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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 22, 1938.

HOCKEY SEASON DRAWS TO CLOSE

Interport And International a Tournament Are Outstanding

LADIES' HOCKEY KEEPS

TO SCHEDULE

PITY. NO INTERPORT WITH SHANGHAI LADIES

(By "STICKS")

Celebrations Cricket Match Finish A Disgrace

Sydney, February 22-Mr. W. P-Renshaw, life member of the New South Wales Cricket Association, protested last night at a meeting of delegates of the association against the farcical manner in which the 150th Anniversary celebrations match was played.

"If a game is worth playing," said Mr. Renshaw, it is worth play- ing up to the hilt The manner in which the last 40 minutes were play- ed was a disgrace, and steps should be taken to see that a TACUITERIce- should not take place. The bowlers deliberately served up lolly-pops' and gave the batsmen a chance to win the match from a side which held a clear advantage on the first innings.”

The only other delegate to express an opinion was Mr. S. A. Storey (Northern District), who said, "Perhaps we will learn from our mistake

perhaps.

No Reduction In First Class Cricket Counties

COMMITTEES PROPOSALS

THE hockey season, for both men and women, is

fast drawing to a close and with the exception ADVISORY of the Interport against Macao and the Internation- al Tournament, the first round of which will take place next Thursday, will have been concluded.

London, February 22. The Advisory County Cricket Committee have considered the Teams for the first Colony trial to be held on the Club ground, over be tried out in the

report of the M.C.C. Commission, which recommended that the 8-ball

1939 next Sunday morning, bully off at 10.30 am. have already been an- in the number of first-class counties from 17 to 15, either by counties season and a reduction nounced and are remarkable for the fact that several new Army dropping out or by amalgamations, for which a scheme was pre- players, among the European units, make their debut, the Royal pared, enabling approximately 26 fewer inter-county matches and Scots supplying two in Capt. Mackenzie-Kennedy, and Lt. Douglass, allowing extra representative matches. and the Kumaons one in Capt. Loch.

It decided to recommend that there should be no reduction in

The teams, which are given elsewhere in these columns, are the number of first-class counties. It was decided not to accept fairly well balanced, and, although Whites are obviously the Colony the proposal for the establishment of a fund of £20,000 to help eleven, there are possibilities of one or two changes in the defence. necessitous first-class counties, but to suggest that a more definite

scheme of financial assistance should be worked out.

Dobson, of the Royal Engineers,

The proposed new method of

is a potential claimant for the posi-mark him down as a potential in- tion between the sticks, while Wal- terporter as I have rarely, if ever, county championship point seor- lace had not been at his best re-seen him play a bad game.

cently. I am sure that Grogan, of China, I hear are very doubtful includes proposals that the win- ing was accepted This method

ner should take 12 points instead

the Middlesex Regiment, who is not of entry and it very much looks as included in either of the trial teams, if Portugal will be given a walk-of 15, that the side leading on to over-preparation of pitches than is worthy of a trial in view of past over into the Semi-final round. Scat- the first innings, if it does not to the adoption of the eight-ball performances for the combined Unit-land have received a bye into the win, should get four points, and, over. The change would result in ed Hockey team and for the Ser-Semi-Final Round where they meet if there is no result on the first vices.

Portugal (if China concede 2 innings, the match should There are no improvements I can walk-over) and this

should be included in the table, thus suggest to Whites intermediate or provide one of the best matches tending to produce more finished

forward lines, which should remain intact even

after next. Sunday's

trial

GRATIFYING FACT

The International Tournament makes a start next Thursday, wea

"skin of their teeth."

of the series.

games.

J

not

more completed matches, which is not to die peacefully.” must be achieved if county cricket

ALLEN ADVOCATES Little has been seen or heard of

The committee recommended that

[The eight-ball over has been in the Indian team. The India sup the gate-money from test matches

operation in Australia for many porters, by the way, are getting and trial matches should be distri-

years, and it operated in all the quite worried over the selection of buted with greater benefit to the

English team's matches last sea- their National team.

grounds where they are not played. usual practice, whih was to revert son. This was a departure from the It was also decided to recom- mend that counties, should ensure that pitches were not over-prepared. been a theory in England that the to the six-ball over for English -teams' test matches. There had long PRESS COMMENT The "Manchester Guardian," in bowlers, particularly fast bowlers, eight-ball over was too severe on

LADIES HOCKEY The Caer Clark Cup and Brawn ther and grounds permitting, and it Cup Ladies Hockey Leagues have is indeed gratifying to learn that kept to excellent schedule, and the both Ireland and Wales have man-playing off of the match between aged to enter teams, although by the the Hong Kong Ladies and the St.ja leader supporting the eight-ball and it would now appear that G. O.

Andrew's Ladies, to decide the over, I understand that the Welsh winners of the Southorn Cup, next change on the plea that it will be here last season, has reported that

says: "Some oppose the

Allen, captain of the English team team's strength Hes in their

de-Saturday, will bring to a conclu-too exhausting for fast bowlers, yet bowlers were not greatly inconven- fence, Sgt. Morgan, of the -Signals, sion the former tournament. There the eight-balt over has been used fenced. Many English officials, who being in goal, while Cpl. Cox, of are one or two the same unit, will be at centre matches in the Junior League, but Australia, where the bowler has a England, have become advocates of outstanding successfully for many years in desire to see brighter cricket in it is hoped to play these off before much more thankless task. It has the eight-ball over, because they I notice that two Civilians in D.the end of this month,

also been used regularly by many realise that it entails much less in- McLellan and Norman Whitley have Ladies' hockey this season has of the north of England leagues. been included in the Scotland team, suffered from want of new blood in Moreover, many bowlers of ripe over. 1

terruption of play than the six-ball which on paper looks very strong, the senior division and the League experience agree that the longer the majority of their players having Championship prospects were more rest between overs more than com- been drawn from the Royal Scots, or less cut and dried after the first pensates for the extra strain. It INNINGS while Capt. Loch, who plays for four encounters. The "y" Ladies seems that there is reason to be VICTORY

half

the Kumaon Rifles, will be centre have proved themselves worthy lieve that Australia's lack of great l

forward. Flt Lt. Wallace is skip-champions, even although they fast bowlers since the heyday of FOR TEST XI per off the side and curiously conceded two points to the St. Gregory and McDonald is due more enough their strongest point is also Andrew's Ladies a week ago last

their defence, although their attack Saturday. They must thank their INTERNATIONAL

is not to be ignored

MARQUES GIVEN

RECOGNITION

bustling defence and fast and hard-

working wing-forwards for their HOCKEY

TOURNAMENT

success.

FUTURE OPTIMISTIC_____ It is indeed a pity that there will

1711-

Bradman And McCabe Score Centuries

Perth, Mar. 21 The Australian Test team beat The first round of the local In- and 126 runs, in a match which Western Australia by an innings concluded to-day. O'Reilly took

Tournament

Portugal's team is a fairly strong be no Ladies' Interport this season, ternational Hockey one, with a grand attack made up of but the Shanghai war has players from the K.LT.C. and in-avoidably made it impossible. The will take place next Thursday wickets for 65 runs in the first in- cluding D. Noronha A P. Souza, Ladies of both ports are looking afternoon, on grounds yet to be 10nings and five for 12 in the second.

tified.

The following is the draw:

FIRST ROUND': England

J M Pinto, N Beltrão (Recreio) forward quite optimistically to the and C. Pinto, R. Marques, whom 11938-39 season when they hope to

dvocated some time ago for an In-renew acquaintances, and I wish Wales terport trial,has ured the right them every success.

Porteral half berth and I am sure that his The closing match, if they Decide India performance next Thursday will (Continued on Page 19)

* China

Ireland BYE INTO 2ND ROUND

Centuries from D. G. Bradman and S. J. McCabe enabled Austra- jlis to score 391. The scores were: West Australia: 192 (0:Reilly 4 for 65), and 72 (O'Reilly & for 12

Test Eleven 391 (D. G. Bradman 102, S. J. McCabe 122)-Benter