1938-12-29 — Page 22

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 29, 1938.

INTERESTING CRICKET

OVER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

I really cannot decide where should start my cricket notes this à small pro- week. There was gramme on Saturday, more on Mon- day, more on Tuesday and we reach Wednesday and another match- Army v Navy--has just commenced. I don't see how I can deal with this game in the current issue al-

though yesterday morning produced some extremely good cricket in glorious weather.

without being separated and Club have drawn first blood.

Saturday's Games

Only Senior game on Saturday at Happy Valley be- was played tween Craigengower and Kowloon C. C. and produced some. interest- ing cricket as well as pre-Christmas cheer. If the party did get a little noisy at times and, Francia Zimmern he was bowling, a rough, it was all taken in good spirit which fresh air and exercise had almost fixed up by the end of the

when

game.

trifle

THE OLD AND NEW L.B.W. RULES

(By “ADREM”)

of

In order to clear up an argu- ment and for the benefit

the those who have not seen text of the new rule, I am pub- lishing the appended:

The new rule reads as fol- lows:

"If with any part of his person (except his hand) which is between wicket and wicket he intercept a ball, which in the opinion of the umpire at the bowler's wicket, shall have been pitched in a straight line from the bowler's wicket to the striker's wicket or shall have been pitched on the off-side of the striker's wicket and would have hit it:-(Wisden's 1938).

The old rule says:

"If with any part of his person he stops the ball, which in the opinion of the umpire at the bowler's wicket, shall have been pitched in a straight line from it to the striker's wicket and, would have hit it." (Wisden's 1937).

Navy's Fine Recovery In T.T. Cricket Encounter

Fine Batting By Lt.-Cdr. Kennedy

Feature of the second match in the Triangular Tournament cricket series played at H.K.C.C. yesterday between Army and Navy was the excellent bowling of Capt. Godby, for Army, and Marine Moores, of Navy.

Godby

was

almost unplayable in the morning when the dazzling sunshine made the light difficult. He raced off a hard and fiery wicket to take 6 for 20.

At one period of Navy's innings, when all batsmen but Manners had failed, they had lost seven wicket

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NAVY. Capt. Whitmarsh, c Lawrence, b

Godby

L.. S. Smith, Land, b Paterson Lt. Com. Kennedy, b Godby

Lt. Manners, c Godby, b Land Com. Firth, b Godby

E. A. Clayton, e Land, b Godby Com. Lees, b Godby

Anderson lost the toss for the first time for some weeks and Ernie Not unexpectedly, Club proved Zimmern elected to bat.

K.C.C.. were without Robbie Lee much too good for Army in the first match of the series, played on Box-who was nursing a pulled muscle in ing Day and Tuesday, and won by the groin, but resurrected Willie an innings. They had some sticky Hung who has not turned out this moments early on, being unfortun-season. As it happened he bowled ate to lose Ride, Richardson Stokes very well. It was only natural that nings provided one thrill after an-Lt. Talbot, e Paterson, b Baker and Owen Hughes with not very he flung up a few that were not all other. Francis Zimmern was getting Mm. Moores, lbw b Godby

they should have been but in com- a tremendous amount of pace off C. P: 0. Paxton, not out

Extras (B4, NB1) Meanwhile, Alec Pearce had been pensation, some balls that he bowl-the wicket and, on occasions, whip- ping them back very sharply from the off.

many on the board.

batting in typical style and later on McLellan and Longfield settled down to play attractive cricket which yielded 137 runs in 80 min- utes, and Scoones showed thing like his normal form in com- piling, a nice 23.

Fine Total

some-

BY "ADREM"

ed, at top-pace, were comparable to Willie at his best!

A

S. P. O. Wanstall, c. Paterson,

Land

Total

Godby Paterson

20

29

awoB Boomna

28

118

Bowling Analysis

0. M. R. W.

11.5 2 20

6

ARMY

3 0 19 1

9

0

2 40

6.

1.21- 0

2

Q. 12 0

3

-- 1

In one over against Anderson, he had the batsman all at sea with de- liveries which did everything but Land hit the wicket. Mackay had just as Hatfield gruelling a time but as they carried Swyers on without casualty it appeared that Baker

Fall of wickets:-1 for 11 (Whit- they might put up a decent score marsh) 2 for 11 (Smith) 3. for 17 (Kennedy) 4 for 33 (Firth) 5 for 47 Craigengower batsmen, did not for the first wicket. With extras contributing 29, Club have a very good time of it although

brilliant piece of work by (Manners) 6 for 49 (Clayton) 7 for total was 293 which, in view of nearly everybody got double-figures, Souza, however, saw Mackay's wic-54 (Wanstall) 8 for 107 (Talbot) 9 for Army's acknowledged unreliability and it was not till Archie Zimmern ket thrown down with as swift a 115 (Lees) 10 for 118 (Moores). with their batting, looked very good came in that they ever got on top. piece of fielding as has been seen S. Sgt. Patterson, c Whitmarsh, b indeed. As it was this total proved The wicket-keeper played a really this season but Anderson, almost sufficient to carry them first-class innings. He played very thoroughly settled, set about the Cpl. Webb, lbw., b Paxton

straight when defending and hit the bowling with gusto and later, as-Dry. Logan, e Lees, b Moores

Capt. Godby, b Moores... Only Godby, Weedon and Capt. half-volleys as they should be hit. sisted by Kenneth Baxter, hoisted Sgt. Land, Paxton, b Manners 27 Lawrence made anything in Army's His 70 not out represents one of the the 100 well within the hour. There Pte. Coombes, c Clayton, b Moores 18

no chance of winning when Pte. Hatfield, b. Moores first innings against consistent most useful innings he has played was

st.; Clayton, bowling by Owen Hughes and Mc-for some seasons.

Anderson was held on the boundary Major Swyers,

Manners by Ernie Zimmern but the score was Sgt. Baker, b Moores Lellan and they started their sec-

finally carried to 156 for 6, Baxter

Capt. Lawrence, b Moores ond venture 179 runs behind.

being undefeated with 32.

P. S. M. Paterson, not out

Extras (B4, LB6, WB1, NB5)

Total

through.

Not deterred by the magnitude of this task and some early reverses, Godby and Weedon again got going and with Painter hitting near the end and Hatfield performing some effective if not classic mow-shots round to leg, the innings defeat was staved off.

Richardson and Ride knocked off the 19 runs required for victory

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now Paxton

43

0

46

12

2

13

0

19

4

20

199

Bowling Analysis

O. M. R. W. 24 3 61 2 22 5 58 G .18.1 3

2

36

Kowloon's bowling was not very dangerous but Ernie Fincher, who went on last change, kept a very

At Hong Kong Cricket Club, the good fength and thoroughly de-

I feel that Bachelors showed the Benedicts Paxton served his 2 for 20. Anderson would do well to use him how cricket should be played and a bit more, preferably before the won decisively by 86 runs. Alec

Pearce, John Pearce and Glenister Falls of wickets:-1 for 2 (Webb) shine has gone off a new ball.

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Moores

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ter took the wickets when the mar-son) 4 for 126 (Land) 5 for 146 (Coom- ried men batted; Ride, as usual, got bes) 6 for 150 (Hatfield) 7 for 157 (Godby) 8 for 161 (Baker) 9 for 195 runs and A. E. Perry made 22 but (Lawrence) 10 for 199 (Swyers).

R. NAVY:2nd Innings! 119 was all the innings realised.

Feature of the match at Sookun-L. S. Smith, c Land, b Coombes 24 poo between L.R.C. Second Eleven E. A. Clayton, e Godby, c Hatfield

Sto. Winatall, b Godby and Royal Engineers was a partner Lt. Manners, b Godby ship of 89 by Spr, Shaw (62 retired) Lt. Comdr. Kennedy, not out and Spr. Cork (43 not out.) for the Lt. Firth, lbw., b Land second wicket. This enabled the Capt. Whitmarsh, R.M., b Coombes Sappers to pass the I.R.C. total of Comdr. Lees, e Logan, b Godby Lt. Talbot, c Hatfield, b Godby 96 without further loss.

Mne. Moores, not out

Extras (B4)

For I.R.C., F. A. Curreem made 30 and M, A. Wahab 27 but nobody else did anything of note.

Lay To The Fore

..

Total (for 8 wkts.)

0

11

16

65

25

2

8

7

20

4

182

Fall of wickets:-1 for 0 (Clayton), 2 for 11 (Winstall), 3 for 85 (Smith), 4 for 47 (Manners), 5 for 55 (Whit- marah), 6 for 64 (Lees), 7 for 78 (Tal- bot), 8 for_122 (Firth)..

At K.C.C. an enjoyable game in the best-holiday spirit was played between K.C.C. Seconds and Police. Godby.

The Police score of 147 for 7 dec. Hatfield (Pope 58, Estall 20 not out) would Coombes

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Paterson

Bowling Analysis

0. M. R. W. 13

1 50

9

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8:

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5. 0

0

28

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