THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER
1039
R. ABBIT DEBATES INTERESTING CRICKET POINT
FOOTBALL
IN THE RAIN
NAVY AND ARMY
DRAW IN
CHARITY MATCH
(By "Veritas").
Depressing conditions spoilt both the attendance and the foot- ball at yesterday's charity match af Sookunpoo between the Army and Navy, Nevertheless, in spite of the driving rain (1 imagine it fell heavier at Sookunpoo than in the City). the event was carried
KEEP 'EM OUT NAVY
through according to schedule, and those who braved the elements to fill the stand were rewarded with clearing from a strong Army attack (Photo: Ming an interesting game of football.
An exciting scone around the Navy goal during yesterday's match, showing Blair and his colleagues
Yuon).
Ridley was steady throughout but he made the one big mistake of trying to keep the ball close, when
It was hoped that this match ; corner, kicks, In view of the state; would act as a curtain-raiser to of the ball, were astonishingly the Navy'a Lai Wah engagement fine. to-morrow, but unhappily they had to field a depleted team, and it is therefore hardly fair to draw comparisons or conclusions, The result-a draw of two goals ach was entirely fitting. Albeit the Army had to make a smart recovery to save the game, for the Navy were two up at one stage.
Apart from the Introduction of Mullane for Allen, the Army turned out as advertised, but the Navy were forced to effect changes, Pepper coming in for Liddington in goal, Blair taking McGuire's place at centre-half and Fairless deputising for Hudspeth on the right wing.
The effect the overhead and ground conditions had ότι the pinyers
illuminating WAB example of the drawback of Hongkong's usually fine football weather. Players become so nc- customed to hard grounds, that Immediately the surface is dam pened, they are comparatively helpless.
The most noticeable defect on both sides yesterday was lack of ball control and of adaptabi. lity to the conditions. The
conditions demanded that it
McQuade
was
should be swung about. Harris of the Borderers. committed the same fault, and little better in this respect. Had the Army wingers been kept up- plied with long forward passes, they would, I am convinced, have won. The short Inter-pussing in the centre of the field was In- variably nipped in the bud by thef watchful James and West.
Cork played a brainy game at centre-half, nnd he is, in may re- spects one of the most polished! pivots in local football. He had! Langmead and Smith fairly bat- fled up, but was little less sue- cessful against the willy Barnett, who was the best forward on the field, though badly supported. SMITH DISAPPOINTS. Mullane
performed extraor- dinarily well, especially when it is taken into consideration that he had to look after the best Navy wing. It must also be taken into consideration that Dudley helped him with some good, hard spoiling
work.
WEEK-END SOCCER.
Mr. C. T. May, Hon. Secretary of the Hongkong Football Association notifies that the Lincolns will play the East Lancs in a first. division match on the Kow- loon. Football Club ground to-morrow, kick-off at 4 P.m.
For the Children's Play- ground match on Monday, the Hon. Sir Thos. Sou- thorn, K.B.E., C.M.G., will kick off at 3.30 p.m. on the Club ground..
LADIES' GOLF.
Championship Commences In January Next.
In the Happy Valley Knock-out competition of the Ladies Section of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club, Mrs. Lissnman beat Airs. Leigh Garner by com-three up and two to play.
CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW.
WHERE SHOULD THE
UMPIRE STAND?
TRIANGULAR GAMES DISCUSSED IN DETAIL
YESTERDAY'S ASTONISHING
EXHIBITION
(By R. Abbit)
WELL HIT BIRS);
This is what happened in the Army, y Navy Triangular Tournas lent cricket match yesterday under fantastic conditions:
.013 runs were scored in 4% hours play Batsmen averaged lover two runs a minutè during
the day.
After losing 4 wickets for 24' runs with and innings defent |staring, them. In the face, tho Ariny declared at 230 for 9 leav [Ing: The Navy án hour, in which ŝto score 89 to win.
The whole match produced 755 runs for 31 wickets, an average of over 25 runs per.wicket.
It reads like a Sheffield Shield match!
QUARTER DECK WIN RETURN_MATCH
Kent Daymen Rather Unlucky
· Despite. this weather, the Daymen of the Kent pinyed the Quarter Deck of the Kant inn return football match yesterday afternoon. on the Dockyard ground and lost by three goals to one. The Quarter Deck were much better represent- ed this time and had four of the Ship's players.
The Quarter Deck: started the attack and soon opened the scor
There has been a great deal of very enjoyable cricket played over the Christmas holidays and the game may now be said to have got fairly off the mark after position. Marsham was early out tour through Flindall, who headed the invariable dislocation caused by the Interport Matches. I have already dealt with the most important game, between the Army and the Club. This is the first of the Triangular Tournament. The Kowloon Cricket Club has developed enormously in recent years and they have hit on the happy idea of playing the Service side which was not out at the H.K.C.C. Ground. To-morrow and on Sunday they take on the Army-their ground is busy with the Children's Sports on New Year's Day- while on Boxing Day they played the Navy.
K.C.C. Y. NAVY.
The Kawloon side was not entirely at Call strength as Willie Hung, Jex, and Lowls were not playing, but they included Major Bonavia who had been left out of the Army team. Kowloon batted first and, after Teddy Fincher had been sent back early, a fine stand ensued
between Ernie Fincher and Stapleton. The latter, as usual, started slowly but he brisked up later on and had neven boundaries in his innings of fifty-one. Fincher played very nice cricket and made seventy- eight, including eleven fours, before being caught off A. B. Large, who bowled very atendily and well. His final figures were 21-6-67-4, which
and nine)
In a total of two fichards į
ergase when it seems likely an appeal for a run out may result.
And, being upon the subject of umpires, I would like to quote twice. Once from the laws:-"The decision Out' shell be signalled by raising the index finger above the head."
Once from Ruddlgoro:-
But here it says of those who point,
"Their manners must be out of joint-
"You may not point- ' "You must not point-
The first half closed with tho-
Elvin, but, owing no doubt to the in from a corner. Nothing could wet ball, the left-hander failed to find atop Flindall, who again broke a length and after six overs the Army through to find the net. For the Captain took him off for good rest of the first half, the play was Sinclair at just over twenty, but there Holden continually being enlied Garthwaite got one past Alexander mostly in the Dayman's half, the Army success ended, Larkin and Carver sent the hundred up, and then upon to save. some, before stumps were drawn.
The overnight position thus seemed favourable to the Navy's getting a Quarter Deck lending two nil. small lead unless a bright sun turned The second half saw the Daymon the wicket into a glue pot. Anyway come into their own, and it was the honours of the day went to them. only sheer misfortune which pro- vented them from scoring... They THURSDAY'S PLAY..
had the majority of the play, yot Writing now on Thursday I can say the only time the Quarter Deck very definitely that there was not any approached their goal, the defence sun but a beastly drizzle and the was pierced. -
Sprunt, however, managed to, wicket proved easy. The Navy took full advantage of it. Larkin was break through before the final most unlucky to his century by whistle, to score the loser's only a run. Carver, who by the way was goal, only twelfth man, made a very good sixty-two and Eaden and Peatfield got
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few. But the later honours went
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to Holland Martin' who hit like kicking horse and got seventy before the innings closed for three hundred and nino runs. Admitting that the
bail it was "It's manners out of joint, to any bowlers were handicapped by a good bit of work. greasy
most excellent wicker kooper it is cruel hard lines on the Navy that he cannot play against the Club but I understand Tarantula sails)
Saturday.
point!"
THE C.C.C. MATCH.
Ás
DA
VETERAN WINS AGAIN
FLOTILLA LEAGUE POINTS
up
for six were pretty (18--4-80-2) aim bowled stendily But to resume (it took me an hour) though not so successfully. None of to get my nose out of the third series
HMS. Veteran followed the other bowlers met with success of Gilbert and Sullivan and what the the Army wanted a hundred and forty-victory of Wednesday, with a win The position after tifin was that their China Fleet Football League Bonavin at the end of the innings man next door will say to
my im-
two runs to save the innings defeat.in. the Flotilin League yesterday, played free cricket for thirty-four not perfect recollections of the tunes The wicket seemed easy and a raw when they garnered two points at out in which were five fours. Fincher don't know-yet!) the Craigengower cold drizzle did not make it any the the expense of H.M.S. Whitshed by then made a very sporting declaration Club held their usual married and giving the Navy fair time in which single match. It is barely possible fact a slippery ball Inter was almost two goals to ni.. to get the run.
A RACE FOR RUNS.
nicer for the fielders and bowlers. In
und each took
the Inttor
WOB
that what this game lacks in the anerj points of cricket it makes up in certain. Richards and Large started
azl The game was evenly contested, Yery accurately bonhomiel (Oh, spell it as you like!) early wicket as the former bowled the winners netting goal in each The Navy went for the runs and was glad to see that the Married J. F. Williams while Large disposed half. Flint put them ahead before most of them got a few, though kept their ends up long enough to of Taylor-both for ducks. 624the interval, and Rimmor placed Stevenson, who was perhaps unlucky defeat the Bachelors, though the latter did not look promising. Then just as the issue beyond doubt in the
jose the decision in the matter of included F. K., Robert, and Tinker Le Colledge and Michell looked like concluding stages,
the two Zimmerns. But it
rat stopping the a stumping, Pentfield, and Cheyne dil besides not come off. But, with five down for was touch and go after the first two brilliantly caught at the wicket on the a hundred and three, Larkin, who was wickets, and they very nearly touclied tog side off one from Large which he
Calcutta, Doc. 28. hitting hard, took charge and over
tried to glance, 10-3-8. Garthwalto bit n_couple of nice fours and Colledge In a one-day match played hore, forty were added for the sixth wicket, and when Browning Joined him thei After last week-end games comes one and Browning went on for the Marylebone tourists easily de- runs were hit off without further loss, the Navy and Army match on Wednes-Richards. In his first over Colledge in feate an Anglo-Indian and Indian I am told the K.C.C. have to blame day and yesterday. I am writing hitting a bad one put it up to deep team by eight wickets,
The home elevon kecured only '120 themselves as they dropped Larkin these notes on Wednesday night, at quaru leg. 24—4-7!
runs in their innirigs and the M.C.C.
A CURIOUS POINT.
THE NAVY AND ARMY MATCH.
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He had
Miss Mackle; Mrs. MacBrayns y bowler was bowling left arm round the misfortune to play one so hard made a very pretty thirty-one." the wicket, with aon to his foot that it shot back into INNINGS DEFEAT SAVED.
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by
no, I cannot write iti) times. But he present, and it occurs to me that it Peter Williams and Garthwaite then required a short time only to knock had eleven boundaries in his seventy would be interesting for my readers came together, and they know it was up the necessary total. They scored. six not out. Hwning also seems tor I set down how some account of a case of after them, the deluge. 120 for the loss of two wickets almost! sliding tackle,
Morrison anel Padmor
have been somewhat violent' as he had today's play-and my views before
six, a five, and four fours in his I have time, to be wise after the event They played very free cricket but Reuter.
Willlains was less over-confident thanį essential on such a ground, was pleted the subjugation of the right
forty-one not out. All agree in say- to-morrow, The Army won the toss completely ignored._and_as_quick wing.__Incidentally this was the
ing it was a most interesting match ant batted on an easy wicket. Rain, usual. Their running between the turning and recovery were poorest display I have seen Smith
The draw has been made for the and from the teams playing I know until just before play made the wicket wickets was an education to watch. very sporting They got the runs Gradually they established a su- with a fow minutes to spare. Just rondored difficult, defenders woretive this season, and Fairless Is Championship as follows:
it was a most sporting one. I wish slow and easy, while the Navy bowlers
and ten followed ten, before the. end Carver was stumped boing constantly
beaten
ZLA for not quite in the same class
it, hard to control a Byes into second round:-Mrs. some of these clever scientists sould) possession.
Hudspeth,
found the It was surprising that no more
going good and put up fifty-eight for pitched on the screen, two fours to about forty but I did not mannge do Apart from Barnett who was al Redmond v. Mrs. Turnbull; Mrs, teach me how to be in two places faite and Michell wet ball. Hettonis hail a straight drivs which? for thirty, Larkin must have made
Wren v. Mrs. Sheldon; Mrs. A. Mnc. one time.
lonk, leg a lato cut all off succes-son the score book. By the way
and than four goals were scored. The ways attractive when possessing Renzio v. Mrs, Laffond: Mrs. Cassidy
The first wicket when Marsham had sive balls, and next over straight drove something should be done about the the latter caught by Larkin for Marsham out of the opportunities were there, but care-the ball, the Navy forwards did. Mrs. Morrison;
ground. Just senring. A ide should provide I believe it was during the play of twenty-five. J. F. Williams succeeded after the hundred was hoisted. Five scorer who knows his own team, b First Round:-Mrs. J. B. Ross "
About this match that a curious (though and began to dig himself in. Mrs. Sherry;
definitely not controversial) point a quarter past twelve all looked sets later however a disaster befel sight and can score,
REVIEW. Byes into Second Round;-Mrs, arose as to the position where the for another good stand when Garth- the Army na Garthwaite got his leg Whyte Smith; Mrs. Lissaman
Space forbids a long review. The v. umpire ball stand. Apparently awaite, in playing back to Eaden, had in front of u straight one.
Navy thoroughly deserved their win They were a much better balanced Mrs. Tottenham; Mrs. Shewan v. very close to Miss Stevenson,
batting side and. I confess I had no run up to the wicket. The his wicket (05--2-35). The other straight
In Waring held up an end well and got idea they were so good. It remains Umpire was standing pretty close up Williams-Peter of that ilk-came
was very well to be seen how they will shape against at the bowler's end. and made things lively. He hooked thirteen before he is to be to the sticks play by January 16; the second (There is, mark you no question of a Maraham very nicely but next ever caught low down at second slip the Club. I gather Suther comes in round matches by January 25, the left hander with a circular run popping pinyed an amazingly bad shot, which 1:06-13. A couple of maidens for Holland-Martin and that Carver is third round by February 9, the out from behind the bowler and put the ball up in the air. It was in one of which Large nearly had not picked. After all he only ot
and delivering the ball before the bateman the
can really see him). For some reason un icket-keeper's catch but he was Willams, followed and then with a ninety two runs in the two inningal for a moment and the ball two and a four Butler saved, the As a matter of fact, I presume some emno give any dropped harmlessly to the ground, innings defeat. Next over Williams one will stand down for him., Steven- or other which explanation as it seems very absurd to Thereafter the Army skipper hit should have been stumped off Large son will come in as skipper, I take it, me the batsman xinted afterwards freely-most of his runs coming from but the mistake was not expensive au unless he is too busy singing that old
somewhat a nice hook shot in which he goes Browning bowled him off stump with song, "I want to be
Eagle, obscuring his view and he enquired if quickly right across his wicket one that completely beat him. The hummy, and with the Eagles fly." He could have naked the umpire to almost outside the off-stump I should. Army skipper had played a brilliant But-in passing, I thought Browning stand further back. There is of think. Ununlly it was a four, but if innings though he had latterly been handled his team very well indeed. courie always the right to ask an things did not work out right he was very quiet. I gather his recent injury The actual law-or in position to stop the ball with a rad the consequent strapping across Umpire to move. to all mombers of the Ladies' Sec- that "An Umpire should sland where with seven fours in it, but I think that balt and his eyes tired. (148—7——20) ·} changes, G, R. Sayer and, T. L. Red- S. B. C. Rear Cup" which is open rather "Instruction to Umpires" says dead bat. He rattled up thirty-six his face does not help his seoing the tion. The cup is not to be won out he can clearly ace the act upon which as usual he was suffering from a trifle].Gragg and Butler began to get runs mand coming in for Hayward and right but to remain in the poster-/his decision may be required." This, of over conlluence. With the score at fairly fast, and it was evident the Divelt. I sincerely hopo the weather
a hundred and bowled were
faster che, short of a holding the greasy ball. It had been have no information about the K.C.C. probable appeals for 1.b.w. or him a much play over the New Courge at Fan- catch at the wicket is always inter-length, which turned in very quickly drizzling steadily” for more than and Army game-ro sides I mean.
the off the batsman, who had gone across to howling excellently got Butler's middle can cast aside and i po ter
The first round match
fourth round by February 23 the Anal by March 19.
BOGEY COMPETITION.
A Bogey Competition will be held on the New Course at Fanling
on
that
| January 30,
"ROSE CUP.”
Entries are invited for the "Mrs,
The competition will be over match the
Admiral Sir Frederic Drayer shaking hands with Mullane before the start of the match, Other Army players in the picture are Morrison, į ley,
McQuade, Podmoro, Mathias and Harris. (Photo: Ming Yuan).'
The
the umpire
WAH
an
COMING GAMES. * Against the Navy the Club have two
SPORT ADVTS
8, 1934. Lints are posted in the Club stumps.
176-8-10. stick bowler's cut, could cover up or play the ball.
Conditions 80% 1.R.G. match which they have in their or two behind the Houses at Fanling and Happy Val yard
wicket. If a left hand round-the- (100-8-36.) In the few remaining worse and Cragg, and
took fall card against K.C.C. is off. Craigen- wicket bussler le starting his runt, to minutes before lunch the Army advantage of them hitting very stoutly gower are not playing unless they take the one side of, or behind, the umpire, managed to lose Colledge and Butler but the bowlers were terribly handi on K.C.C. less shooting by the Navy, and not impress, The next pussing.
capped while the fieldsman could hard It is the usual custom for the umpire, for only two more run,
ly nee the ball. At two hundred and fear of shooting on the part of was still there, but they failed in from Skinner's centre, and he if necessary to retiro a yard or 50,
DIRTY WEATHER.
soventeen a brilliant one handed catch the Army kept the total down. sadly to round off their approach increased the margin to two goals and to direct the bowler to run be
at mid-off sent, back Cragg for a hard HOCQUARD IMPROVES. work. Langmead, was slow" and after the change over by walking tween him and the wicket. This is The start was delayed as there was hit thirty. Several runs were added It any Interport selectora were wouldn't shoot half enough.
Fairless's centro Into the net. justified by the rule that says that drizzle, and the wicket was easy and then the declared at: 230 present, they probably found some- Blair was a distinct success at
Army replied through Umpires are nolo judges of fair or and the ball wot. There is no excuse for nine wickets, metinde hing comforting about the display centre-half, and is, any day Mathias who cut in and bent unfair play. It is obviously not in the for their collapse. therefore. Crave se i was after half past four, and of Ridley and Hocquard. They imagine, a real challenge to Me- Pepper from close range, whilst spirit of cricket to hide behind the and Waring wont with only nine it had been arranged to stop at five FANLING HUNT & RACE CLUB..
umpire until just before popping out added. Taylor hung on while twenty fifteen. constituted the chief menaco to Guire for that position. Purking before the end Ridley broke the and throwing one down. I must admit add runs were put on for the eighth the Navy defence, and personally was another notable half back elde of the net when he passed I have never
A DESPERATE FINISH. heard of d batsman wickat, (142-8-7), and Dewày kept I thought this the best game performer. The defence general- the goalkeeper within
end up. Unfortunately, at a rasping objecting to an umpire standing close
With oighty-nine to get in forty Hocquard has played for many y speaking was sound, West being ground shot from n' dimeult angle. up to the wicket on any other grounds. hundred and fifty-five, JF. Williams, minutes the Navy sont in Hollar-
When I used to be a bowler-right who had batted very solidly since particularly prominent,
An entertaining diversion was hand-over I often asked an umpire the fall of the first wicket for twenty-nrtin und Larkin. Conditions were GOOD SUBSTITUTION.
created before the start of the to stand back from the sticks a bit seven, tried a short one and a good surd. From the pavilion one could Pepper was a successful de-match by a musical programme especially if his figure resembled mine. bit of fielding by Cheyne had him run hardly age the ball at all and the puty for Liddington and several given by massed Marines band, And my recollection la that he always out clone thing. The last wicket Amy bowlers could neither stand stor times effected very smart saves who at half-time smartly carried did. But I cannot quite grasp this added twelve.
now point. The facts are that anyong: Even if any of yesterday's sub-out formation marching on tho
may-politely-request a favour of stitutes have to appear in to- morrow's team I do not think around,
an
THE NAVY BAT.
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hold the ball while they and the bats man, alone know where the ball wont. Holland Martin was l.bw, to (farth- walle.. Thon all one could 400 War
weeks,
That he is still fearful of his leg weakness and needs a clear run and plenty of room in which to make his kicks was painfully olivious. Nevertheless, whon given these opportunition - (and thanks to Dick Ridley they were fairly numerous), Hocquard the Navy will unduly suffer. Admiral Sir Frederic Dreyer wasted no chances, and almost All three men are very reliable, kicked off after being presented can clearly to that upon which he at all, was only or for about twenty donporately with their bate and then han to adjudicate. As an example, minutes before lunch when it was rushed up and down the snipa-maralie- without exception planted the Barnett gave the, Navy the lead to the teams. Capt. Haguo you often so
the bowler's umpire drying. Rain after lunch made it mean wicket. It was splendid ball well in front of goal. His in the first half, smartly herding efficiently refereed the match. move round square with the popping easier and tho Navy wore in a good] hitting but frankly rather farelent the
the umpire but that ho will also politoly-insist on standing where he
It seems that the wloket if dificult that two long white figures boat
STEEPLECHASE MEETING, Sunday, 31st December, Int Jaco 2.30 p.m. Bpoolal trala' from Kowloon Station 1.08 p.m.
"BERKELEY
SQUARE"