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CRICKET NOTES
KOWLOON'S BRILLIANT
VICTORY
The Play,
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teams and not two only. But it is an official decision as to whether suggested that there is a provisos tie counts one or one and a half I have theorized at some length that the two Captains may, by points to each side! There is a because I have heard a good deal agreement before a match, elect to shade too much Brer Rabbit in their "Kosmos. Do not let it be of criticism of Goodwin's action, play the extra ten minutes. and I do think that in Saturday that is so, all was in order. But thought that I am havering about. afternoon oricket the taking of the no one I have ever met knows for the game in question, which was
I person first knock is a bit of a shibboleth.a certainty, and it is not right a magnificent finish. In the gains itself, the Kowloon that his state of uncritainty ally did not care two straws who The only topic of conversation bowlers outdid thewolves. A lead should continue for the good of won. But, honestly, I do think the among keen cricketers over lasting cricketer, remarked to me after the game the League Authorities interests of the game in general week-end was the surprising victory the game that he had seldom seen old publish their ruling on the are concerned and I would like to over the Club, snatched by Kow-such consistently good length bowl loon at the last minute. I do not ing in a League Match, Moinnes subject. But I doubt if they will see points think I have, often- seen more alone bowled erratically, but his any more than if they will give interesting and exciting match bad length balls were invariably and, to be perfectly frank, I think the bouncy off ones that are quite the better side lost. Normally liable to produce a catch. Good- about seven times out of ten the win and Burnett started admir- game between the two elevens would ahly, and the Club never recovered be drawn. But of the other three from losing Mitchell and Owen the Club ought win at least two. Hughes for soven runs. Sending To my mind it was a match won the latter bateman in first wicket on the one hand by grim deter after an absence from the game of mination and by grasping every four months or so was probably a chance, while lost on the cther by tactical error by the way. Then a shade of over confidence, and, in again Pearce, who must feel the my humble opinion, by an error in strange light out here a lot at first, tactics, I will develop this theory picked a beauty from Goodwin and as I describe the play, but it should was leg before. After that tha be stated right away that a more Club seemed to me to bat with very desperately fought battle it would little confidence. Hayward, batted be hard to find.
nirely but he never seemed entirely at home and found it" difficult to get the ball away, Reid seemed more confident than anyone and was not afraid to drive the ball. But the tail did not wag and they. were all out for hundred and thirty. Burnett had five for sixty- seven, Goodwin three for thirty- eight and Melunes two for sixteen. on the corrected analysis. (If it. was recorded anywhere I should he interested to know what figures were shown. No balls and wides mün be debited to the bowlers in the final setting out of the analysis though this is seldom done here)
An Open. Game.-
Goodwin Sends the Olub In,
Frank Goodwin won the toss and put the Club in. Contrary though it is to the yaual, routine, and meaning na it does tha, ono's later batsmen have the worst of the light, I have long been assured that it is the only course to adopt if one is definitely out to force a decision in afternoon cricket, The key-note is that there is only three and a half hours (in December anyway) for cricket. Usually one goes in first to get the best of the pitcb, but, if a pitch is going to be any good at all, it is not going to wear much in three and a half hours. Nor is the light question, to my
The game however was still an mind. so serious a one as it is open one, as the Club howling was popularly supposed to be, provided dangerous and the K.C.C. batting the game is not continued so, a had got shown great vitality in the absurdity. The light is not good in former matches. But the small the last half hour or so admittedly, Club total nudoubtedly cramped but, given of course decent screens, Hayward's style in the manage the batsman is not too badly ofment of his bowling Teddy Fin- and he certainly sees more of the cher again failed and neither Lay ball than most people. It is of nor Ernie Fincher got going. Mc course awkward against a really Innes alone caved his side. After fast bowler, but there are few of Beck, who had bowled well, went these in the Colony. And, against off wicketless, Alan Reid get that, one must set the enormous good one past Mackay and had handicap on the fielders. Towards Hayward held an exceedingly diffi the end of most League games it is cult, catch from Goodwin's first almost impossible to detect the ball things would have been differ- direction of a hit at all accurately ent. But a high lofted catch & at first, and catch after catch is
A Bit of Luck.
Curiously enough the fall of lockay's wicket was luck in dis guise for Kowloon, Molnues had shown a certain partialify for Ricketts just previously, and the bowler would undoubtedly have gone off had not the Olub skipper very rightly wished to give him a chance at the new batsman.
never touched because the fieldsman long way behind a folder is one of did not realize where it was going the most difficult to take and he until too late. To this must be cannot be blamed for dropping it added the fact that when batting first. one always has the declara- tion bogy! No one likes to look rather, foolish by declaring too soon and watching the other side romp home. On the other hand, how often does one hold on that fatal ten minutes too long. If you bat second, you are in the position of the man that calls the tune. You may have ample, time. You may fortunately for the Club Melanes have to force the pace. But if you played hoth of Ricketts' next overs do and things go wrong, when you and, I think, took twenty ruus off clearly cannot win then you may them. Beck resumed for Reid, who was not bowling at his best, and play for a draw, Or again you did very well. But things had may be given such an impossibly short time to get the runs that you are justified in taking no risks.
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gone so far that Hayward was apparently afraid-to-risk-Reid-or Duckitt instead of Ricketts, who was looking like getting & wicket most of the time. I wonder how many matches have been lost by keeping a bowler on because he "always looked like taking a wicket "--but did not. Ricketts had three for eleven. He finished with three for sixty-three.
The Fatal Error] ·
Reck nearly pulled the game out of the fire as he got rid of Good- win, Perry, Melnces and Smith, and eight were down for a hundred and fourteen. Seventeen to win. Theri after a run or two Burnett nicked one of Beck's fastest to Owen Hughes at second slip, but' the chance was dropped Early on in the innings I had thought Beck's slips were standing a yard or eo too close, considering the pace he was bowling; and I feel sure that had Owen Hughes had a fraction of a second more ha would have taken the catch every time. I am told I am wrong in. this, but I still maintain my opinion. It was not as if previously catches had dropped shore of the slips. Had this been no there would have been no question. Hun played a most gallant knock and the runs were made. One or two runs before the end Barnett was dropped at boond slip of a much more difficult one, but I hardly think that Kowloon would not then have pulled it off It was a marvellous finish to watch, and a great game altogether, mark ed by some very fine fielding on both sides,
A Quastion of Time.
The game finished sta quarter to six. 1 do not know if any une has an Imended copy of the League Rules The 1923book says - 6:45 p..? for December but since then 1have tely seen it in print, that
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