THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 28, 1989.
5th A.A. Regt. Enter Running
UNINTERESTING SENIOR LEAGUE SOCCER CARD
Bickford And Skinner Leaving For Home
A most uninteresting First Divi- sion League soccer programme is down for decision to-day. Kowloon meet St. Joseph's at home and are expected to win, although they will be without the services of Riertsen, their outside-left.
Paul Bell, Shanghai Interporter, will lead their attack, while East-
man will be seen on the left-wing, In the remaining two matches, South China "B" are expected to take both points off Club, who will| have the services of B. I. Bickford, their left-winger, and Jack Skin- ner, their centre-half, for the last time this season as they leave for Home next Saturday.
Middlesex will be without Wat- son and Grogan, but are expected to beat Kwong Wah, who
have fallen off lately.
Second Div. Championship Old Rivals
In Interesting Stage
R.A.F. AND R. SCOTS WIN THIRD
DIVISION SECTIONS
(By "UBIQUE")
The struggle for the Second Division League soccer champion- ship still continues unabated and with the recent defeats of South China, 5th A.A. Regiment have also entered the running and are making a strong bid for the title. Unfortunately, they will meet one of their greatest obstacles this afternoon, when they encounter Engineers, twice conquerors of South China.
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To Meet To-Day
Craigengower v I.R.C.
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(By "ADREM")
Big match in to-day's Lea- gue cricket programme will take place at Happy Valley between joint champions of the Senior League Craigengower Cricket Club and Indian Re creation Club.
As I mentioned when these teams
met in a friendly a few weeks ago, there is intense rivalry between the two combination which the two replays last
season-neither of which, provided a result--did noth- ing to work off.
In spite of the fact that they Scots must be congratulated on win- will be without Haigh, who has ning the "A" and "B" sections, re- left for Home and at least two spectively, and the deciding games, players who will promoted to the first of which will be played take the places of Grogan and next Saturday, should provide for Watson, Middlesex should take some interesting football. both points from Kwong Wah, CREDITABLE PERFORMANCE
Air Force meet the 24th Battery, I.R.C. have a knack of winning while South China, the present leaders, cannot take things too R. A., who have shown remarkable on their own territory. Not only do easily against Eastern, who have improvement during the latter part they win at Sookunpoo, they usual- rub it in and win handsomely. shown great improvement recent- of the season, but in view of the
fact that ly.
Stonecutters
venue, meet the With Happy Valley the lowly-placed Amateur Sporting however, it can fairly confidently Association in the last game, they be predicted that the issue will be cannot improve on third place--a a good deal closer. creditable performance after an in-
Several teams conclude their fix- tures in the Third Division to-day: The Royal Air Force and Royal
TO-DAY'S FOOTBALL FORECAST
Kowloon
First Division
V
St. Joseph's
(Kowloon, 4 p.m.)
Referee: Stedman.
Linesmen:-Wyper and Fraser.
Club
(Caroline Hill, 4 p.m.)
South China “B” ́ ́v
Referee:-Hooper.
Linesmen :-Gibson and Banham.
"Middlesex-
V Kwong Wah
(Sookunpoo, 4 p.m.)
Referee:Thomas.
Linesmen:-Barretto and Baker.
Second Division
ν
Club
(Caroline Hill, 2.30 p.m.)
...R.A.O.C.
Kowloon
Referee:-Silva.
V
St. Joseph's
(Kowloon, 2.30 p.m.).
Referee:-Ip.
V
Middlesex
Kwong Wal (Sookunpoo, 2.30 p.m.) Referee:-Hinchliffe.
Engineers
vự 5th R.A. (Military, 4 p.m.) Referee: Goss.
Third Division "A" 5th R.A.
v Electric (Military, 2.30 p.m.) Referee: McIlgrew,
Third Division "B" Kumaon R.
V Powhattan (Chatham Road, 2.30 p.m.) Referee: Marriott. 24th R.A.
R.A.F. (St. Joseph's, 2.30 p.m.) Referee:-Burgess. · R.E. (E.)
R.A.M.C. (Chatham Road, 4 p.m.) Referee:-Dove.
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BRITISH MALT,
BRITISH HOPS,
THERE'S NO FAULT
IN
ALLSOPP'S
Sole Agents:-
different start.
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30th Battery are another team that have been plodding along with a fair amount of success, and are now lying third in the "A” Section. There is every possibility of them
They finishing second.
encounter their fellow gunners from Stanley to-day and should collect both points, while South China have a heavy task when they clash with P.W.D., the only Third Division and Civilian team surviving in the Junior Shield.
(Continued from next column) week will not prevent him from playing.
JUNIOR LEAGUE
Nothwithstanding their uncon-
| vincing display against K.C.C. last Saturday, I do not think Craigen- gower will lose unless Minu's bowling proves quite unplayable. All being equal, I am inclined to forecast a draw.
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RECREIO v C.S.C.C.
In view of their fine record in their last three games, I feel fair- ly certain that general opinion will Recreio the enthusiastic favour team to win easily against Civil Service. This is not unlikely. Had Baker been playing, I would have given C.S.C.C. quite a good chance very of winning. However, this steady bowler does not arrive until Sunday or Monday in the Patro- clus.
I must confess that complete re- versals in form have left me rather confused regarding the Junior teams. Sides which on paper should have won easily, have given dread- C.S.C.C. ful displays.
PROGRAMME First Division
v Hong Kong C.C.
Indian R.C. Second Division
Navy
V C. de R. Kowloon C.C. V Army Navy I will venture to forecast, Craigengower C.C. v nevertheless, a win for Recreio over Craigengower, who will be with- Hong Kong C.C. v
C. de R. out Lim; a win for University over
Army Civil Service and draws between University H.K.C,C. and Navy, and Army and K.C.C.
Some of the teams:-
SENIOR
K.C.C.-F. Goodwin (captain), D. J. N. Anderson, K. M. Baxter, R. T. Broadbridge, G. C. Burnett, E. C. Fin- cher, E. F. Fincher, S. V. Gittins, R. E. Lee, N. D. Lloyd, N. A. E. Mackay. Umpires, H. Övery. Scorer, T. A
Madar.
Recreio A. M. Rodrigues (Capt.), N. Beltrao, J. Gonsalves, E. L. Gosano, L. G. Gosano, G. A. Guterres, H. L. Ozorio, A. M. Prata, W, A, Reed, P. M. N. da Silva, jr., E. M. L. Soares.
H.K.C.C.-H. Owen Hughes (Capt.), M. F. L. Haymes, J. L. Illaley, L. D. Kilbee, G. P. Longfield, K. A. Munroe, J. L. C. Pearce, T. A. Pearce, J. E Potter, L. T. Ride and P. H. Scoones.
C.C.C.-E. Zimmern (Capt.), J. P. Billimoria, A. R. H. Esmail, D. Hung, A. K. Ismail, A. T. Lee, H. P. Lim, W. Rapley, G. Souza, A. Zimmern and F. R. Zimmern.
V Craigengower C.C. Kowloon C.C.
v
V Civil Service C.C.
Nevertheless, if the home team can get away to a good start, it is quite on the cards that they will win, as I have a strong suspicion that Recreio-still comparatively new-to senior cricket-are inclined to have an inferiority complex.
Army, no doubt still smarting con- siderably from the awful hiding administered upon them by Re- creio. last week, will be all out to show the
after- world this noon at K.C.C.'s expense, they are not the collection of rabbits that their performance last week might possibly have led people to believe.
GOODWIN'S. FORMA They have a big task in front of them, however, as K.C.C. will have out the same team which nearly beat Craigengower last week. If K.C.C.-W. Mulcahy (captain), R. Goodwin can reproduce the form Baldwin, F. A. Broadbridge, G. he showed in the nets last Wed-
S.
JUNIOR
CALDBECK MACGREGOR Goodban. A Gray, B., D. Lay, J..nesday, he is going to take a lot of
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Luke, W. L. McKenzie, R. A. J. Simp-stopping. He appeared every bit as son, G. E. Taylor, G. A. White.
pire, H. Brokenshire. Scorer, G. W. good as he was in his heyday and Giffen.
showed all his old ability to bowl H.K.C.C.-F. J. R. Mitchell (Capt.) that occasional unplayable ball H. J. Armstrong, C. W. E. Bishop, V which nearly always takes a wic. G-Bond N P Fox, R. MM-King,
H. J. D. Lowe, G. S. Lovett, A. K. Mac-ket. kenzie, D. S. Robb and W. Stoker.
C.C.C.-B. R. Trance (Capt.), E. J. M. Churn, A. B. Hamson, W. Hong Sling, A. Kitchell, C. W. Lam, Locke, A. M. Omar, W. K. Way, C Winch and J. L, Young-Saya.
In the remaining Senior - game, Club should have little difficulty in beating the much-depleted Navy side. Aled Pearce's injury last (Continued at foot of preceding Col.)
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