1940-02-14 — Page 17

"THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 14, 1940

SECOND DIVISION

LEAGUE TABLE

P. W. L. D. Pts.

Recreio

4 8

0 9

C.C.C.

3 2 1

0 6

K.C.C.

4

2

0 6

I.R.C.

2

1

0

6

Police

3

0

1

C.8.C.C.

1

1

1

Army

3 1

1

1

R.A.F.

1

1

University

4

0

DEADLY BOWLING BY G.A. GUTERRES

(By "ADREM”)

Recreio juniors, after a weak start when they lost badly to Police, have now moved to the top of the table thanks to a decisive win over Craigengower.

The latter team number among their successes this year a victory over the champions, Kowloon Cricket Club, and another fine one over Army.

1 was surprised therefore to heor that they had lost, especially as U. M.

· Omar, at one time the most consistent bowler in the Colony, was turning out for them.

Recreio's batting was fairly consis- tent, A. M. Prata making 31, J. E. Noronha 22, F, H. Carvalho 25 not out and J. Soares 17 not out.

A. M. Omar bowled very steadily and Lam had a good spell with the ball to finish up with 3 for 31.

BAD START

Craigengower, with a somewhat unorthodox batting order, lost four

wickets for 19 but some solid butting by J. W. Leonard, C. W. Lam and U. M. Omar improved the situation some-

what. Came another batting collapse, however, that a gallant innings by A.

B. Hamson could not stop and Crai- gengower's total eventually fell short of Recreio's by 32 runs.

G. Guterres was in fine form with the ball and finished up a good after-2 noon's work with an analysis of 7 for 47.

AIR FORCE TROUNCED

A particularly uninteresting game was played at Civil Service on Sun- day, Indian Recreation Club beating Royal Air Force by five wickets.

Air Force, without New, were never in the picture and their innings was just a long procession; the last seven "batsmen" managed one run between them against bowling that was not terribly difficult!

CRICKET NOTES

Uninteresting League Cricket Matches

CIVIL SERVICE NO MATCH PEARCE

FOR SENIOR CHAMPIONS COLLARS

(By "ADREM”)

There was little cricket, of note on Saturday there be- ing only two League games, which, with the Junior match on Sunday between Royal Air Force and Indian Recrea- tion Club, comprised the entire League activity for the week.

MAMMOTH SWEEP

The sale of tickets for the Big Sweep reached 450,000 early this morning and it is anticipated that a greater rush will be experien- ced for the next few days.

The first prize at present is al- most $200,000.

With no limit to the number of tickets to be sold it is confident- ly expected that 750,000 tickets will be sold before the race.

CAREY HITS OUT

(By "ADREM")

O-HUGHES

(By "ADREM”)

Two friendlies completed the cricket for Saturday. A depleted K.C.C. team lost to I am told that the game at King's Craigengower, and Park between Recreio and Civil Ser-Thirties beat Over Thirties in Under

vice was a very poor one, there being little of interest throughout.

an H.K.C.C. intra-club game. At Cox's Road, K.C.C. attack, with-

Recreio, batting first, started badly and lost two wickets for only eight out R. E. Lee, Lloyd or Anderson, pre- runs, but, improving somewhat there-sented few difficulties to Craigengower after, they went on to

who ran up a score of 177 for 9 dec. compile the respectable total of 149 for 9 dec.

W. Hong Sling batted somewhat laboriously for 31, Francis Zimmern At one time it appeared more than made 53 and G. Souza 32. Capt. Par- probable that they would not reach sons, who bowled some the century. Apart from the Gosano balls, took 4 for 51 and Baxter also very good family, none of their batsmen had took four wickets at a cost of seven done anything of note and eight wie-runs apiece. kets were down for 97.

Only two Kowloon batsmen reached So vigorously did the tail then wag, double-figures, Francis Lay making however, that a sticky situation was 17 and Archie Zimmern 14. redeemed and, whatever else happen- ed later, there was little prospect of the Champions losing three points. Nick Beltrno, W. A. Reed and A. P. Pereira all made useful scores towards the end to upset the fallacy that Re- creio have a long tail!

Perry did not bowl as steadily as usual but McLellan kept a very ac- curate length and was very difficult to get away.

F. R. Zimmern bowled steadily and Billimoria met with his first success with the ball for some time to take 3 for 10:

OWEN HUGHES' ANALYSIS RUINED

Everything else in the intra-club game at HK.C.C. was overshadowed took full toll of a weak attack to score by the batting of T. A. Pearce, who

139 out of 185 in 75 minutes.

Prior to the arrival of Pearce, who went in No. 6, Owen Hughes had been The Civil Service Innings was just practically unplayable and had five If the cricket never reach- procession. Their five best batsmen wickets for 10 runs. Pearce complete- scored between them only 24 runs and ly ruined his analysis, however, and ed a very high standard the actually young Dickie Hollidge, with he finished up with 6 for 72. whole-day friendly match be-20, was the only member of the team tween Police and Volunteers on Sunday was as enjoyable as the fixtures always are.

Volunteers won by 60 runs and were just as successful in the team shakes of these games. after the match—a traditional feature

Batting first in Summer's heat, with the light so brilliant as to be difficult, the amateur soldiers were given some- thing of a shock when they lost the wickets of Ernie Zimmern and Mac- kay in Lewis's first over for three runs.

about

Although wickets fell fairly stead- ily thereafter, the runs also came at a fair pace and with useful contributions from Francis Zimmern, who cut very powerfully, S. J. Cooke, Archie Zim- mern, R. M, M. King and N. D. Lloyd, the total was eventually carried M. R. Abbas had a very good match. 147, a very good one under the cir- He took 5 for 21 and then hit up top

score.

Other I.R.C. players to distinguish themselves were Y. T. Barma (5 for 14), and M. I. Razack 29 retired.

THE BOAT RACE

cumstances.

Real feature of the Innings was the brillant bowling of Lewis.

to

A left-hander, Lewis bears out the high opinion I formed of him early in the season. He took some very good wickets on Sunday and is not far short of First Division standard,

CAREY DOES WELL

His best ball is a real snorter which pitches on the leg and goes away sharply to take the off stump. Carey in-took three cheap wickets near the end. A. E. Carey was the only Police batsman to do anything against ac-

Zondon, To-day. The ter-Varsity boat race, to be held at Henley on March 2,

· will be unofficial and no blues

will be awarded.

Both crews

curate bowling by Zimmern, and the affective deliveries of Anderson.

„Carey' went for anything that could are training hard, at-be hit from the first ball he received tempting to cram two terms' work and, when dismissed with the total into a few weeks. Selection of the at 36, he had scored 34!

crews will be from among some 70 to Danbrowscy batted correctly and 80 candidates and there are few, blues stayed a long time but was eventually

- in residence.

to offer material resistance.

Hollidge has the right tempera- ment and fine defence and should develop into a really first- class bat.

eight wickets between them, while G. Eddie Gosano and H. L. Ozorio took N. Gosano and Percira also took one aplece.

-

Most successful batsmen for Over Thirties

were "Peanut”. Marshall, down here for the annual race meet- ing, H. J. Anslow, H. Owen Hughes and E. J. R. Mitchell and their total of 176 against quite a fair attack was not a bad effort.

who makes quite good pace off the Aitkenhead took 4 for 26 and Day.

wicket, had 5, for 50.

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