THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1934.
WARWICK'S REDUCED
CRICKET
CUT IN MATCHES DUE TO howling in holding he is
FINANCIAL LOSS
·
surpassed.
KOWLOON
TENNIS
MORE TOURNAMENT. RESULTS
FAVOURITE WINS
STARTERS IN 2,000 GUINEAS
London, May 2. Colombo won the Two Thousand Quiness to-day. The placing in the race was as follows: Colombo Baston Badruddlu
3.
20/1
The following are the results of un-the matches. in the Kowloon Cricket Club tennis tournament played yes- To give Hammond most support terday:
E. C. Fincher beat R. B. Lewis, at the wicket Barnott, Dacre, Sinfield, B. H. Lyon and G. W. 6-1, 6-4;
The odds-2/7 Colombo; R. S. Capell and A. E. Colline Park may be regarded as sure to beat M. Drysdale and T. Waller, Enston; 60/1 Badruddin.
The odds for the special place keep up their run-getting ability, 5-7, 8-6, 6-41 Stephens and Neale should ad A. Philippens and Mrs. Betty beat botting were.-3/1 Easton; 10/1 Bad-, ESSEX'S MOVE FROM LEYTON IS 8 batsmen.
C. J. Tacchi and Mr. Blandford, 6-3, ruddin
Colembo won by a length and The bowling again will be main.c.8; A GOOD OMEN
ly in the hands of Goddard, Sinfield N. A. E. Mackay and Miss A. Easton was a length and a half chond and Hammond, with Charles Park Mackenzie boat Mr. and Mrs. 1. Bue-of the third horse.
The following in the full list of starters and jockeys: To-day we give further reviews of leading cricketer once more capable of getting son, 6-3, 6-4.
Badruddin (Fox) counties whose prospects of the county championship will through long spells of work with
Bright Bird (Dick) his left-hand slows. Van do
Colombo (Johnstone) be early debated now that the season at Home is almost Gucht, one of the best amateur
Chittagong (Child) in swing.
wicket-keepers last season, UR
Easton (Semblat) Flamengo (Smith) There is also C. S. Davies, who fortunately, will not be able to
Fleetfoot (Carslake)
ESSEX. Warwickshire have cut their plays for Alexandra Park (a slow play owing to an operation.
left-arm bowler and a useful bat;; County programme from 26 to 24 he made 63 against Kent at Ton- matchen. In 1934 Lancnahire
The 1934 season P. bridge last year). Cranmer, Someract, Hampshire, and Essex who played in a Second. Eleven should be one full of interest, for will not be met.
match two years ago, and A. F. T.
WARWICKSHIRE.
This reduction is a result of White (Uppingham), will be watch- heavy fancial losses in the lasted with interest. Sanders (W.) three years. Much money has been spent on the ground staff, inand Jarrett (1. H.) have not been
re-engaged. team-building, and in running a second cleven
in
Counties' competition.
Minor the
Thla last has been regretfully)
1
GLOUCESTERSHIRE,
B. H. Lyon has again been cut out, but second eleven matches elected captain of Gloucestershire. will be played, outside the competi- Business claims may possibly pre- tion, with neighbouring counties,
vent him from playing regularly,
The staff of permanent players but he will be available through will consist of 17 professionals, out May, and has promised to AR- with Santall (S.) as couch. New-sist in as many matches as possiblej comora are Dollery, qualified in afterwards. No vice-captain was. July, who bended the Berkshire appointed,
batting averages last year with an! average of 47. This young play
Last year the club lost £603, and
to that had to be added a deficiency
er in 19 years of age, a forceful of £736 on the county ground ac batsman and splendid folder.
for Essex
counts. The remedy suggested was to increase by another £1,000
D. R. Jardins (Surrey). Another forcing batsman is the annual subscriptions. Bird, who played for Steurbridge Gloucestershire will play most the same side which did so well In the Birmingham League last
of their matches at their head-Inst year is available under the year...He is 19 years of age, an quarters, Ashley Down. Bristol, same captain. In addition, the de- all-round athlete, and averaged but, as customary, Gloucester and parture from Leyton opens up new 33 for his Club last year. All Cheltenham will be the scenes of country altogether in the County, the other men on the ground-a few games with other counties. and it would appear that the move has caused not only practical in- staff appeared in the team at
terest, but great satisfaction. same time or other during last season.
R. E. S. Wyatt will again lead! the side, and the Rev. J. H. Parsons, who is expected to play pretty regularly, will act as deputy- enplain. It is possible that G, Đ. Kemp-Welch may play occasional-
The Australians appear at Bristol at the beginning of T. N. Pearce begina the season August, and directly after that as captain, and will have under match W. R. Hammond has the him all those who were available advantage of the Bank Holiday last year. engagement with: Hampshire for his benefit.
Walter Hammond, after a neces-
ly. Also N. E. Partridge and D. G.sary rest during the winter, may Foster, although it is not expected he looked for to disclose his high- that they will be able to space est form with the bat. No doubt. much time from business.
he will have to do a good deal of
BOOK
NOW!
the form of O'Connor and Nichols. Nichols, although he has had much
completely rested by the start of work on the Indian Tour, should be
the season.
Haytime (Weston)
Medloval Knight (Gord. Richards) Pride of the Chilterns (Beary) Umidwar (Harry Wrag) Valerius (Jones)
KEEN BADMINTON
(Continued from Pago 8.)
It is felt that with the increased dlserotion shown last year, Cut- more should do well under any
. With
additional circumstances. experience gained. Smith (P.) should prove of immense aasiat-i ance, uch, too, I hoped of Taylor, and it is possible that his natural bowling ability (slow loft arm), after a winter's practice, will bear frult. D. R. Wilcox takes over the captainey in July, and will have the assistance, in Miss I. Woolley and Mlas B. August, of K. Farnes. It is hoped, Pestonji (K.C.C.) lost to Miss too, that L. G. Crawley will be Woolley and Miss Wong 5-16; lost able to play.
to Miss Landolt and Miss White Nottinghamshire and Leicester-7-15; lost to Miss Churn and Miss shire are being met instead of Gittins 10-15. Derbyshire and Warwickshire. With ordinary luck Essex should xo from strength to strength.
DERBYSHIRE.
Derbyshire hope to maintain the same Improvement shown in re cent years.
MEN'S DOUBLES.
Walker und Nissim (K.C.C.) best Tillery and Gilchrist 15-12: beat White and Bliss 15-11; lost to Broadbridge and Broadbridge 9-15.
E. C. Fincher and D. .S. Green (K.C.C) beat Tillery and Gilchrist 16-7; heat White and Bliss 15-9; lost to Broadbridge and Broad- bridge 11-16.
Apart from Lee, who has n coaching appointment with the Lougton club, A. W. Richardson will have all the talent which made the side so useful Inst acason. Leslie Townsend and Worthington Simcocks and Simmons (K.C.C.) stand out he all-rounders with beat Tillery and Glichrist 18-13 Harry Elliott a wicket-keeper up lost to White and Bliss 11-15; lost England form. Alderman to Broadbridge and Broadbridge ahould advance us an opening-bats. 12-15, man in company with Storer.
to
A. F. Skinner, the Cambridge Senior, did well with the but to INDIANS' BOWLS wards the end of last season, and in bowling, Copson, the man of
It is hoped that more will be scen of H.T.0. Smith and 1.D.ce, came on a lot, while T. B.
Mitchell maintained his skill as a
TEAMS
fastest slow spin bowler, A. Y. Pop To Oppose Craigen-
Read, the latter of whom probably at times the bowler Essex now posseFG29.
Much will dopend, as usual, on
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Little Women"
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I
gower Club
A testimonial fund has been opened for Harry Elliott, the wicket-keeper, who first played For the lengun bowls match against for the county. In 1920,
the Cralgengower Cricket Club on Derbyshire play most of their Saturday at the Valley commencing matches on the racecourse ground at 3.30 pm, the following have been at Derby and Chesterfield, but chosen to represent the Indian Re creation Club.-D. Mohamed, M. I. Surrey come into the programme Razack, A. M. Omar and A. M instead of Essex, and the Austra-Wahab (skip); S. M. Rumjahu, S. 0. Hans are met at Chesterfield in Bux, A. R. Minu and K. M. Omar July.
(skip); M. el Arculli, A. Baker, M. Y. Young players added to the play-Adal and A. R. Dolish (skip). in”
stall are A. Townsend, the brother of Leslie Tovnsend, S.
Wenver, the Newcastle United and but it is to be hoped that he will England footballer-and-B-Car-mako-more-use-of-the-bail-that rington, of the Blackwell Colliery goes with the arm, to an off-side- efub. All are Derbyshire men, and fold, and less of the in-swinger. the County Commillice have decided He is too good a bowler to need not to engage anyone without birth regiment of short-legs on a fast qualification.
wicket.
Sussex, though they lost five matches in 1933 as against one in the scuson before, bent Yorkshire, the chanipions, twice: besides this feat they won on 16 occasions, and finished second on the list.
Cox is Π forcing batsman, lacking nothing but experience, and Pearce,
great a man of physical power, is n hitter who can bowl usefully,
It is probable that a trial will be given to J. Nye as a fast bow- ler. He is raw as yet, but has been under an experienced tutor.
There seems to be no reason why they should not do well for years to come, as they are, on the whole, a young side, with a nur- sery controlled by George Cox,
All the Countice, except Glamor- senior, whose wisdom is vast and judgment sound. E, H, Bowley can, will be met. Only one match has retired. to conch at Winches. will be played againat Cambridge ter; it was fitting that his inst University, W. L. Cornford, the scsson for Sussex should be full wicket-keeper, takes his benefit of good performances. Though against Warwickshire at Hove on not quite as consistent as in some July 28, 30, 31. His services and great ability need no recounting previous years, he made nearly 1,500 runs, with a highest score of here. 28. He also took 37 wickets at muderate cost; as a slip-fielder he will not easily be replaced,
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A glance at the Sussex team shows that no county, with the possible exception of Yorkshire, ls richer in all-rounders. There is James Langridge now arrived from promise to great achievement; Wensley, an endur- ing and clover right-hand-modlum The management has pleasure bowler and a bold hitter: J. Parks, in announcing that by special who never throws his wicket away
and can bowl a useful in-awinger arrangement and at popular. Cook, who is very quick on the foot request, the Mei Sit Fong Opera to attack spin bowling and can Company will extend its season field anywhere. Add to these the
amateurs, R. S. G. Scott and at this theatre for a further
and it will be seen that week.
do not need to rely on the Do not miss this last opportunity Tate is still a great bowler; his of seeing the magnificent acting periods of devastation are less fre- of China's most famous plays by ent, but be remains a match the finest company of 80 actors winner. Hla batting, which ho
takes less seriously every year, is and actresses over seen in Hong- not what it was, but he is rarely kong direct from Peiping. called upon to make runs.
The aide in 1984 will be captain- ed by A. Melvillo in succession to R. S. G. Scott, who is likely to play when business allows. Of the junior players, much is ex- pected of Cornford, G. Cox, fun., and G. Pearce. Cornford has
great natural ability na medium Stalls
to fast-medium right-hand bowler. He has learnt much front Tato,
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