1937-06-26 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 26, 1937.

FIRST TEST AT LORD'S TO-DAY

TO-DAY'S

BOWLS

CLASSIC

CHAMPIONS VISĪT CLUB DE RECREIO

SOME GOOD JUNIOR ENCOUNTERS

(By "SKIP")

NEW ZEALAND MEET

ENGLAND

TOURISTS' RECORD NOT

IMPRESSIVE.

SLOW SCORING SIDE

THE New Zealand cricket tourists open their Test campaign against England to-day at Lord's, and, although they have had a fair measure of The tit-bit of to-day's success in their programme to date, they have Lawn Bowls League programme nothing to show in their record to justify a forecast will undoubtedly be the game between Craigengower Club and of victory, on the other hand, England should win Club de Recreio, at Happy Val- comfortably. ley. Fans will remember that the Portuguese team beat their

opponents at King's Park by the AND HAVE RECORDED NO VICTORIES AGAINST ANY OF THE TOURISTS HAVE BEEN FEATURED IN 14 MATCHES narrow margin of two shots, THE FIRST CLASS COUNTY SIDES, ALTHOUGH THEY BEAT thanks to a wonderful recovery CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY BY 8 WICKETS AT FENNERS, AND by R. F. da Luz's rink. Another ALSO HAVE VICTORIES OVER TWO MINOR COUNTY TEAMS ding-dong struggle should ensue IN STAFFORDSHIRE, with a very small majority turn- NORFOLK, WHO WERE DEFEATED BY 8. WICKETS.

WHO LOST BY 158 RUNS, AND ing the scales in favour of the

The teams are as follows:- Valley team. ✨

Kowloon Dock, lying second to the unbeaten Club de Recreio in the League, pay a visit to the K.C.C. and I feel confident of their ability to bring the points away with them.

The Civil Service and K.B.G.C.

OPEN PAIRS

AND RINKS GAMES FOR NEXT WEEK

Full Programme

The Hong Kong Lawn Bowls As- sociation held a meeting yesterday evening when the postponed “fix-

Competition were arranged for the Colony Lawn Bowls Open Pairs tures in the Third Round of the

coming week.

the Colony Lawn Bowls Open Rinks The draw of the Third. Round of Competition also took place.

OPEN PAIRS

England: R. W. V. Robbins (Middlesex) (Captain); Hammond

The following is the re-arranged and Barnett (Gloucestershire); Verity and Hutton (Yorkshire); programme for the Open Pairs in Voce and Hardstaff (Nottinghamshire); Ames (Kent); Paynter the Third Round:- (Lancashire); Gover (Surrey) and James Parks (Sussex).

New Zealand will be selected from the following:

M. L. Page (Captain), W. A. Hadlee. D. A. R. Moloney, H. G. game at the Valley should be a close Vivian, M. W. Wallace, G. L. Weir, A. W. Roberts, M. P. Donnelly, one with the visitors starting fav-J. R. Lamason, E. W. Tindill, J. Cowie, J. A. Dunning, J. L. Kerr, ourites. The Valley team gave Club T. C. Lowry (Manager), N. Gallichan. de Recreio a good fight last Satur-

POLICE CHANCES

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MONDAY

At C.S.C.C.

J. S. Logan and J. G. Meyer v O. M. Omar and U. M. Omar. Fraser and J. S. Riddell.

W. Gill and G. Duncan ν N. B

At K.B.G.C.

J. Luz and R. F. Luz v G. Perkins and F. Cullen.

J. Gibson and T. Fergusson v Mulcahy and J. W. Brown.

At Club de Recreio

J. V. Ramsey and J. McKelvie

At Taikoo Docks T. Nolan and W. McLeod Eccleshall and A. W. Grimmitt.

TUESDAY

At Kowloon Docks R. G. Craig and E. C. Fincher V. V. Ribeiro and C. G. Silva.

day, it is true, but the visiting England have а formidable! chan had 5 for 37 against Norfolk, team have displayed more consis- team on view, the outstanding while Cowie captured 4 for tent bowls this season, and further-feature of which is the first ap-against Lancashire, in their second more have slightly strengthened pearance in Test cricket of Leslie encounter. ANS their team this week.

Hutton, the young Yorkshire Page and Lowry are both attrac-A. R. Souza and C. S. Rosselet. professional opening bat, and tive bats and very stolid, but the What can one say of the Police protege of Herbert Sutcliffe, most attractive bat in the side team's prospects against the Valley whose innings this season have seems to be Wallace, this stocky- Footballers? If their team plays produced some remarkable scores, right-hander scoring chiefly with a its present brand of bowls I cannot his last effort, an undefeated hard on-drive. imagine they will be able to keep innings of 271 against Derby- The following were the results of the points, even with ground advant-shire, being his best contribution their matches to date: age.. Several changes have been in first class cricket. made in their team, the wisdom of which will no doubt be proved when

Hutton is likely to open the Eng- the new formations have settled land innings with Barnett, the down properly.

Gloucestershire all-rounder, while In the Second Division, the Kow- Hammond will probably be in first loon Bowling Green Club should wicket down. England's attack is

OPENING PAIR

a formidable one

with Voce

reap a full harvest at the expense of their next door neighbours the (medium-fast), Robins, Hammond, Kowloon Cricket Club. At Cox's Verity (spin-bowler), Gover, of Surrey, and Parks, who is a fine all-rounder. England are not lack- ing in bats and if the wicket is in good condition, should settle down to a huge first innings score.

The New Zealanders are reputed

Road, earlier in the season, the K.B.G.C... won by a comfortable margin which should be. repeated to-morrow...

INDIANS FAVOURED

drew with Surrey, ・・

match with M.C.C. abandoned (rain). lost to Glamorgan by 6 wkts. drew with Oxford U.. beat Staffordshire by 158 runs. best Cambridge U: by 8 wkts. lost to Lanes. by 8 wkts. drew with Northants.

lost to Derbyshire by 202 runs. lost to Worcestershire by 136 runs. lost to Lancs. by innings and 74 runs. drew with Middlesex. drew with Notts. beat Norfolk by 8 wkts.

MAIN BOOM

The Indians cannot be deposed a very slow scoring side as shown BROKEN ON this week as they have to meet the in their game against Lancashire, ENDEAVOUR II Police team, who have so far, not on the perfect Old Trafford pitch gained a single point! Changes last month, when their average rate which they made in their forma- of scoring was only 46 runs an tions last week had no effect.

Club de Recreio, who. are also ly-

hour.

Return To Harbour

Newport (Rhode Island),

June 2. Endeavour II. cast off from her and

WEDNESDAY.

At Kowloon Docks

H. F. Stoneham and C. B. Hosking v J. E. Noronha and F. X. M. da Silva.

OPEN RINKS

The following was the draw of the Third Round of the Open Rinks, the fixtures of which are to be de- cluded next week:-

At The H.K.F.C.

K. M. Omar, A. A. Razack, A. M. Omar and U. M. Omar (Skip) v J. S. Landolt, A. E. Coates, R. Basa and B. W. Bradbury (skip)..

W. Russell, S. M. White, J.-C. Gill and G. H. Sherriff (skip) v A.. H. Rum- jahn, A. O. Mader, S. M. Rumjahn and A. R. Minu (skip).

"At Kowloon Docks

J. Watson, C. B. Hosking, R. G. Craig and A. Hyde-Lay (skip) ▼ O: E. Fingalsen, K. C. Hamilton, J. S. Logan and J. G. Meyer (skip)..

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At K.B.G.C.

W. Mulcahy, H. Overy, E. Kern and J. M. Jack (skip) LvW. Brown, R Wright, J. A. Watson and T. F. Stain- ton (skip).

THREE CENTURY SCORERS...... ing handy in this League, are at Only three members of the team have topped the century mark so home to the Hong Kong Football far, Weir being undefeated for 184 moorings about 10.30 a.m. Club and should be able to collect against Worcestershire, while Page made her way into Narrangansett

At Craigengower €.C.: N. B. Fraser, S. Farlow, J.-F both points.

(109) and Lowry (121) were fea-Bay under her forestay sail alone.R. Revie, M. Ferguson, H. G. Cooper McWalter and A. E. Carey (skip) x In the Third Division, it will be tured in the drawn match against with the mainsail on the boom but and J, C. Brown (skip). interesting to see how the two bot Nottinghamshire. Dunning, Mo- not hoisted.

At Kowloon C.C. tom teams fare in opposition to loney, Cowie and Gallichan seem to each other. The Kowloon Footbal- be the most successful of the Tour- she came about and returned to Howell, J. H. Gelling, N. J. Bebbing Shortly after passing Goat Island Remedios and R. F. Luz (skip)) včl. S. A. A. Remedios, J. A. Luz, C. F lers will probably be encouraged by ists' bowlers, Dunning taking 8 for harbour with her boom broken ton and A. Brooksbank (skip). their fine win last week, and they 26 against Staffordshire and 6 for about 30ft. from the end...

AN At CSC.CS should have the batter of Craigen-42 and 6 for 59 against Cambridge gower by a useful number of shots. and Middlesex, respectively. Galli- delay her long, as she has a spare Soares, J. W. Leonard. L. C. R. Souza,

Fortunately the accident will not

D. C. Alves. C. H. Basto, E.. Remedios and J. J. Basto (skip) v. The Hong Kong Football Club ⠀⠀

boom at Bristol which can be rig- and C. S. Rossellet (skip). will be at home to Civil Servants Recreio by only four shots last Sat-ged quickly.. It has occurred, how- At Club de Recreio and may just about pull off a victory urday, thereby making their record ever, at an inopportune moment, as H. Gittin, W. C. Simpson. S. H by a small majority! It is note 3 won, 3 lost, shots both "for and the preliminary observation races Gay E. V. Searle, W. Macfarlane and

Houghton, and B., Basto (skip) v worthy, that they lost to Club de lagainst” 8471

A. M. Holland.

are due to start to-morrow.