1959-12-14 — Page 8

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1959.'.

HONGKONG WITHIN REACH OF VICTORY

A group photo of officials and players taken before the start of the 17th interport cricket match between Malaya and Hongkong which

started at the Hongkong Cricket Club on Saturday.

Pen Sketches Of MCC Tourists

ROY SWETMAN - ENGLAND'S SUCCESSOR TO EVANS

Standing just over 5 ft 7 ins Roy Swetman looks like a cheeky schoolboy as with his cherubic smile he takes his place in the stern Test match atmosphere.

would have

retired

When he arrived in Australu; Mcintyre witin the 1959 MCC turing for another three or four - hinsons. At one time it was sug- your mother sorry to gested that I was unfal to keep "Yes, so was a player of Swethan's ability

perty omeone

"Wan't see you leave?"

keri

my wife," tracked Swetman.

WOR

no1

out of county cricket and that he and McIntyre should plny in

There is a certain checki-atternate matches. ness about Swelman's play.

The idea never materialised. he Un that four

of practice in top afraid to give his elders and But lack

cricket did not seem betters a lesson in adventure class

Swetman's progress as he used his feel to the spin

behind the stumps or bowlers.

a

Stowing the same-vivej3 ̧y-

stumps he has behind th character besitting the man to! follow the great Goitry Evans | As put his wicket-keeping no Evans dependability.

Little Experience

cricket.

his

impair either with the bat.

Maiden Century

to

In 1957 he did not appear in ene first-eluss match. But the first game in 1958 saw him hit match-winning nagafeeni maiden century for MCC against the star-studded Yorkshire al-

#

But despite his obvious pre-tack. nuse from early years Swetinan has had little experience in t

Although class joined Surrey In 1949 he di not get a regular place in the Arthur sale until 1959. Mcintyre retired.

But for promise

witch

Swetman's obvious I is

doubtful

THE

HONG

He

went with the MCC 'A' team to Pakistan' in 1955-56. He was picked as the No. 2 wicket-keeper to Somerset's Harry Stephenson, but forced his way Into the side for the Repro- last two of the four sentative matches..

KONG JOCKEY CLUB

5TH RACE MEETING

Saturday 12th and Saturday 19th December, 1959. (To be hell under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club)

THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 16 RACES. The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 pm, and the First Race

run at 2.00 p.in. on both days.

The Secretary's Offee at Alexandra House will close at 11.45 B. on both days.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

+

which must be No Person without an admission badge, prominently displayed throughout the teeth, will be admitted. Admission Badges at $10.00 each per day are obtainable during office hours from the Club's Cush Sweep Offices, at Queen's Building, Chater Road, 5, D'Agullar Street, King's Road, written and 382 Nathan Road, only on the North Point, introduction of a Member.

ADMISSION BADGES WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THE RACE COURSE ON RACE DAYS.

Tins will be obtainable at the Club House if ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 72811).

NO CHILDREN under the age of seventeen years,

be admitted to the Club's premises Standard will Meeting.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

Western

during the

The price of admission will be $3.00 each per day payable

at the Gate.

Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the requiate fee of $3.00 in order to gain re-admission.

MEALS and REFRESHMENTS will be available in the RESTAURANT.

CASH SWEEPS

Through Cash Sweep Tickets at $10.00 each per day and $32.00 for both days may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices ut Queen's Building, (Chater Road), 5, D'Agullar Street and 382 Nathan Road, Kowloon, during office hours.

Tickets reserved and available but not paid for by 10.00a.m. on Friday, 11th December, 1959, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future Meetings.

Special Cash

at $2.00 each on to be run on 13th February, 1900 and Memorial Cup scheduleep Tickets

for the last race on 19th Cach Sweep Tickets at $2.00 each December, 1959, may be obtained from the Club's Cash Sweep Offices.

He also achieved a respectable sixth place in the overall bat- ting averages for the tour,

Roy

hus Swelman

always wanted to be a cricketer. His mother reveals that when he was just over a year old he was Elven a miniature bat and ball. He never put them down, even to go to bed. When he was old

ROY SWETMAN

enough to have childhoo heroes he selected Jack Hobbs and Alt Gover.

In case things did not work out his reserve ambition was lo become an admiral.

The way Roy's cricket has

continues to improved and develop it does not scern that te will ever become an admital.

SKINNY?

the Peares Amazing Now Easy Way PUTS ON POUNDS *Inches, Firm Solid Flesh

The Office hours of the Club's Cash Sweep, Offices are us follows

n's Building (Chater Road) and 6, D'Agullar Street, Hong Queen's Kong

O

Weck-days, Mondays to Fridays

Saturdays 5th December

Saturday 12th and

Saturday 10th December ......

9 am to 5 pm.

6 am to 12.30 p.m.

9 am, to 11, am.

King's Road, North Point, Hong Kong and 382 Nathan Road,

Kowloon on~~~

Week-days, Mondays to Fridays_..

Saturday 8th December

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Malayans Need 244 Runs With 9 Wickets Standing To Avoid Cricket Interport Defeat

TWO BATSMEN ON THE INJURED LIST By ROBERT TAY

Hongkong are well on the way to their first post-war interport cricket victory against Malaya as the match enters the last and final day's play at the Hongkong Cricket Club ground today.

After being dismissed rather cheaply for 132.runs in their first knock on Saturday, the Colony bowlers and batsmen rallied back brilliantly yesterday.

DAVID MALIG DOES IT AGAIN

10-1 Win Leads Cheyennes To 10-1

Over Braves With Brilliant

Batting And Pitching Display

By OLLY VAS

Last week he was responsible for his side winning the ball game against SCAA. Yesterday he, David Malig, did it again by slamming a morale breaking homer and giving a superb pitching performance. against the Braves to lead the Cheyennes to an overwhelming 10-1 triumph in the week's main softball attraction,

In the Junior Division the Dodgers stayed on top of the league table by scraping through 11-10 against the Giants, New Asia College scored an upset 12-6 victory against the same whom they brat | Cheyennes

brly recently, the Pandas-edged the Cardinals 6-3 and the Indians and Stardusts encounter saw the Indians coming out on top 0-4.

In the only ladies' match the Cheyennes от blared railled for 20 runs in the second laning to beat the short Squawa 25-6 in five innings.

First Thrill

They not only dismissed the 17 runs. The Malayans batted Malayam batsmen for only 170 for only 25 minutes. rung but also piled up the huge total of 291 runs during their second turn at the wicket, and took a match-winning lend of 253 runs as the Malayans went into their fast innings.

With only 10 minutes to go in yesterday's play they struck again a big blow when they captured one opening Malayan wicket for only nine runs, and today with two vi their top balmsen, skipper M. gathasivam and R. Di Silva, on the infared lat, 11 Herms that only some miraculous baiting cần saya the Malayans from defeat. Sathasivam was hit on the right hand by a rising ball from Camell on Saturday and Di pulled 3 leg ligament pesterday when he fell down during his attempt to stop a cover drive by Ivor Stanton.

Silva

Glorious Cricket

So far the two days' play has produced some glorious cricket) time in softball with the fortunes of the game

motion or maybe I was wrong? was the first

Anyway very weak throw history that I heard one section fluctuating from one side to the by shortstop Carles Acevedo of the stands booing an "MVP". Juther, on an easy infield play gave the Braves a run they did not Generve as Chaves scored an the play, Lionel DaY REMIN "hit to right-field-for-the-third-

out

Fatal Inning

Both sides folled to add to the score, which

WGD

now

Kops Wins Triple

in

Shuttle Title

crown

batsmen

Then came one of the bost bailing performanCES that Hongkong has given in years. They started bedly by losing Flown with the total at jo when Howe chopped bell Gurichuran Singh inw the hands of Koy nt backward point after scoring seven runs. A magnificent stand by Prit- chard and Stanton-on that changed the complexion of the game followed. With Prit- chard batting doggedly and Stanton playing every ball care- fully and treating it according to ita mierit, the pair brought Hongkong's score to 90 before Pritchard succumbed to a belliant low catch by bowler Guruchuran Singh,

Prichard's knock of 35 runs Was worth more than that in terms of the

morale that it Have to

He had his team. stayed at the crease 08 minutes and showed that the bowling could be tamed,

and

For the next three hours or so, the crowd wore treated to the bes batting display seen in this match when Stan- ton went on to chalk up his Hongkong's skipper Guy

80 runs. Playing every ball Pritchard gave his side an ex- confidently and punishing the cellent start when he won the loose balls with power toss and claimed the tremendous accuracy he stayed at the credzo

• advantage of taking first lease for 150 minutes in his chance- of the wicket,

less innings of 80 runs, before But a surprise was in store he was unfortunately run out. for them. The usually full-of-

Cricket runs Hongkong

Club Another Change wicket proved to be unusually A long drive to exira-cover Bombay, Dec. 13.

fast and lively, and with the lifted a te blt above the showing? | ground and during the ex- as Shepherdson (ran Cheyennes 2, Braves 1, in the Erland Kops tonight be- longkong

inning and Then came came the first foreigner big-malch Jitters and playing citament

far below their usual form, the forward to

hold the catch, third

to win the triple that fatal (for the Braves, that

and at times steady

hostile Souza, the other batsman fätled inuing when (s) fourh

the

Indian national bowling of the Malayans the

was to back up. Stanton had already Cheyennes won the ball game.

badminton championships well on top. C. Schubert who run half way down the crease With

Vic Pedruco

is an easy 201 wickets for 35 and to take what one away

with

when with Bombay's D. took five facech

a.gelding tra

normal with

circumstances, four under Chicah Teow-keal choice. He fouled it up and Vimawalla he defeated

were but wickels for 12 especially

finding that Souza had A large crowd turned out to

A

the No. 1 Indian pair of in brilliant form, Schubert was stayed at the crease, he tried to watch the crucial Senior game there were two runners on.

both to

Nandu Natekar and M. K. turning his leg-breaks a great make his way back, only to find between the Braves and the wild pitch advanced

positions. Pedruvo

deal and Cheah for the first himself a little too late. Shop- "did not scoring Cheyennes and they

Bhopardikar, 15-5 15-10.

time in the Malayans' Hongkong herelson had failed to reach the have to wait long for the first then picked up Soony Azeve-

do's bunt and played him at Kops thus ended his India tour was able to strike his length ball but made a beautiful throw thrill of the game.

hein to the wicketkeeper, Brst, The toss was beyond tour in a blaze of glory, having and get some pace from

It looked If the game had Correa's reach and two runs earlier in the day become men's wicket,

mixed singles champion and were scored.

With the exception of Prit- swung into Hongkong's favour, chard and Shroff, nane

at this stage the but

the match doubles champion with Malayo's Dave Mallg then blasted one Miss Tan Gaik-bee

change, on Satur-

took another other longkong batsmen 10-

Two to left fast balls double. of Pedruco's

peared day.

be confident and brilliant "caught and bowled" Carlos hard-hit ball field to score Azevedo,

"Miss Tan and Mis Cecilia

with a few of them going out efforts by Gurucharan Singh folded by Azevedo laid down a sacrifice Samuel became the first foreign to their own bad strokes, and two magnificent catches by at one-bust to advance Malf then pair to win the women's

Mlice Shepherdson, Hongkong were all out for a surprisingly low total of 132 short square leg and the other at the long-on boundary put Hongkong in, a shaky position at 207 runs for seven wickets.

However, Hongkong's tati- enders came in for their share of glory when Lalchandani. Dahbher, Cornell, and Bell all die their are in bringing up the Hongkong batsmen in the Hongkong's final total to 291. first innings was disappointing Dhather got his half century back but after taking another four

Via the

With two outs registered. in the opening inning Cheyennes Robert Remedios knocked Pruro's first pitch out of Park for a ground-rule Tony Rodrigues"

Was

brilliantly

Pedruce who made

A

handed stab with his glove retire the side.

Mry Mr's

19) $2.9

to with two down, Manuel Xavier doubles antils, beating the top

popped the ball to the outfield

ranking Indian pal, at bat to score Mallg. Xavier sub- Sushica Kapadia und In the Braves turn Ismail, "Tiger" Husain and coquently over-ran third base Prem Prashar,-AP. Klondike Wong were retired in and was trapped in a run-down succession.

play for the Inning to come to a

score close, The

now was Cheyennes 6. Braves 1.

In their turn at bat the Braves

came up against s Cheyennes stone wall as the already smelled victory in the air and an inspired Mall confinued tossing the strikes in to handcuff the opposiilor. Both sides were put out in quick order in the Afth.

In the top of the second inn- ng after Danny Gosario was tossed out at first base Georgic Ribeiro's pop fly was dropped in left field for Ribeiro to gel on. Somby Azevedo lifted u ball to right held for the second out came the big blow and then

ran

from Dave Malig. Once again it was a first pitch by Pedruco which was connected. Bravos left-fielder Jock Collaco forward as the ball kept rising and the Cheyennes were two up as Malig rounded the bases. A solidly hit ball if ever I saw one but I would have sworn

that Malig's foot did not touch that home plate! Carlos Azevedo popped up to the infield for the third out.

In the bottom half of this mning after the Cheyennes had

MCC Tourists Half Way Through

Their Sea Trip

Most of the advantage of their winning the loss had al- most disappeared.

Fought Back

But if the display given by

the Way

they fought

tura on during their

the field runs lofted a cover drive into

The was highly praiseworthy.

the safe hands of Miko caplaincy of Guy Pritchard, In Shepherdson to cast Honglung's

high come innings. particular deserved mendation. The Hongkong On Board the ss Camilo, kipper displayed a big heart

his small despite Dec. 13.

to be rattled at any conndence during their second The MCC

the refused team to tour

the gume particu- | inmir.gs. but to sume extent West Indies have completed half time during

and larly when the Malayan skipper they were also helped to reach their journey to Barbados

In a spectacular their big score by the Belding came up with today they had sunny weather wag indulging

Fielding Gem

In the top of the sixth Frankie Correa

the week's fielding

e dived along line and made catch of Secny tiph

In their turn

ո

size and

gem when for the first time on the voyage, session

first-base So far two of the team have He showed the way by himself

bat A.G.

Surprising

Hongkong

showed

great

of battling exhibition, and bowling faciles adopted

against them.

It was surprising that S. barchanderi sold that their wives will visit taking three of the six Malayan wickets that fell on the first day Azevedo's foul them on the tour.

Peler May's wife Virginia and with Carnell and Dhabher Negalab, selected into the team will probably stay for about a giving exceptionally fine super his bowling was never put month late in the tour and Mrs port, by taking two wickets and in to bowl surtier ex in Hong- Hongkong's Innings, and that Kony one wicket respectively,

who bowled Susan Dexter is expected to fly

kong were back in the game Khoon-Icong Jamaica ir. February

all of which were with seven overs, day ended about three weeks.Reuter,

molderis and took one widkot, Malaya at 153 for six wickets.

Yesterday's play was full of was never but on again after that gell. The tackle of putting highlights.

against

when

to

tired both Vie Pedruco and Ianall made it to first but was

**Runner Out" Peter d'Almado, Dick Chaves called bounced a ball of Malig's leg later he took off too soon trom end made it safely to first base, second base,

I got the impression that one

In the last inning the Cheyen-

on

of the umpires was caught nap. nes added four more runs ping for it looked suspiciously four hits and an overthrow to like Chaves had taken off pre-make it 10-1 and that was the maturely from first on the steal way the game ended

to second even D Molly was It was Malig's finest hour and about to complete a pitching Pedruco's worst. Incidentally it

THE GAMBOLS

DO YOU KNOW

THE RAMBLERS'

ADORERO?

THERES NO KERO, TO SENO THEM A CARD

RUGBY: WEEKEND

-Report of this will appear tomorrow

for

when

the

Carnell and Bell started the up an attacking field ball rolling by capturing the Hongkong's talentiers, when a remaining four Malayan wickets number of fours roula havo In the morning in only five been saved was also another overs with the addition of only controversial coc

by Barry App lebr

ITS TRUE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT

WELL; DON'T POST IT UNTIL WE GET A CARD FROM THEM

GAS FOR JOY

Saturday 12th and

Saturday 19th December

10 am to 4 pm.

9 am to 11.45 a.m.

3sday, fulto palght beșt this daży hmalčky vy

By Order of the Stewards,

9 am to 11 um.

All E. Arnold,

Boeretary.

WATE-ON

BOLE ADERIN

KAW A SHEWAN, TIMES & CO:LTS; -

Hong Kong, 8th December, 1959.