Week-end League Cricket
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1951.
A SCOT FROM GREENOCK AND A GREEK FROM SAMOS GO SCORPION-SWATTING
By "RECORDER”
Many curious things happened in the Cricket League over the week-end. The Royal Air Force were the only team to take all eight points over the week-end in the First Division, but it was the Scorpions struggle to produce but one point that made it memorable.
On Saturday the Scorpions met the Scot from Greenock, Wee Willie Davidson, who took eight of their wickets for 25 runs, and then, as Willie stepped off their fail, they took two quick wickets and then in came the Greek from Sames, Johnny Leriou, to bring up his average for League matches this season to three-figured in- finity. The following day he was out for one run against the Optimists and rests with an average of 101.00.
the Scorpions The next day van into a group of children at Happy Valley and, though it may be true that one of these children was both well bearded and well turbanned and has Four of his own, wouldn't cricket
the day Lefute, made 55. KCC put on 13) runs in all against the Ontimis.d at one stage the Optimists had lost Arthy, Kathee, McPherson and Craig with only 70 showing on the board. the children: Finally, they also lost Rowe, but good no one else, and time caught up with them with the scoreboard showing 128 for five.
stop playing
When the dust had settled on the week-end's struggle for
Bili nad another victim at 19 when Ruffer went to a beautiful caten by Dhaber on the boundary.
Tony Weller and Len Stokes They made all the difference. stayed together to 82 when Stokgy skied one from George Souza. No ball in history has ever travelled up so vertically and so far up.
Everyone los except George. "Sum":s hotds on the seat of his pants. Then, presto, like a magician, he
League paints, the following : UNHAPPY CRAIGENGOWER He took a leisurely second wiping positions in the Championship table had been achieveel.
Craigengower. with
P W D L Pts mail on the casualty list and produced it out of his mands.
י
wicket.
of their match . Tony Weller was finally out ut King's Park for 81, Len Stokes for 22 and
Harry Owen-Hughes for 23 veritable The Scorpions had hit up 133 misseci eatches. for five wickets and Craigen-
where the gower's bowling fell short.
Valley tes were st:11 Their Belding, es- outfield, had
KCC
5 3
13
RAF
B
Koh JC made a mess
keeping
Army "A"
2
L
10 against Navy
5 21 2 9
On Saturday.
A
There was
22
fi opidemic
T
3 3
5 ball practically travelled around The
Scorpions
2
1
2
1:appy
Indian R. Recirlo
4
2 2
2
2
2
Royal Navy
Optimists Craigengower
Army "B"
University
SWATTERS AT WORK
Scorpions did to some extent contribute to stinging them- roses into defeut in the Coxs Load match. the score
ان
including instances
a palm, bounced back Into ik, rested solid and then slipped pecially
o oft
Navy's top-scorer. who hit 47. had a clean and undenten middle of the bat n show for it and many a dent and splinter everywhere else on it.
wickets.
135
started with Navy scored ul three when Len seven Fiokes Rave Wee Willie his first had lost seven wickets w.cket with mafoo shot at runs and one of Willie's yorkers which no took for a half-volley.
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runs
for
in the Excelled itself.
AFTERNOON
CRICKET
at
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The RAF went for the runs. Off 33 overs they scored 243 for seven wickets lost.
Bookmakers Are Praying
That
Wins
An Outsider The Cambridgeshire
Says VERNON MORGAN
London, Oct. 28.
(NEVEREN INDI
Belay APE
Home Soccer Standings
London, Det. 28.
The following are the ball standings after
Bookmakers throughout Britain are praying that an outsider will turn up in the Cambridgeshire Handicap, to be run over one mile, one furlong on Newmarket Heath next Wednesday, October 91.
BADMINTON
EXHIBITION
Bolton
Arena)
First Distiloa
Manchester U Tottenham
Portsmouth ChopHots
VI Preston Watres Liverpool West Brom Manchester Backpool Dooby Mideigsbro Stoke
The following badminton ex- Sunderland hibition matches are down for Burnley decision at St Teresa Church Chelsea Fulham Hall, Prince Edward Road,udiereeld Kowloon, today, commencing & p.m. sharp:
W
16 D
13 15 3
Second Division
14:10 2
Mixed Doubles Ool Teik-hock shorela U. and Miss Gloria Bilva v Tan Jin- Brontold cong and Miss Helen Kwong
Rotherhian Piruz Notte Co-
Men's Doubles.--Abdullah. and K. Y. Toy Chen Kon-leong Swanses
and J. Pomeroy, Jr.
Men's Singles. Wong Peng-soon Notte F y W. F. Foo.
Sheffield W. Mixed Doubles.--Chan Kon-leong Cardiff and Mrs P. C. Au-Yeung Patrickster Wong and Miss Dorothy Lee.
Men's Doubles.Abdullah Piruz Bay and Tan Fin-const Wong Fent Doncaster ston and Doi Telk-hóck.
Admisedo. Schoolboys
The reason for this is that this race forms the second leg of the famous schoolgirla $1.20. "autumn double" and large numbers of punters succeeded in finding the first leg winner of the Cesarewitch, Three Cheers.
chance.
Southampton,
and Leeds
Hockey Results
Queers P.R. Birmingham Kinsley West Ham Everton -33031
Coventry
15 5
Third Division, Southern
For instance, it is reckoned these Antrycide has much the Damremont, a French bred i that if Gayowen should win best chance on the book.
four-year-old, is owned by the the Cambridgeshire, bookmakers A three-year-old son of bookmaker Percy Thompson,
The following are the results will have to pay out more than Precipitation, he has won his who supplied the Cesarewitch of lookey league matches play- £3,000,000, so popular was the last two races and is a genuine runner-up, Vidi Viel, and willed yesterday: Three
Cheers-Gayowen double outsider with a good each-way be ridden by the famous Charlie 4 HKHC "A" O. HRHC "B" 4
1st Division-Argonauts "A" Norwech
Plymouth THE BIGGER IT IS
Eligt. It should be on the side of the
Brighton Police b; Recreio "A" ′9′′RAF 1;
Northampton layers that the field is likely to
Army 5 University 1:
Gringham be the biggest in the 112 years'
Second Division—rny “9” | Southend history of the race, but there
4 Argonauts "" 1; Nay Bharat Sdn
Leyton is an old turf saying: "The
3 Dutch Hockey Club 2: Newport bigger the field, the bigger the
Nemads 5 Nay" "Jawan 1; Re-Bournemouth certainty," and judging by the
creio "B" @ YMCA 1. support for two or three of the best backed candidates, that is the view that punters are tak- ing.
This week's final acceptances 51 horses still left in the race against the record number of 43 runners established as far back as 1862, when Bathilde scored.
Gutierrez Shield
Erbiol R. Wilford Bristol C. Ipswich Calchuster Reading
Sirewabury
Aldershot
Le Texas is a French-bred owned by the American, Mi Help Strassburger. He is a Switzerland and Malaya palace five-year-old by Easton and emerged victorious in their Exeter will be ridden by Australie's semi-final games in the Gutler-Port Vale Edgar Britt. He has a faltz Shield Lawn Bowls competi-Torquay amount of weight but he has tion yesterday, defeating Scot won twice this year--Reuter. land and Wales respectively.
He has only seven stone, three pounds to carry and will be Master Rocky is an Epsom ridden by an excellent light-horse as was Three Cheers. He weight in Douglas Greening. Is a three-year-old by that Jack Jarvis, the trainer of fine sire Rockefelle, and will be Fastnet Rockt, has two other rikten by Raymond Reader. runners, Peter Flower and Sun Master Rocky disappointed Compass, but the first named is recently but he has been back- considered to be his man hope, ed by some shrewd judges.
The grey Brunetta, is one of four entries of Pat Beasley, who won the race in 1948 and 1849 with Sterope. His chief hope this year acems to be Numitor, though Royal Moccasin is not
a chance at the weights without a
WELL-BACKED THREE True, there will be several soratchings before the off. but
Three horses to have been these may not be sufficient to very heavily backed are Majalis, prevent the Beid being a record. Salamat and Anamnestes. The
Majalis, owited by the the race is being run at New-colt. market, where there is plently Ceylonese politician and sports- of room in this wide, open man, Sir
Oliver Goonet Beke, course to accommodate half-a-has gone without a win for over century of runners.
a year but as money has been For all that and the helpful poured on her she was at one fact that the course is straight, time the favourite she must it is going to be a mad scramble have done something' extra- and the winner going to have ordinary at home. plenty of luck in running.
Against the University Pokfulam on Saturday, RAF'S "Tug" Wilson scored 99 runs against University. It wasn't a
but innings Cralgengower chanceless
saw for 62 innings in the best tradition of with 10 minutes of Saturday afternoon cricket. play left, were confident of making a draw of it.
Navy's third change bowler Leading Signalman WAS Andrews. He signalled all Craigengower's last three bats- men back into the pavillon in 1.2 overs. He toiled unsuccess T. G. C Knight stayed till 37 fully for seven balls (not bells) when he lifted one of Willie's and look a hut trick on his last slower ones to Francis Zimmern three. at silly mid- Willie followed. this up by elcan bowling F. R. C. Herridge a 47.
With
Alec Pearce went next with the scoreboard showing 20 to a well-flighted in-swinger. three more runs on the board, Tony Weller was plumb leg
1x fore
At that stage, Willie hadn't yes had enough, but he was up against competition. Jim Sellors was out
While University batted, Ken Ball followed in the same tradí~ tion. His analysis was 6~0~53-2. University, however, were all out for 101,
The nex, day, RAF, all out for the Championship, beat Navy ot Kai Tak by three wickets. Navy Ball's were out for 64. Ken Craigengower faced the Scor-analysis was 4-1-14-5.
HAPPY
CRAIGENGOWER
pions at the Valley on Sunday SCHOOLBOYS BATTLE KCO with more confidence than they
had the day before. Firstly, The KCC, tipped, in several
to get Harry Owen-Hughes. He George Souza Was back.
to quarters win the Second did The Goliath who escaped Secondly, Craigengower's punt-Division Championship this Davidson went to Jin's slowish ers had cleaned up at the races
year, will have to tighten up dipping full toss on the leg side, the day before even though their batting if they are to politely depositang it into Ramage's Navy deaned wp ori their
realise this expectation. capable and safe hands a deep cricket at King's Park. square leg.
up
The rest was easy.
Bucked
art
Twice during the week-end First lease of the wickel also they found themselves scraping by one more catch by helped, though
Readman Francis, Wee Willie took three Shroff were
both out with 13 and scratching fir winning runs scores made by against bw more wickets and Sellors Bowled runs on the board. A new their opponents. K. M. Campbell. The Scorpions comer to local cricke were all out for 71.
MANY A SLIP
nomed
Ragl to bring the score up 42.
most
Mohinder Singh stayed with The KCC probably pussess
and to the best balanced
varied attack in the division, KCC opened the innings with
has displayed a Bill Colledge and Archie Discovered by "Slim" Ismait but the team
disconcerting tentativeness when long and shoved in first wicket down batting. Zimmern. There were hours of time ahead, but some on "Divvy" Divecha's stroke of
That was Archie.
TUR
on
one was as nervous as a kitten. genius, he faced the Scorpions' Both DBS and KGV can take Without a bowling with confidence and his full credit for the manner in so modest contribution cf 11 was the which they fought back from the board, he
Bill Colledge foundation of Craigengower's 157 seemingly hopeless positionis. thoroughly outran that both of them were safe at for nine:
Watson and Hutton bowled im- wicket Colledge's end of the
pressively for yesterday on A slow scorer, Mohinder is before Bill had even started.
Hulton Some may have thought that stylish basman with practically a médium-pace wicket.
also played an admirable things against an accurate attack.
Archle should have been given ere valley tits most impor run out, but he wasn't. Bill wens of the Valley club's und shortly after him the skipper, an acquistions. He almost epen Vis Gitters, who snicker Henge the alternoon in the pavilions to Len Stokes at slip.
12th man.
"Fish" Ragi and
спе
It is perhaps just as well that first two are tes: the last HOME SOCCER
The low numbers are reckoned to have the advantage in the draw for places but oddly enough the horse drawn No. 25 hus produced the last three winners.
a
SOCCER REVIEW
Arsenal Come Near
To A Setback
London, Oct. 27.
153 11 22.11
10-3 $ 920 38 9
· Third- Division, Northern
Trantere
Southport Grimsby Scunthorpe
N.
Bradford C. Chester
Hartlepools
Crewe Workington
Chesterfield
Hablax
Nowhere does money talk touder than on the racecourse.
Salamat, too, has come in for some very heavy backing and Arsenal, bidding for their seventh English soccer Acarington some think this daughter of championship in the Club's history, nearly received a Way In may yet start the setback today. Lying second in the premier League, one Darlington favourite.
She is in the stable of that joint behind Bolton Wanderers, they scraped home 4-8 Norman against their London neighbours Fulham after leading Scobie, and will be ridden by 4-0 with only 10 minutes left for play.
Australian jockey, Wille
clever
THE FAVOURITE
Mrs J. B. Walker's colt, Gayowen, is the favourite to carry off the first prize of nearly un
£3,500 on his home course, not only because of the form shown by this three-year-old son
ΟΙ
Australian,
Scottish Division "A"
East Fife Hibernians Bt Mirren
-Hearts-
Evans
After blunting all the attacks of the re-shuffled Ful-Third Lanark Both Majalis and Salamat are ham forward line the Arsenal's defenco slackened for Ful Morton three-year-olds as is the colt
...
Partick
Rangers
Flatla
3.1 3 14
Scottish Division "B"
Anamnestes, owned by Mr.Phil ham to stage a grandstand finish and almost snatch a indel Owen Tudor, but because he Bull This son of Nasrullah point.
Aberdeen happened to be in some very big will be ridden by the champion
Inside doubles with Three Cheers.
left Doug. Lishman Wales against England last Satur Motherwell North Country jockey, Billy
scored a "hat trick for Arsenal,ne of the features of the soccer Dundee On the other hand, he has a touch of class, is the best oge
/grett,
hc Is better than his stable but it was the scheming and programme in recent weeks has Celtic and sex and is very reasonably mate,, Cassydora, as is to be craft of little Jimmie Logie at been the rapid climb of Stoke City Queen os weighed. He has an ex- presumed from the wagering, inside-right which really upset weeks ago they ignguished at the trosks the the langulched at the perienced Jockey in Peter he must be useful.
the Fulham defenders.
foot" of the fablo. Maher and is very much!
**To-dhy, they won two nit at fancied to win for Harvey BOGEY FOR RICHARDS
Paced by England's new cen Huddersfield for their fifth succos "Jack" Leader.
Ire-Forward Nat Lofthouse, sive victory which carried them Clyde
up two more places to lith position, A Other trainers
The champion jockey, Gordon Balton kept out in front of all once again, the star was Baminy P have equal
Richards, has never ridden the rivals with a confidence in their runners
workmanlike Smyth, the Trial International helds Dunder
forward whose transfer from Wolver Cow though many have decided to winner of the Cambridgeshire three to one win over another hampton in late: September, hèrakted Dun
the City's change in fortune, kel Sin
Smyth scored both goals to-day.. Küsmar In Division II Sherteld Catted are Allos setting a cracking pace in their bid Fatira to return to the higher, «phare,. They were the only team of the top 10 Far in this League: ja-gain--two-points: Arbro and constrerenity increased: thot | St Johnston load over - Brentford-and-Rotherham | Dumb who both drew difficult away gones | Albiợi
run two and more runners.
Senor
Handicap. It is á bogey
the
KCC had principaily to thank John Bawew for their victories in Co-second favourite at the him, just as is the Derby. That London club, Chelsea.
however
has not deterred the
With a glorious left foot drivę: moment Is Tudor Castle, owned He carried his bat both games.
ΟΙ Sir Percy
Lofthouse dave Bolton the lead George against DBS and was the
by the Argentinian,
Dunstable, a winner in the opening minutes and The scoreboard showed two Souza, already well in the runs batsman yesterday capable of Rodolfo Peranca. He, too, is at Newma
100 saat Newmarket last week. This thereafter constantly worr
worried wickets down for the run and this season, were both out with defying the KGV bowlers. three-year-old son
scoreboard showing then in came the Greek from the
48.
Tudor. Though he has to give tear-old son of Khosro is the Chelsea defence.
by Harry subsequently Samos. Before long lease of the What happened
arry Wragg, Gayowen 1 11 pounds, many
jockey. former
Malcolm Barrass, England's our Dolna wicket, he offered Lan Stokes raised Crnigengower's hopes of
think this handsome chestnut Denizen, a five-year-old by centre-half, checked. Jimmy de another catch at slip.
Anishing up well up the First
capable of doing it. Division table.
Tudor Castle bas Manny Fair Trial, is possibly the best Arcy, Chelsea's new Irish cen
of the older horses in the we-forward signed from Chari- Mercer on his back and this fine Handicap. He will be ridden ton yesterday but early in the rider, who brought Thres by Trankie Durr, one of the first hal handled in the penalty Cheers home. to victory,
very best of the younger riders area. From the resulting kick looking forward to bringing of who has not yet had the good Ken Armstrong scored Chol
fortune to ride a big race
rea's only goal.
That went into Stokey's hands and slipped out. It was Leriou's only chance short of nearly being mun out alle later. Then Lériou
For
HOW THEY STAND
P W D L P
5
17
4 4
16
KCC RAF the Valley club, FRC curious phenomendo was deve-Recreio loping. With
all the Club's Dockyard two former skippers
and Archie Zimmern settled down. batting (Souza and Ragi) out, DBS
29.
22,
Lerlou
Archie made
of the KGVS eventually carried his bat for King George V School XI were Royal Navy
Most of his runs Cuard with perfect understanding and IRC
on running between. the wickets University the log side and from
The the scare crept up to 100. cuts, as they usually do.
Squarty
partnership put on 43 runs. The two were Bottomley and alther
before the Dhaber, once had gone
terrors of the Ecoreboard showed 10, the
Second Division. They prac Scorpions tall may well have tically never called. They just been sufficiently reloaded to
ran on unerring judgment. have brought on a massacre.
A DAY PASSES
Hanoi Rowing
Phaber who is undergoing Team Arrives
conching de
is
á notable double.
On the same mark--eight |nezentantan
stone, eight pounds as Tudor His turn cannot be long de Manchester United and Tot- Castle is the four-year-old tayed and it might come next tenham Hotspur third and Fastnet Rock, a splendid son of Wednesday,
rt respectively, also won lwinner, the Derby and Gold Cup wu
Denizen is very consistentwis, from home to keep in the Ocean, Swell, hay
United who have He won his last race over the hunt. The This colt, owned by Lard Cambridgeshire COUNSE after the same number of points (20) Rosebery, might run away with finishing, fourth in the Royal 45 Azcual but an interior, 109. the race. True, he has never fight Cup.
aycross, wife somewhat lučkey won over more than a mile Trut
to come away from Wolver be has won good races up to op Horges not already mentioned | hampton with both points.
could easily win the Including that distance, among which them the Victoria Cup,
SPEEDY WOLVES tricky Handicap. include Hüls SHOULD BE JUST RIGHT of Devoll, if Roman
In the first half the speedy He has, however, run cond Demremont, Master Rocky where he had left off. He took Bottomley, playing in the
over 14 furlongs and his dam; Barnes Park, Le Texas, Ardmir, youd Wolves forwards, almost four Optimists wiches for 38
The flye-man rowing crow of Stone of Fortune the Fals Edelweiss Misty Light and overran the United 23 defende rubs, bringing up his week-end biggest match of his life, stood Club Nautique de Hanoi arriv former Derby wliner, Makidoud. analysis to 13 for 83, not a bad to the test with a chance ed by ale on Saturday for its Thus he should be able to
The most significant thing from Manchester a first fald of
the match Teffort following his four wicked but he will score his firat cen- | war with the Hongzong term, going Is not too soft. It should three-year-old chestnut fu train! 1965 40, Dhaker wes out for 12, first Interport contest since the manage the nine furlongs if the pudut Hule of Devon is that t61; against Army the well kelare, try th First Divisions; erlojet "cheduled nect Saturday af be Just right for han, a
Though emo say that
ed by, enslocker Foldbay Carey, Wol a straht up-and-down
given by an
some, intensive signed to give him a full re- The following day the KCC | petiole of attacking strokes, went over the harbour to Chater played second fiddle for once to Road and Wee Willie carried op Bottomley.
merchant,
For Interport
Middle Islande
this seasons or the next dekription, Old Man Divecha, who had Members of the vialling toàm "seco
he's the barellboy 14, that excented himself by standing, "arel, MMSTAAFLlevaux,
modium
tum spin bowler in the
Colony.
slow to down from No. 0 and sending Delavaux, R. Conde, G
Bottomley the fasted 2 Cole and Susurt (Cop buted an undefeated 20.
wain)
His week and bag included Alec Pekres Zas: Mtokcas
Kuboo stic
Way
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