THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 12, 1937.
L.R.C. FAIL TO RETAIN ADVANTAGE
FIGHTING CRICKET BY A. W. HAYWARD
DEPLORABLE FIELDING BY H.K.C.C.
DUCKITT'S FINE BOWLING
(By "ADREM")
it in the direction of extra cover,
he retired into his shell and scrat
ched around until, in playing back to a half-volley, from Madar, he was given out 1.b.w.
caught by Arthur Rumjahn in the slips, Wodehouse became associat- ed with Hayward and here the L.R.C. successes, ended............ Hayward made no effort to score, the only policy to adopt at that stage, and played a gallant fighting skipper's innings.
Wodehouse on the other hand, is naturally a forceful play- er,
and although holding himself in check in an admirable manner
Duckitt shaped very well, but when the bowling was good, could
not resist a crack at anything full-toss from after sweeping a
loose. His best scoring stroke was Arthur Rumjahn to the leg boun- dary, he took a terrific smack at a a forcing shot off a short ball play- slower, shorter one, and was outed off his back foot to mid-wicket. Despite repeated changes of bow- c and b. Rumjahn, despite his re-
CHIEF honours in the replay at the Hong Kong cent inactivity, is still one of the broken, and once again the came
with:
and
of the LR.C. in a game when they. were at most times, complete mas- After Fox had been brilliantly (ters.
PARTNERSHIP OPENS
C.C. last Saturday between H.K.C.C. and I.R.C., wiliest of cricketers proved for the championship of the Senior Division of the that even now he is not to be trifled pionship slipped out of the grasp Cricket League, must go to A. W. Hayward and R. L. D. Wodehouse, for their gallant stand, when defeat stared Club in the face. Becoming associat- ed when the scoreboard read 27-7-0, these two de- fied the keen attack and brilliant fielding of the In- dians for the remaining 50 minutes of play, with the result that the game was left drawn.
I UNDERSTAND THAT BY MUTUAL ARRANGEMENT, THIS GAME WILL NOT BE REPLAYED AGAIN, AND THAT THE NAMES OF BOTH TEAMS WILL BE INSCRIBED ON THE SHIELD AS JOINT WINNERS.
The following are the complete batting and bowling averages for both teams, including the replay:
A. H. Madar F. M. el Arculli A. R. Abbas A. R. Minu SA. Ismail Y. el Arculli- Hayward won the toss and elected to field in brilliant, but ex-
M. el Arculli tremely warm weather. Y. el Arculli and A. H. Rumjahn opened A. H. Rumjahn for the Indians and were evidently determined to tire out Holden and Owen Hughes, who were entrusted with the Club attack. Ex-K. Nazarin
A. R. Kitchell actly 30 minutes after the innings commenced, Rumjahn, in at- tempting to sweep a full-toss from Owen Hughes to the leg boun-M. P. Madar dary, was caught and bowled.
Arculli was now batting far more freely and was responsible for some beautiful straight drives along the carpet. Abbas settled down at once and in one over from Wodehouse, who was overpitching, hit him for three successive boundaries Duckitt was bowling very accurately, just short of a length and both batsmen found great difficulty in getting him away.
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With 50 on the board, Arculli at- tempted to drive one of Duckitt's -shorter ones which came up, and was dismissed by Hayward, with one of the prettiest pieces of stump- ing I have seen. Arculli had play- ed a valuable innings although a little on the slow side, and display- ed a fine defence. He has a weak-
E. R. Duckitt, above, the H.K.C.C. bowler, was the most successful trundler in Saturday's deciding League cricket match.
Hayward was responsible for his
INDIAN R. C. Batting
Inns. N. O. H. S. Aggr.
Avge.
49*
139
27.80
57
* 79
26.33
51
: 177
22.13
58
144
20.57
24
41
13.67
24.
91
13.00
23
64
12.80
11
34
11.33
0
26
72
10.29
0 24
58
9.67
12
16
3
8.00
The following also batted:-A. K. Minu (6), A. S. Suffiad (1..
0), F. D. Pereira (18*), Y. Barma (0), A. Bakar (0), A. M. Rumjahn (10*), A. A. Rumjahn (22, 21).
*Indicates not out.
M. el Arculli
A. H. Madar:
A. R. Abbas
A. R. Minui
F. M. el Arculli
Bowling
R
64
12
W. Avge. 5.33
81
11
7.36
68
6%
11.33
322
24
13.42
28
1
28.00
The following also bowled:-F. D. Pereira (16—6—40—6), K. Nazarin (7—2—13—1), M. R. Abbas (5—0——–11—0), A. Bakar (5—2— 11—2), A. A. Rumjahn (837—2).
The following held catches.—-A. R. Abbas (3), K. Nazarin (2), A. H. Madar (4), A. K. Minu, M. el Arculli (2), Y. el Arculli, A. |H. Rumjahn (2), A. R. Minu (6), M. P. Madar, A. A. Rumjahn (2)
and S. A. Ismail.
-Ismail stumped 6 batsmen.
ness for nibbling at off balls, how-finest display behind the sticks to ever, which he would do well-to-date. He was taking the ball very. A. Pearce
cleanly and wasted little time in A. W. Hayward whipping off the bails when a pos- H. B. Neve sible chance are
arose. I can think of T. E. Pearce
correct.
DEPLORABLE FIELDING
+
HONG KONG C .. Batting
Inns. N. O. H. S. Aggr.
Avge.
3
95* 166
*166.00
5
46
100
100.00
1
73
220
36.67
34
82
27.33
39*
45
22.50
58* 82
16:40
5
1
11.
30
7.50
3
0
10
11
3.67
The following also batted:-E. J.R. Mitchell (20, 2), L.. D. Kilbee (65), G. A. Stewart (1*, 2), H. W. Baines (27, 0), A. C. I. Bowker (3*), F. Marshall (6*, 5), P. C. Frost (6, 1), R. E. H. Nelson (0), N.
*
A. H. Madar, who succeeded, was no better choice than Hayward for R. L. D. Wodehouse confidence personified and
was the stumper's position when Shang- R. D. Gillespie never. în any trouble. At this hai visit us in November. In addi-R. L. Holden period the field was sadly rattled tion to his batting, he is the finest H. Owen Hughes by the short runs which the bats captain in the Colony and can al- men were indulging in, and as, a ways be relied upon to get the best result many were given away in results from the men under him. overthrows. The ground-fielding The start of the Club's innings with the exception of Neve and was pathetic. Owen-Hughes dur- P. Fox (0). Holden was deplorable, and was ing his brief stay, never looked far below the standard usually at comfortable and it came as no sur- tained by the Club.
prise when Minu broke through When Abbas was caught by Hay his defence. Frost was 1.b.w., and R. L. Holden ward and Minu was dismissed Nelson was run out. Neve, who E R. Duckitt shortly afterwards by Duckitt, Club was batting the other end, pushed R. L. D. Wodehouse prospects looked much brighter, one slowly to cover
and called. T A. Pearce
*Indicates not out.
Bowling
0.
W.
Avge.
73.2 15 250
21
11.90
20
80
13.33
*39.4.
201-
12
16.75
33
132
18.86.
44
174
19.83
57.1.
152
25.83
but valuable stands by M. el Ar- Nelson not backing up, was slow A. C. L. Bowker culli, A. R. Kitchell and A. A. Rum- off the mark, having only just start- H. Owen-Hughes jahn, redeemed a rather anxiousfed, with Neve half way down the period for the Indians,
The following also bowled --H. W. Baines (8.1—0—45—4), J. F. the wicket. As it was, he was only a and Innings finally closed at 4.25 for few inches out when the wicket Leys. (8—2—24—2), Taylor-Gill (4–0– 0), G. E. R. Divett (5
was. shattered.
0-26-0), P. C. Frost (5-
179.
DUCKITT'S GOOD BOWLING
GILLESPIE SCRATCHY
The following held catches:-H. Owen-Hughes, (2), H. B. Neve (3), T. A. Pearce (2), R. L. D. Wodehouse, R. L. Holden (4), E., J. R. Duckitt bowled extraordinarily Much was expected of Gillespie's Mitchell, A. W. Hayward (6), R. D. Gillespie (2), J. F. Leys, H.-W. well to capture for 38, in 18 hitting. After attempting to lift Baines, A. C. I. Bowker (2), F. Marshall.
Minu out of the ground and lofting A. W. Hayward stumped. 2 batsmen.
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