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NOTES AND COMMENT.

HONGKONG'S BOWLING

WEAKNESS.

Most wickets to date: 1st division, A. ei Arculli (Indians) 21; 2nd division, Sara (Civil Service) 43-

Biggen Ininngs to date: 1st Ulvf- sion, H.K.C.U 221 for 3 (declared) against Craigengewer; 2nd divi- sion; H.K.C.C. 2nd XI 232 against C.R.C. 2nd XI.

section, the Navy eleven claims)

League Records This Season, two more victories and, haya annexed third place with a good division,.A. A. Rumjahn (Univer- Highest Individual Score: Ist many matches in hand. If their sity) 110, 2nd division, Major regular leam can turn out for the Gandy (RE) 108 not out. more important matches, the Naval Most wickets in an innings ist men will run the Sapperavery close, division, Sayer (Civil Service): 7 Last year's jupion champions, the wickets for 23 runs in 91 overs (1 Indian 2nd XI had the satisfaction maiden), Quick (University) 7 With holiday fixtures over for of a creditable draw with the wickets for 23 uns la 12 overs,(4 the time being, interest in local REs, who won the first match.maidens), Bird (Civil Service) cricket will be confined to the So far, the Indian juniors have only 7 wickets for 37 nins in 13 overs feague, at least till the China New poor record and although they (4 maldens), Rough (R.G.A.). 7 Year holidays when there will be could not win, this match is about wickets for 49 runs in 14.1 overs (2 another two-day, match in which the best they have played this sea maidens), Gould (Navy) 7 wickets. the cream of Hongkong talent will son. As holders of the champion (for 16 runs in 6.5 pvers and B.D. be seen. None of the big matches ship, they hold a very lowly place Evans (Civil Service) 7 wickets for had startling results and if we had in the league table.

I admit that. It runs in 6.2. overs:(z maidens); an interport pending, the selectors the committee have to give all 2nd division, Sara (Civil Service) would have received little assist aspirants a chance; thereby spoil- 8 wickets for 35 runs in 11.3 overs ance from the games on the Clubing the team's chances by not and Laing (University) 8 wickets ground. Summing up the position having a regular eleven, but I think for 25 runs in 15.5 overs (7 mai- in a few words, it appears that our that there has been some slacking dens) batting is as strong as it was last as compared with last year. The Biggest Aggregate: 1st división, spring when we sent a team to University. 2nd XI, after an More (H.K.C.C)177; 2nd division, Shanghai, or when the interport Improvement in recent mat Gandy (RE.) 272 ruins. was played here at the beginning ches, have fallen off again, of the 1922-3 season. Our fielding obtaining only one point in the has improved-I am of the opinion last, two matches, The R.A.M.C. that the "sitters" dropped on New have not played any drawn games Year's Day, are no criterion of and in all their league matches, what we can reasonably expect, twenty wickets have fallen every and one pleasing feature is the time. In their four defeats, they keen work in the field. But there were only beaten by small seems to be room for a couple of margins, losing to the Civil Service really dangerous bowlers.

by 35 and 36 runs, the RE. by 37 runs and the Navy zad X by 22 runs. Inability of the "tail" to wag bas, let them down.

Without Redpath, the Sappers seemed a very ordinary team against the Indians. Their bowling was really of the matches they have played collared for the first time but some this season. But, we will have to of the batsmen who usually go in look further, firstly for at least two late, came to the rescue when conspicuously a few seasons ago who will take the older men's danger threatened. As compered places and secondly a real fast with the resources of the Navy bowler of the Havelock-Davies team, I am not over easy as to the type. We have in E. G. Lammert batting strength if they are going a left-hander who has been doing to win. wonders this tenson and there are also some Naval trundlers who have excellent figures, but I would pre fer to see more of the latter before expressing an opinion and they may not be with us when the next interport comes. Although Captain Davies proved expensive at times, always thought that he

an invaluable asset to any Hongkong eleven, and batsmen who have faced him will recall the intimidating, way he üsed to bowl whenever the pitch was at all to his liking. The one relieving feature is that the 'probables" for change bowlers'

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Of the trundlers with establiched reputations, we still have REO Bird and E.B. Reed who have given examples of their old form in some

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There are no changes in the senior statistics. In the junior, one or two fresh names appear, whilst others drop out because of in sufficiency of matches.

BATTING.

FIRST DIVISION.

Score

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78.00

54.66

53.00

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division, Craigengower 36 against Smallest Dinings to date: Ist H.K.C.C.; 2nd division, CR.C. 32. against R.E. and Kowloon 2nd XI 32 against R.E.

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with the ball on the Club ground D. E. Donnelly, who did well this week, will be remembered as a H.K.C.G. stalwart who gured and topped the Club bowling averages for at least one season, He is also a fate" slogger," and his return to the wickets will be of great use to the HK.C.C. I do not in any Interport in Hongkong, but remember if he actually played I have an inkling that he has repre- sented Hongkong in Shanghai. At least he was seldom missed from the trial matches while he played regularly. May he, as a good sportsman, still have many good seasons in local cricket.

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FOOTBALL

H.K.F.C. 2ND XI v. UNI- VERSITY.

To-morrow the following team will represent the Kowlden Réserves in their 2nd division places are nearly all good bats and Owen Hughes

league match v. the Hollyhock" there will be no necessity to

(HK).2 60 78 on the Kowloon ground, kick-bit sacrifice the batting strength to any A.A. Rumjahn(U.)3 110 164 2,30 p.m.-B. Rasmussen, F. material extent to make room for Claxton (H.K.)...2 106 106 Ollier, D. Urquhari, A. W. Brown, bowlers pure and simple. One more More (H.K.)4 97 177 4425 S. Sibley, S. Randle, V. Hast,. word about "big" matches. Good E. G. Lammert

B. Vickars, W. H Brown, A. Spary,! acores were put up in nearly every ·

(HK)... 39 44 4400 B. Haylock. Reserves:-L H innings and some of the younger Pearce (HK).2 40 42 42.00 Taylor, S. W. Chapman blood fulfilled expectations con- De Rome (C.S.) 2.4 97 167 41.75 sistently. As one of those who had Paffard (N.).........3 40 79.39.50 considerable faith in what was de- A. el Afculli (L)...5 34 71 35.50 seribed by some critica asa forlorn Sayer (CS).5 107 167 33.40 hope, meaning the last intexport. Ismall (1) .....6 39 164 32.80 team to Shanghai, I was specially Parceli (N)3 72 96 32.00 Club 2nd XI. in their match with pleased to

see them beat the Witchell (CS) ...3 58 63 33.50 the Hongkong University on the Rest" of the Club. My only regret A. H. Madar (L)...6 52*120 30.00 Club ground to-morrow (kick-off, was that the whole team was not Hett (U) ........... 3 36 58 29.00 bere, this without deprecating the S. H. Ismail (L)... 50 163 27.17 Buxton and D. Lyon; J. Gardner, 2.30 p.m.)J. Wilson H. T. enthusiasts who filled up the gaps, Quick (U)3 23 53 2650. W. Hamilton (capt.) and S. in any way. My reason is that it Lindsell (K).....3 39 52 2600 Garrod ; R. B. Bell, A. Ferguson, would have been a still better test Balhetthet (U)....3 74 77 25.66 A. Roberts, J. Douglas and G. T. if this were possible-and would Robinson (K.)......3 31 44 22.00 May. Reserve:. Paul and Wil- have a great deal more interest Nihill (C.S.) 4-27* 44 22.00

liamson. when somebody comes forward to Ng Sze-kwong write the history of Hongkong cricket.

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Reference has already been made to what, happened when Laing

(CR)...4 47 87 21.75 Williams (RA)..3 36 65 21.66 J. S. Curreem...(L)3 41 62 20.66

SECOND DIVISION.

The following will represent the

TENNIS LEAGUE.

TRIANGULAR REPLAY. Having beaten the University

Varsity) was no-balled five times Redpath (R. E.)...6. 95 244 4880 in the triangular replay in the in succession, by the Kowloon umpire last Saturday and nothing Ghudy (RE)8 108*272 38.86 second division of last season's will be gained in reviving the Harper (C. S.).....:8 60 243 34.71 Tennis League, the Chinese Re discussion. To the credit of local. Rumjahn (I.)...8 67*201 33.50 Creation Club will now meet the cricketers, it has to bearded, Hagen (HK).5 47 132 33.00 Indian Recreation Club. This that everything that has aspire (H. K.)5 106 153 30.60 Craigengewer courts on Sunday" match will take place on the since has been in the friendliest Reid (H. K.)....... 65147 29.40 January, 6, at 17 à may cong | spirit, which must be classed as real

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cricket," As to Laing's style of D. Rumjahn (I) ...6 50*114 22.80 delivery I think all will agree that! Weaser (K.)5 52 111 22.20 his alleged unfairness, which, I WalkerRAMC) 44 154 22.00 presume, was the ground on which Piercy (HK)4 40.87 21.75 he was no-balled-is absolutely H. D. Rumjahn (1)665*106 21 20 unintentional. I have spoken to D'Arcy Evans (N)240 40 20.50

-denotes one, old cricketer, who sometimes skippers one of the junior league teams, and his opinion is that some- limes

can Laing's ball

be called unfair. From what I have seen of Duggie, excepting his Queen's College days, I think he is trying a style some- what similar to that used by Captain

BOWLING.

FIRST DIVISION,'

Davies. Laing, of course, has not

the gunner captain's height and E. G. Lammert (H.K) 18: needs a much bigger effort to keep Rowker (HK) the ball down with his wrist. In Gould (N.) trying to keep the ball down and, B. D. Evans (C.S.)....12 at the same, bowling to break, he A. H. Madar (L)... has an action, which if cultivated to Webster (H.K.) its extreme, might pass muster Sayer (CS.)... with some critics. Speaking de an: A. el Arculti Individual player and outside of bis. Quick (U.). capacity as Varsity man a Pok- Omar. (1).... fulum enthusiast said that he would More (HK) .... not like to make a decision one: W. Huig (CR).. way or the other Another man APA Rumjahn (U). who has years of cricket behind Hen (U.) ahmad 4 him, but has hardly played at all in SECOND DIVISION. Hongkong, compares Laing with Pomfret (N.)....... Sayer, who also hasta peculiar de Hogg (N.). tion hut, apparently, with his fore-

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