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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 19th, 1927.
THE WEEK-END SPORT. Cricket, Home and Local Football, Army Gymkhana, Lawn Tennis," Lawn Bowls, Golf, Yachting, etc.
THE CRICKET
LEAGUE.
GOOD PROGRESS MADE.
INTERESTING MATCHES.
No less than seven matches were decided in the Cricket League' on Saturday, four being in the Senior. Division and three in the Second. Kowloon made their initial appear ance and drew with the Indians "A." and many other, interesting matches were played. Batsmen, on the whole, had the better of the day and many high aggregates and in-
dividual scores were registered..
Chief interest centred in the match between the Kowloon Cricket Club and the Indian Recreation Club "A" on the former's ground. Both teams are considered to be in the running tor-League honours and the result was awaited with much keenness Neither side could gain the upper hand and a draw resulted. The players appeared in very fine form and the play reached a very ,,high standard.
The other results also had some important bearing on the League Table. Carigengower, after their fine performance the previous week against Civil Service, were expect ed to account for the Indian "B" comfortably, but the latter showed remarkably good form and held their own for a well-deserved, draw, University had an anxious time against the Royal Artillery and won by a small margin, while Civil Ser- vice and the Chinese played an exciting match at the end of which the former were 18 runs behind with one wicket to fall.
To the Second Division, Univer- sity have set themselves firmly at the top of the table by beating the Civil Service, which is their fourth consecutive victory. The Kowloon
Cricket Club won their first match at the expense of the Hong Kong Electric Co., while the Police suffer- ed their fourth defeat at the band's
of the Royal Navy.
The details follow:-
"
LEAGUE DIVISION 1.
KOWLOON C.G. ». INDIAN
་་། R.C. "A."
On the Kowloon Cricket, Club ground, a very fine match was play ed between the Home side and the" Indian Recreation Club "A" team. The visitors. scored rapidly and eventually declared at 184 runs for 3 wickets. Rumjaha made 60 runs, while A. H. Madar and J. S. A Currcem playing spectacular cricket brought the scores from de runs to 184. Kowloon replied with 140 for 5 wickets, to which A. W. Ramsay contributed 63 runs.
Scores:
Indian R.C..."
"
A. H. Rumjahn, E. C. Fin-
cher, b Ross
CHINESE RC. CIVIL SERVICE.
The Chinese Reevention Club again showed up well and drew with the Civil Service. Batting first "on their own ground. they declared at 151 runs for 8 wickets and then seem to have a fair chance of win- ning. The Civil Service, however, just managed to play out time, los ing 9 wickets for 135 runs Yeoh was top scorer of the match with 81 russ. E. W. Hamilton (18) and R. E. Strange (32) saved the Civil Service from defeat.
Scores t
Chinese R.C.
Ng Szo Kwong, a Ling b
Hamilton....
C. Choa, Sayer, b Hamilton 2 W. C. Hung. l.b.w, b-Ed-
monds
T. E. Yeah, e Grimmitt, b
Sayer
JL. Youngsaye, e Hawkins,"
Sayer o
H. Hung, b Hawkins ........ H. Ching, e and b Grimmitt... H. C. Hung, st. Holdmin,
b Hawkins
H. L. Fung, not out
Thu Wai Pui, not out
Extra
Total (for 8 wkta., dec.).151 Li. Hon Chi did not bat.
Bowling Analysis...
Ling
INDIAN RO.
e." CRAIGEN-
GOWER.
A very unexpected draw resulted in the match between the Inilian R.C. B and the Craigengower at Sookuppoo. Craigengower - did very well and made 189 runs for the loss of 3 wickets when they de clared. The Indian team replied With 107 ruas for 3 wickets.
top Zimmern (74 not out) was ecòrer of the match followed by A. B. Hamson 53.. M. P. Madar made 30 for the Indians.
Scores:-
Oraigengower 0.0.
H. P. Lim, b Suffind
A. Kitchell, b Suffind
E. Zimmern, not out
A. B. Hrison, c Sirdar Khan, b Mohammed ..........
S. Abbas, not out.....
Extras
E
HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO.
FOWLOON CC
all their batsmen reaching double END OF LAWN may tate here that we could not
figures except G. H, Richard who scored 2. H. J. Armstrong was top scorer with 47. Recheio started The Hong Kong Electric Co. were well, R. C Reed (21), H. M. Xavier easily defeated on their own (18) and L J. Guterres (18, not.
out) opening, but a collapse follow ground by the Kowloon Cricketed and time alone scored them from
Club
Scores -
Electric B.CJ
C. E. Gahagan, b, Marrar...... ✪ W. N. H. Murdock, b Murray 9. M. F. Akehurst, l.b.w., b
Murray
L. da Rome, b Murray G. Murray, b Drysdale
J. R. Way, b "Murray
ཟ་མ །ཏ་ས་ན་
2
S. J. Stanesby, e Morton, b
Drysdala
G. G. Thomson, b'Lee T. L. Roster, b Lee
. F. Normington, not oyt ...............
Extraa
Total
0
Bowling Analysis.
Murray Lee
Hargreaves-
12.8.
24
W.
5
4
15
15
15
Brown 6 3 1 0 Hyde .......
4 2 Drysdale ......... 5.1 3 10
74
Kowloon 0.0. 2nd XI,
Capt. "Drysdale, c Foster, b.
Murdock ..........
48
A. A. Dand, 1.b.w., b Mur-
dock
33
Rev. Murray, e Way, b Mus-
kett
91
G. 'Lee, not out
W. Hyde, e Murray, Mus
kett Extras
A
Total (for 3 wkta.. dec.)182
D. Fritz, N. Mackay, D. Rum- jahn, J.Leonard, U. "M." Omar... and F. Oliver did not bat,
Total (for-4 wickets)....109
E B. Marton, R E. Lindsell, A. Raven and A. Hargreaves- Brown did not bala
being beaten. At the end they had i' scored 87 runs for the loss of 7 wickets,
DIOCESAN
R.A.F.
A very fine match was played be- tween the Diocesan Boys School and the Royal Air Forcó, which ended | in a draw. High scoring was the feature of the game. The Diocesan School knocked up 253 runs for 4 wickets and declared. A. T. Lee was undeferted for 108 and Ander- son inade 82. The Royal Air Force also did well. They had lost 8 wickets for 168 runs when stumps A. C. Mansfield was were drawn. top scorer with 29 not out, while Fl. Sgt. Smith was next with 28.
YESTERDAY'S MATCHES.
SOME BIG. SCORES.
INDIAN R.C. HONG KONG ELECTRIC.
The Indian Recreation Club easily beat the Hong Kong Electric Co. yesterday at Sockanpoo by. 76 runs. Ratting first, they declar- ed for 177 runs for 5 wickets. Curreem Anding-no-electric stocks in his opponents' bowling. hit out merrily and reached the century, scoring 17 boundaries. They then dismissed the Electric Co. for 101 guns.
Indian E.Ü.
Rowling Analysis.
0.
M.
R." W.
Syffiad
13
35 9
Sirdar Khan Madar
0 47
5 0 3-4 ◊
0. M.
W.
Scores
9 3 14
A, K. Tsmail.....
2 0 15 0
Hamilton Edmonds EVADS, Grimmitt Sayer Hawkins
10
◊ -38
Mohammed
3 0
8 1
Bowling Analysis.
3 0
18
Malubhoy ....
2
0
15
0
M.
R. W.
Muskett
1 1 30
རྒྱུུ་
J. S. A. Curreem, v A. K.
Minu, b Way
..100
3
1 11 0
Gahagan
+3
0 19
0
0
80
33 2
Normington
0
11
0
D
I. Hassan, 1.b.w.. b Hamson · f
Way......
3
1
19
R. Nazarin, b Kitchell
20
„Murdock
4 0
20 9
"A. S. Suffiad, not out
14
J. 8. Ackber, e Stañesby, b
Muskette
A. S. Suffiad, c and b Mus-
kett
S. A. Ismail, b Muskett .......
D.
43
3
D. Mohammed, not out
Extra
18
"O. Ismail, not out.....
12*
0
Sirdar Khan, b Muskett
Extras
5
Civil Service. 0.0
B. D. Evans, c Chos, b W. C.
Hung
G. R. Sayer, Choa, b.W. C.
Hung
A. Wood b W, C. Hung H. E. Strange, e Ng Sze
Kwong, b.H. C. Hung 32 A. W. Grimmitt, b Ng Sze
Kwong
14
B. C. K. Hawkins, c Tsui
Wai Pui, b Ng Sae Kwong ở E. W. Hamilton, b W. C
Hung
H. R. Sutherland, e and b
W. C. Hung
F. Holdman, e W. C. Hung,
b H. C. Hung
F. J. Ling, not out
H. Edmonds, not out
"Extras
Total (for 9 wickets)......135
Bowling Analysis,
Nz Sze Kwong." 6
0. H B... W 0 38 2
W. C. Hung... 12 H. Ching..... в 1 H. C. Hung
UNIVERSITY, ROYAL ARTILLERY.
1
30
ཚ
12
4
0 20
University won their second match of the season at the expense of the Royal Artillery in a low scoring match or their own ground. Batting first they compiled 125 runs, to which C. W. Lam contributed 30, the Royal Artillery replying with 109 runs. Glazebrook (RA) took 3 wickets for 17 runs, and Rumjahn (University) took 4 for 44 runs.
Scores:-
University,
A. A. Rumjahn, b Clarke... 1
F. J. Zimmern, b Clarke...... D
Indian R.C. "B,"
M. P. Madar, run out...... 50
· »Total (for 3 wkts.) 107
Rahmin. A. K. Ismail. A. Sirdar Khan, U. T. Thad. E. M. K. Malubboy and A. Butt did not bat.
Hamson Oliver
POLICE R.C. . ROYAL NAVY.
Played on the Police Recreation Club ground, the Royal Navy win- ning by 40 runs.
Scores
Police. R.O.
Dr. J. R. Craig, b Sparrow W. E. Mondows, b Hill ......
Total (for 5 wkts., dec.).177
A. Rahmin, A K. Ismail, A. M. Rumjahn, JM. Rumjahn and A. H. Rumjahn did not bat.
Bowling: Muskett took four wickets for 36 runs and Way one for 62.
Hong Kong Electric Company.
C. E. Gahagan, b Khan ... 17. A. K. Minn, e Ismail, b Cur-
Bowling Analysis.
0. K. R. W:
11 4 21
10 4 19
0
"C. F. Alexander; a Wood,
Sparrow
Fritz
3 0
T. H. King, Wood, b Hill S
1. Hassan, b. Suffiad
0
Omar
6 4
A
W le B. Sparrow, e and b
S. Abbas, e and b Khan ...........
Abbas
4
4 0
Sparrow betongue
23
Mackay Kitchell
4
0
19 A
Dyer, b Sparrow .........
5
225
S. Randall, b Winter.
12
I de Rome, b" Khan
D. Mohamed, c' Khan, b A.
K. Ismailto
14
R. G. Baker, b Hill
A. E. Reynolds, b Sparrow
B. Thorpe, b Sparrow......
D
reem
28
S. J. Etañesby, b Khan
14
T. A. Wahab, b Ramjaha
0
A. R. Minu, e Ackber, b
Rumjaha
5
J. R. Way, b Rumjaha
1
W. B. Muskett, not out
Extras
2
13
Total
.101
DIVISION 11.
CIVIL SERVICE. UNIVERSITY.
Playing on the Civil Service Cricket Club ground, the University beat the Home side on the nick of time, the last man being dis- missed by the fourth ball of the last over. Hiptoola was in splendid form with the ball clean bowling a
men.
Scores:-
"University, 2nd XI.
S. R. Kermani, c Harper, b
Sara
H. T. Burma, run out W. M. Gittins, 5 O'Neill .... 55 -M. B. Osman. b O'Neill... 23
D. V, Baker, not out
Extras
Total
Bowling Analysis."
Sparrow Winter
Hill
0. M. K. W 11 3 98 3 **2.52 -306 7 1 ༤. .。 Royal Navy 2nd XI. « Lonsdale, b Alexander Davies, Baker, b King ...... 7 Woodhouse, e King, b Baker 19 Lugg, b Alexander ...
Tighe, b Baker Adgamını Moore, retired
21
5
7
21
Hill, e Reynolds, Alexander, 2 Burroughs, eAlexander, b
50.
7
Baker
Wood, retired
Winter, not out
0
A. D. Suleiman, e Gorvin, b
Robertson.***
Extra
3
K. T. Loke, b. Robertson
B. N. Sudan, c Chittenden. b
O'Neill
Sparrow, e and b le Sparrow
Total .........
Bowling Analysis.
E. A. Lee, e Fogden, b' Leach 13
SV. Gittins, b Leach
0
A. Chan Fock, nbt out .....
30
B. P. Ng, Lb.w.cb Wright... 21
A..Baker, not out
3
S. A. Ismail, eLawrence, b
Lyal
Extras
15
6
J. Barrow, b Glazebrook"...... 8.
Alexander
King
Baker
Dyer
Sparrow
A. H. Madar, not out. 67
S. E. Inmail, J.b.w.; b Good-
win
J. S. A. Curreem, not out..... 02
Extras
15
Total (for 3 wkts., dec.).184
F. M: el Arculli, O. Ismail, A. K. Minu, J. 8. Ackber, A. R. Minu, and T. Hamit did not bat
Bowling Analysia.
Goodwin
Lyal
Brace
Ross
Morris
C. W. Lam, c Britzell, b
Glazebrook
F. H. Trayes, run out
D.Laing, run out
A. P. Guterres, b
brook
W. H. Sling, not out
Extras
Total
Bowling Analysis,
Royal Artillery..
30
ર
Total (for 7 wkts,, dec.).169,
F. Hiptoola and B. H. Shro
Bowling Analysia.
Civil Service, 2nd XI.
120
0. H.
13
35
3
0
1 3@
7 1 33
3 0 14 0
0
LEAGUE TABLË.
Division 1
Bowling: S. Khan took four wickets for 30 runs, A. H. Rum- jahn 3 for 9, Buffad. Ismail (A.K.) and Ismail (0.) one wicket ench..
MR. PONSONBY-FANE'S XI. p. DIOCESAN SCHOOL.'
BOWLS SEASON.
ENJOYABLE AFTERNOON
AT TAIKOO.
"UNDIMINISHING HOSPITALITY."
With ideal weather prevailing, & very enjoyable afternoon was spent by members and visitors at the Tai-
keo Recreation Club on Saturday at the annual "at home" to mark the lawn bowls closing day. Owing to only three greens being available for play the customary invitation to other Clubs to send representa- tives to take part in the sport was not issued, but interest was very keen in the three rink games of 15 heads each between the "President" and Vice-President" teams. At the end the "President" side had a majority of eight points. Teams and scores were:➡
President. Grimshaw Resker Sloan Wotherspoon
(skip)........ 18
Templeton Keown Dobbie Laing
(skip)....... 16 Sloan
Vice-President Craig Coombs
Whyte
- McLeod
(skip) Greig
Spiers
Walmsley
Morrison
Richmond Munro Wallace
(skip) Drummond Chapman
Chalmers
Muirhead
(skip)....... 11.
Total........ 43
(skip)
Total
get more than three rinks on our green during this season. This is, indeed, & serious state of affairs on y a green which is capable of sup- plying six rinks. I am not going to venture an opinion myself, but if there is any one here who would give his opinion and advice we should be grateful, but if Taikoo is going through many mare leason s under the same conditions as the season just finished I venture to my that Taikoo as a Bowling Club will It is essential steadily decline. that the question of what we are going to do with the bowling green be taken up at once and in no hálf hearted manner. (Hear, hear.)
The Donors Of Prizes Thanked: "I wish now on behalf of Taikoo Recreation Club (Bowls Section) to thank the donors of the handsome", prizes you see before you. (Ap- plause.) We are indeed jucky in this respect in having those gentle inen who come forward year after year with handsome prizes for the competition. I often wish the donors would drop on to the green during the various rounds of the competitions and witness the kee 12ness displayed by the competitors. The man who wins a price in Tai- boo has certainly got to play for it. (Hear, hear).ge
10
13
35
-
At the close of the games, Mr. G. Morrison, chairman and convenor
"There is one more pleasant duty I have to perform that is, to thank the ladies who have provided. the teas for the First and Second Division teams during the season. (Applause) am sure we all ap- preciate that cup of tea on a bot day and are grateful to the Indies who come along Saturday after Saturday. On behalf of the Taikoo bowlers I would ask the four ladies
of the bowls section, extended a to accept a small token of our deep welcome to Mr. and Mrs. Robertson appreciation of their services.
((Applause.) and the Misses Robertson on behalir. D. Templeton endorsed the of the members of the Club, who chairman's welcome to Mr. and were all pleased to see them there Mrs. Robertson and their daugh- that afternoon, and reviewed the ters. He said that it was always a pleasure to him to interest-him- doings of the Club during the past, self in lawn bowls at the Taikos season. Mrs. Morrison gave the Recreation Club. In regard to the prizes away and was presented with kind words said on behalf of the prize donors, if they were not seen a vase of flowers by little Annie on the rinks as often as they might, ̈ ̈ Weir. A tribute was also paid to | it was not for any lack of interest. the four ladies, Mesdames Morri The speaker congratulated Mr. son, Chalmers, Spiers and Whyte, Lhing on winning the champion- for their help with the refresh | ahip, and in conclusion asked. Mr. ments, and they were presented Robertson to say a few words. with souvenir vases.
Mr. Robertson Responds.
Talkoo's Part In The Game.
Mr. Robertson said that he would Mr. Morrison said: “I am not like to day that it was a source of "going to take you back to the time great pleasure for him, and Mrs. when Drake played bowls on Ply. Robertson and their daughters to mouth Hoe. Neither am I going to be present. He had been connected tell you when and where the game with Taikoo from 1981 and since. of bowls originated, but I will say that time he had wondered ́at_the" that the Taikoo Recreation Club, great development of Quarry Bay, by their keenness, foster the spirit But he was sure that notwithstand- of rivalry and so keep up the en- ing that development, the reputa thusiasm for the game in this far tion of Taikoo in the matter of ho outpost of the British Empire. We pitality to their visitors had never have now come to the official closing diminished in the sightest degree. of the green for another season. | As Quarry Bay had developed so In the First Division we finished had, he was quite certain, the hou second, Kowloon Dock Recreation | pitality of Talkos. (Applause.) Club being winners for the "first
The Spey Royal Cup Win. time in the history of that Club. We of the Taikoo Recreation Club, "In replying for the "Visitors," congratulate them on thus winning Mr. J. T. Dobbie remarked on Mr. the League (Applause). Our second Morrison's modesty in not saying team finished second in the League, anything about Taikoo's part in Kowloon Cricket Club winning the winning the Spey Royal Cup from Second Division. We have quite the Craigengower C.C., the holders. few promising young players in (Hear, hear.) This was sufficient our second team who are gaining evidence, he said, of Taikoo's valuable experience in the different prowess on the bowling green, and positions in the various rinks: We they had for many years been the were unfortunate to lose the scr- Waterloo of various Clubs and vices of Mr. Drummond, one of our players. He commented on the hos skips, early in the season owing to pitality of Taikoo whenever they illness. This upset the balance of invited others to visit them, and our First Division team to a great thanked them for the alternoon's extent, and I do not know what we enjoyment.
"The Diocesan Boys" School fea- tured in another fine match when they met a team of Mr. Ponsonby Fane's yesterday. Despite the huge total of 217 runs by their oppon- ents, the Boys held their own and at the end of the match, which re. sulted in a draw, had scored 130 runs for the loss of two "wickets only. Extras given away by the
should have done it.three of the ald A vote of thanks to Mrs. Morri- Boys amounted to 44 runs. Ander hands had not come forward and son for presiding over the presenta son, the School captain, was toppledged themselves to play bowls in tion of prizes was greeted with ap-
scorer by the match with 34 runs.
Scores:
"
Mr. Ponsonby-Fane's XI.
G. R. Sayer, 1.b.w.; b_Kwan 12. E. A. Lee, c G. A. Lee, b
Kwan .........
S. Kermani, b Kwan
40
A
J. Barrow, retired .................... 35.
F. H. Trayes, b A. T. Lee... 28
F. Hoshimi, not out .................................@ * Extras
44.
Claze-
ter
did not bat.
3
X. 0.
3
B. W.
IG
Gorvin
410
Sara
20 13 1.
Paterson
0
-27 n
Clubs,
MW. L. D. Pts,
Robertson
7
1 41 2
Craigengower 4 2
0.2 8.
O'Neill...
12
3
Q. ..
W.
Indian R.C. "A" 320 University 2
1
7
J 8
A.. T. M. Barms, 1.b.w., b F.
R. Zimmern
2
D.. บ. B. W.
Clarke
12 2
Royal Navy 3 1 0
3
R..S. W. Paterson, & Barma,
10
41
Leach
14
54
1
Wright.
31 3 '0
Chinese R.C......
1
2
2
5
Ng Bow Foo, lb., b. An-
derson
35
28
1
b Sudan
13.
Civil Service..... 2
1
10
3
23
0
Glazebrook
71 1
17 3
18 50.
1
R. K. Daries, e Chan Fook,
b Barma....................
Kowloon C.C... 1
0
Indian R.C.
4
4
23 0
ย
H. F. Harper, b Hiptoola... 10
Royal Artillery.. 3 3
0
10
Br. Hole, b Rumjahn
4
W. F. J Gorvin, "e Coan
Sgt. Blazebrook, b Guterres 0.
Fook, b Hiptoola....
0. 3 0 Division IL
0
Kowloon G.C.
Lt. Wright, e Zimmern, b
Rumjahn
सु.
Y. H. Chittenden, c Gittins,
b Chan Fook
Clubs.
n-
31
Sgt. Leach, b Lee
10'
R: G. Robertson. b Hiptoola 05
0 43 10
A
17
Major Scovil, e Zimmern, b
P. J. O'Neill. b Hiptoola...
8
RAO.C.
3 1 - 0
D
Rumjahn.
10.
Mr.-Gnr. Fogden, b.w., b
Kumjahn
F. H. W. Haynes, c Chan
Fook, b Baker.
Hayal Navy
321
D IS
14
Kowloon C.C..... 3. T1
1
C. Sara, not out ....
0
Civil Service 31:2
0
3
Capt. Howard, b Lee
3
8. E. Alderman, e Osman, b
Hiptoole dis
H.K. Electric3 1 2 0
3
Police R.C.
51.4 0 3
Tamar.
3090021
1
D. J. Anderson, at. Ponson-
by-Fane, b Kermani
b Hiptools
Royal Engineers. 27 0
0
0
W. H. Kwan, b Sayer in
Extras
F. R. Zimmern, not out
11
A. T. Lec
14
Extras
18
130
****
E. F. Fincher ...
W. Brace, A. R. Ming, b
Madar
E. C. Fincher, b Areuli
A. W. Ramsay, b Curreem... §3
Capt. E. W. Morris, e Rum-
jaha, b Curreem......
F. E. Lawrence, e.O., Ismail,
Madarts
Capt. F. G. Bevis, not out... 39
Extres
Total (for a wickets),
F. Goodwin, J., C. Lyal, E. F. Fincher, H. T. Buxton, and N.
H. Ross did not bat
Bowling Analysis,
AR Minu
Carreem Runjgha
Lt Hall, Rumjaha, b
Guterres
Br. Britnell, e Gittins ........ 10. Sgt. Jolly, not out
9
E. W. Simmonds, c Kermani,
Áreulli
Madar
140
Br. Clarke, b Guterres
Extras
Total:
"Bowling Analysis.
M. B. W.
20
46
17.
:24
4.20
28.2
Guterres Rumjahn Lam Leo......
Gitting
015 23
2
13
10
Total
Bowling Analysis."
Sudan Hiptools...
α.
21 3 6.1 0 ap 44
Chan Fook... Gittins
Barma..
Baker
Kermani
153
D.
M. E.
11 A 32
12.4 3.
03
3 ន.
0
1
ཧྥ་
1.
13
0
2
2
0
0
5 0
11 1
MW. L. D. Ptr. University ... 4 4 0 12 Recreio
FRIENDLY MATCHES.......
HONG KONG C.C. RECREIO.
The second string of the Hong. Kong Cricket Club engaged the Club de Recreio on their own ground, the result being a draw in their favour Batting first, they declared at 189 runs for 6 wickets,
S
Total (for 7 wkts., dec.).217
Hachiuma, H. T. M
Barma, E. Hiptoola, and. Dr. B. Lonsonby-Fane did not bat.
Bowling Kwan took 3 for 158, Lee, Anderson and Zim. mern had one wicket each Diocesan Boys School. ̈
Total (for 2 wickets)
The Prize List,
presented by Mr. D. Templeton):- Singles Championship (1st prize.
Winner, J. Laing; Sad, G. Morri- san; 3rd, R. C. Wallace.
the League. I will not mention plause. names, but I take this opportunity to thank those gentlemen on behalf of the Bowls Committee and the bowlers of Taikoo. Applause.) Disappointing State Of The Green. "A cause for disappointment was
Rink Competition for the "Reid the state of our bowling green. We Shield," 1st Prize (Replions of the had the consent of the General Club Shield presented by Mr. K. E. Committee at the end of last season Greig):-Winners, P. M. Stewart, to use our own judgment in the J. D. N. Richmond, C. B. Mat matter of what we should do with thews, W. Wotherspoon (skip); 2nd, the green-as a matter of fact, we D. C. Walmsley, R. B. Bell, J. had the power to returf the whole J. Whyte, T. Young (skip); 3rd, J. green if necessary. In view of Chalmers, J. Mitchell, H. Me- past experience it was decided to Kechnie, G. McLeod (skip). returf two rinks on the west side of Four Bowls Pairs (1st Prize pre- the ground which, I am sorry to sented by Mr. H. C Resker):- say, turned out to be an absolute Winners, J. Waid and J. Laing; failure, and at the end of the aca- 2nd, J. Chalmers and H. Dianen; son we had to full back upon three 3rd, O. Young and W. Wother rinka on the old part of the green. spoon.
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PONSFORD SCORES 437/
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. } .^.
MELBOURNE, Dec. 17th.
against
Open Singles Handicap (lat. Prize presented by Mr. W. J. Hill):-Winner, P. M. Stewart; 2nd, T. Young; 3rd, A. H. Max- well,
Singles Handicap for those who had not previously won a first.pr.ze in a Singles Competition (196 Playing for Victoria
Prize presented by Mr. N. 9. Queensland in the Sheffield Shield Brown) Winner, Chalmers match, Ponsford stored 437, thus 2nd, P. M. Stewart; 3rd, A. H.
Maxwell. beating his own world's record Tscore in first-class cricket of 420.
Apart from two very
batted chances he
J. A. Fisher, F. K. Lee, H. Lee, A. Prat, G. A. Lee, A. Normanbhoy, N. Stradmood and G. Kotwall did not bat
Bowling GR. Bayer had one wicket for 45 runs and B. Kermani "one for 12
Two Bowls Pairs (let Prize pre- difficult sented by Messrs. Davie Bong & brilliantly Co.). The final in this has not yet He been played off but the Brialists. throughout and hit 42 fours, occupied the wicket for 631 minutes. are: P. M. Stewart and J. Laingi
Victoria were all out for 703, John Slean and T. Grimes.