1938-03-16 — Page 18

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 16, 1938.

1ST. LEAGUE FIXTURES COMPLETED

ALL RESULTS AS ANTICIPATED

OWEN-HUGHES FOILS

CRAIGENGOWER

MINU'S FIGHTING KNOCK FOR IR.C.

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(By "ADREM")

201801:55E+BETTER TO NIGHTS BADMINTON SEMI-FINAL

Recreio Pairs On View In Men's Doubles Event

Some very good badminton is anticipated this evening at the Taikoo Club when the semi-finals in the Men's Doubles Champion- ship will be featured, cing from 6.30 p.m. This evening's programme is as follows:

commen~~-

P. H. Wong and C. Au v. LA (6:50 Carvalho and A. M. Silva p.m.).

P. K. Emi and K. L. Yong v. M. A. Oliveira and J. J. Remedios. LITETNOORBLAZERSTEINNIG

seemed very happy and in a com- paratively short space of time, three

for pulling the game round.

Minu finally declared at 435 with 190 on the board: KCC. fielding had been generally good although Zimmern dropped his usual catch-- on this occasion, a sitter at cover loff Madar

Heard in the pavilion over tea.

"If all Freddy's food were thrown to him, he would starve to death- Lloyd had bowled very steadily 20 consecutive overs-and Robbie Lee was also good until the arrival For Minu when he revealed that he

does not like being hit.

FINCHER ATTRACTIVE Despite the big total against them, it soon became obvious that KCC were going to win if they could possible do so. Anderson was inclined to rate defence higher than

up immediately and was always at- tractive. R.C.'s fielding was un- usually bad and both batsmen were

LAST Saturday's Senior League Cricket pro- of them were back in the pavilion attack but Teddy Fincher opened

gramme brought to a climax a season of fluct uating fortunes, a season chiefly remarkable for the keenness and the even balance of half the teams well supported by A. R. Abbas, de/given a couple of "lives," Fincher, the competition.

in particular, being given an unex- pected let-off, when Nazarin drop- ed an absolute "sitter"

When both opening batsmen had been dismissed, and Baxter, O'Bryen, Madar and Lloyd follow-

with only 36 runs on the board.

STOPPED THE ROT A.H. Madar stopped the rot. He took absolutely no chances and,

fied all the wiles of Lee and Lloyd, TWO MATCHES PRIOR TO LAST WEEK, THERE WERE Kowloon's opening bowlers. FOUR TEAMS IN THE RUNNING, A FURTHER MATCH NAR- Nevertheless, at this stage, L.B.C. ROWED THE FIELD TO THE IRC AND C.C.C., WITH KC.C.were falling behind the clock CONCEDED AN OUTSIDE CHANCE. THE OUTSIDE CHANCE and it was not until Abbas was DID NOT COME OFF, THE FINAL GAMES BROUGHT ONLY caught by Burnett off Lloyd, to be ed in rapid succession although EXPECTED RESULTS, AND SO WE HAVE THE INDIANS AND succeeded by Minu, was there any CRAIGENGOWER BRACKETED AT THE HEAD OF THE TABLE brightening up of the innings. WITH THE ANTICIPATION OF A BATTLE OF GIANTS WHEN Minu was magnificent and his THESE TEAMS MEET ON A NEUTRAL GROUND, TO DECIDE advent placed an entirely different IN WHOSE CUSTODY THE COVETED SHIELD WILL REMAIN complexion on the game. He hit FOR ONE YEAR.

In view of the damp weather which prevailed throughout last week, I thought myself that there was very little prospect of either of the two "needle" games ending in definite results.

hard and he hit often but his enter-

prising methods were eminently scientific and he defended, when the bowling necessitated, quite as well as his contemporary.

He was dropped twice. On one occasion Willie Hung, in the coun- try, actually had the ball in his hands but, worried by the ropes supporting the screen which were At Sookunpoo, Anderson with fastened well inside the ground, he

let it drop again.

The four most powerful teams in the League were drawn against each other and it is generally re- cognised that Senior batsmen have his customary good fortune beat a decided edge over the bowlers. Minu in the toss and although the When all natural circumstances policy proved highly unsuccessful favour these batsmen it does not against Recreio the previous week, require much astuteness to forecast he again elected to field. the draws that, short of something It seemed that on this occasion he phenomonal happening, inevitably was going to meet with success as result.

the earlier LR.C. batsmen never

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they were then playing for a draw, it appeared possible that the in- dians would yet pull off 2 win. Burnett and Lee, however, played out time.

Burnett -started off very con- fidently and went for anything pitched up. His innings of 28 not out occupied some 60 minutes. Robbie Lee also batted stoutly, making no effort to score and de- fending with great skill. His con- tribution to the total was & mere single, scored in 30 minutes bat ting, but its value was inestimable.

CLUB ▾ CRAIGENGOWER At the Valley, a somewhat de- pleted Club side drew with Crai In this connection, a suggestion

gengower. Mainly responsible for to the LR.C. authorities. Their Club the former's fine showing was Owen is essentially a cricket club and it Hughes, who played easily his fin- seems a great pity that they have est League innings of the season not followed the action of both the

to score freely and compile a hard- H.K.C.C. and K.C.C. as well as hit 88. several other clubs less eminent,

Billimoria bowled like a trojan and erected something more per and was always difficult to score manent in the way of screens, de-off, while Francis Zimmern made signed to offer no obstruction to full use of the new ball to take 3. fieldsmen and not be a potential for 45. It was unfortunate for the source of danger to a man moving Valley Club that Owen Hughes in the vicinity of the screens with chose this match of all others to this eye concentrated on the ball.

come off, as, without his contribu- To revert to Minu. After he had tion, the H.K.C.C. total would have hit more balls out of the ground looked fairly sick.

than could comfortably be kept Craigengower started off very count of, he was out c and b Anderwell despite the failure of Esmail son to really brilliant catch.

and when Fred Lee, Francis Zim- In passing, Anderson in his last mern, Souza and Ernie Zimmern four games has held no fewer than all batted freely for scores round 11 catches which is pretty good about 30, and when, with the loss of going.

only four wickets, 124 runs had Meanwhile, Madar had been bat-been chalked up and there was still ting very stodgily. One could readi- some 20 minutes left for play, there ly understand his refusal to take was a distinct likelihood that they risks when he first went in to bat would pull it off.

but when Minu had placed the side The fates decided otherwise. ahead of the clock and quick runs Three further wickets fell for only were imperative if the KCC. were six runs and the best they could to be set anything like a decent hope for then was a draw. They total to get in reasonable time, his eventually played out time with negative tactics when he was obtheir total at 137 and two wickets viously set, were dimcult to under- still in hand. stand.

DUE TO MADAR?

time

In the two other games, which had no bearing on the League title, I have heard more than one Army beat Civil Service in a high- opinion expressed that it was chief-scoring game and Club de Recreio ly due to Madar that the LR.C. did finished up their season in a blaze not have more

in of glory, following up their draw which to dismiss their opponents with ECC with a decisive win and that it is quite conceivable that over Navy, their failure to score an out- right victory and win the cham- pionship was largely due to him.

Nevertheless, it must not be lost sight of that it was he who stopped the rot and was chiefly responsible HK.C.C. ground, starting at 2 p.m.

The play-off between the IP.C and Craigengower for the First League Cricket Championship will the take place on March 27