THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 31, 1988.
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Army Make Grand Recovery
Share Spoils With Navy In T.T. Hockey Encounter
Lt.Cdr. Kennedy And Lt. Pritam Nath In Limelight
(By "STICKS”)
A much strengthened Army hockey team was given a shock yesterday at Sookunpoo where, but for a last minute rally, they might have conceded two points to Navy in their second encounter in the Triangular Hockey Tourna- ment, the teams sharing eight goals in one of the finest matches seen in the series to date.
K. C. GANDAR-DOWER'S VICTORY
Wins Amateur Squash
Championships
K. C. Gandar-Dower (Queen's Club) won the amatour squash rackets championship for the first time by defeating D. 1. Burnett. Army champion, 2-9, 10-8, 9-6, 10-8, in the final at the Bath Club, London,
Gandar-Dower played with a six-year-old racket, which, after being broken during a knock-up, was repaired in time for the match.
Willy Reed at his best. Whetton's positioning was excellent, but in the last stages of the game he under took more than his responsibilities and left the whole of his flank ex- posed to an attack by Nayy's left- wing.
STICKLEY OFF FORM
F.J. Lay And W.G. Pryde
In Big Cricket Stand
,
Outstanding feature of the drawn cricket match at Pokfulam yesterday, between Combined Schools and the University, was the first wicket stand of 188 between F. J. Lay (109) and W. G. Pryde (91). Schools declared their innings closed at 262 for 5, and 'Varsity played out time for the loss of 7 wickets.
N. Smith, J. Fisher, T. L. Lockhart
COMBINED SCHOOLS
T
F. J. Lay, e Gegg, b Matthews 109 and W. Mulachy did not bat. W. G. Pryde, b Teoh
T. M. Suiter, c Teoh, b Matthews J. Gosano, e Singh, b Tech
G. Stone, b Ng
G. Kew, not out
D. Hutchinson, not out
Extras
Total (for 5 wkts. dec.)
91
Bowling Analysis
4
0.
M. R. W.
25 K. L. Ng
.14
3
.64
1
5 R. Singh
7
0 38 0
6 C. H. Teoh
18
1
68
2
2 G. Hong Choy
3
.0 19
20 W. S. Gegg
2
0 11 0
J. Fong
2 .0 16
0
6 0 26
2
262 C. N. Matthews
UNIVERSITY
display, although Miller, Navy's left- K. L. Ng, run out winger, often came into the picture K. E. Tam, c Gosano, b Smith with terrific bursts of speed and cen- W. S. Gegg, c Lay, b Pryde tres which should have been turned to J. Fong, b Gosano better account, but as it was, he ac-G. Hong Choy, b Gosano
K. S. Oh, c Hutchinson, b Pryde tually outpaced his inside forwards.
Hutchinson
22 34
14
33
8
43
180
O. M. R. .14
W
6 24 1
8
1 17
0
.15
Navy opened the scoring through Sen Gupta, not out Medd who scored from an oblique angle C. H. Tech, b Pryde. Outstanding feature of the
and soon after Kennedy placed them C. N. Matthews, not out
Extras further ahead with a grand goal. Whet- match was the performance of
ton then broke clean through the Navy. defence on the right and shot from the Total (for 7 wkts.) the respective centre-forwards, Goodwin was the pick of the two edge of the circle for a goal, but this
Bowling Analysis Lt. Comdr. Kennedy, for Royal goalkeepers and gave a grand display was disallowed because of "sticks." Navy, and Lt. Pritam Nath of anticipation which was "uncanny,
Soon after Lt. Pritam Nath culminated Smith a splendid run down the centre with a (Rajputana Rifles) for the Army, but he had little chance with the shots the latter, making his first ap-stopped, two of the Navy's goals, but wing, but Kennedy placed Navy fur-Stone
snap goal off a centre from the right- J. Gosano pearance in the Colony since his improved in the latter stages of the ther in the lead when he raced through Pryde return from furlough, and has game.
Stickley, the Colony and Middlesex racing Whetton and Stickley to score
the centre, sending the ball ahead and Kew lost none of his former brilliance.
Kennedy, however, stood head and could do little right, but Carter
full-back, experienced an off-day and
past the advancing Dove. Just before shoulders above the rest of the for- very reliable as usual. Steele-Perkins ed Army's arrears from a goalmouth the interval Pritam Nath again reduc- wards on view and scored a brilliant and Carr, as a combination, were far
which beat him. Dove should have
was
"hat-trick", his last and the Navy's superior to the Army pair, first time melee.
fourth goal being one of the finest wit-clearances being a feature of their nessed for some years.
game.
TWO "HAT-TRICKS"
4 39 2
4 2 6 0
13 3.
1 0
60
SECOND TEST MATCH
In the second half Army showed FOR TO-DAY
FINE DEFENCE
There was little to choose between some improvement, but Kennedy com- Navy's backs, lying well up the field, and Lt. Hook shone for Army, while vantage of a mishit by Stickley to race the two intermediate lines. Whetton pleted his "hat-trick" when he took ad- in fact almost on the heels of their Firth and Bowerman were the pick of through and net with a glorious one- halves, gave Army's attack little the Navy's halves. Firth had a very dif-handed shot from an oblique angle. chance of settling down and both
ficult task against Lt. Pritam Nath and It was Steele-Perkins and Carr, the full-backs, that he was able to hold the Army must be given credit for yeoman ser- leader in the opening half was tribute
enough to his performance.
vice in defence.
Navy were forced to field a substi- tute at the last moment, in Comdr. Bowerman, at left-half, but the latter,
and
were
man was injured and the Navy defence at this stage that Bower- began to crack. Pritam Nath complet- ed his "hat-trick" when Whetton broke through on the right to send back a
from glorious centre
the goal-line
South Africa's Three Changes
ENGLAND DROP YARDLEY
The Second Test match between
FINE FORWARD LINE in spite of not having handled a hockey much the superior of Army. Retaining with his pads, Pritam Nath following South Africa and the M.C.C.
As an attacking machine, Navy were which Goodwin only managed to stop stick for some years, gave a very fine their positions almost throughout the up splendidly to net. display of spoiling tactics and was only
inside-forwards game, Navy's beaten in the latter stages of the sec-very dangerous, Kennedy ond half by a nasty knock on the ankle always looking like scoring when and for want of stamina. Pitted as he possession. was against a very fast right-wing combination comprising Khuda Bux and Lt. Inderjit Singh, he more than held his own in tussles with them.
Three minutes before the final whis- (England) commences this morn- Medd tle the one and only concerted move-ing at Capetown, where an inter-
inment on Army's left-wing brought a
REVERSE-STICK PLAY
Test
goal, Nerain Singh racing through to esting match should ensue. Kennedy's deft little touches and score the equaliser. Navy tried hard It will be recalled that the First- deflections of clearances by his de- in the last few minutes to get ahead Test match resulted in a draw, fenders to his colleagues were a plea- again, but to no avail and a splendid South Africa playing out time in sure to watch and if he is in the game ended in a draw.
their second innings. · Colony when Macao visit us, he must R. Navy:-Lt. Goodwin; Surg. Lt. One of the outstanding features of surely be a strong contender for In- Steele-Perkins and Lt. Carr; Lt. Gun- England's team for to-day has the game was the remarkable display terport honours. His tremendous nar, Lt. Firth and Comdr. Bowerman; been announced, and N.W.D. Yard- of reverse---stick work of the Navy de- speed and stick-work were yesterday Lt. Whitworth, Lt. Woods, Lt. Comdr. ley, who failed in the First fence, this resulting in many intercept- responsible for two brilliant goals. Kennedy (Captain), Lt. Medd and F. O. ed passes and splendid clearances by Pritam Nath, lacking support from Miller.
to get going, has been Firth, at centre-half, and Carr, at left his two inside forwards, Lt. Indarjit Army: L/Cpl. Dove (R.C.S.); Pte. dropped in favour of Leonard back. Both these players rarely mis-Singh and Nerain Singh, both of whom Stickley (M'sex) and L/Bdr. Carter Hutton, who was unable to play timed a reverse stick clearance and were very much off-colour, was forced (R.A.); L/Cpl. Matton (R.E.), Lieut. through injury as a result of being rendered fine service in breaking up to carry the burden of attack on his Hook (R.A.) and L/Sgt. Fraser (R. dangerous Army movements down the own shoulders and secured a
"hat- Scots); L/Nk, Khuda Bux (R.A.), hit by a ball. .contre.
trick" against a fast clearing and Lieut. Indarjit Singh (Rajputana. Ri-
THREE CHANGES The outstanding defender on view tackling Navy defence.
fles), Lieut. Pritam Nath (Rajputana South Africa have three changes was undoubtedly Whetton, Army's
Rifles), L/Nk. Kerain Singh (Ku- from their first team. Dalton, whose right-half, who gave a brilliant dis- Khuda Bux, Army's right-winger, maons) and Rim. Pataub Singh (Ku-century in the first test was largely play of stickwork rivalling that of was the pick of the four wingers on maons).
Wishing you all
A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
KHUDA BUX SHINES
C. INGENOHL'S CIGAR STORES
"LA PERLA DEL ORIENTE".
responsible for pulling South Africa out of the fire, has been dropped, while Bond also makes way for an- other newcomer. ·P. Balaskas, the South African, googly bowler and Rowan àre two newcomers.
N. K. Viljoen injured his hand and has been forced to stand down, J. Briscoe taking his place.
The South African team is as fol- lows:
The team is.-A. Melville, B. Mit-. chell, AB. C. Langton, W. Wade, J. Briscoe, A. D. Nourse, P. Van der Byl, E. W. Davies, Balaskas, N. Gordon, Rowan.
ENGLAND'S TEAM
· England's team was announced yesterday and is the same as in the First Test with the exception that Leonard Hutton (Yorkshire) re- places N. W. D. Yardley (Cam- bridge and Yorkshire), Edrich has been retained.
The team is as follows:
W. R. Hammond, B. H. Valen- tine; P. A. Gibb, Edrich, Goddard, Hutton, Paynter, Verity, Wright, Ames and N. W D. Yardley (twelfth man).—Reuter.
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