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COUNTY CRICKET Matches To Aid British Red Cross War Fund
Taylor Secures Hat-trick Against Brit. Emp. XI.
LONDON, Aug, 2 (Reutor).—Several crickot matches with sides up to almost county cham- pionship strength were played in England to-day, and several international figures took the lime- light. Leicester drow with Nottinghamshire in a two-day county match, while at Sheffield, £350 was collected for the British Rod Cross War Fund when Major G. W. Ferrand's XI beat Capt. H. Sutcliffe's XI by 5 wickets.
Leicester v. Notts
In a two-day county match, in which the sides were almost up to county strength, Leicester drow with Nottinghamshire,
Scores were: Letcenter.-179. Nolla-D1 for 5.
British Empire XI v.
Met. Police
Jacother famous Yorkshire and Eng-
land player, took 3 for 41.
Major Farrand's X1 scored 221 for 6 wickets. P. A, Gibb and Smailes, two more Yorkshire players, scored 65 and 50 respectively, while Ley
and retired otter knocking up 43. Hedley Verity, Yorkshire and Eng- land, took 3 fo: 00.
Scores were:
T
Cupt. Sutcliffe's XI-159, for wickets (Sutcliffe 33. Hutton 30, M. Leyland 3 for 41).
Major Farrand's XI-221 for 5 wickets (P. A. Gibb 65, Smalles 50, Leyland. 43 retd. Verlty 3 for 00).
At Thames Ditton, a British Empire XI, after losing 7 wickets for 25 runa, scored 163 to beat; the Metropolitan Police by 33 runs on first innings. At a vital slage in the Empire batting, a stand of 117 was made, Clarke, (22).
Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August 5, 1940.
WAR TIME CRICKET MATCH IN PROGRESS.
Australian
League
Surrey Win By Six Football
At Wimbledon, Surrey beat the Buccaneers by 6 runs.
Scores were: Surrey-107 (K. B. Cocker 0 for
the West Indies Test player Buccaneers-101 (Rushworth 5 for scoring 74.
II. Taylor, who bawled for Middle- sex, ured the hat-trick, his Anal Oguren rending 9-0-32-6. For the Empire XI, Jack Durston took 5 Police wickets for 45 runs.
In the recond innings, the En- pire XI. scored 220, Clarke again be ing: ton-scorer with 86, and in reply the Police scored 213 for 10 wickets
The game was twelve-u-side.
Scores were:
British Empire XI-163 (Clarke 74, II. Taylor 0 for 32).
Police 120 (J. Durston 5 for 49). Empire XI. 2nd Inna-210 (Clarke
85).
Police, 2nd Inns.--213 wickets.
for
25).
AUSTRALIAN PONIES FOR JOCKEY CLUB
Eight Die During Hottest
Part Of Voyage
A SPECIAL SHIPMENT of 107 Australian ponies for the Hongkong Jockey Club arrived from Melbount by a British steamer yesterday, This 101 is the largest shipment ever ordered
by Hongkong from Australia,
R.A.F. v. Fire Services
In a one-day match at Lord's, the Royal Air Force drew with the London Fire Services. T Air Force team included several County stars. Scores were: RAF.-300
On board the same steamer 83 wo- men and children evacuees returned trom Manila,
were
When the steamer left Melbourne, 175 poules were aboard, but eight died on the voyage between Rabaul and Manila during hot weather. The animals
accommodated in wooden stalls built on the aft well- deck and in stalls built betsveen lecks. for 7 dec. (Harry
They were accompanied by Ave Parks Sussex-78, P. R. Sunnuckstockmen, Mr. G. McDonald, Mr. A. Kent-72, R. W. V. Robbins. Crousers, Mr. N. King, Mr. C. Knee and Mr. F. McColl, The Fire Services-116 for 6 wickets poles, which were aupplied by Wil- (D. Kelly 03).
Middlesex and former England cap- tain--00).
Red Cross Match
At Sheffield, a crowd of 8.000 paid £350 towards the British Red Cross War Fund to ace Major G. W. Farrand's XI beat
liam Jones of Melbourne, include 50 of special class which will be dis posed of by auction. The remainder will be drawn for.
dead
disembarkation, the
To facilitate camer berthed at the Hongkong Electric Co.'s pler at North Poin! yesterday morning,
of how the eight A description Capt. H. Sutcliffe's XI by during the voyage was given by the ponies were thrown overboard wickets.
ship's officers yesterday. Each pony Capt. Sutcliffe's XI batted first and was lowered over the side with a declared at 159 for 7 wickets, Sut-rope, and at a given moment the dife and Hulton, the famous opening ship's direction was changed abrupt pair for Yorkshire, scoring 35 tad 30 ly in order to drop the pontes clear respectively, while Maurice Leyland, of the propellers,
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SCENE AT LORD'S--where the London Fire Services drew with the Royal Air Force on Friday last. This match is one of a previous game against a British Empire X1, with the fire fighting appliances around the ringside.
War Finds A Use For Idle Soccer Grounds
LONDON-Although the soccer season is over at last the game's contribution to national service is not finished. Football grounds make ideal training centres, a fact that has not escaped the authorities. In the next few days War Office officials will decide to what extent they can be used,
MELBOURNE, Aug. 4 (UP) There were no championship matches played to-day, but Melbourne and Perib held knock-out competitions.
Adelaide played the Rest of the
Actual milltary equipment stonal ground, there are huge dress- charity Country in a
game from which all gate receipts went to the will not be vital to the good ing-rooms, bathrooms and gymnast- work which can be done in these
READY-MADE DRILL-HALLS War Funds.
"preparatory schools". A young pHE Army Council are alive to the soldier has first to learn dis- cipline. He has also to be
The scores were:
RICHMOND FINAL
St. Kilda 4-2 (26). Richmond 0-2 brought to a condition of phy- sical fitness. Now is the time (2).
to begin.
In the First Round, Richmond out- ed Melbourne 5-5 (35) to 0-1 (1).
PERTH FINAL
E. Fremantle 3-4 (22), Claremont 3-4 (22).
uma.
fact that here they have ready- made drill-halls, especially during tions are usually favourable. There the summer, when weather condi- is plenty of secure storage necom-: modation for the very limited equip- ment needed for physical or musketry training.
The football Association have shown enterprise in co-operating the Army Council. Their will help to speed our war Our Own Correspondent.
Football provides the "'schools" in which these preparatory lessons etin be given. The grounds are ideal barrack squares. They are mostly with surrounded by buge grandstands or scherne high banks, all of while pake, teffort easier for the men to hear the in-. structions given them. In practically Adelaide City 23-14 (152), Rest of fevery ground, certainly every profes- Country 17-23 (125).
Swimming
CHARITY GAME
TWO GALAS FOR SATURDAY NEXT
V.R.C. v. Lai Tsun And "“Y”
v. Chung Sing-Eastern
It was a great disappointment to all swimmers and enthusiasts in the Colony that the Victoria Recreation Club-Lai Tsun swimming gala on Saturday had to be postponed on account of the weather. It has been ar ranged, however, for Saturday next.
WOLVES LOSE
OVER £6,000
THE BALANCE SHEETS of foot- ball clubs up and down the country will be issued shortly and will be pul formly bad. For instance, the Wolves are likely to lose more than £6,000 as-they-refunded-that-sum-to season ticket holders, Few clubs were able to adopt this course, but the loss in many cases will run from two to five thousand pounds,
on
Bolton Wanderers are £5,023 down the senson 1939-40; Blackburn Rovers £3,709; Wigan Athletic £1,135; and, although they reached the Scottish Cup semi-final, Mother- well have lost about £1,000.
Liverpool FC. report a loss of
£6,759 on the year's working; Celtic FC, the Scottish League Club, lost £7,166. Yet they both have every intention of carrying on next season
If there is any kind of organised pro- fessional football.
Figures now being given out from This date coincides with the triangular gala arranged the various clubs' balance sheets are diference between a loss at the Y.M.C.A. between the "Y", the Chung Sing Swim-apt to be misicading. There is, for ring Club and the Eastern A.A. at the "Y" pool commenc-on ing at 9.15 p.m.
instance, a
the
veareann's working and the
For this latter event, the "Y" have, P. Wills 7. H. Clater and B. 8. Wlikon). clude
150 Yards Mediay selected the following team:
B. 8, Wison; the stroke-
The majority of balance sheets in- liabilities from the 1938-39 -season-transfer fees, summer wages, ablo items which will not appear in- 25 Yards under water (Post Entries). the next financial record. Against The programme will conclude wit s Water-polo game between "y" and one of 440 Yards free-style, T. May, Re- the ottier teams. acrvo: G. H. Fowler.
by the follow
50 Yards free-styinfio be selected or P. Wilson, free-style. T. May or players bencfts and other consider- from G. T. May, E. W. Tallton and R. AE, Dond),
220 Yards iron-styla... A. Denn, Ro- serve:-G, K. Fowler.
Eardley.
that, of course, the heavy overhead expenses of the big clubs continue. Rents, rates, interest on loans, have
dent.
will be represented on not ceased.~Our Own Correspon
100 Yards back-stroke. S Wilson.ing-it. Eardley; Reserve -F. Witle.
T. Kay: R. Goldman,
100 Yards breast-stroke-A Dodd. Fowler, L. H. Chater, Reserve:-P. Wilson.
200 Yards free-style Relay-Teams at
four or eight to be selected from. T.
May. G. 1. Fowler, E. W. Railton, L. A
Henn, P Wilson, II. Eardley, G. Saunders.
Local Baseball
Play-off
Next Week For League Pennant
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DEFYING THE ELEMENTS Caroline Hill yesterday, the Hong- kong Brewers and the South China baseball squads paddled around on a swamped field, and on the final re- #the
Brewers trounced.
the
Chineso 25-e play-off for the Lea- Brewers gus-pennant between, the and the U.8.8. Mindanao was made nocensary for next week-end.
The Brewers smashed their way to victory with 4 runs in the opening canto, 2 in the second, 1 in the third, 0 in the fourth, 4 in the fifth and 8 in the sixth.
The South China nine could only make feeble efforts in the abeth and Boventh innings, when they tallled 2 and 1 respectively.
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