1926-02-06 — Page 9

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY

"CHINA MAIL" SPORTS PAGE

CRICKET NOTES.

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WHAT THE NAVY DID

THIS SEASON.

TWO DEPARTURES...

By Sentinel]} The Royal Navy now stand at the top of the senior division league table with a total of 21 points out of a possible 27. With only five

of the rogular team man out ngainat the Royal Artillery on Mon day, they won eusly,

Kowlood CC are in the running for the championship, but their chances depend on winning the "next two matches (HK.CC., Feb. 27, Craigengower, March 20, both away) which will make them tie in points with the leaders.

Three days afterwards fon November 21). Craigengower ran up: 172 for 8 and the Navy had loath 8 wickets for 145 runs when time- was called.

The following; wook Indian R.C were beaten by 4 wiekota, qu

"A wook intor Civil Service scored ||160 and the Navy mustered 112; for

1i

Their chance seemed to have gone. but they rose to the occasion and beat the Club by 6 wickets.

Then came victories over Chinese (154 runs) University (7 wickets); and Royal Artilloy (7 wickets).

Outside of the six batsman whose apmes appear in the averages, hardly anybody' did much ¡In the way of getting, runs.

HOME RUGGER.

THE CHINA MAIL

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DECIDED..

WARWICK WINS.

(via Colombo.)

London, Jan. 21.

TRADE STIMULANTS EMPIRE OVERSEAS.

SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT FOR

BRITAIN'S

PEOPLE'S SPENDING, POWER

(British Wireless Service,)

DEVELOPMENT OF QUR

MIGHTY ESTATES.

NEW TRAINING COLLEGE.

(British Wireless Service.)

Rugby, Feb. 5, Considerable interest, la being "Rugby, Feb. B taken in a college which is being. Speaking at the annual gederal catablished at Lynford in Norfolk, meeting of Eloyds Bank Mr.with the object of training publo Beaumont Pease, who presided, set school boys and University forth many signs of improvement graduates for farming in the over at Home and abroad, He said:seas Dominions.

Other nations are following our This interest has been quicken

In the rugby county champion- ship Warwickshire beat North Mid-rendios are lands by 9 points to 6 at. Coventry.

LAWN BOWLS.

BRITISH TOUR IN NEW ZEALAND.

LOCAL SHARE MARKET.

TUTS

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OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.

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example of returning to gold withed by the speech, recently made by similar beneficial results, Cur the Prince of Wales at Australia belag. stabilised, House, in which he urged that Budgets. balanced and debts more of the botter educated youth International reintions should be encouraged to settle in settled: have been improved and a rauch and help to develop the mighty greater sense of security obtained estates of the Empire oversend by the Part of Locarno.. Artificial.

Mr. Potts, formerly Erincipal of restrictions are being slowly reHawkesbury Agricultural College moved. We have removed the am New South Wales, has been appoint bargo on foreign loans, and intered Principal of this new college (via Colombo.)

national trade would be greatly The goodwill and co-operation of Qamaru, Jan. 21.

assisted, it many further restric-the Goverments of the various North fago beat the British ions, which greatly hamper trade States of Australia are pledged in Lt. Sitod is next. thanks to five team of lawn bowlers by 155 points between various. Continental coun-support of the scheme, and most of Hongkong Steamboats...

tries, were removed" Conditions their Agente-General in London In Europe have certainly made are to be on the Council, some progress."

The college can accommodate 106. students, and around it are: 1,00€ acres of good land, arable and pasture, laid out as two farms.

Studenta. who are accepted have

Lt.-Com Armitage bas the best averago, playing in the last six matches for 4o46, 17, 110*, 39, 631/

Q

not out in eight attempts. By defeating the Royal Navy 2nd

L. Halsey only played in five X1 In mid-week, the Royal En-matches, his figures being. 13, 47, gineers got ahead of the H.K.C.C. 42, 114, 13 2nd XI by one point with the same number of matches played. The

ito 143.

NEW VOLLEY BALL GROUND.

At 11:30 am. to-morrow the

Mid Stephenson owes his big aggregate mainly to the score ose volley-ball ground for the Valley near the H.KFC soccer match between South China and a ground) will be opened with selected school team.

a

Clearing Record: At Home, continued Mr. Pease, the clearing house returns for the past year established a record. The

PASSENGERS DEPARTED.

If.K. Tugs & Lighters... Indo-Chinas (Pref.):

do. (Def.) L'd.. Oriental Navigation

do (,) Ek..

Star Ferries Shell Transports

Refineries.

Sappers have 10 points with two 252 (out of 232) againat Kowloon, South China A.A. (ut Happy grave crisia in the coal trade and to guarantee that they will take Water-boats matches at to play (CS.C.C. Other big acores by him were 47, February 10, R.C., February, 20)50; and 60; all against opponent The K.CC. (9 points) have still weaker "on paper," who were to meet X.C.C. (Feb. 27), and beaten. University (March 6), Kowloon (11 points) meet the H.K.C.C. in their Tast match on February 27 at home. The junior Championship Nes between then threo..

Blondin

Several changes have been made im the averages this week, a few names" dropping out and others coming in The Royal Engineers (228 for 9 wkts.) now hold the "highest fnnings" record in the junior division Sg.

(RE.) displaces Capt. Bridgland (RE) in the junior division "ghest individuali-acore"" by # majority of seven rums. Capt.. Bridgland on the other hand, made another big score this week by which he retains his leadership in The junior batting aggregate and also joins the ranks of those who have made 200 runs. this season- the first junior division batsman to gain this distinction.

#

The Civil Service C.C.. sustain.. a low-lemporary at least-in their stumper. Mr. F. H. Holdman: who in leaving for Home to-day on his Årst.

Holiday.. The departing cricketer has given a good account of himself behind the sticks interport triala and he seemed to improve in form with each match. Apart from his punctuality on the field he took part in all the. matches this season), Mr. Holdman has proved himself to be a cricket enthusiast and did hard work in the arranging of matches, keeping records,

etc. for his Club the champions in both divisions of the Tongue last season.

Another loss to local cricket which has to be placed on record is the departure yesterday of Mr. G. H. Piercy on transfer to Shanghai. As a player and committee mem- ber of the Hongkong Cricket Club, Mr. Piercy has done much work be hind the scenes in the arranging of interport contests and keeping alive the spirit of cricket in the Colony.

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Finishing off with a

sequence

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Division II,

. D. B. Pendered (HK.)... 1 Sgt. Jones (R.E:))

Fay-Li Allan (N).... A. R. F. Ravan (K.) R. G. Robertson (P)

Halim (U)) cons

Howell

()

Lt. Col. Castrell bowled in eight matches. Except for one wicket against the Club,, his minimum a league matchi WAH three. Be was very consistent as was also Pay Com. Woodward who only orce did not meet with success in sk attempts. Woodward tool 7viekets against the H.KC.C. for 41 runs, and the same number against the University for 44 runa..

S. Higgs (R. E) A. S. Suffiad (1).... H. 8. Gordon (HK) Q.M.S. Jacob (P.E.) B. N. Sudani (Uch

Lt.. Halaey sent down 63 overs fur. H. Edmonds: (0:S.)) 4 games (not enough to qualify) Eng-Lt. Bennett (N.) and took 14 wickets: at an averageH. Griffin (H.F.). coal of 9:92. runs each.

C.F Alexander

Overs..

Lt. Sitoe bowled in 5 matches but only delivered 22:5 His average is given in the list at the end..

•

BATTING AVERAGES.

Division: I.

Lanings.

Fincher (88) 7 91* 242: 121.00

7

(P)

(1.)

G. Los (K.)... P. Madar

Lt. Hayter (N)

A Lacey (1)

Y. A. Wahab (1)

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6:00, 6.82!

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10:18:

16

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11.20 11.26. 11.40

32 11.58

10 11.81

16 12:18

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the depression in iron and steel with them to Australia at least tended to obscure the fact that in- || £250. ternally the country might almost be described as having been proe- perous. The spending power of the population generally was: CON

Bengueta siderable. It would appen from Russia" on Feb: 5-Mr. and Mrs Kailan Mining Ad. the information available that the S. 5. M. Bremner, Mrs. A. Buck angkats (Combined) standard of living of the great berrough, Rev. Sister M. Celina,

do (Single)) .. mase of the people had undoubted-MR. E. Chambers Mr Choo Wal. Shanghai Exploration

chee, Mr T. Christiansen, Capt. Shanghai Loan...... Lamont, Dominick, Miss L C. Raubs C. Duncan, Mr L. S. Gannett. MrUal Caspiane Donaldson, Lt C H. Drage, Mr.Tronoh Mines

and Mrs C. A. Henderson, Rev. E. Haldan, Mr A. E. Heath, Mr

Doek Wharves Sister M. Immaculee, Lt. H. V.

Godowns, &c. King, Mrs Lau Yung-she, Mrs. Lau K&K Wharves Wong-she, Master Lau Sum, Mas-K. &W, Docks ter Lan Kut, Mr. Leung, Wingongkewa cheong, Mr Li Kia Leung, Miss Li New Engineerings Yuen Ying, Mr and Mrs Shanghal Docks Lyman, Miss F. G. Lyman, Mr D. McReddle, Dr. H. W, Miller, Mr M. Morrison, Mr A. B. Muddiman, Mr H. Mueller, Miss H. Mueller, Miss Ruby North, Mr W. Powell, Mr Puran Singh, Mr H. M. Ray Mr G. W. Richardson, Mr E. Reid, Mr A. W Roberts, Mr Ni Roosevelt, Mr C. Rubel, Lt. G. WRural Lands Simpson. Mr Thong Keat-cheung Mr The Ming-hing, Mr E. Tido Cottons. marsh, Mr. D Timmias, Mr Mrientals Tonkin, Mrs A. J. Waller, Master E. Waller, Master R. Wäller, Miss B. Waller, Mr Franklin Wong,

Capital and Labour. Mr. Pense thought that there was now greater recognition of the truth that capital and labour were fundamentally partners and not antagonists.. It would appear, indeed, he said, that the more like ly, and certainly the more légien 11 02:46 6: 12:50:

danger in the future might be a 12:831 conffet of interests between the 10 13.90

different sections of Inbour rather 14.42: than between labour and capital 16 14.63* → 14155.

Holding Our Own Spr. Goodyer (RE) 12 1.58 Mentioning the encouraging fact Minimum 3 innings, but not that this country had been holding less than half matches of respects own in obtaining its proportion tive teams, average not more than of the world's trade even under the 15 runa por wicket.]

present handicap. Mr. Pease add Ted: "As markets broaden out and our ok customers increase this capacity to place orders, as tem porary stimulants of depreciated currencies to our foreign compet! tors disappear as the cost of living continues to come down here and to increase in those countries where it has not yet risen in pro- portion to fall in exchange, it, is not unreasonable to expect that our competitive capacity will coa- tinue gradually to improve; and we have recently had proof that.. as far as the quality of our goods

League Records This Season.

HIGHEST INNINGS..

Senior Royal Navy 249 (for 9 wkta.) v. University, University ground, Jan 28

Junior, Royal Engineers 229 (for 9 wkts) v. Royal Navy 2nd

LOWEST INNINGS Senior, Craigengower C.C. 26. v. Indian, R.C., IR.C. ground Dec. 19.

Junior, University 2nd XI 33 v. R.E., University ground, Jan. 9. HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE Senior, Mid. R. H. Stephenson (R.N.) 162, Nov. 7,

Junior, Sgt. Blendin (R.E.) 91, Feb. 3..

Lt-ComArmitage (N) 6 10 277 55.40 Lt. Sillitoe (N.)... 8 63* 183 64.33

Owen Hughes Major Hattersley- (E.K. AN

4 69* 107 53.50 Smith (RA).... 6 92 181 52.20XI, C.R.C. ground, Feb. 3. E.J.R. Mitchell(H.K.) 5. 96 138 40.00

Halsey (N.) Lt.

6124 229 45.80 E. F Stowart (HK) 579 220

220 44.00 Mid. Stephenson (N.) 6 102 373 42.11 A. H. Madar (1.). B KH 009

5 BB 228 33.00 G. R. Sayer (C.8.) 6 51 208 34.06 Capt. Armstrong (S.) 6 70 201 33.50 67 197 82,83 Capt. Morris (K) RE. Lindsell (K.) 5. W. C. Hung (CRC) & 5D 176 23.83

46. 40 89 27.66 Lt. Nicholson (N.)... 6 61 110 27.50 N. B.. Kitchell (L) 6. 21 54 27.00: R.EE Oliver (BK) 3 37 54 27.00 D. Frits (0.0.0) Gr. Maddocka (RA) 3 80 26.66 6 82 160 20.00 B. Lawrence (C.S.). 7 82 150 25.00 HC Hung. (C.R.C.). 0 347 74 24.66- A.W. Hayward (H.K.) 8.73 317 23.40 A. E. Wood (CB). Pay Lt. Bussey (N.) 7 13 159 22.71 7 45 136 22.66 A. A. Rumjahn (U.). 7 48 136. 22.60 E Fincher (CCC) 0

4. 61* 111 22:22 CQMS Stripp (S.) 649 111 22.20 O: Ismail (1)

is concerned, we are admittedly equal or superior to our competi- that our feet are now on the road tors My conclusion, therefore, is:

to recovery.".

BATTING AGGREGATE! Senior, Mid. It H. Stephenson BULGAR AMNESTY. (R.N.) 379.

Junior, Capt. Bridgland (R.)

228.

MOST WICKETS IN AN INNINGS.

Senior,, Lt. Halsey (RN) 7 for

K. R. Macaskill (K.) B 29 68 22.00 35, Dec. 5; Pay Com. H. W. Wood-

4 54 88 22.0063, Dec. 6; F. J. Ling (S.) 7 for

T. E. Yeah. (C.R.C) 5 68, 100 20.00 ward (RN.) 7 for 41, Dec. 19, and

Division IL

7 for 44, Jan. 23.07.

SEVEN THOUSAND PRISONERS RELEASED..

"(Router's Service.j

Sofia, Feb. 6 Parliament has adopted the Bill Junior, Eng-Lieut. C. R. P.granting an amnesty to 7,000 Bennett (R.N.) 6 for 39, Nov. 14; persona condemned for political 1st X-have completed their league H. S. Gordon (EK). 2 48 119 23.66R. G. Robertson (Police) 6 for 17. offenses since. the Balkan War

of four victories, the Royal Navy

fixtures.

"Of nine matches they won

six

A. Hoslim (U) 2 74 79 79.00 Capt. Bridgland (RE) 584 288 58.50

W. M. Gittens (0) 471 110 30.06. Set Blondin (R.) 581 179 35.80 and drew three. Although they D. MeNicoll (HK) 13 71 36.50

BC K. Hawkins

16 40 139 29.96 (C.S.)

did not start very convincingly, their all-round strength and keen play brought them to the top.

Handicapped to some extent by ship movements, the team always had abundant talent to rely The Individual merit is reflected

on.

In the fullowing, standing to their credit:-

dighest innings to date. Highest, individual aggregate to

date.

T. D E. Pondered

(HK) Lt. Emley (N.) Mid. Simma (N.). T. IL. King: (P.)

G. Lea (K.)

S. B. Spillatt (C.)

Y. A. Wahab (L.)

1. Hassan (L.).

W. Howell (K.)

4 43 08 32.00

4 69 112 28.00-

4 37 81 27.00 26.75

6 77 107

Nov. 21; W. H. Edmonds (CS.C.C.) 6 for 46, Nov. 28; Pay L Allen (R.N.) 5 for 16; Dec. 6; H. D. Rumjahn (IRC):6 for 25, Dec. 12.

WICKETS AGGREGATE. Senior Lt. Col. A. S. Cantrell

8 23 50 25.00 Junior, R. G. Robertson (Police)

4 64 101 25.25 (R.N.) 32.

6:01 248 23.88 17

A. R. F. Raven (E.) 4 66

-200- RUNS THIS SEASON

45 138, 23.00 6 46

A. K Mackenzia

(EK.). F

3 63 68 22.66

Mid. Stephenson

HEL

341 67 22.83 88 22:00 63 21.00

Harper (CS.). 4 32 82 20.50

Capt. Armstrong

AIL Mader

C. Fincher

E. F. Stawart.

16-Com, Armitago

J. Ball (H.K.) 852

The three centuries made so far. W. Carr (09) 430 42 31.00

are by Navy batsmen.,,

Three of the four bowlers who A Reynolds (P.), 94 61-20.83 have taken 7 wickets in a match D. EG. Nicholson

are Navy men..

Highest wicket aggregate to .date.

First man to get 200 runa.

Firat man to take 20 wickets.;

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*

On four occasions the Navy 1st XI scored more than 200 runs. Their highest was 249 (for: 9 wickets) against the University and the loweat 112 (for 7 wickets); against Civil Service. The highest scored against the Navy was 172 (for 8 wickets, declared) by Craigengower and the lowest. -48

by the Chinese R.C.

In the wickets th

Vice: scored 1887"

average wozka out at 29.08 against 11,885

(H.K.).

4

526 81 20.26 Sigalfies not out!! Minimum & innings but not Less than half matches of respec- tive team, average 20 runs of "over.]

BOWLING AVERAGES,

Max W.P.A. Hattersloy

G. R. Sayer

Lt. Halsey

Capt. Bridgland

(P.N.J

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A (LINC.).

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LEAGUE TABLES.

División I

Toyal Navy

Kowlden

E.F. Stewart: (E.K)

Early in the season, the Navy Di Started off by retting uch the

of a draw with

han the Surrays wers

(20.41)

Division. I

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0 680 219] 74.8015 88 50 14 721310 52 218

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