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HONGKONG DAILY FRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1923.
CRICKET AND THE NOVELIST | THE JNDUSTRIAL AND COMMEROL
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SCOTTISH SPORT.
'CROWN OF THE GOLF YEAR,
THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP..
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]
Probably the most thrilling and exciting cricket match occurring in any work of fction published so far is the memorable Estravuon, June 13th.
Eton r. Harrow match portrayed in the The Open Championship, as every golfer els re
Pages of Mr. Horace Annesley knows, is divided into two stages-the first Yachell's
H
says nowriter in n inclucles all the competitors, the second ali London weekly. Not, however, that George the eighties nu? those who tie for that Meredith lags far behind. The encounter figure. Each stage occupies two days. The between Failwold and Beckley Clubs in result of the result of the qualifying rounds, Evan Harrington is an admirable piece just finished, sent the British stock up of work, though we would still like to with a jump Truth to
to tell it had fallen know what happened in the pretty low. Four out of ten Americans. Sarazen and Barnes among them, failet. Hagen Mera in after fighting for his life, and Diegel was another wh through without a stroke to spare, these failures all the British stalwarts saving Vardon and Roger Wethereal pulled through, and some of them with vary great hurse,
war
It was a game fall of second innings.
'grand spanking hits and bowling feats galore, nor was it Mr. Meredith's sole excursion into cricket. ating lore, Witness the conclusan's summing up, in "Harry Richmond," of the game's delights:
Conviction. Braidh, the old stands
playing as well as in
in his
ith out of the whole field. Mitchell, rid of the bad patch with which he finished on the first day, played beautiful gulf on the
second, and compiled 晶 -score of 73 in a way that greatly encouraged his friends. Dunenn was safe again, reserving, we hope, his good stuff for later in the week, and Taylor and Her qualified with a bal ful of strokes to spare.
At the top there are three young British CO., LTD., Albert Tingey, Syd Wingate, and CR. Whitcombe-with aggregates of 146, ine of the type with whom the future lies
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"MISS MITFOND's MATCH.
Fred Robson was next' with 147, then Bruidsmiths are capital hitter your black.
Miss Mitford's match, in "Our Village," provides capital reading. It is noterwolby 187 that she makes "our" village score. to the opponents
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or it took place on the village green on 67, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, REEVE FOND Sunday evenings, while the rival elevens opposer each other "for honour and per and a half crown an Yes, Miss Mitford knew cricket
great fight for his life and at one time realles umpires, ho tells the
tish profes beat them by a
astroke.
week, i think we hall lose without you, was largely a matter of weather. He went froul your humbell sorvant to command, out on the last
New Mary Allen." This match breathes the true L'ourse when thing over that testing New
storm was ni its worst, for it
and
atmosphere of the Victorian ent Practice he came to grief, though his aggregate of
160 was not thought then too bad to qualify. The conditions, however, inproved in the afternoon, and with them, the scoring, and Sarazen was one of a group of golfers in- eluding Boomer and Barnes, who were in
Charles Dickens did not. His All-Muggle. suspence for several
hours.
Hagen had a top c
Dell, although laughable, is seemed to be down and out, but he has readers, were posted behind (3) the wickets, another chance, Kirkwood, whether at "Play"
while the
Dowler, the Dingley Dellers do' and not the umpire called. count him British or not, is through," but like some others he has been content to
to have batted at all, whi appear
while the safe golf. Cyril Toiley and E. W. Muggletonians had compiled fifty-four for Scott (Foxgrove) lend the anteurs with men when a crisis took place:- 153. Robert Sent:, jun., Glasgow Clah, comes
In vain did the enge Lulley and the next with 155, al Joga Caven, Cochrane. enthusiastic Struggles do all that skill and Castle, 156. With Mr A. Watson, jun experience could suggest to regain the Alexandria. three Scottish Amateurs ground Dingley Peli had lost in the con- qualified.
Lust. It was of no avail, and at an early period of the winning game Dingley Dell gave in, and allowed the superior prowess of All-Muggleton.
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A WET WEEK FOR CRICKET.
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Rain completely spoiled cricket and the majority of the niatenes had to be drawnien And what about the immortal Rugby r regretted fact, as the programine was 3C.C. and Ground match in Tom Brown's particularly good. In the Scottish Counties Schoolinys! Tom himself declared the Championship, while Fifeshire with actress national pastime, to be more than game
in carrying their game wannan Country to a conclusa Clack--an institution." So think we all: but there shire had to be content with a draw as the certain curious solecisms even in Judge
the Hughes's thrilling.
narrative outcome of their game with Forfarshire, af
their play of batting which yielded them seeds
ter n
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It isn't done," Overs
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could be done
And why does he allow Forfarshire
to save it, one Jack Raggies (who, by the themselves
way, has prejudice against wearing puls and gloves) easily succeeded in dolaz
draw favours the charito
make a hit to leg for five from a ball pions. Fifeshiro's victory has heightened in- pitcherl on the off! Oh! the horror of it! terest in the competition, and curiosity will
Again, after lunchson, the rival elevens OBTAINABLE be keen ns sto how they will fare against For engaged in "topping comic songs," a dread- ful innovation which, as nae critic has sug. Some remarkable Was seen in the gested, silly had to the match being Fotos Uson Championship, ganse at unfinished. Kilmarnock, where the local ride lost to
A curious coincidence in connec
is that Awty and Lon!
farshire and Aberilecashire.
Fergustie "A tion wi
with the game is Moncrieff, of Kiharnock, and legson and
thrope, c
"ENGLAND, BRITANNULA".
In Anthony Trollope's romance,The Fixed Period, occurs a truly leviathan mac-⠀ of Ferguslie, all bowled anch, entitled "England, Britannula," piny figures. All the West almost identicn! e-in the year 1980. The hero and the
bad
and each
Linion games were stopped by the weather.
One of the most important club matches
I of the day was Greenock's smashing victory Stated people of the title was the age
over Grange, who have thas received their third defeat. Grange met with a succession of disasters, but their batting display was surprisingly defective. Carlton, however, made affairs level between East and West by defeating Drampellier with the greatest
The other matches were wash nuts.
Pase.
PRINCIPAL KESICLTS:
Counts Champinashijn—
heroine of this novel. Jack Neverbend and Eva Crasyaller, are both enthusiastic eric keters.
Britannula Wis #self-governad by Autipodean colonists, and the "fixed" of sixty eight, at which
every citizen was put to a
painless death. Evidently, even in fin. Trollope's time, certain reforms in the game were deemed desirable. Thus, an 'eleven" consisted of players; grounds were so huge in 1990 that the game could only be seen from the stands through field-glasses: batame wicket-keepers word helmets and chain-
the
men,
Aberdeenshire, 526; Forfarshire, 13C for 5. arms and the led with
Ferguslie, Kilmarnock, Club matches
Clackmannan Co. 104; Fifeshire, or for 9. cales and
men (who were Western Union
captained
Neverbend)
sporterin steam" bowler! Even so, the Englishmen who included the Marquess of Marylebone, Sir Lord Longstop and Sir Kennington Oval-remained in for three lays for a total of over one thousands runs. The fall of a kettleirums, etc. wicket was signalised by salvous of artillery,
Clackmannan Co., 158 closed; Grange
10%.
Brunswick, 158 closed; Watsonians, Polos, 118; Greenock, 121 for D..
Grange, 96; Edin. Indians, 104 for 'I.
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