THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1936.
LAMENTABLE FAILURE OF ENGLISH TEST CRICKET IN THE 1909 SUMMER
RUGBY TOURNEY
MASONIC BOWLS
Club And Navy Meet In Annual Match For The
"Owen Hughes" Cup
First Match
The first match in the annual Triangular Rugby Tournament among the Navy, Army and the Club will take place to-morrow, when the
meet the Club at Sookun Navy
will poo at 4
1p.m.
game was to have been played on January 16, but owing
movements of the Fleet, the to Navy will not be at full strength on that date and the fixture was there- fore arranged for to-morrow.
This
The Triangular Tournament match will be preceded by a game between the Club "A" XV and an Army side, commencing at 2.45 p.m.
The Navy team is as follows:
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Bowls match for the "Owen Hug- The annual Inter-Constitutional hest Cup between rinks representing the English and Scottish Masonic
Constitutions will be played on Sun-
day, December 6, on the Hongkong FC green (by kind permission of. the Club) commencing at 2.30 pan. shery.
The following will represent the English Constitution:-
Big!
Rink 1.-P. E. Knight, C. Strange, W. Geall and A. W. Grimmitt (skip).
Rink 2.-S. Houghton, S. R. Far-
A. B. Oxenham (Hermes): F. D.low, T. W. Carr and E. G. Post Weir (Hermes), Lt. Partridge (Her (skip)
mes), L. Harvey (Odin), Lt. Lone
(Dorectahire); E. R. A. Evans (Her-
Rink 3-H. L. Lockhart, ́H, V.
mes), A. B. Jones (Hermes); Surg. Pearse, J. 5. Beach and. J. Hoilidge L Miles (Hermes), Mae Davison (skip).
Walker und W. W. Hirst (skip).
(Hermes), Mne. Light (Dorsetshire), Rink 4-IL Overy, A. Nissim, V.¡ Lt. Coltart (Proteus), L. Maydon (Orpheus), L. Hawkins (Oswald), caph, Lt. Lucy (Hermes) and Lt. Woods (Osiris).
The Club teams are:
Rink 5.—A. F. Foul, G. E. Step- GOLF hens,
R. R. Woods, and G. E. F. Thompson (skip). lat. XV.-J. P. Whitham; H. van Rink 6. D. Crawley, S. Dea- Leeuwen, W. E. Grleve, IL. D. Did-con, J. Bentley and B. E. Maughan well, K. A. Mento: A. 11. ft. Butcher,] (skip).
J. L. Bonnar; A. F. Walkden (Cup-
Reserven -W. Ward, A. Welister tain), K. A. Watson, E. P. Humphreys, N. M. Currie, E.: McNay and J. S. I. H. Bradford, W. E. Peers, N. E. Hawell. Clarke, M. S. Cumming and B. O'M, Deane,
"A" XV-M. H. Curtis; L Lam-
Hutchison, 3 mert, A. F. Rend, J.
J. D. Stewart; C. W. Lyle, J. R. Hender- son; A. W. Holden, J. S. Dunnett, T. 11. Pratt, R. P. Edwards (Captain). W. H. Currie, J. Redman, H, W. E. Heath and A. D. Coppin.
Major Churcher, RA, has kindly consented to referee the Triangular Tournament match.
BRAWN CUP HOCKEY
CRICKET MATCH
CANCELLED
JACK HOBES
Played brilliana innings for 62,
NO PLACE
FOR
RABBITS
Barrow (Alaska),“ ninc-hole Foli course hea Inid out' on nn exparise
ot
A been
The friendly cricket match be-But lee here by the eight white men tween the Kowloon C.C. 1st. XI and resident in this aren. Polar bears the Craigengower C. C. 1st. XI, or are numerous but, if left alone, not ranged for to-morrow, has been can-unfriendly. celfed.
H.K.C.C... ROYAL NAVY
Dr. R. W. Maurer, the Govern- ment physician, an enthusiastic The HK.C.C. lat. XI v. Royal golfer who has formulated the rules Navy 1st XI on the H.K.C.C. ground for the course, suggests that a polar at 2 p.m. on Saturday, will be as bear be treated as a hazard. Should too close to 11 C.B.S. "A" Score Ten Goals Holden, G. Stewart, H.
follows: A. W. Hayward (Capt). drive approach Neve, M. Owen Hughes, E. H. Duckit Against R.W.F. Ladies
The Brawn Hockey Cup match be- Fusiliers tween the Royal Welch Ladies and the C..S. "A". played at Shamshulpo yesterday afternoon, resulted in an easy victory for the latter team by ten pools to all.
RD. Gillemi, T. A. Pearce, L. D.
Kilber, L. T. Ride, H. W. Baines.
Four cases of Diphtheria and one case of Typhold were reported to the local Health authorities on Wedner-
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MELLONIES
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Walruses are a more serious ha- zard. Thair curiosity impes them to Investigate the cups and flags, and no hard and fast rule with regard to the walrus stymie has been de- vised us, yet. Whether to chip over or wait until the creature moves is optional at present. Reuter's Special.
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Australians Were Under-Rated
(By R. Abbit)
In my last article I dealt generally, with the 1909 tour and the curious errors made by the Selection Committee and by Archie Maclaren which are as puzzling to-day as they were for critics writing directly after the games were over. I do not propose to refer to these again—at all events in any detail.
The Australians played the same. team as they had done at Lord's and won the toss though they falled to take advantage of it as they only totalled 188. They had 89 for two wickets and later 140 for five, but Rhodes thereafter took the next four
The first match was played at the Rhoder was the only English slow. Edgbaston ground at Birmingham bowler. Once more there had been and took place on May 27th, 28th a good deal of rain a day or two and 20th. There are two points to before the match but the ground was notice. here. One that this ground quite recovered and the wicket was is no longer a Test Match venue-as never as difficult as it was expected now the first game is played ut to bc. Trent Bridge; the other is that the game is now usually played in the carly part of June. The reason, I suppose, is that variable though June weather may be, May is un even more uncertain month. In the game of which I am writing, the weather was not very good. Rain wickets for even runs run
runs - Trumpet- had fallen on the night before and then hit him for four fours in one there was a heavy shower just be- over but Brearley had Laver caught During the fore 11 o'clock and no cricket was at the wicket next over. possible again after half-past-twelve day most unfortunate accident be- until 5 o'clock. It is puzzling to and fell England -us. when fielding at that the English Selection Commit-cover Jessop tore the muscles in his tee had asked no less than fifteen back so badly that he was unable players to be present on the
E. Relf,
In view of the wicket Around, to take any further part in the
W. Brearley and Gilbert, who were all on the fastish side, were left out while Hayward who had a groggy knee was also not included. The English bowling depended upon Hirst, Blythe, Thompson Rhodes.
10m.
old
game.
After losing a couple of wickets cheaply, England took the scare to 88 for two on the evening of the first day of the match. Next morn- Lag 130 went up without further loss, and but then there was a hopeless col- lapse before Macurtney who took alx for 31 in 13 overs and 3 balls. of England's score
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The Australians, as I have previ- The vast majority of En ously remarked, had been beaten twice previously and it was felt that who made by Tyldesley and Sharp and 01 aplece. Here was some players had not found their another example of our English ele- incir aide included all the ven about those years, gaining what hands, the only two who had looked like almost a match winning not played a good deal of Test advantage and then throwing it cricket being O'Connor and Whitty. away. I do not of course mean that Bards- The Australians' jey had played Test cricket much, but he was from the first a certainty for the side.
second innings
THE FOURTH TEST
was not marked by any big score, but seven batsmen got double figures and somehow or another Lilley who Although the Australians won the had conceded no bycs at all in the toss and balled first on a wicket wet first innings let fifteen go. The cnough to be easy, they came hope- total was 207 and England were left lessly to grief before Hirst (4 for 28) with 214 to win. Once more- Eng-- and Blythe (6 for 44). For some land failed lamentably and were all renson, which Wisden does not men out for 67. It was a bad business tion, Cotier went in first. I imagine for England, Macartney in all took that the idea was he should hit, but 11 wickets for 85 runs. the whole side was out for 74. The be difficulty of the bowling can
The Australions were now on vel- gathered from the fact that it took yet as they had only force a couple Armstrong an hour to make 24 and of draws to make certain of winning Noble the same time to make 15.
the Rubber. The game was played England did not do very much
at the Old Trafford ground, there better. Hobbs and Fry each made a weeks after the last game and once duck and the side was out for 121.
21.more was interfered with by the Armstrong bowled brilliantly to take weather. Noble Incidentally five wickets for only 27-runs-The the toss for the fourth t lend hardly seemed to be enough he was to go on and win it a especially when, after two wickets time and so equal F. S. Jackson' had fallen cheaply, Ransford and feat against Joe Darling a few years took the score to 97 arid before). and batted first, having Australia were 15 runs on with 8 brought in Hopkins for McAllstee wickets to go. They had put on 81 The match is again a story of advan- runs. And then came another
hertages gained, and then thrown away
won
Bith
change. Five more wickets fell for again. Barnes and Blythe had the 9 runs! It was only thanks to a first five Australian wickets down last wicket stand of 20 by O'Connor for 64, but with Armstrong defend- and Whitty that England were set ing stubbornly the score was taken 105 to get to win. But this time 0-141-
-the-English-side there was no
Hobbs and again-without-a-fast-
went in, bothing to avoid bowler except Sisarm who was really sectacles. They did so
so so effectively w
only inst
medium.
ven
Macluren's fullure to change the bowling met with much criticism.
England batted very poorly, Lilley
that they knocked off the 105 runs without being separated, Hobbi
play ing a brilliant innings for 62 while she runs were scored in an hour and a fand Spooner alone getting over half. England had to thank Hirst twenty Australia could very pro (9 for 86) and Blythe (11 for 102) bably have won but they took no for their victo
Vicers,
In fact, besides chances and went on to make 279 these two
Thompson and for nine declared, delaying the de- Rhodes only sent down
overs five
claration until twenty to four on the last day, when England casily played between them in the whole match.
England had won decisively and out time. They were going for 1: is perhups duc to this that the safety and could not now lose the
of the Australian side rubber.
underought about in the minds of
Was
the Selection Committee.
THE SECOND TEST
THE FINAL TEST
In the dth game at the Oval, played as early as August 9th 10th
A fortnight later the second Test and 11th, the weather was beauti- Match was down for decision ut ful
ful and there was a lot of good bat- Lord's and it was to mark the turn-ting but dull cricket for a decision ing point in the Australians' for was
Australia tunes. I have already mentioned 125 ver probable.
and 339 for five declared. But Selection land 352 and 104 for
Eng- mess-up made by the Selection Committee. although their previous eleven as when 12 iv. Carr, the googlie bowler Suffice it to say that exelling er for three. The one the match was won the first match comfortably the of Kent, got Gregory, Noble
and
the
•Lomites-made five changes in the Armstrong out with 55 on the board,
eleven. It is true that the and Barnes bowled Ransford three Around had been very wet previous runs later. But here the excitement
but to put a team into the field ended.
at Lord's without a fast right-hand Australia won the rubber chiedy bowler was sheer lunacy, Australia by the brilliance of her left handers won the toss and put England in, in batting, her steady bowling, and though the
the policy was not so success-magnificent fielding. She was greatly might have been, for Eng- helped by the vagaries of the Selec jand totalled 209 runs. Gunn, Lion Committee and the complete Maclaren and A. O. Jones falled failure of Archie Maclaren both s completely in this innings. The britamun and as a captain.
ful 15
wicket had improved the next day and, thanks to a brilliant innings by V. S. Ransford of 143 not out, the Australians totalled 350 runs.
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England were left with 24 minutes batting at the end of the second day・・ and lost Hobbs-for-18-runk · Next day (the lost), the wicket seemed in perfectly good order, but there was
a complete collapse as England lost
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
The Twelth Extra Race Meeting
six wickets for 41. Apart from afwill be held (weather permitting) run out (Hayward) Armstrong took at HAPPY VALLEY on Saturday.. ull these wickets. Maclaren
(24)
A. O. Jones (20) and Lilley (25) 5th December. 1936, commencing alone got double figures and enabled at 2.00 p.m.
England to save the innings defeat. The First Bell will be rung at Australia won easily by nine wic-1.30 p.m. kots. It is interesting to note that the only batsman who came off in both innings was A. A. Lilley-pro- bably the best wicket-keeper bais- Iman we have ever had until Ames. ́THE THIRD TEST
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