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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
27,
1934.
WOMEN'S TEST TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA
R. Abbit On The Interport Selections
me.
YESTERDAY'S PRACTICE
The announcement that no less than fourteen players { would make the trip to Shang- hai came as rather a surprise to In the actual personnel of the party there are only two names that call for comment. In the first place Elvin has not been selected. I think Mina's better fielding and hitting turned the scale though I am pretty auro that the authorities think that Minu will bowl better against the really good bats.
FINE CATCHES A Mighty Atom
AT REHEARSAL
BREAK BOWLER'S 5 FOR 17
DRESS
PROBLEM
(By W. F. SANDERSON)
Of Tennis
CHINESE GIRL
MAY PLAY FOR ENGLAND
London, Aug. 31. One of the mighty atoms" of tennis to-day is a 13-years old girl, English-born of Chin- ese parents, who, it is thought; An England team of women may some day represent Great cricketers will sail for Aus-Britain n Wimbledon. tralia in October to play a series of three Test matches and to play against State elevens.
I went to Northampton when the team, which will be away for nently six months, played against a side called "The Rest."
She in Afiss Gen Hoshing, whose home is at Twickenham, Middlesex.
Yesterday she beat Miss A. P. Cardinall in the semi-final of the girls singles in the Middlesex junior lawn tennis Championships at the Herga Cub, Harrow, by GA, 01.
fi.
court light as thistledown.
But there is strength behind her shots for all her slight build.
In the second, Mackay's name was not originally mentioned in
You may, or may not, agres
Gen is just affraction more than the list of people who could get that women should play cricket, butt, in height and filts about the away and I have never really this I assure you: after watching considered him. Ho
un-yesterday's play 1 am no longer a doubtedly. a useful man to take doubter. ulong he is a useful reserve wicket-keeper. As a bat however, though he has some very nice strokes, he is rather too much in the glass of “iffers" to recommend him for a place as a batsman.
LAST NIGHT'S PRACTICE. There was a practice last night at which a good many of the potential batsmen bad about a quarter of an hour apiece while there was a general, run, round of the bowlera,
1 was very glad to see that Owen-Hughes seems to be getting
These women know the game and they play it exceedingly well.
The match ended in a tie, but that was merely because there were two declarations.
CAPTAIN'S MISTAKE.
The Touring team won the toss, and Miss Archdale, the captain, admitted to me that she made mistake; she should have sent the other side in.
So, on a sticky wicket, her side were tumbled out for 66.
I was not surprised, for the leg- break bowling of Mrs. Holden
used to batting in glasses. The would have troubled any player. only time he was really adrift was She took five for 17-and she in when Pereira bowled him with anot in the England teeni beauty that came down at tremendous pace and took the top of the off-stimp as far as I could
Bee.
that
I saw three catches would have sent the Oval crowd at the last Test match delirious with delight.
Miss Taylor's enlch in the long field was as good as anything 1 have seen this season, while the
Baines and Madar batted nicely, ind so did J. P. Williams, the whole the trial was very in teresting na most of the old wicket-keeping of Miss Snowball weaknesses cropped up. Ricketts was really good. failed to do very much with the ball but he took a very pretty snap catch in the slips.
There was a fielding practice at the end and, us usual, MeInnis showed up very well. I like his underarm dick in that brings the ball full pitch over the top of the stump. Mitchell took one or two nice catches.
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PROBABLE TEAM?
Her forchang drives are mighty cough for a girl of 17 and of average height.
Her services, while not ace-win- ning deliveries, are well placed and as fast as those of much taller girls,
Because she ts English-born there is nothing to prevent her from representing Great Britain In the future if her form justifies her selection.
Whether sho dances her way se far-we must wait and see,
ENGLISH JOCKEYS' GREAT DAY
First Three In Big
·
Ostend Race
r
English jockeys filled the first In the Test team are Games Mis-three places in Ostend's big race, tresses in schools who have had to the Grand International, worth arrange for deputies while they are nearly £6,000. away.
Some are students at Univer- sitles: one, I understand, is a typist, and she has to give up her job to go!
All have to pay their own fares, and that has handicapped team selection:
Who thought of the uniform these women are to wear in Aus- tralia?
Gordon Richards was first of Lord Woolavington's Easton, who was second in both the Two Thousand Guineas and the Derby
Steve Donoghuo finished second on Admiral Drake, winner of the Grand Prix de Paris, and Fred Fox filled third position Rentenmark.
The winner is trained by Fred
Beckhampton Dorling al
I am no dress expert, but white, atarted a hot favourite. cotton stockings and skirts
that
T. E. Pearce To Lead compromise between shorts and skirts are neither graceful nor suitable!
Side
A team, captained by T. E, Pearce, _and_looking suspiciously like the Inter- port XI to play against Shanghai, will meat a ride fed by A. W. Hayward in a two-day match on the Kowloon
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