November 18, 1901.]
CHINA ÖVERLAND TRADE REPORT. when the bowling changed ends Green was cleverly stumped by Arthur off Franklin's bowling. Mactaggart filled the vacancy and had scored 1 when half-past four came and stumps were drawn.
The umpires were Lieut. Cowie, R.A., and Sgt. Jones, R.W.F., and the scorers Rev. A. J. Dexter and Dr. Dane,
SECOND DAY.
from being ran out. Smith had out a ball in the slips. Fird called, but as the ball was very picked up and returned Smith did not respond. Meanwhile Bird had run the whole length of the pitch. The ball was thrown up to the end he had just vacated and it appeared to be a certainty that he would be run out. As it happened the bowler missed the throw; Bird sprinted to some purpose and recovered his ground just in time. Bird followed up with some good hits and was again lucky in being missed by Wrightmed on the 12th inst., Hongkong continning Play in the Interport Cricket Match was re- at cover point Amongst others he had a splended hit to the leg boundary off Maotag gart. With the score at 170, Sharp replaced Mactaggart, and Mackenzie relieved Whitley Smith continued to hit out strongly but was latterly caught at wicket by Voules off a fast ball by Mackenzie, after adding 29 to the sum total. Preedy, who took his place, was bowled clean by Sharp, Bird carrying his bat for 27. The innings was completed at half past two, the total score being 192.
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pessive balls from Mackenzie beautifully to point for 4. Hancock was playing a splendid game, and being well backed up by Clifton Browne. In Mackenzie's next over he had again two boundary hits-one a drive to leg and the other a cat to point; while his partner had a nice square-leg hit for 2 Hancook was hitting very well also off Sharp and had one straight drive to the boundary-* að well as a pretty cut into the long slips and one to point, both for 4. When 16 minutes had had made 29. Just at this stage Clifton Browne elapsed the score stood at 34, of which Hancock their game against the Straits. On the previous had a very lucky escape from being run out. evening when stumps were drawn the scores Hancock cut a ball to point, which Barkshire stood:-Hongkong, 192 all out; Straits 166 missed; Clifton Browne called but his partner for 4 wickets, with Sharp and Mactaggart did not respond, and the former slipped and fell batting, the former having scored 54 and the in running to recover his ground. The situation latter 1. In the early morning there had been looked bad. Barkshire picked up rather smartly a slight fall of rain, but not sufficient to affect but Sharp missed the throw, just allowing Clifton the ground. At 10 minutes past 10 o'clock Bird Browne to save his wicket with a sharp sprint. opened the bowling from the Bank end against Runs were few in the next few overs; half an Mactaggart, who drove his second ball to long hour had gone and the score was 40. Mackenzie The had got himself set properly; he sent doan & After the interval, Captain Wright sent in on for 4 and followed with a single. Voules and Carter, who faced the bowling of next ball was cut beautifully into the slips for maiden against Clifton Browne, one ball of 4 by Sharp and the following was cut to point which gave the wicket-keeper, Voules, a nasty Preedy and Bird. Freedy opened from the Bank end. His third ball was cut by Carter also for 4 Truly an expensive over. Sharp knock on the jaw. At 5 minutes to 12 o'clock followed up this feat by driving Franklin twice. Billings took over the bowling from Sharpat for 2, followed by a drive to square leg for 4.
to the boundary. Off the same bowler Mac- the Bank end and Hancock broke the dull: Both men hit out strongly, and boundaries, chiefly cuts toward point, were frequent. Bird taggart had a nice cut to point which was spell by cutting his first and second balls to Lad one miss at mid-en. After twenty minutes smartly enough fielded by Clifton Browne, but point for 4 each, following this up with a single he returned it too swiftly to Arthur at the off the third. The remainder of Billings's over play Carter was caught by Franklin at cover-
31-1-12. wicket, with the result that it went out of was not productive of any points.. Shortly. point off Pready' bowling. Score Sharp joined Voules at the wicket. Bird's bounds for 5. Franklin's bowling was being after the midday gun went off the score reached bowling obviously bothered him, though in the pretty badly punished by both bats, especially 60, of which Clifton Browne had contributed 13. first over he managed to secure a boundary | Sharp, who before many more minutes had He had one very pretty cut to the boundary off But at Mackenzie. For several overs the play was by a lucky snick Arthur at wicket was play-gone had another straight drive for 4 ing excellently. Off Bird, Voules had a fine
uneventful. Whitley relieved Billings and had hit to long leg for 4, also a ent to boundary in
his third and fourth balls cleverly drawn round Half-an-hour had now gone
to square leg for 4 each by Clifton Browne, the slips. the score stood at 50. The Singapore batsmen
who, however, was in the next over from the played with more dash than had their
same end caught cleverly at point by Barkshire, the ball rising off the shoulder of his bat. opponents in the forenoou. The fielding on
21 to his credit after the home side was very good, however. Cox at
He retired with mid on had some really good recoveries and was
having been at the wicket for two hours less a few minutes. The score stood at 69. smart in returning. Preedy's bowling was
Franklin now joined Hancock at the wicket pretty severely punished by both bowlers in the way of cuts to the Pavilion, spicks to leg,
while Mactaggart relieved Mackenzie of the bowling at the lower end. Off this bowler's: and a few drives. At half-past three,
first over Hancock had a drive to leg for 4; the innings baring lasted about 45 minutes
In the following over from and the score being 5, Gratrix took Proedy's
also a double. Whitley's end, he had a splendid boundary hit place at the upper end. During his first over Cox had a good throw at the wickets, which he
to leg and a cut to point for 4. Wright at narrowly missed. When the bowling changed
cover point was putting in some smart fielding, Voules keeping a good wicket. Hanocek con- ends, Voules had two long drives-one a loun.
tinued to cut beautifully.. He had one 4 in the long slips off Mactaggart and got away the following ball in the same direction, but Mactaggart had taken the precaution to change his field with the result that only 2 runs came. Franklin was not at home under the attack of this bowler, and close fielding in the slips brought about his downfall: he was smartly caught by Whitley after scoring 9, and with the total register standing at 94. Dyson took his place at the wicket, and the century was reached when the game was two hours and twenty minutes olJ. Dyson had a nice-square- leg bit off Mactaggart. bell rang Carter relieved Whitley, and when the interval came the score was 103 for 2 wickets, Hancock 68 not out.
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dary to long-on off Bird. By this time Sharp had settled down well and was rapidly Off two seccessive running up a good score. balls by Gratrix he had as many boundaries -one to square-leg and the other to point. Indeed, Sharp and Voules looked as though they had got fairly set for a long stay at the wickets. Off Bird, the latter bad a boundary to leg and an on drive to the Grand Stand in Queen's Road.
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the end of quarter of an hour's play misfortune at last came to this batsman: he was beaten by yorker" from Franklin, and retired with a very well hit 71 to his credit. Score, 202 for 5 wickets. Whitley went in next, and got safely
In Frank through the remainder of the over. lia's next 5 balls Mactaggart had a splendid straight drive to the boundary. When Whitley came to face Bird it was apparent that he was not at his case. He was late for several balls and was clean bowled when only 1 stood at his credit. Score 209-6-1. It was an open secret "tail" in the Straits that there was a long team, and at this rate the innings should not last much longer. Ma taggart was proving himself a diff enit nut to crack, but Wright who partnered him next at wicket did not stand long. His stumps fell before a swift ball of Bird's who was rapidly settling down into very much improved form. Score, 27-7- Mactaggart, who was now joined by Barkshire, coutinned to punish Franklin's bowling. Twice in succes- sion he drove him to on for 4. Against Bird's bowling Barkshire was not showing up well, but on changing ends he showed more command of the bowling and had two nice bits to leg for 4. He was miss d softly by Gratris at mid-off in
Bird over.
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some deadly balls, and before long one of hour's play a century had been registered and the batsmen in tenancy were defying the them found lactaggart's wicket, this bat bar attack. Voules had 60 to his credit; Sharp ing been in for 35 minutes and scored 39., was showing a command of the bowling. Franklin Score, 238-8-39. Billings was next man in. took Bird's place, but had his first over well He made a short stay and scored nik being knocked about. What looked like a leg bound bowled off his pad by a "yorker" from Frank ary off Sharp s bat was cleverly stopped on the lin, but during his tenure Barkshire had several lina by Preedy. With Arthur, Čox was still shar-nice square-leg hits off the same bowler. Kerr: ing honours as the smartest fielder on the pitch. Dyson won distinction, too, by his clever catch, of Voules in the slips off a medium-paced screw by Franklin, an event which occurred when the Straits score, was 127. Voules' 71 was a very well hit score, deserving in every way of the applause which greeted him on his retire ment të the Pavilion, Mackenzie was the next to bat. He hit out strongly at Gratrix's bowling and had a splendid on drive. for 4 in the first over, followed by several singles. *Bird now relieved Gratrix at the Bank end, and with his third ball, a very fast one, clean bowled Mackenzie, who retired for 11 with the score at 140. Green took his place and got through the remainder of Bird's over in safety. hout runs. The first ball of Franklin's ling over was finely driven to on for 3 rp. Soon afterwards Green had a fine a the long slips for 4 and another for
bat en the score Sharp had a leg the ball going hon it of the ground soon lost his partner, however for
went in last. Bird's first over against him was a maiden; he managed to secure a single leg hit off Franklin, and Barkshire followed with & splendid square-leg hit to the boundary and an- other almost to the boundary for 2. Franklin's bowling was decidedly off; Bird was giving the batsmen more trouble. Barkshire got a lucky snick for 4 off him, but was clean bowled with his next. All out for 253, as against 192 for Hongkong. The result was a good reflex of the quality of the teams. In batting and especially in fielding the Straits had shown themselves superior. The last wicket fell short after 11 o'clock.
Hongkong began their second inningsat11.20, Hancock and Clifton Browne batting against Mackenzie and Sharp. Clifton Browne at the town end faced Mackenzie, whose first over was à maiden: When ends were changed Hancock opened the scoring by cutting Sharp into the slips for a single. Clifton Browne followed with a snick to leg, easily worth 2 but produce tive of only one by reason of slow running. Hancock had a cut into the slips for a single this over, In that which followed he cut two suc-
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When the game was resumed after tiffin Carter opened by sending down a maiden to Dyson. On ends being changed Hancock : scored a nice 2 hit off Mackenzie, who had taken over the bowling at the lower gud, and in the following over he drove Carter to log for 4. Carter's swift balls were giving Dyson some trouble, yet this batsman was successful in get- ting him away twice for 2, one of his hits being a pretty cut to point and the other a long-on drive. During the interval there had been a slight but continuous fall of rain, not sufficient to affect the pitch seriously, yet quite enough to make it unpleasant for the cricketers. The sky had remained overcast all day up till now but the light was good. Dyson had been hit- ting out well so far. • After scoring 13, however he was caught easily at square-leg by Kerr off Mackenzie. His place was taken by Grat who to begin with made a poor stand Mackenzie's bowling. At the end of Carter was relieved by Ma ball was driven to leg Whitley stopped last ball of
Hancock and was missed
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