8
TENNIS NOTES.
COUNTY CRICKET.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 2nd, 1927.
After the break due to the wet ; HAMMOND'S 1,000 RUNS IN weather, the Teunis League contest We Butinued
inst Saturday
ta
who all the Clubs played their
tches according
schedule. tore bave also been three mid week' in delos
MAY.
11
YORKSHIRE ROLT SURREY,
The log livadual event of the matches ending on Tuesday WAR
The nest interesting development | the achievement of Hammond, the in the league is the consandad inm by the Chutese Heerendtion lub of
A Division. ! Piest posterit on the
La Enday they wet and beat the Endian Recreation Chai in eonvim rug style on their own courts and on Tuesday they bear the Kowloon; Cricket Cimb on dair opponents
wide gin of a; curls by 20 games By their two victories, they t have proved themselves the strong
like
yanng Gloucester professional, who by making 19% against Hampshire, has scored 1,900 runs in day, W. 4. Thaee and Team Heyward are the ones other players who have done this, and Hammond,
els tast year when he topped tunes teal of centuries, showe
the present
uf generation beanketers of digutes mean any thing, ! can hole comparison with the past. i feum in the pretnier division. They have yet to meet El Tatted A ne batsman, brillant field, and ị Services Recization Club and ibe: tis
Hammond should Juster aritui Busan Kaisha bat it will have a
great career. He has the sensation for mething of a
estring
2 k duties at foukat. Twe Veterans, taronge Gun and PE- at, di cope went to the fore, Vienge with
century ant the Ampire anck with 17 H. 1.
the team to sent the Chinese. The Shield will, therefore, in all probability, continue to gede the
is of the Chinese Revention
h for another year.
Tay that soraks of greni sevging. Catenie a make a mamal sote
IN To Thales, the "Aussin Mcdonald continues to do spray
The principal individual perform-
aces were:-
Batting.
-Haammond (iloucester)
..... 102
Mead (lants)
187
Sutcliffe (Yorkshi<}
176
Neale (Gloucester J
149*
Walker (Notts)
O'Connor (Esaux)
144" 130*
4. Bryan (Army)... 11 1. C. Hawtin (Northants)... 112 ti. Gume (rol(s)
and
Shipmu (Leicester)
T. U. Lowry (NZ)
Russell (Essex)
100
110
108
103
TOM
Hon. . . Tennyson (Elts.) 192*
A. 4. Evans (Rent).
Smith Gloucester).
3. A. Nunn (Oxford)
* Not uut.
Matelana
100
100
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Bowling. (Lanes)... 7 for te
Ryan (Ulamorgan).... Root (Worcester) Skelding Leicester)
..
13
Mayer (Warwick)
Cark Northant)
i
amt
12
Ashdowo (Kout) .....
State (Derby)
Taktesky, R. claues.
4:
Rool (Worcester)
H. Sonari (3.2) Kinen (Yorkshire)
320
20
YORKSHIRE BEAT SURREY,
ĮTROVGA EREZLI'S AGENCY.).
Over
Thor ate ngest risus, the fadian de ng eat of 15, a He coation Tid, disk mat play up
LONDON, May expectations against Bed on
Yorkshite slowed at Leeds a real Friday and went down badly by
Suries, their Supernity Not one of the Indians
Saithea rivals, for championship IN games showed pearl foron and their shifting, but Root showed up homes, beating tu Londoners by of partnerships did not work.
Samkably weli agunst Laurashite, Lion wirkets. It was evidently a Cu the other hand, the Chinese Mayer And . Tildesley continued, go bowlers wicket and in Surrey a Refe in capital title Ng Sour momstently good work,
first innings the veteran Rhodes Kwong was playing his
Sarney lost misdy to Yorkshire,!k live wickets for 50 ans, wlie strong game, and was ably backed his woman to be cuts of form and Roy Kilner took four for 39. Pr by C. Chon who has been his part
the thalues" Bowling semuns weaky were at nt for 172, and in ner off and on for several years.
Womusten pat ap a great reply Yorkshire amassed 353, Sut Plas surpise of the day was the
and Leyland 70,
Duvat suured 39 for Surrey in Thrie-semandLipsings, but the secl knork was little better Than the first Kilner was again successful with the hali, taking five wickets for 76 runs. Yorkshire knocked off the arts sstry for victory With out lors, Sentie
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In the Notts first junings, G. Middlesex had lost three wickets tions made exactly 100, Mayer | for only 37
when tunрÄ bowled well, taking @ wickets for were drawn. Scores -- € 8. In reply, Warwick fell
short of the Notts total by 18 runs. Parsons scored 27 in good style, while Larwood took û wickets for 8. Tuns.
In their second knock, Notts compiled 377 for five wickets and declared, Gunn contributed 110, Walker was not out with 144 to In credit, and Lilley made 39. Warwick's response was a poor one.
Scores --
Notts: 20 and
377 (for
wickets deed.). Warwick: 21 and 143.
NEW ZEALAND BLAT SUSSEX.
T. C. Lowry, the New Zealanu captain, made his jest century of the tour against sex at Brigic Lol. The New Zealanders deleated Sussex by eight wickets.
J. Parks made a, and A. E. Cliga 252 the Sussex Arst
while INDIDIAS,
Look Merritt wickets for D.
New Zealand made a huge score in reply, R. 4. Blount (67), C. S. Dempster (37), T. . Lowry (105)! nd M.
L Page (63) being th principal contributers
R. C. Blount took four wickets for runs, in the Sussex Berend innings.
Scorer --
Sussex: 31 and 191.
New Zealand: 166 and 93 (for
2 wickets).
OXFORD THE ARMY,
Au interesting
Oxfoni
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game
between
were
J.
turd Caverstly and The Army.
G. dewww. t Bryan and Stany forth form for the Army, while Oxford's |
were ER. T. principal sporers Holmes, J. A. Nam, G. C Newm
excellent performance of Ng Sze dzia with Laashur, but Warwick į viso contributing 176, Dhiroyd, be and 1. 6. Crawley.
henne and M. K. Lo both of how played particularly well
ghom the watch M. Y Lo ad Yew Man Kit lost their thres wts, but did not let their sidu doma
atten striking the only stages well mupbeat the last fore A. W.
(fontinned an neat column).
THE TENNIS LEAGUE.
; }
With the re team except the C. Chou was replaced by H. Lu, the Chinese beat the Kowloon Cricket lub on Tuesday. Fo The Bow Jonnites Bishop and Jack, du not play regularly for Be "A" Division and ware hardly to neers Standard. The Fincher Brothers did exceptionally well, beating Ng Ss Cheung and M. K. Lo, 45, and Ng Sa Kwong and Yew Mun Kit,conia
In
LIVISION: CHINESE STILL WINNING,
textpost Lengur fixture in 1: R Division played on their i
yesterday, the Chinese Cat, met and defeated 8, but going down to M. W. Ln the Mini Bussan Kaisha by and H. 10, 54.
ion The Chinese play is proved h much to strong for the Hyde, and Millard (K.31.6) have : Japanese and we all the pine sela med a very valuable combinahe final semmos hybug 74 gaurs to fi in League matches for the past few seasons and have shown good form again in the current
won. In the two malehes prigr 1 the CR.C. match. the pair aggregated over 20 games in each and Kowloon supporter had so such anfidence in them dus he ida anal wager that the pair would beat Ng Sze Cheung, and M. K. Lo. The wager was taken bant when the two pairs mul on Pues day, the Chinese pair had the pl ter of the set by the odd game,
fore 1
**
M K. To it "the falony gestor day for a trip across the Packin and it was because of his depar,
the Chinese
rusheit! through their two fixtures. Both the idian Remeation Chub and the ? Kowloon Cricket Club, who of course kin of his impending de parture, showed good sportsman- | ship in got out of their way to play during mid week while the i strongest hinese teams was avail able.
The detailed scores are as fol. Lasi-
C, Chot and fr. La (UR.C.): ben! Inagaki od Tanaka, h
Nakamura and
Koyam a. M. Kitagi and
Mistralas
27.4 Look Ri and Chrung Wing K FOR C
burgaki and Tamka.. ht }, Nok vou and
KAHUL
19 1 b. Kitajima and Y.
Mizh
43
219
I Tak til ud Lau Man Ching TRC)
lepit Laagaki and Tanah ... 92 beat Gi Nakamura
Koyil
bet M. Mitajama and Y.
S 3
Mizolo
3
B"
25 H
Division is becoming the most in-
Total: C.R.C.) 74; M.B.K., 25.
teresting of the three. The decid-
come and it is still difficult to fure.
As has been glected, the
ing struggle for honours bas yes to igro. TEAMS FOR SATURDAY
east the likely winners. Nor will!
The following will represent the
the bid for the serond and follow-j KCC on Faturday, 4. ing positions be less keen. By RCC ground:
p.tu. on
their win over M.B.K. yesterday, *B Team e South China A.A. a report of which appears elsewhere i
in this issue, the Chiness Reeren R. E. Landsell (Capt.) and C. II. Batson and D. J tion Club take the lead but an Atkins. A.
equal termN with the Club de Purves. P. 3. Pinguet and G. S. Roersie. These two and the Indian rd.
Recreation Chah are the only ones! "C" Teon. Taikoo R.C-W. undefeated. Craigengower are & Woodward (Capt.) and C. H. Led- strong side, and though they weat, dru. (leo) Lee and A. J. Kew, R. down the Nippon Club by oue F. Strange and J. S. Smith, game last week they should be ini He suing for the Shirld.
***
LAWN TENNIS.
ANOTHER DASHING LADY
PLAYER.
(THROPOR RECTÉE'S AGENCY.]
Batting &rst, the Army punished. the Oxford bowling, G. Bryan wor ng 16 and Stanyforth making 57. In the second Tetings. Bryan-itate: 73 and Stanyforth 61 (not out).
For Oxford, in the first innings,
E. R. T. Holmes (72), Nana (95). | and Newman (61) were the top scorers. Joy and Miles shared the Oxford wickets equally, Joy taking i 5 for 70 runs and Miles 5 for 115. Survey: 172 and 203. Yorkshire: and 1 (for Crawley made 37 wat out in the
Oxford second innings. wickets).
Seares
WORCESTER
T. LANCASHIRE. FINE, BOWLING BY ROOT AND MACDONALD
The Army: 385 and tas (for g
wickers deet).
Disford 324 and 112 (for 3
wickets).
KENT DERBY.
A. J. EVANS MAKES 100.
at
Lovers of the game are always.. pleased when the weaker counties ive the lenders 24 run for their money. The match at Dudley
A. J. Evans, the new Kent cap. between Worcester and Lancashire tain, stade his first century of the was notable for some exceptional season against Derbyshire bowhog feats resulting in a four wickets victory for the visitors.
Worcester gained in irad of seven runs on the arst innings hut were dismissed for 85 mins, Lancashire lost six wickets before the, winning ruh was scored.
Worcester, by fairly consistent batting made 200 at their first knock. in the course of which R Tyldesley took five wickets for 4 rams. In spite of a score of 60 Major Green and one of 64 by Sibbles, Lancashire failed to pass the Worcester total. Ron bowled splendidly throughout, taking six wickets for is runs.
Macdonald and Hibbles, houting i unchanged, brought about a Wor rester collapse in their second in nings,
Macdonald claimed seven vietings at a cost of 40 runs, while Schles took for 17 runs.
Root took four wickets for 52 runs in the Lancashire second Junings.
Scores
Worcester: 200 and 88. Lancashier: 100 and be (for
wickets).
GLOUCESTER ».
HAMPSHIRE. ¡
HAMMOND'S 1,000 INS IN MAY.
Derby, Kent held the upperland throughout, and won the match by
127 runs.
Woolley (E. E made 81 in the Kent first innings, and Freeman took six wirkels for 4 runs in the Derbyshire first innings.
A. J. Evans butted splendidly and he had made exactly 100 when he Jost his wicket. Store was in form
with the ball, taking a wickets for
g runs.
When Derbyshire, facing a deficit of 274 batted n second thine, Ashdown slisposed of five men at a Post of 20 runs. -
Scores -
Kent: 215 and 249. Darby: 149 ami 147.
NORTHLANTS BEAT GLAM- ORGAN.
The Welshmen went to piccus in The latter stages of the game. L
Hawtin made a century in the Northants first innings, and 7% in
second, that
while
Clark, the Northants fast bowler, took ten wickets in the course of the match
ta est of just over apiece.
Six
Juns
Northamptonshire Won by 209
Puns
In the Northants first innings, L.
Hawtin unde 12 and Walden By storing 192 in the Gloucester 57. In reply Glamorgan made 25, first innings
against Hampshire, Bates contributing 73, while Clark Hammond equalled the record, of took five wickets for 42 runs. W. G. Grace and Tom Hayward in Wolley (N.), and L. C. Hawtin before the between them contributed no fewer completing 1,000
than of the Northants total of end of May.
The game at Southampton was 10 in the second innings. Woolley Ryan most exciting. In spite of Hamoude 3 and Hawtin 72 mond's innings, Gloucester were in howled brilliantly, taking a wickets
Tuos
arrears on the first innings, though for 33 runs.
Glamorgan collapsed
they finished up in a strong, posi flun
The closing stages were marked ya bine innings by Hon. .. H. Tennyson, the Hants captain, who made 102 not out in a total of B (for four wickets).
Two exciting matches were decid ed in this division last week end. Both resulted in a one game differ- ence in the final scores. The win- ners were the Nippon Club and United Services Recreation Club who beat Craigengower and Southr
St. Cloun, May 31st. China respectively. In the former |
In the law tennis quarter finals, who missed Craigengowe, Roediker, had the lead in the first the 18-year-old South African play round by 2 games and in the second Miss Heine, beat Senorita Dewards the Gloucester first innings
WAR last total of 320. round, by games, but went down Alvarez (Spain), who
your's Wimbledon finalist, by 3-4, ia the third round.
7-5, 75.
102 Hammond contributed
La,
For Hampshire, Kennedy made 66 and Mead 187.
Cloucester mude 337 in their Cochet (France) best Frotzheim
second innings for the loss of only B. E. Greda bend G. W. Sewell in the Final of the Club Singles (Germany), G-1, 6-1, 6-1.
Boretra and Lacoste (France) wickets, setting Hampshire the Kampionship on Friday after a
beat Turnbull and Lester (Britain), task of scoring 8 to with. Smith long match, the scores boing 13-11;
(100) and Neale (145 not out) were 8-6 and 60. Green bas, therefore, 9-3, 6-4. 1-4, 6-2.
(America) the principal scorers. won the Challenge Cup presented Tilden and Hunter
Landry and Bousaus by, the late Mons. R. do Journet, beat
and everyone will congratulate brimi. 6-1, 8-10, 84.
on bia success. At an age when
anost players have laid their rackets
►
aside, Green is actively taking part the old type and as such he stands
in the Colony's leading Tourna less chance against several of the Colony's modern exponents. Still
ment.
the
fourth inings of the match, Clark taking 5 wickets for 20 runs,
Scores
Northang and 160. Glamorgan: 235 and on. SOMERSET DRAW. WITH
MIDDLESEX..
WHITE AND STEVENS IN FORM.
Somerset, at Lords, did well to effect a draw with Middlene.
J. C. White made 70 and 68, and his shows" secured 6 victims. G. T. S. Stevens niso showed all- round form scoring 66 and taking
Scores :-"
Gloucester: 320 and 337 (for 46 wickets.
wickets deed.), Hanta. 421 aud 135 (for 4
wickets),
NOTTS v. WARWICK.
INNINGS.
8. E. fireen is undoubtedly a he ent defeat most players and can G. GUNN'S CENTURY IN EACH great factor in the local tennisbe ranked among the first ten ex- world. His ability and achieve- ponents in Hong Kong. It is a menta are fresh in the minds of most anure of delight to see a veteran peoplo and need no recapitulation matching skill and experience here. He is, of course, a player of against a younger opponent. Long (Continued at foot of next column), miny he contime.
G. Gunn, the veteran Notla player made 100 and 110 against Warwickshire at Nottingham.
Notts won by 262 runs.
I the Somerset first innings, C. C. Case made 78 and J. C. White 70, while G. T. S. Stevens took six wickets for od runs.
G. T. 8. Stevens (00) and F. T. Mann (53) were the principal con tributors to the Middlesex totai, and J. C. White took six wickets for 80 runs.
Lee (J. W.) R. A. Ingle and J. C. White did much to put Son.erset in a sound position. Loe made 05. Ingle 71 and White as.
Somerset: 227 and 300. Middlesex:
wickets).
290 and 37 (for a
ESSEX. LEICESTER.
KEENLY FOUGHT GAME AT LEYTON.
Essex wete any 200 cous be kind on the first innings against Leester at Leyton, but in their second rings they unde a quod recovery and avokled defeat. Essex made 313 for the loss of only wickets in their second koork, O'Connor and Russell both seorang centuries.
Skelding took six wickets for
in the Essex first innings, us while for Leicester, Shipman made 10, Armstrong 89, and Sidweli 50,
In the Essex second innings. O'Connor scored 139 not out, thi Husseil compiled 201
Scores:
Essex: 10 and 31: Cor
wickets). Leicester: 201
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