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CHINA MAIL, MARCH 26, 1998

SENIOR CRICKET PLAY-OFF TO-DAY

PREVAILING WEATHER MAKES DRAW MORE

THAN LIKELY

SPIN BOWLERS MAY CARRY I.R.C. THROUGH

(By "ADREM")

THE EYES OF ALL CRICKETERS WILL BE CENTRED ON

T THE HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB GROUND THIS AFTER

NOON WHERE THE INDIAN RECREATION CLUB AND CRAI- GENGOWER CRICKET CLUB PLAY-OFF FOR THE SENIOR LEAGUE SHIELD.

THE WEATHER PREVAILING, AS I WRITE, IS HARDLY

To-day's Captains

E-ZIMMERN.

THE BEST THAT COULD BE HOPED FOR IN A MATCH OF CAER CLARK CUP

THIS DESCRIPTION. IF IT CLEARS UP SUFFICIENTLY TO MAKE PLAY POSSIBLE AND THAT IS EXTREMELY PRO- BLEMATICAL THE WICKET IS LIKELY TO BE QUITE LIFE- LESS AND, IN VIEW OF THE EVEN BALANCE OF THE TWO TEAMS, LITTLE MORE THAN A DRAW CAN BE EXPECTED.

Both Clubs are fielding their most

powerful combinations, identical,

with one exception, to the teams INTERPORT

which represented them against the

H.K.C.C. and K.C.C. in their last HOCKEY TRIAL

fixtures of the season.

The one exception is that W.

Papley, of the Craigengower junior TO-MORROW

outfit, has been promoted for

од

the occasion at the expense of J. Lt The annual Hong Kong and Youngsaye. Rapley has made a heap Macao Interport Hockey match will of runs in Second League cricket probably take place on either the and, in addition, is a possible Club or Royal Navy ground, change bowler, being quite a use- Sunday, April 17, and the following ful left-hander, somewhat erratic,

to-morrow's Interport trial but liable to take unexpected wic-teams, bully-off on the Club ground. kets.

at 11 am. sharp.

BATTING WELL-BALANCED

are

PLAY-OFF TO-DAY

St. Andrew's Should Beat H.K. Ladies

(By "ADREM")

A ladies' hockey match of singular interest will be played on the ground, King's Park, at 3 o'clock this aftem11000, when Hong Kong Ladies and St. Andrew's, who have completed their fixtures with identicalre.... cords, play-off for the trophy presented to the runners-up in the Caer Clark Cup Competi- tion.

Hong Kong Ladies have suffered Both sides are fairly well Whites: K Ramzan (KLTC.); A

through departures balanced in the batting line, at EP. Guest (Radio), Stickley (Middie considerably

sex); Wetton (RE), W. A. Reed from the Colony but their team for though their respective records in-(Club), M. R. Malik (KIT.C); S. A to-day is nevertheless fairly dicate slightly more consistency on Fowler (Club), T. Whitley (Club), Lt capable, an interesting feature be- the part of the Indians. As regards Pritam Nath (Rajputs), Pyara Singh bowlers, I fancy the Sookunpoo (K.LT.C.), Pastaub Singh (Kumaons) ing the return of Mrs. D. L. Pro-

Colours:-Dobson (RE.), Dr. Lphet in the left-wing position. Gosano (Recreio), J. Gonsalves (Re- • St. Andrew's team has been creio); Neave (R. Scots), Gulam Basal rejuvenated and the inclu- (Rajputs), Narain Singh (Rajputs);

several youthful Capt. Mackenzie-Kennedy (R. Scots), sion of Lt Douglass (R. Scots), Capt. Loch Gopal Ram (Rajputs). (Kumaons), J. M. Pinto (KLTC.),

Club.

In addition to the inimitable. Minu, they have A. H. Madar, one of the cleverest spin bowlers in the Colony, A. R. Abbas and M. el Arculli to provide a certain amount of pace, as well as A. R. Kitchell and A. M. Rumjahn.

A. R. MINU.

|bers of the Club who have hitherbu played in the Junior team, has made a tremendous difference.

At the moment the team is play- ing an excellent brand of speedy hockey, as their recent victory over the previously unbesten “Y” team, indicates, and I fully expect them to emerge victorious this afternoon, provided they do not let the import- ance of the occasion, overawe them.

The following are the teams:

HK Ladies Mrs. Lunson, Miss G. Swan and Miss B. Helplings Miss Green, Miss B. Pope and Miss Gordon- Smith, Miss E Purvis, Miss Burton, Miss Smalley, Mrs. Waddell, and Mrs. Prophet...

St. Andrew's-Miss June Hall; Miss G. White and Miss J. Broadbridge; Miss P. Lawson, Miss J. Wong and Miss H. Reid, Miss F. Wong, Mass Churn, Miss P. Gittins, Miss S. Roberts and Mise M. Chura.

COMPLETE PROGRAMME

Caer Clark Cup

men Hong Kong 12 St. Andrew's

("Y" Ground, 3 pm)

Co-1

Brawn Cap

VCB A

(C. B. A. ground, 3.p.m.)

above, will play in Whites and Reserves: Lt. Chattey (Middlesex) {lonra. and It. Saval Khan (Rajputs) (for- Any player being unable to play to C. B. S. "A” Apart from Billimoria, I cannot wards), M. H. Hassan (Radio) and morrow morning, should communicate see one really reliable bowler in Sgt. Robinson (PAF) (half-backs). with G. T. Palmer, at his home address, the Craigengower team, although All players are requested to bring telephone number 60200, or with Mr. C. B. S. "B"

Guest, telephone number! Souza and A. T. Lee might get wie-two shirts, a coloured one and a white A. E. P. kets and Francis Zimmern's swin-one, although the teams, as announced 57897. gers with a new ball-might take a valuable quick wicket or two.

C.C.C. BETTER FIELDERS In the field 1 fancy the more youthful Valley side will have a de- cided advantage, especially as LP.C. in their game against KC.C., on which all their hopes were pinned, gave an extraordinarily poor per- formance.

With the prospect of a poor wie- ket cutting up badly with use, I should think the side batting first will have the advantage but, actually, I don't think it will make very much difference one

one way or the other.

1 forecast a draw. If any decision IS arrived at, I feel that the LR.C will get it as they have the better i spin attack

TO-DAY'S TEAMS

IRC

A. R. Minu

(Capt.)

SA. Ismai K. Nazarin A. K. Kitchell

AM

C.C.C.

E. Zimmern

(Capt.) AR. H. Esmafi F. K. Lee

F. R. Zimmern

G. Souza

A. T. Les

A. K. Ismail

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