Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. March 4, 1941.
"R. Abbit's" Cricket Comments
1940 Activities At Home
Following Friends
Rifle Shooting
Week-end Meet
Through Wisden's Pages Arranged By
A Peculiar Omission
IT IS A MATTER of considerable satisfac- tion to me that I have always felt very sorry for the Israelites when they were forced by the Egyptians to make bricks without straw, now that I am in the position of having to write cricket notes without any cricket about which to write.
·
Middlesex
Under the auspices of the Ist Battalion, the Middlesex Regi- ment, the Hongkong Rifle Asso- ciation's shoot on Sunday was attended by 124 members.
The weather was cold-and-damp, alid for the fmt.hour the light was bad with a considerable amount of mist. hanging low, on the hills. However, It become very clear later on, with the resili tliki shootlig Improved con blowing strangly straight down the
range dropped to almost nothing by the end of the morning's shooting.
However, it has occurred to me that many of mysiderably and the wind which had been readers may be interested in an account of the publication of "The Cricketer" during 1940: To those who have got it I apologize and suggest that they turn the page. But there are a good many others who may be interested.
. There is no overlapping be- tween the "Cricketers' Bible"- Wisden, and "The Cricketer." The former is a serious annual which deals in much detail with the cricket of the past season, and is full of statistics of varidus cricket records.
Parenthetically I have never been able to discover why T. A. Pearce has never been included therein under "Charterhouse and Kent." Ho is also I believe a member of the M.C.C., and at any raio has played for them as 1 recall seeing lilin at Lords in 1937.
There are quite a lot of players who are included for their schools and MCC., or rebools and Minor Coun- ties, so the omission is even more strange.
The Crickeler on the other hand came out weekly and published, niso a Spring and an Autumn in about March and November respectively. It had an excellent necount of County cricket, of both Orst class and minor counties, but beyond this it published. a very full account of Club gamea.
Keeping Track
TO PEOPLE 'out here who used to 'get a season's Club cricket every four ör five years it was invaluable is one
A. Sandberg, Winner of the 2 miles bicycle race at the La Salle College sports on Saturday-Ming Yuont.
CLOSING DATE'.
FOR TENNIS ENTRIES EXTENDED ́
Entries for the Colony Grass could keep track of all one's old Court Tennis Championships, cricketing friends and their doings. which closed officially on There were also a great many in- Satudary, have been extended teresting articles by authorities on the game, though to my mind, in to Saturday, March 8 at 6 p.m.
recent years too much space was given
Many entries have been received but to the pure statisticians. There were the Tsul brothers, former holders of the also some amusing, verses from the Singles and, Doubles titles, have not pen of G. D. Martineau, and hn
nyel registered; Interminable series of reminiscences
from "A country Vicar", who from Taul Yan-pul stated yesterday that the amount of cricket he was able to he and his brother had not yet de- see must have had a very easy parish Anitely decided whether to take part
or a very hard working curate,
I do not recall exhotly, when the Cricketer whose Editor Is of course Plum Warner-first came out There had been many, at- - templs-at-magazines-on-somewhat
In the championships.
The prizes were provided by the 1st
Battalion the Middlesex Regiment, and
at the eild of the meeth the Regi- ment's Commanding Offeor, Llaut-Col HL W. M. Slewart, o..., M.c., present- ed the prizea.
Results
Following were the successful coin- potilors:
Middlesex's Spron.
Class "A" Tighest Net Score-Licut &.
J. P. Corey, I.KRNVF.
Class "Bighest Net Scare-Mr Pang Shun, Unattaclied.
Clara "Cghest Net Score-L/Cp) G. Barkway, 1/Max. Regt.
Class Bighest Net Scoro-P. C., W. K. Yeung, HK.PR.
Team-longitong Police Reserve (C.C.). Revolver-St, Puran G. Singh, H.K.I.—— 1/Mdx, Regt. Spoon; Bmdr W. Tansley, 11.X.VD.C.-ILKRA. Spoon.
Concealed Competition--200
yards.
L/Cal A. G. Martin. RA.O.C.; 100 yards,
St W, Gowans II.K.P.
Clay BirdCaptain C.KR. Hyde, The following were the winner of the I.K.R.A. Handicap Spoon; -.
Clams "A"Set G. E. Brees, R.M., H.M.S. "Tamar", and Bet Puran G. Singh, I.K.P. Clam "B-Mr H. N. Medhurst, D.R.C., Set.P. IL Thong. II.K.P., and Sgt F, E. Russell, I.K.P.
Class CL/Cpl D. Cox. 1/Mdx, Regt. and Pio M. Myles, 2/R. Scots..
Cloks "D"-PC., K, W. Tank, H.K.P.H. ond Set S. T. Harvey. 1/Max. liegt. Leading scores were as follows?
Clan "A"
H'cap.
Lieut G. J.:P. Carey 2.... W/0. F. Tollisan Ber. Set G. E. Breese 1
Cpl. R. Langford Bei
Sgt M. F. Rushman Ser.
Sgt J. R. Wall
Sgt Puran G. Singh
Sgt T. Baker Scr. R.Q.M.B., P. Hale 1
Mna S. Croft Scr
Pie W. Cuther Ni Ple Whitehouse Ni
Mine J. H. Richardson 9.1, (2) C. C. Chau Major BEHE. While 3
Class "n" ircap.
Me. Pang Shun 7 L/Cpl E W. Allo
Air R. N. Medhurst Sgt P. Thong 7 B/M. W. Kifford 5 Set F. E. Russell d L/Sgt O, T. Leong Sgt. Burkitt 7 Bgi W. Sargent & Cpl J. Berry 5 Sgi F, Cole 4. Mr A. F. Evans 6 Sat G. & Clarke C.S.M., W. Ilean Cpl O. Morton & -Id-D.-Bolam-6- The monthly meeting of the Hong- Pte J. Seat! .... kong Football Referees Association Pte J. Jennings 7 will be held at the Hotel Coeli 10-day pl. "W. Ewens 5
Sgt R.AS. Grimth But W. Gowans
Referees' Meeting
SPORTS ADVERT. at 8 pm. when inter sila, a talk will Ple A. C. Jennings
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
be given by Mr T. G. Stokes, honorary life member of the Association and Councillor of the Hongkong Football Association, on "Certain Aspects in re- gard to Refereeing without touching upon the Laws of the Game."
ClaJE "CO
/Cp G. Barkway 8 Sgi L. Priddy 10
C. Wong U
Cpi D. Cox 10
Bill KC Wong 10
Ptá Myles 10
similar Ines but none had lasted Cpl. C. R. Hyde
very long.
but
2/L T. D. Junter
Lt G. C. Dawson
Pte W. Taylor
Am Pier Steward 10
Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the First Extra Race Meeting to be held, weather per I have bound volumes from the 'mitting, on Saturday, 15th March, 1029 senson onwards,
C. Hatfield D 1941, (postponed from Saturday, pretty sure it started some years be- Bds K. Nix 10
fure that, I played quite a lot of Pipper G. S Lochris 8th March, 1941) may be obtained cricket for the North, Devon C.C. In
Class "D" was then 1 Arst Pic. (K. W. Tong
(R) W. K. Young 18 at the Secretary's Office, Exchange 1928, and I think Bullding; the Club House, Happy came across the magazine, took it in Sei S. T. Harvey 13 Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the leave left a standing order with my LAC, I.A.8, Coilaghan
regularly, and when returning from Dm E. Klintworth 12 Sports Club; and the Stables, bookseller, which he has nobly filled Bds. A. Hilkene 14 Shan Kwong Rond.
had a spot of bother with Pte P. Noton 14 him early on because he thought he PA Buller 13
though
Cpl J. Davies 12
200 300 T1.
yds, yds.
Matric Class, winners of the Inter-Class relay at La Salle College sports on Saturday. A. Lopes, Loong Sweeisen, Bernard Pomeroy and A. Mackechnie-Ming Yuen.
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Sportsmen's Names
On Roll Of Honour
G. G. Macaulay and R. Shayes
LONDON, Feb. 21 (Reuter),Another grand cricketer, the third in recent weeks, has been killed on active service. He is Pilot-Officer George G. Macaulay, à Yorkshire stalwart for fifteen years.
GREAT LOSS
TO TENNIS Shayes Killed In Action
LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter). 65-Lawn tennis enthusiasts will learn with regret of the death, on active service in Rhodesia, of Ronald Shayes, the British Davis Cup player.
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Shayes, a sergeant in the RA.F.,
was, one of the inany, lawn tennis stars in that service, and he is the
latest of a goWE list of leading sportsmen who been given their lives in the present war.
Shayes, who Joined the
after
Macaulay, whose bowling was just above medium, pace and was deadly on a helpful wicket, played for the White Rose County from 1920 to 1005 and took 1,773, wickets at an
Durinit average cost of 17.08 runs. his career he did the "hat-trick" four times, and in 1925 he took 178 wickets at 18.21 apiece.
Macaulay scored 5,758 runs for Yorkshire, and he olice reached the heights of greatness in a test match. Playing for Englatid against Aus- tralia, at Headingley in 1926, he and George Geary, of Leicester- shire, defied the Australian bowling in a ninth wicket partnership which pul on 108; Macaulay claiming 76.
To The Rescue
THAT was the match in which Charles Macartney scored his R.A.F. famous century before lunch after serving for a time as a memn-the. Australians had been put in on
ber of an A.R.P. unit, was just about a wicket which had been soaked to complete his training when he overnight, Australla scored 404, and was involved in a Dying aeeldent. England lost wickets quickly. Then
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played At times be played like a the gallant part Macaulay
In game. world-beater:, at others like
Test
match. Just before he went in novice. But when at his best pat, I want a bat with some runs in to bat he said to Hendren: could make the most difficult shots -with-the-greniest-of-ease.
in it. Have you got one?"
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Jaws of death in a cricket senso went George. But the hour provided the
S. African Tour
man.
In May, 1930, he volleyed his way
In reply Hendren handed over his to an unexpected victory against favourite willow and said to Macau- Bernard Destremenu in the Davis lay: "Forward the Light Brigade." Cup match with France. He also Hendren tells this story in his book. helped Great Britain to beat Newtime to revive the eple; into the "Big Cricket" and adds: "It was Zealand in the same competition.
Shayes, who was 26, was married In June, 1938, to Miss Queente Har- greaves, daughter of a well-known Paris dental surgeon, but the wed- ding had been kept very secret and Vas not announced until two months MACAULAY went to South Africa later. A reception was subsequently in 1922 under the captaincy of held in Paris and the Duke and F. T. Mann and he distinguished Duchess of Windsor were among the himself in his first Test match by guests.
taking a wirket with his first ball and made the winning hit when England won by one wicket.
When playing against Leicester- shire in 1934 Macaulay injured the spining finger of his bowling hand and many thought this caused him to retire earlier than otherwise would have been likely.
Since retiring from drst-class cric- ket in 1935, however, he had played with League sides in Wales, Lanca- shire and Yorkshire.
Home Racing Fixtures For 1941 Entries close at 12 o'clock knew better than I did and would ASP., (R) D. Lule 19 L/Chi D. Raymer 17 NOON on THURSDAY, 6th March, send via Siberia.
LONDON. THE JOCKEY Cpl A. J. Hobson 14 1941.
CLUB have abandoned all fix unth he had had to Pte W. Allen 14 ....
Pte 3. Commerford 13 It was not
turos arranged for this year. replace half a dozen numbers that he L/CD). M. D. Banker. 13 fell in with my views and sent them winner of het spoon (1) winner A new fixture list will, how- by the sea route, (It is funny to a handicap spoon winner of (*) or (1)
ever, soon be published, to- will have lite handicap reduced by one Secretary. think now of those peaceful days point."
gether with the approximato when your.mails came in as regularly üs clockwork).
dates of substitute. races for the Derby, and other classics. It was George Hirst' who told him Lord Harewood, the Senior to concentrate..on-spin, and length Steward, explained the reason for and pay less attention to speed. the cancellation, of the 1941 Axtures, The main objection, he said,,was the despondency which would be caused Billiards
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Still Running
1. ASSUMED that there would be no Cricketer in 1040, but I was quite wrong. It cut, down Its ilze přetty heavily to save paper, but the first
Civil Service Selections
The first eleven of Hongkong Civil in racing circles. On the other hand, copy was published on the 4th May Service Cricket Clubs will play a two- and the final one-the nineteenth-day friendly
it would not be to the general ad- on the 7th September.
Cricket match, against vantage to hold racecourse executives They did not reach me in sequence ground beginning on Saturday, March might be beyond their
Kowloon Cricket Club on the latter's to an expensive programme which for about six weeks. I had given up 8 and ending on Sunday. Following
means to number five for lost--and had little | howe, been selected to represent Civil | carry out. hope of replacing it. But it turned Service Club up at last, and. Ihava my complete set together with the 1940/41 Annual, also largely cut down in size.
Turning the leaves of this Annual, I suddenly found that the Cricketer was first published, in May, 1920. So, plast I am shy of hine volumes,
Опе Match
I SEE that I.R.C. second eleven gallantly carried on with a match v. I.M.S. Tamar. It is good to see t naval side playing again, though, 1 nm hirald do not know any of them. They did not do co, badly, consider- ing the fact that they were two short.
Atwell, F. Baker, W.
3. E. Kichardson (Captain). K. J.
Colledge, N. IF
New Events Particulars of new events for the
Grintha, B. C. R. Hawkins A, Perry. year, closing on Jan. 14, were pub-|| B. G. K. Thompson, N. Whitley, R. M.lished in the Racing Calendar. Wood and A. M. J. Wright,
Cricket Club in a friendly match on the The second eleven will play Hongkong latter's ground at 2 pm. on March 8, and will be represented by:
School Athletics
The substitute races, with added
When at its best he was re cognised as the finest off-brenk bowler in the country. Not many people will remember that ho be- gan his career with Yorkshire, ns a fast bowler.
W. J. Peall Celebrates 86th Birthday
are: Derby 7. £2,000 ndd- W. J. PEALLA, the Grand Old St Leger
(£1,300), Oaks Man of billiards and the spot break
Awo Thousand Guineas record holder, was 86 recently, and
II. E. Strange (Captain),Q, Ainslie. J. Barrow, O. Davidson, E. Lawrence,
(£1,000), One Thousand Guineas kis Ngures of 3,304 were put up 50 Lockhart, MacGowan, 3. Mit£700) Gold Cup (value. £200 years BEO, chelt, Stone, N. L. Smith and A. Watson.
with £2,000, added). St James's Standing. & little "over Bft, he is Palace Staken (£1,000). Craver probably the smallest of all the Sinker
(£300), Coventry Stakes great players who have charmed (1.000) and Queen Mary Stakes the British public, with his mastic
£750
cue, is record break wasmado The Racing Calendar, also
C... Dawson In 1890, and ho an-against nounced that Col Douglas-Pennant averaged 100 during the whole of The 25th annual ports of Bt Joseph's has resigned his membership of the the game total 188 runs with Whiteside (30) College, will be held at the Caroling National Bunt Committee. Mr Col- and Hopkins. (30) top ecorers. The Trill stadium on Thursday. March L.B.C. had none 100 cday a passage from 2 pm to 8 pm. Mr.3. M. Willier, who was secretary in the com- Una M, I. Razack's 45 (retired) saved son, Bist will distribute the prizes at milice for over 30 years, has also them. They made 127. in. htt.
the end of the meat.
resigned.
Foall, who was champlon...et Kokfish billiards in 1892, could soora, A. thousand holela in under an höur by sööt široke..
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