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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 14, 1988.

H.K.C.C. LOSE 100 PER CENT. RECORD

BOWLERS DAY IN

COUNTY

CRICKET

TEST SELECTION SHINES

مي

K.C.C. WIN MIXED

DOUBLES ENCOUNTER BY 6 SETS TO 3

Pearce And Miss Dodwell Best Of Visitors

U.S.R.C. TOO GOOD FOR RECREIO

[ONG Kong Cricket Club lost their 100 per cent. record in the

H Mixed Doubles League yesterday, at K.C.C., when they bowed

"REVIEWER'S"

SPORTS COMMENTARY

England's Youth Come

To The Fore

ONE and Australia, now in progress at Trent

NE of the most pleasing features of the First Test between the M.C.C.

to Kowloon Cricket Club by 6 sets to 3, after being 2-1 down at Leslie Hutton, Dennis Compton, and the end of the first round, and 41⁄2-11⁄2 down at the second.

Wright, the youthful professionals from A shower of rain prior to the match left the courts a trifle Yorkshire, Middlesex and Kent,

pectively.

MIDDLESEX LOSE heavy and the play of the ladies was consequently affected to a

TO YORKS

London, To-day.

Three County Cricket Champion-

major extent.

TO-DAY'S LEAGUE

ship encounters concluded yester- TENNIS

day and in all cases went the fuli

distance, Yorkshire beating Middle-PROGRAMME

sex by 7 wickets; Somerset troun-

The following is the Lawn Tennis cing Nottinghamshire by 10 wic kets and Derbyshire beating Kell remainder of the week.

League programme for to-day and the by an innings and 86 runs.

In the first encounter, former Test stars were very much in the

C. de R. limelight, Leyland and Bowes tak- H.K.C.C. ing 4 for 15 and 4 for 35, respec I.R.C. tively, to help dismiss Middlesex for 105 and 148, while Robins, of Middlesex, also a former England star, had 4 for 24.

R. W. V.

C.C.C.

S.C.A.A.

C.S.C.C.

BROTHERS SHINE

H.K.C.C. H.K.U.T.C.

The brothers Alfred and George Pope contributed the biggest slice to Derbyshire's overwhelming win Over Kent, taking 5 for 68 and 7 for A.T.C. 57, respectively, to dismiss Ken S.C.A.A. for 167 and followed-on, 184.

To-day

"A" DIVISION

He

v. U.S.R.C.

V.

S.C.A.A.

v. K.C.C.

To-morrow

"B" DIVISION

V. C.R.C.

V.

V.

C. de R. K.I.T.C.

บ. K.C.C.

v. I.R.C.

Thursday

"C" DIVISION

V. C.R.C.

C. de R. 0.0.0. H.K.U.T.C.

Friday

"D" DIVISION

Main feature of the match was the display

of Alec Pearce and Miss Dodwell, who won 21⁄2 sets. Against Teddy Fincher and Mrs. Williams they led 5-4 with Pearce's service to follow, but Pearce dropped his service and the K.C.C. No. 1 pair levelled at 6-all.

Pearce has seldom played better, his volleying and overhead work being particularly deadly, "while Miss Dodwell, who has improved ber game considerably, was steadi- ness personified.

L

FINCHERS SHINE

res-

For many years now, a constant source of disappointment to all with the interests of English cricket. at heart, has been the poor form almost invariably shown by the younger play- ers in their "blooding."

So invariably have these youngsters failed on the occasions when they have been given their chances in "big"-cric- ket, that they have earned for them- selves as a class, the reputations of be- ing lacking in the temperament that makes merely "good": cricketers, "great" cricketers.

1.

Similar misgivings, it must be con- fessed, ore felt with regard to the "babes" of the present England team.

young Australians, for results.

That Compton, Hutton and Wright have done so, will cause tremendous satisfaction,

Despite all the eulogies that Comp- ton, Hutton, Wright and Edrich have had meted out to them by leading au- thorities on the game, it was hardly expected in the most optimistic quar- For K.C.C, the two Fincherstera, having regard to past experiences, were outstanding, particularly that they would approach, say, the Ernie. Teddy was led 4-0 by Owen Hughes, but then won the next 6 games in a row.

Owen-Hughes strained a muscle in the latter stages of the match, and is a doubtful starter against South China to-day, while the Club will be further weakened by the departure of F. V. Harrison..

Scores:

K.C.C. WIN

At Cox's Road Kowloon Cricket Club "A" beat the Hong Kong Cricket Club by 7 sets to 2.

Y.

K.T.G.C.A. K.C.C.

V.

V.

George Pope was one of the 13 players invited by the England Test Selection Committee to Trent Bridge, but was left out...

C.B.A. C.R.C.

V.. A.T.C.

V. S.C.A.A.

C. de R.

V.

R.S.C.

beat H. Owen Hughes and Mrs.

T. Findlay

6

V.

beat H. J. Armstrong and Mrs. J. --PWhitham

6-1

Andrews, of Somerset, was also in the limelight and captured 10 Ic.c.c. wickets for 87 runs, in two_innings, † C.S.C.C. to help beat Notts by 10 wickets.

Results as cabled by Reuter, were:-

At Leeds, Yorkshire beat Middlesex by 7 wickets.

I.R.C.

P.R.C. .....v...K.T.G.C.A..............

V. K.I.T.C.

TO-DAY'S OPEN

Middlesex: 105 (Leyland 5 for 15) and PAIRS BOWLS

148 (Bowes 4 for 35).

Yorks: 178 (Robins 4 for 24) and 84 ENCOUNTERS

for 3.

The following is to-day's programme At Taunton, Somersetshire bent Not-in the Second Round of the Open Pairs tinghamshire by 10 wickets.

Lawn Bowls Championship.

Notts: 171 (Andrews 6 for 51) and 178

(Andrews 4 for 36).

Somerset: 298 and 52 for 0.

At Tonbridge, Derbyshire beat Kent by an innings and 86 runs. Derby'. 437 (Smith 122).

Kent: 167 (Alfred Popé 5 for 68) and followed on 184 (George Pope 7 for 57).

-Reuter,

AT H.K. FOOTBALL CLUB

F. H. Kelly and F. Nolan v J. S. Lo- gan and G. E. F. Thompson.

E. G. Post and A. E. Carey v R. P. Phillips and J. Fraser.

AT BOWLING GREEN CLUB C. Turney and W. V. Field v A. Bakar and A. K. Minu

E. C. Fincher and Mrs. Williams (K.C.C.).

drew with T. A. Pearce and Miss

J. Dodwell

G. C. Burnett and Mrs. (K.C.C.).

.

drew with Owen Hughes

Mrs. Findlay

and

Australian stalwarts such as Pong- ford, Woodfull and Oldfield, to name but a few, retire or are retired at an age when Englishmen are still seeking and very often finding, international honours.

To replace these men, comparative unknowns are selected, brought to Eng- land, to become invariable And so it has gone on!

successes.

With Hammond, Barnett and Payn- ter, still with many more years of Test cricket in front of them, together with Compton, Hutton and Edrich, there need be no worry about England's bat- ting for some years to come, provided 4

none of the latter have flattered only to deceive,

In this connection, I sincerely trust that Edrich, because of his failure in- 6-6 the first innings will not be discarded. Clarke He is probably the most disappointed youngster in England at the present moment, having regard to the success 6-6 of his colleagues, and to drop him now beat Armstrong and Mrs. Whit- might very well break his heart and 6-3 blight a batsman who might well serve lost to Pearce and Miss Dodwell 5-7 England for many years to come.

E. F. Fincher and Mrs. Burnett (K.C.C.). beat Owen Hughes and -Findlay

ham

Mra.

6--2 beat Armstrong and Mrs. Whit

ham

6-3 lost to Pearce and Miss Dadwell 36. U.S.R.C. TOO GOOD At King's Park, United Services Recreation Club beat Club de Recreio (at home) by 8 sets to 1.

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New R. and A.

Captain

At the spring business meeting of the R. and A. was held at St. "An-

A. V. Remedios and Miss A. Reme-drews it was announced that the past

J. C. Remedios and C. C. Pereira vdios (Recreio). A. E. Coates and R. Basa.

lost to L. Goldman and Mrs.

Baines

lost to Major Baines and Miss

Griffiths

BEACH EQUIPMENT lost to Lt. Misra and Mra.

Holmes

2-6

J. Gonsalves and Miss C. Botelho (Recreio). lost to Goldman and Mis. Baines 2-6 lost to Major Baines and Miss

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captain had nominated Lt.-Col, H. H. Sutherland, D.9.0. (St. Andrews), as successor to the Duke of Kent as cap- tain of the Royal and: Ancient.

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beat Lt. Misra and Mrs. Holmes 6-1 A. V. Gosano and Miss A. Roza (Recreio).

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