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CRICKET NOTES

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 18, 1940-

LAY'S FINE INNINGS Promotion Possibility After Sound Displays

R.A.F. WITHDRAW FROM LEAGUE BUT SEEKING READMISSION

(By "ADREM")

CRICKET NOTES this week present even greater pro- blems than they usually do. At the moment everything is up in the air. The League has started subject to confirma- tion; R. A. F. have scored a fine win over Police in their first game.

As yet, however, I have been unable to get the confirma- tion mentioned and I find that R.A.F. withdrew from the League some weeks ago and have only just applied for re-

VARSITY'S APPLICATION GRANTED

(By "ADREM”)

I have been officially inform- ed that. University's application for admission to the Senior Cric- ket League-provided this League continues this season-has been granted and the undergraduates will take over Navy's fixtures. Their second team will carry out their original fixtures in Junior Division.

admission, which the League may find it awkward to grant. OZORIO

As I expect to receive some word this afternoon (Tuesday), however, I suppose the only thing to do is to carry on us if the League will take place until word is forthcoming.

The Junior League got going with four fairly good games in which there were two fine finishes, the Champlons being, thoroughly extended at Cox's Road, and Cricket Club having extremely good win over Army in a high-scoring match.

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Police, whom I considered to have a good chance for honours this season having re- gard to the fact that all members of the Force on leave are either back or are on their way back, had their hopes rudely shat- tered by R.A.F. at Happy Valley.

Waddington and Nancarrow bowled to such good effect that they were put out for 37, J. M. Forrest being the highest scorer with 01 The Air Force bowlers were prac tically unplayable, Waddington, with his fastish deliverles, taking 4 for 14. and Nan- carrow 3 for 18.

Both these players were also in good form with the bat, Waddington making 29 and Nancarrow 42, while C. M. King, played a nice innings of 38. Danbrowsky, keeping a good length and turning the ball cleverly from leg, was put on too late to do the damage he might have done, but, in an inspired spell of nine balls, he took four wickets without conceding

run.

R.A.F. PROBLEMS ..

It is to be hoped that the problems con- fronting the R.A.F.'s re-entry into the League will be ironed out, as they are with- out doubt one of the keennest teams in the Colony. In view of the fact that it is going to be extremely difficult to fit in League matches as it is, however, I shall not be surprised if they will have to stay out.

L.R.C., who have done nothing to write home about thus far this season, put up an amazingly good showing against the Cham- plons, Kowloon Cricket Club, and with a bit more fortune might very well have won.

Rumjahn and F. A. Curreem had given

lapse negatived.

There was a thrilling finish to this match Abbas, hitting lustily on the los side, placed his side within striking distance after K. M. 1.R.C. a good start which a subsequent col- A. H. Ismail and Y. T. Barma were unable to carry on the good work, however, and K.C.C. won by a bara 11 runs-not the vic- tory of a championship side by any means, Most of K.C.C.'s runs were made by three men, W. Mulcahy, who has proved one of the most consistent opening bats in the Division, F. J. Lay and Rupert Baldwin.

hear that there is a possibility of Lay being promoted. His innings on Saturday, and another fine one for the firits on Sun. day against Civil Service, were more in the Interport category than, just Second Divi- slon, and in fairness to him, I feel that he should be "blooded" in the senior team AS soon as possible as he has the tempera. ment and is not the type of youth to become large in the head!

time on Saturday after a couple of initial successes, and with Capt. Whatman and Capt. Lawrence making 41 and 67, respec- tively, Army declared at 180 for 8.

Club lost J. H. Fox early but G. E. R. Divett and D. O. Parsons added 64 for the second wicket and Armstrong and Lowe later got together in

a partnership which | realised 85 in only 35 minutes! The former was dismissed just before the Army total was reached but Lowe, in partnership with N. D. Booker, hit off the runs.

EASY WIN

At King's Park, Recreio had little difficulty in disposing of Civil Service. Ii, A. Barros made a nice 55 not out for Recreio and Guterres made 24, also undefeated. This enabled the Portuguese team to declare ati 129 for 5, which on that ground takes some getting.

Civil Service did not get them. Bond batted very well indeed, defending well and hitting the loose ones hard but Wright was the only other double-figure scorer and the Valley side were all out for 44.

Guterres, who unfortunately will not be able to play on Race Days in the future, bowled very well to take 4 for 25 and A. V. Gosano was as steady as ever in securing 3 for 17.

I was interested to see Jackle Noronha in He turned the ball a lot action once more. from the leg but his length

pretty was dreadful. Nevertheless he took the wickets of the two fall-enders for only 2 runs!

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OUR BOWLER

(By "ADREM")

RUGBY

MEDICALS BEAT SIGNALS

In a scrappy friendly rugby game at Sookunpoo yesterday Royal Army Medical Corps beat Royal Corps of Signals by 10 points (two goals) to 8 points (two tries).

The Medicals were better in the scrums and invariably obtained the ball, Chandler hooking well.

At back Morgan was safe for the Medicals with his nanelling and kicking.

The Medicals scored in the first half through Wyper for Morgan to convert. In the second half the Medicals pressed for a long time and Chandler scored another try between the posts which Morgan easily con- verted.

In the closing stages the Signals played better and reduced the arrears through Wi- Ils but Hutchinson failed to convert. Culbert failed to convert Spendelow's try from a difficult position to complete the scoring.

NAVY "A" BEATEN

5th A.A. Regt., R.A., beat Navy "A" by a goal and three tries (14 points) to a dropped

goal (4 points) at Causeway Bay yesterday.

Salisbury, Mulligan (7) and Clarke scored

and Page converted tries for Army

Most interesting of the non-League games on Saturday was that at Happy Valley between Civil Service and Re-Worsley dropped a goal for Navy, who were- creio.

CLUB TEAM

As is generally usual when Recreio led 11-0 at half tline. are engaged, scoring was low, but as is also usual in these cases, they won! Notwithstanding a fine innings of 30 not out by G. N. Gosano, the Champions have again to thank their opening bowlers for their success. E. L. Gosano and H. L.

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The following will represent Club "A": against 8th Heavy Regt., at Happy Valley to-day at 4.45 p.m.-F. Cessford, H. van Leeuwen (Captain), C. F. Needham, R. M.. Lavalle, W. B. Richardson, P. B. Wilson, R. Rutherford, R. M. M. King, K. W. Salter, Weller played a nice innings Civil F. Burford, W. Stoker, L. A. Benn, J. Red- Service and Whitley hit hard for 21, includ-man, J. II. Thornhill, R. G. Castleton, ing 20 in one over off Ozorio.

Ozorio are the perfect team, the former's fastigh stuff proving A perfect foil for Ozorio's guileful spinnera.

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Perry batted dourly, being in for an ab- successive weeks, this time for 51 runs. normal length of time for 17 not out, Whitley wrecked what would have been an was all at sea when playing Gosano, who even better analysis! did everything but take his wicket.

Gosano finished up with 3 for 27 and Ozorio took seven wickets for the second time in (Continued in Next Column)

OFFICERS V SERGEANTS

MAN AND WE EDON IN CENTURY STAND:

STAND: SIXES BY L/SGT. FRESHWATER

It is the opinion among some of our best judges of cricket that Ozorio is now the best bowler In the Colony. On Satur day he was trying something all the tima, whilst keeping an Immaculate length.

Cricket Club met with another of their fairly regular defeats, going down to I.R.C., who improve from game to game. by 79 ·

runs.

A. H. Ruinjalın, A. H. Madar, and M. el Arcull made most of I.R.C.'s runs, while Haymes and A. K. Mackenzie were the only two Club batsmen' to top 20.

the John Pearce and Minu were

most successful bowlers for their respective sides.. The intra-club game af' Craigengower was described as Firsts v Seconds but it rather looks as if such talent as was available' was split up..

Features of the match were a fine stand"

between Lim and A. T. Lee, who added 87

for the team described as the Seconds, and

nice bit of fielding by Archie Hung, who in many minutes, same place four times

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A CENTURY PARTNERSHIP between Lieut. M. P. Weedon (48) and Lt. C. M. Man (49) for the Officers, and a stand of 70 between L/Sgt. Freshwater and L/Sgt. Baker were the chief features of a high-scoring cricket match on the K.C.C. ground yesterday between the Officers and Ser-schoolboys and a fine bowling performance geants of the Middlesex Regiment. Sergeants won by 3 wickets.

Batting first the Officers started disas trously, losing three wickets for only four runs. Weedon then became associated with Man and the score was taken to 108. Man hit two sixes and three fours

and Weedon found the boundary on eight occa- sjons..

› Later Major H.W.M. Stewart hit four fours

and a five in an innings of 29 and the Of ficers” „fotal was carried to 176.

Lt. Col. L. A. Newnham, b Freshwater 14 Maj. H. W. M. Stewart, c Ramsey, b

Overy Lt. :A, W, P. Peal, b Overy, Capt. W. H. F. Chaltey, not out Capt. H. Marsh, b-Freshwater

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10

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Total

176

Bowling Analysis

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Sgt. Freshwater L/Bgt. Moody ...... L/Bgt. Perry L/Bgt. Baker

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SERGEANTS

Freshwater and Overy · were the most successful bowlers for the Sergeants.

SERGEANTS' INNINGS Losing two wickets for 41 runs, Sergeants' | Sgt. Blackman Razack, with slow donkey-drops, took score was carried along steadily by L/Sgt. C.S.M. Overy most of the K.C.C. wickets, the others talks | Freshwater, 7.8M. Cooper and L/Bgt. Bak- ing to A, el Arculli, susing in (chab tricket | er. Ereshwater, and Baker were associated in with a fine school reputation behind him. › a fourth wicket partnership which realised

Taylor was the most successful K.C.C. To runs. bowler, and, I am told, was far more difficult to play than he appeared to be from the pavillón. Baldwin fossed them well up with plenty” of spin and was impressive but not partloglarly fortunate. S

CRICKET AS ITS BEST

"Opening his scoring with a six, Fresh- water proceeded to treat all the bowl. ing in cavaller fashion, bitties no few- on likh' Tour kixed; Web fodre" and four threes.

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The game at Chater. Bondsbetween Army and Club, was a good Bregoli in favour of | cass with the ball for the Officers, securing- Koagun cricket. The chick objectors to two wickets in his first over for 10 and fin-

que celaket hayo, always maintained that ishing up with @ for 19, tende; to make the game

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Univerally seconds were badly beaten by D.B.S., thanks to consistent batting by the

by L. R. Buch, a recruit to the side.

Fenton made a great effort for University, to score 45 not out, while Matthews took 4 school wickets for only 13.

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Sgt. Blackman, e Col. Newnham, b Lt. Moody, 1.b.w., b Peal...

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L/fist. Freshwater,-b Newnham C.M. Cooper, '1.b.w., b Chattey` L/Bt. Baker, c Capt, Chattes, bị Weedon 30 C.&M. ARMsay, "kt" "Man, b Nevilham

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