1937-10-13 — Page 13

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 13, 1937.

LOCAL CRICKETERS ARE LETHARGIC

ESTABLISHED PLAYERS DO

NOT OFFER SUPPORT

F. H. STOKES PROMISE AS WICKET-KEEPER

WEEK-END CRICKET REVIEWED

(By “ADREM”)

derstand, was one of the selections for the Hong Kong X in the can- celled game.

The Club. match proved extremely interesting, Hayward's XI beating Owen Hughes' XI by the narrow margin of 12 runs. Fine batting by G. A. Stewart, M. F. L. Haynes,

EFORE getting down to comment on the games played over the week-end, I feel some men- a newcomer, L. D. Kilbee and H.

of, were

out the Colony.

First and foremost, we have the unavoidable cancellation of the representative game arrang- From what I have gathered, after a ed for last Saturday and Monday due to lack of support. couple of days trying to collect two sides sufficiently powerful to justify holding the game, and at the end of that time having succeeded in rounding up only 15 players, the League authorities were reluctantly compelled to act as they did

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I understand that considerable difficulty was experienced in contacting Serrice players and I know for a fact that Rodrigues and Gosano, Recreio's rice-captain and captain, respectively, were loathe to arranged for accept as it would have meant completely ruining the Recreio-Craigengower match Saturday, the first senior fixture of the Portuguese Club.

cricketers | local critics, myself included..

же can predict.

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GOSANO KEY MAN The great trouble, so far as

tures. Haynes appears to be a de- cided acquisition as in addition to his batting, he took 3 for 27.

NAVY PROSPECTS Craigengower juniors administer- ed a severe trouncing on Recreio

juniors at Happy Valley, showing ja marked superiority in every phase

of the game.

Although Navy have not yet held an official trial, two teams were in action at King's Park and in con- to versation with the players, I gather- Although, apart from cases such In short, unless Colony

led that they will be able to field a as these, many refusals were pro-pall themselves together,

side quite up to the standard of bably unjustified-I would class hardly expect to put up much of a

Iast season, although naturally, feet lack of practice under the latter showing against our old friends category-there was little doubt that the enemy from Shanghai-If any can see, is the failure of Rodrigues, movements make any definite team the match was sprung on most peo- cricketers are left after the war-Gosano and Prata to find their form out of the question. They are hold- ple at very short notice. If the Lea- and the periodical southern menace with the bat, and to make matters ing a trial next Saturday and we worse, Gosano does not seem at all will then be able, with more cer- gue authorities had representative of Malaya.

I happen tainty, to estimate, what talent ther games for this season in mind, sure- Probably the most interesting impressive with the ball. ly the correct time and place to match played over the week-end was to know that he is having a very really have. have arranged them would have that between those old rivals the arduous time at the moment in the Cricket pursuit of his professional duties been the fixture meeting which was Hong Kong and Kowloon

on and has not, the time to practice. held only a short while ago.

Clubs, on the former's ground Monday. Owing to the confusion resultant upon the cancellation of side last year and once he can re- the game arranged by the League, produce that form we neither side were at full strength, far better showings from this team K.C.C. in particular, being woefully than is at present indicated. below normal standard.

Clubs would then have been in a position to have included these matches on their fixture cards and to have ensured that no games were arranged to

clash.

Surely the whole value of repre- sentative games lies in the encour- agement of the more youthful ele

ment.

PROMISING 'KEEPER

He virtually carried the 'Varsity CROSS

Can

expect HARBOUR

George Souza, has quickly jumped

SWIM TO-DAY

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into his stride. He followed up aj The annual Cross harbour The highlights of the game were 60 in a practice game, with 50 re-swimming race, for ladies and an Alec Pearce century a typical tired on Saturday and I am told, men, organised by the Victoria If, therefore, a young and effort I hear-and a promising dis- batted with extreme confidence F-Recreation Club, will be held this enthusiastic player has not ret play behind the sticks by F. HK Lee also performed very well in afternoon starting from the Rail- reached the stage where he can ex- Stokes who, although giving away his "comeback" and should prove, 2 way Pier, Kowloon, and ending pect inclusion in a match of this rather a large number of byes, took tower of strength as the season pro-at the V.R.C. description, he can still benefit con- some beautifully on the leg and gave siderably by watching the bloods" every indication of settling down in- in action and seeking to emulate to a useful member of the Club them.

FIXED DATES

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If these matches were, in the fu-

gresses..

DISCONTENT AT

REFEREES MEETING

NEW RECRUIT Ramchand, a new recruit, gave side as he becomes more accustom- every promise of developing into a ed to local conditions.

first-class opening bowler and Esmail, Apart from Pearce's contury, Club has improved considerably, although

The fortnightly meeting of the Hong ture, to be arranged early in the batsmen found no difficulty in he does not appear to have been Kong Referees Association was held K.C.C. attack and utilised as much as one would have last night. A note of discontent was season and on fixed dates, they would dealing with arouse considerable interest among with useful contributions from thought-He particularly distin- sounded when it was stated that no re- all sections of the cricketing public, Kilbee, Boucher, Gahagan

and guished himself in this match, bowl-ply had been received from the Hong Kong Football Association regarding and if, in the same manner as when Stokes, declared at 255 for 6. In-ing only three balls and capturing fees. The meeting agreed that though an interport is in progress, no sofar as I cannot think of any abwickets with each of them to per- the press report of the Council Meet- ing was authentic, the Referees' 'Asso- other games be arranged throughout sentees other than Robbie Lee and form the "hat-trick

ciation could not rely upon the press This game

was marred by an for their answer but could expect it the Colony, a really big gate would Lay from among the ranks of the surely be attracted.

K.C.C. trundlers, it does not augur accident to young Archie Zimmern, only direct from the Football Associa

was directed to season from the tion. The Secretary So much for representative games. too well for their chances in the promoted this In their second practice match of League this season.

junior team. He was unfortunate, write another letter requesting a reply. After a discussion upon the possibil- the season, Recreio were unable to

TEDDY, AS USUAL

early on, to stop with his nose, lity of securing the services of a com- field enough players to form two Their batting was little better. a ball deflected by Rodrigues which petent referee to deliver a lecture, the

meeting confined itself to a talk performing subsequently rolled on to the wicket the rules of the game. sides, and in their first outing, K.C.C. Teddy Fincher was

the batsman out turned out only sixteen. Civil Ser- very nicely until Boucher got one with vice were even worse. I was told past him, but apart from 18 by his ground. Rodrigues return- by one disgusted member of their Lloyd, who batted very prettily, the led to the pavilion with "nosed out” senior team that in their first others failed deplorably.

against his name in the score book practice game arranged for last Swain, who opened the bowling marked by a facetious scorer, and Saturday, only eight players turned for Club and took 3 for 25, showed Zimmern was taken off to the Kow- up and these eight did not include heaps of speed and even more in- loon Hospital for treatment the better players in the club, who laccuracy. His analysis definitely took no further part in the game. evidently felt that it was below flatters him. Boucher, Haynes and their dignity to waste an afternoon Pearce, shared the remaining on a mere practice knock-up. wickets.

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and

JOCKEY CLUB CLASSIFICATION LIST CHANGES

BATSMEN ON TOP IP.C. and Club played trials in which batsmen appeared to find run- MORE KEENNESS ESSENTIAL Recreio's showing against Crai ting comparatively easy. In the While this attitude persists among gengower on Saturday, was far from former game, S. A. Ismail continu-

The following are the latest alter- cricketers who have already estab reassuring and without wishing to ed to demonstrate his improve-ations and additions to Hong Kong Joc

cen-key Club classification lists dated, lished themselves, we can never hope appear too pessimistic, I fear they ment, following up his

March 16, 1937, to raise the standard of those at will have to spend far more time tury of the previous week with 39,

Australian Ponies:-Blandford to the outset of their careers

Nazarin captured chief "A" Class. and in the nets if they hope to perform while with importations becoming fewer half as satisfactorily in the First honours of the afternoon with a China Ponies: Honeymoon Eve to “ES Firas, Rob Roy to “B” Class, Ouse every year, those are the people we Division, as some of the names hard-hit 77. He was closely. fol-

Class, Tum Sing to "D" Class shall have to rely upon in the future. among their ranks have prompted lowed by A. R. Kitchell, who, I un-and Widnes to "E" Class