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CLUB. v. SERVICES CRICKET MATCH. ··
YESTERDAY'S THRILLING FINISH,
CLUB WINS BY SEVEN RUNS.
The annual
Thursday night.
Services Club せ。
lent.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,
played well but he is a very bad judge of a run. Just after Richard son did exactly the same as he did in the first innings. He was stumped, but from the pavilion it looked as if he had easily. (42-3-11.)
recovered
A Stand followed by Disaster. With afty up Musson relieved Laalett at the Law Courts end and presented Owen Hughes with a full toss to leg off his first ball. From now on runs began to come with regularity and in spite of very keen fielding by the Services the 70 went up. Baker then went on at the Yard end. More nice cricket fol. did anything at all The Navy lowed until at last Pearce hit a hard Owen square and started. Gelding was good, and I was parti- one cularly struck by the unflagging Hughes sent him back but remained match began this morning in dull energy of Evans, whose left-handed in the middle of the pitch. Then and cold weather. The only thing gather and return were delightful both made for the bataman's wicket ment Owen Hughes was nearer the to be said is that it was not quite to watch. Sillitoe also was excel-which was put down. At that mo popping crease than Pearce and he No erld as before, and that there:
It was an extra Bad Start by the Services.
was given out. was no rain. The wicket was rather
The Services started thoroughly ordinary case as there were so many a curious one, soft on top but hard, underneath, and the ball came off badly, and for a long time it looked possibilities. Had they dead-heat as if the Club would have a lead ed, Pearce was out as they would quite fast, and had at times a ten-ef forty or fifty. Reid and Beck not have crossed. Hnd both been dency to keep low. It would take started, anil Wright was run out in in and the wicket had been broken the first over, through a misunder at the bowlers end Owen Hughes quite a lot of spin.
standing, before he had received a would have been out. Had Crako. ball. Sillitoe was caught at raid-on appealed and thrown the hall next over. (3-9-0.) Musson, who up to the bowler's end
More Wickets Fall, succeeded, had a bit of luck as early enough! It was a wicket! on he steered Beck just clear of second-slip's right hand for a single, and between wicket-keeper and first slip a four. Neither were chances, At 30 Crake played outside one of Beck's, and pulled it on to his leg stick. Nine runs later Laslett was bowled by Reid, wha yorked Col. Wyatt two balls later, (39-5-0-)
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Batger and Duckitt opened for the Club, who had won the toss, and Crake put on Baker at the Law Courts end and Laslett at the other. Batger was all over the place with Baker's swingers, and was plumb 1.b.w. in the second over he received.
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A Recovery. Wolfe-Barry (who is undoubtedly a spiritual affinity of E F. Fincher) then held up his end, but after get ting 33 with some pretty cracks on the off. Musson missed a well pitched-up one from Owen Hughes, and was 1.b.w.
The Club in Trouble. Both bowlers kept a very steady length, and after twenty minutes' play the first ten was still not hoist ed. Musson relieved Laslett, and after three more maidens, Wyatt relieved Baker. These taoties might be taken to heart by some of the local skippers who, because a bowler
(53-6-33.) Then is not getting hit, leave him on in definitely while the batsmen play came a stand. Wolle-Barry stopped themselves in. In this case the there sumchiw or other, and Rer change at once met with success, holds got a few. The score mounted as Richardson played forward to to 84 when Reynolds (with his usual Wyatt, missed it, and dragged his luck at present) picked a beauty font. when Crake had the balls off from Divett, which pitched just in a flash. A very pretty piece of outside his off stump and took the stumping. (10-24) By the score top of the leg peg. A real trimmer. book the game buk been in progress (84-7-11.) Evans followed, but was for thirty-two ininutes. faney soon taken at slip when he was np with deférence-it was a little less!parently trying to turn the ball to Owen Hughes, the new-comer, kept things going for a bit but, after the score had been taken 23 in fiity. five minutes, was bowled by a beauty from Musson which turned from leg after hanging a shade
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leg. (84-8-0.)
The Turning Point.
At this point everything looked rosy for the Club but, when Raker joined Wolfe-Barry, things soon changed. Runs came sten lily. I Slow Scoring.
personally do not agree with the Pearce then joined Duckist, whe dyspeptie gentleman who described had been defending stubbornly. the gallant oficer's innings as am a little at variance with the
"just one damned snick after an- Limes given in the spare book. Any other," though Wolfe-Barry will tell way, the first hour's play saw be you he had a good bit of joss. But tween thirty and forty ring wored it was a most courageous innings, only. It was, of course, terribly Baker played excellently and gave slow, but the bowling was excellent us a glimpse of the batsman which the fielding very keen, while the have always known him to he turf in the out-field was so slow that When Durkitt. yorked him, he had it was very hard to force the ballade an excellent thirty-eight with to the boundary.
cut the ghost of a chance, or even After the forty went up Pearce of a bit of luck. The ninth wicket settled down and played some dent on 78 runs in fifty minutes, lightful shots. With the score at 55, Class held up the wicket until 5.15 Baker, who had resumed, bowled pm, when stumps were drawn for Duckitt neck and roop with a good the day. Thus the Services on 'un which came through very last Thursday night are about thirty and kept a shade low. The out-runs on with a wicket to fall. Koing batsman had made his shots
bad way without him. Two runs later. Armstrong was deceived by Baker's leg swing," and was 1h.w. in trying to glance the ball to
(67-5-1.)
Ratrospect.
•
•
but
The incident apparently upaat Pearce, as next over he played for ward to Baker and lifted his heel. Crake had the bails off and he was After tiläin (85-5-13.) stumped. Armstrong was bowled by Baker after scoring a single. Mitchell and Divets, however, sent the hundred up without further loss. But at 104 Divett tried to hook Wyatt and was taught at mid-wicket for five. 101-7-8.) Just after Mitchell mis- timed Baker and put the ball up to short leg, but the sun was in the fieldsman's eyes and he escaped. He and Beck alous of the later Reid was batanen did anything. bowled by Baker (108-8-0) but the two I have mentioned took the score to 130. when Reynolds got through Mitchell's defence. The last wicket only added three and the Services were left with 104 to get to win.
A Needle Match.
There were thrills from the start of the Inst innings of the game which started at a quarter to three. There was ample time! Beck start- ed at the Law Courts end and off his first ball Wright cocked one up in third man's direction.
Owen
hughes made a great effort, to get at it but only touched it. However, thrills were roming. In Reid's first over Crake, failed to get hold of a full toss and was taken by Richard- Ben. Sillitoe, three runs later, was bowled neck and crop by Beck. (13-2-6.) Seven minutes later with only four more runs scored Wright hit across one of Reid's and was When Musson mistimed bowler.
one from the sang bowler and was taken at cover things began to look
Laslett and LIF for the Club. Wyatt, however, began to put a better complection on things and took the score to di when Reid gat past the A.B. who, up to then, hnd looked quite comfortable. Duckitt relieved Beck and in his first over there was yet one more stupid mis understanding--simply due to not calling in this instance. Wyalt called for a bit to extra cover noti
crossed.
Wolle-Barry turned and started and saw Wyatt down the pitch but stationary. Instead of then calling come or "go back he started hesitating and Duckitt batsmen somewhere in the middle put the wicked down with the two of the pitch. Wolfe-Barry bad just crossed and was out. (43-0-0.) "
A Fine Stand.
very crisply. His innings Was rurely defensive, and he was in an It is very easy to be wise after hour and a quarter for twenty runs, the event, but I cant help think..said come two" ns the batsmen but the Club would have been in ag that it was unwise to keep Reid on autil eighty went on the board. le sent down some very good balls, but he was not bowling his best. think that Duckitt should have Beck too, lind an off day. I inciine been tried far earlier. Then again Better and Brighter Cricket.
Owen. Hughes. llc bowled six When Mitchell came in. the
overs, then four. Personally, I re- standard of hatting went up! The gard him purely as a change bowler bowlers did not slack off, but Pearce to get a wicket. It seems to me he At this point Wyatt and Reynolds was playing beautiful cricket and should be used little but aften-
made very fine stand and looked Mitchell
bad second.like Worcester sauce! He had one Eighty was on the board at tiffin for Eve. He now has one for forty-nintch right off. Once more Pearce as if they were going to win the time. They carried on the good five. But we should see what hap-stuck to his bowlers and made no work afterwards. and had put on
pens to-morrow. forty-four runs when Mitchell dreve Wyatt hard on the on side, and was very nicely caught by Baker at mid-on. (101-6-21.)
was по
More Trouble.
Friday Evening. The game was resumed at 10.10 a.m. on Friday morning, and. the Jast wicket was kept up just long enough to allow Wolfe-Barry to com- plete his fifty. Beck then bowled Glass with a beauty. The Services thus had a useful lead of thirty
The Club Bat.
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change when after 70 was on the board he rented Reid for Divett and a few runs later Beck went on for Duekitt. This change was at once successful as Wyatt was caught at the wicket and Reynolds bowled a run later. (85-8-16.) The stand had exactly doubled the score.
The Club seemed quite incapable of losing one wicket at an time. Immediately after Mitchell went,
A Thing Finlab, Divett awung wildly at Wyatt and runs. skied the ball to Baker, while Alan
The score slowly mounted with Reid was clean bowled by Laslett.
At 11.30 am., or so Batger and Evans and Baker together and Three wickets fell at 101. But there Duckitt set about wiping off the Pearce made a quick change back was better to come. Beck, who has arrears for the Club. Baker bowled to Reid. As so often happens, it was successful as the new bowler never been tried out as a but be.
a couple of maidens to the first fore, went in and played the right named and, of each of Musson's first defeated Evans with his first ball. game, defending steadily while two overs, Duckitt banged a short (03-0-3.) It was amazingly interest- Pearce got the runs. Of the 39 one to the leg boundary. After the ing now, as the Services wanted runs, they put on in forty-five ten was hoisted, Wyatt came on for eleven to win with one wicket. minutes Beck only got five, but he Baker and Batger put his first ball to Baker was imperturbable but Glass played really good cricket and leg.for two. It would have been four, got his leg in front of a straight one nobly restrained his natural ten- but for the slow turf. Three balls from Beck three runs later and the dency to stash. When he was taken later the same batsman had a peach Club had won by seven runs. at the wicket off Baker, Pearce had of a four to square leg, to send up
Summary.
79; and 140 was on the board. The the twenty Then a tragedy hap- It was a splendid finish. I have last man played out the over, but, pended as Duckitt called for a ball heard it suggested that the bateman off the third ball of Musson's next he hit straight to Sillitoe. Ratger played the last ball of the match, over, Pearce missed one on the leg was out by a yard at least. It was but I don't agree. And as regards side and was brilliantly stumped by a great pity as he was just beginn the impact (not the line) of the ball Crake.
ing to play very pretty cricket. I was very well placed. It may
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Arrears Wiped Off.
The Honours.
have hit his bat after but I think A glance at the analysis will show
Duckitt ran a couple of very short it hit the welt of his boot!
He how steadily the Services' bowlers
Crake had a fine match. performed. Baker has seldom bowl ones later with Richardson, and ed better, and hardly sent down a then the latter glanced a very nice brought off a couple of Ene stumps in the second innings, loose ball. Crake had a wonderful four from Musson who was bowling again day behind the sticks. Two splen- more to leg than he usually does. curiously enough against his two- did bits of stumping and a nice Reynolds went on for him then, at victims in the first knock. But the the Yard end, while, after Duckitt thing that impressed me most was. catch were backed up by the ex- cellent work of letting not a single had banged the Colonel square to his management of his bowling, bye, Pearce played the best innings the boundary, Laslett went on at True he had more bowlers at his the other. Thus with the score at disposal than Pearce, but I think
he has had this season. He watched the ball splendidly, was never in difficulties, and the way in which his shots went to the boundary over the slow turf showed the perfection of his timing. He, Mitchell, and Duckitt,, alone of the Club batsmen;:
30, five bowlers had been tried
The change had its desired effect
there was enough on the Club side
to enable the bowlers to be worked
in
shorter and more frequent
as at 39 Duckitt mistimed one, and returned the ball hard to Reynolds spells. Reid for instance was bowl- no mistake with the cd until 80 and 70 runs were on the who made catch. (30-2-18.) Duckitt again board, and though he howled. well,
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1930.
a change earlier would have been salutary, and he would have gone on Beck bowled very again earlier. well in the second innings, the fielding was keen, and only Wyatt and Reynolds made any show at all besides Baker-who might well have gone in earlier in the second knock. He had a fine match as be side his thirty-eight in the first innings he bowled very steadily in both innings, taking four for thirty in seventeen overs and three for seventeen in thirteen overs respec- tively.
The Club batting in the second knock calls for little comment. Pearce and Owen Hughes were per- fectly at case until the stupid run. out came along. Beck should de velop into a useful bas if he is not eleven as being a bowler, always kept down to Number ten or
The sun came out at tiffin-time and on the whole the match was a 210st enjoyable one, with a really thrilling inish. I give the Club bowlers full marks.
R. ABBIT.
Full score and analysis:- First Innings of Hong Kong C.C E. "R. Däckitt, b Baker 20
K. II. Batger, 1.b.w., b Baker G J. E. Richardson, st. Crake,
b Wyatt...
H. Owen Hughes, b Musson 9 T. E. Pearce, st. Crake, b
Musion
70
H. J. Armstrong, 1.b.w, b
Baker
E. J. R. Mitchell,
Wyatt
G. E. R. Divett, e Baker, b
Wratt
A. Reid, b Laslett
Bowling Analysis.
Comdr. Baker,
O. M. R. W
R.N. 17 8 30
A.B. Laslett,
R.N. 11 A. H. Musson... 13.3 Lieut. Col.
H. Oven Hughes, run out... 99 T. E. Pearce, st. Crake, b
Baker
13
H. J. Armstrong, b Baker... 1 E. J. R. Mitchell, b Reynolda's↓
G. E. . Divett, e Mussoon,
b Wyntt
3 8
31
1
20 १
A. Reid, b Baker....
3
A. C. Beek, not out
1 13.
F. J: Wyatt 25 ง 43 Capt. Reynolds 5 First Innings of United Servicos. Major R. H. Crake, b Beck... B Lieut. J. P. Wright, R.N., run.
0
out foryst Capt. F. G. Sillitoe, R.M., c
0 Mitchell, b Beck
A. H. Musson, R.A., 1.b.w., b
Owen Hughes ................... A.B. Laslett, R., b. Reid Lieut. Col. F. J. Wyatt, R.E.,
b Reid
J. G. Wolfe-Barry, R.A., not
out
Capt. J. R. Reynolds, b
Divett
E. W. Hamilton, b Masson ... Extras: Eyes 3; leg byes 5; "ne balls 3; wides 1 *****
Total
0
13
15
..133
Fall of wickets:--1/20; 2/3; 3/42; 4/85; 5/85; 6/92; 7/104; 6/108; 9/130; 10/133.
Bowling Analysis
Baker, R.N. 13
TO-DAY'S RUGBY.
CLUB BERWICK, :
The Hong Kong Rugby Club "A" XV. will meet a team from H.M.S. Berwick to-day at 4 p.m. The Club team is as follows:-
S. A. Fox; G. F. R. Dives, H. Y. Koop, F. E. Skinner, A. Black. J. A. L. Plummer, J. A. Grant; DE Milne Day, W. Bailey, J. Burwell, R. D. Beaumont, W. Cox, B. L. Stock, J. A. E. Kendrev, and J C. Edwards-Jones.
Fall of wickets:-1/10; 9/13; 3/17 4/20; 3/41; 8/42; 7/84; 8/55; 0/00: 10/96.
Bowling Analysis.
A. C. Beck
JI
0. M. R. W.
4
0. M. R. W.
Comdr. F. C.
17
3
*A. Muskan... 14
3 40 1
Lieut-Col. F. J
10.32
31 4
Capt. J. R.
Wyatt 10
Reynolds 7
0
ay
A Reid
13
9
5 30
E. R. Duckitt .... 5
1 10 0
0
18
3
0
A.E. Läslett,
1
17
0
Lieut. D. P. Evans, R.N., e
Owen Hughes, b Diveti... 0 Comtr. F. C. Baker, R.N., b
38 Duckitt ......................... Sub-Lieut. C. L. Glass, b
Beck
Extins: Byes; leg byes 7;
no balls i
20
..170
3
Total.........
Fall of wickets:-1/0; 2/3; 3/30 4/39; 5/39; 8/53; 7/843 8/81; 0/162; 10/170.
Bowling Analysis. 0. M.
R. N. 5 Bowled one wide, and 2 no-
balls.
--Bowled ene no ball.". Socond Innings of United Services.
Lieut. J. P. Wright, R.N., b
· Reid
Maj. R. H. Crake, e Richard-
son, b Reid
Capt. F. G. Sillitoe, b Reck 0 A. H. Musson, R.A.,
Batger, b Reid
5
Comur, F. C. Baker, not out 8. Sub-Lieut. C. L. Glasa, 1b.w.,
G. E.. R. Divett 2
11 0
UNIVERSITY г. RECREIO.
Running up a total of 178 runs, the University defeated the Club de. Recreio by 110 runs when they met in an all-day match at Pokfulam on Thursday. The undergraduates batted first, and Sulicman was their top-scorer with 44. Chan Fook was a close second with a rapid 43, while Abdul-Aziz contributed 33. For the Portuguese Inds Souza was the most successful of the seven bowlers tried; he took 4 wickets for 30 mins.
The University bowlers were" in form, with the result that the Kow. loon men were skittled cut for the H. A. Alves poor total of 60 runs. (28) made a gallant attempt to save his side from entire collapse, but he only received support from Ogley (11). Chan Fook took 5 wickets For 23 runs, while Tan's three only, cost
1 runs!
Scores:-
University Recreio
ין
心
R. IT.
Baker, b
A. Reid
14 1
36°
21
A. C. Beck ... 10.1 3
A.B. F. Laslett, R.N., b Reid 9 Lieut.-Col. F. J. Wyatt, e
Pearce, b Beck
9" 3
....... 31.
H. Owen Hughes 10
43. 1.
J.G.. Wolfe-Barry, R.A.,
G. E. R. Divett 5
1, 12 བ
run out
0
0
E. W. Haurikon 2
D
A 0
Capt. J. R. Reynolds, b
Beck
10
E. R. Duckitt ... 4
0
0
}
0
*Bowled no balls.
Licut. D. P. Evans, R.N., b
Reid
3.
..140
Second Innings of Hong Kong C.C.
E. R. Duckitt, c and b Rey-
nolds
18 10
b Beck
0
Extras: Byes; leg byes 3.
Tota!
98
A. C. Beck, e Crake, b Baker 5 E. W. Hamilton, not out.....
Extras: leg bye 1
Total......
Fall of wickets:-1/0; 2/10; 3/23; 4/55; 5/37; 6/101; 7/101; 8/101; 0/140; 10/140.
K. H. Batger, run out
J. E. Richardson, at. Crake,
b Reynolds
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