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THE 1930-31 CRICKET SEASON.
R. ABBIT CONTINUES HIS REVIEW OF TEAMS
AND PLAYERS. ·
THE NAVY, CRAIGENGOWER, 'VARSITY
AND GUNNERS. ⠀
The Navy."
The bowling was not so good as last senson, and I confess the figures are bad enough to surprise
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1931.
"C.AL" IN DOUBLES
FINAL.
THE LO BROTHERS OUTPLAYED.
BRILLIANCE VERSUS
STEADINESS,
Although he and his partner (the left-handed J. A, Cassumibloy) w in stenight sets, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, CLA 1. Rimjaha-the new singles cham. pion had rather a stormy passage yesterday in the 'semi-final round of the open doubles at the Hong Kong Cricket Club lawn tennis inurua. ment.
In any case "CAL." has achiev-
la al my recollection it is the worst season the Senior Service has had. But is must always be most, as I have played against theired distinction in reaching two finals particularly remembered that things three best bowlers and rate them
are bound to get worse for Naval Cricket. Gone are the days of drop- ping the hook in October and hoist- ing it out in late March. The modern Navy keeps moving around | and the chances of turning out representative eleven-let alone regular eleven, are, like the charges in Mr. Pycroft's guns, reduced to
high. Yet
•
A. T. Leg had
one of which he has already won) in his second season here. But yea terday he appeared to show signs of just a little too much tennis. He was not as superb as on Thurs
· 50.4—13—154—8—10.22 day in his ground shots and his Omar had 84,6-15-103-10-19.30 volleying was at fault. True, he R. Lee had 621-250-10-25.00 brought off quite a number of
beautiful stroken and backed Cas and this with a good fielding side. sumbhoy superbly; but he did not, They are all three better than this- as the crowd expected, play bend especially R. Lee who is a young and shoulders above the other three ster. I sincerely hope that this set-en on the stand court.
M. W. Lò m Form.
HOME FOOTBALL.
FINAL MATCHES OF THE SEASON.
TODAY'S PROGRAMME.
English League teams will meot
LAWN BOWLS.
TO-DAY'S MATCHES IN THE SLAZENGERS, LTD.
LEAGUE.
The lawn bowls season will con-
in the closing matches of the foot-mence to-day with à full programme ball season to-day. The programme is na follows:-
Arsenal Birmingham Biackpool Chelsen Grimsby Leeds Liverpool Manchester U. Portsmouth Wednesday Sunderland
Bradford Burnley Cardiff Millwall- Notts Forest' Plymouth
Division I.
r. Bolton,
r. Leicester.
. Manchester C.
e. Nowenstie.
r. Huddersfield,
Darby,
r. West Ham. Middlesbro BlackburD.
r. Aston Villa.
v. Sheffield U
Division II..
1. Stoke,
v. Tottenham,
.Bury.
Wolves. ...Southampton.
" Bristol Ů.
Bradford C.
1. Eventon.
Port Vale. Preston N.E. Swansea West Brom..
Division III
Bristol R. Coventry Crystal T. Newport Northampton Norwich
Southend Walsall
3. W. Lo, as an ex-singles charm-Queen's P.. pinn, bore the brunt of battle on well.
the losing side and his brother Thames They and four good bats-EM.K., gave a sound display under Zimmern, with an average of 29,83 recorded that, on the form shown, his inspiration. And it has to be
for six innings, Lim with 21.33 and M.W. did just well as C. A. Le Omar with 20.82 for a similar Rumjahn. number, and Hamson with 17.80 for five innings. The trouble is that outside these players au one really came off at all..
à minimum. Cominander. Aylmer| back will merely chasten him, as did a lot of work for them early on, he has it in him to bowl really and when Commander Baker was in the Colony (which usually co- incided with the return of the Flagship) they could put up a de- cent side. Towards the end of the urano the Hermes brought back Squadran, Leader Boumphrey (who, -in practice, is easily one of the best buts in the Colony) and Eng.-Lieut.- Comdr. Bennett whoq bowling is n General figures are interesting. lot better than it looks. A. B. and point (a) to bid defener and Baker bowled a bit but his chief ! (b) to good fielding. C.C.C. had value was a chrerful consdence in thirty-one men bowled against the unorthodox inethads which was sixteen they bowled; while they justified by his results as score 639 runs per hall bowled to batman. His style rather is the lem as against 627 scored off them ericketer's translation of
bad as their bowling record was. Patterson was their stumper and ho kan cipius ta' Tie considered as the second best keeper in the Colony, If they do not get disesuraged they will yet win the Shield as they have n keen tesih, and, above all, n young team.
1
* Wards that would sinke Quin-
tilian grap and starez- “No Pully, sayi: Ulpian at the But, like Ulpian, he got it across
best!
and stored runs. There are one or two midshipinen (the Editor won'i let ne call them "Snotties") who showed great promise. Jowitt bowl-
The University.
. Barnsley.
. Charlton..
(Southern).
Gillingham.
. Fulham.
r. Torquay.
v. Clapton Q.
. Bientford..
Watford...
.. Bournemouth.
2. Brighton.
Nolts C.
t.
1. Swindon,
r. Tranmere,
Doncaster.
7 Halifax.
r. Nelson.
Carlisle
Division II. (Northern).
Darlington Gateshead Neither pair Bonred to great Hull heights in team work-which was Rotherham just a trifle disappointing, And Southport breathless rallies with all four play Wigan ers at the net were rare in the ex-York treme.
The winners had youth and speed on their side and the greater variety of shots. Therein lny the inherent advantage which got them into the final. Humjahn and Cas sumbhoy drove hard at every con ecivable opportunity and were more gften attacking than not. "But they lost many points after peuning the Lo brothers back.
T. Crowe.
r. Hartlepools,
* Lincoln. #. Wrexham.
WIN FOR ALBION.
CHANCES OF PROMOTION,"
VERY BRIGHT.
[NOUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, April 30. West Bromwich Albion, winners of the F.A. Cup Final last week, are likely to include promotion to the First Division in their present successful season,
of Lengue matches in the First and Second Divisions. Among thoj {wunior" games, Craigengowor have the advantage of playing on home ground against Kowloon C.C., while Civil Service travel to King'e Fark. Civil Service juniors recuivu „Trikoo, and.... Kowloon.... C.C.. are entertaining their neighbours, the Newling Green Club.
The following are the fixtures for the afternoon:-
Division I,
Taikoo R.C. v. Police.
Craigongower. Kowloon CC. K.B.G.C.. Kowloon, Docks," Club de Recreio . Civil Service. Division. II.
Civil Service . Taikoo R.C. Yacht Club v. Club de Recreio. Kowloon C.C. r. Kowloon B.G.O. Electric R.C.. Craigengower.
Probable TeamE,
Kowloon Bowling G.C. :-R. 5. Nichol, T. S. West, D. F. Warren, and . Hall (Skip); G. E. Roy- lance, G. J. Chambers, E. W. L. Hogbin, and C. Guy (Skip); D. Mair, G. Sherriff, H. Nish, W.. Bussoll (Skip). Reserve; J. A. Craig.
Civil Service C.Ç. :-Jas T. Dob- bio, L. E. Longbottom, E. 1 Holland, and A. O. Brawn (Skip); F. Jones, H. Westlake, J. Hollidge, and A. Holland (Skip); S. Randle, S. Alderman, A. Qawick, and J. | Gregory (Skip),
Kowloon Bowling G.C. second team :-II, F. Bloocham, J. J. Camerou, W. E. Hale, and A. W. E. Davidson (Skip), G. E. F. Thompson, J. Rodger, H. H. Rose, and WS Drake (Skip); F. V. Whitta, G. J. Mayer, F. 4. Rupley, and V. Petherick (Skip). Reserve: E. D. Labrousse,
Civil Service C.C, second team
A. Tarbuck, J. Willmott, W. Bick- ford, and J Deakin (Skip); P. Wright, H. Strange R. Wood, and
Both the losers failed to find their length. Their sense of direction was at fault. They scored points by driving down the middle line They were visitors at Stoke City and leaving the Indian lads stand-to-day in their League match and ing but they did not appreciate the took full points by netting the only true value of the lob. In all three goal. Tottenham have been ousted Lockhart, J. Shand, A. D. Murphy, sets they made up lost ground by from the position owing to the and L. Laick (Skip). :
lobbing over the heads of the LR.O. representatives and then changed their tactics-fatally, be enuse they tried to out-drive the winners. Here Iny the explanation of the whole mitch. The Lo's acted as if they were resigned, to defeat but, like the sportsmen they are, they were determined to put up as good a show as possible.
In all three sets the winners wera
ed quite well, and was a bit over- The Varsity team consisted of worked; but he shapes definitely | Anderson, Ride, Rodrigues, Baker like a class batsman in the making, and other players who might or I should like to see him go as might not come off. Their fielding "Sub" to Commander Baker's next was excellent, and Anderson has ship. Barrett had a knack of got improved his bowling a lot. 1re ting badly knocked about behind | gretted to sec, however, that he has the sticks but he was as full of not yet, lost his trick of nibbling courage (I usually say it in four at the off-ball and so long as he letters) as an egg is full of meat.will do this ho will never be a When he learns to take them clean-sound hat against Interport bowl ly in his gloves, instead of intering. Ko has akippered his side posing any part of his anatomy well. Rodrigues has been a very from his eyebrows to his toe-nails, { useful opening batsman, while Rideout. he will be the sort of wieket-keeper | knows the game, and with serious most Clubs are prepared to take as application might, be a really good personal insult, if they can't tako | player. Baker has bowled very them any other way. Lieul-Comdr. steadily on occasions. 'I must con- Squance was a useful opening bats fess that I have not seen enough of man. But on the whole there was the team to do them justice. not enough continuity in the side, and they did uncommonly well to bent Kowloon. Here Moseley help
ed them a lot. The point that in- terests me is that they did carry on under diffenlt eircumstances,
-The Gunners,
the call of duty and they have had The B.A side has suffered from
rome difficulty in fielding a regular side. They have done well, but
Albion's victory which has sent them one point ahead.
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E Hollands (Skin); P..
In the final minich, which will decide which team is to accompany Everton to the First Division, West LONDON SELLING AGENTS
TEA, INDIGO Sold on com- Bromwich have a far easier task
FIBRES than the 'Spurs, as they have the advantage of playing at home
BRISTLEES OILSEED against Charlton, while Tottenham piny away with Burnley,
suffered relegation to Division III. Reading and Cardiff City have
The Second Division Lengua tablo stands as follows:-
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts 41 28 5 6:120 81.81 41 21 10 10·80 47 42 41. 12 7 19 88 34 31 41 13 15.70 01 47 41 21 4 16 83 00 40
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ahead on games, the score in each revealing an uphill climb by the Lo's until they faltered. They lost the first two games and then got up to 2-all, 2-5 and 4-5. In the Everton second act they gave away four West Brom, games, won three consecutively and Tattenham then conceded the set. In the final Port Vale set they claimed each alternate game Wolves on service until 3-all and then faded Bradford 41 189 14 03 03 45 Bradford C. 41 17 10 14 01 02 44 Casumbhoy Erratic,
Sthampton 43 186 18. 73 60 Cassumblay was the inost erratio Preston N.E.41 10 11 14 81 03 43
on the court. Ho served Burnley double faults continuously. Then Oldham hu lost his smash after it had gain-
Stoko Bury ed him repeated applauso in the
Charlton first set. Rumjahn was caught out of position many a time but his Millwall wrist work made up for his mis- Bristol C. takea,
Notts For, Barnsley British player who has arrived Plymouth
Probably because a number were
D. Andrews, watching E.
the Swansea from Malaya, the attendance was Reading comparatively small. Andrews had Cardiff the pleasure of some practice with
man
and I wish them all the luck in the the credit for this rests very largely H.K.C.C. players and gave a taste
world next
on Musson. McFarlan is a really ведов. What they really want is an old China Bird good bat if he takes the time to a cricketer-as adviser to My Lords Practice, and Dunlop, Miller and on appointments. I might here Willis till ean bowl well at times. reiterate how very gratified all Lack of consistency is the main cricketers here were to find It.. trouble. Waring had a poor season the C-in-C. turning out. He (and and has not yet shown as of his
Flags), lent a great impietus -in Service Cricket on the Station.
Craigangower.'"
best.
The Future,
So much of this year's League, I hope to publish shortly a final
of high-class tennis, which bodes well for the promised exhibition
matches..
On yesterday's, showing--and strictly as a pair in doubles-Rum- john and Cassumbhoy lacked both the finesso of combination and the relentless aggression of that other Indian Recreation Clab pair, S. A.. and . D. Rumjahn, the holders of the championship.
Incidentally tho Rumjahn cousins will appear in the fing!: for the time next week. They have been conceded walk-over in
The C.C.C. wern a sad instance article dealing with local School semi-final by A. L. Sullivan of how the brightest hopes may go Cricket, and also with one position and
Goldman, the last- adrifi. They started with a bril(at present) as regards the probable named having become a casualty. liant fielding side; with Lim, Interport Match in November next holders are favourites. En mannt On the form shown thus far, the Gittens, E. Zimmern. Omar, A. TAnd I would say here that in a it has to be noted that in the singles Les and Hamson as bats: and with sort of way the two subjects are. A. L. has heaten S, A. and H. D. Omar, Tinker Logard R. Lee as closely connected-on broad lines han defeated Cassumbliny.
It seems to me that the number of
OTHER RESULTS: Handicap Singles "A" Semi-final-R H. Wild (reo.
Handicap Doubles,
H. Owen Hughes and G. R. More (owe 15) beat Sowell and James (owe 3/0), 0-1, 4-8, 6-3.
the backbone of their attack. They cricketers coming out from Home swept the board in their pre-now, is rather small, and that in liminary friendly games. They had the next few years we shall have the C.B. practically beaten in their to depend more and more on local first League game when bad light, talent for our Interport success. 2/0) bent L Forster (owe 15.2), 04, and a certain amount of-interior- And for this, our Nursery lies in 0-1. shall we say on the part of their the Schools. I wish most heartily opponents robbed them of what that we could evolve some coach- looked like a sitting victory. I being school, very roughly on the lieve this reacted-subconsciously-lines of the late Major Faulkner'e on their Morale --Team They school in England. They have the could do nothing right, and got physical capabilities, and the sight no more points until the Navy con What we want is coaching for the eeded a game. In their last match local youngsters in the iner points against R.O, they might have felt of batsmanship. There is so much hoprires, and give them full ripa material But it is terriblyHumphreys. and Miss Thomas inarks for the way in which they hard to see how to arrange really(owe 15) beat Waring and Mis pushed the left well out, tucked competent conching which will turn Hutchison (owe 2/6), 6-4, 6- in thoir china, and went for, thoir a very useful "rustic" slogger into unbeaten opponents. They won: then scientifle batsman..." gams and they deserved so to do,
R. ABBIT:
Stock and. Humphreya (resp/6). beat Henderson and Bishop (owe 1/6), 6-2, 3-0, 0-7.
Mixed Doubles.
41 16 11 14. 80 78 43 42 10 10 10 61 2 42 41 10 9 14 62 73 41 41 19 3.90 72 81 30 41 15 9 17 56 83.30 41 10 0 10 70 70 39 41 13 8 18 61 77 38 41 13 19 77 83 35 41 31 9 10 60 78 35 41-11 ) 20 50 74 39 41 13 8.20.71 81 34 42 12 6 24. 72. 06 30 41 802440 81 95
"Mr. and Mrs. Bayer (ows 1/6), beat Nr. and Mrs. Dowley (ree.. 13/0), 0-2, 0-0.
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