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CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER
OWEN-HUGHES BATS WITHOUT BLEMISH FOR 129
Stand of 139 With Marshall
JOHN PEARCE HAS K.C.C. PUZZLED
The Hong Kong Cricket Club are in an unassailable position against Kowloon Cricket Club in their two-day cricket match as the result of yesterday's play at the HKC.C
and several times completely beat both batsman and wicket-keeper. His main asset is a perfect length, which forbids any liberties.
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O'Bryen scored his 29.
out of 75 in 54 minutes, hitting five boundaries. He watches the ball closely though yesterday he fail ed to connect with several attempt- ed big hits against Pearce and has aggressive forward strokes. Het was weak on the leg, his timing being at fault. He should have The visitors, after a gruelling been held off Holden before he had day in the field, require 280 to save reached double figures. In part- the innings defeat, though it is nership with EF Fincher, who considered likely that the Club will went in unusually low down, he not enforce the follow on to-added 45 runs for the fifth wicket. morrow, but will give those bats- Owen-Hughes was again the out- men who did not have an innings standing fielder, his caught and yesterday a knock.
bowled being a perfect gem, with
L. D. Kilbee batted stolidly for left hand fully extended in his leap his 32, scored out of 51 in 32 for the ball. Pearce also caught minutes, his best scoring stroke the eye in the gully. -being a powerful off drive along the carpet.
J. E Richardson did not give a chance in his 50, scored out of 105
The match will be resumed at [2 pm to-morrow.
Scores
HKG.C. IST INNINGS
and including two sixes and six IL B. Kibee, b Lee
boundaries. After scoring freely J. E. Richardson, e Lloyd, b Good- all round the wicket for 63 minutes win
132
50
he had the misfortune to be caught Owen Hughes, c Goodwin, b Lee 129 off the last ball before lunch and F Marshall, Bumett, b Lee 44 a full toss at that! For style, he J. L. C. Pearce, b Lee
L. T. Ride, b B. Lay played quite the best innings of the A. W. Hayward, not out day.
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FINE UNDERSTANDING
H. Owen-Hughes was in great form, his chanceless 129, scored out
16
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7
Total for 6 wkts.) dec. D. McLellan, F. H. Stokes, F. Baker and R. L. Holden did not bat.
́291
of 193 in 106 minutes, including 24. boundaries. He punished every-Burnett thing loose without mercy, and *B. Lay many of his boundaries
were off Lee
Lloyd
average good length balls which, Goodwin
BOWLING ANALYSIS
0. MR W
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15 0 92 19.43 73 8. 3. 32 8 1
K.C.C. 1ST ENNINGS
by virtue of his big reach, he *Bowled one wide. turned either into half volleys or long hops. He also demoralised C. Fincher, e Stokes, b Holden the field by his perfect running be. A. Madar, e Marshall, b Holden
A. T. Lay, 1bw, b Holden
tween wickets with Richardson G. F. O'Bryen, b Pearce the Hobbs and Sutcliffe sharp G. C. Burnett, e and b. Owen single of old was not in it!
In partnership with Marshall he added 189 runs for the third wicket after lunch.
"Peanut” Marshall, after a shaky start, batted confidently, and his 44, scored out of 186, was mainly the result of strokes on the off-
SLOW BOWLER NEEDED
Hughes
EF. Fincher, b Pearce
B. D. Lay, Lb.w, b McLelian N. D. Lloyd, b McLellan R. E. Lee, b McLellan F. Goodwin, b Pearce S. Jex, not out
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Total
17
31
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BOWLING ANALYSIS
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Owen Hughes. Baker
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The K.C.C. bowling was very Pearce mediocre on the whole, B. E. Lee McLellan appearing to be the most danger- ous. The trouble was that the five bowlers were of more the less. same pace, and it came as a surprise when, in a total of 291 for 6, E. F. Fincher, a slow bowler, was not given a trial. The fact that G. F. O'Bryen had injured his arm in the nets was another setback.
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