THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1935.
"R. ABBIT" ON SOUTH AFRICAN CRICKET
Herbert Sutcliffe, the England and Yorkshire opening bataman, why, by his crutury against Hampshire, has become the fick cricketer to have surpassed the record of 126 centuries scored by the famous W. G. Grace.
COUNTY CRICKET
Yorkshire Easily Beat Hampshire
London, May . Yorkshire bent Hampshire by the huge margin of an Innings and 135 runa.
Batting first the Southern team collapsed" before Hedley Verity and were all out for 63, the slow bowler taking 7 wickets for 31.
Yorkshire found nothing wrong with the wicket and made 315 for five, declared, Sutcliffe contributing 100.
MALCOLM CAMPBELL'S PLANS
GOING TO SALT
LAKE
FOR ATTEMPT ON MOTOR SPEED
GAME'S EARLY HISTORY
INTRODUCED INTO UNION BY THE ARMY
TOUR OF FIRST ENGLISH TEAM
TREMENDOUS SUCCESS
PREFACE
(By R. Abbit)
The following sketch of the history of cricket in South Africa. from its beginning down to the present day, in no way claims to be an original production.
CHAPTER
EARLY DAYS
f
There is little doubt that cricket began to be played at Happy Valley in Hongkong by the Navy and the Army, a year or two after 1840 when the occupation of the island began. In South Africa, cricket nd іся origin in a very similar way, and at almost the same date. In that coun- try the Army almost certainly were the pioneers, when the Forty-Birth Foot, now known as the Sherwood record with a toss of 62 feet and 4 inch. Torrance is seen above making Foresters, arrived in Nain) and were stat stationed ht Pietermaritzburg
A vast amount of documentary information is, по doubt, in existence in South Africa, but it is, alas! in no way accessible to a writer in Hongkong,, and the
in research work of others has been 1814 or so Thence the spread over
the whole of the Southern
extremity drawn upon freely for the facts of Africa, and the Western Province. on which to frame the story. In this, cricket having spread through there For the earlier portion of these Bloomfante and Kimberly
was a well established club at Ronde- articles, the material is drawn xech an
and after at Wynberg. The
one at which the fash game became almost entirely from Mr. H. Sans met, and which even the Governor Altham's admirable "History of and his staff: uitended.
! Cricket," which was published by
arism,
Gradually but stengilly It sprend until it was played in Cape Colony,
that British
tours
17
is
Jack Torrance, the American Weight Thrower, recently put A new
A POOR STANDARD
his shot.
OF BOWLING
RINKS CONTEST YESTERDAY
GREEN IN BAD STATE
(Continued from Page 81.
the
af
three. The scure at the end of this i head was 10-8 in favour, of the i Civil Servier C. C. side.
Thereafter the Craigengower side monopolised the scoring but they were only able to register singles with a three on the tenth and 20th heads and a two in the last. Actually they scored on 15 of the 21 heads whereas their opponents only. seured en six heads and the difference in the innl acores was only a matter of right shots.
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race developed into a flogging com- petition, wen), presumably, by tho stronger arm. The Deemater, after ketting away one but last, struggled o gamely into third place.
The final race of the season was son by Great all by
comfortable margin The winner, always pro- minent, smashed down all opposition and finished alone, Double Chanco and Copper Idol running poor second and third respectively.
George Allen and Unwin, Ltd. in in Natal, the Western Province, the 1926.
The book should be on nege Free State and everywhere
had people bookshelf. Transvaal
getlled in the cricketers' every
mainly of course, nt Consultation of other books, of Johannesburg. So for over two de- cricket reminiscences, and of the cades the game sprend and prospered. inevitable "Wisden," has assist-and the players began to attain a fair standard of proficiency, probably ed in amplifying the story; and that of ordinary club cricket. it is to be hoped that the charge) Sir Donald Currie had founded the of plagiarism may be escaped, celebrated "Castle" Line
some years save in the sense of the word in South Afrlen. In 1888 he and a before and he was greatly interested which Mr. Altham uses when he Major Wharton arranged for admitted in his preface that his English team to tour the country.
As in the ease of all the early the form of the number threes, in own book was "one vast plagi-
which position Beer carried of to Australin it was a private venture of their own, though unlike: Honours. without difficulty. Knight i Since 1926, the "Cricketer the Australian tours there was no played the worst game of the Civil and "Wisden's Cricketers' question of prost. The many people Service four and was solely res who admire the fine acting of C. Ponsible for the defeat of his quar- Almanack" have been the main) Aubrey Smith on the screen will find ette. Had he revealed better form
(Continued from Page 8). sources of information, as they it very hard to believe that he was the Cralgengower side would most
And so once again we pack up our must be for any cricket writings. the captain of this team.
racing gear for a couple of months But it certainty "have been eliminated.
which he increased to. some three and send our horses but to gran for Reer was playing good bowls and lengths hefure entering the straight, a well-earned rest, during which we Although numerous books of re- nevertheless 11 fnet. Eilucated ni London, June 6.
had bowls practically simultaneously; where one was inclined to expect him can forget all about times and weights Charterhouse and Cambridge, where miniscenses have been perused he got his "Blue" and played from rely did he send down two shota to pack up on his reputation of being and records and concentrate on some Sir Malcolm Campbell has an- nounced that he is going to Salt Lake in many cases very little grain 1882 to 1885, he enjoyed a good deal the same although he had a slightly only a half mile pony. At this point form of sport less exacting and more
with his has resulted from a great deal of of cricket after coming down, Balling a second time Hampshire City in July to attempt,
greater percentage of good woods, Flamingo challenged him and the suitable to this time of the year. In like manner was the did little better being all out for faunts Blue Bird, to reach the speed gleaning. For instance, but one "ROUND THE CORNER" SMITH
Omar who brought off some brilliant |
bowling 117, Verity gain Enking seven of 300 miles per wickets, this
Possibly it was at this period that shots to make up for some of his very| Sult, Lake City salt buds, on which incident could be culled from Reuter,
Sir Malcol will make his attempt Colonel C. P. Foley's "Autumn he joined the Barron Company but erratic bowline on many heads, are hundreds of wiles long and their | Leaves."
it may be that that came later in hin
Macgowan As a matter of fact career, as he played a good dent of brilliant form and had he been given denth is at least 100 f་་, This though, in this case it was worth cricket after coming down. In those the right support he would have been erentes a surface hard and smooth
it, and all cricketers should read days he was known as "Round the infinitely as glass, but in summer the beat is this book, for, if he says little Corner" Smith, from his bowling again he drew shots or saved counts more dendly. Time and torrille, -Boiled Prem.
about South African cricket, the
action.
But he was badly handicapped by AR GIR the
in the early Knight's errate bowling. gallant Colonel is vastly interest Australian tours, all the matches save ing about the game in England, two were played against odds, and Finally, it is hoped that there hese two against the fuil strength
Although the country, the English team, will arise no
that these which idea
was described as of wenk green was against good bowling articles claim to be an authorita- county strength, completely crushed cgowan was early prominent and tive work, or indeed a "work" their opponents. Besides the captain, after the Civil Service players had at all. They
conceded a single on the opening head) originated the only players in the side whake from an incident when three were Bobby Abel and Johnny Briggs, best form to prevent a score of three names are familiar to this generation was called upon to produce his keen cricketers, who all may The visit of this pioneer team did on the second. He almost drew the claim a fair knowledge of the much to stimulate interest in Cricket shot but his was easily the second game's general history, discover-African cricketers as to what ex of work for the Civil Servants when
and did much to open the eyes of South! beat wood.
Purves brought off a brilliant ple ed that not one of them, knew cellence could be anything accurate about South game. They had gained experience he trailed the jack on the third hend African cricket. The visit of while playing against the experts. to lay four with the first four woods their present team to England obtained their first professional y sent down by their Nos.
were unable CHILDren
time
for 47 run.-
STARTERS AND JOCKEYS
ACCEPTORS
THE OAKS
FOR
EPSOM RACE
TO-DAY
The probable starters nud their
jockeys for the Onks, to be run atj Epsom en Friday, are as follows:
Buchanite, (Laur).
Merrymaid,
Corrida, Elliot!).
Irish
Les Second, (Sirett). Coronal, (Ferryman).
Fox Lair, (Steve Donoghue). Light Tackle, (E. Smith). Sunkiss, (Henry).
Solering. (Gordon Richards). Ankaret, (Fox)
Fair Etonian, (II.
(H. Bensley).
Hyndford Bridge. (II. Wengg).
Papyrette. (Smirke).
Quashed, (Jellesi. Blue Girl, (Nevet). Clerestory, (Jones).
Mesa, (Johnstone),
-Renter
heur.
Revolutionary styles give re- dress from old fashiona.
attained at
a-a more definite gain-t
FIR
Dun
coach,
4411 an
WRM in
partentarly ATTENTION!
MACGOWAN PROMINENT
condition of
the
the
and 2.
The Craigengower Brady short
Knight managed to
a four
this summer seemed to paint to for Frank Hearne, a Kent professional to save the count, the present as a suitable time for aged 30, and one of the grent cricket woods being their main obstruction. publishing some account of what lag, family of that name, remained shot and a five was registered
bebind in
draw another! has gone before, dressed up, in appointment
the country with as readable a form as
couch. He after Craigengower C. C. four and then A single and a three-went to the Can bewards played for South Afrien, and attained, for the information of was the first of many fine cricketers the Civil Service chalked
ked up any cricketers in Hongkong who who have gone out on tour to South to give them the lead by 96. The may care to have a rough know Hearne in still alive.
Africa and remained there. Frank core was again due to short woods ledge of the history of the game in a Dominion of the British Empire not so very much nearer to Lord's than their own Colony, ta
R. Abbit.
(To be continued on Friday next).
ent down by the Craigengewer lead- ing players, both Cavanagh and Bradbury being at fault. Omar 'was unable to get among the woods to One case of Typhoid was reported save. On the ninth head the Civil the local Health authorities on Service C. C. were again lying four Wednesday.
when Omar, with a lucky wick, enred
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