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SCHOOL CRICKET IN HONG KONG.

MORE ENCOURAGEMENT NEEDED FOR PROMISING

PLAYERS.

A FINAL NOTE BY R. ABBIT.

Until a few years ago, School, to mention J. C, Fletcher, now Cricket in Hong Kong, if not neg., retired. Though nover (1 great lected in the Schools, was" not ae-exponent of the game he was, tres corded much public recognition in mendously keen, and worked very the newspapers. Possibly it was hard always for the College at very largely their own fault for not which he was a master for several sending in searcs and reports. [ years, is not sufficiently understand that there is practically always room for

The Diocesan Boys' School.

The high record of two years ago could not be maintained, but in

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1931.

"einlining" that it was time"-and- that he would not send his last mon

in,

The captain of the fielding side contended that he mist, as the um- pires had not called time, nor was any warning given that the over which was just completed was the last une...

When appealed to, one of the ampires held that one more over must be given while the other un- pire held a different opinion, with the result that the gaine was stop ped and was called a "draw.!

-H.K.C.C. TENNIS

TOURNAMENT.

S. A. AND H. D. RUMJAHN AGAIN WINNERS.

feud 1 paid. They had a narrow squeak but they just about deserved to keep the big cups once more,

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES.

At the conclusion of the match, Miss Hodgson gracefully distribut- ed the prizes to the successful com "Touch and go "but the hold-petitora. era, S. A. and II. D. jumittee and mammbers of Hong. Hi, welcoming her on behalf of the (cousins) retained the opon doubles Kong Cricket Chib, Mr. R. Han championship yesterday prior to cock, the President,, in a fluent the conclusion of the Hong Kong speech said that the match the spectators had just witnessed mark- Cricket Clubs annual lawn tennised the conclusion of the Tourisment tournament. The defeated finalists, Reason, although two events still re- A. L. Rumjaha (this season's ained to he decided. The season and lasted longer than usual on record amber singles champion of the Colony) account of the

of entrants for the Open Champion ship events. He congratulated the Rainjahn cousins on their suc- cess winning the Doubles

in

"The matter is clearly provided for in the addition to the "insten. A. Casenmthoy, who are also from the Indian Recreation “tionis to Empirea" which was made in 1924. Anor should Cab, lost in four sols but they "always be begun if time Jax stoutly contested every point and Title for the seventh year in 'sue-

would not have caused a surprisecession. They had already, he men "nat breu, reached, and should be

tioned, won two Challenge Cups had they won. fuished racejít us hereafter pine

previously, and now hold for one year the two new Challenge Cups, "vided. If a wicket 'fall within

presented by the Hong Kong * two minutes of time, the Um-

Cricket Club, which cannot be won ** gives should call "tinde' unless

outright. He remarked that this year they had a new champion in the incoming batsmann claims his

the person of C. A. L. Runjan, whom he understood in ex-champion of Tientsin, and as he is still very young, more would undoubtedly ba beard of him. in the future, He then thanked the various officine and linesmen for their help in ruu- ning the Tournament.

match score and brief arrouni, but that it is a physical impossibility to get a reporter along to Every A. Prata the DB.S. bad the misright to but for the time remain- cricket pane that is played. For faction of turning mặt the brat boy "ing. If a wicket fall uftertime the following notes and indebted | cricketer of the year and their "has been reached the Umpires to a correspondient who has been ↑ fielding was good. If a School side should enll' time?" And enough to write me a roost interesting letter on the subject,

- St. Joseph's,

does not field well, by the way, there is seething pretty wrong somewhere! They have suffered from having to play on matting,

Those present in the stand, in eluding the highest in the Colony, were pleased to the extreme by the high-class tennis which the four youths put up. For thrills and ustnined interest the match proved the opposite of the singles final last week.

In addition to being a good match, the pairs gave an exhibition of brainy tactics which would have The match, of course, was a draw. done credit to veterans. But the Umpires were seriously at as devastating as of your the Having been told that they were fault.

There is, I believe, champions naturally tacked their specific rule which provided that the confidence. On the other

He concluded by referring to Mr. M. Hodgson, father of the dis tributor of the prizes, who is an old Mr. Hodgson, he said, did the Club very great servico in the past, and

The hic Rougi Cathalie College and apparently strong përsonalities Umpires, shall call “fast Overland, the challengers--encouraged and valued member of the Club

seven. I

to holl the side together have been fucking. drow three and lost

They won three games, cannot say more than I have done before of the invaluable work of J. L. Youngsaye.'

Other Schools,

of St. Jasigh's has always had a good record in football and sports, but during the regent years they live also built up a respectable orieket eleven owing thiefly to the enthusiasm of Brother Oswald. It is not to be expreted that they should leap to the front all at ones, but 1 anderstand that there is. in This practically finishes, the list contemplation a move to the Kow of cricket playing schools. St. toon side, where more spacious play. Stephen's never really got going lag fields will be available; and, even when Padre Quick was Head under such more favourable condi- muster, and now they have gone out tious, I shall expect to see them† to Stanley. I have no record of any Take a place worthy of the size, mudcricket retivities. They may not traditions of the School. During have a ground. They seem, low this

season they had a useful howler ever, to have lots of tennis courts, in A. R-Abbas, who won a place and for the Eton of the East" in the Combined Schools' eleven not to have a cricket eleven Brems owing chiefly to his ability to keep a bit harrowing, to say the least of it. The Wah Yau produced E. n length. E. Souza plays with n Atraight fit, and with careful ronching may make a useful but is

the near future. I understand da Silva, who plays for the University second elven, is one of their old boys.

Queen's Collega.

Zimmern, I am told, but they have done nothing of wote in the game, por have St. Paul's College. But it must be remembered that the question of grounds has a lot to do with it and a decent and casily available ground is a sine qua' nun

semi-final.

by twelve more months of practice But in the 1923 instruction it is legether remembered their

twa laid down that the Empires sets lead of last season when they

before play, what watch or clock "should agree between themselves, succumbed to the Rumjahus in the

"they shall follow in deciding in- "tervals and close of play." Had the Umpires done their work pro- perly, last over would have been called and even if the wicket had not fallen to the last ball of the over, the batting side were entitled to a draw, if it fell less than two minutes before time,-unless, of course, they insisted on Bnishing the over,

: L'Envoi.

And so end my notes on another Benson. It is hard to believe that I have been writing them for over ton years, so far as my recollection serves me.

But so we go on. To the youngster, the end of the season incans merely a period of rest,,when the bat and ball are laid saidu for a few months to be taken up again with hopes of greater achievement. Another season has added its ex-

Queen's az I have remarked be if a schoo) is going to do well at perience, and Youth is pressing

fore in these notes, have, come un a lot in the last two years. I was auch struck to find, when reading the aremat of their Past r. Present

cricket.

After School.

and

Forty years an, growing older and

older,

Shorter in wild, as in Hemory

long:

..

"History Repeated. History partially repeated itself yesterday. C. A. d. and Cussumb. luy established an early advantage, and took the Arst set 4-0. The holders asserted themselves and captured the next set in which they only conceded one game. They then. dropped back but rose to their beat to retrieve the third set as 04. Then came the final struggle and the Rumjahns ran out champions at 8-0,

Not uno of the four could be said to have been, blameless, Double Faults were commonly served with CA. L. the exception. The latter played like the champion he is and brought off the greatest number of winning strokes.

Both pairs concentrated on attack from the outset.. Thanks to mis- fakes galore by their opponents C. A. L, and Casumbhoy led by

three games to love. The score went to 4-1 and 3-2 in their favour but the cousins crept up to 5-4 before lasing the set.

Recond set in which the champions The pace did not slacken in the

only gave away the third game. They volleyed effectively down the Things were coming off for them centre line on both the challengers lack-hands (Cassubhoy being left not afraid to handed) and were "kill" short loba..

a time when the Clubs was not thriving wall, he, in the capacity of Hon. Secretary, worked very energetically with the result thus the Clab began to flourish. In re cognition, the Club voted him Life Member. (Applause.)

Miss Hodgson then distributed the prizes, and was presented with

bouquet of flowers."

PRIZE LIST.

Open Singles Championship of the Colony:-

Winner: C. A. J. Rumjahn. Runner-up E. C Fincher. Open Doubles Championship f the Colony:-

Winners S. A. Rumjuhn and H. D. Rumjahn.

and JA, Cassumbhoy.

Runners-up: C. A. L. Runjahın

Club Championship. Winner: A, L. Sullivan. Runners-up: 1. Galdman.

Handicap Singles "A," Winner: R. H, Wild, Runner-up; B, M. Henderson,

BRITISH EXHIBITIONS.

Andrews, the well-known British Davis Cup player, will give ex- libitions on the Hong Kong Cricket Club Stand Court as follows. All matches best of 3 sets, play com- mencing at 4,30 each day.

'TO-DAY.

8. Rumjahn donvincing.

Andrews and E. O. Fincher x. M. Once more the tide abbed C. AW. Lo and Ng Szo Kwong, Laud Cassumbhoy captured the Andrews and C. A. Rumjahu first two games of the third set. ». H. D. Rumjahu and S. A. Rum- But hereabouts Sirdar Rumjohn bejahn. came very convincing. His service

H. D. Hamjabu and S, A. Rum- were atinging. He and H. D. anjahn . Khoo Hooi Hye and P. was deadly and his overhead strokes nexed four consecutive games to Kong.

CỦA. 1. Tumjahn ... Khoa Hoi turn the tables, then win 0-4 and lead by the odd set in three. While

C. A. L. made a number of mistakes nasumbhoy played soundly. In the widdle of the set they retired to wards the base line. They held their own by lobbing the Rumjahas back and waiting for openings.

H. D. Rumjahn came into his own in the fourth set but his improve- rent was countered by Sirdar Rum jahn, literally, going to pieces Many rallies becanic tests of Feeble of funt, and rheumatic of [putience with neither of the holders

shoulder,

daring to venture a smash no mat What will it help you that once net. C. A. L. Rumjahn delighted ter how favourably placed at tha you were strong?"

ever up the hill to the peak of highest achievement. It is a golden To my mind the great problem istine. Never a thought of the days when the penk lies behind, and the ¦ match this year, that practically the transition from school life to

the whole of the Senior Indian business. I am convinced that a path stretches down-hill, comes in Recreation Club team, which won little encouragement would bring their high endeavour. There is no foreshadowing of the years the Shield, had formerly been at on into Club cricket quite a lot of Queen's College. They have a great youngsters who drop out of the when each season ended means that cricket tradition, as R. E. Bird gaine, from lack of opportunity to one of the few remaining pages in was Bendmaster for sour time, play it. The natches arranged by one's 'private book of cricket is and he was one of the finest slow. R. Sayer between the Combined turned for good: When cach new

Schools and the Langue,

senson means a wrist less supple, howlers over a long period of years

a slower eye, and a stiffer body, whom we have had out here. (By various matches which the Clubs the way, while thinking of R.E.O. have been fixing up with individual that will not start as quickly or it occurs to me that Minu would he schools recently are going well on❘ get down to them as cleanly as of a great deal more difficult to play if the way to introduce the youngsters vid. he bowled over the wicket instrad to Club Cricket. Many of them do of round. Bird gained much of his join up, as witness the I.R.C. play- dendliness from this.) This tradi-ers who are Old Q.C. boys, and tion has been fostered by the pre. the fact that the two Finchers, an- sent Head, F. J. de Rome, who is derson and Freddy Zimmern, of the still a thoroughly consistent but, D.B.S., have all achieved Interpart und every ather week or so has Caps. But I think there is more been pulling the Civil Service out that can be done. Cu-operation be- of a hole. A. E. Wood, during his tween the Cricket Masters of the tenure of the Directorship of Edu- various schools and the Secretaries cation did much to encourage them, of the various Clubs might well though, of course, his benificent in-lead to a youngster's getting just in the fog for four months and I fluence was, aprend over all the that chance which will enable him have also suffered a very serious to continue his cricket in a Clab blow, I was looking through the schools. both masters at the College, while that is convenient to him rather Weed-end Anthology" the other F. M., el-Areulli, whose full cricket than to relapse into tennis, Young-day, and I found a poem entitled promise was murred by an accident, sters like Prata, for instance, who "The Rabbit." It is far too long

Firat the challengers were in has done much for them. He con- had a batting average of 10.4 for and too scurrilous to quote in full, frout until 2-all. Then the cham tents himself with skippering the twenty-one innings and took twenty- but you will understand my feel-pions led until 5-all. Then senses of L.R.É. second eleven now, though at nine wickets for BS apicet, are ings when I tell you that the first proportions dawned on the Rum-

Lwo lines are one time it appeared he was well much too useful to be allowed to on the road to an Interport Cap. drop out of the game. As I have He is well qualified to afford that said before, wo are getting so few tuition and encouragement which cricketers out from home that we must rely more and more on our is so necessary for schoolboys.

Griffiths and Holmes are

Perhaps, though, I grow too melancholy. But I have been living

his supporters by a series of bril liant strokes which savoured of genius; but Cassumbhoy lost his nerve at the critical moment. the back end and a few hefty bangs at the net, Cassumbhoy was sadly at fault and CA, L, Rumjahn- nothing daunted--carried the side

Except for gallant recoveries at

on his own shoulders. Even then the Rumjans had a heartbreaking struggle to win through

Jahn's and they joined issue in the test of patience. They piled their The Rabbit has a charming facets on to the weak link of the other side, waiting (and pruyicin His private life is a disgrace."

for Cnssmbhoy to make a mistake. Neverthelena C, A, L. and his part. Both of them are lies anyway. But you must admit that it is upset up at all but lost the next twe

per hung

grimly. They lovelled ting However, the only way in to become an optimist, and to be Rames and the match.

When volleying at the net the lieve that something is going to Rumjahn cousins wore veritable

I am not fully informed of this local talent. Erason's record but I hear Queen's

A Point of Law. beat and were beaten by the Dioce

I only mention the following in-happen which you know perfectly champions. They were a shade BUT Boys' School and beat St.

usefui cident, which happened, I believe, well won't. Next season it is going better in combination. At ground Jusapli's. They have' A bowler in Tsui Yan Pui. He is, I last Sunday week, as I have been to be most interesting to see who shots they were inferior to 0. A. L believe, a younger brother of Tsui particularly requested so to do, as is going to get into the Interport Their superiority was in their team.. Wai Pui. who looked like doing regards the correct. interpretation team and I sincerely hope that the work and the fact that they had no The facta are na Gunners and Argyll's camp won't really vulnerable spot in their well for the C.R.O.. until they gave of the law.

up cricket, and who has since taken follows:-With the lost ball of his be on before the middle of Novem arianur made all the difference be to tennis. E. T. Wood, formerly over, a bowler took the ninth ber. We don't really know much tween victory and defeat. Had they of the D-BS has also bowled with wicket. It was then about one about the E.W.B., but we hope they rot followed the other side's exam suveres in 1931, while A. Hunt and minute from time, and as soon as will love one or two regular piny ple and changed their lapties, their K. Nazarin are useful inta. Most the ninth wicket fell, the captain ora. But until then, we can only attempt to bombard C. A L and of the places in the Cumbing of the batting side ran out from dream dreams and see visions. And Cessumbhoy of the court mighi have proved fatal. They relaxed. School's team went to Queen's. By the pavilion with a watch which 80, goodbye, until next Season.`・・ the way, I see that, I have forgotten he showed to the fielding captain,

when the challengers chose to de

R. ABDIT.

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Hyc.

WEDNESDAY,

THURSDAY.

Andrews and M, W. Là » C. AZ L. Rumjaha and 7. A. Cassumbhoy,

Andrews and A.'L. Sullivan S. A. Rumjaho and H. D. Rum- jahn.

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