1938-03-18 — Page 21

NAVY DESERVING LEAGUE WINNERS

TRIUMPH DESPITE LACK OF REGULAR PLAYERS

K. L. Ng Concludes Season Very Well

SARGENT AGAIN. TO THE FORE

(By "ADREM")

THE Navy Juniors have won the Second Division Cricket League in the face of great adversity and the hearty congratulations of all local cricket- ers will go to them on their success.

TEMPERED WITH THE PLEASURE AT THEIR PERFORM- ANCE, HOWEVER, WILL BE A FEELING OF SYMPATHY FOR CRAIGENGOWER, WHO HAVE TRIED VERY HARD THROUGH- OUT THE SEASON, ONLY TO BE "PIPPED" AT THE POST.

In view of the fact that they have been affected almost weekly by ships' movements and they have been quite unable to keep eleven players together as a team, special credit is due to the champions for their achievement and to their enthusiastic Hon. Secretary, Lt. Comdr. D'Arcy-Evans for the hard work he has put in.

So far as I can ascertain from their last six batsmen only secured my records, the only members 26 runs between them to carry their of the side who have played more total just over the 100. or less regularly are, Lt. Comdr. Craigengower's bowlers were in D'Arcy-Evans, Comdr. Wauchope great form and all the Home batsmen and Ldg. Wtr. Jeffery, while C. experienced great difficulty in get- P. O. Hutley, Lt. Webster, Ldg.ting the ball away, Batsmen of Wtr. Church and L. S. A. Fynn, the calibre of Armstrong, Stokes, have played in approximately Paterson, Mitchell and Blake had half the games.

scores of under 20 and actually, Despite misgivings in many quar- extras with 22, top-scored. Omar, regarding their prospects Lam and Iranee met with most against the vastly improved Univer- success with the ball, sharing eight sity team last Saturday, they pulled cheap wickets between them. off an exceedingly meritorious vic- When Rapley and Lim were- 25- tory but I can well imagine the sociated in a useful second wicket palpitations suffered by each member partnership, Leonard helped with 16, of the side, when the 'Varsity total and the score-board, showed 66-for crept slowly nearer, to finally fall, it seemed more than possible that short by a mere two runs.

the Valley Club would achieve their

ters

Navy batted first and their bat ambition. ting proved extraordinarily incon- It was not to be. Came that coll- sistent. Only C. P. O. Hutley Lt. apse. All later batsmen failed miser- Webster and Comdr. Wauchope ably and they fell short of their reached double figures against the object by 15 runs. the fine bowling of K. L. Ng. Teoh

KOWLOÔN GAMES

and R. Singh and when, they were In Kowloon, two teams which at all dismissed for only two runs over the beginning of the season were the 100, their prospects did not ap-considered to have more than useful pear too bright.

chances of finishing up with “ the Ng, after an indifferent start, has leaders but have since proved most developed into one of the most con-disappointing, concluded the season sistent bowlers in the Division, only by showing something of the form Pope, of the Police, finishing up of which both are capable. with a higher wickets "bag.".

K. C. C. did very well to beat the University, when they went in to powerful Police team by 31 runs bat. were also in difficulties and had after being dismissed for only 94. not Tech compiled a more than use-For this total they have to thank ful 36. Navy would not have been young Bertram Lay, recently dis- given any trouble at all.

carded by the senior team, who

As it was, Tech's fine effort was scored a very fine 45, and Reggie wasted, but the excitement in the Broadbridge who was the only closing stages, made the long trip other double figure scorer with 19. to Pokfulam well worth the effort. Carey was the main source of the Jeffery, Church and Hutley bore the Kowloon team's batting failure-as brunt of the attack and bore it very he took 6 wickets for 31 runs -- well, the latter eventually clean-bow? With the exception of Pope and ing Tan to give his side victory. to a lesser extent, Carruthers, Police

C.C.C. LET CHANCE SLIP

batting failed miserably, despite their comparatively simple task, and At the H. K. C. C., Craigengower, the whole side were out for 68. who prior to this game had a record Sargent was again to the fore identical with that of Navy in the K. C. C. attack his performan- had the game with the Club juniors ce on this occasion again.-making within their grasp, when they dis-one wonder if he might not have missed that powerful batting side for served the first team with similar 2 meagre runs an were wel on distinction. His bowling in this match brought him 6 for 18 and his

record for his last two games is 15 for 321-

N. Singh was the most successful I. B. C. bowler, taking 7 for 13 but I felt that these figures were due rather to the oppositions bad bate ting than to his bowling skill. obtained an abnormal number of wickets off rank bad balls.

And so, one more League cricket season is now behind us.

It has

RECREIO OUTPLAYED On an adjoining ground, Recreio failed in all departments against I. R. C. and were completely outplayed. Young K. Rumjahn and A. K. Minu both made useful contributions to the Winners total of 137 for 4 dec, and Recreio, all batting like proved itself to be as interesting as a collection of rabbits with the ex-ever and has been a further illus ception of G- Gosano, were out tration of how enjoyable rule- for 52..

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