THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
AUGUST 6, FRIDAY,
1936.
KENT SUFFER AN ASTONISHING COLLAPSE
How Geary And Smith Put The "Hoppers" Up The Pole
By Frank Thorogood
Tunbridge Wells: Leicestershire 195 and 74 for 1;
Kent 58
London, June 30.
From Lord's to the pastoral ground at Tunbridge Wells seemned a blessed transition after the din and turmoil of the Test match, but visitors who had anticipated a peaceful day's cricket out of London got a rudo awakening-and so did Kent.
After dismissing Leleesten for 195
When Harding closed the innings as the result of excellent bowling by dismissing Smith and Flamaon .. and fielding, the hop rounty, jacking with successive deliveries, the bowl- Woolley, Ames and Valentine, went ing analysis gave Wright the excel-i down like a house of cards and were lent figures of 5 fur 81 m 29 overs, all back again close the Midlanders, although he was called for a no-ball with nine wickets in hand, led by 11 mes.
211.
warm
Recent rain followed by sunshine gave the bowlers consider- able aid before lunch. After the interval it was the moderate batting of Kent that had much to do with
their collapse, though Geary and Smith should not be denied credit for clever bowling.
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PROMISING YOUNGSTER Lewis bowled exceedingly well, of the many good catches achieved, the young left-hander made the best when, leaping high in the alr point.
lik look Geary at cover-
It was the first time I had seen Kent playing this year and, though eaten this year, Lelecster made failing with the but, this weakened the field. Ju team behaved well Evidence that Fagg has completely recovered from last year's illness was furnished with his three happly excellent catches in the sips-one of them being made wide out withi the right hand.
When
a bad start when Berry fell victin the day the fourth ball to Dempster, with nent cuts and vigor ous hooks, lent gaiety to the next half an hour, but a lunch total of 1 for 5 wickets offered an early hin! that the Kent bowlers were finding' out the vagaries of the pitch.
Armstrong's 47 proved the highest individual effort, and it ended when trying to make his sixth 4, was nently taken by Spencer in the long-held.
the battınan,
Bomkin
And
Charrington, men unfamiliar to me lu first- cricket, each played a useful Innings, and George Gury prefaced)
clos
and Summucks came out 10 open the innings a deck- thank frumed the crowd claired verdant picture of the turf settled down in good hope for Kent's reply
11 came, but not in the manner ex- pected.
STORY OF RETREAT
Fagg was the first to sto and Sun- his splendid bowling with a sound nucks, veho fled the place of honour lasted BO In the absence of the injured Wool-
went the dry. His
way of dusty |
defensive
minutes.
Kame
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death after making a neat T-drive to the boundary.
Todd was caught by Armstrong running from mit-on to a position behind the bowler; Chalk hit his wickel and at the ten interval six Geary, so far. men were out for 20 had done most of the damage with three wickets for three runs in two overs and a ball.
Then after tea Smith, Jealous of
To veteren rival, accounted his Wright and Levelt with sucressive bals and of the 58 scored Wott was Foy made 20 between them,
Here
is the fall of the wickets:
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2
4 A G 7
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24 24
200 29 32 33
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58 59
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who had put the hop county "up the pole," got off the wickets between them save one, and the ball Genry delivered to send
Smith and Geary.
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Can Wrestling Become A Public Draw?
By Fred Dartacíl
London, July 7.
It has been urged by those who doubt the return of wrestling to its old-time favour that the fashion of the present day is towards faster and more thrilling sport.
the
I am not so sure about that. Given the big fellow of class and the right personnilly the public will go to see him. Possibly Earl McCreedy, the
holdn glant Canadian, who. British Empire heavyweight cham- pionship, fills the bill. Last night at the Stadium Club he certainly pro- duced a lightning result when he beat Jim Estelle in the fourth round of their contest.
McCreedy is a magnificently made fellow. Aged 30, he weighs neuriy 17 stone and hle ngility for such a big man is remarkable. Estelle, who is six years his senior, was conced- ing almost a stone in weight, but he knows a good deal about the game.
There was one very smart bit of countering that showed McCreedy's quality and incidentally led to Es- telle's first fall. McCreedy had put on a
a crushing head lock, but Estelle, with £à
of with u
desperate throw, flung his Mrs. 41-14-27 won the June-July Medal man across the ring on to the ropes Pool competition held by the Ladies Cleverly judging his rebound there- Section of the Royal Hongkong Golf from. McCreedy jumped upwards at
Bay. Deepwater
Other his rival and closed his legs round Club at
Patelle's waist with a painful scis- peores were:
From this Estelle made Mrs. Margeet 41-1328; Mrs. Lis-zora hold.
escape, bul McCreedy saman 33-8. 29; Mrs. Cobb 13-14nn agonised
40-10-30; Mrs. lifted him twice and fung 29; Mrs. Murdoch
the floor.
What the heavily Brown 40-1030: Mrs. Selby 42-12-
professional delicately terms "the be 30.
gave McCreedy the topus deathgrip"
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at Estelle, with his wrist and shoulder wire. Mrs. Overy seriously upset, wisely retired from
Mackenzie the unequal fray.
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Monthly 1.,G.U. Medal Competition į
Last Fanling.
Bira Wins
HOCKEY MEETING Big Race At
The annual meeting of the United
Hockey Clubs will be
held at the
European Y.M.C.A., Kowloon, at 8.45 Daa, on Tuesday,
Donington
London, July 11.
The Siamese Prince, B. Bira, who has been winning the big races all
back Foy was a beauty right out of the year with almost monotonous
the blur.
IT WAS A FOX
regularity, carried off the Nutfeld Trophy at Donington on Saturday. but with not quite os big margin to
Calmly alpping her tea us if no spare as usual. bitters had been poured into the cup |
Giving the Baby Austins and lit- of Kent, a lady said: "I do like that the Morians three laps start in 200 nice little dog on the Leicester cap." miles, Bira caught H. D. Hadley only But the emblem of Leicester bas 20 miles from the finish, and crossed more cunning than a dog can boast, the line 22sees ahead. Hadley and for
It represents a fox.
Dodson had had 10% sets n lap starl Soon after the opening of Loice from the E.R.A.' in the British Ein- In April, which ter's second lanings Dempster, when pire Trophy race
Todd, who is bowling much Doctson won. fuster thun last year, received an
facing
painful body blow and had to retire,
This time their start was cut to Before the end Berry repaired his secs per lap, and even so, Hadley, carlier duck with a neat innings and with
great effort, nearly succeeded.
Kent are now facing a seilous pro- Percy Maclure, whom the handleap position,
LEICESTER
Jerry Harding
S. Dempster e Levelt u wali
b Wright
Armstrom & Speight
Watson Forb
Tompkin Fang b Wright Geary Lewis b Wrigh
Cheirington e Fagg b Wright
Thursting not out
Dawkes b Lowis
Smith e Watt h Harding Flamson Wright b Harding
41 nb 7
seemed to favour this time. was not
in form, though he won the short Junior handicap race,
which pre-
ceded the big event,
From the start Bire soon proved his superiority over A. C. Dobson, the only other E.R.A, driver to chal- was seen ham. Earl Howe 20lenge
walking to the pits at the end of four laps, leaving his "works" ERA. on the side of the course suffering from engine trouble.
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1:15
Total lown-Harding 9.2-1-20-3. Toud 11-2- 20-6-81-5. Watt 11-2-20-),
22-0,
1.cwls 10-6-22-1,
Second Innings
Berry e Todd Wright
C, S. Dempster retired hurt
Armstrong not onl
Wathom not aut
Extens
Total wki)
Sunnucks
KENT
1 Flamison
Fanta 1b b Smith
F. C, H, Chalk hi wkt, & South
Todd e Armstrong b Genry
Spencer e Tompkin b Geary
Pay b Geary
Bording Geury
Weight Sinth
W. II. Levett b Smith
Walt b Smith..
Lewis not out
B & 1 ob 1
Total
Bowling. Smith 14.1-4-29-5,
6-4-3-1, Lenry 7-3-10-4.
It soon became clear from the that Birn comparative lap speeds. should catch the Austin, and when Hadley had to stop for fuel, while Bira went through without a stop. the issue was clear.
twice.
T. C. Harrison's Riley caught fire and each time the fire was extinguished uri the car restarted Its driver; otherwise the race was
devold singularly
ot incident. GER.A.'s finished first and third, Aus-
tins second and fourth, and
the 13 young
Etonian A. P. Holt, was fifth.
Results:
1,
E.R.A. B. Bira, 1,408 c.c. (scratch), 2h 45m 20s; speed, 72.54 7m.p.h. 2, H. L. Hadley, 744 cc. Aus- tin (8m 32s start); speed 08.83 m.p.h. D, A.-C. Dobson 1,488 c.c. E.R.A.
(scratch): speed 71.23 m.p.h.
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