"R. Abbit's
H.K.C.C.
Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
January, 29, 1941.
SOUTH
NAVY
AT
Cricket Comments
Win By
6
R. H. Griffiths Scores 81 Not Out: Century First Wicket Partnership
(By "R. Abbit")
SECOND DAY'S PLAY in the Hongkong C.C.-Kowloon C.C. two- day match opened yesterday morning with the H.K.C.C. 28 runs behind and with three wickets to go. The innings closed at 178, and in reply to K.C.C.'s second innings' score of 148, the Club won by 6 wickets but went on to score 201 for 6 wickets.
C.C. Defeated
Kowloon C.C.
The game started surprisingly punctually at 11.04.
KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB
First Innings
Second Innings
J. N. Anderson, Lb.w, b Baker
Zimmern, run out
It was misty but the sun was trying to break through all B and B 2. A. Pearce the time it was bright sunshine on the south side of the FF Fincher u Baker Peak, and it was clear that there had been heavy dew... E. Mackay, e Grimths & T. A. Sawdust was called for at once.
the è, & b, for some time.
4. Zimmern, t Grest b Knight
C. Fincher, a and b T. A. Pearce F. I. Zimmeri e Baker Bida
107-7-45.. BT. A. Pearce
163
Zimmern and Lloyd bowled back to Alec Pearce who took it it E. Lee, e Owen-llughes b T. A the latter with donkey drops easily. I suspect he had been after. T. Braadbridge © J. L. C. PearcÓ that Bosanquet treated with
A gallant hard innings. exaggerate respect, instead of
Robert Lee saved the hat-trick, the but was caught off the next ball at banging them to or over fence, and that brought the in-silly mid-off, Broadbridge came in evitable result.
In trying to smother a half-valley, he lifted his fool and was stumped- possibly run out ng rumour has it that he hit the ball,
and completed his pair of specs off the last ball of the over, 107-0-0.
Four wickets in a maiden over! An amazing elmnre.
Parsons came in and allowed his first ball, a full toss on the leg. stump, to drop on to his pad with out any intervention.
Last Wicket Stand
N. D. Lloyd, not out Extras...
Total
Baker
Jerry
區
10
Wickets
A. A. GUNNERS BEAT NAVY "A" 11-8 AT RUGBY
CHINA OUT-PLAY
SOOKUNPOO
3-1 Victory In Kotewall Cup Match
GUNNERS of the 5th A.A. Regiment were successful "Hat-trick" For Lee Wai-tong
against Navy "A" in a rugger match at Causeway Bay yesterday winning by 11 points (a goal and two tries) to 8 (a goal and a try). Both sides played only 14 men Taverner, of the Army, taking over the centre berth for Navy.
Wild possing made the game- somewhat scrappy. It was fea-
tured by speedy runs by Baker,
who scored all three tries, for the Ack-Ack's, and fine handling and
distribution by Carter: Navy
fly-half. Page and Heath were outstanding in the military pack. Baker scored his Arst try when he Intercepted Carter's punt ahead and
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23 ran strongly and touched down in the Mohawks Trounced 10-2
-In Exhibition Game
21
corner. This was followed by the second try for the Gunners, after Fairclough had made an opening. Easterbrook majorised with a fine okick, to give the military XV an 8-0 2lead at, the interval.
Second Half
140
'Dowling Analysis
TA. Pearce Knight
Owen Rughtes
J. L. C, Pearce
R. ZIMMERN and Lloyd refused Ride to be perturbed and hit merrily. The latter took 10 in one over off Baker who seemed tired.
Runs came apparently at will.
BONDKONG CRICKET CLUB
First Innings
Baker came in, and Griffiths hli Zimmern for two beautiful 4's to leg, but failed to bng the bowling, and Baker, after surviving seven balls from Lloyd was bowled. 178-10-4.
Griffiths was 81 not out and had bad luck in not getting people place!) made a very nice catch to. C. Pearce, b Zimmern to stay with hin. The Club were atone for his previous 20 cents. D. Dotanquel at A. Zimmern b Licyd
runs behind and should | 148-10-21.
D. O. Parsons, lbw, b Lloyd KC Ven have been at least 20 on.
Lloyd carried his bat for a stal-F. Baker, b Lloyd
20 runs. The last wicket wart added 41 runs in 21 minutes, and the Club were left with 150 to get. It gave the K.C.C. a sporting chance to win. Club had 2 hours to get the runs, supposing that stumps were to be drawn at 5.30 pm.
T. G. C. Knight a and b Lloyd After 40 runs had been added, C. Grose, Zimmer Ride went on for Alec Pearce. It A Pearce, e Lloyd a Zummer
II. Owen Hughen, Lb.w. b Lloyd worked. Zimmern lashed out and T. Ride. V. Zimmern Baker, running back at mid-on (hlst. f. Geimtus, not out A. Perry, b Zhumem
noticed that when Lloyd bowled to Baker, who is not afraid of hurt- ing the ball, he cut out the donkey drops and speeded up. He bowled Baker with a beauty,
Kowloon Bat
The Final Spasm
Extras
Total
Bowling Analysis
FR. Zimmeri Lloyd.... Leo..... Anderson
Second Innings
D. G. C. Grose, at A. Zimmern b
Zimmern
T. Alde, e Anderson b Fincher....
Extras
(By "SCRAMBLER"')"
IN A DULL GAME in which they were out- played and outmanoeuvred, Navy lost to South China yesterday at Sookunpoo by three goals to
one in their Kotewall Cup encounter. The victors were at no time seriously challonged and indulged in some clever football,
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The Navy team as a whole was ragged and dis. jointed. The inclusion of three new men in their line upTM ⠀ did not in the least help matters. As it was, Williams, playing at left half, was unable to do much against the fast combination of Chan Tak-fai and Lee Tak-kee. ·
There was a very good under- standing in the Chinese team right from the start which was
not go with the losors. Their
when Lee Tak-kee's first time shot (By "Ball Fan")
was just tipped over by Robinson, Thereafter South China were on Harry Noronha's fighting all-
the attack continually and only the staut defence put up by the backs. NAVY secured first points when Portugal stars upset the defence were at no time chal- olded and abetted by Hazard and Hughes forced down following a house dopesters by coming lenged, hence Tam Kwan-hon Rebinson, kept their goal intact. scramble on the line. The effort was through with A brilliant
With persistent attacks, South w.converted, The Navy drew level 10-2 triumph over Chazzio had very little to do, and what china were not to be denied, and
came his way, he cleared well. when Carter broke through and pass Waggoner's five-nation Mo-
Lau Hing-choi's through pass found ed to Gracie who touched down for
hawk tribe in a sparkling exhung lent excellent ald to their front, score.
Tanng Chung-wan and Tse Kom-Lee Wal-tong going through to an unconverted try on the right.
The attack was kept up, and Carter
put Navy in the hibition of superior class soft-men, and never once relaxed their South China were holding the upper nearly lead, but Army rallied and follow-ball, at the Kowloon ball park grip on their adversaries. The inter- hand in midfield.
mediate lines was South China's ing an opening by Page, Baker yesterday.
Lee Wal-tong obtained South touched down for the third and fast
mainstay. Their superiority in this China's accond goal when he obtain try to win the match,
ed possession midfield to go through department paved the way to their The teams were:
all on his own SAA Regiment-Fairclough; Baker,
to score with Giblin, Cingue, Sutcliffe: Easterbrook,
Lau Hing-chol, Lam Tak-po and grounder, Dobinson; Clarke, Mullen, Evans, Mow,
Lau Chung-sang played well as a After this, the Navy made several Ifenth. Page, Moore.
combination in the half back line. positional changes but were still un- Their mastery in midfeld had the able to settlo down. They had Navy forwards in knots. They found several abortive spasmodic raids and ample time in going to the help of
always found the Chinese defenders their forwards, with the result that the better in their tussles. the ball was continually being pushed up to the Navy half,
Second Half
Navy-Clough: Grneln, Wilson, Taver- ner, Dowden: Carter, Galingher: Stock- ham, Falmer, Hughes; Dobson, Mitchell, Grangle, Flynn.
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Behind the outstanding slab tolling of Youthlal Gerry Gosano, Portugal's all-star nine hung the old hatchet sign on the Mohawk's aspirations for a holiday tandem victory,
success.
Forging ahead in the initial stanza, Noronha's nifties counted three tallies as George Souza, Gerry and Eddie Gosane salled home. The Portuguese stalwarts sewed up the old ball game in the 6th with four more markers on clean-cut hits by the powerhouse duo
As a leader, Lee Wal-tong led his of Gerry and Doc Gogano, Nick Bel-
FTER the trao's sure bunt and Dickie Alves men well. He distributed the ball
changeover, South with
precision to his wingmen, and China indulged in some pretty clrcult clout.
Cy Jones, Mohawk hurler, found all in all, he was the brains of the combination which had the Navy the going pretty tough all afternoon attack. His aides, Chan Tak-fai and defenders on tenterhooks. Lee Wal- ns his offerings seemed easy pickings Chow Man-chi, were not found to tong's cfforts in trying to break for the all-star mine, who alommed bo wanting and gave him every sup- through on his own were frustrated Away with the precious willow-wand port. Chow Man-chi in particular by Roughley,
was seen to good advantage even in
raids In one of their on tho defence,
Chinese goal, Lam Tak-po fouled RHE
Both wingers, Leo Tak-keo and La Paze and Hendy scored from 00000000 2-2 6 10 Leo Shek-you were fast with their the "spot-kick" to reduce the lead. 3001042 0 - 10 10 4
runs down the field, and centred This was short Ilved for. Southi cerry Gosano and Joe Morris.
Batteries: Cy Jones and Joe Morris.
China immediately went back to across many good posses. The for-
the attack, and following a bout of mer tested Robinson on several occa-
short passing, Lee Wal-tong scored sions with first time shots.
from close in to complete, his hat- trick."
at will.
Scores were:
*
It is hoped to arrange a match against the Indian Army team next Saturday,
C.C. started as usual, and the Club bowled Baker and
I. Owen Hughes, 1.b.w. b Lloyd Perry. The batsmen started PEARCE altered his order, andro. c. Knight, hit wickel, b Lloyd
Following yesterday morning's cautiously and the only excite sent in. Owen Hughes and Perry, not out
trial, the following 17 players wero Mohawks T. A Pearce, c E F Fincher b Lloyd
selected by the Interport Selection Portugal ment carly on was a nice hook Knight, who was dropped at first. It crimina, e Linyd 6 Zimmern. 10 Commilitee, the actual team to meet by Anderson off a long hop from slip in F. R. Zimmern's first
Macao to be announced later. Baker and a square cut by Hungover.
The batsmen ran keenly off Perry.
and the score mounted, After five overs it seemed that At 38, R. E. Lee relieved (joke) Baker and Perry were not bowling s well as the day before. Possibly the wicket did not suit them so well. However, at 11, Baker got Anderson 1.b.w. (11-1-5) and four balls later bowled Ernie Fincher neck and prop (11-2-0).
A disastrous over for the K.C.C.
Rot Sets In
PERRY seemed dead off and Ernie Zimmern and Hung seemed to have no difficulty in playing him and took 11 off the 4th over. Things seemed settling down.
Alec Pearce relieved Perry and bowled big off turners, and at 27 Ernie Zimmern was run out in a foolish attempt to get a second run from one he had put behind square leg. Perry threw in well and Grose had the boils off in a flash. 27-3-10.
in Pearce's
next
over he got Hung to mistime one and caught and bowled
30-4-14.
him Knight relieved Baker and after a shaky first over all but bowled Archle Zimmern-the ball went for byes, the first thing that Grose had let--and next ball had him caught at the wicket, 35-5-1.
4
Things had followed the course of the first innings remarkably closely so far and remained to see if the same pair-Mackay and Teddy Fin- cher-could pull the game round a second time.
I
Zimmern, and 12 came, off his first
Six wickets for
Bowling Analysis
Anti Capt Kampta Prasad (Punjabis) 201 (full-backs); R. Marques (Recreto), M
Capt H; Wood JL. C. Pearce, D. I. Bosanquet, D. o. H. Hassan (Khalsa), over. In Lloyd's next he should Parsons, F. Baker did not bat,
(Rajputana Rifles), W. A. Reed (Club), have c. & b. Knight but it was a low
IN. H. Whiley (Club) and A. M. Alves
(Recreio) and short chance,
(half-backa); D. T. Smith (C.D.A.), Lleut J. E. Ross (Punjabis), Gurbachan Singh (Khalsa), A. E. P. Guest (Khalsa), J. Parker (Polico), H. L. Ozorio (Recrela) and W. Brown (Police) (forwards).
Fifty went up, and soon after, F. R. Zimmer with three 4's to leg off Lee, Knight Lloyd completed his 50-70 being holsted Lee
at the same time.
Anderson
Anderson-went-on-for-Lloyd:: _E_F_Fincher.......... Knight hit merrily-he had most of
bowling-and the
the century was
the
hoisted in 48 minutes.
At 114, Knight who had been hit- ting very hard, hit his wicket in pulling Anderson. Ile had been near to it several times before. A fine forcing knock.
Carrying On
114-1-70.
A LEC PEARCE came in and sur-
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Avived a confident appeal for 1.bw, from Zimmern. At 119 Owen Hughes was Lb.w. to Lloyd precisely as he had been in the Grat Innings
trying to sweep a pitched-up ball following are the football fixtures for on the leg stump to square leg. His the coming Saturday, February 1:
44 was an excellent and chanceless
innings. 119.2-44.
LONDON, Jan. 28 (Reuter)-——The
LONDON' CUP
SOUTH REGIONAL
After this, for same time, the
Aldershot v. Crystal Pal; Fulham v. batsmen played dull cricket, though Brentford; Queen's P.IL v. Chelsea: Clap- cannot believe that the bowlington O. v. Arsenal Millwall v. Reading:
Tottenham v.' West Ham, was any better than when Owen Hughes and Knight had laid on to
heartily. The
new played the dull goose game that had put the bowlers' talls up and lost so many wickets in the first
Innings.
men
At last Alec Pearce let go and hit Lloyd out of the ground to long on. Next ball he very nearly did the but Ernie Fincher intercepted
same,
Jt! 140-3-18.
Runs Come Fast looked likely. Pearce seemed to present no difficulties and Knight was all over the place with his length, and the batsmen did what they liked with him. Fincher also seemed parlin) to Alce Pearce and could not talerstand why he did not move one of his two short legs, who got nothing to do, to deep long off and then he failed to get his bat out where Fincher had two big 4's in of the way of a bumper on the off, one over.
Brighton v. Bournemouth; Portsmouth v. Walford; Southend v, Southampton.
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geld: Northampton v. Luton; West Drom.
No
Leicester v. Notte F.; Lincoln v. Mana-
LEAGUE WAR CUP
Preliminary Round Bradford C. v. Holton: Southport
Grimths came in and evidently was not minded to dally. He hit his Crowe: Blockport v. Blackpool; York v. third ball for a big two to extra Shemeid W.
cover his fourth for a big 4 to square leg. An on drive went for 4
and
balls. 150-4-10.
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Weak Halvén
DUT for the sterling work pat in by Roughley and O'Regan, the Navy would have gone down by a heavier margin. As it was, despite their herole' efforts, they found the Chinese much too fast
From this period onwards, all in- terest was lost in the game due to the one-sided play, although the Navy made several attempts at get- ting goal,
South China: Tam Kwan han: Trang Chung-win, Tie Kam-hung: Lau Ung- for them. Roughley had Lee Wal. chol, Lam Tak-po, Lau Chung-sang: Leo Tak-kee, Chan Tak-tal, Leo Wal-tong. tong covered well, and the latter's Chow Man-chl, Lee Bhek-yau. attempts to go through on his ownNavy Robinson: Saughley O'Regan
La Page, on several occasions found Rough-Honeywell, Hazard. ley always in his attendance,
the
With the exception of Hazard in
pivotal position, the Navy halves wore their weak link.
Hendy, lioneywill, Chapman, Birch,
Both wing Army Large Units
halves were weak and unable to master the intricacies of the Chinese a hard as usual displayed
forwards.
worker.
Well was
Rugger To-day
bis fine form as a keeper and saved The Army Large Units Rugby
certain goals.
League will commence this afternoon forward line was very loose, on the. Sookunpoo ground with two and although positional changes were games. The following will represent Artillery against made in the course of the game, little Combined Royal effect was seen.
Honeywill was the Combined Small Units at 4.30 p.m..
2/Lieut. Fairclough - (5th · KA.); Sæt best of the forwards, working often Marah (0th Heavy), Capt. Skipwith (8th on his own, and found little support
Heavy) 2/Lieut. A. Pearce (ölt AA.). from his other men. With the excep-
L/Bdr Richards (9th Jeavy); Z/Lieut tion of Le Page, the other forwards Dawson (8th Heavy) and Capl. Hoole (6th Vompas were weak, although Hendy tried to instill life into them when he took over, the attack.
Chinese Superior FROM the kick off the Navy
Heavy);
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"Heavy),, 2Lieut. EudBon (12th Heavy) and 2/Llout. Heath (01) AA).
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Inserves-2/Lieut Wedderburn tou A.A.). Gnr Turner (8th Heavy), L/Bår Evens (AA), 2/Lieut. Clarua (5th gost narrowly escaped disaster, A.A. and Gar Keeble (12th Heavy).
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in to the catch he might have caught with a single in the gully. Next but he let it arrive boot high. over Ferry won the game with 4 Still, to put him at mid-off with the to long leg oft Lloyd-a 6 wickets bowling Pearce was sending down
Dwn victory. was a major tactical error,
Another error, it seemed to me, *was not giving Baker and Perry; all- other spell before lunch. Instead, Owen Hughes and John Pearce went on and at 80 lunch was taken.
A Catastrophic Over
FTER Junch, Fincher ́and Mackay
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FTER such a good game, it was A something of an anti-climaxx to play on. Perry was 11 and Grose 2 when the game really finished They hit about, and both Grose and Ride got out. ----
Summary
latter batsman opened it at Pearce IT was a queer match. At one and was finely caught on the bound-
one time. the Club. bowlers
ary at deep mid-wicket by Grimths, were all on top of the K.C.C. who judged, the catch beautifully and at others they looked like
107-6-25
in each innings Mackay and Fincher made a stand when 5 wickets had fallon so cheaply. I think there.is a logical reason for it.
There were only two good bowlera on the Club side-Baker and Perry- and the two KC.C. men came in when the edge was coming off their trundling. They played very well and put them off and took tea with the rather poor change bowling,
But for Aleo Pearce's blitzkrieg over (when the Club caught four catches in It) I fancy, there might have been much more trouble for the Club.
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