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January 22, 1896.]
CRICKET.
HONGKONG C. C. v. THE GARRISON,
The return match between the Cricket Club and the Garrison was played on Friday and Saturday the 17th and, 18th inst. and resulted in a complete victory for the soldiers in one
unings and 138 runs.
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The race for Mr. Mitchell's cup was sailed on Sunday in very unsatisfactory weather. The course was from the Police Pier, Kowloon, round Kowloon Rock, Channel Rocks, dinghy off pier, leaving all to starboard, twice round, 13 miles. The following boats started at 11.13.
Lient. Carry
a very steady game. Sergt. Burtou made things | ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB. a little more lively and after being missed by a “substitute” he continued scoring very merrily till a misunderstanding got him run out. Three wickets for 191. Green and Knox followed, but did not give much trouble. Eccles came in at 198 and commenced making matters a bit lively for the fielders. Campbell played a ball on to his wicket. His 72 was made in his usual good style. Eccles had to retire to a shooter from Firth after making 58 in about fifteen minutes without giving a chance. The innings closed for 279. Alexander being unluckily run out owing to a second misunderstanding.
Arrow
Meteor.
Erica
Princess
Dart..
Petrel
The Club's second innings does not call for | Ladybird much remark. Lowson, Anderson, and Anton Payne did their best to avoid an innings defeat. At Stella one time there were five wickets down for 9 runs and all good wickets. The analysis of the first eight overs is interesting-Vallings three wickets for eight runs and Green two wickets
for no runs.
The Hand of the Rifle Brigade played on the ground on Saturday and was every much ap- preciated by the spectators.
THE CLUB.
Dr. J. A. Lowson, b Vallings...
A. S. Anton, e Alexander, b
Vallings
Vallings.
C. M. Firth, e and b Vallings.. 18 c Burton.
E. W. Maitland, e Eccles, b
Green
29
0
e Campbell,
Green
0 st. Paley,
Valling
21
1
*
e Eecles, b Vali
+
lings.
1
3
b Green...
3
5
b Green...
1
bGreen..
6
c Eccles, b Vadi
lings
not out
A. Anderson, e Johnstum, b Val.
lings
U L.b.w. Alex Ander
As regards the cricket, to use the term in its general senso, one might call it the most lamen- table performance that has been witnessed on the ground for many years. Granted that the Club were ntely defeated in their first innings by the gr
owling of Vallings and Green, is it any reason that such slackness should have been shewn throughout the whole match by certain members of the Club eleven ? It is all the more to he regretted that it is in the younger players that slackness is particularly noticeable; stiffness and slowness may be pardoned in a man who is nearer forty than twenty, but when it come to young fellows of enty or so being Inzy and slow on the field there can hardly be any expression too strong to be used in their conderanation. On Friday afternoon, ben smart fielding might have done a lot at the beginning of the Garrison innings, on several ocessions the ball was secr to trickle slowly to- war ́s elder and instead of trying to save the run he calmly waited till the ball had reached him, by which time of course a ruu had been scored when there should have been none. Then again on Saturday morning there was still off chanch of saving the match (a reinca que certainly, but still in cricket many things happen) and one would have thong that the Club would have done all they could to avert defeat. No such thing; three or four were present soon after 11 am. but the est cure about 11 15. After lunch the ! sameth happened. The usual time for turning out is 1. p.m., but two o'clock had struck before any attempt was made to continue the play. It might not have been possible to save the match, but stil, why not play the game properly. Surelych players must know that they are merely olding themselves up to the derision of. all ke cricketers. Many old hands and keen supporters of the game left the ground saying that they were thoroughly disgusted with th whole thing. There is always an excuse for missing a catch or making a 0, but there era be no ex use for slackness.
A per sonal es #rience of the writer's may perhaps | Alexander. be son hat to the point here:-Many years ago he as playing in a match in Ergland and being oly a boy of about thirteen thought it good fun to be lazy and slack in the field, in short he behaved disgracefully as regards the game. Unknown to him his father was watch- ing the atch. Suffice it to say that on return- ing hoa the young cricketer had an inter- view with his father at which a dog whip played
F. Maitland, e Paley, Green Surgeon Read. R.N., h Green... Lient. J. Shelford, R.N,,b Green H. Gillingham, not out
S. J Darly, b Valliaga
R. F. Lanimert, b Green
Extras
Total
4
4b Alexander
3 Extras
42
Total
3
21
She Elgin Seabreeze
Mr. T. Lammert Mr. Denison Mr. McKie Mr. A. H. Barlow Mr. Histings Royal Engineers. Capt. Sterling..
allowed
5 minutes.
6
电蕾
6
"
Mr. Morton Jones Mr. Gale
9*
91
Mr. Hamann
12
Lient. Paley, R.B. 12 Spankadillo Lt. Ramage Dawson 15
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light and paltry, barely strong enough to enable The first part of the race the wind was very the boats to beat up against the flood tide, and many different courses were sailed in the hunt for wind. Payne and Meteor tried the Hongkong shore. Erica, Ladybird, Arrow, and Stella went into Hunghom Bay, and Princess, She, Elgin, Petrel, and the rest of the fleet tried a middle course. o'clock a light wind from the started and Ladybird. Arrow, Stella, Erica found themselves in the van, and the Kowloon Rock was rounded by them
At one north-east
and
some
[ fifteen minutes or so ahead of the next portion of the fleet. consisting of Payne, Dart, and Princess. The wind increased as the day wore on and Ladybird, getting the best of it, was round Channel Rocks some distance ahead of Arrow and Siella, with Erica fourth, some twelve minutes separating the four boats. A quick run brought the fleet down to Kowloon Point, when the line was crossed the first time as follows:-
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
Mard Hous. Wides. N B. Wilkets,
Ovets
First Innings.
Vallings Green Vallings Green
16 15.4
5 25 1
5
21
Second Innings.
14
51
4
31
21
1
4
6
02
Ladybird Arrow
Stella
Erica
5
Princess
Payue
Dart
Meteor
Elgin
She
C. Percival, R.B.. c Lammert. b E. W. Maitland Surg. Major Johnston, A.M.S., c Lowson, b
Lammert
39
23
Sergt. Burton, R,B., run out
40
Bandsman Green, R.B.. b Shelford
THE GARRISON.
A. D. Crimpbell, H.K.R., b Lammert
Capt. Dyson, A.P.D., 1.b.w., Latninert
C. W. Knot, I.B., b Shelford
Capt. Eccles, R.B,, b Firth
Rev. G. R. Vallings, not out
G. Paley, R.B., e Lowaun, b E. W. Maitland
R. Alexander, R.B., run out
Extrad
Lowson
Firth
Total
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
15 4 d
0
59
1629299
255333038
H. M.
15
35
10)
2 21 20
10
34 45
36 50
37
40
40
43
54 53
56 15
IDIOTO TO TOKO TOTO ID INGRE
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Petrel
Spankadillo Seabreeze
The breeze held good for the rest of the race and many of the boats closed up consider- ably on the leader, the Arrow passing her before runding Channel Rocks and Dart an Mateor both passed l'ayne on the beat
up. The Rocks ware weathered as follows: ---
Dart
Arrow
Ladybird
279
Stella Erica
Overs Aleid.
Runs, Wides
NB. Wickets.
14
3
42
Princess
17 7
14
1
2
2
18
3
51
3
1
17
6
20
5
1
14
***
19 4
2
66
11
Anderson Shelford... Darby FW. Maitland 18 Gillingham Val.
not unimportant part. That lad has now grown into a nian and has never again given cause for the word slack to be used against him in to cricket field. It is not intended to suggest corporal punishment in this instance, but still it's to be hoped that many may take these matters heart and not in future lay themselves open to the scorn of every true lover of the game. The club were unlucky in not having the services of that good all round cricketer Ser. combe-saith, but stern duty kept him away. Also. Firth being away serving on a jury on Saturday morning was a bit of bad luck. Darby won the toss and naturally elected to bat. lings commenced the attack for the Garrison, his first hall, a clinker, just dislodging Lowson's bails. Auton was caught off the third ball of the same over. Green bowled at the other end and it speedily became apparent that no one could touch either of these bowlers. The analysis will shew the excellence of the bowling and so there is no need to say any more about it here. The club were all out for 49.
The soldiers commenced their innings by sending in Campbell and Percival, who were opposed to the bowling of Lowson and Firth. After Percival had put Lowson's first ball away to leg ry prettily, both batsmen played with great contion to some time, runs coming very slowly. After appeared on the board Percival began to lash out a bit and was finally caught for a well played 39. Surgeon-Major Johnston played out time. On resuming on Saturday, runs came very slowly at first, both men playing
F. Maitland Lammert
At Foochow there was opened on the 5th inst. a new Roman Catholic chapel for the use of the Roman Catholic section of the foreign community. It is not a mission chapel, but has been erected by donations and subscriptions raised amongst the Catholic members of the community for the use of foreigners only jand is under the management of a committee com- posed of Monsignor Mazot, Bishop of Foochow, Mons. Frandon, Vice-Consul for France. Mr. T. Fairhurst, Mr. E. F. d'Almeida, and Mr. A. N. Mendes as hon, secretary and treasurer. The chapel is prettily situated among the trees in the grounds adjoining the French Consulate. The style of the building is gothic. The con- secration service was conducted by Monsignor Masot.
Meteor
Payne She
H. M. 8.
3 B
3 13 55
R TO 10
3 19
3 20 02
3 32
3 34
3 36
88
The rest gave up before reaching this mark.
In the run down the same order was main- tained to the finish :-
Arrow Ladybird Stella
H.
M. 8.
28
3 50
3 50 3 56
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Erica
4
Princess Dart Meteor Payne She
f
9
10
-↓
12
4 14
4 19
being second, and Arrow third.
The cup was thus won by Ladybird. Stella
It will be learnt with satisfaction, says the f C. Daily News, that Mr. Thomas Haubart formerly of Shanghai, in recognition of his many benefactions and other services to Italy, has been created a Marquis by King Humbert.