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CRICKET NOTES

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 27, 1941.

ATROCIOUS WEATHER MARS SATURDAY'S 'NEEDLE' MATCH "Zinho" Gosano Plays A Very Useful Knock Recreio Bowlers MACAULEY'S UNIVERSITY AGAIN Off Their Length

By "Adrem"

KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB ARE NOW AL- MOST CERTAIN TO RETAIN THE SENIOR CRIC- KET CHAMPIONSHIP AS THE RESULT OF THEIR WIN OVER CLUB DE RECREIO ON SATURDAY.

This match was expected to produce a very high standard of cricket but, as it transpired, the weather was so bad that decent cricket was an impossibility and batsmen, bowlers and fielders all found the con- ditions difficult.

which travelled, usually in the air, back-foot in the direction of mitf-wicket and

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SPLENDID INNINGS

By "Adrem"

IN THE PICTURE

By "Adrem"

UNIVERSITY, WHO IN BOTH DIVISIONS OF THE CRICKET LEAGUE THIS SEASON HAVE CAUSED UPSET AFTER UPSET, WERE RESPON- _SIBLE FOR YET ANOTHER ON SATURDAY WHEN THEY HAD THE BETTER OF A DRAW WITH

CRICKET CRAIGENGOWER

CLUB, WHO, HITHERTO. HAD NOT DROPPED A POINT IN THREE GAMES.

> Qu University were on top throughout and, follow- ing a disastrous start, it looked very much as if the Valley team were playing to save a point.

Two friendly cricket matches were played on Saturday, Diocesan Boys' School putting up a re- markably good show: against Civil Service jun-

rather unfortunate in be- jors, and Recreio being

ing unable to force a win against a Hong Kong

Batting first the under- before a run had been scored and Cricket Club "A" team.

Lee, on whom Craigengower de- At Homuntin, D.B.S. were only graduates were given an pend so much, foolishly ran hin- Tour runs short of the CS.C.C. excellent start by Kenneth self out a few balls later. It was an expensive mistake for į The latter team lost their "Arst. Lo and Chelliah. Lo bat-batted soundly, taking no liberties had occurred previously | Zanlio went on to score 75 and al-wicket quickly but Colledge and ted very nicely and did with the good balls and waiting owing to the bails being alt nothing else went to hand.

interlude wicket and paved the way to the not give a chance, but bright blown off by the wind.

Zinho is a good bat with total of 15 for 8 dec. which was Chelliah was a trifle lucky gower were definitely on the de-

Veteran MacGowan hit out to although he, too, took fensive and when stumps the top class. On occasion, also, fout in which were included seven full advantage of any

Hulse and Macauley were scoring opportunities.

There was a stiff cross- effective stroke haing a sort

hooked drive DIT his wind blowing across the ground throughout and it was only when an old but heavy set of bails were dis- covered, that it was pos- sible to prevent the fre- quent interruptions that

Noticing this. Lloyd moved

his mid on wide and surc enough Zinho hit

one straight al Mackay, who was fielding there, only for the fielder to drop a simple catch.

Though he continued

į total when stumps were drawn,

to litt the Ainslie added 59 for the second

!

plenty of power in his shots but eventually reached. he will have to time his scoring. I chols better if he hopes to reach | good effect later, scoring 46 not

he is apt to play his forward fours

į defensive strokes carelessly the most successful School bow- What he needs, I think, is a lers. little more experience.

The outfield was very slow but the wicket was greasy and the ball was coming off fairly quickly

{ After 73 runs had been added and, in the consistently

A fine innings by Macauley, who for the first wicket, something of bad light, batsmen at

the a rot set in and it appeared that No other Recreio batsman gave carried his bat for 91. was no

very much trouble, Lloyd bowling outstanding feature of the D.D.S. University had nattered only time found matters alto-rly at one end an innings. -Batting Confidently from deceive, R. S. Gill, however, sav- gether to their liking.

Zunnern hanging them down at the start Macauley hit 12 fours ed the situation with an aggressive!

enabled for 80 innings of 36 which The other, taking wickets regular and was at the wickets

declaration to be made at about ly.

4.15 with the very respectable score of 167 on the board for the loss of nine wickets.

Broadbridge's Catch

Teddy Fincher.

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minutes.

Noronha's Good Knock

A1 4.21, with only 128 board with Eddie Gosano, rather surprisingly mine wickets down, I thought, declared.

A chanceless innings of 62 by He evidently thought that with the bowlers he A. E. Noronha was the outstand- had available and under the con- ing performance in the Cub "A"-

the tourth time in as many League matches. won the toss and put Recreio in At first it did not seem that this policy would pay us . G. and J.ditions, K.C.C. would

M. Gosano were both batting con- getting as difficult idently and did not appear to be batsmen had.

find

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in any trouble. When hr had scored three, however, I, G reached at one from Lloyd

Hung's Breezy Knock and was taken smartly in the slips by

Unfortunately these theories did Reggie Broadbridge, who threw

not work out as, except for a few himself forward to hold the chance overs from Silva, none about an inch above the ground.

bowlers were effective and Hung's Jomed by G. N. Gosano, J. M.breezy knock rather rattled them. continued to score freely, his most' (Continued at foot of next Col.)

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Recreio match at Chater Road.

Cricket Club, batting first, ran up 127 for 8 dec., G. J. P. Carey, A. K. Mackenzie. R. S. W. Pater who usually carries the bowling, did not meet with as much suc- son and J. L. Ilsley being the

he Was principal contributors, and then. cess as usual although

fairly steady. thanks to Noronha's fine innings.

Craigengower started badly and Recreio were able to get to within nine runs of their opponents never fully recovered. Hung was when time was called.

caught by Chin off Amplavanar

GOOD WIN

FOR V.R.C.

LEAGUE TABLES

Victoria Recreation Club registered their best result! of the current League badminton season on Tuesday, when at King's Park, they beat Club de king's Recreio by the odd game

SECTION "A"

Chung Wan Recreio

J.R.C.

Games

P. L. W. F. A. Pts.

6

1 5 39 10 10

4

1

3 27 9

6

6 2

4 28 26 6

5 3 2 15 30

6 6 0 12 42

4

0

SECTION "B"

6

0

6 36 19 12

€ 1

6 37 17 10

6

4

2 27 27

4

2 24 30 4

6 6

0 11 43

0

in five in "B" Division. V.R.C.

Chiefly responsible for the swimming club's success were S. 1 A. Rumjahn and D. M. Xavier. who played really well to win all

K.C.C. three games. They

well were

St. John's supported by M. M. de V. Soares St. Andrew's.. and A. Basto, who won two games, Kowloon Tong 6 4 but G. Brown and A. A. Remedios

Police were unable to get going and lost all their encounters.

Best Recreio pair were veterans

A. E. Xavier and C. C. Pereira, who lost only one game.

D. M. Xayler and S. A. Rum- Jahn (V.R.C.) beat A. E. Xavier and C, C.

23-21

Hung took chances, although there was no hurry and this policy paid. Ozorio went off quickly and Eddie bent E. A, R. Alves and P. himself had a very brief spell as a P. Botelho

Pereira.

damaged finger on his bowling beat E. Alarcon and A. E. hand appeared to be giving him Noronho trouble and he never looked dan- M. M. de V. Soarse and A, Basto gerous...

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21-1

21- 3

Anderson and Lay were able to lost to A, E. Xavier and C. score freely and when the latter C. Pereira

10-21

was eventually caught by Silva bent E. A. R. Alves and P. for a useful 30, the game was 'as P. Botelho good as won. Eddie Gosano pro- beat E. Alarcon and A. E.. duced a couple of good balls in the murk, that had set in at a few fminutos to six and clean-bowled Mackay and Zimmern with a couple of beauties, but this only had the effect of making Teddy Fincher shed his nice warm sweater na the runs wero hit öff BALT211820Z almost immediately!!

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only for the loose

during which Leonard hit three fours, Craigen-

were

drawn they had 92 runs with six wickets down.

Amplavanar returned the best figures of the University bow- lers who performed, but gener ally speaking the attack was not Impressive.

Police Fail Again

The Police team, which still tries hard in spite of many vicis- situdes, all but stayed their long run of League failures on Satur- day, when they had their game with Indian Recreation Club ITL the bag and then let the oppor-

unity slip.

Stout-hearted bowling by Carey, who was well assisted by Dan- browsky, played a big part in dis-

I.R.C. inissing

for only 139, Razack. Wahab and All being the principal contributers, and thanks to useful innings by Clarke, Tyler and Shepherd, Police on their way to their first League success when the inevitable col- lapse set in and the last five wic- kets managed to collect only 14

iruns.

were

! The closing stages were exciting and Police were only three runs short of their opponents' total when the last wicket fell.

Abbas was as usual the Indians' best bowler, finishing with 6 for. 43.

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