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CLUB DEFEAT THE ARMY'
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1926.
The married men batted first and compiled the huge total of 2121 runs for the loss of three wickols, Omar making G4 and A. Kitchol 37 not out. The bachelors re plied with "128 for five wickets when stumps were drawn. Iamnil made 35 A. B. Hamson, 24.not out and S. Abbas 24 not out.
Recreio v. Volunteers.
The Portuguese entertained the Volantcora and lost by 48 runs. Batting first the visitors made 100 and then dismissed their oppon-! ents for 63 rung. Wales took six wickets for 16 runs for the Volun
There was going very high score ing in the cricket match played yesterday afternoon on the Hong- kong Cricket Club ground where the home team met the Army in the annual triangular tournament between the Club, Army and Navy. The feature of yesterday's match was the century by Capt. Morris who contributed 106 runs to the total of 250 before lo was smartly run out. For the opposi-teers. tion, Hayward was very unfort- unate not reaching the three figures. With another half dozen runs to get he was clean bowled by Capt. Dobbie.
Army.
Lieut. Hankey, b Vallack" Capt. Evers, st. Pearce, b Owen
Hughes
Capt. Bridgland, b Vallack Capt. Morris, ran out
Capt. Dobbie, b Valluck Lieut. Wright, b Vallack
Major Lightfoot, e Sub, b Vallack Capt. Thorpe, b Vallack
Chpt. Revis, not out
Lieut. Col. Edmentes, Vallack M. G. Fogden, b Vallack
Extras
Bowker
Valluck
Rayur
Total
Bowling Analysis.
Owen Hughes
Hinton Hamilton
1. K. C. C.
Christmas Day Matches
Teams of twelve n-side, skipper- ed by Mr. T. E. Pearce and Capt. A. G. Dobbie, engaged in a vory evenly contested match on the! Hongkong C. C. ground, on Christ- mas Day. Batting frat, Mr. 78 Pearce's side. made 177, for ten 4 wickets and then declared, the 105 principal tontributors being Webb, 41 Bowen 48, Pearce 29 not out and 0 Mitchell 28. When stumps were drawn Capt. Dobbie's side had knocked up 146 for the loss of six Mickets. Newall and Ling made 30 not cut and 30. not out rei spectively.
H.M.S. Hawkins defeated the 250 Chinese R. C. by five wickets and 13 rung on: the latter's. ground. The C.R.C..compiled. 122, E. F. Lee being top scorer with 31. Thanks to a riot out innings of 63 by Ch. Wtr, Beasley, the Hawkins! made 135 for five wickets.
0. M. R. W. 21-79
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7 1 29
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G. E. Gardner, not put EA 1.b.w.. Dobbie
A. C. I. Bowk, Dobbic
G. R. Vallack, b
J. R. ifinton, not out
Extras
Total (for 8 whis.)
E. W. Hamilton did not bat.
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Kowloon €. C. v. Navy, Kowloon Cricket Club entertain- ed the Navy in an all day match yesterday and lost by 98 runs.
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Extens
.Total
Cantrell Bently Woodward
Tre Sturgess SAM
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