THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 28, 1989
THE TEST MATCH
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ENGLAND WIN FIRST TEST WITH EASE
West Indies Batsmen Collapse After Good Start
FROM HERE AND THERE
UCH as I would like to think that
HEADLEY SCORES
CENTURY IN EACH INNINGS
London, To-day. Despite a gallant fighting
SCORE BOARD
West Indies-1st Innings
England-1st Innings
L. Hutton, e Grant, b Hylton
H. Gimblett, Cameron
277
196
22
E. Paynter, e Barrow, b Cameron 34 W. R. Hammond, e Grant,
Cameron
D. Compton, c Stollmeyer,
Clarke
M South China won on their merits innings by George Headley, who, by scoring a cen-J. Hardstaff, not out
against C.R.C. last Monday in the
that the courts and peculiar light ex-
Tennis League, I cannot help feeling tury in each innings against the cream of Eng- land's bowling, has definitely earned the right to be listed among the finest batsmen in the world, West Indies lost the first Cricket Test at Lord's by the large margin of 8 wickets,
perienced on their ground did not more to disturb the morale of the champions than the amazingly steady display of the home team. All indications point to I.R.C. beating South China, which would dispense with the need for a play-off between South China and C.R.C. for, the title, but should a play-off be
necessary and taking into considera
tion that "Tennie Kwok will then
be
available for the challengers, C.R.C.
would start hot favourites on neu-
tral courts. Incidentally, this was the
first C.R.C. defeat in eight years, and it was the first occasion that S.C.A.A. had beaten C.R.C.!
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HE match between Recreio
Although Headley was not troubled by the bowlers and J. E. D. Sealey managed to hit one or two very hard, the remainder of the West Indies batsmen were never in the picture.
A
Following the dismissal of their In view of England's declaration overnight with their score at 404 star batsman, the remainder of the only fac-West Indies team collapsed badly for 5, West Indies were
and the whole side. were out for anding a deficit of 127 runs. TH
K.C.C. served as an excellent ex- They only succeeded in securing 225. ample of the alarming lack of new blood. The Recreio six have dono "A" 225, leaving England 98 runs to Division service as far back as can be remembered, while R. T. Broadbridge is the only real newcomer to League tennis in the K.C.C. team. Both clubs should be well fed by La Salle and St. Joseph's, and C.B.S. and D.B.S., but they are not. Recreio, however, have several promising, young players in the junior division, which is more K.C.C. have.
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*
than
score for victory. This they man aged with the loss of the wickets of Hutton and Gimblett, Paynter and W. R. Hammond knocking off the runs in an unfinished partner, ship of 61 runs,
West Indies started disastrously yesterday morning, losing the wic- ket of J. Stollmeyer to Copson be- TF rumour is correct, Mr. Eu Tong-fore that batsman had opened his by Rose Elect, as account. R. S. Grant, the captain, yet unbeaten, is suffering from should-who had opened, was then joined er trouble, while Desert Chief, second best pony in this stable, is also not in by G. Headley and the score was carried to 42 before Grant was the best of condition.
bowled by Bowes.
I
SEE the Hong Kong Cricket Club's new bowls green is now in use, but I understand that it is being used more as a practice green by members who the play for League teams such as
Meanwhile, Headley had been batting with supreme confidence, and Sealey had been hitting with refreshing vigour. This pair added
With plenty of time to get the runs, England set about her task of scoring the 98 runs required with vigour and this was accom plished in only 18 overs.
The second Test will be played at Manchester on July 22.
TO-DAY'S TENNIS
Following is to-day's "C" Division League Tennis programme with the
teams:-
K.T.G.C.A. C.D.R. R.P.S.C.
Y.
V.
..
.C.C.C.
C.B.A. C.R.C.
· V.---- -- I.R.C.
- S:C.A.A.“ K.T.G.C.A.-Henry Lin and T. E. Ling; Lee Ling-chuen and Lam H. Y. Hsu and W. H. Wei.
A. Wood, not out
Extras
b.
14
120
8
0
15
404
Total (for 5 wkts. dec.) Fall of wickets:-1 for 49 (Gim- blett); 2 for 119 (Faynter); 3 for 147 (Hammond); 4 for: 395 (Compton); 6 Bowling Anal. R. W.
for 402 (Hutton).
Martindale
Hylton Constantine
Cameron
Clarke Sealey Grant
Analysis
20 2 86 24 4 98%
0
1
18 0 67
0
26 6 66 3
6 0
28
3
0 ... 21
8
0
28
West Indies-2nd Inaings
J. Stollmeyer, c Verity, b Copson R. S. Grant, b Bowes
23
G. Headley, c Hutton, b Wright 107 J. E. D. Sealey, c Wood, b Copson 29 K. H. Weekes, e Wood, b Verity L. N. Constantine, e Hammond, b
Verity
J. H. Cameron, e and b Wright 1. Barrow, not out
E. A. Martindale, c Bowes,
Wright
L. G. Hylton, c Hardstaff,
Copson
C. B. Clarke, c and b Copson
Extras
Total
16
17
13
0
11
225
Fall of wickets:-1 for 0 (Stollmey- er); 2 for 42 (Grant); 8 for 106, (Sea- (Constantine); 6 for 199 (Cameron); ley); 4 for 154 (Weekes); 5 for 190 7. for 200 (Headley); 8 for 204 (Mar- tindale); 9 for 225 (Hylton).
Bowling Analysis
Bowes Copson Wright
Compton
Yacht Club and Football Club than by 63 for the third wicket but shortly Cowan Leonard and Lee Whua Verity.
converts..
ap-
before lunch, and just after Head- ley had reached his half-century, HUTTON and Compton have done it Sealey snicked one from Copson again. At Trent Bridge last year and Wood behind the sticks made they made their first Test
against Australia and no mistake. pearance
On Mon- Joined by Weekes, Headley play- each scored a century. day they both played against the West ed out time until lunch, which was Indies for the first time and both scor taken with the score at 117 for 8. ed centuries. Writing of Hutton re-
WRIGHT'S SUCCESSES minds one that Derbyshire, without
After lunch, Weekes proceeded their fast bowler Copson, trundled out Yorkshire without Hutton, Bowes, to play cautious cricket and al- Verity and Wood-for 83, but then dismissed for 201 Yorkshire although he only added 10 to his ways have a man to step into the shoes lunch total, the score had been ad- of a famous player, but not many will vanced to 154 before he played in- have heard of Smurthwaite, who took side a leg-break from Verity and 5 for 7. Last year he played for the second eleven and took 7 for 92 in 25 provided Wood with his second overs. He played once for the cham victim. plons but did not bowl or bat. Smailes, ofcourse, has wreaked havoc among County batsmen in the past and has even played in a Test, but his 4 for 11 and 10 for 47 in 17.1 overs must rank .88, his best feat to date.
Wero
Only other Yorkshiremen to take 10 wickets in an innings in a County
TV3 are:
pike 10 for 35 v Somerset in 1914. Marly 10 for 36 v Warwick in 1081;
10 for 10 v Notts in 1982.
took 80 wickets last season of 31:11 per wicket. aire's totals of 20: and stitute de record low
but in 1879 the
inninge for
After Cameron had been caught and bowled by Wright without Opening his account, Headley's great innings came to a close when he was caught by Hutton at silly mid-off, Wright again being the successful bowler.
Headley had given a chanceless display in a gallant fighting Innings in which he found the boundary on eight occasions dur ing a stay at the wickets of 280 minutes. He has thus twice scored enturies in each innings of a Test
Inst England
hes, cal bleeps, 14
12 inches:
fought Galento.
kek; H. King and P. C. Chen; P.| C. Yu and S. A. Cassumbhoy. C.D.R.-G. A. Noronha and H. H. Noronha; A. M. Remedios and L. Carvalho; J. C. Fonseca and M. A. Guterres..
C.B.A.-N. B. Whitley and H. Fowler; G. H. Fowler and D. Smith; M. Yatskin and K. Knight. R.P.S.C.-D. Leonard and Au Kam-
moon; G. Singh and W. J. Chan- son; M. F. Sheriff and C. M. Lee. C.R.C. G. Li and 0. L. Pang, S. L. Ma and F. K. Lau; T. L. Iu and C. N. Tsang.
O. M. R. 10 7 44
16.4 2
67
17
0 75
14
4
20
3 0.
England 2nd Innings Hutton, b "Hylton Gimblett, Martindale Paynter, not out W. R. Hammond, not out
Extras
Total (for 2 wkts.)
20
.100
D. Compton, Hardstaff, Wood, Verity Bowes, Wright and Copson did not bat. Fall of wickets:-1 for 35 (Hutton); 2 for 39(Gimblett).
Bowling Analysis
H. T. Bee and T. K. Leung; H. S.. S.C.A.A.-H. C. Kwok and Y, K. Ng:
Martindale "Lee and C. L. Lầu. I.R.C.S. A. R. Bux and A. R. Kit- Hylton
chell; B. M. Razack and M. 1. Constantine "Abbas; A. M. Rumjahn and H. Kit-
chell.
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