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SPORT. CRICKET.

HONGKONG ». CRAIGENGOWER

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRIUS,

CIVIL SERVICE - ROYAL ENGINEERS:

MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1918.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

HONGKONG LEIGUR.

HKFC NAFY, 1

This match was played on the Club ground on Saturday. The Club forward line was quite different from the ene originally selected, neither Grimmett or

THE LEAGUE TABLE

This League fixture at Happy Valley Few imagined that Kowloon, who were on Saturday afternoon ended in a win strong favourites for the Shield a fort for the Civil Service by 72 runs, The night age, would be defeated by the side. Craigengower went to the wicket first Civil Service, going in first, scored 131 at the bottom of the table. However, and only their first three batamen showed rune, to which W. F. Dixon (34), and the Middlesex team scored a good win and form. They hit Donnelly and Mor-P. T. Lamble (3) not out) were the chief on Saturday, and after this success they gan about to the tune of 64 rune, but contributors. Bet players talley ought to win many more matches. They Chissels turning out. Neither was the the latter bowler lured them out, and steadily, though whenever opportunity fielded the best side they have had so far Navy team at fall strength, although thon Pearce proved almost unplayable, offered they hit out fustily, scoring and with the same team playing regular Black trade a welcome re-appearance. dismissing six of the team in quick eleven fours between them. Only suey would soon rise in the table The game was vers evenly contested and succession for runs. The whole side bowlers trien by the R.EE CQIMISE The Club won easily and is now in the sailors were unlucky to lose. A draw very comfortabla position at the top; would have been a very fair Indication of totalled only 98, and for 20 of these Reakes had the best average with - 5

close on its heels. The Club has to play the Civil Servics twice yet, and on these matches a great deal depends, while next Saturday's game on the Club groun

Well Kowloon ought to Hongkong whether Kowloon had any chance of winning the Longue. The Chinese Re creation Club did well to beat the Gungore and may still upset some of the Service is the only leaders. The Civil side which has the distinction of being unbeaten, but 6 drawn games spoil this recard.

Ford was responsible. To this the Olub wickets for 52 runs The Engineers with the Civil Service and the University the run of play.

replied with 266, thanks to Pearce and Muriel, who opened the Club's innings and were both in fine fettle. Pearce had hurd lives in being run out when only 7 bund shot of this century. His senre included 14 foure, while Muriel's so included 12 fours. The visitors' fielding was poor and many runs might have been saved. Scorca: S

OBALGENGOWEN.

Basa, e Jacks, b Morgan

21"

Ford, at McConnell, b Morgan 30

S. Thompson, of Murray, Pearce

J. B. Graham, b Pearce

3

M. H. Abbas, C Pearce, b Morgan 0

A W Grimmett b Pearce

J. D. Noria, o Murray, b Pearce

Rose, c Evans, Pearce

Adwords

Pearce

D. K. Kharas,

Morgan

W. Pitt, not out

Donnelly

Morgan

Pearea

Extras

Total

The

started promisingly with 28 runs for two wickets, but the other batsmen were no match for the bowling of B. E. O. Bird, who dismissed seven for 26 runs. fielding of the Civil Service was extreme- ly smart, Ling's two catches being a fer-

of the match. Scores: tura PAGE CIVIL, SERVICE.

W. E. Dixon, Wahl, b Reakes.... 34 D. M. Goodall, o Adams, b Crip:

welle

* 10 R. C Witchell, a McGregor,: B

Reakes

W. Hamilton, Cripwell MW. Reynolds, b Ecakes

B. W Bradbury, Lb.w, Cripwall 18

Lamble, not out

Bird, e Waller, b Crip-

Sevorn, & Cripwell

-well

Hon.

Donnelly, b

Murray,

WH. Edmonds,

Bowling Analysis.

挝。

13

HONGKONG,

TE Pearce, run on

H. E. Muriel, st. Pitt, b Grimmett 80

Capt, Gray, b Abbas

26

Lb. Murray, e Ford, b Grimmett 1

M. Man, b Grimmett -......

W. B 8. Evans, c Thompson,

Grimmett

D. E. Donnelly, b Abbas

Col. Morgan, b Grimmett

HE Hollands, b Kharas,

Grimmett

Lt. McConnell, b Graham... P. Jacks, not out

Graham Grimmett Abbas

Extras

Total

Bowling Analysis.

M..

14 1

17 0 115

51

2.

KOWLOON. MIDDLESEX

Reakos

F. Ling, beakes

Extras

Total

Waller,

Bowling Analysis.

C.Q.M.B. Roakes ...................... 15

B. 9. Cripwell ................. 14. 0

R.&.

Hongkong Civil Service University Kowloon Craigengower

R.E.

.131

C.R.C

R.G.A

Egt. MacGregor, o Dixon, b Bird. 14 Cpl. Adams, Ling, b Bird 11 Spr. Waller, Dixon, b Hamilton 3 CQMS. Reakes, b Bird conta Lt. Wabl, e Bradbury, b. Hamilton 8. 8. Cripwell, b Bird

Cpl. Healk, ., Lamble, & Bird Spr. Millard. b Birt

Sec-Cpl. Charters, not out. L.-Cpl. Pascall, e Ling, b Bird

Townsend, b Hamilton.

Spr.

Extras

Total

Bowling Analys

.Q.

12

12

EW Hamilton

R. E. O. Bird

CH.C.4. R.GA

283 28

Middlesex Navy

P. W. L. D. Pas

21 22

6 2

12:43 6

0187 2/17 315

12 2 6 4 10. 10:37:09 9 3 609

QUEEN'S COLLEGE 6. YMCA. This match was played on the Military Ground at Happy Valley and resulted in a good win for the YM.C.A., for whom Ablo batted well, while McPherson was in deadly form with the ball. The College boys showed smartness in the field and were unfortunate in having Ismail run out. Scores:

M.CA

Starling e Ip Kau b Fletcher... J. R. Unan b. Fletcur G. F. Tarner, b Rumjahn

Mohler, o ismail, o kumjahn HGittens, b Rumjan LF. Anlo, b Fletcher ...... Ng Tatting. st. Ip Kan,

Fletcher .......

DJIA McPherson, cand b Ismail

E. Baker, b Fletcher RF Rope, not out S. Chan, run out

The CRC, who have been faring very badly in the league fixtures during the past five or six weeks defeated the R.G.A. on Saturday, at Causeway Bay, by two This match, at King's Park, resulted wickets and three runs. The Garrison in a surprise victory for the visitors by team, batting ärst, scored 113, thanks 7 Tuns. The soldiers batted first and mainly to Br. Mann, who made 43 (not made 116 rans against very good bowling, out), and Gunner Smith, 29, Bath Purnell (not out, 534) having the best players played good cricket for their runs Beare. Kowloon were expected to knock and their partnership seemed likely to off the runs quickly, but they failed badly much worse than the sore shows as without Macaskill's 70 their inning would have been in the nature of processsion. Pte. Grove, fielding at cover point, had a good deal to do with the victory, as he caught four men The first two home wickets fell without any store being registered, and Kowloon must have sighed for the services of Claxton. If they are to make any show

prove very fruitful, when Smith in stepping back to hit one of Un Her Fan's deliveries, had the bad fortune to knock his wicket down. The C.R.C. bowling did not impress the Garrison team much, the best average being 7 wickets for 87 runs by Un How Fan. The Chinese Teplice with 116 for eight wickets Ng Bre Yucm (33) and Un Hew Fan (33) were in excel lent form and were mainly responsible for their sides success. For the soldiers

Scores

ing against the Club next week they mustr. Baines took & wickets for 12 runs. improve their fielding and display more Lvenness. Cobb bowled wall, having 7 wickets for 57 runs. Macaskill's 70 in- cluded 11. fours and one 6. Scorce-

MIDDLESEX.

1/C. Tobbatt, s Stapleton, b Cobb 23 fte. Grove, b Cobb

Corp. Fawthrop, o Green, b Cobb Lt. Cooper, o and b Cobb L/C Butterworth, e Stalker,

Cobb

Capt. H. Smith, b Cobb

Lt. Dickenson, and b, Stalker.

Pie Parnell, not out

Pte Smith, by Pestonji

Lt. Lovely b Pestonji

Pie Woodward, b Cobb

Extras

Cobb

·Eestonji Stalker

Total

Bowling Analysis

KOWIO Blackburn,

Purnell

P. Robson,

Purnell

Stalker, e Grove,

B. Macaskill, b Ta

R. GM

Br. Athorne, a Ng 820 Kwong, b

Yow Man Tsun

Hr. Di; c Ng Bao Kwong b Un

Hew Fan

Br. Drummond, e Yew Man Tsun,

b Un Hew Fan mm. Gr. Perkins, a Ng Szo Yuen, b Yew

Man Tsuna

Lt. Wilkinson, Ng Ste Kwong,

b Un Hew Fan

Lt. Baker, a and b Un Kew Fan... 18 Gr. Baines, e and b Un Hew Fan.. Br. Mann, not out

CQ.M.S. Ross, o Ching, b Un Hew

Br. Armatys, c Ho Wing Kin, b

Yew Man Tsun

Gr. Smith, hit wicket, b Un How

Fan

Extras

Total

Bowling Analysis,

Grove b

Smith,

Un How Fan ........... 20

Yew Man Taun

1s * 5

10

Tebbut

O. J. Stapleton, o Braith, b Wood

ward

B. Joseland, "e. Grove, Fawthrop

PH Cobb & Grave b Fawthrop

Pestonji, a Woodward, b Cooper

ins

J. H Mead, Lbw, b Fawthrop Ade Bous Lb... b Butterworth B. E. Green, not out

Purnell

Extras

Cooper Tobbutt Woodward

Fawthrop

Total

Bowling

109

Ny Bra Kwong

Ng Bra Hwong, Smith b Baines I Ng Bze Yuen, Dix, b Baizes ....... 36 Uhos Man Ping, 1.b.v., båthorne 8 Un Hew Fan, c Dix, b Bainea 33 Ho Wing Kin, a Loss, b Baines .......... 7

G. Lee, b Baines de ma Yow Man Tsup, o Baker, b Athorne H. Chinge Drummond, b Bainca Kwok Shin Yon, not out

A. J. Kow, not out ..............

R Lee, did not bat

Extras

Tots) (for 8 wickets).

Bowling Analysia.

Br. Atburne

Or Baines

Lt. Baker

Br. Dix

116

Extras

The Club wore the Brat to become dan- gerous, forging a corner but without r

When the sailors got into their ault. stride they played in excellent style, ther combination in the first half Clarke beat being particularly good. the Club backs and seemed a likely secret" on one ocassion, bat, Rodger, stepped back into the breach and stopped in A corner followed, but the ball was put behind. Some pretty work by the Navy left wing gave the sailors another chance, but this time Clarke put the ball too high. Then the Club broke away, and a pass from the left wing found Fasco

unmarked and a few yards from goil, and he promptly retted with a good strong shot. Some neat work between Clarke and Neale noorly ended in a goal, but the latter was charged off just as he was about to shoot, A lovely centre from Cape brought the ball dangerously near the Club citadel again, and for a time Goldenberg's charge was in considerable ddager. A Club attack next brought Crocker out to fist away, and the Club put a shot into what would have been an open goal had not Black, anticipating the danger, rushed back and headed out from almost under the bar. The eccond goal came from a scramble around the tailors citadel, Crocker letting în a simple shot which nine times out of ten be would have saved easily. The interval arrived with the Club leading by wo goaly

The Navy attacked at once on resum ing and, following some smart work by Clarke, Neale shot behind. Another shot followed with a similar result, and then both sides adopted the individual style of play, going in for dribbling when passing would have brought better" re- sults Cape put in a nice shot from the wing, and a tusslo in the Club goal re- sulted in one of the Navy team getting temporarily disabled, but goals were not forthcoming. The only goal in this half came from a penalty awarded the Navy. Travis took the kick and made no tais take. Just before the final whistle sound. od, Pasco broke through and almost camo out and clear A. 4. Rumjahn, b McPherson 13 scored, but Crocker Ip Shui Oi, Turner, b McPherit The Onb wo

were saved by their half-

Total

Bowling Analy

Fletcher Rumjehu Ismail Abbas

11 I

QUEEN'S COLLEGE.

B. A. Lemail, ran out

Ip Kau, o Turner, b McPherson 10 M. Abbas, a Turner, b McPherson O JO. Fletcher, b McPherson Chao Man Chan, b Ahlo N 8. AR. Ismail, b McPherson A Wahab Hope b Ahlo Lo Kwok Min, not out

Extras

Total

Starling Ahlo McPherson Turner

Bowling Analysis.

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This game was played on the Navy ground before a very largo crowd-all well inside the ropes, as usual in tact. about a dozen or more stalls had been eracted for the sale of nuts, orange, sugar cane and other Chinese delicacies Bide of the enclosure. It is At the Soldiers' Club, on Friday, the on the inner

an absolute impossibility for anyone, an Defence Corps maintained the lead they less they take up a position actually ou obtained on the previous evening in the to get a good view of a game on thi playing line before the match starts, abora tournament!! Tonight's faal to a

ground when the Athletic are playing: game should be very interesting, as it The only goal of the first half was claim

of the Chinese is probable that the Police will be con-ed by the soldiers

defenders putting s ball from Lord into siderably behind their opponents when the not in an attempt to clear,

On resuming, the Chinese went straight Sergt. Pitt commences the final game through from the kick-off, beat the op this semi-final. The winning team will posing backs and then weakly put the meet the 3, and Plotoons of the ball behind The right bank of the 83rd this. Male

Co. was playing a good gaine H.K.FR in the final Scores;—

stage and spoiling many a dangerous movement of the Bouth China forwards Au Eit Bang brought the scores level with a fine individual effort.

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200, H.K... Inspr. Brown --- 227 Mr. Ritchie

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