LEAGUE CRICKET
AVERAGES
SNOOKER
By Horace Lindrum
Every first-class player's
The following are the League Cricket averages, in-nim is to clear the table, clusive of last week-end's "matches:
FIRST DIVISION
BATTING
(QUALIFICATION—100 RUNB)
G. A. Scuza (CCC)
E. 1. Gosano (Recreio)
Inn. Runs N.O, ILS. Aver.
0 407 3 112 •77.8
P. V. Dodge (KCC).
N. Gesano (Recreio)
W. I. Stanton (Scorpions) T. A. Pearce (Scorpions) 1. G. Cocano
(Recrelo)
L., F. Stokes (Scorpions) Sqn, Lir.
dr. Kingsford (RAF) H. W. Franklin (Optimisa) D. W. Leach (Optimists)
Lt. Fartner-Wright (Army)
I. Owen-Hughes (Scorpions)
Maj, King-Martin (Army)
M. A. Bemedios. (Recreio)
Capt. Kirby (Army)
LAC HII (RAF)
It, Macpherson (Optimists)
P. Ragi (CCC)
1. Leriou (KCC)
G. T. Rowe (Optimists)
W/Cdr. Kettlewell (RAF)
11 204
9158
11 200
10 210
52+
55*
21.3
25.5
23.3
But if the position. is such that he is unable to do this, he clears as many bills as pasible, according to his powers of concentration at the time.
I would tackle the post- tion in this diagram in the following manher.
Firstly, I memorise the position of the balls in my mind. It is clear to me that the black cannot be potted into the top right-hand- corner pocket.
THE CHINA MAIL,`SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1953.
;
LEAGUE · CRICKET
SCORPIONS PLAY THE ARMY TODAY AT SOOKUNPOO
By “THE ZOMBIE”
With the festival season well over local Cricket League matches resume this afternoon with the HKCC Scorpions holding a one-match lead over the Optimists in the First Division and the RAF enjoying a commanding lead in the Second Division.
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TORO
An average of eight matches still remala to be played in the First Division, and although the Scorpions are favoured to retain their senior title, their draw with Craigengower just before Christmas has left them in a not too sure position,
Taking the top spot this after- The Kowlooners will have to ; Optimista noon will be their retum match | gel the runs at extra qûlek pace | KCC with Army at Sockumpos, where if they, bat first and play on RAF Addressing the cule-ball with Army wid undoubtedly take the lacking field should the host Army,
club bat first. right-hand side trunning-uile) feld" with the good wishes of at
three other I pot the open red in the top east
teams, left-hand corner pocket with Optimists, KCC and RAF.
A win for Amy will bring all enough speed to kha into the
these teams into the reckoning in open the red lying against the the
Tack for Championship cushion. Meanwhile, the cuc-honours. ball with its running-side Par The first round miceting of the taken harplah angle off the two teams provided a close game with the Scorpions just 128 with managing side cushion
the on to
kuşa
pass Army's score of cushion to nish in position XI
their last wicket partnership. for the black.
Both teams wil be at full strength tomorrow
und Scor- stren plons will have back their skip-
10
403
F
4. BI €7.2 140 3 *70* 48.7
187
0 00
40.7
10
410
120*
48.5
6 217
106*
43.4
A 200
72*
40
5 180
40
40
338
2
88.
37.0
200
2
02⭑
37.1
200
24.3
D 204
3
34
22
7 132
54
33
10 258
50
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5 100
48
AR
10 203
20
25.4
10
30. 210
210
44
166
41
22.8
22.6
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11
22.1
22.1
N.
E. Arthy (Optimists)
10 214
21.0
21.0
It.
N. Hart-Baker
Li. O'Kelly (Navy)
Capt, Haycraft (Army)
10
211
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8 138
30
10.7
(кес)
(RAF)
10
175
63
18.4
B 148
16
18.5
127
32
18.1
11. 179
51
17.0
125 0
3A
17.9
A
H
135
37
10.0
18.0
9 134
50.
18.7
@ 117
1
44.
10.7
TELLOW
A
112
10
BLACK
A 130
15.1
9 143
15,0
0 133
52
14.8
10 140
36
14.6
OREO
PINK
R 111
0
3T
13.9
102
1
40 12.7
10 119
0
11.0
de, Cruz (Army)
Sgt. Spence
Li. Graham (RAF)
A. A. Rumjahn (IRC)
Lt. Edwards (Army)
A. R. Abbas (IRC)
E. Colledge (CCC) Mahon (RAF) Huckle (Army)
K, Y. Tam (CCC) J. C. Kolt (HKU) LAC Orbell (RAF)
M. Singh (CCC)
D. Readman (CCC)
S. M. Teh (HKU)
BOWLING
(QUALIFICATION—10
A: P. Pereira (Recreio)
A. T. Lee (KCC)
Sgt. Spence (RAF)
K. L. Spinks (Optimists)
N. Gozano (Recreio)
G. N.
WICKETS)
F. C. Herridge (Scorpions)
J. 6. Muldoon (KCC)
H. O. Hubble (Optimisis)
C. B. Connelt (Scorpions)
Sqn Ldr, Kingsford (RAF)
C. H. P. Pekeliard (Optimists).
G,
(CCC)
"Owen-Hughes (Scorpions)
T. P. Malion (Optimists)
AB Moore (Navy)
W. M. Davidson
At this point let, me tell you that before playing any stroke
GREEN
0.
M.
R. W. Aver.
34.7 10 111 32
13
123 14
8.5 8.8
45.5 0 148 10 8.9
772
ม
27 14.0
1215.1
20 10.0 20 15.5
BLUE
04 13 224 24
24 9.3
47.2
11
100
17
0.4
71.4
12
204
204 25
28 30.J
20.1
REO
05.4
201
284
10.5
10.5
40
40
105 17 11.5
4
78.6
R
281
281 23 12.2
68.2
12
240
240
18 13.3
80.7
10
305
45
182
*
10
311
(KCC)
3
73
J
38,5 11
100
13
51.4 00.3
50
03.5 8
241 112
12 20.1
44
4 274
Lt. Alexander (Army)
D. Bottomley (CCC)
S. M. Teh (HKU)
Capt Grant (Army)
S. A. Vanar (HKU)
P. J. Bilimoria
LAC
АС НИ (RAF)
(IRC)
J. C. Koh (HKU)
G. Hong Choy (CCC)
Li-Col. Bailey (Army)
LAC Bennion (RAF)
225 14 70.1 243 245 13 10.2
17 B 233
10.3 447 27 10.5 433 28 10.0 287
10.8 297 10 18.5
51.1 0 287
59.1 D 279 $1.2 8 273
SECOND DIVISION
BATTING
(QUALIFICATION—100 RUNS)
FI/Sgt. Mitchell (RAF)
G. E Taylor (KCC)
M. Hulbert (Pollce}
LAC Woodward (RAP)
14 22.3
12 22.8 12 23.0 11 25.3
27.3
Inn. Runs HO. H.S. Aver.
ост
94 65.7
47* 54.7
98** 34.0 28.6
25.8
24.8
Вх
BROWN
you should always adireas the eue-ball according to the typo of shot required in ploying for position. So, to get ready for the next position, I would ad- dress my cue-ball very low to pot the black into the top left- hand corner pocket and screw the white back past the pink spot on to roughly position X2.
to
per, Aler Pearce, who has been away for the Scorpions' last three matches.
Both Bailey and Alexander generally find their best form on the Scokumpoo wicket but, against the Scorpions, Army may find it a better policy not to rely too much on their fast bowlers.
Slow bowlers like Grant and Huckle may be more effective, that is, Army do not miss the catches, that come their Way.
Altogether it should be an- other close game with the odds slightly in favour of the Scor- plons in view of their strong batting backbone of Pearce, Stanton, Stokes. Donald Leach and Owen-Hughes,
Another match with a bear- ing on the Senior title wil be the return clash between Kow- loon Cricket Club and Craigen- the Cricket Club c
Honours were even in their earlier encounter which ended In unfinished draw, Craigen~~ Eower declaring at 104
Kowloon seven wickets and Cricket Club knocking up 128 runs for six wickets,
DLT
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for
is
to
Д
when
of
the
If there
any Club to which the spin of the coin can play a winning part this year it Craigengewer Their gute runs and average of runs per match are probably only of the Scor- kcrond to those
batting plons so far and, with a I must now be very cautious strength distributed almost
they enjoy about my next positioning, be- the 11th man, cause the baulk red is a formid- tremendous advantage abic
lesse hurdle that hus, to be taking second negotiated successfully. Once wicket. again-low-striking of the cue- ball is demanded to pot
the red into the left-hand centro pocket; with the aid of a sharp delivery, the white ball will come to rest for the correct engle pot, X3, on the blue,
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Potting the blue into the right-hand centre pocket simple enough, but the position- ing of the white ball is all im- portant for the remainder of the balls. Again I must play the cue-ball low and with the cor- reet speed the white ball will screw off the blue and come to rest on the baulk cushion at X4,
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY
The angle which I now have on the last red has afforded ma to clear
5 197
2
7 104
4
30 277
2
!
200
A 47
Id. Davies (Army)
100
*
06
:
Cfn. Atkinston (Army)
105
00 23.2 27.5
Maj. McCosh (Army)
A
189
180
63
27
FI/Off. Metcalfe (RAF)
100
100
50
20.7
Ador Rumjalin (IRC)
8
150
20.3
Hughes (Dockyard)
10
232
49
24.2
24.2
194
10 189
24.1
A
235
4d.
23.5
a golden opportunity
168
108.
21
148
102
20.0
201
40
20.1
10
200
4*
200
0
60
20
110. +
18.3
(Recreio)
10
152
37
15.2
10
46.
15.J
10
15.1
14.7
40
14.5
** 192
142
42* 14.2
11 130
53
13.0
0 125
13.0
0
118;
0
32 13.1
11. 130
Wood (KCC)
R. Day (Police) S.E. M. (IRC)
M.
Bux
A. Walnu
(IRC)
Sgt. Maddock (Army)
Capt. Dewar (Ariny)
Sqn. Ldr. Orbeil (RAF)
M. Yusuf Samad (IRC)
P. English (Police)
C. J. Smith (KCC)
R. A. Remedios
T. Kingdon (Dockyard)
Maj. Bennett (Army)
Buckley (Navy)...
Capt. Peirce (Army)
N. Peters (HKU)
L. Birtwhistle (DBS)
G. A. Goodban (DBS)
R. Knapp (Dockyard)
Ching (HKU)
Watson (Navy)
H.
G. Kent (DES)
192
9 105
11 108
BOWLING
(QUALIFICATIO N-10 WICKETS)
A. T. Lee (KCC)
Cpl. Fry (RAF)
Col. Barnett (RAF)
FI/Sgt. Mitchell (RAF)
Capt. Police (Army) ...
B. Carnell (KGV)
H. L. Ozorio (Recreio)
Maj. McCoth (Army)
Wele
D.
Birtwhistle (DES)
M. Yusuf Samad (IRC)
Q
Almaa (KGV)
T. Wilson (Police?
(Dockyard)
(Navy)
T. Chiba (INC)
J. A. Gutieres (Recreio)
A. R. Razack (inc)
R. H. Leary (HKU)
M. Yakub Sunod: (IRC)
S. Ramchand (KCC)
K. K. Kwan (DBS)
4. Rowe-Evans (HKU)
G. Lewis (Dockyard!)
-
42 11.8
11.7
36
0.8
0. M. R.
W. Aver.
28.4 5
71
15
4.8
09.0
215
35
0.1
21
0
10
4.3
75 25
179
26
6.9
7.7
48.8
03
88 21 278
Эля 203
78.2 19 30.2 11 254 28 9.1 28 0.1
150 17 Da
24.0,8
37 9.7 $10.9 44 10
40
en 5 10
00.3 10
08.7 13
89.2 21
A02 21
87.2 11
34.1
300 110
80
10
11-10.5
34.4 12
40.1
202
00.1
24 10.6
10 11.2
171 15 13.4 201 17 118 139-12 12.0
12.7.
105 18 352 27 12.0
38
4
22017 12.0
93.2 1 156 10.-15.6 49.0 * 259 10 10.2 50,9
293 17 172 7234
the table. To do this I play the white ball very low with right- hand side: sole Intention here is to knock the green over the left- hand middle pocket, knowing
that at the same time the cuc- ball, after contacting the green and cushion, will with its run- ning-alde end up in perfect position for the blue at X5.
If the white ball is now struck on top-to pot the blue into the right-hand ventre pocket-it should follow through to strike the top right-hand ride cushion and fish in position XO for the yellow,
You To Play
Until Next Week
ORED
CURBALL
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Pimme
GREEN
220
"O BLACK" Pagion
How would you plan to the table from this clear position? (Next week Horace. Lindrum will de-
I now play the yellow with monstrate what he would plenty of right-hand side.
The
do).
white will then come off the top right-hand elle cushion for position on the green at X7. would pot the green with a little speed and left-hand side to send the eue-hall on to the left-hand. side cushion and on to the bot- tom cushion to finish in putition
XB for the brown.
Addressing the cus-ball low to pot the brown into the bottom right-hand corner pocket, I would thus enable the white to screw back for position on the blue.
From there I would strike the cue-ball high and let the cue follow-through. With the correct speed, it should come into perfect position for potting the pink into the top right-hand comer pocket from Xia
It would amin be necessity now to strike the white ball on top to follow through for tho ideal position, XII, to pot the blatic into the lop left-hand
· cúrner pocket,
(It la regretted that the tolk- tion to last week's problem set Horace Lindrum has not by been received by the China Mall.)
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10
5
4
10 4 3 0 3 10
6 4 0 0.
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Second Division
D
0 0 33
11 7 2 0 2 30
20
11 7 0 0
28
6 0 0
Police Recreio
4 1 0 51
17
10
40001
Navy
HKU
Recreio On a small field like Crut-CCC
нки tengower's it is extremely diff- cult to keep down the rate of Navy
IRC secring once the batting is get. High scoring should be a fea- ture of this match, with the Issue dépendlag forgely on the RAF bolting form
of KCC's Pat
Army Dodge George Seuxo, the two leading IRC
Craigengower's Dockyard-10 7 1 0 batemen
in
season's KCC League.
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*** avoidable constant changes, has been their main handicap,
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