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MEMORIES OF AN OLD QUEEN'S COLLEGE BOY..

ONE MATCH YEAR.

won handsomely? We were particu.; larly fortunate this year. In that we had four masters playing for us Mesars. Fletcher, Chau, Wal- "ington and Meacock. That was Indeed a memorable match, and if my memory serves me, Mr. Kay wrote a description of it in verse for the April 1924 issue of the Yellow Dragon: I still remember how Robert Ho-tung and Frank Grose After being neglected for a selfson, It is indeed good to see King tried to knock-up centuries in this Cricket coming into his own again game. They had only just taken it at Quean's. Early though the sea-up, but for keenness they were like son is, two matches have already two, veterans. Good old Robert, been played, and I am told there good old Frank. are quite a few more games on the fixture-list, so to the cricketing sons of Queen's, good luck!

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Another year passes, and we find the school very much quieter. Why? Because tha Madars, Ho-tung and As I write my mind drifts back to Arculli have. left, and once again the good old days when one had speculation was rife as to who would nothing but some homework left unbe the next Captain. The day for the meating comes round, and a done to worry him. Such things as the drop in the dollar or the rise in bunch of boys gather in the Hall the price of everything did not matthen A. R. Minu walks out, with his ter so long as there was plenty of chest sticking out a mile! He is cricket during recess, tiffin-hour, and Captain, and as far as I know (I after school. Those were the days was really too busy to follow the when a team of masters, and boys College cricket closely) only a fow more than held their own against matches with the other schools the past pupils; the days when the were played. A host of new boys College eleven took on teams in the had joined the school and the most

On Yokohama senior division of the Hong Kong promising cricketers were A. S. Cricket League, and when the Col Suffiad and M. R. Abbas."

The wheel of life rolls round and On demand lege team was the eleven in Hong we are carried to another "Election Sovereigns Kong schools.

buying rate) Day." Suddenly Suffad comes into Looking back, I can see Mr.

view his face all wreathed in Silver (per oz.) Johnny Fletcher who did so much smiles, for he is now tai pan of the Bar Silver in Hong for cricket at Queen's trying his best to send Arthur Ramjahn's College Eleven. Things go on like stumps flying, but this all-round this for a year-matches played athlete and Captain of the School with other teams are won and lost, Eleven is equal to the occasion, and but Mr. Fletcher is still "cricket "Duggie" Liang, "Pony Ismail,

Fell Asleep. George Hyder, and Company stand Then came the year when the near the steps on the lower play cricketera of Queen's fell asleep. I ground and laugh as Mr. Fletcher's believe A. Ruffad was Captain face' gets redder and redder through then, but for some reason or other his efforts to bowl. Arthur. A few minutes later, the bell rings, and not a single game was played. cricket is forgotten hours at any rate.

Things go on this way for a time. One fine morning we find "Pony" strutting about the quadrangle, looking as pleased as can be. Why all this joy? Then the news is out He has been appointed Captain of the Eleven, and he makes his pre sonce felt too! "Listen, you slacked at him, wondering what Club he ers," he shouts, "get busy and put was representing, when he muttered

go to in some practice or we'l

the magical words "Queen's Col. 'pleces?"

lege." I started and fumbled for my pencil, and without consulting our other representative, I marked down a game for Q.C. on the fixture- list. And so he went on till quite a few games for the College were fixed up.

for a few

Greased Lighting.

The nets are up and everything is ready. Measrs. Kay and Fletcher come down to the playground. Mr Kay coming to bowl Fast? Sure he was just like greased lighting, and on a cement wicket 'with matting, well just imagine. However, practice goes on as usual, and looking down from the little verandah outside his office, the head master, Mr. Bertram Tanner (one of the best), shakes his head as he says, "Nothing but cricket will suit these foreign boys!"

Time goes on, and we find J. S. Abdul-Curreem (or "Savage," as the headmaster used to call him) is captain. "Pony" is still in school but there are a lot of new faces the two Madars, Minu and Arcull, all of the Indian Recreation Club. Again Mr. Fletcher tells this lot what to do and what not to do, but look that silly ass has hit the ball out of the compound again, In President Cleveland spite of the fact that the master keeps saying, "keep them down, laddle, keep them down."

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I remember that only one school took us on during this year. 31. Joseph's College were our opponents in a match played on the Indian Recreation Club ground. The game was a close one and we nearly lost, but then, in face of defeat, with the true fighting spirit characteristic of sons of Queen's the team pulled off a wonderful win. Three cheers, Q.C.1

master."

I am now brought back to the last meeting of the Hong Kong Cricket League, which I attended as one of the representatives of my Club, and white wondering how many games. we would have during the season, a youth towering some six feet above the ground came up and said: "Excuse me, can you give us a game during the season, please?** I look

"Pony" and "Savage." The next year saw "Pony" and "Savage" figuring in the list of "Old Boys," and F. M. el Arculli was chosen to lead the cricket team. Mr. Fletcher still carried on the good work, but about half way through the reason, Mr. Wallington arrived from Home, and he also gave mest of his spare time to cricket. As a matter of interest, I may add that Registration Nov. 1, 8.45 am he was called Mn "Wallingford" and Letters

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Some little time later we played off our annual fixture with the Old Boys' Association, and thanks to a brillant 61 by Mr. Wallington, we

This tall lad was none other than Archie Hunt, the present Captain, and to him and his team, I wish all good luck. Perhaps they will forgive me if I ask them to always bear in mind:-

BRINGING UP FATHER

"With stumps, bat and bali,

The best game of all." --F. MELA in the Yellow Dragon.

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