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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 28, 1988.

COUNTY CRICKET Averages

BADMINTON ASSN. HAVE GOOD YEAR

Keen Competition In League And Championships

SOMERSET AND ESSEX

(By AIR MAIL)

H.K.B.A. ANNUAL MEETING

The Annual General Meeting of the Hong Kong Badminton Asso- lation will be held in the Board Building, Street, on Tuesday, October 4 at 5.30 p.m., when the

Latest air-mail has brought to hand final statistics on the Room, S.C.M. Post. Home County Cricket Championship, including the final Champion-Wyndham ship table and complete statistics for the Counties.

Two counties are published in all editions of the "China Mail" following business will be transacted. whenever possible.

SOMERSET

Matches, 28; won 10, lost 9, drawn 6,

the no decision 3.

BATTING

Times

The presentation of the fourth annual report finds the Hong Kong Badminton ¡Association once again in the happy position of being able to report progress. Interest and enthusiasm in game and in the Association which officially represents the sport in Hong Kong was continued during| the season under' review, League

Not Highest and Championship events being Lee (F. S.)..... 49

Inns. Out Runs Inns. Avge. 6 2015 162 46.36 well supported, giving further G. M. Bennett 4 0 113 56 28.25 proof that badminton has be- R. J. O. Meyer 6

Gimblett

8 1291 112 28.06 1 come rooted as one of the leading Busc

180 45 26.00 winter pastimes in the Colony.

1034 749 982

Luckes

49

43

0

132 24.04

O. M. R. W.

C. J. P. Barnwell 20 17

0

K. C. Kinnersley 12 3 86 2 Lee (F. S.)

2 0 11 0 0

0

1. Minutes of The Previous Annual

General Meeting.

2. Election of Officers

3. Any Other Business.

Note: Under Rule 8, all members

to

of affiliated clubs are entitled attend the annual meeting, but only two members of each club are em- powered to vote.

BOWLING

O.. M. R. W. Avge. 286.1 48 834 50 14.89 985.1 201 2794 143 19.53

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E. F. Longrigg. 2 0 13 L. St. V. Powell 8 0 81

K. Farnes. Hundreds. The following fourteen Nichols 187 22.09 three-figure innings were played for Smith (P.) 995.1 180-2928 121 24.19

77* 22.37 Somerset in 90* 20.81 matches:-

County Championship Capt. J. W. A.

Stephenson 113 25 808 12 25.66- 122* 20.80 Lee (F. S.) (7)-162 v. Derbyshire, Taylor 37.1 2186 6 31.00

47 20.78 at Weston-super-Mare; 141 v. Surrey, Smith (R) 436.3 69 1618 52 20.00 at Taunton; 138 v. Worcestershire, at Eastman...

52 31.11 508.1 188 1227 89 31.46 73* 19.82 Taunton; 115 v. Northamptonshire, at A. B. Lavers 62 10 208 6 64 19.25 Kettering; 109* and 107 v. Worcester- Daer (H.).. 95

94.66 16 387 11 35.18 shire, at Worcester; 103 v. Essex, at T. N. Pearce 16.4 49* 15.48 Chelmsford.

A. G. Water- Buse (2)-132 v. Northamptonshire, 25* 18.33 at Kettering; 104 v. Derbyshire,

12.77 Derby.

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41 19

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291 .160. 773 308

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97 2 48.50

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80 281

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man Vigar O'Connor

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5 295

4 58.75

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2 131

1 181.00

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37 17. 142

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Gimblett (2)-112 v. Kẹnt, at Folke- 7.10 stone; 105 v. Northamptonshire,

Kettering.

Also bowled:--

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O. M. R. W.

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A. M. T. Jones (1)-106 v. Leicester- shire, at Leicester:

E. F. Longrigg 36 3 The success of the open Colony Andrews championships inaugurated during M. D. Lyon.. 40 4 the 1936-37 season encouraged the J. W. Seamer 14 committee to arrange similar tour-R. A. Ingle .. naments during last winter, and this Wellard 40 1 proved well worth while, entries in C. J. P. Barn-

H. D. Burrough 16 0 all events being well up to expecta- well

26 3 tions. The matches indicated that K. C. Kinners- many players had profited by the ex-A.M. T. Jones 22 0

ley

8 .2 perience of the first championships, L. St. V. Powell 3 and an all-round improvement in play Hazell and technique

was noted. Public Also batted—A. A. Pearse, interest in the tournament was re-

BOWLING vealed by the large crowds which

0. M. watched the concluding stages and the finals..

To P. K. Hui of the Hongkong | Gimblett University went the distinction of Buse winning all three titles.

A.

Wellard

C. T. Ashton .... 3 1 22 0

H. H. Van

Straubenzee

.D. R. Wilcox

6 1 12 0

4 0 20 0

Hundreds. The following eighteen

W. Avge. E. F. Longrigg (1)—187* v. Glouces- 1129.4 225 3106 187 18.59 tershire, at Bristol. R. J. O. Meyer 99.4 15 291 14 20.78 Andrews

M. D. Lyon (1)—122* v. Northamp-three-figure innings were played for 827.2 154 2596 122 21.27 tonshire, at Frome.

46 6 158 7 22.57

Essex in County Championship mat- 648 170 172380 28.71

ches:- 475.5 89 142247 30.25 3. 116 2 57.50 0 108 1 108.00

Hazell

He beat. D. Lyon 28.5 P. H. Wong, the holder, in the men's A. M. T. Jones 21.1 'singles, won the men's doubles with

Also bowled:- K. L. Yong, and the mixed doubles with Miss Ulian Koo.

The runners-up in the men's doubles were P. H. Wong and C. Au and in the mixed doubles M. A. Oliveria and Miss M. Silva.

Signifies not out.

ESSEX

O'Connor (6)—152, V. Sussex at Hove; 180, v. Gloucestershire at Brent- wood: 129, v. Yorkshire at Ilford; 122, v. Middlesex at Lord's; 115*, v. Nor- thamptonshire at Rushden; 118, v. Kent

Matches, 28; won, 12; lost, 11; drawn. at Gravesend. 8; no decision, 2.

BATTING

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Nichols (3)-163, v. Kent at Grave- send; 159, v. Gloucestershire at Glou- cester; 183. v. Surrey at Westcliff.

Worksop.

Avery (2)-138, v. Gloucestershire at.. Gloucester; 186, v. Nottinghamshire at

with Recreio runners-up. St. John's Cathedral, second last year, improved sufficiently to win the junior T. N. Pearce 25 6 909 187* 47.84

Highest Inna, Out Runs Inns. Avge: division, with Kowloon Tong very O'Connor... 47 3 1818 152 41.81 close runners-up. Once again the A. G. Water-b Recreio carried off the mixed man......

81 $272 103. 38.57 ter. Nichols

39 6 1288 168 86.41 successive Avery

KEEN COMPETITION The League again provoked keen competition, and throughout a rather doubles-for the fourth

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86* 18,00

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17 10.33

72

37* 10.28

10

9.00

The touring Indian hockey team

7 1. 50 24* 8.98 suffered its first defeat on the trip against Auckland. India had 8.2012-1 at the interval, and lost 5-4. 81 178.10 Play was exciting throughout. The

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54

T. N. Pearce (2)—137*, v. Kent at Colchester; 121*, v. Sussex at Colches-

Smith (P.) (2)—103, v. Kent long season a high standard of play year.

31 1881 188 27.70 Gravesend; 101, v. Middlesex at Chelms- at D. R. Wilcox 84 1 869-102 26.33 ford. was reached. Several teams show- Twenty-one teams competed in the Taylor. 45-11098 198 24.95 ed notable advance, especially Kow- League, as compared with 22

Eastman, 39 091390 28.41] chester.

Tavlor (1)-193, v. Sussex at Col- loon Tong and. St. John's Cathedral, year before.

the Smith (P.)... 89 4. Sailors and Soldiers A. B. Lavers 19 0 319 89 16.78 set at Beth.

761 103 21.74 A. G. Waterman,(1)--103, v. Somer- who had an exciting contest for the Home and V.R.C. dropped out, but Wade

40 9 516 67 16.64 D. R. Wilcox (1)—102, v, Notting- Second Division, St. John's even- Taikoo made a welcome return.

Smith (R.)... 30 12 289 53 16.05 hamshire at Chelmsford. tually winning. Chinese Y.M.C.A.; Recreio entered the record number H. G. Pickering 60

K. Farnes

8 2

* Signifies not out. also distinguished themselves in the of five teams, but Kowloon Tong J. N. Dennis.. 8.1 Senior Division, which was worthily entered only two, instead of three W. G. Spencer 4 1 27 won by the Hong Kong University. as in 1936-37.

Vigar In April, a Ladies knock-out |

Capt. J. W. A. During the year, His Excellency Stephenson doubles tournament was staged at the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, A. B. Quick, 11 Taikoo, eight couples taking, K.C.M.G., very graciously consented Dr. N. Vere part.

It was

Hodge won by Miss to become Patron of the Association, Daer (H.) M. Xavier and Miss M. Ribeiro of in succession to Sir Andrew Calde-Rist the Recreio, who beat their club/cott. mates, Miss M. Silva and Miss O. As in the previous year, the com- Ribeiro in the final.

mittee met five times. Although the season did not find other decisions, it was agreed to in- Among any teams visit us, as in 1285-30 and form the Malaya Badminton Asso- 1986-87, so strong was the interest ciation, in reply to a letter, that in the League and Championships, Hong Kong would welcome a that sufficient stimulus was provided Malayan badminton teath; but that New Shipment throughout the winter to keep the to Hongkong Association could n game very much alive. It was guarantee expenses. The suggested Artistic and Attrac-❤ found that the League tournament visit was not embarked upon. undoubtedly makes an important The committee also found it de- tive Cottage contribution towards improving the sirable during the reason to cir- standard of play in Hong Kong and

that in all cases players have bene fited from that league experience.

TRIPLE TIE. SEE

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20* 7.71 visitors were without two of their 6.62 crack front liners in Abdul Latif Also batted-C. T. Ashton, 9 and 38; been this that turned the scales of 5.16 and Feroz Khan, and it might have

benzee, 4 not out, Cray, 8 and 0; and H. H. Van Strau

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cularise clubs pointing out that Weaves. breaches of the rules of the game. were becoming common.

pin league matches. The circular letter stressed

All 48 ins. wide.

The feature of the League season the more common faults and urged From 1.75 to 2.25

The com

was the fact that for the first time club players endeavour there was triple tie for the senior eliminate them. division championship University, noted with satisfaction that the Chinese Y.M.C.A. and Recreio "A" appeal met with a ready response

Ivictory against them.

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