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Ladies'

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 14, 1939

Interport Hockey

Players At Practice

TO MEET REST OF COLONY SIDE NEXT SUNDAY

(By "STICKS”)

THE 15 players selected to represent Hong Kong Ladies Hockey

have their first match together as a team next Sunday morning on a ground and time to be announced later.

They will oppose Rest of the Colony, a side which has already been selected and which contains one or two surprise items.

together, probably against one of the Caer Clark Cup teams or a selection of players from this division.

Rest's full-back division will, tice match comprise Miss E. Gray and Miss A. Fowler, who played together against Shanghai on the last oc- casion the two ports clashed, in 1936. The exclusion of Miss Fowler, who is one of the 15 players selected, from the team to meet the Rest comes as a sur- prise, for it looks as if Mrs. Wil- mot

been has provisionally selected to partner Miss G. White, in Shanghai.

PREFERENCE

There is the fact, however, that as there are 15 players, all cannot be accommodated in the same team, but at the same time it should be re-

Mrs. Wilmot (Seaforths) left, and Miss A. Fowler (“Y” Ladies) right, are both left-backs and members of the Ladies' Interport hoc- key team to visit Shanghai. ("China Mail" photos).

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England Need 201 Runs For Victory

EDRICH'S BRILLIANT DISPLAY: SCORES 219

Durban, To-day.

England are facing victory for the first time in the Fifth and membered that Miss Fowler's ex- Final Test match against South Africa as the result of yesterday's perience should have given her pre-play when P. A. Gibb, of Yorkshire, and Edrich, of Middlesex, took ference over Mrs. Wilmot.

the score from 253 for 1 to 447 for 3, the latter scoring a brilliant 219.

Miss B. Greaves and Miss M. Booker, who are also members of the Interport squad, who will be playing for Rest of the Colony.

THE SCORE BOARD

With Hammond and Paynter bat- ting very cautiously and only 201 Miss June Hall, St. Andrew's cus-runs needed for victory, England todian, will be between the sticks look like avenging their “Rubber" while the half-back trio will com- defeat at the hands of South Africa SOUTH AFRICA-1st Innings 530 prise Miss J. Booker, Miss J. Wong during the 1935 season. and Miss B. Greaves.

Miss M: Miss J. Ewing and Booker will be Rest's right-wing pair while Miss M. Shand and Miss J. Bradbury, will make up the left- another Inter- wing. Miss Grieg, port player, will lead the attack.

On Sunday, March 26, the Inter- port players will play a second prac-

UNIVERSITY'S BADMINTON WIN OVER TAIKOO

University beat Taikoo by 9 games to nil in the Mixed Doubles Badminton League. last night.

97

89

0

25

74

103

SOUTH AFRICA-2ND INNINGS A record partnership in Test P. Van Der Byl, c Paynter, b

England and ⠀ Wright matches between South Africa was established by B. Mitchell, b Verity.....

Nourse, Gibb and Edrich yesterday, when E. Rowan, c Edrich, b Verity

c Hutton, Farnes they brought the M.C.C. second A. D. innings score in the Final Test to

K. G. Viljoen, b Perks 333 for 1 at lunch time.

The previous record was held by A. Melville, b Farnes

and Tyldesley, whose E. L. Dalton, c and b Wright 21 Sutcliffe partnership at Johannesburg in R. E. Grieveson, b Farnes the 1927-28 tour produced 230 runs. A. B. C. Langton, c Hammond,

b Farnes It was a glorious wicket which

out well, although E. S. Newson, b Wright Was rolled slightly worn in spots. Walter N. G. Gordon, not out

Extras Hammond, M.C.C. captain, was in no mood to take any chances and warned spectators through a loud- speaker not to approach the wic-

ing.

21-11

23-20

SLOW START

Total.

Gibb 112 and Edrich 152, which included 17 fours.

GIBB BOWLED After adding 25 runs to the total following the resumption, Gibb was bowled by Dalton, h top spin- ner taking his middle stump.

Gibb made his 120 in a stolid The innings lasting 451 minutes.

280 runs, partnership yielded which was the biggest in the Bri- tish-South African Tests, beating the feat of Hobbs and Sutcliffe of

Edrich with crips driving, sent the ball to the boundary three times in succession, to score 210 in bound- 395 minutes, including 23 aries, 403 runs being hoisted in 497 minutes.

268, at Lord's, in 1924.

Edrich had scored 215 and Ham- mond 34 when the tea interval was taken with the score at 442 for 2. When Hammond had scored nine

runs, he completed his 1,000 runs

for the tour.

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Batting brilliantly for 436 min-

6

utes and giving a chanceless and

3

sound display of on-driving, Edrich

7

was ultimately dismissed by Gor-

17

don, who dived low at silly-leg to

481

hold a catch off Langton's bowling. Edrich had reached the boundary on 25 occasions.

Fall of wickets:-1 for 191 (Mit-

Hammond and Paynter were very 191 (Van der Byl); 4 for 242 cautious, the former reaching his P. K. Hui and Miss J. Choa (Uni-ket, which showed signs of crack-chell); 2 for 191 (Rowan); 3 for

(Nourse); 5 for 346 (Viljoen); 6 half century in 134 minutes in- versity).

and Miss R. beat A. Keown

Summers

Edrich and Gibb were very slow for 382 (Dalton); 7 for 434 (Mel-cluding three boundaries. beat R. Main and Miss G. Cun- beat B. Pecker and Mrs. Main 21 g/at the start, only nine runs beingville); 8 for 450 (Längton); 9 for was ultimately adjourned owing to

ningham C. K. Lee and Miss K. J. Hung (Uni- scored in 30 minutes. Gibb reach- 162 (Newson); 10 for 481 (Grieve poor light, Hammond and Paynter

versity).

beat Keown and Miss Summers 21-14

Play

being undefeated for 58 and 24, respectively, with the total at 496 O. R. M. W. for 3.

ed his century in 362 minutes and had hit a five and two fours.

son).

BOWLING ANALYSIS

beat Main and Miss Cunning-

ham beat Peeker and Mrs. Main

21-13

21.

Farnes Perks P. S. Bun and Miss J. Anderson nership yielded 200 in 244 minutes.

Verity Gibb had then scored 105 and Wright (University).

Edrich beat Keown and Miss Summers 21-5 Edrich 128. beat Main and Miss G. Cunning-

Hammond ham

Hutton

It took 310 minutes of batting to The part- bring the total to 301, . 21- 8

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99

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7 146

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40 9. 87

2

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Edrich was in great form and 21 - delighted the spectators with his

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ENGLAND 1st Innings 316

ENGLAND 2ND INNINGS: Hutton, b Mitchell P. A. Gibb, b Dalton Edrich, e Gordon, b Langton W. R. Hammond, not out Paynter, not out

Extras

Total (for 3 wkte.) Fall of

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120

ROLLERS JUST WIN

Pokfulam's Pride Lose Bowling Clash

At the Hong Kong Bowling Alloys last night, the "Rollers" beat "Pok- 219 fulam's Pride" by 41 points in a very 54 exciting Ewo League match which was 24 decided in the last framo:

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496

F. Angus

(Hutton) 2 Wickets:-1 for 1974M, Welll

447 (Edrich).

grand driving.

"Pokfalum's Prido":

858 (Gibb) 8 for A. H. Potts

Weill

Total

110 141 125 382 115 101 147 · 863 12492 09 822 08-104 109 811

1,878

"Rollers"

160 110 176 445 He punished all c. Guttinger

95 881 except Langton, who kept a good 8. A. Tremlett 1. 128 118

J. Dubois ... 108: 108 108 822 length

81122 821 A. A. Hutchison. 118

When the lunch adjournment was taken; the score was 388 for

Total

∙1,419