4.20 p.m. Whist
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