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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 29, 1988

ALEC PEARCE IMPRESSES AT KOWLOON C.C.

SEWELL ACTIVE

AS EVER

Although Hong Kong Cricket Club lost their “A” Division Lawn Tennis League match at K.C.C. yesterday, they put up a much better performance than 6, sets to 3 would suggest. Handicapped by the absence of H. J. Armstrong and F. Harrison, who has left the Colony, the Club introduced H. D. Bidwell and A. T. Dow and, though they lost three sets, they gave signs of promise of better things at a later date, Dow being particularly impressive with

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Middlesex Lose To Somerset

Peter Smith Very Much In Limelight

BOWLERS REAP RICH TOLL

London, To-day,

Bowlers reaped a rich harvest of wickets in.. the County Cricket Championship and · ́`first. - class friendly matches which concluded yesterday. Peter Smith being very much in the limelight for Essex against Hampshire where he took

9 wickets for 113 runs and scored 95.

Derby: 280 and 178 for 6 dec. Northants: 98 (Mitchell 6 for 15) and

-67 for 2.

At Tunbridge Wells, Kent beat sex on the first innings.

Kent: 446 (Woolley 162, Valentine

118) follow on.

Sussex 157 and 125 for 3.

TO-DAY'S MATCHES

Lords M.C.C. v. Cambridge (two)

days). Oval · Surrey v. Oxford (two days). Chesterfield Derbyshire v. Austra-

llans.

At Oxford, the Army drew with tho University. Army: 450 for 9 dec. (Harbottle 158).

Essex v. Gloucestershire. Oxford: 129 (J. W. A. Stephenson Brentwood

for 61) and followed on 174 for 3. Swanses Glamorgan. v. Sussex.

Tunbridge Wells Kent v. Leicester- At Manchester, Lancashire beat Sur- shire. rey on the first innings (L. Hopwood's Manchester Andrews, the Somerset trundler, Benefit).

shire. was also in the limelight with 13 Lancs.: 291 (Washbrook 107).

Nottingham forceful volleying and an aggreswickets for 141 runs against Mid-Surrey:' 125 (Polland 4 for 89), and Somerset.

followed on 102 for 6 (Pollárd 4′′Worcester dlesex, who were beaten by 9 for 87).

shire.

sive backhand.

wickets.

The outstanding player of the match was Alec Pearce.

Sussex fielded two first class 'Pearce has improved his game 100 elevens. yesterday, beating Cam- per cent, since last season, having bridge University by 66 runs, but mastered the top spin forehand losing to Kent on the first innings. drive and speeded up his volleying, The rain which fell on Monday which is now one of his best assets. afternoon resulted in several mat- Overhead, he is deadly, and the ches being decided on the first only department that reveals weak-innings.

:

ness is the backhand, which he The following were the results of

avoids where possible. He would County Cricket Championship and first improve his game still more with class friendly matches which conclud- judicious lobbing to add variation ed yesterday:

to his otherwise sound attack.

Sander, his partner, is of the erratic type with a good shot when least expected.

Sewell was as active as ever, his courtcraft, coupled with the long arm or Harry Owen-Hughes, being responsible for 1% of the Club's three sets.

Crawford, who appeared to in- jure his arm in the first set, and Burnett again proved the weak link in the KC.C. team.

Scores:

E. C. Fincher and E. F. Fincher (K.C.C.).

beat G. W. Sewell and H. Owen

Hughes

63

beat T. A. Pearce and W: Sander 6-3 beat H. D. Bidwell and A. T. Dow 6-1

At Bath, Somersetshire beat Middle- sex by 9 wickets.

1

Somerset: 249 (Buse 95; Jim Smith 6

for 68) and 77 for 1. Middlesex: 84 (Andrews 7 for 58) and

241 (Andrews 6 for 88).

At Bradford, Yorkshire beat. Not- tinghamshire on the first innings. Notts: 87 (Bowes 4 for 7) and 95. Yorks: 133 (Jepson 4 for 15).

At Birmingham, Warwickshire beat Gloucestershire by 10 wickets. Gloucester: 148 (Mayer 5 for 43) and

190 (Mayer 6 for 32). " Warwick: 305 (Scott 5 for 88) and 34

for 0.

At Brentwood, Essex beat Hampshire by an innings and 22 runs.

Hants: 194 (Peter Smith 5 for 75) and

122 (Peter Smith 4 for 38). Essex: 338 (Peter Smith 95).

A. Crawford and G. C. Burnett At Hove, Sussex beat Cambridge

(K.C.C.).

University by 66 runs.

lost to Sewell and Owen Hughes 4-6 Sussex: 116 (Rees Davies 4 for 28, Wild

Cambridge: 293 (P. A. Gibb 99, N. W.

D. Yardley, 75) and 86, (Tuppin 6 for 88).

lost to Pearce

arce and Sander

16

4 for 24) and 329.

beat Bidwell and Dow

6-3

S. A. Gray, and A. E. P. (K.C.C.).

Guest

drew with Sewell and Owen

Hughes

beat Pearce and Sander

drew with Bidwell and Dow

6-6 6-3 66

At Derby Derbyshire beat Nort- hamptonshire on the first innings.

Lancashire v. Hamp-

Nottinghamshire v.

Worcestershire v. York-

ANCHOR

BEER

SATISFIES!

U.S.R.C. PAIR SURPRISE

At King's Park, the Chinese Recrea-

tion Club beat the United Service Re Division of the Lawn Tennis League.

creation Club by 7 sets to 2 in the "A":

L. Goldman and G. E. R. Divett (U.S.R.C.).

beat Tsui Wai-pui and W. C. Hung 6-3 lost to Lee Wai-tong and Luk

Ding-cheung

57 beat Tsui Yun-pui and Ho Ka-lau 6-2; Col. N. M. S. Irwin and C. Beadnell (U.S.R.C.).

lost to Tsui and Hung

lost to Lee and Luk

lost to Tsui and Ho

J. Smalley

(U.S.R.C.).

and D.

lost to Tsui and Hung

lost to Lee and Luk

lost to Tsui and Ho

C.

SMALL UNITS LAWN TENNIS LEAGUE RESULTS

The Medicals beat the Service Corps by 6 sets to 8 in the Small Units Ten- nis League at Sookunpoo yesterday.

Col. Crawford-Jones and Capt. Har- 2-6 vey (R.A.M.C.). 46 beat Holden and Lewell..... 36 beat Wilson, and Marton Misra beat Reader and Dumville

Barton and Webb (R.A.M.C.). 16 beat Holden and Lewell 3-6 beat Wilson and Marton

beat Reader and Dumville... Dunford and Bucknell (R.A,M.C.) lost to Holden and Lewell lost to Wilson and Marton lost to Reader and Dumville,

RECREIO WIN. At King's Park, Club de Recreio beat South China Athletic Association by 5 sets to. 4. in the "A". Division of the Lawn Tennis League.

F. N. Wong and A. Chan (S.C.A.A.). bent A. V. Remedios' and 3: Gon

salves

lost to A. V. Gosano and, F.

Remedios

beat

at CA. Barratto and L. A. L.

PAY CORPS WIN

111 111

The Royal Army Pay Corps bent "C" Coy, Royal Scots, by 9 sets to nil in the Small Units Tennis League.

Scores:-

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Major Baines and Taylor (R.A.P.C.); beat Harris and Bowes

1

63

beat Brown and Boo

beat Paterson and Anderson

0-0

BTER ARCADE.

Pittham and O'Connor (R.A.P.C.).

beat Harris and Bowes

beat Brown and Boo

80

Ng beat Paterson and Anderson ve 60 Adlam and McClafferty (R.A.P.C.)..

C. K. Chan and H. E. Ho (8.C,A.A.) lost to Remedios and Gonsalves beat Gosano. and Remedios beat Barretto and Silva

P. Y. Cheung and Y. “K: (8.C.A.A.).

lost to Remediós ¿and; Gonsalves Tost to Goaano and Remedion lost to Barretto and Bilva pokaz

beat Harris and Bowes

beat: Brown and Boe.

Paterson; and Andersoni.

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