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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JULY
CRICKET HISTORY OF
SOUTH AFRICA
TEAM WHICH TOURED ENGLAND SIX YEARS AGO
VIŠITORS. FAIL MISERABLY IN THE FOURTH TEST MATCH
(By R. Abbit)
71
the visitors South Africans managed to get 265
CAMERON'S
GREAT INNINGS
SECOND TEST 'AT LORD'S
ENGLAND BOWLERS
MENZEL AND MAIER IN LUSTY MATCH
Last Eight In Lawn Tennis Championships
(Continued from Page 8).
C. K. Malfroy and Mim M. Hosler best J. Van den Eynde and Mile. 3. M. Weiwen, 3. Pallada and Mile, 31. Tanrinis boni B. 1. Lawrence and Men'B, B._ Lawrenos, #--
winning the Brat on the ninth_game} img]
R. Menai and Bioana E. Cephora boat
·
The wicket bohaved very well, and
two
SHIP COLLISION JUDGMENT.
JEFFERSON. ND AFRIKA
BOTH TO BLAME,
That bot
blamed for the collision wIE. decision arrived.
Justice, Sir Atholl This Judgment;
in the claims and conn damages brought by Mall Line
FAC
Co., Ltd::sassortirety,
The action arose through a co}- F. F'unove and Mile, M. K. Couquerque, di
lision in. Hongkong harbour, `en (M. Raleslila and Mia A. Daungarten bint D. 5. Godell and Kim M. Binnery and, and, the morning of December 14, 1934, Henkel and Fel. M. Horn, son (owned by the American Mail *My Meriyam and Kim X. H. Harver best between the s.. President Jeffers
Dr. P. D. B. Spende And Mile, 1. Goldschmidt Line) and the m.v. Afrika, whose easily world. Colline and MTP. P. D. Howard ser.
owners are the East Asiatic Co., Ltd.
►
SECOND ROUND
After a brief respite from the protracted heat wave which sent the city workers into their lightest
PUNISHED suitings and the nearest drink.
after leading by 50. Miss Jacobe quenching establishments, another
had to resort to lobbing tactics, and ] 1.7pm. London, July 1. rise in
has the thermometer
not only saved ths set by so doing, in the first Test Match this year, and, started. Already the mercury CHAPTER IX (CONTINUED)
An enormous crowd assembled but seemed to have undermined Mir an happened at Trent Bridge, it rain-
cheater on Saturday doubtless as a tri-Lyle's confidence in the second, which records 79% degrees and warmer
A COMPLEte failure ed on the Bunday at weather is predicted by weather
The fourth Test Match was played England declared but in that match bute to our visitors' unbeaten re-aho won at 6-1.
Miss B. Noel was not as clerks who are smugly watching| the effects of a real summer in at Manchester at the end of July and the rain did not come to South cord, and to their sporting quali-
It is one of the ironies of cricket that, Africa's aid and Freeman pitched the ties as cricketers and witsased beaten by Mr. F. 8. Moody on the place of the traditional English though, for the first time South ball well up, and took seven for 11 fme day's play in the Second centre court as the score 6-1, 6-3
Indicates. In many of the rallies sha G. Cramm and Eme. B. Sperling beat In the judgment, which was read rain.
Fleat Street and the Strand to in the field, and though England was) 180. Morkel and Taylor alono did Jest match at Lord's, writes fairly held her own, and might, with c. H. Kingsley and Mrs. E C. Peter, -, out by Mr. Justice R. E. Lindae}},"
Africa could place her strongest team in the first innings which only realised
A.ER. Gilligan, the
■ little more luck, have won at least.
N. G. Farquharson and Miss R. M. ir. Bir Atholl was unable to attend day provide a vivid spectacle of weakened by the
and mond, Tate and Ice of Ham- much. In their second innings.
went against her at G-1.. În
Chief Justice found that the Presi- white-costumed visitors
was responsible for: Sherwood and Miss V. if. Montgomery, the collision to the extent of 70 per workers in the midst of which the put up the worst display of the whole thanks to good knocks by Taylor and was the best seen at headquarters the two more games in the first set, which; wich beat J. 11. Langmead and Ms H. Boames/Court owing to indisposition, the staunch supporters of the bowler tour. It mainly consisted of the com- Morkel again, while Cameron made a summer. I will not describe it as socond she led by 3-2, but could get K. Lund and Mrs. G. Lucas beat P. V. Vdent Jefferson
could make -the ball turn quickly, and
Of the remaining matches the Dr. H. G. N. Cooper and Miss FM; cent, and the Afrika to the extent hat and nest black city suit manin-plete failure of the first three bata gallant 88. But they were beaten by perfect, because the spin bowlers no farther.
there men in each innings (they scored an innings and 82 runs.
was the occasional delivery
6—1, Bud. "home" dalt between Mrs. B. B. Rosimariage made of 30 per cent. which kept extremely low. tain a moist and limp dignity.
DUCKWORTH.
and Miss J. Ingram is note-
'Mr. P. H, D. Wilde and Kim K. E. Stammers
C. Jenkin, x.C., instructed twenty among them in the six in-
Up till lunch no bateman could worthy, because of the stout resist bent P. landry and Jems, Caron Culbert, 1. by Mr. D. H. Blake, appeared for There are more brown skins in nings) and an inability to play Free-
In this game Duckworth caught
the American Mail Line, and Mr. Pallada and Mile. Terwindi, wa: W. in Eldon Potter, K., and Mr. 11. 4. Mac- the city limits than have been man. sean for many years and the sun-
to
1.W, Artese and England's fourth ranked
nikod b."M." Jones and Mex. W. 3. Draon, 11--9, Marton, of Messrs. Deacons, On the other hand, Miss V. H. Montgomery and Miss F. 8. Ford both showed that they could do better than they actually did against Sleena E. Cepkova, of Czechoslovakia, and Miss J. Jedrzejowska, of Poland, respec-
THE FIFTH TEST.
J
tern.
He played each ball on its merits, and if the bowler chose to serve him up a real bad one, it was uncers moniously cracked to the ropes.
-1
BerRiched.
6. F. Achliman and Min 0. A. Clarke for the East Asiatic Co., Ltd. EL Jervoise best. Hendrie and Wise
MeQuirich, -1, 6-3,
C. R. M. E.
were
Mr. E. Bacci, of -4 Village Road,
Happy Valley, has reported to the
W. Matejka and Wire, Tam beat
Martin A. Martin Lagony and Wime, R, Henrotin police that while he was driving car beat W. Muir and Mis M. Waitinamh, 4—4,1808 in Leighton Hill Road last night, be knocked down a woman, Fung Yes, who received head injuries and" was removed to hospital.
B-G.
THIRD ROUND
To sum up the situation in a veryi few words, the week has not been a Von Cramm and Mme. Sperling, wa: Ck groet week. I name the match be- Nagyasst and tile, N. Adamson, ser.
Wilde and Mom Hammers beat Cooper and tween Menzel and Borotra as the best | Misa Dearman, X-6, 6-2, 6-12 so far, and Budge as the young un-- seeded player who has impressed us most. Comments upon such progruss as has been made in doubles must of necessity be withheld, at any rate pro.
Results: tem.
Although England had won the three and stumped three batamen and Alford to take the slightest. liberty in ance offered by Miss Ingram (who] burnt colonial-on-leave is able to third Test Match there had been some was evidently approaching his best making his stroke, so that there was had already beaten Mrs. J. B. Pitt- and Mrs. D. Andris Me, A. Werring boat, namara, instructed by Mr. O. E. C...
componition of the form which was shown in 1930-31. real duel between batamen and bow- criticism of the camouflage himself easily among English side. J. C. White, thought is, therefore, curious to find a re-
The undoubled feature of the day their numbers.
very useful bowler of the non-stop ference in the Cricketer of 1029 to Wook-end excursions 10 the type, was not of nearly so much value the fact that Duckworth was not com- was the truly magnificent innings wicket played by Cameron, who came in at buses with boom business, whilst ler, Larwood, of pace had been in keeper and not even as good as Van an awkward period and proceeded to coast la providing railways and in a three day match. Only one bow-parable to Cameron as a
treat the England bowlors like village performers, petrol stations all along the road cluded and an early strain which der Merwe, Cameron's understudy!
stapped
Then when two wickets fell quickly?tively. are doing a roaring. trade in very moderate attack for a his bowling had left the side White
Although they had lost the rubber, Cameron the hitter changed into helping the motorist sock cool good hard wicket. As captain, seclusion in the country.
was replaced by A. W. Carr, who had South Africa did not let that worry Cameron the defender and right well Certainly the weather has con- recently rattled up 194 and 43 in the them. The last Test was played at did he perform.
DISCRIMINATION Africa match while the Oval in the second balf of August spined with all things to make of Nolts-South 1936 Jubilee summer which will Barratt came in as the fast bowler. and they found the usual perfect Oval long
be remembered British As has been said Hammond and Tate wicket very much to their liking. were on the injured list and this There is no doubt that they were de- Wireless.
brought in Wyatt and Georgs Geary, finitely on top in the game generally, It is interesting to note that this is and it is a little difficult to understand,
art from the well-known vagaries the first time that the present Eng-apart
Cricket, of
NOTTY COAL MINE DISASTER captain was included in a repre- Fourth
Test. For,
imately in the England won the toss all Sutcliffe obliged with his usual hun- England won the toss and batted dred. Woolley got 40, but,-an for all day on a perfect wicket, and did the rest, there was nothing doing, and lion-hearted Nichols after tea that very much better than she might have and the side were all out for 248. brought his wonderful Innings to & close. Hammond did the rest at the done. Sateliffe and E. II. Bowley A pour score on a perfect wicket.
ather both failed to come off,
THE TEAMS
Farrimond made a great debut and } Wyatt and Woolley came together.
Moreover, the English team should despite two possible chances of stump- which 35 Indian miners were killed only made twenty, and instead of the have been a stronger wey, and ing late in the South African innings,
Woalley was dropped when he had
Hobbs was in for Bowley, Hammond gave as good and polished a display third The removal of the injured is rd wicket falling at Afty it fell for Hendren, and Ames for Duck-as any English wicket-keeper since
nearly three hundred! Wyatt
worth. Yet on plumb wicket they the days of Strudwick at his best, were tumbled out for a comparatively He made a magnificent catch on the HOUTE. The South Africans leg side, which dismissed Rowan," who
MANY INDIAN MINERS KILLED
AND INJURED
Calcutta, July 25.
A terrific explosion occurred in a conf mine at Giridih to-day in
and 43 were Injured.
sentative side in England.
A BRILLIANT PARTNERSHIP
and then
at
the
the in
Cameron may play many more Innings which will yield him a cen- tury
.but be
he will never give a greater exhibition than he did at Lord's Saturday,
It was the advent of the now ball,
still in progress and rescue work is nalized his first appearance 113.inch the same side as bafore, had played a sterling innings for hin
of finding some of the victims still alive beneath the debrin.
of play.
MEN'S SINGLES
FOURTH ROUND
IL. Meszel. (Czechoslovakia) _ beat' E., Mater
0-6, 3-1,
Crawford (Australia beat 17. P. Hughes (0.8, nominated), 2-8, -8.
6-1.
8. B. Wood (U.S.A.) best B. C. Hopman (Australia), 6–3, 14, 1-6, 6--1.
H. W. Availa (1.1., nominated) bent B. D. Andrews (New Zealand), 4-6, 6-1, 0—4, "V. B. McGrath (Aurtrall) bost N. Sharpe (G... 6-1, 6-3, 7-8,
WOMEN'S SINGLES
THIRD ROUND
Mr. P. 8. Moody (UEA) bent 29ini 8. Nor) (0.3;), 1-1, 6-1,
Sleena Cepkava (Czechoslovakia) bent
(0.3.) 6-3, -6, 6-4. V. 11. Montgomery (6.8.1, 7-5, 6-1, Mme, R. Mathieu (Frazice) at Allen P. K. M.M. R. King 10.B. nomigated) bent Miss 1. Ingram (0.8.), 9-7, 6--1
. B. Ford (0.8) 0.97
in a TextWRI proceeding feverishly in the hope Match In England by making
while Woolley got 154.. It must have been a delightful partnership to watch Actual details of this appalling Leyland and George Geary also hit whether or no there was a carefree upon which to keep wicket, and Farrl-soo as 245 Tuns were made in 165 minutes.save that McMillan was in for Bell-wide.
which, on form, was the obvious thing. Lord's is a very difficult ground but it is be disaster are lacking on an out, and England had 427 at the close spirit about the visiting eleven be mond on his performance should be to the ignition of gas in the lower
The situation somewhat resembled cause the rubber was definitely lost I
retained as England's wicket-keeper depths of the mine.-Reuter. that at the end of the first day's play do not know though I rather suspect for the remainder of this year's Tests. Wyatt handled his bowling very well indeed. The only criticism have to make of his captaincy in this respect is that I would have preferred him not to employ Verity and Lang- ridge at the same time.
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ANOTHER CRASH
Once more the first three batsmen, Catterall, Siedle and Bruce Mitchell failed This time they got 14 among them which meant tangs they had heart. Ho sends down each ball
Nichola bowled with a tremendous collectively cutive innings they
match
future,
Test
scored ag runs-an aver,
to make any more runs.
Mile.__3. Erdesejowska (Poland)" Rent Attra
Mr. E. C. Felers (G..), bent Mile. # Belllard (France), 4–6, 4–
Mias 11. Jacobs (USA) beat Miss N. M. Lyte n.3.), 7—*, *−1,
MEN'S DOUBLES
FIRST ROUND
M. Bertrain and W. Mangrove at 1.
N. G. Farquharson and Verity C. Harwell and D. N. Jonew, 6--1, 9–7,
SECOND 'ROUND
age of four per man. R. H. Catteralling he does not intend the bats. Pallada and F. Fenere, band, is not over this year, but England kept a good length, and so did Lang-1-6, 7--8. would be lucky to see the backs of ridge and Mitchell, until Cameron Siedle or Bruce Bitchell this year at came in to play one of the best fight- four spiece. But they are reaping ing innings of his carour.
"C. "K" "Malfroy" and "A., C. Stalosan beat "E" Gahrowita and E. Straub, full, 1-2, 14. the fruits of a constructive polley in Cameron took a six apiece off
3. Ludare and O. Make beat. D. W. Butler sending young men Instead of dealing Verity, Langridge and Mitchell in Bernard and U. Dousers beat G and G. R. B. Meredith, 6-4, 6-), B. in wos-birds, with an сус to the turn, and In half an hour had knocked Godsell and I. 24. Turnbull, 8. 3-6, 6-0. up a really glorious 50. I noticed. de Stefani and H. C. Fisher best N. de GLORIOUS BATTING
that Mitchell lost his length when sub-
Manby and R. C. Wackett, sim, dmt, que?,
THIRD ROUND To hark back, however, to thejected to much punishment.
W. I. Allison and J. Van Ryn beni 2. South Africans' innings. After the Langridge made the catch of the Yamagishi and J. Nishimura, 0-1, -1, three early crashes (three for twenty- day in dismissing Dalton from a tro- Sve), Herbert Taylor played a lovely meadots drive. innings and he and Deane added runs in 100 minutes. Taylor got his century
and Deano
only failed by soven runs. Then Cameron, Morkel, and McMillan all felt it their duty to exceed the half-century, and, with useful scores from Owen Smith and Vincent, the South Africans were able to declare at 492 for eight wickets. THE RETORT DISCOURTEOUS
214
It was a fitting moment for the King to come out on to the field-his
-].
WOMEN'S DOUBLES SECOND ROUND
first public appearance since his rest. Mrs, J. Pittman and Miss A. M. Yorke
A most noticeable feature win the beat Mr. M. E. Kiez and Mes. F. F. suplendid English delding, a most Whittingstall, 4-6, 6-3, 3-7,
welcome improvement on some of. i. Jobson and Miss. D. Hoames, 6-3, Mr. V. Bure and Mr. E. 6. Law best the disgraceful exhibitions scen in 1934.
SUTCLIFFE'S HOODOO
* Miss 3. Hartican and Mrs. H. C. Hopman beat Fri. M. Korn and Blenorina I. Valerio,
16, 6-3, 6-1.
| Minu J, C, Ridley and Mrs. D. C. Shepherd- | Darron beat Mise 8. 17, Chuter and Has M. Whitmarsh Bark, Sand, Sa
Mile. 7. Jadrujowska and Mig 8, Noel beat Mrs. W. P. Freeman and Mrs, R. *. Turnbull, 19—8, 6–8,
Miss M. Heeley and Miss D. F. Bound beet Mr. R. V. Fontes and Min 1. 1. Bmith, E
+7,
THIRD ROUND
Hammond, in the slips and gully, brought off some exceptionally clean But any idea of a victory for the ploces of work, while Ames and Hol- visiting team was speedily dispelled me gained universal recognition for when, after losing Hobbs for a trife their speed in dashing after the ball of fifty-two, Sutcliffe and Hammond and for their unfailing accuracy to proceeded and put up 109 and 101 return it full pitch to Farrimond at Inpiece not out! Six runs more, for
the wicket. one wicket
than
the whole side had scored in the first innings! Match drawn, and everyone satisfied.
M. R. E Haylock and Mrs. J. B., Kirk To Bell once again had Sutcliffe out. Thatt And Miss M. Burges conclude this chapter-for the tabul-
the third time in three innings and Smith, 6-4, 6––2 ated results were given in my last Wyatt rightly sent in Leyland instead
MIXED DOUBLES article one cannot do better than of Hammond to prevent Bell's In- quote the concluding sentence in wingers from being the same danger Waden's resume, written by the late to a left-hander an to right-hand IL C. Hopman and Mr. H. C. Hopman Sidney J. Southerton, after the season
batsman
Wyatt himself batted very dang J, Lemurar and Mose, R. Mathies, 6-4, concluded:
well, The Impression left by the tour confitenceng all the bowling with was that South Africa will, in the The official figures showed that near future, be a far more dimcalt 20,884 spectators paid for admission, sido to beat than they wore last the full attendance being estimated BCG BOT.**
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FIRST ROUND
1 F. David and Mrs. 1. B. Fitimae W.,
11. Pietaner and Mro. E. Macrendy ser.
F. Kakuljevle and Mrs, w. D. Low beat
R. M. Turnbull and Mrs. H., M. Turnbull,
W. Mangrove and Miss F, K. Beott best IL. V. Planner and Mik, R.. Kesus, 1–4, |
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