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The All-Star Optimists Lose At Sookunpoo
the other end.
Even
Raynor in a sixth wicket partnership confounded all critics with two of 108 runs with WILE. White, magnificent,1% dances ofwho contributed 82. Mackenzio
The
batsmen and his mightiest
University
blood, their up, and swipes only produced two short stoadled runs in front of the wicket, with ground for Ba runs against D. Oliver he put on 44 runs for the Sailer (4 for. 18) and A. Ander- eighth wicket, his contribution son (5 for 18).
KCC bent C. by five wic being 10. When it was all over
tho Fing on the
George V respectable up
HOW THEY STAND The last two wickets fell in
FWD L Pts the last two balls of the match.
Army
6 7 1 Len White, was clean bowled by Certtia on the last ball one end
04 caught Oliver and Mackol the day on
the Optimists had something els at Sookumpoo, and RAF more
board.
The all-star Optimists dropped: four further points behind the leaders in the match of the afternoon at Sookuḥpaa. on Saturday, an all-star batting side producing only 111 runs in reply to Army's 151. Had not Neville Oliver and Tony Raynor made a stånd for the eighth wicket it
on his only unstylish stroke of could have been complete disaster.
his first ball the Scorpions, undaunted by the RAF's moving up Second
other end. Division talent in an attempt to deprive them of four Oliver's 01 WHO a pretty
It Road. The innings.
included eight points, won easily by 101 runs at. Chater
a six (off Scorpions' tall, unruffled by disparaging references in boundaries these columns, put on 59 runs for the side's total of 171 Mackenzie), every camer of the
was droppod for eight wickets, Dick Labram and T. P. Ruffett finishing field being duly visited up with an unbroken stand of 32 runs for the eighth Corfield when wicket.
At Pokfulam, the University, always good friends of this columnist, lived up to prediction by keeping all four 15th Dec. points at home against a Craigengower total of 149 for seven wickets. The University needed only five wickets
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standards in their game against the KCC at Cor's Road on Saturday, writes SAG.
It
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БЕДВОД Williams went on to make Recreation 45, being very nearly run out against tho Indian Ciub by seven wickets, writing finis to IRC hopes in the Cham- pionship race.
THE BIG MATCH
At Sookunpoo, the Optimists, turning out the best team that uny local club or services aide
been has
able to
put the field in three seasons, lost to the Army by 40 runs. Army scored 151 runs and had the Optimists were all out for 111.
His
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Season's Best Cricket League Performances
FIRST DIVISION
BATTING may have been their
of the P. V Dodge CICCC · ▼ a few runs lator and, with his poorest performance
оло would
Scorpions) score at 40, giving a dificult season; certainly
that the G. A. Souza · (Creizen- chance at cover point. Of his, note to think
cricket they gower v. Navy). of the
match in this
Was H. Owen-Hughes (Scor- 45 runs, 40 were scored behind quality the wicket
leg glances played
plons v KCC) were beautifully typical.
Against
an attack that was G. H. Pritchard (Opil- and late cuts executed and accounted for most
mistu v: CCC) generally speaking but not vindictive, and in the K. H. S. Wilson (Army of his runs.
V CCC) With Major Wilson, 25 of face of somewhat indifferent Tho
batsmen G. N. Gosano (Recrelo whose 33 runs were also scored fielding, the IRC
shaped
Army) as though they were behind the wicket, he put ou
Weller (Scorpions 63 run for the third wicket.
against an Australlan Test F. up the boundary six team, That
v Optimista) is, all but Mina He reached
Kitchell, often than and
who between K. H. S. Wilson (Army times, once more
v Recreio) Wilson. He was out leg before them scored 54 of their side's to a short ball from Crain that total of 90, rose sharply.
Man behind the victory, as the
local men behind most victories are, was a bowler who has seen more than 40 summers, a left hand
the wicket merchant who
to bowl used around the wicket till the years up with him and raught changed his style.
over
For 13 overs he kept groping
none-too-mythical
up and down, his quest that
Major Wilson was out earlier, at 78, to another short ball from Craig that caught the bottom of hlp bat and was played on.
The fifth wicket partnership
Maynard and Capt of Li. Robertson-McLeod put on 34 blind spot, and by the time he had finished runs, the latter boing the first his victims numbered Ive, four to go, a six, off Cralg, being, as
usual, a prophet of doom, excellent scalps among them.
AL
"had four faced two more from the amo one stage ho wickets for 17 runs, then Ave bowler and the second swerved for 30, and then the hard earth in to catch his off stump. He
with his feet and bad three' fours in addition caught up Neville Oliver hit him for three his six in a total of 22. fours in one over and the Annl analysis was five for 52.
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analysis of 4 for 15, but Capt. Robertson-McLeod
(Army v RAF) honesty compels the observa- tion that the KCC attack was G. N. Gozano (Recreio v
IRC) flattered by inept batting.
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W. L..alexander (Opti- mists v. University) Even so, Minu went about
do-or-dio Surg. Cmdr. Goldsworthy his innings in a
(Navy v Optimists) manner, and was dropped off a mistimed drive before he had E. L. Gosano (Recreio
Optimists) reached a dozen.
Kitchell alone showed how S. M. Teh (University the bowling could and should
CCC) have been played and his was Surg. Lt.
Mallows (Navy ♥ Craigongower) saved the visitors the ignominy L. D. Kilbee (Optimista
v Navy) being diamjased
F.A.. Weller (Scorpions
v Optimists) Jock Davidson can take somo credit for his almost immacy-N. R. Oliver (Optimists v late bowling which earned him
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Lt. Maynard, about the only bateman at Sookunpoo yester
front of the day to score in
hit up 22 and Harding wicket,
was caught by Pritchard at second The wicket slip off Mahon. was showing plenty of pace and it was a wonder that only two of the 20 wickets. that fell weat 10 catches.
The man of the match was undoubtedly Captain rund his bag of tricks does not include any spin, swerve, break or anything. He can't even puil Nov. rabbit out of a hat though he is reputed to be no sympathiser Dec. with rabbits.
Chronologically, this is what Maynard went at 125 and the, happened:
remaining four wickets put on The game started dead on only 20 runs. time.
the Everyone, despite
WANING OPTIMISM Optimists started difcutties of raco day truffe
and, As ever In the Happy Valley/Sookunpoo enthusiastically
spot 18 though Noel Arthy's middle peg direction, was on the minutes to 2 pm. At that went to Harding at 18, there
and two very precisa minute, the home umpire were runs enough in the side. look out his timeplece and nn- Then George Rowe was run out both deserved which, owing nounced that there were three at 31 and Harding, up till the KCC rule that a ball must be minutes left to go. The match
became unplayable. started on the dot.
The KCC never looked like 0. J. Kerr (Scorpions v
RAF having any trouble getting the
Not out Fincher and Davidson runs. started off briskly and found that only Minu required care- ful watching.
After Fincher's dismissal to T. H. Lean (University
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R, Abbas (IRC. V he is one of the most stylish-
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RAF) that the IRC off the Brat Craig leg before at 37, Disaster closed stump to Mahon
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