CRICKET WELL UNDER WAY
ALL-ROUND DISPLAY BY LONGFIELD
RIDE BATS WELL: LOVETT 'KEEPS AFTER 8 YEARS
(By "ADREM")
THE lengthy spell of dry weather we have just experienced, the brilliant sunshine, the nip in the air and iron-hard wickets with balls inclined to get up and fly around a bit, marked week-end cric- ket under real Hong Kong conditions.
THERE WAS A FAIRLY FULL PROGRAMME WITH MOST FIRST DIVISION TEAMS IN ACTION AND ALTHOUGH HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB'S 182 FOR 5 WAS THE HIGHEST SCORE OF THE AFTERNOON, SEVERAL GAMES PROVIDED A GREAT
DEAL OF INTEREST.
held in the slips by
A..C. I. BOWKER
"The evergreen".
As he is also a brilliant fielder, he should soon rank among the finest all-rounders in the Colony.
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"REVIEWER'S" SPORTS COMMENTARY
Charging A Goalkeeper Lawfully
SEVERAL Service referees, who have recently arrived in the Colony, have been struck by the fact that goalkee-
field, as with his bowling, gave
games here and that in some cases very encouraging performance, hit-pers are seldom charged in League ting very powerfully on the off.
when they are the opposing players are generally pulled up for dangerous play!
While
that it is most desirable goalkeepers should be protected as far as possible and they are privileged persons in their own areas when not in possession of the ball, there several occasions however, when they can be legitimately charged.
Robbie Lee alone of the visiting bowlers, looked at all dangerous. Burnett bowled more steadily than but and
are
he has done for some time
The laws of the game state that a Lloyd appeared quite innocuous
goalkeeper may be charged when in was very expensive.
possession of the ball; wilfully ob- ARMY v NAVY
structs an opponent; and when out Outstanding feature of this game of his goal area; but in the Colony rules at Sookunpoo was a hard-hit innings goalkeepers infringing these
have so far escaped, in most cases, the of 61 by C. E. Godby, who alone of attentions of the opposing forwards. the Army batsmen made anything Players are often rightly pulled up like a decent score. Sgt. Baker, for kicking or trying to kick the ball from the goalkeepers's hands and this Man, Beadnill and Chiverall, in ad-act comes under dangerous play, but dition, got double-figures and a de- there is nothing to prevent charging claration was made at 138 for 7. the goalkeeper if the charge is not a
dangerous one. Paxton, the Naval left-hander, bore the brunt of the bowling but his
In the big game of the after- Hughes was impressive and Bowker
those rivals the the noon between
evergreen-showed that he Hong Kong Cricket Club and has still heaps of cricket in him, Kowloon Cricket Club on the for- bowling well and fielding with all mer's ground, Hong Kong had by his old brilliance. far the better of the game which Although Stokes was play. once again demonstrated K.C.C.'s ing, J. Lovett, who I learn, has not touched a ball or a bat for liability to a batting collapse.
On this occasion, faced with 182, some eight years, kept wicket, and, from all accounts, kept only three batsmen managed double figures after Anderson had extremely well. been
Oweri He caught R. T. Broadbridge and Hughes-a catch described as mir- was unfortunate to fail in his ap-three wickets cost him some 70 peal for a catch off the first ball runs. Whitmarsh going on late, received by Burnett. As he gets took a couple of cheap wickets. Longfield, playing in his third
in more practice, so should he im- The last-named player also batted game in the Colony, maintained all
prove and provided he stays here well for his 45 to save Navy from. the promise of his previous appear-should prove a valuable addition to
a complete debacle. ances. Opening the bowling on a the Club's already impressive list wicket which suited him perfectly, of stumpers. he showed an ability to make the ball stand 'up which should bring him a harvest of slid catches as the season progresses,
aculous.
bowled
Indian R. C. definitely do not appear to be the force this year that they have been in recent sea-
sons.
In
While on the question of charging, penalise many referees habitually players for charging neither violently nor dangerously, and attention must be called to "the note on the laws of the game, where it is stated that it is not intended to penalise ALL It is permissible as long charging. as, in the opinion of the Referee, it is fair and the players concerned are at- tempting to play the ball,
the this latter connection,
the "Man- following report from FINE ALL-ROUNDER
chester Guardian” on the Sunderland Club's innings was dominated by
On Saturday, against Civil Serv. Blackpool match, at Roker Park, L. T. Ride, who batted as well as
vice, whose only two bowlers of any should prove very interesting to local Leckie, as usual,
61. exhe has ever done in scoring
McLellan,
soccer players and referess: cellently and might have been kept Stokes hit one or two very hard but merit were Perry and
A new interpretation of the on longer many thought. Owen never inspired confidence but Long-they could but manage 125 to which
Nazarin, Kitchell and K. M. charging rule gave Blackpool a win-
ning penalty kick at Sunderland. ♦♦♦ Rumjahn chiefly contributed.
The Sunderland incident occurred Perry and McLellan took three in this way. Mapson, Sunderland's wickets apiece, while Norman goalkeeper, was picking up the ball to make a clearance when Finan, Whitley did well to take 2 for 23
Blackpool's centre-forward, darted in 11 overs.
forward to tackle him; whereupon Civil Service only just managed Hall, Sunderland's left-back, in to hold out for a draw. Their bat-der to protect Mapson, lightly charged Finan. .It is a defensive manoeuvre ting, with the exception of H. C. seen in every match week after week. Daniells, failing badly. Hawkins Often it looks exceedingly unfair, played a gallant rearguard action and and together with Whitley, managed to play out time.
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AQUARIUS
'MINERAL WATERS
FROM
THE AQUARIUS CO.
SHANGHAI
"EVERY DROP DISTILLED"
SOLE AGENTS:
I am surprised, to note that Kitchell opened the bowling for the Indians. In the Interport trials he showed vast improvement as a bowler but I would not rate him higher than second or third change, I would certainly not classify him as an opening bowler.*
OLD BOWLERS Although M. el Arculli bowled last again-he bowled very little season-it looks to me very much as if I. R. C, will have to rely on Minu, A. H. Madar and A. R. Abbas for all their wickets this year. I cannot see many other members of
the team worrying decent batsmen very much,
JUNIOR MATCHES RECREIO V ARMY
or-
referees have been much troubled about it, for it is a fruitful source of ill-feeling on the fleld. Making the broader interpretation of the redrafted law which seems now permitted, the referee at Sunderland awarded a penalty, much to the astonishment of the spectators, of whom pointed out that if this was a case for a penalty, there should have of been almost a dozen more-most
them in favour of Sunderland.
The law in question reads:
some
: Law 12. (Fouls and Misconduct).
(d) Holds or pushes an oppon- ent with his hand, or with his'arme extended from his body.
(e) Charges in a violent or dan-" gerous manner; or chargés an op- ponent from behind, unless the lat- ter be deliberately obstructing, (N.B.: This is not intended to penalise all charging; it is permis- sible as long as, in the opinion of the referee, it is fair and the play- ers' concerned are attempting to play the ball.)
The postscript sets the new problem,
BOXER'S ACTION AGAINST PROMOTER
Club de Recreio juniors, strongly reinforced by several members of their senior team, notably E. M. L Soares, failed badly against Army An action by Benny Lynch, ox-cham- Sports promoter, for the recovery of Paterson was practically unplaya-1200, was mentioned in Glasgow Sheriff
(Continued on Page 19).
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., LTD. second eleven for whom C. S. M. pion boxer,gainst George Dingley,
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