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ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE M.C.C.
THE CLUB ITSELF.
(BY N. ABBIT.)
HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS
PRESTON AND CELTIC WIN AT HOME
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY.]
LONDON, Aug. 30. IN the Second Division of the English League, Preston were at home to Baruley today, and made no mistake about the result, winning by six goals to one.
In the First Division of the Scottish. League, Celtic entertained Ayr and won by four goals to one.
In my last article I completed sketch of the history of the three grounds on which the Marylebone Cricket Club las played, and I lett off at the point where the purchase of Lord's third ground by Mr. William Ward put the Club in the position of having a fixed head-] quarters. I must now go back little to state the general history of the Club, and will take this opportunity of apologizing in ad vance for certain repetitions which are bound to occur if one breaks away from the dry recapitulation Rodney Stone" ani Farnol's of the records of matches won and The Amateur Gentleman." Men lost. I propose to give a serios! bet on racing, prize fights, cock of sketches of prominent members, fights and an cricket. But times
of the Club 'arranged so far as possible to illustrate its develop ment. Professionals did of course play for the Club from early times but I only propuso to deal with them in passing of the earliest years the details are surprisingly scanty, partly due no doubt to the loss of records in the disastrous fire of 1823, which destroyed the Pavilion. The vast majority of The earliest members came from the great Public Schools; so much we know. Among them, besided the.
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lays the gentry betted on every thing. It was the day of the Corinthian, and many of my read- ors will recall the excellent pic tures of the time drawn in Dayle's
have steadily changed, There is far less betting in these days and cricket has completely thrown off the taint of money for many a decade. We must not judge that age by ours.
Thomas Lord.
In a survey of the personalities which loom largest in the earliest years of the Marylebone Cricket
Club I can see but two candidates for the honour of first mention, The one is a noble Earl, a knight of the Gartes. The other, a humble
karl of Winchilaca, and the Duke professional cricketer who became a of Richmond, were the Duke of York, the fourth Earl of Sandgroundsman. And as I suppose a thousand ericketers,
there are
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1932.
K.C.C TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.
PROGRAMME FIXED FOR
SATURDAY.
was
More matches were decided yes terday in the Kowloon Cricket Club tournament, which favoured with fine weather. Straight sets victories proved to be the order of the day, the results of which follow;
JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. J. Jack beat R. S.-Capell 6-3,
€0, 6-4.
G. A. White bent J, S. Smith
6-3, 6-2, 0-3.
A. Philippens received a walk
over from W. M. Gitlins.
HANDICAP DOUBLES.
W. C. Hung and E. Zimmern beat. A. H. Dinnen and R. Bucha
nan 6-0, 6-3.
F. Kenglebacker and H. Labe. seder beat C. Kengolbacker and Rakusen 6-0, 0-1. Gray and Burnett beat Duane
and Green 6-3, 6-4.
TO-DAY'S MATCHES. THIRD SERIES. Handicap Doubles.
F. E. Skinner and Phillipens 2% Tacchi and' Hirst.
White and Capell r. F. S. W. Smith and Stewart.
E. F. Fincher and E. C. Fincher 7. Gittins and J. M. Jack.
Singles Handicap‚”
Grey # Mackay. Guest . E. Zimmern.
E. K. Price ». F. Kengelhacker.
Singles Handicap "B." Dinuen. Goodwin.' Ohlr. Huber.
SATURDAY'S PROGRAMME.
to-morrow, while the fifth and sixth The fourth series will be played series will both take place on Saturday, the programme for which
wich, the Duke of Dorset, the Earl who know the name of Lerd, for has been fixed as follows:---
of Tankerville, Lord Frederick Beandlerk, Sir Horatio Mann, and
one who knows that of George, Dth Earl of Winchilsen K... his
many other noblemen and gentle patron, the commoner has pride of men; the majority of whom.came From Surrey, Kent and Hamp
shire.
The First Match.
..
place.
Thomas Lord was born in 1758 and had not his father, a well-to- de landowner, ruined himself by The official date of the beginning raising a troop of 500 horse to of the M.C.C. is 1787 though as I assist the Young Pretender, Lord have remarked, the Club, or the might never have gone to London, Marylebone C.C, played no match and the M.C.C. might never have on Lord's in that year. But that bean founded. As it was, Lord, is probably a question of the name who was born in Yorkshire and heing recorded-or not recorded. learded his cricket for the most The first game played on Thomas part in Norfolk, where he was Lord's first ground took place on educated, did go to London, and 31st May and ist June 1757, when, became a retainer of the Earl of to whom and te in a county match, Middlesex beat of Winchilsea, Essex by ninety-three runs. On whose friends be used to bowl. 5th and 8th June in that year, the He, became associated with the White Caldalt Cricket Club beat White Conduit Cricket Club, "and Middlesex by tan wickets on the during this period, in 1796, Win- same ground, and the generally chilsea and Lennox suggested to him accepted view is that this Club, the idea of opening a private of which I have spoken before, ground. The history of thi merged into the Marylebone C.C., ground and the two subsequent of which the nums prevailed from grounds has already been sketched. 2788.
Varicus Matches,
*FIFTH SERIES, Senior Championship.
E. C. Fincher . 8. A. Gray.
Ladies' Championship.
Miss O. Dalziel v. Mrs. McCaw.
Mixed Doubles. Mackay-and Miss S. Dalziel r. White and Miss Griffiths.
Philippens and Miss Woolley v. Mr. and Mrs. F. S. W. Smith.
D S. Green and Mrs. R. White R. S. V. Capell and Miss Kacker, Mr. and Mrs. Old . Tacchi and Mrs. Blanford.
Junior Championship.
Price Dunne.
J.
SIXTH SERIES.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Way . E. C. Fincher and Miss O. Dalziel.
Unfinished Matches.
Burnett . T. Kengelbacker, Huber . C. Keggelbacker. Skinner . Mackay.
F. S. W. Smith-v. Ohi.
The full programme for the week. Monday, will end and the Bank Holiday on
be published Saturday.
TENNIS LEAGUE:
YESTERDAY'S MATCHES.
on
H.K.C.C. DRAW WITH C.C.C.
The fact that Lord came of gentle blood or at all events of good By 1701 the M.C.C. were play- yeoman stock, was of great weight, ing 'away' matches ns for afield as as he inherited a bearing and a character which fitted him to play Nottingham, and it progressed! steadily save for the set back bethe very important part he did in cricket history. He was more tween 1810-1813 on the ill-fated
He became a second groupi. It must be re. than a servant collected that eleven aside, matches valued friend. Himself one of the
After break of nearly a week, were by no means the invariable handsomest men of his time, he
the Tennis League was resumed could hold his own in any com yesterday, two matches being de There were matches played
The achievement of the sided. In the 0 Division, the against odds (in 1791 the M.CC. | pany, beat twenty-two of Notts at third ground was one which, after Hong Kong Cricket Club and the Nottingham), but above all there all the previous changes and dis-Craigengower Cricket Club divided points, while South China featured were the 'made' matches at singie appointments, could only have been in the other match against Recreio. wicket, which toliko consisted of attained by a man whose ability The details follow two aside. It was a curious game, and better suited to fast bowlers a pricketer, Lord was a good
rule.
and hard hitters than to others, for no runs could be scored unless the ball passed in front of bounds which rah twenty-two yards on each side of the batsman's stumps, at right angles to the pitch.
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was as marked as his perseverance.
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BDIVISION,
Recretó v; 8.0.ÂÂ.
bowler, a useful hat and an ex- cellent field at point, which used
On their own court, the Portu- usually to be termed "nips' during guese managed to claim only, two He played frequently sets from their stronger opponents, his career. and with success for Middlesex. South China Athletic Associa It has already been told, how in tion. 1825 Lord became worried about the
Scores:
HOME CRICKET.
SUSSEX RECORD GONE
(TAROVAT REUTER'S AGENCY:]
LONDON, Aug. 30. THE country cricket season of 1932 is rapidly waning, but it is not passing without a
Anal kick," and, in the final matches during the past three days, bate men and bowlers got busy proving how well they could play.
HOCKEY TRIAL MATCHES.
KEEN PLAY AT KING'S PARK.
A large attendance of interested spectators witnessed the Hockey Trial Matches at King's Park yes, terday afternoon, when two matches were played between selected mem bers from the various Hockey Clubs in Hong Kong.
As the object of these two matches was to give the selectors an op 'portunity of forming a judgment A Sussex record went by the about the respective merits of con: board when Yorkshire, the chamdidates for the team to meet the victorious Indian Olympic Team on. pions, visited Hove and inflicted their, arrival here on September upon the southerners their first 10 every player was going full-out defeat of the season.
NTY CHAMPIONSHIP COUNTY Surrey (338 and 294-5 dec. beat Middlesex (2001gnd 213) by
uns at Lord's Somerset (413) beat Warwick (181) and 100) by an inaings and 63 runs at Taunton, Lancashire (293 and 1998) beat Notts (93) on 1st innings at Manchester.
Gloucester (345 and 95-3) bent Hampshire (305 and 220-9 dec.) on lat innings at Gloucester. Yorkshire (259 and 223-3 dec.) beat Sussex (160 and 150) by 107 rans at Hove. Derbyshire (254 and 100) beat Loi-
cester (116 and 2023 by 38 at Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
HONOURS LIST Batting.
runs
135
F. R. Brown (Surrey) .
Middlesox Sutcliffe (Yorks). Sussex... 192* Burrough (Somerset) v. War-
wick
119
R. A. Ingle (Somerset) v.
Warwick
108
Armstrong
(Leicester) 15
Derby
117
82 83
Tyldesley (Lancs.) v. Notts 106 Hobbs (Surrey), Middlesex 111 Arnold (Hampshire) v. Glou-
cester
101
7 for 92
and tone excellent hockey" was wit- nessed.
G. Singh Scores.
In the later game, between "Whites" and "Colours," a Inst minute alteration was made in the White's team, H. Khan of the Jat Regiment, taking, the place of Whitley who was absent.
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The game throughout was very fast, and spirited tussles on the forward lines continually earned applause, The Whites, however; were just a shade too good for their opponents and were success ful in scoring 3 goals to mil. The 20 cts. first goal came from G. Singh who took a smart pass from the right wing, and made no mistake with No further score was his shot. registered by either side during the first half, owing mainly to splen did defence work by the respective goalies.
Johnson Shows Out,
The second half opened up at a fast pace, with Johnson (South Wales Borderers) of the White's team showing to advantage. Break- ing through, he cleverly scored the second goal for his side. At this stage the respectivo goalies changed ends, but Johnson again broke through, scoring well from a pass from Creswell making the final
nil. Players who came under parti, cular cotics were G. Singh (Radio) Sports Club), Johnson (South
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Luk
and
It is a regrettable fact, but sa Wand. For five years, he still undeniable one, that practically lived close to the ground in a all the matches of those days were house in the St John's Wood made for a money stake. Not only Road, and then, after the death of vere there heavy eums: put up on his wife, he retired to West Moon the game but there were hundreds Hampshife where in 1832 he died E. of guineas wagard as aide-bets in his seventy-seventh year, Bookmakers sat openly, at Lord's lies buried there in the churchyard. laying the odds and, human nature The lifetime of Lord covers the being work, the time came when whole of the early period of the men were bribed to sell games. It Club which at his death was firmly got so bad that Lambert, one of established. fr; Benjamin Aistabie the finest professional cricketer-had been efflcini-secretary for ten of the day was warned off Lord's. years, and Mr. Howard was in After that the M.C.C. began to office, the twelfth President, set their house in order. But, it must be remembered that, in those. Continued at next column)
(To be continued in Saturday's inue.)
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Dr Guterrer and Remedios
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Wai T801.
beat K. II. Chan and C.... (Continued at foot of next column.)
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Scores:— !**
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