1954-10-23 — Page 17

THE “ CHINA, MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28,

1954.

MCC TEAM IN AUSTRALIA

Pleture of the MCC team on their arrival at Fréemantle, Australia. Back row (l-r) McConnon, Tyson, Cowdrey, Gravenoy and Appleyard. Centre row: Simpson, Wilson, Edrich, Evans, May, Hutton, Balley and

Bedser,

Front row: Dallon (masseur), Loader, Statham, Andrew and Wardle. ---- Central Press Photo,

Army Meets Navy In This Afternoon's Main Rugger Match

By "PAK LO"

This afternoon the main rugger games will take place at Causeway Bay, with the first game, which will be between those old antagonists, the Army and the Navy, starting at 3.15 p.m. This will be followed by a game in which the Pollce meet the Club.

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In the first game the Army present much the same line-up as before with the exceptions of Eve and Thomas who are replaced by Wells and Bowring respectively, Eve was injured on Wednesday night and Thomas has had to withdraw for personal

reasons.

These changes should weaken (balster up their back line, Scott I will not provide so much excite- the team only very slightly, and drops back from dy half to full mert as the big games, should

back whilst Brown changes 6ill be worth a visit. positions with him.

while it is the best team seen so for this repson it was noticeable that on Wednesday night with the Club tackling well they did not succeed to the extent ex- pected of them.

and

Scoli has a much more decisive and harder tackle than Brown and this could make a difference to the result.

harder than

The Navy on the other hand

From reports the Police have have changed their team almost even in this last week stepped entirely, most of this week's up their training and are going players coming from Tamar, much faster and Opposum, and Crane. Annandale

ever befuro. will, however. be playing with his load the forwards should be enpable of holding their own. In the centre of the threes wo three again have Hewilt, and newcomers who have yet to be even in action.

On the whole this team should

do fairly well and I do not ex-

THE TEAMS

HKCC CLASHES WITH ARMY

TEAMS SHOULD PROVIDE BRITISH

TODAY'S BEST CRICKET

By “OWZAT”.

The still, unbeaten Scorpions and Optimists command the spotlight

again this afternoon: in what will mainly be an Army-Hongkong Cricket

Club week-end as far as the Cricket League is concerned.

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Both the HKCC teams have so far scored decisive wins in both their matches, played. Of the two Army XI's, the North still has to score a win while the "South”' has met only with varying success,

Club

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will have Len Stokes and Frank Howarth back among them.

Army South will be enter bowlers perferred to bowl from talning the Optimists at Sooku- the Dockyard end. They will

Both Stokes and Howarth poo at the same time that their have les difficulty in this mater

have been a little out of touch North team tako on the Scoren on away ground this after- plans at Chater Road,

noca and I expect them to meet with the game bat can still be Although both the Cricket with better results this afternoon, match-winners in their own

will start

Army's strong at

will probably be a Utile Lavourites, the clash between tack-seme pointve been pressed in the bowling depart- the Army Bouth and the greally blunted – this season. ment in which they will have Optimists particularly, Dowling, who was bust season's | to Soolampoo, promises to provide most successful bowier, has stilling but can easily offset on Campion, Hard- To depend

Howes, Leach and an afternoon of goed cricket. rios recovered from his shoulder Howarth,

this with their much superiox In their two matches played jury.

batting

the strength aver and won, the Optimists have

again maintained their reputa tion of being perhaps the best balling team in the Leanie, averaging 23.4 runs per wicket and claiming already two in- dividual centuries.

NOT TOO IMPRESSIVE The Optimist attack, how ever, has not been too impres sive despite their formidabic array of bowlers in Mahon, Pritchard, Hubble, Spink Plestone and Bruce.

In their last week-Crid's match ngainat Craigengower, there appeared to bo tome difficulty in the choice of their opening bowlers, a factor which nearly cost them the match.

Both Hubble and Spink have Ao far done the most damage in the matter of wickets, and it

Withall, Clark, Brook and Coles are capable of better things once they have got so automes to local wickets, and should give the Optimist batsmen a good run this afternoon.

soldiers, who still have to reach. the 100 mark yet.

In the other matches, Recreio the better of should have University, Craigengower should have decisive win over Navy and RAF a convincing triumph over Police. In all these three matches the favoured teams will probably have only one dificult task-and that to avoid a

Batting has always been Army's uncerinin department They can hit really hard when they get going, but lack that consistery and steadiness to take them through the scrson. draw.

fine

With a little support from the 48 OVO!tes less

other batsmen, Army"

season.

In Withall they have

In this respect my apologies opening but, who has already are due to the Recreio XI with knocked up 126 runs in three reference to their match against matches with on excellent Army, South 2. fortnight ago. average of 42.

cts were that Re- The actual facts crelo received 36 overs, and not against South Army's should still be able to finish up batting time was 10

38.3

'Recreio's well among the top teams this than the time taken by Army.

I am extremelygind that the

facts com On what will probably be an correction of these excellent batting wicket this pletely vindicates such a team afternon, the issue of this as Reccio who have always match between the Optimists been held in high, regard in

Army South wiil rest cricket, I would have thought

that and either Hubble or Spink would mainly on the ability of the

The Second Division games batamen of both teams to be excellent opening among the runs. In

this the are not likely to result in any partnership make an

be extremely advantage.

Optimists will have a clear material changes in the League table Among the top teams. bowling dangerous

two his first

League-leading IRC "A" thould Mahon, who can

overs..

be able to score a comfortable The reason why this was not

win over KGV. but the Royal Force ma have to fight points done, I earnt, was that all three

Air

was rather surprising that both of them were put in so late in the match.

in

The Scorpions will be without Stanton and Weller in their games against. Army. North but

BOXING TONIGHT

1952-53.

hard for their four ast the Police. The agere should preserve their unbeaten record with against University, leaving the IRC "B"-KCC and DBS-

TODAY'S GAMES

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win

Army; Patterson,

Ingall, Kirbetson, Blinece, Cain, Brent- ford, Parkinson, Bevan-Thomas,

The REME Boxing Club Mullen, former Scottish ABA Army games to be evenly fought. Wells, Fisher, Ferry, Chisholm, McGahey, Danskin, Bowring. is staging a boxing pro- Welterweight Youth Champlon out.

weight, Cimn, Good, Welter- Jenkins, gramme in aid of the Mis-boxing as a light middle- Navy: Duddick,

· First Division Lloyd, Hewitt, Shelton, Harris, sions to Seamen, the REME weight Champion of Gibraltar Smith, Beynon, Holworth, Welfare Fund and a Chinese in, 1933, and Cfmn. Burnstein.

Lightweight. Champión of: Redrelo v University Annandale, Brampton, Whlie, youth gymnasium organisa-

FCCC "Navy"} Rattigan, Cook, Culverwell. tion at the MacPherson

Army South v. HKCC Opti- Club: Kirkwood, ingles, Playground,. Kowloon, this

Watson,

mists Stone, evening,

V. Turville, Cole, Hargroves, p.m.

Slack, Farqu- Russell, Rogers, harson, Stevens, Meffan, Petrie,

Scott, McMahon, Marsh, Slevin, McNiven, Brown, Lelliet, Shelley, Dirkin, Col- Bryan, The Clubborne, Todd, Perry,

Carpenter, Dawson.

The Club, on the other hand, with Kirkwood back as full back, can now concentrate more on attack thon on defence and their three line is knitting well The together and will try out Police well.

Broomhall,

Police; This should be a fairly even pret them to leave the field with game, though the Club should the large deficit the Police had win and it wil probably be only last week, nor I de expec: them by a small margin. to be the winners, but the Navy has more than once dampened the ardour of the Anny and they might just do it again today.

A COMPLEX

pick have proved that they are capable of going hard but may have some trouble in the set serums against this bard-going Police pack.

On the whole these two games should be well worth the trouble of going down to Causeway Bay,

In the second game we have but it must be remembered that

PREPARING FOR ALEX BUXTON Albert Finch is to have a

the Police. The latter although the Navy team will be appreci- special preparation for his fight thoy lost by a large margin areably changed when it meets the with Alex Buxton for the Britis not to be discounted. Every time Army 11 the Pentangular Cruiserweight Championship at they have played the Army they Tournament. have lost by a huge amount and they might almost be said to have a complex about the Army,

Whilst all the above is going on the Club "B" team will be playing against REME on the Last weck their forwards Racecourse Ground at Hoppy were the equal of the Army and Valley. The game will com- this week, in an attempt ta mence at 4.30 p.m. and, while si

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parring partners.

-(London Express Service)

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Solomona" Brennan urges, boxing fans not to miss the first flight on the programme, which is a “special.”

Boxers taking part include lightweight Henry Wong, Welterweight Wo Tit-fu, Cími

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