THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. - MONDAY, DECEMBER\ 28; 1936,
Triangular Tourney Cricket Reports KING'S
CLUB FOILED BY ARMY
DELIGHTFUL BATTING BY T. A. PEARCE AND MCLELLAN
FULL DESCRIPTION OF GAME
(By R. Abbit)
The Club and Army game on Saturday was due to start it 11 am. but a lot of people could not make it-a great pity in a one day match-and at 11.35 Kilbee and T. E. Pearce opened to Garth- waite at the Law Courts end and Murphy.
In the latter's first over Pearce At the moment Garthwaite, who: hanked the ball for two and later for hind bowled nine very good and four this last definitely Christmas steady overs, seemed to tire suddenly. felding, Kilbee booked Garthwaite and his last ball also reached the Dext over for
torious tour. boundary at square leg. One began Things went very slowly for a bit to hope that Pearce was going to and then Kilbce glanced Garthwaite play one of his brilliant knocks. At gloriously to long leg though his shot | the end of an hour's play 01 runa over the gully's fiend was not so hot.
Next over for some reason Murphy served up two high full tosses to let with both of which Kilber dealt adequately. After Iwo
singles a Tong hop to les crashed to the pavilion in spite of a good attempt by Dantells to get at it.
had been scored.
ball of the over kept amazingly law and Pearce did very well to stop it. McLellan only just avoided backward point in Prichard's next over and then Pearce hit a four to long leg to
Arms and·lega went flying during this moment in the Inter- national Charity Cup match between China and England played on Saturday. China's goalkeeper is seen clearing brilliantly from a hot English" attack. (Photo: Moo Cheung).
Prichard then went on for Garth- waite. Pested square cut him for four, lifted one dangerously towards mid-wicket or long on and then cul
foure well behind point-ten runs, of the over.
Morelon went for Barron, McLellan, who was A DISASTROUS OVER
Batting un- commonly well, glanced him to long The first ball of the next over how-leg for four. After a single the last ever was straight though short of a length and Pearce missed it when -hooking 3-1-8. However Amurath succeeded to Amurath and Alec Pearce square cut o four and then fole single from a bit of sinck returning of the ball. Garthwaite's last
The Army fleiding was not too bad to the praple In the Pavillon very ball pushed back Kilbee's leg stump. It was far too far up to hook and tart at times, the ball was not gather-low down at forward short leg but rolled over and the bowler's one can only assume he thought #ted as it should have been. Fourteen he
came from Prichard's next over and umpire I should have thought could woud go clear of the sticks, 30-2-25.
Barron went on for Murphy. In Goliath seemed to be having it all not see. I his second over there was a loud his own way. Tiffin was taken at writing) If the decision was referred appeal for a catch at the wicket off 12.58. 144 runs had been seared into the square-leg umpire who was Alec Pearce's Bat--but it was firmly 183 minutes. Good going. Pearce standing at point with a left-hander negatived by the umpire. The bals-was not out 67 and Mne 37 not out. men seemed to be playing themselves
in and took some quick runs (while Pearce hit four or two) when Owen
out.
never
over no Bird used to do.
At 14 Daniells was caught as it How They complete his fifts, ramming it home | appeared to us in the score box and
with a nice cover drive.
oft
Pearce
Stand In
do not know (when The Tables
batting--and probably owing to the
the the botsrech were alonewalling,
NAVY'S GREAT VICTORY
ARMY COLLAPSE IN THE
SECOND INNINGS ·
THE CLOSING STAGES OF AN
INTERESTING GAME
(By R. Abbit)
The Navy beat the Army by 84 runs in the two-day Triangular Tournament cricket match which finished on Christmas Eve. Below, R. Abbit describes the concluding stages of the game, in which the Army collapsed on a rather bad wicket. ---
At tea time on Wednesday while | Prichard hung on until 80, when he the Army were batting one of their was caught magnificently by Tuffnell players remarked that they would running like a stag from mid-wicket need a lead of 75 runs to put things to long-on on the boundary. He took square for having to bat on that it very castly in his left hand. How wicket in the fourth innings. He was on earth-or anywhere else—he saw perfectly right, though the extent of It at all I don't know, the Army disaster cannot be put down to the plich alone.
Everyone got a few ritns at the end of the Army Innings and their score of 215 was satisfactory on the wicket. | If it had seemed likely to be bigger at one time, It also at another seemed Hikely to be smalleri
They owed a great deal 10 Prichard and Walch-whost 07 was un excellent knock, while Murphy made
a most usefid 31 going #12 number nine. Boucher, who was overbowled got 5 for B4 and Prowse
At 5.08 the horrible story was told, and about ten minutes later it start- wickets for 38 and Boucher 4 for 20, ed raining heavily. Prowse took 6 A glorious win.
NATIONAL
BADMINTON
who only bowled very late 3 for 37. CLASH PLAN
THE NAVY'S SECOND KNOCK
Going in with a balance of th against them the Navy started in- auspiciously un' Davis hit a full toss from Garthwaite to Daniells who made a quick catch 0-1-0, ' How- ever Cochrane stayed until 32 was the board and Kirkwood and Phillimore then made an excellent stand though they were in no position to force the pace.
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In Shanghai Next Year
An International badminton tour- nament, to be conducted on sunilar Fifty-four runs were put on and lines to the Roper Cup tenala veries, then the left-hander cocked une will be held by the Shanghal Bad-
Prichurd,
minton Association beginning from CUP got a single and Boucher was b.w.January 15.
15. The closing date for very shortly
afterwards, but Kirk this competition will be January wood found a useful partner in Tuff- Each nation will elect a represen- nell who had, promoted in the batting order. tiative men's doubles team to meet
It
a knock-out basis and the on- true he only got three, but he stay-traitce fee will be $2.00 per team. ed with Kirkwood while an invalu-A splendid trophy for this tourna able 41 runs were added. 130-6-3.ment has been presented by Mr. G. Kirkwood himself was out ten runs W. B.
Duinton, keen badminton wicket off olater, caught at
Murphy,
RESULTS
1 England
3
Portugal
1 Woles
DIVISION I
Results
3
1 S. China "B"
Eastern Ath.
League Table
Goals
Below will be found the week-end sun which would have unsighted him results of local league and cup AFTER TIFFIN
had he faced Queen's Road. Any~{football, together with the revised
the
continued his league tables. way
batsman Pearce and McLellan Hughes played a leg shot at Barron their partnership and Pearce it in a one day
resumed innings. beidentally I thought that
match the umpires INTERNATIONAL CHARITY and discovered-after-they had run
He completed a changed ends after each innings. I a jeg-bye-that he had been diven very strongly,
hundred, with 31 six lo
square speak subject to correction.) and
single ப
Elvin The cricket was very slow and only China He was obviously very surprised who but I seem to remember he used too had come over to All the blank 28 were scored in the first half hour. (191-4-100). The stand and When I woke up ien minutes inter have rather a blind spot on his leg put on 136 very quickly. stump when he used to play a sortit a short one from Barron when the Ave more runs had been scored and of "leg-persuader" chol. I mention latter went on again straight to mid soundly but not spectacularly until this in view of the obvious fact that on. He had 17 fours and one six in the Club obliged with a four over R.W. Fusiliers the batsman had obviously
his century.
throw to give Eivin a bit for five. considered the possibility of being
• Royal Navy McLellan completed his fifty and At 41, however, Doniells played one: out. On the question of the direction was bowled hitting at Barron, He into the slips and Owen Hughes dived of a ball it is impossible for spectators hit 7 fours. After that Ride bit at full length and brought of as to judge, though it is a different lustily and was not out 41 when the miraculous catch, mafter re height or knee bending deeinration was made at 249 for 0.
Garthwaite was sent in next one 55-3-4.
ahead of his place in the order. 11
P. W. D. L.-F. A. Pts, A USEFUL STAND
THE ARMY BAT
seemed pretty clear he had instruc- R.W. Fusilfera 12 8 McLellan
tions to get on with it but in playing punched Garthwalte's AL three minutes past
three
3 2 20 10 out at Holden in the same order he R.U. Rides.. 11 7 short'un behind square leg and next Dantella and Elvin started on the gave Owen Hughes an easy catch. S. China "B" 11 7 2 2 24 12 over glanced Barron-to-fine-leg and task-of-making-250 runs in two hours 40-3-0 Ted was taken with the S. China "A" 10 6 hooked him very hard-both bound and a half minus a ten interval. I score at 40. I find on enquiry that
3 2 18 D -ary hits. On his next over Pearce was dimeult but not impossible the bowler's unpire was not unsight East Lanes. 10 3 1 4 17 17 11
had a terrifle crack
but
gol it on the task. Holden and Owen Hughesed and gave the short leg chance as Kowloon F.C. 12 rad of the bat and dropped it not so bowled at their usual ends.
11 5. 1 6 14 23 It struck far from long off standing very wide. me the former was not quite happy
no catch.
St. A CHANCE
Joseph's 9 4 2 3 16 12' 10 Had he connected fully I fancy the bowling to the left-hander.
8 4 1 3 10 13 C.D.'s garden would have been crash-
Royal Navy. After tes Holden's first ball was Eastern Ath. 9 4 1 4 15 17 ed a bit. However there was no ball and Owen. Hughes had, a ring of snicked between the wicket keeper milstake about his leg glance off three slips which reminded me very who just touched it and first slip and Chinese (X) 11 2 5 4 17 24 Garthwaite next over, a beautiful much of R. E. O. Bird's field, but to went for four. It was a chance, but H.K.F.C. shat which he followed by a late the right-hander Owen Hughes was a most difficult one. Elvin was now Athletic cut for four.
bowling round the wicket and not definitely brightening up and sent Recreio
McLellan nicely to long leg for four. H.K. Police
Match Postponed. He was very unlucky in treading on his wicket in putting Holden round!
DIVISION H
Results
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to fine leg when he had scored 38.
'It was ຕ very useful innings and
not as slow as that of Danielis who
1 3 28 14
the
WHOOPS, DEARIE!
With only three wickets to go, and
a meagre lead of 81, the Navy looked
enthusiast.
It is expected that quite a num- ber of teams will enter for this com- petition. Entries are almost certain
to be forthcoming from groups re- presenting England, France, Cantida,
as if they were in for a bad beating. Portugal, Scotland, China, USA. But then, Hayter and Wauchope got and Scandinavia. It is probable also 17 together and lashed out with the that Greece. Palestine. Switzerland 10, courage of despair.
will participate.
10
13
9
1
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In one over_of_Barron's. Hayler lilt five consecutive fours and a two off the last ball. It was not until in the exuberance of his heari Wauchope tried to bit a near- yorker to forward mid-wicket that | the stand was broken and Moreton bowled him.
E Eighty-four runs had been put on
́s quickly of which the retiring batsman
had made 38. One
10 4 0 6 22 17
11 2 3.0 12 24
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0 1 4 4 10 23 11. 0 2 QB 34
3 South China On. Engineers 0 Royal Navy Chinese Police - R.U. Rifles
Goals
League Table
CLUBHOUSE CHATTER
BY "VERITAS"
(Continued from Page 8.)
of these very and not for several years has there
A NASTY ACCIDENT
which
exists following the
popular captain's innings. They were been such an absorbing position al 2 bustling for runs now and at 244 for the top of the first division table us
alne and half-past three the innings that was declared closed, and the Army Christmas holiday programme. had to get 180 to win, in 110 minutes. Arsenal, Brentford and Sunderland. all having played 21 malches, stund on level pegging with 20 points aplece. Just
them comes from 22 And below them is Ports- weeks the leaders, from 22 matches. It Arst time for many
below
I fancy they had been a bit shaker Charlton with 26 points
by the way in which the match had↑
games, got away from them, and were also oppressed by the magnitude.
Any mouth, for way, however that may be, the Army is also the
with 25 did not make a great showing, and
that London has three teams Than I don't suppose a nasty accident to in the first four positions. Moreton did much to cheer them up.
of
years
figuring
Arsenal,
lower
half of the table,
us
had more of the bowling carly on. R.W. Fusiliers The latter, however, kept a
very Athletic straight bat la defence and is hord R.A. Lyemun to get out or would be if he could lose those dangerous off flicks of his.
Prichard joined Jackson who was shaping much better than in the Navy game. However, Prichard was very smartly caught at the wicket off
P. W. D. L. F. A. PL.It was, actually, no fault of the who for a long time were languish-
23 pitch or, for the matter of that, or have made
ing in the McLellan 07-4-4-and things did not R.W. Fusiliers 13 10 3 0 50 11 Inok so nice for the Army. However, Royal Navy 11 10 10 56 18
21 the bowler, Harper, with fastish off Chinu 13 0 1 3 36 18 Walch and Jackson started to defend South steadily.
15 8 32 32 31 11 8 3 2 33 21 It was now their only East Lanes. policy as all chance of a win was R.U. Rifles
0 gone. But some attractive cricket R Engineers 10 7 9 3 28 13 was seen-Jackson In particular mak-
(C). 11 6 1 G 25
5 23 beautiful drive through mid- Ing
11 5 1 4 18 24 wickel for four oft McLellan,
RA. Lyemun. 10 2 3 8.19.33 At 38 Hayward swing ·
ading well back R.A. S'cutters 12 2 2 8 19 30 11 2 1 0 14 37 caught Walch low off Holden H.K.F.C. (08-5-9), Moreton came in, but Kowloon F.C. 12 2 0 10 14 33 returned a a catch to McLellan three Kowloon (C) 10 1 2 7 10 43 runs later. When the hundred went Eastern Ath. 11 1 1 0 16 52
Pearce up
relieved Holden and 1 • Match Postponed. expected to see Owen Hughes go on again but McLellan
continued,
In Pearce's second over Jackson
but
DIVISIÓN III
hit a big four to leg he went back to one a couple of balls later Police (E)
St. Joseph's -seemed to kick and gave which Holden an easy catch at squaro leg
R. Engineers where in a ring there were a "Sul- cide Squad" of four men Pearce was bowling off breaks round the wicket. 115-7-93. A very good and patient knock.
A CLOSE THING
Realiz
1 L. Portugudan
35
+
.
a remarkable recovery,
be must 1 break, which did not get up much and clearly
regarded Winners of the more than stump high, laid him out among the most likely and though he did go back later it
have been 17 was obvious he could not do much,
home games regularly for the past month, and have consolidat- The only time the Army looked ed this by sboring spolls on foreign 7 like doing much was when Garth grounds. Sunderland, the char- waite and Daniells sent up 43 for the plons, are still very much in the pic- 5 first wicket. Prowse at the Costure, and but for their unexpected Works end was bowling very well defeat on Christmas Day would be and finally got Danielis well caught strongly placed. The consistent form 3 In the deep by Huyter, Murphy was of Sunderland, Charlton and Brent- very well stumped by Kirkwood three ford this season leads one to belleve runs later and at 63 Garthwaite got that in the final analysis they will outside Prowse's off break and played probably have more to say about the it in to his wicket.
championship than Arsenal, When Walch was stumped, for a have been decidedly mercurial, and duck all chance, of a win had gone. may easily suffer a relapse.
4
2 Kumaon Rifles 1;
3 Police (C)
League Table
Goals
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pis.
R.W. Fusiliers 10 10 0 0 30 © 20
8 T.. Portuguesa 11 1 2 32 19 17 East Lanes. 11 8 6 3 47 14 18 At 0,22 Clegg Hill was 1bw, to LAO.C. Owen Hughes who had gone on for] R.A.M.C.,
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