THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1933.
ARMY'S WRETCHED BATTING ON AN EASY WICKET
MAKES DEFEAT
BY
CLUB
IMMINENT
COLLEDGE ALONE STANDS UP TO THE ATTACK
DISAPPOINTING START TO FIRST MATCH OF TRIANGULAR TOURNAMENT
(By R. Abbit) :
THE Hongkong Cricket Club finished in a winning posi- tion against the Army in the first triangular ̧ tourna- ment cricket match on Saturday, and something approaching a miracle will have to occur if they are to be thwarted of victory to-day. Weakened by the absence of Capt. Williams, and with Lieut. Garthwaite suffering from the affects of an injury, the Army found themselves in a sad plight after taking first use of the crease. A very poor batting display against reasonably good bowling saw them collapse. Saturday's play is specially described below by R. Abbit.
The Army won the teas and elected, wenk. He was much safer when he to Klibee as a forcing bat, but he forward. However when hit the ball very hard, and had one to bat, on what proved to be anj played
wicket. The resulting twenty runs had been put on In ten beautiful six straight, or just to the excellent failure was therefore the more sur-minutes (note that this grently re- on which was perfectly timed.
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can only put it down duces the average pace of the rest of; prising, and in part to demoralization due to the the scoring in the game he skied one: absence of Captain P. V. Williams back over the bowler's head and Peace whose hunting injury kept him out turned round and made a nice catch.
of the team.
But for the most part it was dus to sheer bnd batting. Apart from Walker and Garthwaite, no one un the side looked like a batsman at all except Corp. Colledge.
But I shall have more to say on this question. The tetual result of
the afternoon's cricket was that the Army made eighty two runs in a hundred and seven minutes while the Club got a hundred and wight in eighty two minutes. It is very slow scoring for the Club ground but of course the Club bowlers kept a very good length while their batsmen were hampered by an abominable light for the last half hour. The fielding on both sides also was excellent and any number of runs were saved in the
·feld.
THE PLAY.
A slowish medium left hander round the wicket he had T. A. Pearce hung up before the batsman realized that he was up against a howler.
T. Williams aucceeded but five runs later one from Owen Hughes, who had reaumed at the Law Courts
Of the third ball he received he end, jumped up very suddenly. was just about on his body and he put up a fairly simple, one to the box to Walker's damaged but it went was not in time to check his shot and left hand and the fieldsman trying give it a dead bat, with the result to get his right hand across at the that he popped up a dolly catch which lust minutes only get his eye to the unkley had ample time to run up ball, and fortunately escaped serious
and secure.
Colledge meanwhile was defending jury. The pair took the score to seventy-three-fifty in just under nicely and never seen.ed in dificulties. half an hour-when Elwin got the Alec Pearce bowled his off-brenka wicket he deserved. Garthwaite round the wicket and Colledge pro- taking hard drive at mid-off. ceded to run down the pitch and (73-2-38) play-not hit him before the break had time to take effect.
A NEW BOWLER?
and
Here are the Navy and Hongkong Football Club rugby teams which took part in the triangular tournament match at Happy Valley on Saturday. The picture was taken before the start of the match.
The Navy won by 16 points to 10 after a fine match. (Photo: Ming Yuen).
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BEATEN BUT NOT DISGRACED
CLUB PLAY GALLANT RUGBY AGAINST NAVY AND SHOW PROMISE OF REVIVAL OF FORM
Lt. Whitfield (H.M.S. Falmouth) and L. C. Pascoe (Ber-
EXCITING TRIANGULAR TOURNEY GAME Beaten, but not dis-, landl), graced was the general wick). verdict expressed after
RETURN MATCH.
the
LOCAL LEAGUE CRICKET
FINE CENTURY
SOME LEADING
PERFORMANCESİ
Navy Sporting Celebrities At Hockey
OLD GENTLEMEN. DEFEATED
"Despite the efforts of the umpires the side with the most -rugger® players won".writes a spectator of the annual hockey. match between the First Licu... · tenants and the Old Gentlemen of the 4th Submarine Flotilla, played on the Chatham Road ground on Christmas Eve.
The Lieutenants won by the odd goal in five, and the rugger players who figured so prominently were Lieut. St. Clair Ford, Lieut. Linton, Lieut. Forbes and Licut, Miors.
The "Youngsters" also enjoyed the services of Lieut. Bartlett, the Navy hockey player, whilst the *Old 'Uns" had to be content with two celebrities only, Comdr. Rooms, of the rugby players and Lieut." Comdr. Hill, the Navy hockey star.
The last named gave a fine sc count of himself, scoring both goals for the Old Gentlemen. Bartlett kept pace with him by netting two of the Lieutenants' goals, and Forbes obtained the third, -
The Old Gentlemen were led 2-1 at half time, the pace being rather too hot for them, but they recover- ed well in the closing stages and did most of the attacking.
PORTUGAL & CHINA TO-DAY
(Continued from Pape 8.) POSSIBILITIES.
Even no China can point to a In fact, powerful combination. with the exception of Ho Chol-yu,
China players. It is all a'ques- tion of how the spirit moves them. The talent la there. We all know of what the team la capable. The rest is in the lap of the gods.
the Club had lost their The return encounter between triangular tournament the Club and the Navy in the rugby match with the Tournament on the club round at W. A. REED SCORES A the team will be entirely South Navy on Saturday. 4 pm. on January 6, should be a
game worth seeing, as
Club This smothering the break is very T. E. Pearce then came in
Then the interest was chiefly concentrated sound, until you miss one!
The Club staged a thrilling will be all out to defeat the strong the wicketkeeper usually does the on the bowling of Elwin. Butler, second half recovery, when after Navy XV at least once, and this rest. But Colledge had bad luck bowling medium fast was keeping a being 13 points in arrears, they will be the last opportunity.
length he sent down with a couple of excellent drives fair
right drew up to within three points.
CLUB "A" FIFTEEN. along the carpet une on each side overs for twenty-six, including Going all out for a levelling try, of the wicket which were very well no ball, of three, which did not pro- they took a long chance, and just To-morrow at 4.46 p.m. on the fielded by Beek and Hayward reduce a run from the bat.
Three matches in the second But Elwin seemed to have the failed, the result being that the Club ground, the Club "A" fifteen The wenther was ideal when Garth-
spreilvely.
division of the Hongkong Pearce family somewhat stuck up. Navy clinched their last three will meet a Navy team from H.M.S. "waite and Walker opened the innings.
Cricket League produced some to the bowling of A. G. Beck at the
A QUICK FINISH.
It was at this time five o'clock and points.
Eagle, H.M.S. Suffolk and H.M.S. the light was falling of course, but The Club showed amazing Kent. The latter team will be useful scoring on Saturday, Yard End and Owen flughes. Things went along quietly for a time but with Things came to an end soon after he bowled an uncommonly good improvement on previous form, strong, including Lieut. Slater,
The feature of the pro-} Unless I am mis- length, swinging in with his 17 on the board Walker failed to Williams went.
gramme was W. A. Reed's cen- Atop a good ball from Beck, taking him for someone else and and really spinning the ball from and became more like the team Lieut. Nihon, Lleyt. Evans and
The Club side will be.-R. O. F. fury for the Club de Decreio Cregg came in and seemed to bo do not think I am-Whitley can hit leg. Twice T. E. Pearce tried to which led the way in local rugby Mid. Darley. scoln the ball all right but with like n-kicking horse. But, overcome drive him and dropped a mashis last year. They took a long King: W. Harris Walker, J. Hutch against the Royal-Engineers. enly nine runs added, he got a beauty by the big occasion I suppose, he was notick shot twenty yards behind the time to settle down, and at one son, L. G. Robertson, R. Going in first, and remaining quite the same amount of
been from Owen-Hughes, who had to play steady and correct and was bowler, where nobody wan.
stage it appeared that they Grimthe, A. F. Jenkins; H. C. bowling in his better manner, and benten by a break-back from Pearce
A had his off peg taken.
which he played on to his wicket. T. A. Pearce from the spectators' would be swept off their feet Meeke, G. C. Moutrie (Capt.); R. undefeated, Reed knocked up adence, and perhaps GoBano's In- Taylor came in and he too seemed
fence. I think it has to be ad- ablo to stop them alright though, like gone out and ink he would have point of view seemed to be stuck up by the speed of the Navy, who G. Castleton, A. F. Walkden, R. 102 at a smart pace, hitting 13 fopiration will be missed in the de-
hit it into Butterfield's. a great deal, though I learn that he both in the tight and loose Cherrill, S. H. Garrod, A. H. Har boundaries.
mitted that there are these pos- practically all, the Army bats, he I am pretty confident that for any but was not in particular difficulties
sibilities. seemed to have no scoring slicts at a really
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all, unless he got a completely bad to hit pod bat, it would pay better save that he could not get the left-scrums were for a long period bord, M. N. Cochrane, K. A. Munro,
than
thirty-five
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runs and then in the lost over
to play him. hander away owing to bad light. markedly superior. bail and the Club bowling was very Elwin, who succeeded, carefully steer- Half an hour produced accurate. Up to this time however, ed his first ball into Owen Hughes' there seemed no immedinto fear of a hands at second slip.' collapse an Garthwaite was playing better than I have ever seen him do.
He never seemed in difficulties, his footwork was quick and there was a crisp decision about his! strokes that was delightful to watch. ¿
RED HOT CATCH.
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A BAD SHOW.
There is no getting away from it that it was a mont disappointing \whow.
Once Garthwaite had gone the whole side was palpably packed up and they
wns
It was after the breather that E. Pearce tried to glance a leg bali the Club pack put more zest into from Butler, -missed it, and
their work, and from this stage stumped, the bali rebounding from the Navy were kept on the defen- Colledge'a pads, The Club are thus sive, twenty-six runя on with seven wickets to go.
POSSIBILITIES.
quick and pretty bit of work, for 1 or if it is copied from the Services question to see how he gets on bat-
kick failing.
WEEK-END HOCKEY
ENGINEERS SCORE SURPRISE WIN
MAMAK & OTHER MATCHES
The Hongkong Cricket Club were indebted to some consistent batting for their success against the Police, and most of the bats- men also obtained runs for-the Craigengower to beat the Navy..
ac-
The Kowloon Cricket Club
It sorry second string gave count of themselves at Sookun- poo and got away with a lucky draw against the IR.C.
Lending performances were:
BATTING.
W. A. Reed (Recreio) R. E. 102* C.W.E. Bishop (H.K.C.C.) v
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Portugal have no reason to take the field in any despondent frame of mind. If they turn out as advertised they will be strong enough to test the Chinese to the fullest degree. Leung Wing- chui will have to be at his best to stop A. V. Gosano who moves up to centre-forward. In fact I am expecting great things from the Portugal forward line. The half backs do not invite con.
On paper, at least, the Chinese appear to be a better balanced team, but there is a vast amount of difference between "paper" and the actual. The game should pro- duce some interesting football,
How They Stand In
The Tables
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(By "Bully Of") . The Royal Engineers were the
K. Nazarin (I.R.C.) v. K.C.C. 49 M. Arcull (LR.C.) v K.C.C. 40 W. L. Clarke (Police) v H.K.
C.C.....
48
Police
35
35
31
St.
AS BEFORE
Division I.
Goals
EXCITING SECOND HALF. Darley opened the scoring for the winners, and Lieut. Linton His dismissal came as a complete would have died more gloriously of a definite decision is to make their try shortly afterwards, but the To my mind the Club's best change converted. Brown obtained other surprise. Beck sent down a loose one they had a healthy belt at the bowling: lead into one of about a hundred and points were not
added, Brown's rather wide of the off stump and At the same time one must party or more by tiffin time. Garthwaite was a shade careless. He full tribute to the Club bowlork, hit the ball very hard, but failed to who sent down very few loose balls.
They may then either win by an St. Clair Ford next brokę away get sufficiently over it, and it went and to the Club fieldamen who really
innings in view of the weckened for the Navy, and scored cleverly like a flash through the gully about did admirably. Divett was particular-
Army batting or have only a few near the posts. Linton made no eighteen inches above the ground. ly good on several occasions. By the
to get on their fourth innings. mistake with an easy kick. way, the official score in the Scorebook at about a p.m. on Saturday night
They have H. Owen Hughes and
Thus the Navy crossed over 13 wan Hayward to come besides a lot of use.
But this T. E. Pearce, however, was on to was eighty two, and no wide
points to the good. It was printed as eighty-ful batting which might make quito recorded. it at once and moving about a yard titree in the Sunday papers, and I am a few runs. They certainly should
lead was shortlived R.O.F. King cause of the second successive! A. K. Mackenzie (II.K.C.C.) ▼ he brought off a red-hot catch low unaware if it has been officially alter-win to-day. There is however the
went over the line for the first reverse-St. Andrew's have sustain- down to his right. It was n very
of Elwin. It will be most in-
try and Robertson converted,
ed in the Mamak Tournament on E. P. Lesher (H.K.G.C.) v Amidst increasing excitement, Sunday, on the Marine, beating P. N. A. da Silva (Recreio) v know a lot of fielders who would Scorebook. By the time these lines
fancy, well above tho appear in print however I shall pro-ting. He is,
Lammert broke "through and hardly have touched the ball, let alone hably know as I happen to be scoring bowling class of the average side, and
touched down, and again Ro- them by the only goal scored,
The Engineers netted their first to have caught it.
cathy
am not sure that he may not be a bertson performed nobly with goal in the first half through Pegg. This made it 32-3-23 and afterwards
really Star bowler-if he does not lose "the balloon went up completely. The
this head, or generally go to pieces,
the kick,
The Saints did most of the press- Army batsmen seemed paralysed and
With the possibility of defeating but the forwards shooting was concentrated
BUT IN FUTURE? - being turned into victory, the Club weak. Duchesne played woll for Leo (K.C.C.) v L.R.C. wickets, which necounts for the slow out to but it was seen that contrary
continued to press heavily, and the the winner while Guest and Broad- Abbas (C.C.C.) v Navy.. 5 for 33 Kowloon F.C. 10 2 scoring. They were usualy successful to expectation Garthwaite was going
a dif-bridge shone in the Saints' de-Lowson (H.K.C.C.) Y
PRA enough until a good un came along to bowl after all. His foot was ob-criticize the selection of the Army Navy, now one short, had
Police
5 for 46 East Lancs. and then out they came. Dewey was viously bothering him howover and he side-and of course there may be ficult time keeping their opponente | fence.
Way (C.C.C.) v Navy 4 for 18 Recrolo in fourteen minutes for two and then was short of a length all the time and points of which I am ignorant, put out,
"The final effort by the Club came was completely deceived by a clever did not bowl very well.
forward the following reflections for
The Army and Navy Lower Deck Bishop (ILK.C.C.) v Po- Biltchell created a bit of interest in what they are worth. change of pace on the part of Divett
In the closing minutes, when from played a goalless draw at Sookum- lice
4 for 32 who had relieved Owen-Hughes, the first over by skying a long hop to
The Army batting wants streng
their chwn line, they attempted an po on Saturday. The Navy had Cagby (Navy) v C.C.C. 4 for 37 Butler was in ten minutes for three long leg where Cragg nearly got to and one began to have hopes of it--and at this moment I might men- thening. It seems to me that Dewey ambitious movement, but it failed, the better of the exchanges but acoro as he has obviously been taught ilon that at long leg and deep extra and Whitley are very useful cricketers and Darley took advantage of the good defence work by the Army the game well. but with the score one cover Cragg must have saved about in League cricket, but in a big game position to go across again for the was responsible for keeping them yesterday, the YM. winning by Nary 11 7 18 48 14 10 short of the century ho played over a fifty runs by his speed, safe handling, they lose their initiative and, frankly, Navy. yorker from Divett,, (49-5-3). and quick throwing)and put the fare most unlikely to make double Teams:
Inext ball in the air between the two figures. On the other hand there are
Club P Whitham J, J. H.M.8. Submarine Osiris defont- COLLEDGE DEFENDS WELL,
alips.
two batsmen, who, so far as I know Ferguson, L. G. Robertson, R. Hed H.M.9. Submarine Proteus by However, Neminiz awaited him, as are available to wit, Bonavia and Grifiths, G. F. Lammort; M. W. four goals to nil at Causeway Bay
on
defending their
to-day.
THE CLUB BAT. When Mitchell and Kilbee
went
It is with some diffidence that 1
T
out.
wing.
•
•
Police
RE
"signifies not out
BOWLNG.
six goals to two.
P. W. D. L.. F. A. Lincoln Regt. il 9 1 1 27 11 19 Joseph's 10 7 2 1 28 13, 10 R. Navy 10 7 2 1 34 10 10 South China
Ina 10 7 1 2 29 11 16 Borderers 800 2 81 12 Athletic
11 6.0 629 34 10 ILK. Club 10 4 15 20 30
11 3 1 7
6 for 60 TK. Police
9 2 0 7
... 20
0 0 10
*Match to be replayed.
Division IL
Goals
P. W. D. L. F. A, PU
D
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South China 11 8 0 28 Börderara 11 7 18 45 18 Lincoln Regt. 10 0 1 8 97 24 11 R.A. 21 0 17 20 10 On Sunday, the Univeralty do-H.K. Olub ... 11.5 0.0 21 30.10.
8 18 16 30 Athlotla Sousa and Kowloon F.C. 11 1 10 4 8: Corporal Colledge who succeeded he went out to hit a leg one from Stocker. The first is admittedly not so Turner, J. A. R. Solby (captain) ;;jon Saturday. Holmes (2). Fleming i foated the United Hockey Club by Young Indian O of the rest and he played an ex-ledge took it above his head and very is, from all I hear, a good bat and Walkdon, F. R. Burch, S. H. Gar- The Proteus had the services of Ozorio (8) score for the paraly
Division III, collont gema though ho got few runs. quickly swept it into the stumps, while better in a big than in a small game. rod, D. A Cumming, D. Mc- Lieut. Donald, the Navy right and Gubbay (2) for the lonera, He is, of course, rather short and his Mitchell who had all his weight on I fancy the Army would do well to
Goale P. W. D. La X. A, P13, consequent lack of reach handicaps the back leg was unable to get hack. risk the fielding. Stocker was good Lellan, and R. O. F. King.
Navy Lt. Buckley (Modway) ;; enough to go in first for the Army good deal. He lost Taylor in nice bit of stumping 23-1-17.
The Y.M.C.A. Lndjes naslated by almost at once, when the latter made.
The following will represent the Lincoln Regt. 19 19 0 0 6. last year. I know he has not played Lt. Clair Ford (Medway), Lt."
..11 0 0 0 25 17 TA much this year, but I don't know Slater (Eagle), Mid Darley (Suf-S. Fowler and E. F. Bolk, drow Radio Sports Club against the Borderers
33 10 10 whose fault this is, I know a lot about folk), Lt. Currey (Medway); Lt. with H.M.9. Cumberland at King's Navy Lower deck at King's Park Houth Chinn
R.A.M.C... 10 However with T. A, Pearce in, his cricket last season and on that Miers (Medway), Lt. Forbes (Med-Park on Saturday, the final score this afternoon, ko, at 4 pm.:--|
R.A.F. made. I thought form I would put him in before st way (Capt.); Comdr. Rooma (Med- boing one goal ench. about six inches. very quickly from good stand was
Man Singh; P. Singh; J. 8.
steerelo Walker delayed his first change too least five of the present Army side.
Growal; Jaggoot Singh, C, J. R.A.H.C..... the off. Michell. managed double long as fifty were on the board bo-I say all this with dimidence, but the way) Lt. Linton (Medway), Lt.
Ivans (Suffolk), Lt. Nixton (Suf- A scratch game between the Dyke, Surjin Singh; M. II. Hussan, Radio 8.0... 19 figures but he was very lucky as he fore he put on Butter for Garth- outside observer doen see a good den folk); E. A. Hammett (Cumber Y.M.C.A. and the Boys from II.M.S. G. Singh, Awtar Singh, Kalwant R.E. might have been caught at any time waite and Elwin for Michell if he watches the game over, a periodi
University Iand), Lt. Brown (H.M.S., Cumber-Engle was played at King's Park Singh, F. A. Kemp, of his back shots which were very have been told I was wrong to refer Continued on Page 7.j
him
up to a ball from Alee Pearce, who
no attempt whatever to play--or cover
was on for Beck, which turned in
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