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THE TRIANGULAR TOURNAMENT.

BIG SCORE BY CLUB.

SAYER'S MAGNIFICENT HITTING.

with

double change which met prompt success as Squance failed to get hold of a high full toss and was caught at mid-on (37-1-25.)

The weather on New Year's day was delightful when the Club Navy match began at ten minutes past eloven. The Club had had some difficulty in finding a full side owing to New Year activities, and to the fact that the Civil Service have a League match to day, which kept Richardson out of the sille. However, the men they had seemed. quite adequate to cope with the situation. The wicket acemed good when Pearce and Sayer opened to Bowker. the bowling of Jowits at the Yard end, and Moseley. Both the bats men liked the slow bowler and took twenty-one of his first two overs. (Twenty-two runs tame from his first two overs against the Army, and perhaps by now the Navy will realize that he is not an opening Lowler but essentially a man to use to break up & standas is the case with Sayer.) Baker" soon came on but runs came merrily until, when sixty-seven had been scored in half an hanr Pearce failed to get hold of a short one from Putman and was caught by Nash at square leg.. A Brilliant Stand.

A Collapse.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1931.

CRICKET CLUBS AND PLAYERS.

THE GLORIOUS UNCERTAINTY!

R. ABBITS WEEKLY REVIEW.

- Service - Cricket.

It is an old old saying that it is the unexpected which happens in

I was going through the list of Cricket and the glorious uncertainty possibles for the United Services of the game has long been pro- team at China New Year. If the verbial. The events of the holidays Keat and Petersfield are back: I recently have been excellent in imagine Commander Baker and stances of this. A couple of months | Laslett would get in, if they were ago the prospects of the Army being available Beyond them I doubt if able to raise a good team seemed anyone is worthy to displace one of the Army side except Glass and, rather remote. Now they have won As usual, the Navy could not lose the Triangular Tournament. And I Jowitt. Gloss is a useful bat, and one wicket at the total and Nash have little doubt that just to be a very steady bowler. He bad smart unexpected again-the Clab will dozens of catches dropped of him was out playing Bock to short leg where Duckitt effected a catch, which was much more dit give the United, Services a jolly in the tournament and also und very cellent field, though not as good as ficult than the one ho dropped off good hiding in the China New bad luck generally. He is an ex

Pearce very successful tried the policy of quick changes, ear match. There is no argument Dewar-Durie at cover point. Jowitt and put Owen Hughes on vice about the Army match. They pick- has been hopelessly overboyled in Sayer. The new bowler broke the ed the side they wanted, and had the last two matches and his analysis is no fair index, of his top of Glass's leg stump with his

form. He also has suffered from off break at forty-five and at fifty no refusal. Then, when they even he sent down one of his celebrated got down to asking Mr. B. Abbit fall toses at which Jefferies elected play for them against the Navy, to play a tennis smash, and was Two runs caught at square leg. later Brunton skied one a bit in trying to hit a leg break. Witham'a experience as full back served him game. in good stead as he took the catch clearly in the middle of a mix up.The only League match down for with a running batsman and the decision to-day is between the Civif bowler who had followed up. was clean bowled in having a go Service Club and the I.R.C. to be at Berk. Just before this Pearce's played on the Civil Service ground. A lang stand ensted when Duckitt quick change policy should have met came in. He scored four fours to with a further reward as Sayer's 1 is a most unfortunate thing that leg in rapid succession and then be first ball was cut straight into first the Civil Service team is badly cut came very slow, as practically all slip's hands, but he failed to hold up. Reed and. Hamilton are both his shots went straight to hand. it. Finally Reid went on at the on the injured list, Griffiths "has Sayer had begun to play brilliant Yard end and clean bowled Jowitt elected to play Rugger and Sayer Navy cricket, His square cutting was

with a beauty (73-7-18) The outis playing in the Club

are the very crisp, and his wrist-work going batsman bad shaped excellent match. These last two

mainstay of the betting to a great magnificent. He lifted the ball only.

extent, with de Rome and Richard .the off sometimes but a good many of these shots were deliberately hit

son, of course. It raises once more in the air to carry the fieldsman. With a four and a straight-driven

the great difficulty of trying to play six off Jawitt he completed his

all games at once. I don't think it reasonable to expect anyone to give | ROYAL fifty.

up a two-day match in the Tourna- meat because of a half day game in the League. The remedy lies in getting all the big matches fixed up first, and in taking a good deal more time over the general fixture list. It would make things much easier ribly difficult job. It is bad enough for the secretaries who have a ter with one ground per team. It is worse now with a shortage,

"

A Good Rally,

BOLSON.

Baker

This, however, was for some time the measure of the success of the Club bowling. Moseley joined Ed- warda and when Owen, Hughes went An hour's play saw a hundred and on again drove him straight for six twenty-three on the board and nine and then got him away square for runs lator Sager should have been four. This seemed to encourage him caught at cover. The Navy fielding as he played more enterprising and was still energetic but it was com confident crivket than he had done Edwarda had ing a little unstuck and Sayer deall this finitely should have been out at settled down too and a pretty stand extra cover off a long hop, at which of half an hour produced fifty-seven He had played a sort of fore-arm runs. punch shot... He continued scoring fast and Dockitt brisked up a bit. Finally after putting on a hundred forty-seven and

runs in minutes, the stand came to an end when Duckit touched an off ball of Baker's and was held by Edwards who fell forward to make a good cateb. (174-2-30.)

seven

Bad Light,

Forthcoming Matches.

had luck and dropped catches. As a bat, he has more style than any- they go and run up three hundrede in the Navy side, and he makes his shots crisply and with decision. and fifty edd for four. It's a queer Moseley might be worth consider- ing if he could reproduce his form of last Thursday, as his left hand useful donkey-drops might be a change to break up a stand. „ As I was writing this paragraph, from Commander Baker. I see with curiously enough I received a letter regret he will not be in Hong Keng 18th February, but he will be able for the Services. Match, on 17th and to lead the Navy against Kowloon in their League match on 31st January.

That Bugger Question.

A sort of fog had been creeping in from the Harbour for some time and during this stand it was dif-

It rather looks as if they will have ficult to follow the game closely from the scoring box. But for a to do something about the Rugby providential bit of white binding question. It is, I am sure, having on Moseley's bat the scorers would a definitely bad effect on the Club have had great difficulty in dis- cricket. Not that I am crabbing tinguishing the batsmen. As it was, Bugger. It is a magnificent game The Face Increases.

a three of Edwards' got credited which I played for many years Sayer became even more aggres as a four to Moseley when the um- myself. What I mean is that the sive on Mitchell's arrival and began pire" signalled a boundary and the time is coming when a man will to score all round the wicket. He batsmen did not re-cross. (This to have to chose his game and stick to hit three fours in one over to send explain Moseley's twenty-eight in it. The constant chopping and up his century and was dropped at stead of the thirty-two put up on changing is very had for a side, the wicket next ball. He then the board. At one hundred and apart from driving the secretary started hitting Jowitt (who had thirts he tried to play a straight into an early grave. And it is an bowled excellently with abominable one from Sayer, instead of hitting coramonly hard on the man whe luck) for air whenever he pitched it out of the ground, and was Ib.w.helps the side out when there is a up, and raised his score, to 159 by Next ball Pearce stumped Putman Rugger match and gets pitched out lunch time, though he was dropped

However to resume. Unless the two or three times. He had been and play ceased owing to the bad when there is not.

light.

glorious, uncertainty of the game turap up tramps, the C.S. are un- likely to win, and they will be fortunate if they share the points.

batting for hundred and ten minutes only-a rather remarkable feat.

Sayer Out.

To Be Resumed... Thus the Navy are two hundred and twenty-six runs behind with one Shortly after the resumption, how-wicket to go in their first innings ever, he tried to hit a yorker from It is hoped that Barrett's injury. Glass into the road and paid the will have recovered sufficiently to. penalty. (281-3-160.)

"

H.1.0.0. Game.

GOLF:

R. ABBIT.

HONG KONG GOLF

CLUB.

STARTING TIMES FOR FAN. LING ON SUNDAY..

9.16 am. Not to be booked. 9.20. I. H. Geare and A. H.

Ferguson.

9.94. J. E. F. Cogan and J.

Stuart:

0.28

37

+1

8.32

9.38

17

9.40

9.44.

9.49

9.52

9.56

10.00 "

10.04

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G. 8. Hankinson and D.

F. C. Cleland.

W. Kerr and D. Harris.

G. T May and E. P.

Bailey.

O Bulmer Johnson and R. H. Wild.

H. T. Buxton and D. M. Goodall.

O. W. Bearo and D.-S. Robb

E. M. Bryden and D. Black.

Capt. Deir and Coudr.

Priestley.

W. Fleming and N. K. Littlejohn.

A. Ritchie and S J, H.

Fox.

P. Morrison and H. W. Dully.

"

8. A. Seth and H. A. Lammert.

D. J. Koogh and B. A.. Campbell.

10.06

10.12

10.16

11

· 10.20

A. H. Penn and J. R. Collis..

10.24

"a bit more of the bowling and began informed.

The third allow him to bat at 2 p.m. on The Navy match will be resumed wicket had put on eighty-seven runs Saturday when the game will be at two o'clock, and unless sonie- in thirty minutes, most of them resumed. Lanch will be taken by thing very surprising happens the

am Navy are going to get beaten by 10.32 being from Sayer. Mitchell now got the teams in the pavilion,

an innings. They will require s whole ship's company of little 10.30

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W. A. Smalley and R. D. Matthor

10.29

H. U. Ireland and W. J. Clerk

A. Leach and A. D.

Humphreya

R. ABEIT.

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P. S. Grant and C. B. Maturin.

K.O.C. v. The Army,

160

10.44

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to score pretty quickly on his own Boemint. At last, however, he was well taken by Edwards running back at cover after scoring thirty-eight. He had scored most of the thirty- three runs that came in fifteen. mmutes for the fourth wicket.

An Unfortunate Accident. By this time the catching of the Navy became entirely demoralized and Owen Hughes did na he liked. Armstrong, in comparison, was very low though he hit the loose.ones for four alright. The pare of seor ing remained fairly constant at two runs a minute and sixty-two runs were added when an unfortunate. accident happened to. Barrett, the Navy Blumper. Putman had gone on again and was occasionally bowl- ing aidaily short and getting right up. A faster one than paral stood. right up, gråżąd Armstrong and seemed to glance from Barrett's arta straight on to his left check- home. He seemed pretty well stub. ned and was carried in. Fortunate- 1. Dr. Smalley was watching the game and be took charge of the unfortunate Barrett, Everyone was vity glad at the close of the play ta find him up and walking about as he had sa uncommonly nasty autash.

Pearce Declared.

The accident happened about 2.45 and Pearce at once declared The Navy the innings closed. started to bat about ten past three

A Fair Start,

Bquance and Nash played very steadily to Bowker and Reid, The former scored fairly freely and piniahod: Bowker severely on the leg aide, although he gave one very quick chance to forward short leg close in. Nash concentrated on de fence. Thus the score rose steadily to the thirties. Pearce made a

Present score and analysis;

First Innings of Club.

G. R. Sayer, b Glass

T. E. Pearce, o Nash, b

Putman ..

31 E. R. Duckitt, e Edwards, b.

Baker

...... 39

E. J. R. Mitchell, c Edwards,

Glass

38

H. Owen Hughes, not out. 53 H. J. Armstrong, not out... 13. Extras: Byes 6; leg bycs.

-7; wide 1;, no balls 2

Total (for 4 wickets,

declared)

16

350

Fall of wickets-1/87; 2/174'; 3/281; 4/294.S

J. Witham, A.. C. Beck, 4. C. Bowker, Smith, and A Reid did not hat.

Bowling Analysis.

OMR. W. Mid. Jowitt 20:1 1220 Sub Lieut.

0

21 0 Meseley, 2. AR. Baker 12 185 1 Log-Big.en

Putman 4.5.0 32-1

73.2. "Lieut." Glash 15 0: *Sub-Lieut.

2

Edwards 3 030 *Each bowled a no-ball. t-Bowled one wide.

First tunings of Navy. Licut Comdr. Squance,

Smith b Savor

Beck

Lacut Glaza, b Owen Hughes 8 Mia Jeffrin, Armstrong,

Owen Hughes... Mid. Jowitt, Reid Ideut. Comdr. Brunton, a Witham, b Owen Hughes AB Baker Book (Dontinued at foot of rest column.)

10.40",, J. 8. Dykes and A. 0.

At & p.m. Lo-day and at 11 a.m. to-morrow the Kowloon Cricket 10.48 Club will be at home to the Army. I

hope to publish some account of it 10.52 either on Monday or Tuesday. The

home side has been selected as 10.56, follows: J. C. Lyal (captain); W.

Brace; F. Goodwin; E. C. Fincher; 11.00", E. F. Fincher; W. C. Hung; F Zimmern; G. CO. Burnett; F. E. 11.04 Lawrence; J. S. Skinner, and N

A. E. Mackay. It is a useful side, 11.08 and I feel I had better say it is

strong in bowling, or Robbie will 11.19 be putting some weed killer on

the mustard and cress at Sunday 11.18, tifin The Army are telying on

mach the same team as beat the 11.20 Club and Navy, Lochner definitely

is mable to play, and I gather it 11.28 is not yet quite certain if Davies will be out. Anstruther and Lance 11.32 Corporal Penny are possible for the two yacancies if they pecur

19

A. B. Purves and E. Des Youx.

C. H. Burton and V: R Gordon.

W. S. Hillier and H.

Hamptob

BOXING

D. B. Edward and T. C. CITY HALL

Monaghan

J. D. Kinnaird and J..

Machnight.

T. J. Price and Dr. Dovey

L Goldman and G, Ed- Warde Jones.

A. IL Cox and E. P. Fletcher.

A C. L. Bowker and J. B. Hinton.

D. G. McAvoy and G. Thomerson,

JW. Richardson and J.

Forbes

W. C. Shields and 0. Eager

A. Sommerfelt and T. §.

11.36

Whyte-Smith,

11.40

Sub-Lieut. Edwards, not out ex Sub-Lieut. Moseley, l.b.wb

J. Coulthart and G. H. Wilson.

11:44

K. K. Bounds and 0; M.

Hoberts...

Sayor

11.48

Lig. Sig Putman, at. Pearce,

7. Campbell and W. G. Lorimer.

b Sayerbopram kar dona Extras: Byes 10, leg byes 1-12 130 Tatal (for A wickets)

zisketa-1/371 8/37

12.52

J. P. Sherry and i Clark

Ball 3748 8/130 9/130.

Bowling Analysis,

an

KOWLOON GOLF. BOGEY POOL COMPETITION

Th following is the result of the Bogy Fool played over the How O. MR. W. loon cour daring last week-end

210 AA Lopes (4) All squaro. 2281L Mundy Jade (10) gen 80 203 PW.JA Planner (18) 931062F D Thomson 4.

A. CL Bowker a A-Heid

TUR. Bayer

Tircle Beck H. Owen Hughes:

333 Beventy carda were taken out.

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