THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1934,
H. K. C. C. OVERWHELM UNITED SERVICES
COMFORTABLE
BY WICKETS
WIN TEN
BECK TAKES 11 FOR 54
BRIGHT BATTING BY HOLLAND-
MARTIN AND SMYTHE
OUTPLAYED at all points, the United Services suffered an overwhelming defeat by the Hongkong Cricket Club in the Triangu- lar Tournament during the Chinese New Year holiday, losing shortly after tiffin yesterday by ten wickets.
bowled by one from the same bowlor that camp on with his arm instead of breaking back to the of.
But then the two. Pearces laid the foundations of a big score, Had Alcal been taken off an easy chance at mid- off before he had made twenty, the scare might have been smaller.
As it was he went on to make
EMANEN JUN
THE SCORE BOARD.
HK.CC-Ist Inns. Utd. Services-1st Inns
UNITED SERVICES—IND INNS.
260
110
18
22
50
a beautiful eighty-three, hitting the] ball very hard both through the J. P. Willlants Lb., b Beck covers, and to third men. It was a R. J. Walker, e Dunkley, b Hiil- great pleasure to watch his innings.) tcod
Capt. P. V. Williams, b Beck Redmond and Beck had a little L. Holland Martin R.N., Lb.w. b party round about five o'clock and the Pearce innings closed at about a quarter past Lt. Larkin R.N., b Pearce five for two hundred and sixty-six. Supper Tucker, c and b Pearce (I have discussed the declaration point Inst. Licut Smyth R.N., b Ricketts 29 in my notes in another column).
Sgt. Taylor, e Dunkloy, h Beck .. Sapper Tucker and Sgt. Taylor Sgt. Thatcher, e Beck, b Pearce.. stuck to it very gallantly and Large A. B. Large, not out .... bowled well sending down some vory Mafor Bonavin, absent. hurt nico stuff. But the Club were too
Extras:-(Byes 23, Leg Byes 3 strong. Unfortunately in trying to
No ball 1 catch a skyer Bonavia split a finger badly and I fear it is either dislocated broken as well. He took no further part in the match.
or
Total
WHEN GAN A BATTING SIDE DECLARE?
INTERESTING POINT RAISED IN LOCAL CRICKET
HOW A. W. HAYWARD SURMOUNTED THE DIFFICULTY
(By R. Abbit)
As I have elsewhere dealt at, Wood is, I think, very short of prac- tice and seemed to have a knee that some length with the big game was worrying him. If he settles down 27 over the New Year Holidays, I hero permanently ho will get a lot of
wickets. fear consideration of space re- 183
quires me to cut my notes very
Left with half an hour's batting 4/120; 6/120; 5/131: 1/130: 8/141; short this week.
Walker and J. P. Williams did ex- cellently to score just under thirty without losing their wickets, though all four of the Club Stars had a bow! at them.
The United Services resumed their innings yesterday sortly after eleven o'colck and Williams and Walker laid the foundations for what might have
good score. been
Walker scored a couple at the start and then tock fifty minutes to score
THE match ended tamely, after an invigorat- "ing display of batting by Lt. Holland- Martin (53) and Inst.-Lt. Smythe earlier in the day. During the match Beck captured 11 wickets for 54 runs.
wan playing to A full description of 'the game by R. Abbit follows.
(By R. Abbit)
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mistime one at 84, and twenty- six runs later the whole side were out!
the
Fall of wickets:--1/46; 2/52;. 3/87;
| 9/183.
Bowling Analysis.
0. M. R. *A G Beck... 17
41 G. R. M. Ricketts 13 G 31 G. K. Hill-Wood 11
ag T. A. Pearce .... 15 4.68
Bowled one no ball.
H.K.CC-2ND INNS.
two more before he was finally caught L. D. Kilbee, not out... at the wicket off Hill-Wood, but he T. M. L. Redmond, not out
Byes ying to orders as the only hope was to tire the Club bowlers and this brought its reward later.
W06
Beck bowled much _more_to_leg and
less effective. Williams scored froely from him and the score was taken to forty-six when he was Lb.w. to ona ho thought waa off the wicket.
.
THAT RUN OUT.
The solution was amusing. Bock received a chit telling him to get out (or perhaps to have a go at every- thing.) He duly got out Dunkloy came in He played one to extra
cover and called,
The funniest thing I have soen for a long time was Iledmond racing like 1 stag to get home whlio Dunkley proceeded with the pace and dignity of an archbishop to get
Before dealing with last Saturday's games, I would like to refer to a point W. of law in cricket which cropped up 3 on the Club ground on Wednesday. 1
It is after two recent occurrences at the beginning of this season-fairly well known that a side cannot go in to bat in a two day match and bat until half an hour or so of time and 14 then declare.
And the bowler put the wicket down They must, if they do declare, give and Tom had got his declaration, the other side a full hour and a half's There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with cream. In- 30 cricket time. But the point Briacs:cidentally no one appealed but as they
8
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Total for no wkt.
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
M. R.
O.
W.
Lt. Holland Martin 1 A. B. Large Capt. Williams
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run out!
Supposing one side has batted all came in, it was a casa in every and the side to bat second wish to way of 'solvitur ambulando, declare half an hour before time,
may they do so?
The rule says "The batting side may not declare their innings etc, etc. Does this govern the side which bat second Hayward
in doubt
Wea
RESULTS.
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FIRST DAY'S PLAY.
The first League last Saturday was a wash-out as the Navy could not raise It was most unfortunate that owing
a side. I am not clear if the C.8, get to injuries or the exigencies of the
Williama was not in form and was service the United Services team was
bowled by a beautiful off break from
the points, as there are grave dim- much depleted. Five obvious choices,
Beck which brushed · hia pad and Bonavia was l.b.w-the only doubt.
culties about a replay, owing to the Garthwaite, Stovenson,
Richards, ful decision of four-in Beck's took the balls, ·
in the last over before tiffin which about G.16 p.m. on Wednesday.
C.S.C.C. fixtures and the habit of the Peatfield and Enden could not turn third over and then he had Peter
Afteen runs. The Over to yielded Holland-Martin however camo
He decided, rightly I think, that as his Navy of leaving before April. out, and though the men finally picked Williams and Holland-Martin in did
side was batting, he as captain of the very gallantly in the field they could not cope with the Club attack. these cases the ball was plumb on/free cricket though he was not too heartily and put on in all no less than frst day-except as in the rule. It and it was only rather wild hitting at Floor, Gloucester Building..
encli
In friendlies Tam Pearce played a the rescue, and proceeded to play nice mean. of
After both Smyth and he fald on batting sida could not declare on the beautiful knock for the over thirty same way but in
comfortable at first. Walker was out The game started on Wednesday in the sticks and hardly rose an inch. on the whole played excellently all tons and after had Larkin 1.b.w. Another thirty odd before being bowled gallant performance-and one that Cricket Club Library-that the batting single which a scorer produced at the tribute them with discrimination and beautiful weather with a wicket that
Ricketts bowled Walker with a full about noon but Larkin helped to add forty-two runs for the last wicket. A was afterwards suggested-in the the end-plus à suddenly discovered day. At the beginning there Was every appearance of trouble for the Father he was difficult to see as his by one from Pearce that seemed to go willlama, to have a bowl before Kilben faide meant the side which batted first. Inst
hand gets right ever the screen. Beck straight through instead of turning
wickets a ten necessary for Club as J. P. Williams and Major collected a couple more wickets and hack. 120-4-7. After that there was and Redmond hit off the twenty-eight it may be so.
a collapse and four more wickets
But I hold that if the M.G.C. had' Bonavia batted really excellently. at time the score was a hundred and
victory for the Club.
meant the aide which bats first they. C. K. Hill-Wood, the ld Oxford eight for seven.
There was only one going down for eleven runs. bluc, was playing for the Club, but more over afterwards.
And here let me immortalize It would have said the side, which bata potentially on top as they are ano first, instead of the batting side. I point behind Recreio with one ganie In print that Peter had D catch they managed to deal with his fast
But if so the rulo is in hand. They beat the inay be wing. left-hand deliveries and set about
dropped off him. and so mlased
not as explicit as it might be. Some pretty easily, building up a big score.
Craigongower taking his annual wicket.
one might write and ask the M.C.C.
equal them if they win both the games they have in hand on Recreic-who by the way beat Kowloon conclusively.
Alec Pearce relieved Ilill-Wood and Owen Hughes replaced ticketts-who
Dankley stumped Smyth brilliant- ly off a ball on the leg side: Thatcher got a single and a bye was bowled first balt.
bad hardly found his length-at the was run. Then he was caught and Law Courts end but the batsmen con- A. B. Large
Holland-Martin had the satisfac- tion of completing his fifty before being .b.w. Pearce when trying to hook an offbreak (round wicket) which was short but kept lower than he expected.
the
enabled both the stumper and Peter
rund
'IN GENERAL.
Tho match was rather spoiled by the weakness of the Services team
tinued triumphant and had eighty en Beck had, eight wickets for thirteen been batting not too badly fifteen runs but on the other hand I think that
the board without loss. The only runs. chance so far as could be seen from the scoring box was a hard low chance
to backward log from Bonavia.
BECK'S SUCCESS.
When Beck went on however at thin score a chance came user the
FINE CLUB BATTING.
When Large joined Smyth who had
were still required to save the Innings
Owen Hughes played Large's second it. But Large refused to be intimidat- ball on to his already damaged instered and was unkind enough to crack when the Club started to bat and Pearce for a four and a aix, inter alia,
while Mitchell to retire,
(and nearly into the Supreme Court), ind
WAR
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sound and watchful knock in each innings.
Bonavia showed signs of the form
the
moment-which enabled young men to tie a very pleasant nintch.
In the Junior Division the I.R.C. are
R.A.S.C.
TO-MORROW'S CAME.
сар
K.C.C. visit University and should
Hongkong, 12th February, 1934,
THE YELLOW DRAGON
DANCING ACADEMY.
announces that
THE YELLOW DRAGON GIRLS
defeat and ns Beck was on again the Club side was the strongest I have of which the Shanghaj fellows spoke win-or at least draw. Navy have a did not expect the Services would do "ver seen out. It would have. given and it is a thousand pitles that he friendly with Craigengower on the n very good account of itself against did not get a chance to repeat his Valley ground-If they can raise a
good play in the second innings.
alde. I think it barely possible that the Finally I takes me 'at of to Club may beat the Civil Service Smyth and Large and Holland-even at Happy Valley. Machine guns Martin, though why on earth My are being installed to deal with them Lords have seat a cricketer of his understand. I.R.C. and the Army-will-give-Exhibition-Dances, ability to wander round the West are not playing. River and Ita tributaries, I'm
In the Secondi hornswoggled if I know. Now Second at home will beat the Civil Division the Club he had hegn in--but that is another Service while the I.R.G. should do the story story, and probably libelloun as well Bo we would not dream same for the R.E. though there aro of mentioning it.
possibilities about the Intter tearn. The game is at Sookunpco, K.C.C. II are at home to the Varsity and may bring it off. Police are playing a
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