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RESULTS OF SATURDAY'S MATCHES.
In all of the five League matches| played on Saturday a definite re- sult was reached, giving vletorics to the Civil Service and Kowloon'
in the second division.
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1926.
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the top acoror for the Navy while The Tamar made 127, Beasley four other players made over 20. again boing to the fore with 94 not Lacey took seven for 47 runa, hout.
The Police made a good afart Necrelo, v. Diocesan School, .. bat collapsed towards the end and By the margin of two runs, the were all dismissed for 121, Alex-Diocesan School boat the Club de ander claiming 33 Notzle took Recreio at King's Park. The For- five wickets for 55 rura,
runs,
tuguese team made 89 runs of) which Xavier scored 44. A. Loe took five wickets for 26 runs and Mackay four for 59.
After a most exciting finish 'F.
University v. I. 'A, O; C. The University seconds lost in the premier League and the their first match to the R.A.0.0. Navy, R. A. O. G. and the Indians who defeated their opponents. Zimmern nade the winning hit
by 64
Faced with only to be bowled the very next There were also several friend 118 runs to get to win, the ball F. Zimmern scored 24 and ly matches. An eleven captained University could only manage to Anderson 18. Reed took five wic- by Licut. Col. Cantrell, scored an reply with 63 runs. Lake tockets for 18 runs. easy victory over the Hongkong thice wickets for 18 and Burger Cricket Club, while the Diocesan five for 30, Boys' School defeated the Club. de' Recreio.
Craigengawer v. H. K. Electric. An exceptionally high score was registered by the Craigengower who had as their opponents the Hongkong Electric Company. Al- though set with a total of 162 runs, the home team made 167 runs for the loss of only one wicket. For the visitors, Stanesby, made, 68, Muskett, 38 and Murray 17. Y. Abbas claimed seven wickets for
Indians v. Hongkong C. C.
Chinese v. Civil Service,
At Sokumpoo, the Indians scored an easy victory over the On the Chinese R. C.-ground, the Hongkong C. C., who batting at home team were trounced by the compiled a total of 106, Burges Civil Service, suffering defeat by making 44 and Orr 86 not out. three wickets and nearly 100 runs. The home team's innitigs realised The home team batted first and 116 for the loss of three wickets 28 runs. compiled a total of 86, which when stumps were drawn. S.A.R. The only wicket to fall was that score the visitors had no diflculty lamail was top scorer with 46 not of Ismail .who collected. 53 in passing. At the close of play out. they had made 175 for, the loss onl soven wickets...
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FRIENDLY MATCHES..
Yeoh was top scorer Chinese and Baker for the visitors..
for the Hongkong C. C. v. Cantrelle XI, The Hongkong C. C. entertained
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before being stumped. Leonard knocked up 76 and Omar 32, when) - { stumps were diawn,
Paris, Doc. 18. Kowloon v. University.
The appointments of M, Paul n team of service players under Claudel ng Ambassador to the The University, team which the captaincy of Lieut. Col. Can- United States and M. de Billy as visited Kowloon, a man
the short, trell. With
exception of Ambassador to Japan are official was no match for the home players Bridgland (36) and Evers. (25 nly gazetted.-Router. who after diamissing their op-out), the club team failed ponents for the meagre total of against the bowling of Dobble who 89 runs compiled the huge score captured five wickets. for 36 runs. of 185 for the loss of four wickets, Cantrell's two wickets cost him 29. Ramsay and Brace were again re-runs while Beatty gave away 20 sponsible for the home team'at for three wickets. Of. the total total. Bevis made a valuable of 164 made by the service team, contribution.
Hinsey scored 44 and Col. Can- troll himself made 30 when he re tired 'hurt.
DIVISION II. Police v. Navy.
The Royal Navy seconds sprang a surprise on the Police by beat ing them by 40 ruins. Batting first the Naval team knocked up a total of 182 runs when the in nings was declared closed with two wickets in hand. Villiams was
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Civil Service v. Tomar. These two second teams met on the former's ground where the home team was defented by 48 runs. Beasley wrought disaster among the home team batsmen, taking seven wickets for 15 of the 79 runs scored by the "Happy Val- ley eleven.
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