LEAGUE
Tuesday.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
January 23, 1940.
"R. Abbit's" Cricket Comments
FINALLY MAKES A START
Surprisingly Poor Fielding In Craigengower-Kowloon Match
Fine Centuries By T. A. Pearce And Richardson
ON SATURDAY LAST the much discussed As 1 League started in the Senior Division. understand the matter tho University have gallantly raised a second eleven, and their first have taken over the Navy fixtures. They must not be discouraged if they do not meet with much success-especially in the second eleven.
POWERFUL BATTING
THE K.C.C.. BATSMEN had
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The putting into the field, proposition against the strength of the K.C.C. batting, F. R. Zimmern of two teams will undoubt-(44) and E. Zimmern (37) were top edly have a very stimulating scorers. A. T. Lee took 10 not out. effect on cricket at the Uni- versity, and if they do not reap any immediate reward, hour and a halt to get the runs and in view of the pace at which the. there will be better times ball travels in the out field these dry coming in the next few days they should have done it. They did! But there seems something very wrong with C.C.C.'n bowling. Their yours.
stock trundler F. R. Zimmern had For the time being at allan of day, and was hit for 70 in 9 overs. Bitilmoria is completely off events, the Army first elevon is this stason, and Winch alone 0-0-46-2 carrying on in the Senior Dividid
why Tinker Len dld not have
anything though he bowled several wides in his second spell sion, and I understand they have possibly due to atilincs as it was arranged the first and second a cold afternoon. I am not aware elavens as is most convenient. with the ball. Some years ago he (I should like to see an all day could be very awkward on his day. game between the two aldes) Anderson (75 not nut) is back in form and saved the situation. Ernie
10
They were at home to Recreio Fincher (28) and N.A.E. Mackay (28 in a game which had many not out) also played useful knocks.
A bad start-five vicissitudes.
for under
wickets were down forty was checked by Godby and Denyer. The former did
I.R.C. v. Varsity
AS I FEARED, the University
not perhapa get his fair share of were no match for the I.R.C. at the bowling, but I have seldom Sookunpoo. The pitch and been ween him kept so quiet.
ROBINSON, briliani Navy custodian, effecting a high save in the Kotewall Cup football match against the South Chima A.A. Sunkunpoo yesterday. Hazzard, Navy centre-hall, watching South China won by 5-1.-Mee Cheung.
Interport Football
played al anxiously.
TWO NEW SELECTIONS FOR TRIP TO SHANGHAI
'Varsity Boat Race
At Henley
LONDON, Jan. 22 (Reu- ter)-Cambridge has agreed
to the Oxford suggestion to row this year's Boat Race at Henley on March 2 over a course of about a mite" and a half.
Sheehan And Bright Unable To Travel
Rifle Shooting.
Troublesome Wind Affects
The Scores
FIT!** 11
FIFTY-NINE MEMBERS at- tended the Hongkong Rifle Asso- ciation's Spoon and Practice shoot on the Stonecutters Range on Saturday afternoon, when conditions were against good shooting.
A gusty wind greeted marks- men at 200 yards and kept veer- ing from the right to down the range, giving much trouble.
The high spet of the afternoon was he 94 made by Q.M.S. J. Ball, of The Ordnance Corps, who used open sights. This is considered all the view of the no e creditable in existing conditions.
L'Cp! S. G. Brighty, of Royal geers, won the aperture sights la with a good reore of 87, missing is possible at 000 yards by one saint.
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LEARNED S. Jones 11
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Ptc. L/Cpl. J. E. Hawkins 7
L/Sgt. J. D. Remedios i Bright and Cpl. Sheehan akt. O. T. Excong to both of the Middlesex Regi-Fie. J. C. Fonseca ment, have declined the in-CPL A. F. Ferreira 12 vitation to play soccer for CPC. Remedios 10 the Colony against Shanghai, Pie, J. Castro 13
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over-watered, I think, and the ball flew about a bit. Minu and The ground fielding was excellent. A. H Madar were far too good
hit
How he for the Varsity batsmen, and usual. manages to run about five feet down only Matthews (16) and G, Hong the pic, and then get back and push Choy (21) got double figures. A. J. M. Prata and M. A. Remé- during the Chinese Newer of Handicap spoon, Winners. of () I do not know. It is this quickness Madar who made the ball kick dios got 20's.
Denyer
AK
the ball in the direction of third man
of foot plus an excellent eye that rescues him from the dangers usually incumbent on a cheerful cross bat,
LAST WICKET STAND JUST AS GOPBY seemed to be set
very badly at the end of the innings took his last 5 wickets without con- etding a rup to return the figures
0-4-24-0.
NAZARIN GETS GOING
my
Ple. G. A. Neronha 12 ..
Pie. V. A. Sequeira NI
Winner of nett spoon. (1)
have their handicaps reduced by one point.
Best All-Round Cóntest Open To All
The University must not be dis- The Hongkong Football As-
have now Issued Cycling couraged that they were all out for sociation 38, as to my mind the Recreto Second invitations to Bdr. Guy, of 80th have an extremely useful bowling Battery, an Army half-back, and side-probably as good as any in the to Spr. Fox, of the Royal En- Junior Division, So fur bo hit a very wide long hop very NAZARIN got going for (I think) recollection serves me, not even gineers, a centre-forward, who hard to cover where Gerry Gosono the first time this season, and made the palmy days of University cricket made an excellent catch. Other 54, while Kitchell collected 25. R. td they put out two eleven's in one wickets soon fell, and things looked Singh took three wickets, but he was day. I speak subject to correction, bad when Denyer was stumped after lerribly expensive. It is a thousand but I think this speaks volumes for making forty-one. Nine wickets were pit en he cannot get rid of the curious the keen cricket spirit which exists down for 88 but Major Petri and halt in his action when he seems to at the University at the present time. Hatfeld hung on to the slack and Inld pull up dend on the bowling grease tong may it continue. about them, taking the score te, 135 before delivering the ball. Gegg's
before the latter anicked one from G. figures of 8-3-20-1 were sound" A Surprise
N. Gosano (who had relieved E. L.) against a good batting side. to second slip.
recently played for the Army against the Navy in the Kolewall Cup series when he scored all five goals against the sailors
and A. F. Fowler, S. Strange
Football Bone, all of Hongkong Club, have yet to reply to invitations to travel to Shanghul
SUNDAY'S TEAMS somebody I must not trespass on else's ground, but I cannot helpi The following have been selected recording my great surprise at the to represent the Chinese against the IN ALL MY TIME here I can- defeat of K.C.C., second by the Civilians in the Lal, Wah Cup on the KNOWING the Recrelo batting I
I thought Navy ground on Sunday. al 3.30 was by no means sure that they not call to mind two centuries Crafgengower 2nd eleven, would win when Luigi Gosano and having been made in one Saturc batting was strong enough to pa Soares were gone for under ten. But day afternoon in Senior Division draw any match, if not to win it..
A SHAKY START
Two Centuries
Club Win
Win-
The Contmilitce-of-the-Hongkong Cycling Club have decided that the Best All-Round Contest which will shortly be held in the New Terri- tories, shall be open to all cyclists. Any cyclist wishing to participate should be at the Alhambra Theatre at 8 s.m. on February 4.
wickets after a well fought game. ed two of their best bowlers Valley although they lost to the kam and Li Ehek-yau. to be an e
Players are requested
SCORERS AND UMPIRES
4.m. where
The Club had an enjoyable outing on Sunday and several newcomers were present. The gathering left the Alhambra Theatre at 8.30 nm, and Cheong Wing-chot; Li Tin-sang and Leo after a few minor adjustments, ar- then Zinbo and Eddie Gosane settled cricket. True, it was not Lea
Kwok-wai: Suong Ling-sing, Hu King-rived at Taipo at 11.30 seng and Leung Wing-chiu; Chuar Yung-a half was made for un. down to a good stand. One or, tivo
Aum, Fung King-cheang, Chan Tak-lai, Lee
Following tfila, the whole circuit difficult chances were put down, but gue cricket, but the Club had out
Wal-tong (Capt.) and liau Sing-lo. Ne- THE CIVIL SERVICE were nerves-Lau ffing-hon, Hou Yung-and back to. Kowloon, via Castle Peak, the bowling was not quite good practically their best side. The
Trang Chung-wai, Lau Chi-chan Chung
Cheuk Shek was completed by 5.30 pm. enough and the Recrolo won by Civil Service unfortunately lack by no means disgraced at Happy k r-hol. Chan Man-chl.
McLellan and Whitley, and Alec Hongkong Club 2nd cleven. The ground at 3 pm, and to notify Mr. Walter A COMMENT was made that day Pearce and Owen-Hughes ham-Club had quite a good side out fanming Chen (Tel. 25120) if they are that it is unfortunate that Clubs mered their weak attack un- and would have beaten a good cannot produce, besides an eleven, mercifully. The former retired many teams I think, especially an umpire and a scorer. It should on completing his century, and now that Mitchell seems to have be possible to produce a scorer al-declared at 282 for 1 wickets. ways, but umpires are more difficult to And in Clubs, who, when they put out two elevens, may often have used up most of the enthusiasto-tor Lakes an enthusiast to devote all or most of his Saturday afternoons to a non-active position.
found his form;
Unable to play.
INTERPORT PRACTICE
(391h
C.B.S. Forfeit Hockey Points To Recreio
COMING to the KING'S
The following will represent Resi of the Colony against the Hongkong Interport Recreio Ladles have been awarded team to meet Salzon, 10-marrow at Caroline til at 4.30 pm-Moxham (E.): two points as a result of Central The Civil Service had about 2 They declared at 148 for 8, and at. J. Hussain (61 Joseph's) and Hal British School falling to fleld a team RA.). Forrow in their scheduled Caer Clark Cup hours to bat and started off by one time Civil Service were not doing SCDF, Guy
(Club) and Honniball (St. Joseph's); ending up 50 in 24 minutes, but with at all badly when K. T. Attwell (40),
YOUTIN Cheung
Dfixture on Sunday. Bam (Eastern), Fortescue out the rapid fall of the and F. Harper (34) came together. Leonard (St. Joseph's).
Fox (... E (Club) and Hau Ching-to wickets of Hollidge nad Colledge set Unfortunately, Wright alone rot into Strang
Eartem) Reserves.-A. Bone (Club), J. them back, and another factor was double figures besides these. The Maxwell (Kowloon), Dumeld (.A.0.C.). HERREREADER There ought to be mare, I know, the sudden discovery of a real bowler last six men only made 10 runs besand T Castilho (St. Joseph's).
(ween them.
Players are requested to report to Mr. C. A. Goldenberg in the dressing team at and 1 fear one must confess that by the Club.
4.30 p.m. there is not such a widespread en-
Aitkenhead did not go on until third However, it wasn't too bad to see thusiasm for the game as there used change, but, bowling to Richardson the old Civil Service put up a three to be, Nor, curiously enough, do after he had made afty, he completely figures score against what is by no many of the past enthusiasts stay by stuck him up. Bowling fast with an means a bud Junior Division bowling the game in this way.
[excellent length and direction, he side, Robby umpires regularly for R.CC.,sent down 7 overs for 21 runs, and Wallington, who has dropped out though he owing to an injury, and plays once easily the most dangerous bowler.
I DID NOT SEE the game, but a year, scores regularly for the Club; and any attempt to take libertien with Paul Baskett umpires frequently for him would have resulted in the full the Club, and 1 hang on to the game of a wicket. If he plays regularly, he Army 2nd cloven held on far too ment Commitico to-day decided that by writing about it. The Army and will take a lot of wickets though I Navy can usually find several chaps hear a horrid rumour ho is a rugger long against the Police. I do soccer matches must be replayed in
not necessarily mean any actual all-Reuter. only too glad to all either billet, but player.js
In- ¡time, because I have no
formation on that point, but
it is not easy for all Clube, more's
the pity.
K. C. C. Wriggle Home
got no wickets he was
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RICHARDSON'S' CENTURY
An Unnecessary Draw
I cannot help thinking that the
RICHARDSON slowed up a lot the Ecoro of 196, is. I
Abandoned Matches Must Be Replayed
!
London Jan. 22. The Football
Monate- League
postponed or abandoned regional
after his fifty, but got his last 25 runs think, rather over the odda. Naval Rugby XV
quickly, hitting a four to long leg off
I WAS UNABLE to get over the last ball of the match to complete for a team with the batting capacity The following will represent Navy to the K.C.C, but I gather the a very good century, A very fair of the Police, who with deference "A" against Club "A" at Rugby v
do not put down as worth much more the Club fielding was pretty bad-which draw though, of course,
than 180. After Whalman and Fargus he Club ground
is rather sad as both sides-and would win in a played out match.
particularly Craigengower-used Junior Division to be particularly good in the
to-morrow, com-
had knocked up a couple of 50's, the mencing at 4.45 p.m: Mid. Noe; Tel. declaration was made at 9, wickets Bowden, Mid. Teara, Mid. O'Riordan down. When stumps were drawn the and Sub. Lt. Skene-Reid: Lt. Carter Police had 110 for 9, both their last and Sto. Gallagher; L. S. A. Palmer, THE RECREIO 2ND eloven two, mens hanging on by their eye-Lt. (E) Brown, Ldg. Wir. Barlow
Clark (35), Loughlin (23) and
field. Lee and Lloyd rather Phad very Hittle trouble in pollsh-brows with sought not out aplece. A. D. Jalfry, Col. Marron; Mid.
ned the Cralgengower batsman
Murray-Jones, Pay. L. Charles and down to a slow scoring pace ng off the University Second as Clowns (31) were the main stalwarts Pay. Sub-Lu Summer. Deserves There was no collapse, but Ernie they ran up 172 for 4 wickets of the Police. Peal took 3 for 17 in Mhe. Jeffries 8. 1. A. Addis, Mid. Zimmern had to declare at 151 declared, Xavior being 58 not Uree overs, and I should have said Chapman, Ldg. Sig
Wir. King. for V which was by no means are out, and H.A. Barros, 61. Both might well have been used more.
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