HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS.
BOXING DAY MATCH SURPRISES.
UPSET OF PREVIOUS DAY'S FORM
•HEAVY SCORING IN RETURN MATCHES.
League matches in the Home 'football programme on Boxing Day provided several aumprises for visiting teams, and a good many of those who had won the previous day were soundly thrashed in the return matches. It was another day all in lavon ol bome teams, and visitors fared even worse than the day before. Some of the heaviest scores of the season were registered during the day.
Of the 42 matches which were played in the English League, home teams won 30, away teams won fire, and seven matches were drawn. Only one of the cleven visiting teams in the Southern "Section succeeded in making a stand, but the points were shared.
Home teams abred 133 goals and away teams 53.
Sheffield Wednesday's '4-0--victory at home on Tuesday OPI Manchester City was turned into a division of the spoils Liver- pool's defeat at the hands of Burgley by one goal was avenged at home by a 5-0 victory. Leicester, at home, turned the tables on Bury. Cardiff had-their rerenge on Leeds United. Sheffield United, after a draw with Manchester United, won at home 6-1, Newcastle's own by the only goals in the match with West Ham United was a reversal of the previous day's result
Southampton, instead of drawing as usual, defeated Notts County by four goals. The latter also lost their leading position on goal average. Hiddlesbro and Chelsea scored "doubles" and Both these teams have the the former now lead in Divisioâ II. same number of points as Notts County who drop to second place." Preston North End avenged Tuesday's defeat by gaining full poiats from Hull City.
Seven teams in the Scuthern Section, who lost as visitors on Tuesday, were successful at home, outstanding performances being. the 3-0 victory of Norwich City over Luton Town and the defeat of Plymouth, the leaders, by Gillingham. The other six were Exeter 6, Bournemouth 3: Brentford 5, Brighton 1; Southend 5, Morthyr 1; Swindon 2, Queen's Park Rangers 1: Northampton-4, Walsall 2.
Halifax defeated Carlisle by five goals to two. Lincoln seared seven goals to one against Hartlepools. Chesterfield beat Southport by six clear goals. The winners who won by these bandsome margins in each case lost, by one goal when they played on away. grounds the previous day,
Results of matches on Boxing Day and revised League tables are appeaded. There were rin matches in the Scottish League. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
Arsonal
ENGLISH LEAGUE,
Aston Villa
Bolton
Cardif
Derby
Division I
1 Sunderland
3 Portsmouth.....
"1
2
6 Birmingham ...ż 9 Leeds U..... 1
1 Huddersfield...
5 Bury
5 Burnley
Leicester Liverpool Manchester C. 2 Newcastle
Wednesday..... West Ham... 0 Sheffield U.... 6 Manchester U. 1 Home wins 7,4way win 1, drawi
9. Coal scored: Home 33, away 13.
Everton.21 10 3 8 33, 29 23 Burnley....23 10 3 10 51 62 23 Huddersfield 29.94 0.46 33 22 Balton .22 9 4 13 39. 22 Newcastle...23 10 9 11 39 50 22 West Ham...23 8 5 10 40 50 21 Arsenal 21 07 33 40 19 Manch City 21 75 0.43 51 10 Sheffield U. 22.8 311 39. 52 10 Birmingham 21 7 4 10 40 46 19 Portsmouth 23 9 0 13 20 40 19 Cardiff 7 10 96 9017 Manch. Um 21 4 8.9 29 43 Bury 10.6 7 12 9 46
DIVISION II.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28th, 1928.
TO-MORROW'S MATCHES.
· CRICKET NOTES.
A divisions of the English
It was with considerable regret League as well as the Scottish that I. found my notes held over on Langue bare a full programme of Friday last and I must apologize matches to-arrow, as given below. to my readers. As Mrs Malaprop Several matches in the English would say, the contractions" of a League will be played on New Vehicular Ferry are far more in- Year's Day, but the Southern Section are free. "All the Scottish | teams are playing on New Year's Day as well as the following day,
the full list of fixtures being as under (Saturday's matches appear- ing first):-
Arsenal Aston Villa Blackburg Bury
Cardiff
Everton
Huddersfield
Loicester
"Division I.
. Wednesday. Leeds U.
B. Derby,
v. Liverpool.
u. Newcastle.
r. Bolton.
1.
*
Manchester C. y. Sheffield U. Sunderland t.
Blackpool Bradford Clapton Grimsby Middlesbro' Notts C.
Oldham
17
Portsmouth Manchester C. Birmingham.. West Ham. Burnley,
Division I
"
V.
Preston. Barnsley.
.. West Brom.
Bristol C.
7. Reading
v. Millwall.
Tottenham.
v. Hull
Notts For. Chelsea.
Southampton
Stoke
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Swansea Wolves
7.
7.
Division III
(Southern),
Brighton Bristol R Charlton
Exeter
Fülham Merthyr
Port Vale.
v. Luton.
Swindon,
V.
77. Northampton.
1. Brentford.
7. Gillingham.
+." Plymouth.
Norwich
Queen's P.R.
2.
1.
Southend Walsall Watford
Coventry. Torquay Bournemouth.
1. Newport.
Crystal Pal..
Division III. (Northern),
Ashington Barrow Carlisle Chesterfeld Crew"
*
1.
1.
V.
4.
Southport
New Brighton. Accrington. Wrexham.
v.. Halifax. Doncaster v. Rochdale. Nelson
Hartlepools. Rotherham
Bradford C. South Shields v. Darlington. Tranmere v. Stockport.
Lincoln. Wigan
Celtic
"
IR 13
Cowdenbeath .. Falkirk Hearts
Scottish League.
Dundee. Aberdeen.
7. Clyde.
ย
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts.
Wednesday 4 Manchester C.0 | Middlesbro' 22 12 5 5 53 37 99
(Christmas Day match result),
24
Barraley Blackpool Bristol C.
Chelsea
Notts For. Oldham
Division II.
9 Clapton...
1 Grimsby
2 West Brom.
3 Stoke
9 Wolves
4 Millwall
Notts C.2 11 4 40 25 29 Chelsea 99 10 9 3 37 24 29 Hull 3 10 7 6 42 32 £ Bradford 92 12 2 8 50 41 26 Sthampton. 22.7 12 3 39 24 28 Preston....92 11 4 7 50 43 23
1 Blackpool...22.10 3 0 47:41 23 West Brom, 92 9 5 8 38 41 23 1 Stoke 99 8 6 8 34 24 94 Port Vale..... Middlesbro... 3 Millwall 2 8 8 8 40, 42 92 Preston. I Hull Grimahy....21 8.5 8 42 39 21 Reading 4 Tottenham....Notts For...21 8 5 8 40 43 21 Southampton... Notts C.0 Wolves 22789 42 42 20 Swansea 3 Bradford 1 Swansea 7 6 9 34 44 20 Home wing 8, away wins 2, drawn Tottenham 21 8 3 10 38 49 19 1. Goals scored: Home 29, away 14. Reading227 5 10 34 54 19
4 10 34 38 Barnsley 217 Division III. (Southern).
Port Vale29 8.1 13 38 44 37 Brentford. 5 Brighton ....... 1 Clapton 22 6 7 10 27 43 17 Charlton........ 3 Coventry.... 1 Bristol C... 6 3 12 32 46 15 214 14 20 48 11 Crystal Pal... 5 Bristol N....... 9 Oldham Exeter 6 Bournemouth... 3 Gillingham.... Plymouth. Northampton... 4 Walsall Norwich
3 Luton Southend
6 Merthyr
9 Queen's P.R.... 1 Fulham
0
0
Swindon Torquay.. Watford 3 Newport
Home wins 10, away win 0, drawn 1 Goals scored: Home 30, away 12
DIVISION III (SOUTH).
C
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P. W. D. L. F. A. Pt. 1 Plymouth...21 12 4 5 43 24 28 | Fulham .....90 11 3. 4 49 97 27 1 Northants. 11 36 55 33 27 Luton 20 12 3 3 45 35 27. Queen's P.R. 21 10 4 38 31 27 Coventry21 10 5 6 35 22-25 Charlton1995 3 33. 30:23 Bournem'th 20 9 5 8 40 33 93 Watford 20 11 1 8 33 33 23 Crystal P....20 10 3 7 23 38 23 0 Swindon21 98 39 40 22 Southend 20 7 8 7 34, 33:20 Walsall... 20. 8 4 8 30 48 90 Torquay...308 210 38 30 18 3 Gillingham 91.6.4 11.24 38 18 3 Bristol R....20 6 3 11 28 37 15 Brighton 1.90 6 3 11 9841 18 Norwich...90 6 2 12 28-30 14 Exeter 20 4 6 10.30 30 14 Brentford...20 5 4 11.24 33 14 Merthyr 20 5 3 12 23 51 13 Newport ....20 3 0 11 2040 12
DIVISION III, (NORTH).
Division II (Northern)... Doncaster 2 Nelson Bradford C... 4 Acorington.... 1 Chesterfield Southport Darlington ... 1 Barrow... Halifax
3 Carlisle Liacola... Hartlepools New Brighton 2 Crews. Rotherham.....3 Stockport...... South Shield. Ashington Wrexham ....... 3 Rochdale... 0 Home wins 5, away wins 2, drawn 3. Goals scored: Home 23, away 14 Stockport Rotherham
(Christmas Day match result).
LEAGUE TABLES.
The English Lengue Tables and Scottish League Table (Division I.),
up to and including matches com pleted on Boxing Day, are ap- pended:-
· ENGLISH · LEAGUE, DIVISION I
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pis. Wednesday 22 14 4 4 47 232 Derby 22 12. a 7 30 31 27 Blackbura 22 11 5 6 43, 20 97 Leeds.25 11 37 44 43 25 Bunderland 22 10 48 51 30 24 Leicester...22 9. 6 7 54 43 24 22 B 5043 24 Aston Villa 21 11
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pis. Stockport...20 12 5 3 88 31 20 Wrexham...21 10 8 3 40 39 28 Bradford C. 20 12 3 3 ea, 28 27 Lincola 21 10 6 5 51 35 26 S. Shields...20 9 6 5 4 30 24 Carlisle 229 8.7 30 43 24 Wigan 19 3 5 3 25 18 23. Doncaster...20 9 5 6 36 30 23 Creve 20 9 4 7 37 39 29 Halifax 210 9 6 30 28 21 Tranmere 19 10 1 8 37 38 21 Nelson1 9 2 10 41 45 20 Chesterfield 19 8 3 9 42 40' 19 Rochusle 21 6-7 8 43 46. 19 N. Brighton 30 8 2 10 40 43.13 Rotherham 21 7 4 10 20 40, 18 Accrington 19.6 3 10 23 40 15. Hartlepoola 21 8 6 11 33 60 13 .43 14 Darlington 20 8 4 11 39
54 14 Southport 20 6 9 12 33 Barrow. ¿ 5 10:28 43 13
Queen's Park.
14
1,
Airdrie,
Kilmarnock 1 Rangers. Motherwell Partick
.. Raith St. Johnstone. Hibernians. St. Mirren 2. Ayr. Third Lacark 1 Hamilton.
NEW YEAR'S DAY.
Division 1.
Bolton Bury Everton Manchester U. Newcastle U. Wednesday Sunderland
Barnsley Middlesbro'
. Cardiff.
v. Leeds U.
1.
Derby.
v. Aston Villa
Blackburn.
บ.
v.. Huddersfield.
Arsenal.
Division II.
r. Grimsby.
1. Tottenham.
T
Division III. (Northern).
South Shields. Accrington Ashington
Nelson. Barrow
Darlington. Carlisle Chesterfield
V.
r. Lincoln.
New Brighton. Hartlepools 7.
Bradford C. Southport
Doncaster. Stockport v. Wigan. Tranmere 7. Crewe.
Aberdeen Clyde Dundee
Falkirk
Hamilton
.
Scottish League.
"..Third Lanark.
Partick.
Hibernians Kilmarnock Queen's Park Raith Rangers
16
. St. Johnstone.
Airdrie.
Motherwell.
v.
U
t'.
Hearts.
#4.
St Mirren.
v. Agr.
* Cowdenbeath. ~
Celtic.
WEDNESDAY. «
Scottish League.
v. Hamilton.
14
21.
Airdrie Ayr
Dundee. Queen's Park. Celtic Cowdenbeath v. Kilmarnock. Hearts Motherwell Partick
Aberdeen.
v. Falkirk. 1. Rangers. St. Johnstone v. Clyde. St. Mirren
Raith. Third Lanark v. Hibernians.
H.K.C.C. TENNIS TOURNA-
MENT.
tennis
Entries for the Hong Kong
annual Cricket Club's
At tournament "close January 19th.
tricate to the public than were cricket notest I would say more only we've got a new Editor these days and I have not yet summed up the clasticity of his lower limb.
come of.
Last Week-end's Games. We really got a bit of a move on with the League last Saturday though the I.R.C. and University fixture in the First Division did not The H.K.C.C. fulfilled expectations by beating the CRC The Chinese élded well, and their bowling at the beginning was good, but later it fell of. Pearce, Owen Hughes Parker and Dobbie were the principal, contributors to the Club score. The C.R.C, broke down hopelessly before Dobbic and Wales, and the only bright patch was hard hit 20 by Taui Wai Pui. One six off Dobbie was a tremendous cruck, beautifully played.
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The best game of the day was between the K.C.C. and the Civil Service. The latter have for years managed to do fairly well against: Kowloon whatever else they may be doing against other teams.·· Last Saturday was no exception. Sayer and de Rome got going at once and rattled up sixty odd. They were both obviously out to get runs, and, though Sayer played more agricul tural" shots in the one knock than he usually does in a season, he was playing the right game for his side. The next forty runs took some time, while Wood and Barrow. settled down but the next forty after that came very quickly considering that the latter is not naturally a hitter or even, I fancy, a fast scoring bat, He was caught trying to force the game and finally de Rome declared. just before four o'clock with 198 up for four wickets. Wood was un- defeated with an excellent 39 to his credit. It seemed on the cards that Kowloon might get the runs, but the Civil Stryfe bowlers kept a length which kept Brace and Ramsay playing all the time. "A draw was practically inevitable after the first half hour. Brace played very fine cricket for his runs, but EF. Fincher, though he played some very nice shots, especially two lovely square cuts, was rather lucky and get far too many runs from the edge of his bat. The fielding on both sides was good, but I think the K.C.C. threw in better than their opponents...
The Second Division,
The Indian R. C, second eleven did themselves no, end of good by de- feating the Varsity second most decisively. As far as one can see their only really dangerous com- petitors are the R.E. and S. A great deal depends always on whe- ther Wyatt can turn out as he should be good enough to run through most sides, in the Second League. As p matter of fact H.K.C.C. second should be the strongest combination, if they con tinue to turn out the side with which they swamped K.C.C. II. Inst week. But for the bowling, it could take on most first league sides hand- somely. Unfortunately for them they are a very variable side. But the Second Division is by no means won yet!
The Civil Service won a welcome victory against the Police. Their batting, rather a variable quantity, came off and though King, who seems to bear the entire burden of his side's balting, playing a good knock, the Police could total o more than ninety. The Recreio-won their game comfortably against the Electric R.C. who came rather a cropper with the bat. Alves and Pinna had very good-looking bowl- ing figures, while the latter ran up a useful score,,
Friendlies.
Forthcoming Matches.
THE THIRD TEST MATCH.
AUSTRALIA'S, TEAM.
THREE CHANGES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S, AGENCY.)-
The big match that will be of most general interest to cricketers. is the Club . Navy game on Tues- day and, I believs, Wednesday next. On paper it is a good thing for the Club, if they can turn out a side equal to the Christmas one, I sec. no reason why they should not. The Nary have yet to strike their true batting form but, when they do, they will be hard to beat. What ever the rosult of the match may
MELBOURNE, Dec. 27th. band I anticipate 'n win for the Club-it will be interesting to see selected to represent Australia in The following players have been who of the Navy side will get in the Third Test Match at Melbourne. en the United Services team against
The captain will be selected to the Club at China New Year. I was discussing the side with several Service men the other day, and it will be a difficult one to pick. "I rather incline (supposing all are available) to Debbie, Mott. Good- all, Pelly, Muason, Christian, Gaye, Large, Thorpe Baker and Wyatt, with Miles, Weir, Abelson and Dali. on in the running. Large, of course, gets in as a left hander.
Next Saturday's Games. In the First Lengne the IRC. should have the better of the game against Craigengower, while in the second Kowloon should just get home against C.S.C.C. and the Club Second against Recreio. The last match has this interest that if the Club Second are going to be in the hunt at all they have got to win nearly if not quite all of their matches outright.
And so end R. Abbit's notes for 1823. I regret. however, to inform my readers that they begin agair next Friday in 1920. Otherwise I wish them a happy New Year.
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The outstanding "friendly" match was that in which the Navy tookį on and swamped Craigengower. Weir, Abeleon and Morris all came off for the Navy, while, of their bowlers, Dalison had four for twenty and Large four "for twenty-three. The Craigengower second eleven, however, won a heavy victory at the expense of the R.A.S.C.
Schools.
The D.BS. have been twice out lately. They drew with a scratch University eleven of Ponsonby- Fane's, having the scores tied and one wicket to fall; and they beat the R.A.M.C. comfortably. Ander. Bon as usual did well for them with. the bat and R. Lee with the ball.
Volunteers,
The Volunteers will have to look- to their laurels, as they had two sides out last Bunday and, I am told, lost both games. I certainly Forms may be thought their A side should have
MOOD
won.
R. ABBIT.
H.K.C.C. XI. . CLUB DE RECREIO
The following will represent the Hong Kong Cricket Club 2nd XI in the league match against Club de Recreio on the Hong Kong C.C. ground at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
A. H. Gillingham (Capt.). W. B. Cornaby, G. E. R. Duwitt, G. G. Lammert, A. Reid, W. V. L. Stanion. J. A. Summers. W. K. Tait, G. R. Fallack, R. H. D. Wade, E. R. West.
morrow.
J. S. Ryder (Victoria). W. M. Woodfull (Victoria).
A. F. Kippax (New South Wales), E. L. Hendry (Victoria). C. V. Grimmett (S. Australia), D. Blackie (Victoria)..
D. Bradman (New South Wales). Victor Richardson (S. Australia). R. M. Oxenham (Queensland). A. Beckett.
W. A. Oldfield (N.S.W.). T. I, E Andrews (N.S. W.),
(twelfth man),
[It will be seen that there has been a fairly drastic revision of the Sydney team. R. M. Oxenham is a useful all rounder and has done well in inter-state matches. Brad man who put up some useful scores in early games against Chapman's men failed at Brisbane and dropped in favour of V. Richardson, Now he is to have another trial.
Ironmonger who bore great and whose part of the attack, figures were as good as those of his colleagues also stands down.
रौ
WAN
NEW CRICKET RECORD:
HUGE PARTNERSHIP FOR LAST WICKET.
KIPPAX IN FORM. "
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]
MELBOURNE, Dec. 27th. Playing for New South Wales against Victoria in the Sheffold Shield match, A. Kippax scored 200 not out. and H. Hooker 6, and their partnership for the last wicket reached 307, a world's re- cord in Arst cluas cricket for the last wicket.
The previous best partnership was that of A. Fielder and F. E. Woolley for Kent against Worces tershire in 1000. These two bats men put on 235 runs.
Although some details remain to be settled, there is every prospect of negotiations resulting in the big- gest combine yet formed of British la companies. The proposed com- between Gaumont British bine is Pictures Corporation and the Stan- dard Film Company, for whose shares Gaumont made an offer which is understood to have been accepted. The total capital of the combine is estimated at £14,000,000. The new marger will give an overwhelming predominance amerg British film Gaument British, companies to which, with the Denman circuit, at present has control of about 100- cinemas, including the Astoria, Capitol, Palladium. and Marbie Arch in London. The Provincial Since the meteoric tour of War- Cinematograph Theatres circuit, wiek Armstrong's amazing team which is associated with the Stan. Gregory has never troubled English card Film Company, and includes batsmen very much, but he is still the New Gallery, the Tivoli, and! a good fast bowler, a useful, hard-the big cinema at present being. hitting bat and a brilliant field. built in Pimlico, will add another His loss is not, however, as serious 110, making 300 in all. The amal as that of Ponsford and Kelleway. gamation will provide Gaumont A. Beckett is another newcomer with commanding key-theatres in to Test cricket and his name does every important provincial as well not appear in Wisdens of 1998.) as metropolitan area.
It is most unfortunate for Aus tralia that Ponsford, perhaps their finest bat after Woodfull is out of things, after his mishap at Sydney, where his hand was smashed up. Kelleway and Gregory are also on the casualty list.
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