THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JANUARY
1937.
CRICKET DEFEAT
NAVY'S DRAMATIC
ASTOUNDING COLLAPSE WITH EASY VICTORY IN SIGHT
.
ALEC PEARCE GOES ON TO
BOWL AND QUICKLY
WRECKS HAVOC
(By R. Abbit)
anade a good catch. The Club were all out for 94 rena, extras being third top scorer with '73; it was a pretty poor performance.
THE NAVY ATTACK
Of the bowlers Boucher's 16.3-10- 11-2 was the outstanding perform
ance. He was undoubtedly a great help to the other bowlers. Forster's. figures were 7-4-8-4. lle got three of his wickets with the three best balls, but was very inaccurate and against anything but spineless. but-
It was difficult to realize when walking down on Saturday morning that Friday had been such an appalling day. Of course not a ball in the Club v. Navy Triangularing his last two or three overs would Tournament match could be bowled, but some of us who took our livers out for a jog about 6 p.m. in the evening realized that the rain had stopped and that it was colder. There was hope for Saturday, but I certainly did not dream that such a beautiful day, sunny but cold, would come along.
I am
The
was
have been punished. Harper mot two wickeln with lorig hops-(admittedly he sipped in delivering the second) while Tufnell's was a ne catch ut on leg off a long hop on that side of ine wicket. Seldom have i scen had bowling so rewarded and excel. lent bowling meet such bad luck!
THE NAVY BAT Phillimore and Davies (Licut.) ab-opened to Holden at the Yard end and Owen Hughes. I had expected McLellan to be bowled but perhaps ayword was waiting for the effects of the roller to wear off.
The game of course became a one ning between the wickets day. affair and writing these pre-solutely unenterprising. liminary lines just before wondering quite lot how wicket is going to play, I gather that Cochrane is on the sick-list and that Harper will take his
plaer. Owing to the requirements of an office is appalling how work interferes with cricket) did not arrive on the ground until Ride had just been bowled but the scores had kindly made a few notes for me.
Hayward won the toss and elected to bat of which more hereafter. and Owen Hughes Pearce the Innings and the batsmen did not find the wicket very din cult to start with. Fifteen runs had been
Owen Hughes scored failed to get hold of very long from Harper and was caught at extru cover by Boucher.
With nine added Pearce did not had gone, and it fell behind first bowled his third maiden. Davies quite hit a lung hop on the leg side silp and two runs came. Two balls played at one or two on the off but from Tufnell and Forster ran from
lifted Boucher was
to miss lucky enough Wodehouse fine to long leg and, made a very straight to long-off and the catch-Phillimore took a typlent left hander's Kood entel, 242--10. Alee Pearce
a silter-was put down!
cover drive for four off Owen Hughes seemed comfortable enough but Neve
who was nol bowling s never settled down.
Twenty was up and both batsmen looked as happy as possible.
THE ONE STAND However, after Wodehouse had hit a full toss from Boucher for three,
In Holden's second over Phillimore Tufnell, who went on, sent down such A long long hop that the balsmag glanced one to fine leg slowly but it behind although the batsman danced a polka could not resist, banging polat for four and a couple of talls mazurka in the middle of the pitch on appreciable time they later another short'un crashed to for quite
the managed to get home. Davies mid-wicket Ile began to piny
blt glanced a bad ball to fine leg for four right game. Things looked better as Baines used his reach to and ten went up. The Club bowlers smuther Boucher. The first ball of seemed at this time, to be doing Tutnell's next over also went to the nothing with the pitch. They kept a square leg boundary and Wodehouse length but is no way seemed danger- mlased a full-less and a long hop tools. leg. Seventy went up.
Hop
the score
when
Holden's fourth over was a maiden but if he had had a silly mid- oft (as Owen Hughes had) he would have got Davies, As was Owen Hughes nearly got to it from second
Next over the same batsman was very lucky as he tried to hook a long hop from Unucher which turned a dot and rose and the ball shot up slip. behind the stips--neither they (nor
Four
runs came from
Owen
Wong Wah-gay, South China "3" custodian saves well when sternly pressed by Fusiliers forwards during the league match on Saturday. (Photo: Ming Yuen),
BADMINTON
anyone else) seemed to know where Hughes' next over and then Holden SEASON
inter
them.
best,
RESTARTS TO-NIGHT
McLellan then relieved. Owen BIG PROGRAMME|
Forster went on for Tufnell when 27 WAS and promptly bowled Neve with a beautiful ball. It was a wicket malden and so was the next over, i fine ball coming back to bowl Ride who had gone out to it and then left it alone! It was him high over mid-off for four, the sticks and skidded owny for a
at this time that I arrived on the 'ground
The situation definitely called for a horse's neck and a slogger,
AFTER TIFFIN
THE BATSMEN, FLOURISH Hughes and Philmore ran a quick single to cover who returned a very fast one which arrived half volley at four overthrow. Holden had stuck to it very well and at last Davies did touch one and Hayward had him be- and the sticks 36-1-10.
Owen
next
McLellan found length in his second over a bit, but runs continued to come easily, and Prowse hit well. He was, however, very lucky to snick Holden between, first and second slip for four to send the 10 up. Hughes just falled to get his left hand to a shoulder high ball. The ball went for four past cover. this time Prowse had scored 23 of which 20 were boundary. hits, THE LONG EXPECTED CHANCE Alec Pearce then relieved Holden and Prowse hit his first ball, a full toss, high to square leg where Ride
At
Y.M.C.A. MAKE DEBUT
(By "Veritas")
A return to leagus. badminton after a fortnight's adjournment will be made this evening, and more than ordinary Interest in invealed In the second half of the season's progamme Inasmuch
the
WICKETS TUMBLE
(Continued from Page 8.)
ly and finally knocked off the runs with six wickets down.
Eivin, upon whom the Army relied very much for bowling strength, failed completely to make any im- pression on the batsmen. Baldwin hit him lustily, while Broadbridge was bold enough to crack him for 4, 6, 0, 4, off successive balls.
SMART POLICE WIN FAILURE OF NAVY BATSMEN HELPS DEFEAT
Held to be a team Ilable to crack up when playing away from home, the Police on Saturday did their best two University teams come into the the Navy at King's Park and win. to bélie this Impression by visiting picture, whlic Chinese Y.ALC.A.ning on the matting wicket by four who voluntarily sought transfer from the Junior to the senior divi- sion, will match their skill against the Colony's best teams.
wickets.
Navy
By now the batsmen were getting down to things. Tufnell was erratic in longth, while Boucher was bowling beautifully and sticking both men up. Baines's reach helped him a lot. diarper relleved Tufnell after three overs and Wodehouse, who was now playing exactly the right game, drove though he played or directly avoided the dangerous ones. Boucher then bowled his eighth maiden out of twelve. Next over Harper pitched one just past the popping, crease at MORE TROUBLE Things were bad enough but when his own end and i was hit straight Forster, after a high long hop which back into his hands by Wodehouse Alec Pearce hooked for four, bowled (81-8-25.) His innings saved the another which kept low and the bats-Clubs from complete ignominy. man was given l.b.w., (44-5-17), the
At 2 p.m. Hayward went to the xitustion from the point of view of -the Club was desperate. It was the wickets with Baines and played out first over of Forster's 1 had seen, the remainder of Harper's over in a and as it included twedohg hops and style which suggested he ought to two full tosses it was clearly a full-ve gone in to stop the rot much
were without Tel. Foster, ing off from his form in the first two higher up. Boucher bowled his ninth
their speed merchant, but the big- told maiden, but it took a fine bit of slop- overs. I had previously been
gest reverse suffered was the dis- that the wicket though difficult was ping by Wauchope square cover
All eight teams in the "A" Division missal for "blobs" of L.S.A. Flynn not impossible.
close in to save it. Next over came Worse was to come however as four byes to leg and a late cul for on the boundary brought off a nicely are engaged this evening. University and Lt. Cdr. D'Arcy Evans. Though
A sturdy "A", who are regarded in Judged catch 86-2-24.
several Trigg batted vallantly to retrieve by Hayward but it was next over Boucher, who had kept the four
11, Law Courts end going, bowled dangerous shot which went between knock. To Phillinore Pearce bowl-quarters as being the most likely lost fortunes, and scored a hearty
the total_of_134 was quite inadequate Stewart with a beautiful one which first and second slip. Then Baines ed-round the wicket with a ring of winners of the championship, open might have been smothered forward spoiled Boucher's analysis by getting ve fielders. from first slip to silly their programme with a home match against such a formidable batting
where mid-off
Neve performed against St. Andrew's,
side as the Police. They proceeded perhaps, but turned very quickly, a single to square def.
The Saints' chances of taking points to get the runs for the loss of six A single to Baines was well called prodigies of valour in stopping hat He had been dropped at first slip off a hard chance only two balls before. by Hayward next over which showed cracks, Davenport turned the first from the Varsity are rather forlorn. wickets, Carey contributing 43. Pope
ball of McLellan's next over behind but they do exist. At least visiting 34, and Loughlin 24. The procession continued. What how easily good calling could take
Haywardsquare leg where Alec Pearce made a
teams this year will not be faced with
STOKER'S 7 FOR 20 looked like a fastish off break flicked quick run. Another to
couri handicap when they play at That his effective bowling against McLellan's leg stump-li was perhaps followed. Boucher then bowled his quick catch. 68-3-0.
FIREWORKS had rather One
the University, for the new maiden.
gym the Police some weeks ago was not on the short side. At this time the tenth
Kirkwood hit the next ball to the nasium, with its high celling and merely a gesture, but a very de- batsmen had completely given up the expected Prowse to be put on but iden of scoring runs and
with square leg boundary and sent 70 up, generally admirable conditions, is finite promise of better things to three Harper continued and mot
single Pearce got Kirk-being used for badminton. This le a come, was on Saturday, proved by maidens had yielded two wickets, success as Baines had tried to cut one but after
the former W. Stoker, who, playing for the Club The best hit (to be Irish) was four and was taken at the wicket. The wood caught at mid-off. 73-4-4.vast improvement on bycs,
and Forster's occasional full eight runs he scored in no way repre- Possibly the effects of the roller were court which was situated at Eliot second siring against University,
the Hall.
captured 7 wickets for 20 runs. tosses were guided to mid-off with seated the value of his nings as he now wearing off-or possibly
had It I understand the University players Club's victory was very decisive, the the solemnity of a church-warden had kept his wicket and his head in change would have worked
then have been putting in extensive prac- required 52 runs being obtained for showing the squire into his pew, a desperate situation. But it must be been made earlier. Hayward
runs badly between the put on Wodehouse for McLellan,tice, paying particular attention to the loss of three wickets. P. C. Fifty went up as the result of an admited
Two maidens were sent down but the developing high clearing shots. Base-Frost's 76 was a nicely played knock, hour and fifteen minutes play. It wickets.
ball of Pearce's bowled line play was formerly the weakness and A smart single to each batsman last
Inter batsmen enjoyed was curious at this time that Boucher
of the Varsity men, but it appears practice, though against a somewhat was bowling beautifully but had only followed, and in Boucher's sixteenth Wauchope. (73-5-0).
this is now being remedied.
restricted attack. one wicket while Forster was not very over Hayward drove him quite well accurate but had got four. The run to long off but Forster ran in and
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Things looked exciting but the margin was very smail and Hayter and Boucher were to come in while Phillimore was apparently set. The latter scored a two and a single and then Wodehouse bowled Hayter with a beauty which came back from the oft. If Hayter had gone out to meet I fancy he would have smothered It. 76-0-0.
On the face of it, I imagine St. Andrew's will do well to take three games this evening.
Y.M.C.A. DEBUT
The most interesting match of the evening is at Chinese Y.M.C.A., when the Young Men receive Recreio
the senior division.
good
POSITION FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
KC.C. AND POLICE WELL PLACED
Though most of the teams in the division have reached the
At last the two left handers were "B" and it the same time make their second debut in Phillimore forced a three ac lugether.
had
The hallway stage of their Bxtures, the
two
on the off which should have been a likelihood of the YMCA winning is championship is still a very open single but for bad flelding. Boucher considerable, as they enjoy a very de-affair. The best placed teams are a tremendous beat which falled finite advantage in playing on their K.C.C. and Police. Though Army to connect and then one popped and own court, which, with its assortment "B" lead at the moment they have he was caught at second slip off of volleyball, basketball and bad-only a point in hand of K.C.C. and Wodehouse's last ball.
(81)-7-0.) means
minton court markings, is by no have played two more matches.
ideal for
K.C.C. and Club-ore the shuttlecock
the Next over Phillimore turned Pearce's
teams fifth ball into Ride's hands at for- Kame, In addition the Y.M.C.A. is a with unbeaten records, but the ward short leg-80-8-32!
powerful team, and fully capable, former have drawn two games and Wicket
On the other hand maiden. Forster had a go at Wode-imagine of besting Recreio secund the latter three. house's second ball and back went his string, who, sdthough a useful side, Police have lost one and won the leg geg. 80-9-0. Fifteen to get and is by no means the strongest in the rest of their five encounters,
league. one wicket to go↑ And Harper was
IRC. the present champions op- 1.b.w. first ball.
Recreio. “A" will pit thele might
to have lost most of their REFLECTIONS
ogninat University "" and can be chances of retaining the title, having expected to win on their own court, already lost two matches. The above record was written while I doubt very much, If Free during the progress of the game and Lances can
would appear on present form now for a few reflections made later Chinese Recreation Club
avold defeat against that K. C.C. and Police will be the
down on. In spite of the fact that no one Causeway Bay.
at final contenders for the champion- ship, and perhaps it is fitting the blamed the wicket very much thei In die "B" Division King's College Kowloon club's last league match of ball was certainly doing things.
Seeing that it had stopped rain--can expect to be tested by St. John's, the season should be against the ing about six the night before and a steady reliable all-round cam, Polico. Quite possibly this will dr
though the final result will probably termine the championship, that there had been a breeze and go in favour of the College, who are hot sun. I was surprised that Hayat home. Victoria Recreation Club ward chose to bat as I thought the look good for win against St.
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wlekat might roll out cosler in the Andrew's "B", while Kowloon Tonst afternoon and is a matter of fact I must win against their second think it did. Anyway I happen to string.
know that the Navy skipper would have sent the Club in had he won the
and
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After Pearce and Wodehouse had:
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