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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY. 9, 1951,
HAT TRICK
L/Cpl. P. Gardner, Hongkong's Interport Hockey inside-right, who helped Hongkong to a 4-1 victory against Macad with a hat trick. China
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England's Batsmen Lack Both Confidence
And Concentration
Says
FRANK ROSTRON
Adelaide, Feb. 9.
"What's wrong with English cricket?" The same old question battered Freddie of recent years is raised around the MCC as Brown prepares this morning to take his team by air to Melbourne today.
The second match against strong Victoria State starts tomorrow and then there are a couple of minor games at Geelong and Euroa before the fifth and foal Test match to round off the Australian tour before we cross the Tasman Sea for less one-sided Tests against New Zealand.
Trevor Bailey will be available, which will strengthen the Fifth. Test side and Those two factors could close the perhaps Compton will come off with the bat. margin of defeat in the last Test.
1
Aussie spinners
off
But no sober critic, except Bluntly, the Test just Anisheding the that 'Incorrigible optimist, has proved once more that wo their length. Freddie Brown, could give us are inferior at bowling, fielding RATHER AGGRESSION
Rather a thousand times would any sort of a chance except for and batting-but especially bat- outrageously good luck andling. This humiliating cycle of have Evans rushly surrender- freakish weather interference defeats will continue until our ing his wicket through aggres-
batsmen m our favour,
LESSONS OF THE ADELAIDE TEST
A MORSE No Reason Why England's Batsmen Could Not Have Put On A Dour Fight
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The last day's play in the characterless Adelaide Test has driven home a lesson to each of the two teams and to those who choose them.
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In Adelaide today England had a splendid chance to draw the game. It is useless to argue that the hopeless to position of the game was not sufficient Inspiration for a
dour fight.
develop, first
of all,sion than the tentative, scratch- concentration and confidence. ings of the majority of our de-
EVEN HUTTON
feailst batsmen.
The
lesson, also ob- The second vious in.
Was previous Tests, Even Hutton, who has proved
demonstrated by the himself to our satisfaction and gain
shameful toll- that of the Australians as the length of our
will England must develop some all- best batsman of the day,
be- In-rounders who make runs
not shake off u feeling of sides taking wickets, or vice-
feriority far enough to realise he is. as good a stroko that player as Hobbs.
Unlike Hobbs,
verga,
Hutton, Simpson, Washbrook and Sheppard have proved Hutton, who their techniques "equal of Aus- at least has the excuse that he rest in which there is nothing traila's, Perhaps. In the Fitth is constantly oppressed by the knowledge that he has nobody now to lose somebody will per- to help or follow him, will not suade them to try to hill venture the least risk with the ball. result that from the first ball
to the last, irrespective of the state of the scoreboard, the Australian bowlers are always
on top and dictating the course and pace of the game.
Hution.complains It
prolonged Australian
ries
intensity attack,
is the of the hour after
his him und prevents
He at least stayn opening out. thero but our other batamen lack the concentration to resist the pressure for long.
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· GREATEST EVER
Hongkong's Cheong Kin-man on the winner's rostrum in Manila after winning the 100 Metres free style in the Philippines Swimming Championships a few.days ago in 61.9 seconds.
This performance, in a single-turn 50-metro pool, stamps him as Hongkong's greatest ever swimmer. It would have won him fourth place in the last Empire Games, just short of the Bronze Medal by one-fifth of a second, and would have placed him well up in any heat of the last Olympic Games.
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However, where world class is concerned, he has There still to shave two seconds off this best time." have been six swimmers in the last four months who have covered the distance in under 60 seconds.
FIXTURES FOR THE FIRST
WEEK
OF THE COLONY
BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS
First and second round matches in the Colony Badminton Championships to
be played next week are the following:
MONDAY, FEB. 12.
10,00
Men's (Junior p.m. vs. C. C.! Mrs J. A. Soares
Doubles) K. D. Seyer & J. B. At CraigenKOWET Cricket Club Wong & Mrs Liza Benjamin.
9.30
(Junior Men's Gonsalves vs. A. J. Sousa & D.m,
Wong vs. F. M. Rozario. 7.00 pm. (Schoolboys Singles) Singles) K. C.
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10. 7.30 p.m.
(Schoolboys'
Men's 10.00 p.m. (Junior
At St Teresa's Church Hall Lam Yung Tak vs. U Sei Ching. Jimmy Koo. Doubles) 3. G. Ng & Y. T. Hon Doubles) David Kwok, & C. L.
7.30
(Junior Men's p.m. vs. C. F. Yung & W. C. Chan. Tam vs. M. T. Lam & K. T.
8.00
(Junior Men's Lam.
Singles) C. C. Wen vs M. Sac- p.m.
gent. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 14. Singles) M. T. Lam vs, H. J Kavier.
Men's 8.30
(Juntor p.m.
A. J. Gonsalves & Doubles) on
C. M. Quin vs. M. C. Hung & C. C. Wen. C.00 9.00
The result is that batsmen like Evans played shots at a time
fabulous Dewes, who scores on easy wickets at Fen- when shota did not matter a
ners against average bowling, match lost the hang. Bedser did likewise, And England
Just haven't got what it takes ditch usual.
demands are made Until England's batsmen buc. when kle down to the job and play concentration and conddance. THROWN AWAY
comoare well Most of them it as hard as they can all the
technique, like Washbrook does not lack time with never-flagging con-in Simpson who
centration they will always find and Simpson, but they can't do ability, threw his wicket away
before the lunch it difficult to beat Australia 1 it for long enough before the five minutes
pressure breaks adjournment. It is an elemen-a Test. tary rule with batsmen that particular
ken FUNDAMENTALLY FOOLISH concentration. must be taken adjournment Just prior to an
the other hand, On so that a new batsman will not be sacrificed by having to make a start at that time.
care
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Roza Pereira.
YB J, Bobby Heng Pomeroy Jr.
7.30 p.m. (Schoolboys Dou- bles) K. P. Chong & S. Y. Wong vs Henry Litton & Hugh Chuan, 8.00 pm. (Junior Men's Sin- Men's Eles) D. T. Rocha vs W. A. N,
P.M. (Junior Mixed & Mrs Doubles) K. T. Tso
vs. B. et Arcul W. K. Tso & Miss J. el Arculi. their 9.30
p.m. (Junior
the of
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M. Rozario.
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Australian attack willed so bad-dying stages of this game was Doubles) T.
the WDY that Simpson and A. J. Remedios vs. Jimmy Koo Woo
ly during
the day that our Sheppard played
the best of & Paul Wong. selectors must be prepared to
the Australian bowling with д admit that their policy of dis
care and confidence which em- regarding leg spin bowling phasised that
well we may fundamentally foolish. •
this match as an have drawn When Sheppard and Simpson exalted high price for Lindsay
over-cautiousness were batting confidently before Hassett's
Although
The mercurial Miller, by collec-of part. Advertisers are requested ung three quick wickets, finished to submit change of copy off the game but did not hood- not later than 3 p.m. on the wint those who realised that the Australian bowling had been day before publication.
completely exposed.
(Junior Men's bles) H, Ridsdale & A. L. E. Rodrigues & Fisher vs B. K. L. Lui & H, T. 0.00 p.m. (Junior Mixed Dou- bles) W. B. Brown & Mrs G. Beattie va J. A, Scares & Miss B. Remedios,
TUESDAY, FEB. 13. At St Teresa's Church Hall
9.30 p.m. (Junior Men's Sin- 7.00 p.m. (Schoolboys Singles)gles) H. F. Tai vs C. C. Wong. it Chong Kim Poi vs. Wong Shak 10.00 p.m. (Junior Men's Dou- bles) B. el Arculii & H. cl 7.30 CHINA MAILunch the attack was bankrupt. Compton had played any sort Yong p.m.
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& E. the Ocy vs. M. Osmund admittedly
Men's 8.00 p.m. (Junior position was hopeless yester- Loureiro. day, once again our later bals- men showed the defeatist spirit Singles) K. S. Thong vs. F.
J. Brockbank. In not battling to minimise the
8.30
(Junior Men's p.m. Leo Leong & Wong Doubica) If Weekes and Worrell are as margin of defeat. good as Englishmen say they
Once again Evans was inclin-Kai Choong vs. H. F. Tai & W needs Australia's attack
and once again N. Cheung. ed to be rash
Mixed 0.00
(Junior some bolstering up before they sacrificed his wicket with over-
da Motta & arrive next season. Our fast boldness when loolding most im- bowlers have almost run their pressive. But
I refrain from course and the offspinners, John criticism because
Evans, with con and Iverson, are certainly Brown, is the only man whose not attacking bowles,
termerly ever looks like knock-
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February 10: Iland v Mailand, Bookunpoa, 3.16 p.m. Colony v Club, Soakumpoo, 4.18 p.m.
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Men's 8.30 p.m. (Junior Singles) M. Kempton vs A. J. Sousa.
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NOTICE
HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB
1951 Colony Tennis Champlonships
VS
THURSDAY, FEB. 15. At Cralrenzower Cricket Club 7.00 pm. (Schoolboys Sin- V9 Ko Wai gles) Sonny Hal Bong.
7.30 p.m. (Schoolboys' Dou-
invited Entries are H. N. Loh & U Sei Ching bles)
Pomeroy
J. B. the & G. L.
Colony Grass Pomeroy Jr.
for
Court
8.30 p.m. (Junior Men's Dou- bles) K. F. Chiu & Austin Ho vs I. H. Ericksen & L. G. Guterres.
9.00
8.00 pm. (Junior Men's Sla-Singles and Doubles Tennis vs Kwong Championships to be played gles) B. G. Brown
during Fook Wai.
the Hong Kong Cricket Club Annual Tennis commencing Tournament February, 19th, 1951.
Entry forms are obtainable from all Clubs and Sports Shops. Entries will close at p.m. on February 11th, 1951.
vs W. B.
p.m. (Junior Mixed Doubles) G. Roza Pereira & Vs A. J. Miss J. Pomeroy Army, the First Division Gonsalves & Miss G. Silva. League leaders, are away to 9.30 p.m. (Junior Men's Sia- 5 the Royal Air Force at Kal gles) KY. Tso Tak tomorrow and should Brown win if they arrive there early enough. Late starts have robbed many a team of The victory at Kal Tak. Airmen, with a fairly good record in their last few matches, have the batting to make it a draw.
Scorpions, four points behind 20 and 12.00. W. P. Birtwhittle and Army, have stronger opposition
Wel v L. R. Billinghirat dig)-E. C. Black; 924 and 1266,25G in Recrelo, but the latter team for victories at Donn and H. G. Watson wire is not noted and S. 1. Cita: 0.28 and 100 Chater Road Optimists, five Stewart and J. L. Macintyre Y points behind, Army, uro away H. M. Snow and H. I. Clohad; 932 and 195, G. D. Scrumstad and to Royal Navy at King's Pork. NP. DowaleW. C. Hung and University are at home to IRC :D) Hung: 8:30 and 110, n. 8. Robb and KCC to Craigengewer.
and W. G. Robertson v LW, Bhawan Borwick; Gower and G. G., W. Blewar; 9.40 and 1.10. Slevin. Lawes, Morablj Clayden, 3-ketela; and R. 6. Ander on v Goldschmid:(Capt); Bence,- blogg, 1*3. Kádakevand J. O. Pote-Iunt. Thornycroft, Roden, Carter, Thomas,
Jones, Hendersons.
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In'. Qur Own Farm
CLOVER FLOWER SHOP Gloucester Arcade.
WeCouro A.M. and
Sitta Conrad 1.M.
0.10 and 12.45, D. L. Prophet and
N Thursby v W. Bloker and
N, J. Wholpfon; 9.20 and 11.50,
Rodger and T. F. It.. Waters
COLONY CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
There are five entries to date for the Colony Chess Cham- plonship They are 8. Gleitsky, the holder, G. R. Carwell, L. Sohure, C. Bird and Eugen
Hutson, Winyard, Warne,
Reserve: C. Y. Camboil,
13. L. Bosanquet and J. D. Chaguo; Island XV: . M. Cumpbell: Han- 9.26 and 12,00 24. A. Brown & W. Barrell: Nicholas It It Coombs and. kin, Latley, J. Campbell,
Welch: 925 and 3.00, A. Middler sa Taus.“ Capt.), Bleakley: Shastari-Emith Moxon,, I. Robertson, Howarth, Far- 3. Rasburn v L L. Shaw and 3. 3. qubaran, MaChallan, Cole, Baunders, Mackle: 922 and 1.00, 1. 1. Q:
Entries close at 5. p.m. today Davin.
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Castsland and B. D. Cayford: 934 and may be telephoned in to Mr Franklin, Hartland, 155 A. N. and 219, J. D. Mackle and 4. D. L, Schure (Tel. 36717), the Russell McCallum v 1. M. Camphan and Hon. Secretary Treasurer of the Other
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Choss Championship Faleron and F. 3. Arkooll. Colony Gordon and K. AN MINNES CAT
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NOTICE
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
The Club's property at Happy Valley is being lent to the Hong Kong Kennel Club for a Dog Show on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th February, 1951. The premises will close to Members at 12 Noon on Saturday and 10 am. on Sunday. The Badminton Courts will be closed all day Friday 9th, Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th February.
During the Show the Private Boxes, Coffee Room, Bar, Ladles' Lounge and the upper verandah will be open and reserved for the use of Mombers of the Jockey Club who attend the Show (admission $2.00 adults and $1.00 for Service personnel in uniform and children under 16, payable at the gate).
Members of the Jockey Club attending the Show and who wish to make use of the Club Rooms and upper verandah must wear their Member's Badge, otherwise they will not be admitted thereto.
By Order,
8. A. SLEAP,
Hong Kong, 8th February, 1951.
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