THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 14, 1937.
"ADREM" REVIEWS LEAGUE CRICKET
K.C.C. JUNIORS
POLICE
AND
Brilliant Bowling By Baker And Pope
CLARKE'S
STUMPING
BAXTER "FIND" OF SEASON
THE following is the second of a series of articles reviewing the League records of both First and Second Division cricket clubs. The two lead- ing teams in the Senior Division have already been dealt with, and the figures for the two leading
appended. Junior Division clubs are
In future articles, I intend to deal with one club from each division in the order in which they stand at the conclusion of their fixtures.
The following held catches during the League season; R. Bald- win (6), G. A. V. Hall (5), R. T. Broadbridge (5), W. L. McKenzie (3) W. Mulcahy (3), P. O'N. Dunne (3), K. M. Baxter (3), A. A. Dand (2), S. A. Gray (2), C. B. R. Sargent (2), R. A. Harding, F. I. Zimmern, W. C. Hung, T. A. Madar, G. C. Burnett and T. W. Carr..
117 extras were conceded in the 11 games played.
S. A. Gray
F. 1. Zimmern W. L. McKenzie W. C. Hung
G. C. Burnett`
P. O'N. Dunne
G. Lee
K. M. Baxter C. B. R. Sargent
BOWLING
0.
M.
R.
W.
Avge.
8
1
29
5
5.80
7.3
40
6
6.66
65
8
203
23
..8.82
64 21
161
17
9.47.
35.4 6
.90
11.25
76.3
10
245
20
12.25
7
3
17
1.
17.00
45.4
21
203 83
M
11
18.46
2
41.50
R. Baldwin (3—0—12-0) also bowled.
Police XI Improve
The most improved team of the year, the Police, who finished run- accomplished
ners-up to the Kowloon C.C., have a great deal, with
comparatively little talent. Were it not for the fact that the champions had assembled an array of talent that would have done credit
to
a
KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB, WINNERS OF THE JUNIOR SHIELD, COMPLETED THEIR LEAGUE PROGRAMME WITH half of the teams meeting with
fair amount of success in the A TOTAL OF 29 POINTS AS A RESULT OF NINE WINS, AND
THEY THUS MAINTAIN-senior division, the Custodians of TWO DRAWS IN ELEVEN GAMES. ED AN UNBEATEN RECORD, BEING THE ONLY TEAM IN the Law would very probably have created local cricket history by THE DIVISION TO HAVE DONE SO.
winning the Junior Shield for the first time since the Club have play- ed cricket.
At no time during the season were the whole team dismissed, and their highest total was compiled against the Indian R.C., the champions for the previous season, when the huge score of 184 for the loss of only two wickets was registered. The chief feature of this match was the first wicket stand between K. M. Baxter and Army "B" 's W. Mulcahy, whose individual scores were 97 and 69. total of 180, represents the biggest score made against them.
Dunne
dually--and have some fine scores to their credit, among them being, 187 for 6, against Army "B", 195 for 8, against Recreio, and 204 for
6, against I.R.C.
The most consistent batsman was J. L. Stephens, who amassed 229 runs for an average of 22.90, al- assisted by though W. L. Clarke, four not outs, heads the averages. Nearly every man in the team came off with the bat at some time other, as a result figures are gen- erally about the same level, eight batsmen recording double-figure
averages.
BRILLIANT ATTACK
or
Led by Tom Hunter, the Police
The attack has been the chief were about the most enthusiastic
reason for their prominent posi- side in the Colony and this, in my tion in the league table. In B. G. opinion, has been the secret of their Baker and C. W. Pope, they have success. Starting their season ear-the finest opening bowlers in the ly, they were constantly engaged Second Division, and it was only in friendly games and have earned
FAST SCORING SIDE
found necessary to make changes.
Baker captured no fewer than 46 wickets in the eleven matches at a cost of 8.44 per wicket, while Pone, returned an average of 11.69 for his 32 victims.
The "find" of the season was Dunne in six games bowled 76.3. undoubtedly
STRENGTHENED young Kenneth Baxter, who in his first year out The team was strengthened to-for themselves the reputation of on very rare occasions that it was
being excellent hosts. of school, showed remarkable wards the latter part of the season consistency to top the batting by the inclusion of such players as averages, which, incidently are F. I. Zimmern, W. C. Hung, T. A.
In the course of the League, they very high. Four batsmen return Madar and G. C. Burnett, three of averages of over 30, three of whom are ex-Interporters.
won eight games, drew with Army twenty, while Mulcahy's who returned to Singapore, missed "A" and lost to both the K.C.C. and
W. L. Clarke, behind the sticks, six catches the last three games. figures are 19.90.
the H.K.C.C. They have a remark-had a grand season, The match against "The Rest" ably fast-scoring batting side and eight stumpings being credit- A fine sporting side, S. A. Gray heads the bowlers, was abandoned owing to rain, after albeit rather inconsistent indivi-ed to him.
better luck to them next year. but the brunt of the work has been the Champions had been dismissed borne by W. L. McKenzie, W.-C. on a sodden wicket for 78, scored in Hung and P. O'N. Dunne, Hung, something like three hours. Baxter although only playing matches, bowled
over
Police R.C.
RESULTS OF MATCHES
in four carried his bat for 37, and again The following is the record of league matches:
while proved the mainstay of the batting. 64 overs,
Complete statistics follow:--- RESULTS OF MATCHES
+
Kowloon C.C. 153 (8 wkts.) drew with Army "A" 135 (6 wkts.)
134 (2 ) beat University 128 (8 wkts.)
187 (6 wkts.) beat Army "B" 179 (5 wkts.) 52 lost to Hong Kong C.C. 133 (9 wkts.) 195 (8 wkts.) bcat Chub de Recreio 85
137 beat Army “C” 52
140 (7 wkts.) beat Navy 134
147 (2
*
) beat University 34
"
**
) beat Indian R.C. 139
91 (6 ) drew with Army “A” 176 (8 wkts.). 204 (6
137 beat Craigengower C.C. 89
95 lost to Kowloon C.C. 101 (3 wkts.) 95 (6 wkts.) beat Civil Service 70
"
184 (2 107 109 (6 123 (8
) beat Indian R.C. 174 (9 wkts.)
"
"
) beat Navy 103
) drew with Army "B" 180
"
> beat Army "C" 100
87 (3
12
) beat Civil Service 86.
"
**
159 (3 -101 (3
147 (8 > beat Craigengower C.C. 86
158 (4 ) beat Hong Kong C.C. 113
) beat Club de Recreio 53
**
) beat Police R.C. 95
Played 11
Won 8
SUMMARY
Lost 2
Drawn 1
Points
25
SUMMARY
Played 11
Won 9
Lost 0
Drawn
Points 29
BATTING
Inns.
NO.
HS.
Aggr. Avge.
RATTING
W. L. Clarke
10
54
154 25.67
K. M. Baxter
W. C. Hung
R. Baldwin-
S. A. Gray
P. ON. Dunne
T. A. Madar
G. A. V. Hall
W. Mulcahy
R. T. Broadbridge
F. I. Zimmern
W. L. McKenzie
J. L. Stephens
Inns,
11
N.O.
H.S.
3
97
1
68
Aggr. 414 111 37.00
Avge. 51.75
T. Loughlin
B. G. Baker
A. E. Carey
2
50*
143
35.75
H. Danbrowski
55*
64
32.00
C. Pone
60
26.80
T. R. Hunter
44
45
22.50
29
64. 21.33€
G. Carruthers
69
199
19.90
A. Kirby
28
58 11.60
23
47
9,40
28
58 8.67
11
58
229- 22.90
10
45*
174 21.75
-29***
133 $19.00
∙11
50
207
18.82
47
111 19.50
10
45
144 14.40
1.1
32
··135
12:27
36
9.00
∙10
2.00
The following also batted:-J. Orem (0, 0.); J. A. Forrest (4 not out); L. Oakley (15, 10 not out).
67 extras were conceded in the 11 games played. *Indicates not out.
The following also batted: C. B. R. Sargent (5 and 16 not out)
G. Lee (4 and 13 not out), R. A. Harding (1 not out), A. A. Dand (4) and G. C. Burnett (8).
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