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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 12, 1988.

E. F. FINCHER BATS WELL

A.R. MINU WAS EASILY THE BEST BOWLER COLLEDGE 'KEEPS

BRILLIANTLY

EXTREMELY INTERESTING CRICKET

(By "ADREM")

MALAYAN RUGBY

UNION XV VISIT

DEFINITE

THE HON. SECRETARY OF THE RUGBY SECTION OF THE .HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB WAS OFFICIALLY INFORMED BY AIR MAIL RECEIVED THIS MORNING THAT THE MALA- YAN RUGBY UNION WILL SEND A TEAM TO HONG KONG IN THE FIRST WEEK IN FE- BRUARY, AND THAT MAT- CHES WILL BE PLAYED ON FEBRUARY 4, 8 AND 11.

BRILLIANT bowling by A. R. Minu, a technically complete innings by E. F. Fincher, Colledge's wicket-keeping and a hard-hit 41 by E. L. Gosano, featured an extremely interesting cricket match at the Hong Kong Cricket Club on Monday in the first representative match of its kind organised by the ful stand which redeemed a nasty- Hong Kong Cricket League Kowloon v. Hong looking situation, watched the ball very carefully and played all his Kong.

defensive strokes with great cor-

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very sharply.

while Perry, who was associated

with Fincher in an extremely use-

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"REVIEWER'S"

SPORTS COMMENTARY

Badminton Prospects Very Bright

BADMINTON, one of the Colony's

most popular indoor sport, will shortly be in full swing when the Senior and Junior Men's Doubles League, the Mixed Doubles and the Women's Doubles League officially commence during the latter part of this month.

This year a most successful season is anticipated, Club de Recreio will

again make a strong bid for the Senior and Junior Men's Doubles and Mixed Doubles Championships being considerably strengthened by expon- ents of the game from Victoria Re- creation Club, who are again not entering the League,

Mixed Doubles League and two for the Women's Doubles League.

They will, however, bo strongly opposed by the Undergraduates, hold- era of the Senior Men's Doubles and Mixed Doubles Championships, who, though having lost several of their best players, will be able to raise at least two formidable combinations to is some doubt however, as to whether compete in the Men's Sections. There

they will be able to raise a mixed team sufficiently strong to beat the former team of Club de Recreio.

IT WAS UNFORTUNATE THAT A HEAVY FALL OF RAIN|rectness. IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING PREVENTED A

He was not timing his attacking

Recreio are expecting to raise seven START AS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED AT 11 A.M. BUT AFTER strokes as well as he might have teams-one for the Sentor Men's AN EARLY LUNCH AT 12.30, PLAY COMMENCED AT 1.35 ON done, however, and several loose Doubles League, two for the Junior A WICKET SELECTED AND ROLLED OUT ONLY A COUPLE balls from Whitmarsh were only Men's Doubles League, two for the OF HOURS PREVIOUS, OFF THE NEWLY-LAID TURF IN THE converted into singles when fours MIDDLE.

or even sixes were indicated, hav- Despite its improvised nature, bled, Mackay never appeared very ing regard to the short boundary this wicket behaved remarkably happy against Minu, who was keep on the Chater Road side of the well and I don't remember more ing a fine length on or outside the ground. than a couple of balls getting up oft stump and turning them away

A QUICK INNINGS throughout the match.

E. L. Gosano, who made a quick Anderson won the toss and chose,|

41. was obviously cut to be quick. what some thought was the risky Anderson was eventually caught He started hitting very early on course, of making first use of the by Madar at first slip when he at-with the result that he gave two wicket. Actually speaking the tempted to off-drive Minu and then chances but he rattled the pickets ground was drying out so slowly Ernie Fincher came in to play the later on with some sizzling drives despite a scorching sun that it finest innings of the match. turned out the best thing to do as although bowlers were able to turn the ball a terrific amount, they did so so slowly that batsmen, with one or two exceptions, were never in serious difficulties.

FINEST KNOCK

He judged the pace of the pitch right from the start and thereafter played some excel- lent hooks and square-cuts, - with ап occasional straight drive, to make 60 before being caught by Kilbee when at- tempting to force-thêˇpace. Stokes, was all tied up by Minu son, although he was not getting in his first few overs but later, hit the ball away never looked trou- some very long drives to total 26,

Anderson and Mackay opened for the Mainland to the bowling of Minu and Beck and while Ander-

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SOLE AGENTS:

through the covers.

Minu was easily the best Island bowler and I feel that if he had kept one end going most of the innings, Kowloon would not have totalled half as many as they eventually did.' Beck also did very well on a wic- ket that gave him no assistance and, was definitely 100 per cent. better than he was at his best in the Interport trials-although, that is possibly a doubtful..compliment [having regard to his form in those two matches.

I have a feeling that Beck will. bag as many wickets this season as he did in his heyday as his effec. tiveness will increase as the rain- fall decreases and the grounds get nice and hard and bumpy!

OUT FIRST. BALL! Hong Kong's innings started sensationally. Kilbee reaching out to the first ball of the innings, an outswinger from Lee, snicked it into the ready hands of Pereira at first-slip.

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bids and will enter teams in the Men's

St. Andrew's are also making strong

and Mixed Doubles Divisions, A meeting will be held after the Execu- tive meeting of the Association, when their teams will be selected.

King's College are contemplating entering a team, comprising mostly new-comers, in the Junior Division, as they are unable to raise a team for the Senior Section.

It is still uncertain whether Chinese Young Men's Christian Association will compete in any of the divisions players are not available and it is this season, Several of the former possible that they will not compete.

Free Lances will be missing... this season while Chinese Recreation Club and the Sailors and. Soldiers'· Home will also be absentees this year.

The holders of the Junior Men's Doubles Championship, St. John's Club, are entering a team in the Men's Doubles and Mixed Doubles Divisions, and the Kowloon Tong Club are following their example. The latter organisation, however, hope, to raise two teams to compete in the Junior Men's Division, ·

Taikoo Recreation Club are staging Doubles a come-back in the Mixed League, but will not be able to raise a regular team for the Men's League.

Navy Strengthened By

Fine Batsman

Colledge and Nazarin were then associated in a profitable stand,

IEUT. J. E. MANNERS, of H.M.S. Colledge was brimful of confidence and was never in any difficulty. He for himself in Shanghai cricket circles Birmingham, who made a name has added to his reputation with with several good batting perform- practically every Innings he has ances, was not given a chance to shine played this season and must now against Kowloon Cricket Club, when he last Saturday, when playing for Navy be placed among the first three was bowled by a perfect ball by Robbie opening bats in the Colony,

Lee after only scoring twojem Minu is a man who should al- Lieut. Manners is said have topped ways be put in early. He

the Hampshire batting averages for will two years in succession, and this is either make a useful score in' mini-what Wisdon's (1987) have to mum time or he will get out. He about him: is certainly worth a gamble. |_ Whitmarsh evidently, thought| the same way. “Tubby" was sent in at the fall of the third wicket, just when B. D. Lay appeared like- ly to do some serious damage. Lay promptly went off to be relieved by McLellan,

GLORIOUS SIXES

Minu took some pains to play

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· and Sub, Lt. J. E. Manners, of Royal Navy, who appeared in four matches, earned' golden opinions. His first innings in County cricket-81 against ⠀ Gloucestershirë... at ~ Porta- mouth revealed, him as an accom- plished "batsman, graceful in style, Bound, in defence and possessing wide range of strokes.

Lt. J. E. Manners headed the Hamp shire averages In 1936 with the follow- ing figures:

Not

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO LTD. himself in He did not have Inns. Out Runs HS A

bang until he had played two balls!| Later he hit Anderson for two

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formances, especially when he has set- We look forward to his future per-

tled down.