1931-10-12 — Page 11

SATURDAY'S INTERPORT TRIAL.

INTERESTING DAY'S CRICKET.

EVERYONE SHORT OF PRACTICE.

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On Saturday fast two sides, of twelve playara cach, explained by ↑

Petred. was playing careful T. E. Pearce and H. Owen Hughes, cricket, evidently bent on watching respectively, played an all-day the ball and gotting match practice. match on the Club ground. R. H. Madar, the new-comer, played some B. Hancock is not starting his

beautiful squaro quts off short stuff cricket until the coming week,

on the off, but apart from that was which in view of his previous ill not very inspiring ha he has a way fertime through the strain of be of hanging his but out to dry in ginning in the beastly hot weather flourishing forward, stroke and of September, is very wise. He um letting the ball hit "it, though I must admit heinally hung it in pired throughout the day and prob the right place. Burnett went on ably got an even better look at at the Yard end and proceeded to our potential Interport players than bow! excellently. I must confess he would have done otherwise. The on the few occasions I have seen it was a great surprise to me as day was 2 Fichsant one, though it him he has never approached bis clouded over in the afternoon and foun on last Saturday. In his third for perhaps fourth over) he had just after the game finished there Madar dropped baitind the sticka, was a smart shower of rain. The after beating him clean with five wicket was fairly fast but it' obballa, and next over Pearce cut out. viously was taking a good deal of spin, while there was a brisk third- gian breeze from the Naval Yard Endli I gather the Yard had a holiday, but anyway the absence of the Naval chimney smoke was a pleasant feature.

1.

The Play.

straight into second slips hands, who put it down. I am told there should have been a stamping the very next ball,

A dollapse.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1931.

ad was not chay to get away. Lim touched another long hop of Prvoira's and Ponroe took the chich, white shortly, after he senti down a poach of a ball which turne ed in and took the top of Ander Bon's middle, stick. One wielen he bowled moro of these and lower rib-roastors. After taking three for three (13-3-4) he went off, and B

DOUBLE-TENTH' OBSERVED.

MANY SOCIAL FUNCTIONS HELD

China's

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C. Fincher And Griffiths proceeded VARSITY CELEBRATIONS. to pull the situation round a bit. Rigg went on and proccoded to bowl so wildly that the batsman

National Day, or quite failed to connect with any." Double Tenth marking the 20th At this point Grifiths should have been aught at miden when he anniversary of the Chinese Repub has about, five. A ball from Riggio, was observed by the Chinces chance to Richardson, but the latter on Saturday as a day of festivity. kicked up and he sent a dolly community throughout the Colony

was apparently going back at the

Despite the fact that many sport- time, and could not get moving to leg very well and, following the the lay were unavoidably cancelled, take it. After that Griffiths hit tog events time to take place on Hong Kong fashion, all the bowlers the holiday spirit was overywhere bowled at his legs or his leg. stump. I have never understood in ovidence this I could name half a dozen ** buts in Hong Kong who can no more held during the day were a radoz

Among the many social functions mako runs on the off than tell what. the dollar will do next work. And tion by the members of the Chinese sticks, or just outside 1 Not on the Chinese members of the Sports does anyone peg away at their offClub, and an “ At Home “ given by your life. Along comes the leg Club to the non-Chinese members. theory, and batsman gets meretri- cious figures.

Sung Wong Foi Hill Kowloon. City, was visited by the usual num- ber of, Chinese, who further obsery ed the ocension by kite-flying and the firing of crackers,

At the University."

At 10a.m. on Saturday, the Hong Kong Varsity students hold

Blow. Orioket. # Fincher had just enne off the boat from the North, and very wisely had a quiet hour and a half's ontch practice while scoring: twenty-three before being bowled by an off break from Richardson at which he played back. He was meeting in the Great Hall of the However, niter Duckitt had re- very dull to watch. Goodwin, who University. Before the meeting, a loved Owen Hughes, and been had been bowling in and out stuff group photograph was taken in punished a bit in his first overs, he was lucky enough to have Pearce front of the Varsity Main Build- sent down a beauty just on or out-effect a heilliant catch within aning. Among those present were side the off peg, which turned in inch or two of Griffith's bat. After several graduates, namely, Mesars and chipped the baila to dismiss this, Owen Hughes played very free Chung Hok Nung (President of the Pearce, who had been in an hour and attractive cricket, and got out Union 1930), Kwong Sik Kwong,

off whom Ride took a nicely judged and Hi Pak Mi. The forcing the game, as did Burnett, Tam Yik Fong. Kwan Yim Chor

catch

for 18-(or de vently),

Another Collapse.

After the will of the late Dr. Sus Yat Son had beon read by Mr, N.. K, Law (Hon. Sec. of the Union), Minu was bowled off his leg bethe audienca inade three bows before nunc he ran away to hit one on the portrait of Dr. Sun, and then Tamil swing at a parker-cum-fall was followed by a speech given by the Ing side instead of standing up. kept two minutes silanco, which:

the President of the Union (Mr. K. T. Lake).

Pearce won the toss and opened (very puuetrally, I was glad to see) wickets began to fit. Mitchell tried with O. G. Simpson to Beck at to turn one from Burnett which the Yard End, and Minu. A single kicked" (and anywhy was too far. to Pearce after four bycs, and then up to turn) and gave a simple a four to Simpson's credit over chance at short leg. Richardson seeand slips head came in the first crashed the next ball, a half over. Minu might have caught the volley, for four through the covers latter shot-nnd Owen Hughes cor- but played outside the next with tainly would, ́ ́1' think, Nothing In cross bat and pulled it into his toes of Goodwin's and missed it, much happened for an over, as sticks Madar let a straight one and then after Bowker had received Minu was very short but the bats from Beck pitch on his toe, and one ball(and an extremely pain- Mr. Loke dwelt briefly on the men failed to get him away. Soon, tigg, who was shaping alright atful blow on the fingers)-Beck was however, Beck dropped in a slower the fast and medium stuff, gava a caught by Pereira, at the second ball and completely heat Simpson tame chance in the slips of Owen httcnpt, fielding at backward point. who patted it back into his hands.

Hughes who took the last over be (137-11-1) Thus Pearce's side won fore tiffin.

"by thirty-two 'TUNS.

Fincher's Luck,

Comment Deforred,

A Last Wicket. Stand.

I propose to hold over all com E. F. Fincher succorded and

After tiffin Pereira did nothing ment until Friday's Notes, partly very early on should have been and Ride, who had been gathering because this article is quite long caught at second alip, but Minun good few runs by hard but not coughs, and partly because I want failed to get at it in time. He then always well timed, shots, ran Lyal to perpend a bit The only thing crashed n full toss to the boundary out badly. Reid sloggod a bit, but I might mention here, to save pos After Minu had bowled three overs after Owen Hughes had put one sible. heart-burnings is that the he was taken off. 1 understand he down in the deep, he took a uuch whole of the Army people are com did not like the end and was short harder chance. (115-10-8.) So furing for the trial next Saturday, of practice, but he had scenied to things had not been too good, but which means about eleven places! be finding a length and to put ait happened to be one of Good-

R. ABBIT. left lander into a trial game and win's days, and he pursued serenely Tull score and analysis: then give him, four overa out of a high urd lofty course, varied by fifty-one seems pretty stupid to me being morally bowled twice ni over

First Innings of T. E. Pearce's and why he was on the same side until he had got thirty-six not out

Bide. Owon Hughes when they both and Ride forty-four. Pearce then bowl, roughly speaking the same declared at 100 for 10 wickets. There Hort of stuff, I simply cannot under seemed to he

A good deal of stand. (Apart from this one point criticism in the pavilion of Ride's I think the sides were very akilinnings as he was lifting them.

fully arranged.)

Owen Hughes Bowls. Well. Pearce was all ut sen with Owen Hughes, who was keoping a pretty good length and dropped him one swinging yorker which only just missed the leg peg. It went down as. Icur byen but I believe Pearce actually snicked it. Aftor some time Pearce opened up at the left hander and hit him four over mid- off's hand, and for a hig single all along the carpet. But Fincher in the same over tried to glance one that pitched on the sticks well up and straightened out, and was 1.b...

*1.30

26.75

at without anything going to hand But one can pick holes in most. innings here, and if runs are made garded as less important, consistently, then style may be re-

· Oven Hughco' Bido Bat.

T. E Pearce, b Duckitt O. G. Simpson, and b

Beck

E. F. Fincher, 1.b.w., 'b Oven

Hughes

19

10.

A. H. Madar, 1.b.v., b. Beck 99 E. J. R. Mitchell, e Duckitt,

Burnett

J. E. Richardson, 1 Burlett

Ride, not out. W. Rigg, E. C. Fincher, b

Owen Hughes

F. D. "Pereiro, e Duckitt, b" Owen Hughes

L. C. Lyni, ran out....

When the next innings opened, there was a bit at a rot at the start thanks to Pereira, who was bowl. ing very fast and very short, get-A. ting up in a dangerous way. He hit Duckitt badly on the hand, with the fifth ball of his first over and had him taken at second slip. of the. sixth. Lyal at the other end wha not bowling anything out of the way but kept just short of a length

Reid, e Owen Hughes, "b Anderson

F. Goodwin, not out Extras (byes 9, leg byes

no ball 1) ....

Total

(for 10 wkla., dec.).300 (Continued on next Column.)

A.OF. C. Average of Shanghai, Stocks

TWENTY REPRESENTATIVE

STOCKa

significance of the day and on the great work of Dr. Sun.

The National Anthem was sung, after which the President of the Union declared the meeting closed.`

ELIOT HALL."

RESULTS. OF ANNUAL

ELECTION

The annual general meeting of Elio Hall, Hong Kong University, took place on Friday night, whon Mr. Khoo Fun Yong presided. Among those present was Prof. W Faid (the Warden). After the Hon. Sec. (Mr. 6. L. Wong) had read his account of the activition of the Hostal for the year 1930-1931, the accounts were adopted unanimous- ly. The following were elected as offee-bearers for the year 1931-1939: Chairman: Mr. K., P; Gan.a Hon. See. Mr. K. 8. Ng. Hon. Treneurer Mr. G. 4-

Choong

Hon. Librarian (English). Mr.

T. D. Sie.

Hon. Librarian (Chinese): M

S. Y. Cheng,

Sports Cant: Mr. H. N. Léo. Committee Members: Mestra. K

F. Wang and E. C. Ow-yang.

Fall of wickets-1/17; 2/48;. 3/05; 4/00; 6/70; 0/70; 7/83; 8/an; 0/00; 10/115. -

Bowling Analysia.

0. M. R. W A. C. Beck -11 1 31 37

A. R. Minu 2..... 4. 10. 12

HL Owen-Hughes 7218

* C. Burnett. 12 3 20

E-R Duckitt 4

D. J. N. Andere A

son............. 320.

A. O I: Bosker. 6

F. Zimmorn

*—Bowled 1-no ball,

021

0

First Innings of H. Owen Hughes

gide,

E. C. Fincher, b Richardson 22,

E. N. Duckitt, e Madar, b

Pereira

II. P. Lime Pearce, b

Pereira minuumutang I D. 3. Ni Anderson; b Pereira" 4: R. H. Griffiths, o Pearce, b

Goodwin

I. Zimmern, b¤Perolta -

H. Owen Hughes,, oʻPereira,

b Reid

·G.. O, Burnett, _ò Ride, b

NiggAABA

17

A. R. Minu, b Goodwin ... 0

S. A Ismail, b Goodwin ... 0

A. O. Beck, c Pereira, b Rigg

ACL Bowker, not out.

Extras (byes 14, leg bycs

5)

Totol

137

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selling out marginal holdings scénu to have progressed fairly, well and offerings may lighten for a while. Some apprehension concerning the next solement day, however, is

Downward movements of Btock ten their position, The threatened prices in Shanghai have in the Japanese boycott will have the last several days erased a large effect of putting strain on the part of the gains made in August money situation for contracts will and early September. The have to bo met on imported goods A.O.F.C. Average naa dropped by whether there is a boycott or not still to be detected, all rather wubstantial amounts to 20.30 Some stocks have been supported The statistical record-of-the- when only two weeks ago it was wall in the market, and, nuchAO,F,O. Average in de follows: around the 26.66 peak. ***** standard issues Trams and was (January 6

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Fall of wickets: 7/1 9/01 3/13; 4/85; 5/08; 0/94; 7/134; 8/133; 0/120; 10/10711/137.

Howling Analysis.

DON MARA WE -F9- Pereira:=-9---3---22

J. C. Lyal ... 82 91 A Reid W. Rigg

(October 67 50.70 1.

F Goodwin 11 J. E. Richardson 4