1940-04-08 — Page 17

"THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 8, 1940

T.A. PEARCE REACHES

RUNS FOR SEASON

1,000

Scores 4 For Volunteer Officers Yesterday

HATFIELD DOES

THE HAT-TRICK

SCORING FOUR RUNS for Volunteer Officers against Mr. M. P. Weedon's XI at Kowloon Cricket Club yesterday, T. A. Pearce, the Hong Kong Cricket Club skipper, just reached his 1,000 runs for the season.

Anderson,

He is the second batsman to accom- plish this feat, first being D. J. N. of K.C.C., who made a further 55 yesterday. Sgt. Denyer, is well within striking distance, having passed the 900 mark some weeks ago, but he has struck a bad patch and has not made a decent score for some time.

Apart from Pearce's 1,000 runs, feature of yesterday's match was a hat-trick by Pte. Hatfield, the second. of the week-end, M. R. Abbas have .accomplished the first in either divi- sion of the League whilst playing for I.R.C. against Civil Service on Satur- day. Hatfield took the wickets of McLellan, Walker and Stout with successive balls.

Hatfield was presented with the ball .with which he did the hat-trick after the match by Lt-Col E. J. R. Mit- chell, who led the Volunteer Officers, in a brief ceremony in the pavilion.

batting figures Pearce's complete for the season are as follows:- Inns. N.O. Runs H.S. Avge.

3 1,000 139 62.50 19

LT. WEEDON'S XI

: Sgt. Webb, c Perry, b Owen-Hughes

Pte. Jones, b Owen Hughes

L/Cpl. Logan, lbw.. b Owen-Hughes

Lt. Cooper, b Owen-Hughes

Major Harvey, b Stoker

Lt. J. S. H. Scott, not out

Major R. D. Walker, e and b Hatfield Lt. E. W. Stout, b Hatfield Lt. Stoker. b Hatfield

Extras

Total

Harvey. Holmes Young Hatfield Webb

7

ANOTHER

WIN FOR

OONAGH RETURNS

FAST TIME

T. K. L.'s Oonagh (Mr. P. P. Botel- ho up) turned in the fastest China pony time. this season for a mile and 171 yards when it won the Kongmun Handicap by threequarters of a length from Johnber in 2.06.1. The pervious best was 2.08.4 by Mrs. Dunbar's Bear Claw (Mr. D. Black) on the fifth day of the Annual Meeting.

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owner's name

After sharing two goals at the in-FOLLOWING are the stakes winners to

the date, giving terval, South China finally defeated brackets. Police by three goals to one in their CHINA PONIES postponed First Division encounter at

11

0

9

S. CHINA

142

Bowling Analysis

O. M: R.

W.

7 1

24

0

0

21

1

8

0

26

0

8.3 2. 36

3 0 26

POLICE

AND I.R.C.

HEAD TABLE

Caroline Hill and now require only Burford (Quartermaster)

Spicylight (Cire) Gone more point in their remaining Satinlight (Cire)

champion-Craigavad (Mrs. Taggart) 2 four games to win the

ship.

Confusion Bay (L. Dunbar)

Lau Tau-man was seen in a new Guinness Time (H. Leigh) role as right half and gave a sound Mount Hope Bay (L. Dunbar)

Dupont Bay (L. Dunbar) display. His passing and hard clear-Recylight (Cire) ances being marked features of his O-Lan (T.X.L.) game..

The game on the whole was dull and an early injury to Brooks com- pletely disorganised the Police side. Police defeated Royal Air Force by seven Johnson,, erstwhile centre

was seen on the right wing: but did wickets in a junior League cricket

not come up to expectations. yesterday.

1

ROYAL AIR FORCE A. R. Paling, b Fay

S. Manfield, b Pope

C. Abbas, c Fay, b Lewis

J. Nancarrow, b Pope

G

J. Corser, b Pope

OJ. Soulby, b Lewis

9 H. Cook, b Danbrowsky

15 F. Hemsley, b Lewis

Eve of Harvest (Eve) Portrush (Dr. Lee Shiu Kec) King Kong (Cocoa)

White Diamond (Diamonds) Jober (Marber)

Possible (Tang Man Wa) Rose Evelyn (Eu Tong-sen) Celtic Star (S.L.K.)

5,801

5,176

2,250

2,218

2,157

1,950

1,850

1,050

1.700

1,700

1,527

1,400

1,350

1,350

1,350

forward,

1,300

1.250

1,250

Galveston Bay (L. Dunbar: Zylch) Chatterbox (Manetta)

1,250

1,250

Phoenix (Unicorn)

Boolat Bay (S. W. Lee)

1,200

1,100

5

53 Howlett equalised.

Johnber (Marber Į)

1,150

Lai Shui-wing scored

both

the

Grether: (Marber)

1,100

0

5

other goals for South China.

Strathbannock (J. F. Macgregor)

1,050

Hopeful Star (Kong Bros.)

1,050

4

Clember (Marber 7)

1,000

Wilber (Marber 1)

4

1,000

1,000

9

2

3

0

match

.

Lee Wai-tong scored the first goal for Chinese, but before the interval

2 G. Brown, b Fay

L/Cpl. Young, lbw., b Owen-Hughes

30

W. Gillespie, not out

. Capt. Holmes, c Pearce, b Stout

.Lt. Weedon, b Scott

G

Extras

Pte. Hatfield, b Pearce L/Cpl. Cordery, not out

22

2

Total

Lt. Peal, e and b Pearce

-Extras

1

Bowling Analysis

10

Fay

9.6 2

22

Total

Bowling Analysis

125 Lewis

Pope

5 .0

13

3

8 0 28

O. M. R. W.

Danbrowsky

3

0

13

1

· Perry

3

0 19

0

POLICE R.C.

Owen Hughes

⚫ Stoker

McLellan

0

0

30

5 A. E. Carey, b Nancarrow

31

Hawkins

4 1 10

• Abbas

2 0

30 Corser

Stout

4' 0 13

1W. L. Clarke, not out

35

Scott

Pearce

3 0 24

1B. C. Fay, b Gillesple

9

2,4 0

7

2 T. A. Hunter, b Corser

Lt.

A. M. Holmes

Major H.

Webb

VOLUNTEER OFFICERS Lt. D. J. N. Anderson, b Hatfield

Lt. T. A. Pearce, run out

Lt. A. E. Perry, b Hatfield

Lt. D. McLellan, b Hatfield

H. Danbrowsky, Corser

0

55

Rodridgues, st Logan, b

A. Estall, e Soulby, b Abbas

Extras

I.R.C. Police

14

:

Recreio

4

Total (for 7 wkts.)

115

K.C.C.

22 T. Hawkins, lbw., b Foy

GUNNERS'. BOWLS TEAM

Following have been chosen

14 Corps Artillery, H.K.V.D.C.

in a

represent Bowls

Match against H.E., The Governor's Team

90 at Government House next Saturday, at 3.00

p.m.

O. M. R. W.

1P. H. Loughlin, b Nancarrow

J. L. Stephens, e Corser, b Gillespic

W. L. Walker, J. Watson, H. H. Rose and 38. M. Jack" (Skip).''

A. M. Wahab, S. J. Beach, L. Jack, N. T. 3 Bebbington (Skip).

A. Abbas, R. Capel, G. Sherriff and J. Carr (Skip).

1 0 14

0

3 0 28

1

2

↑

7

2

LEAGUE TABLE

Oonagh (T.K.L.)

(Continued on Page 18)

BADMINTON

SEMI-FINAL

Owing to blackouts and Volunteer defence exercises only one Colony badminton match will be played this week.

To-morrow, at Taikoo, M. A. Oliveira and Miss M. Silva, previous finalists on several occasions, will be Miss opposed to K. L. Yong and tilian Khoo for the right of entry into the Final, for which P. H. Wong and Miss W. Cheung have already qualified.

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This will bring all the events to the final stages, the following hav- ing qualified-

Senior Singles Wong.

P. W. L. D. Pts.

7

5 1

1 16

7 5 1

1 16

6

5

1 0 15

C. Au and P. H.

8

4

4 0 12

Owen-Hughes,

c Homes, b

C. Pope, A. Kirby and J. Lewis did not 24 bat,

C.C.C.

6 3 2

1 10

Junior Singles

N. L. Smith and

Army

6 2 2 2 8

W. Gillies.

16

Bowling Analysis

C.8.C.C.

7 1

4 2

5

9

0. M. R. W.

R.A.F.

7

1

5

1 4

Lt. Col. E, J. R. Mitchell, e Cordery, b

Gillespie

7

1

28

2

University

6.0

6

0

Webb

41 Nancarrow

6 0

31

2

'Men's Doubles

Wong, and K. L. Yong and H.. F. Chew.

Mixed Doubles Miss W. Cheung.

P. H. Wong and

C. Au and P. H.

EASTERN CERTAIN RUNNERS-UP

COMPLETE HEAVY WEEK'S PROGRAMME

FIELDING A WEAK team, Club did remarkably well to only lose by the odd goal in five against Eastern in their postponed First Division soccer game on Club ground yesterday.

This was Eastern's last game of the Eastern did not have it all their -season and gave them the runners-own way and at the interval were up position for the second year in on level terms with Club, Hau-Ching- succession,

to placed his side in the lead and Wilson. equalised just before the interval. Forrow missed a penalty early in the game...

Hau Ching-to played at inside left for the opening period of the game but later went to his usual position on the left wing where he was more useful.

E. Strange and Eardley were the Club backs and both putin. Home good work but were inclined to drop zback when fern were attacking.

| In the second period Lee Tak-kee lead again -placed his aide in

good but Smith equalised with effort,

Ten minutes from time Hau Ching- to beat Odell to give his side victory.

SCOTLAND v REST ON

ST. GEORGE'S DAY

The Scotland v. The Rest match of the Ladies' Section of the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club will be played at Fanling on St. George's Day, April 28. Silver Division are to play on the the New Course.

Old Course and Bronze Division

on

Those willing to play are asked to communicate with Mrs. K. S. Robert- sign lists son, telephone 31704, or

Entries close posted in club houses. on April 20..

SOFTBALL RESULTS

The following were the results of yester. day's International Series matches:-

LADIES China and Britain 3.

MENS. India 8 and Portugal!4NE

· Britain 14 and Philippines

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