1931-06-02 — Page 8

KING'S THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY

AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

THE THREE WISE MEN of ENTERTAINMENT DE SYLVA BROWN and HENDERSON

Creators of that Screen Sensation "SUNNY SIDE UP" now bring to you their outstanding achievement

A FOX MOVIETONE PICTURE

The longest and loudest laugh of

your life

JUST IMAGINE

THE MOST AMAZING ENTERTAINMENT OF ALL TIME Directed by DAVID BUTLER

THE ONLY

THING

NEW

UNDER THE SUN

A Tuneful, Comedy Riot for Everybody, With a Remark. able Cast, Including

EL BRENDEL

MAUREEN O'SULUVAN JOHN GARRICK MARJORIE WHITE FRANK ALBERTSON

FOX

PICTURIN

Booking at the Theatre

Telephones:- 25313 & 25330,

THE CHINA MAIL.

COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY OF COUNTY

CRICKET IN MAY

BATTING AND BOWLING HONOURS

FULL RESULTS OF COUNTY MATCHES COMPLETE

WITH STATISTICAL TABLE.

YORKSHIRE'S STRONG POSITION

The Arst month of the County Championship programme has passed away clouded in thrilling struggles and creditable indivi dual achievements. It is at this stage that memories become short and futile discussions follow the fortunes of the respective counties and players. Thus it is that you have the complete figures for re- ference in case of any disagree- ment that may arise when discuss- ing cricket.

On the ferry the other day I was speaking to a friend interest- e in the County Championship straggle, and it is to him that I owe thanks for the most interest- ing compilation of figures given below. What I found of most in- terest was the table showing the average runs per wicket for a county and the corresponding average against that county. is a table seldom published but which is to the cricket enthusiast quite as important as the actual Championship table.

It

Yorkshire Team-Work, From the appended table it will be clearly seen that Yorkshire have the highest average runs per wicket and also the lowest runs per wicket scored against them. Considering that the cables have informed us

that only two cen- turies (Holmes 250 and Sutcliffe 120) have been registered for Yorkshire during the season, it can be taken for granted that the county has relied more on team work than on individual prowess. Vority has displayed even greater form than was expected at the close of the 1930 season and, with Robinson and Macaulay, has been the mainstay of the more than suc- cessful attack.

Formidable Kent Attack. · Kent, the present leaders in the race for championship honours, are also in 1 very satisfactory position. Here, again, on closer i observation we find that only two centuries have been scored in five matches-by Hardinge and Wool- ley. The Southern county's attack is very formidable at the moment with Freeman in form and Watt (quite a youth) and Hardinge lending valuable aid to what might once have been termed a "one man" attack.

In these early days of the new scoring system one cannot but notice the decline of the cham- piens, Lancashire. Last season they sustained no defeat, but the Jure

fifteen of

points

to all counties has been respon- sible for two defeats in the first month of this season. Curiously enough Lancashire have failed to register a firat innings win and have suffered two reverses in this department. Last season the champions won eight matches on the first innings out of twenty- eight.

Rousing Innovation.

It must be admitted that the new scoring system has brought out some really Are cricket dur- ing its short life. The match be- tween Surrey and Gloucestershire at the Oval provided what might be termed the season's sensation. Here we had two brilliant strate- gists, P. G. H. Fender and B. H. Lyon, striving desperately for the full points--and what a conclu-

sion! Again, at Bristol we read of a thrilling battle for pointe dur- ing the Gloucestershire-Hampshire match. Yes; I firmly believe that the new system has come to fur- ther the improvement of cricket from the spectators point of view. It would not be worth my while

to enter into details on the vari- ous interesting facts which have reaulted during the month of May as they are all so clearly set out amongst the following data."

May Results.

In the County Championship the positions held by the various coun- tles were as follows:-

KENT (85 points)

beat Essex by an fanings and 47

runs (h).

beat Derbyshire by nine wiekets (n). beat Northamptonshire by ten

wickets (a)

beat Somersetshire by seven wickets

led

Lancashire on first innings (4):

GLOUCESTERSHIRE (68 points.)

beat Sutrey by three wickets (6). best Derbyshire by four wickets (b). beat Notts by an innings and 181

runs, (h).

Jost to Middlesex on first innings (4). beat Basaex on first inninga (s). lost to Hampshire by 60 runs (1). best Somersetshire on first innings. .....(h).

MIDDLESEX (55 points.)

beat Glamorganshire by 135 runs

beat Gloucestershire on Brst innings

(b).

Beat Leicestershire on first innings

(By "Run Oat"]

beat Sussex by eight wickets (h). beat Essex by nine wickets (h). YORKSHIRE (19 points.)

beat Essex by an innings and 8 runs

(x).

beat Warwickshire by an innings

and 25 runs (h).

beat Lancashire on first innings (a). drew with Warwickshire (n). NOTTS (38 paista.)

lost to Gloucestershire by an innings

and 131 runs (a). beat Worcestershire by ten wickets

(1).

beat Northamptonshire on first inn-

∙ings (5).

beat Somersetshire by 139 runs (a). lost to Surrey an first innings (h). LANCASHIRE (38 pointa.)

lost

to Sussex by four wickets (h).- beat Ertex by ten wickets (h), lost

to Worcestershire by 120 runs (n).

beat Glamorganshire by 240 runs

(1).

lost to Yorkshire on first innings (h). lost to Kent on first innings (h). SUSSEX (28 points.)

beat Lancashire by four wickets (n). Jost to Gloucestershire on first inn-

ings (h).

bent Surrey on first innings (a). lost to Middlesex by eight wickets

(a).

bea! Nerthamptonshire on first inn-

ings (n).

LAWN BOWLS REVIEW.

Owing to pressure on our space to-day "Short Head's" weekly review of the Lawn Bowis League matches is heli Lover fill to-morrow.

HAMPSHIRE (27 points.)

beat Somersetshire on first innings

(a).

lost to Surrey on first innings (a). beat Gloucestershire by 66 runs (a). drew with Glamorganshire (a), WORCESTERSHIRE (24 points.)

beat Northamptonshire on first inn

ings (h).

lost to Notts by ten wickets (a). beat Lancashire by 120 runs (h). lost to Esacx by 154 runs (a), drew with Derbyshire (h). SOMERSETSHIRE (44 points.)

lost to Hampshire on first innings

bent

Warwickshire by 49 runs (a). lost to Surrey on first innings (a). lost to Notts by 139 runs (5), lost to Kent by 7 wickets (h). fost to Gloucestershire on Arai inn-

Ings (p).

SURREY (24 points)

los to Gloucestershire

wickets (h).

by three

lost to Derbyshire on first innings

(h).

beat Somersetshire on first innings

(h).

beat Hampshire on first innings (h). , lost to Sussex on first innings (h).

beat Notts on first innings (a). lost to Leicestershire on first innings

(a). DERBYSHIRE (22 points.)

beat Leicestershire on first innings

(b).

Jost to Gloucestershire by four

wickets (a).

beat Surrey on first innings (a). last to Kent by nine wickets (h), beat Essex on first innings (a).

lost to Warwickshire on first inning.

(a).

drew with Worcestershire (1). LEICESTERSHIRE ( pointa)

inst to Derbyshire on first intrig

(a).

beat Essex on first innings (1). lost to Middlesex on tirat Tunings (a) beat Northamptonshire on first inn

ings (a).

brat

Surrey on first innings (1). ESSEX (21 points.)

font to Kent by an innings and 47

runs (n),

lost to Yorkshire by an innings and

Я runs (h).

24

lost to Lancashire by ten wickets (2). lost to Leicestershir. on first innings

(a).

lost to Derbyshire on first innings

(h).

bent Worcestershire by 154, runs (h), lost to Middlesex by nine wickets (n). GLAMORGANSHIRË (10 points.)

beat Warwickshire by 101 runs (6), lost to Middlesex by 135 runs (B). lost to Lancashire by 246 runs (h). drew with Hampshire (h). NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (12 points)

lost to Worcestershire on first inn-

ings (a).

last to Notts on Arst innings (2), lost to Kent by ten wickets (h). lost to Leicestershire on first innings

(h).

lost to Sussex on first innings (b). WARWICKSHIRE (9 points.)

last to Glamorganshire by 161. russ

(h).

lost to Somersetshire by 49 runs.(h), lost to Yorkshire by an innings and

25 runs (a).

beat Derbyshire on first innings (h). drew with Yorkshire (h).

(a) and (h) signify away and home matches.

Century List.

The following scored centuries in the County Championship com- petition:-

Homes (Yorkshire v. Warwick) 250 Hammond (Gloucester v. Sussex) 188" K. S. Duleepsinėji (Suenex T

Surrey)...

162

Lee (Derby v. Eanex) C. C. Case (Somerset v. Surrey) 155 147 Howley (Susacx v. Surrey)

A. W. Carr (Notts v. Northants) 140 P. G. II. Fender (Surrey 7.

Derby)

O'Connor

(Essex v. Kent)

P. G. HI. Fender (Surrey v.

Samernet)

Smith (Derby v. Essex)

100

100

139

C. C. Cake (Somerset v. Hants) 131 Sandham (Surrey v. Somerset) Sutcliffe (Yorkshire v, Warwick) 129 Ilardinge (Kent v. Essex)

128 Hobbs (Surrey v. Somerset) 128 Hendren (Middlesex v.

Sussex)

1254 117

(Surrey v v. Bussex)

Hobbs Alderman

K.

v. Surrey).. 113.

Noritul (Sussex v.

Arnold (Hants v. Gloucester) Woolley (Kent v. Lance.) Lee (Middlesex v. Glamorgan) Itev. J. H. Parsons (Warwick .

Smerset)

Byne

gan)

(Sussex v. Lancs.)

(Middlesex v. Glamor-

112

111

108

107

106

105

104

Bowley (Sussex v. Gloucester) 103 Croom (Warwick v. Derby) .... 103 Hammond (Gloucester v. Notts) 103 Walker (Notts v. Northants) 102* Cook (Sussex v. Gloucester) ... 101* Hearne (Middlesex v. Glamorgan) 101*

* denotes not out.

•

† scored in his benefit match,

Hearne scored a century in each

innings.

(Continued on Page 8.)

AVERAGE RUNS SCORED PER WICKET FOR AND AGAINST

THE VARIOUS COUNTIES.

Opponents,

Rune Wickets Avge. per Scored. Loat

Buns Wickela Avge per Wicket. Scored

Lost. Wicket.

Kent

Gloucestershrie Middlesex Yorkshire Notic

1,587 1,939

53 85

29.96

22.81

1,516 2,126 120

90

16.84

17.71

2,142

69

31.04

1,527

80

19.21

1.402

37.16

86

56

14.08

1.426

1,302

23

17.83

1,770

21

1,845

97

14.02

19.02

TA 77

1.991

32.63

1,690

55

80.72

1,218

28.32

1,355

58

23.36

1.263

16.48 1,407

16

1851 18.51

2,002 101

19.82

2,504

30.01

2,447 $5

28.78

30.33

1,992

59

2.239

87

25.96

56

27.21

1,218

58 21.00

Est

2051

17.83

2,200

71 71

80,98

2498

Glamorganshire Northamptonshire

1257

67

£7

18.91 1,359

50

27.18

Warwickshire ..............

1,584 1,433

71

$1

22.30 1,699 17.69

1,889

45 37.75

68 27.77

Lancashire Sussex Hampshire Worcestershire Somersetshire Surrey Dershire

1,524

22.38

The above table shows that; 29,028 runs were, scored for the lom of 1,242 wickets during the month of May-an average of 23.97 runs per wicket.

FIRST CLASS COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE TO DATE.

Kent (5) Gloucestershire (2) Middlesex (16) Yorkshire (8) Notta (4) Lancashire (1) Sussex (7)

nire (13) Hampshire Worcestershire (10) Somersetshire (14) Surrey (8) Derbyshire (9) Leicestershire (12)

Essex (6)

Glamorganshire (11)

Northamptonshire (17)

Warwickshire (15) ........

ist Inna. No Pesa,

W. L. W. L. Result Pts..

75

0 28.

5 0 0 3 2

71 402

106

4-12 0 0

60

5 0 1 0 4,0

76

.ដឌឌឌនឥឥឥឥន្ទ

The figures in brackets were the positions occupied by the counties at the close of the 1980 season. The method of scuring this year is as follows:-16 points for a win; 7% points for a tie; 5 points for win on the first innings and B points for a loss on drat innings; 4 points for a tie on the first innings and 4: -points for a no result..

AT THE

TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1931.

•OF NONG KONG

STAR

TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20

WARNER BROS. Spectacular SINGING

Success

AT THE

The

DESERT SONG

WARNER

A singgering auc cession of be witching Song successes - co}- ourful-magnetió -presented with boundless mag- nificence and stir. ring intensity!

BROS VITAPHONE NU

TO-DAY ONLY

WORLD At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.20

WILLIAM_FOX PRESENTS

WORDS MUSIC

~ LOR

TOM

FAVID

MORAN> PATRICOLA← PERCY HELEN TWELVETREES, FRANK ALBERTSON, ELIZABETH PATTERSON

IW

ALL TALKING

SINGING, DANCING

MUSICAL REVUE-

Majesti

THEATRE

TO-DAY AND

TO-MORROW

AT

2.30, 5.20,

7.20 &

9.20 P.M.

THE

ISLE OF

LOST SHIPS

PHOTO SUPPLIES,

Pickerar

PHOTOS TAKEN DAY AND NIGHT. Zelas, Kodaka, Cameras, Flims, Plates, and Papers, etc. Developing, Printing and Enlarging, AT 24 HOURS SERVICE

Price Moderate.

A Trial Order is Solicited.

THE KWONG KWUI CO., LTD.

74, Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, Tel. 22170.