1937-12-29 — Page 18

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 29, 1937.

ALEC PEARCE IN ELEGANT INNINGS

TERRIFIC HIT INTO

SUPREME COURT

COOMBES BOWLS REALLY

WELL BUT

BUT WITHOUT

FORTUNE

Perry w

scored with equa

the wicket. He was sere thing over-pitched

Om and cound

brought off some really first-class late squarecuts.

a visitor from Malaya, and John Joined by Ernie Fincher, he carried Pearce reached the twenties the score to just over 90 before and a declaration was made at 258 Ernie was bowled by Paxton for a for

very shaky 12.

A PROCESSION

SLOW SCORING

The Army innings commenced Once Perry had been nicely held shortly before 3 o'clock, Murray and in the deep by Brokenshire, sub- Jones opening to Baker and Owen stituting for Kryke, the remainder

K.C.C. BATTING COLLAPSE AGAINST Hughes. Scoring at the outset was of the K.C.C. innings was just a

NAVY IN ANNUAL FIXTURE

(BADREM”)

slow, as was only natural in view procession, apart from a restrained of the big total with which they 15 by Arthur Lay, and it realised were faced With the score at 33, 127 runs.

A glorious hit into the Supreme Court which land-

Jones was caught at cover off Owen Paxton was the chief reason for Hughes and Maclagan who was the collapse although it must be ad-

next, did not long survive. Mackin-mitted that most of the home bats-

tosh-Walker, however, batted men got themselves out. A left- ed on t

the first floor, another six off the next attractively and neither batsmen ap-hander, he kept a good length and ball and then Lb.w., thus the concluding episode in peared in any difficulty, although the turned away very sharply to the

scoring was on the slow side.

off Cotman bore the brant of the one of the finest innings I have seen this season-

With the total just over the 100 attack and bowled unchanged to 91 by Alec Pearce for the Club against the Army in mark, Murray was out, Lebow. to take 5 for 58 in 171 overs.

On the Navy ground, King's Park, the Triangular Cricket Tournament on Monday. Alec Pearce, for a most invaluable

41 Mackintosh-Walker continued to K.C.C juniors avenged the defeat PEARCE WAS AT HIS BEST AND WAS ALWAYS A JOY bat attractively and eventually of their senior team and beat Navy TO WATCH. THE EPITOME OF GRACE EVEN WHEN DE scored 56 but no one else met with seconds by 105 runs. FENDING, HE PUNISHED WITH RUTHLESSNESS ANYTHING much success. BUT A REALLY GOOD BALL. OFF-DRIVING, CUTTING, HITTING, HE WAS MASTERLY BUT IT WAS HIS HOOKING THAT I LIKED BEST-ALL ALONG THE CARPET TO HIT THE RAILS WITH A BANG.

Club were definitely unfortun- ate in not winning outright. I àm not aware of the rules un- der which the Triangular Tour- nament is conducted very likely there are no hard and fast rules

KOWLOON MATCH

The chief feature of the visiting team's bat- ting, was the brilliant form, dis- played by young F. J. Lay, a brother

The annual, much-looked-forward- of B. D. Lay, playing in his first to game between the K C. C. and the Navy, was márred to a great extent by the unfortunate injury to Kryke but was, nevertheless, an interesting game with joviality and the Christmas tifin as usual, a great feature.

The home team was led by Donald match for the Club. He took heavy -but, as this game was played ed up Alec Pearce no mean feat Anderson in the absence of Frank toll of the Navy attack and was top- over one day and the inter-Ser-when that batsman is set-but al-Goodwin, and lost by 30 runs. Anscorer with 69.

vices fixture over two, the final though he beat the bat often enough, derson was unsuccessful in the tossine also made useful and Dun-

contributions

standing is hardly likely to pre- he was completely out of luck and and Navy took first use of the land the innings closed at 197. Woods sent a fair estimate of the re-not until Rawstorne; behind the wicket, A. B. Smith-and Skelton bowled steadily to take 6 for 36. lative strengths of the three wicket, held a suick from Owen opening. The former made 10, Skel- teams.

Hughes, did he secure his first ton 38 and Cotman 34 and at the On thinking matters over, however, victim.

tiffin interval, the score was just

I am not sure that the disparity Meanwhile, Marshall had determin-Jover 100 with four wickets down. in time makes very much difference, ed on "do-or-die tacties, but after

as one game is decided on one in nings and the other on two and suppose it all works out. »

In this particular game, the Army, who have already been beaten by the Navy, with two wickets in hand, were some 76 runs in-arrears and

hitting Cheyney for two lusty fours

in the general direction of long-

PRE-LUNCH CENTURY

QUICK WICKETS Following the interval, Navy from

ANNUAL FIXTURES

With all the KCC bowlers show- ing consistency, Navy were dismissed for 92, Fynn and Wauchope alone meeting with any measure of success. Two other enjoyable annual fix

W. TAYLOR

on, he skied one of Mackintosh-Walk-quite a respectable position, lost tures were played, one between the er and was out

several quick wickets to Perry, and Local and European staffs of the with Anderson ringing the bowling Hong Kong Electric and the other changes with frequency none of the between the Married and Single men succeeding batsmen were given an of the Craigengower G. C. unless something really phenomonal As I have already said, Alec Pearce opportunity to settle down until happened, were faced with certain had slowed down his rate of scor-Kyrke came in and started to make defeat.

ing considerably, Coombes having the fur fz.. knocked him off his stride. Never- PERFECT CRICKET WEATHER

He hit one collossal six off Robbie theless he secured his singles and an Lee over the bank on the long side. In bright sunshine, altogether a occasional four and at 12:30, pros-near Gun Club Hill Barracks and perfect day for cricket, Kilbee and pects of a pre-lunch century appear- the following over attempted to re- Richardson opened for the Club. The ed fairly bright. When he opened peat the shot. The ball went straight! former was dismissed after he had up to Cheyney, it seemed certain. up off the edge of his bat, and struck FIRST TIME scored six but on Alec Pearce be- He crashed one ball to the on side him a nasty blow in the eye. He coming associated with Richardson, of the screen into the first floor of fell like a log and on being car- some of the brightest cricket of the the Supreme Court with as lusty a ried off the field, it was found that day was seen.

hit as has been seen on the Club he had been badly gashed. An am-

SPECULATION

.

STRONG COME-BACK

WINS K.G.C.

TITLE FOR

Junior Title Semi-Finals

The Championship of the Kowloon Golf Club played over 36 holes, last Sunday, resulted in an easy victory

Both batsmen had a great deal of ground for many a day, sent the balance was sent for and he was rank bad bowling served up to them next over mid-off and the rails and removed to hospital. but both made the best of all oppor-with everyone keyed up for some tunities and the scoring became fast more fireworks, slamined at an- and furious. While never as ele-other ball missed it, and to every Robbie Lee, after an absence of for W. Taylor, who defeated F. E. A gant as his partner, at one period one's surprise was given out 1b.w.over a month, bowled on the top of Remedios by 10 and 9, after turn- Richardson was every bit as effecto a ball which must have just his form and throughout his 14 odd ing 8 up on the morning round. tive and it came as a great surprise grazed his pad.

overs was only hit to the boundary This constitutes the first victory when he took a crack at a full-toss,

when Kryke got going. His final in this tournament for Taylor, the evidently with the intention of hit-

analysis was 3 for 27.

popular Captain of the Club, who has ting it out of the ground, and put His had been an absolutely glori

start consistently been a strong contender up a sitter to Murray at mid-an ous innings, elegance personified, and ed

the

K. a. C. innings for the honour for many years. which the latter held.

provided room for speculation as to at about 3.40 and hoisted The Junior Championship Seui- how far he would have gone in first-58 before the latter played one on Final rounds resulted in F. A. Hal class cricket had he stayed in Eng to his pad which rebounded and and W. Bastin winning to contest, the land. He is certainly the finest bats-broke the wicket. Although he gave final. Hill defeated J. R. Leitch at Marshall replaced him and never man who has ever played in the no chance he was not nearly as con- the 19th, and Bastin defeat looked happy. At this stage Chey-Far East and I, who have seen most vincing as he usually is. There was Kershaw 3 by 1. ney and Coombes were bowling, and, of the stars in action at one time a tendency to feel for length balls The Christmas Stableford Com- while the former kept a fair length, or another, exclude nobody.

in a manner not usually associated petition was won by G. Milne, wi

DANGEROUS BOWLER

Perry

and

*

without ever appearing dangerous, Following his dismissal, it was with him. He made some very pret a score of 20 points; P. J. Bone, Coombes looked like getting a wicket only natural that the remainder of ty drives along the carpet through with, 192 points being the runner at any moment. He completely slow the batting appeared flat. R. D. Allen, the covers.