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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 1, 1989

BOWLING

SPLENDID B

Generally speaking, last Satur-1 day's League cricket matches found bowlers holding the upper hand. Only two teams really got on top winkt batting. They were Kow- loon Cricket Club, with whom I dealt in Monday's issues, and Navy, who took 162 for 9 off the Army attack..

At Happy Valley, Civil Service, without the services of Ja E. Richardson, were all out for 66 against I.R.C. but even then were not as badly beaten as one would have expected.

Indeed, had a catch put up by A. H. Madar (14) been held, there is no knowing what may have happened.

Civil Service batsmen failed mis- erably and only John Barrow was able to stay in for any length of time,

H. MARTINEAU'S CRICKET TEAM FOR EGYPT

Cairo (By Air Mail)The fol lowing players will form the cricket team which Mr. H.; M.. Martineau is taking for a short visit to Egypt in April:~~-

RE. 8. Wyatt (Warwickshire), T. N. Pearce (Essex)," A....W. Childa-Clarke (Middlesex), A. G. Powell (Essex), R. de W. K. Win- law (Surrey), D. F. Walker (Nor- folk), G. C. Newman. (Middle- sex), A. Singleton (Worcester- shire), Taylor, Stevens, - and Crouch.

bination and Army were all out for 92.

MINU

AGAINST

C.S.C.C.

Welcome Recruit

ing and six men were dismissed in, took 5 for 34 in 17 overs, seven of quick time and had not A. E. Noron- which were maldene. habatted gallantly for 33 not out, and M. Mendonca played a fine re arguard action, Wood's effort would have been rewarded. As it was, Re- creio only won with a wicket to spare.

Wood's figures were 17-3-44-8. truly remarkable performance!

K.C.C. Fall Away

A

The maintenance of the all-round form of Brian Fay, the batting of "Nobby" Clarke, and the promising debut of .. W. E. Heath, were the features of the game at Sookunpoo between Police and L. R. C.

Thanks to Fay and Clarke, Police were able to declare at 192 for 8 after which Fay and Heath dismiss- ed the Indians for 84. The perfor At Cox's Road, Kowloon were well mance of Heath must prove parti-

..!

Moores took G for 38 but, I am told, these figures are inclined. to Nazarin and Minu opened the flatter him. He has been in Weihai- I. R. C. attack and both, in their wel for the last couple of months own different ways, were in re- and has been obliged to keep watch markably fine form. Nazarin, with in a temperature of about 20 below. on the way to a comfortable victory cularly welcome to Police just now the new ball, was swinging at least Under these circumstances, it is not hast Club when Divett took a as they have just lost B. G. Baker, A couple of feet, whilst Minu, who surprising that he requires a bit of hand in things. In partnership with who sailed in the course of the week

time to thaw out. I understand Fox, he added 71 for the eighth for England via Canada, many, myself included, thought was deteriorating, never bowled better Birmingham will be here until the wicket, heavy toll being taken of all end of next month and I expect than he did on this occasion. He

Navy to lose very few of their rein turned the a lot, pitching the leg stump and going across. maining fixtures, notwithstanding When anybody proved enterpris- the fact that one of them is against ing enough có get down the pitch to

on

him, he cleverly dropped them shor-

ter. In effect he was well high un- playable and his analysis (15-4-25-6) just about sums up his form.

Madar, who has been described to me as the finest change bowler in the Colony, took two cheap wickets, as did Nazarin.

Baker Bowls Well

Recreio.

Missed Opportunities!

The Recreio-Craigengower match is another in which the result might have been vastly different if certain opportunities had been taken

the bowlers...

an unbroken last-wicket stand Later, Divett and Bond added 41

BY "ADREM"

and Club declared at 192 for 9 after A. M. Rodrigues made the bulk of being 75 for 9. Recreio's runs but was missed off the first ball of the match. As the on occasions, McKenzie doing Divett was extremely fortunate next highest scores were 22 and 18, there is every possibility, that their score would not have been much beyond 50.

Set to score 56, 1. R. C. did not have it all their own way. F. Baker, although not quite recover-

Francis Zimmern was always dif- ed from his injury, bowled very well indeed. He was much slower ficult to play and he took 5 for 32, than usual but this appeared rather while left-handed A. K. Ismail also to increase his effectiveness than did well to take 4 for 21.

Only batsman who over looked otherwise.

everything but get his wicket but Fox hit beautifully for his 88. Simp son and McKenzie were the most successful Kowloon bowlers, obtain-

Brilliant Bowling At K.0.0.

GRIFFITHS' DOUR

KNOCK

Excellent bowling by C. H Stark, G. Souza and B. D. on a lively wicket, fer the cricket match at Cor's Road yesterday in which Kow loon Cricket Club beat the Volunteers by 68 ruma, Stark, a comparative newcomer ing three and five wickets, respec-to the Colony, and Souza opened the Volunteers' attack and for their K. C. C. started badly. In a mat first three overs were well-nigh ter of a few minutes, three wickets unplayable. The former, bowling were down for six runs. Madar, who fast-medium

tively.

wicket took the wic-

I. R. C. lost their first five wickets like a batsman was Duggie Hung batted correctly for 55, and Good-pace off the and making great

cheaply and there seemed every Opening with A. R. H. Esmail, he prospect of a tight finish but Madar batted dourly right through Crai-ban, then added 85 for the fourth kets of Baxter, R. T. Broadbridge was last wicket and after they were dis- and S. V. Gittina in a matter of a held out with M. el Arculli and the gengower's innings and

missed time was played out although few minutes, as the result of runs were knocked off. Apart from man out for -18. A. R Minu, who may or may not Having regard to the fact that it not until a few anxious moments beautiful bowling.

were experienced. when McKenzie

FINE LENGTH little is their own ground, it seems sur-

and Baldwin-were quickly sent back.

have come off, there was and had prising that a reason advanced me]

the

Souza kept an immaculate length in the way of batting left

on or outside the off stump, going either Arculli or Madar been dis- for Craigengower's failure was

A Newcomer away, and looked like taking wic- missed, Civil Service might well awkward direction in which the

kets all the time. However, it was have brought off one of the most wicket was pitched. Gosano, it ap-

pears, bowled into, the sun with the Stark, a comparative sensational victories of the season.

newcomer not until his second spoil that hu It is quite remarkable the differ- result that his deliveries were en- to local cricket, made good use of met with any real success and he ence one ship makes to Navy. On tering the batsmen's shadows, whilst the new ball to take 4 for 27 and I then took six wickets very quickly

at some not too distant to finish off the inninga Saturday Birmingham was in port Ozorio, pitching them up more, was foresee, and with it, Marine Moores and Lt. Manners and Navy won casily by 70 runs.

Both bowlers were described to On this occasion Manners did not me as being merely steady and their cone off with the bat but Lt. Wal-success was attributed to rank bad tere," "Chapman and of courge Whit- batting by the opposition! -marsh all batted well to enable

Navy declaration at 162 for 9.

Scragg's Swingers

The Juniors

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difficult to see whilst batting into period, this bowler performing for Mackay batted for the best part the sun..........

the senior team with some distinc- of 90 minutes for his 60 which in- tion.

cluded nine fours, At Pokfulum, University had mat-] L. T. Ride and R. H. Griffiths ters all their own way against Crai-¡gave the Volunteers a good start gengower who are truly going from and had nearly 40 runs on the board bad to worse! Without the services before the former was caught of H. P. Lim, the visiting batsmen, the wicket. Thereafter I anticipated a close finish in the with, the exception of Norman Lay bowled very well to take 7 match between Recreio and Navy Broadbridge, were never in the pic-for 60 and on his form yesterday, but had it not been for Wood, there ture against the bowling of Ng would be a great asset to the Sen- When Army batted, Paxton, who is every indication that the former and Teoh and were all out for 77. for Team in their "needle" game has

been one of the outstanding would have won easily.

University made light of this against Club de Recreio on Satur- bowlers of the season, did not opon. Navy batted first and were put task and after losing K. & Oh at day. He made way for Scragg and out for 188. Capt. Carless was 10, knocked the required runs off Griffitha played a dour innings. Moores. The former was in splen top-scorer with 29 but scores were without further loss. Tam made 84 whon wickets were falling fast „did form. He swung the ball vici- fairly conalétent. Recreio's

fall.

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„oudly and Logan, first in for Army, was, as usual, keen and elding (retired, while the consistent J. Fong and his was the eighth wicket to

Ho

attack Boqured 29. had a sorry time of it and did every consistent, the wickets being shared There was not a great deal of skill: KI Baxter, folding in the thing but get out in the first 10 by A. V. Gossno, Spares and G. N. shown by either Army or Civil Ser-lips

and gully, appears to have minutes of the innings. Actually Gosario

vice in their drawn: match at Soo found his fight position. Logan was in for only three overs Recrolo set about their task of kunpoò,"

took two beautiful catches and was most fortunate to ・ make scoring 184 for a win with con- Army made 182 (Webb 24,

| fidence. "Polly" Xavier and A. J. M. Jones 23) and Civil Servic Thereafter, Man mannged 13 and Prata added 67 for the first wicked 111 for 6 at close of plan

than 17 hût Borage, Moores and with only three wickets alben 1- anton proved too deadly a com- the score was 105 Wood then got got