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Sports News

CRICKET TEAMS AND PLAYERS.

THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY PROGRAMME.

R. ABBIT'S WEEKLY REVIEW.

Incidentally

Last Saturday was a dull day as regards cricket and the weather did not help matters very much. It was overenst for the most part and very muggy. Bowling was an. uncommonly heating performance! There was quite an interesting game between the Under. and the Over Thirties." spectator was heard to observe that the old gentlemen could still teach the youngsters something about fielding. It struck me as the sort. of remurk which might get him into trouble with both sides. But it must be admitted that there was nothing lolsurely about the Over-Thirty friding.

The Over Thiig batted frat and Pearce, and Sayer seemed quite at : home. The former, who has been balting beautifully this year, looked as if he was in for big score, as he was timing the fast bowler beautifully; but unfortunately, he seemed to be taken by surprise by one of Owen Hughes leg, breaks, and half played at it and then tried to got his bat out of the way, with the result that he was taken in the ulips off a quick chance. Sayer also played with confidence and hit a lofty six nearly into the Law Courts off Owen Hughes. However, he was careless with one of Bowker's off ball which got up pretty steeply, and just-touched it, giving a simple ohance to first slip,

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A Good Stand.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1930.

An Incident.

The batsmen were run-

League Fixture Octreolicn.

i E. I Reed, who always howlatch of it myself! There-is-such- a hindred per cent, better on the thing as a job.cf work! Club ground in a big match, can get guing. He has had a terribly Ind

It might be as well to mention patch so far, though he is bowling by no means badly. Mitchell's knee that die Lengur Match which is apparently is alright for batting down, for Saturday, the 27th, be but he will have to field close in tween the University and Civil comewhoro, ns ho does not seem Service will not take place, a

He run.

dead League game that is. I understand able lame by the end of Saturday's the "Varsity are not keen on play- game, he stuck to his work gallanting Longue matches in Vacation. As a matter of fact there is and, of course, it suits the C.S. au only one man on the side who can mirably as they have three of their not bowl (aud, he once bowled men playing for the Club.

an Interport Donald Leach in Match), but I imagine the bulk of it will be done by Reed, Reid,. Bowker, Beck and Owen Hughes.

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A Merry Christmas,

I cannot conclude these notes without taking the opportunity of wishing my readers a Merry Christ- mas. It seems curious to some ot doubt to have cricket mixed up with Yale logs and holly not to mention miseltoc-but we have most of us got used to it here, and the Obser vatory seems to be doing its beat to reproduce a foggy and damp

English winter!

Army and Navy Game, good. I don't quite understand shall hope to see Griffiths get some why he goes on so Inta as he is us runs in this, his first big match in

The Services meet. each other on likely to gewickets as Omar or the Colony, Richardson is a very R. L.co. Anderson and Suliaman, disappointing bat, and has only Monday and Tuesday next 20th and again did well with the bat for the coho off once this year--though he 30th of December, on the Club Varsity, though I confess I have has been out most unluckily on ground. Unless a miracle happens! no knowledge as to whether their several occasions. He has failed to the Navy are going to get beaten knocks were sound ones or not. get in but I should not be surprised As far as possible. I hope to gire Redmond seems to be in process to soo him in the side against the account of the game but I am of recovering his form. But the Navy It will be interesting to gen afraid I shall not be able to see serious thing was that the Craigen gower batting again brake down. Limdefinitely saved his side, but Gittens, E. Zimmern, A. T. Lee, Hansen, Omar and Kitchell, all of whom should get runs pretty ra gularly, did very little between them. A bit of net practice might strong on the leg-(though he some-help them, fancy. The game was times used a lovely crack to extra just saved. It was a friendly, not cover) and has the knack of putting his pnd in front of his League Match, by the way. middle stick and playing forward to a well pitched up one, forcing it away to the on. It is most tempt ing to go on and try and get him 1.b.w, which, of course, is just what With the exception of he wants. Alan Reid the bowling was not particularly impressive.. A curious incident took place when Marton got inside one from Hamilton. teid nppeared to the bowler to make a pretty entel low down at first slip, and as Marton did not go, an appeal was made. The umpire put up his hand at once, just as the wicket-keeper and Reid both sang out" not out," having failed to hear the appeal. They explained that the ball had just pitched as it was taken and the Umpire, very proper- | ly, reversed his decision. As one hears so much rat talked about this sort of thing, it might be as well to mention that the whole proce. dure was in order. An umpire is entitled to reverse his decision and fieldsman not only may but, in the spirit of the game, must tell him (politely) that a catch had not been made. Thus told, it is up to the umpire to do what he likes. The one thing that ner self-respecting unpire will stand is to see the field ring captain go and neke an aut going batsman to return, without j'reference to the umpire who has

given him out. Yet I have seen it. done! After Marion was out all chance of finishing the game was gone, and, as the shades of night foll fast, stumps were drawn at about twenty five to six. I have omitted to mention that Richardson ket wicket for the Under Thirty in the absence of a regular stumpers and did quite well et it, though, of course, he stood right back to the fast bowlers.

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I received a query, too late for action in last week's notes, as to the correct procedure in the follow ing caso. ning & quick one and the ball, thrown at the wicket, was deflected by the batsman's bat which he was running along the ground, to gain his crease Actually another run was scored as on "everthrow." My correspondent enquires if this is allowed. I doubt if here is any rule which covers the paint. You cannot call it unfair play as there is no suggestion that the batsman in tended his hat to deflect the ball. It is, think, purely a question to he decided on the spirit of the game, and, in my opinion, as the field were put at a disadvantaye by the cecurrence the other run should not have been taken. I recollect, however; one occasion when I myself was involved. I had glanced a ball to leg-or possibly snicked it bo tween my legs and the sticks-and was running like a scalded cat for the bowler's and when the ball struck me with unparalleled velo city and cannoned off to boundary. The umpire signalled boundary at once and I felt entitled to accept his decision shell we any from etern necessity I mentioned he threw in from fine leg, didn't I?

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Holiday Arrangements. The biggest game of the Christ. mas holidays will be the two-day match between the H.K.C.C. and the Army on the 26th and 27th of December, And here cannot but pause and drop a silent tear in Mitchell and Thorp, however,

recalling the old Christmas Day soon put a better complection on the

tiffins of the past, when we sat down The former batted very

at one-or later to a veritable steadily, but got very little of the

forst spread by Tadpole One bowling, while Thorp hit out

Brace Géts Going.

besitates unid so many delicacies, merrily. Bowker had not bowled

The untch between K.C.C, and but I incline toward the palm of for several months and lie was apt to get a bit on the leg side and the Ninety-Third should have been the cold shoulder of mutton It Thorp punished these balls very a League, but the soldiers had with may be we did not play very hard. The old system of putting drawn. They had. I think, ent or good cricket after it, but we did a net in front of the Ladies Tent, two other details helping out their enough to be ready for another by the way, might well be reinside. Brace did very much what banquet on Christmas Night, The troduced. The innings went on to he liked. After Dewar-Durie was drys have gone, na they had to go. much married Colony roach one hundred and sixty-four taken carly at the wicket, there was We are

nu awful procession and only a now, and the ducks have got rather for eight, when Pearce declared. The most noticeablo feature was a hard-hit knock by Moir saved the overlaid by the storks in many But they were pretty good big enteh in the deep by Bowker military team from an ignominions enses, off Planner's bowling. Wild made debacle. It is a pity Mair is un-ones all the same. Portan ei hee a tremendous drive but it was ob- Į able to play more regularly, Curious olim meminine juvabit,” vious that the foldsman, had it ally enough, though not a strong side the way even if he did start in at this year, the Army have no less first! None of the, bowling was than three useful wicket-keeper- particularly good, but it is only fair! batsmen in Major Alrey, Captain to say that Bowker's shoulder has Moir and Corporal Davis-or Davies, only just recovered, while Bock has I never know which. boon seedy and really did not want to bowl at all, I believe.

Excellent Golf.

The innings of the Under-Thirty consisted really of a very nice knock by Marton. He was, perhaps, shads lucky early on, but after that he met everything full in the face of the bat. He is particularly

Craigongower Do Not Convince. I am beginning to wonder if the C.C.C. form with the bat displayed at the beginning of the mason was a little too good to be true. They could make little out of a rather dead wicket last Saturday against the University, when they bowled, and no one but A. T. Lee did any

The Teams,

On paper the Club ought to tear the pants off the Army, but that doesn't mean that they necessarily will do so. T. E. Peares captains them and the rest are:-H. Owen Hughes, A. C. 1. Bowker, A. Reid,

The Army Team. Captain Thorp captains the Army side and he has Major, Airoy (R.A.S.C.), R. V. Dowar-Durie (03rd Highlanders), W. G.. Hazle wood (R.A), A H. Musson (R.A.), Captain Lockner (S.W.B.), M Waring (RA), Corpl. Davies, Lee. Corpl. Fry (R.A.S.C.), Private Salmon (R.A.M.C.), and Sig. J. Willians (R.S.C.). The bowling of the side is a bit weak. Musson, of course, if he has a day out, is cap able of great things and he will presumably be the mainstay of the attack. Thorp himarif found it very hard to bowl atraight on Saturday last, and kept failing away to leg. Fry can be uncommonly useful, but he would do better if he pitched up a shade more. Salmon 1 know nothing about-(1 presume it is not an error for Lea-Carpl. Simpson of the R.A.S.O. 1)-but 1 hear that Sig. J. Williams is n forcing bat and a good fast bowler who has played a good deal of Army cricket in Egypt. I also hear that he has n trick of pulling his foot over the line when he delivers the ball. This, by the way, is often done by Beck (alright, call me a liar, if you wont to and I shall be interested to see if the umpires keep their eyes open.

The batting of the side is, how. ever, a bit doubtful. Fry cau hit. 1 Dewar-Duric can concentrate he shouls got a lot of runs, though he is not yet quite used to the light here. Thorp can punish anything loose very hard while of the rest good bata. I hardly know the re- Musson, Airey and Lockuer are mainder well enough to say more. On the whole there shound be an Club will win. The time is various excellent, game, but I think the ly stated no 10.30 and 11 a.m; But

definitely understand that the game will start at 11. a.m. sharp. I hope to report it in full in the Monday, Daily Press issues of Saturday and

Other Games. Craigengower are playing a Mar ried and Single game on Boxing Day and the Navy are taking a side to K.O.C. on the same day. It may be a two-day match, but I am not entirely clear on this point. The L.R.C. go up to the University for A. C Beck, E. R. Duckitt, G. R. an all-day match to-morrow-Christ- More G. R. Sayer, E. J. R. Mitmas Day, and have a Married and chell and R. H. Griffiths. There is Single game on Boxing Day at plenty of batting in the side, and I home.

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