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CRICKET NOTES.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY

The Form

A plensing feature of the game,ba de

FORM IN THE NEW YEAR'S possible ave by a miracle. I im-fifty-five played very well, and

MATCH.

TOMORROW'S GAME.

The most interesting point in the Now Year's match was the declara

tion issue. The circumstances worn

place he could have done what he in foot did do and tuko an extra twenty minutes, making dofsat im agine that the main factors which led to his decision were the easy wicket and the potential strength of the Services batting. He ovi- dongly had made up his mind that play would be possible until a quarter to xix: There I think he is it was a gloomy day, Was wrong. an follows:-The Club, eighty-eight | one of the wort that so often ant in runs on, had to bat on a wet day wet about five o'clock, while the wisket. A light drizzle fell inter-Services batting had not shiped at mittently and it was obviously dif- all well on the Saturday. They foult to grip the ball. There--Were

were lucky to get three figures up. three possibilities in my opinion. It is easy to be wise after the event. Owen Hughes could have declared art I had anticipated at tiffin time about half past twelve and given exactly what did happen! But, the Services an awkward twenty

of course, he was quite right about minutes before tin. But at that

the wicket and the state of the time the Club' were only about 215

The Club put down three bull. runs on and in view of the onwy

sitters which must have been caught wicket I think he was wise not to

with a dry ball, and I fancy that do so. In the second place he could have declared at siffin when the had these been held the match might Club wers 200 er. ke the third have been over before ten,

FOOTBALL

TOURISTS.

A cuble has been received to tho

12, 1932.

LOCAL HOCKEY.

'. FOR TO-DAY.

with a view to the futuro, was the UNDEFEATED SOUTH CHINA CLUB AND 'VARSITY TEAMS recovery of form by some of the Club batamen who have not. beca too well of late Richardson in particular with forty-three and

has managed to straighten his bat in playing balle just outside the off stump, while he does not grope after the off ball so much early in his innings. Duckits also had Mitchell excellent and free

nico thirty-four in the arst, and

遗传

The Hong Kong Hockey Club. effece that the South China tourists"A" team will meet the Police at scored their sixth victory on Tuen King's Park at 6.1 pm. to-day day when they defeated on intor with the following eleven:- national soccer team at Manila by three goals to one. The goal-scorera were:-Les Wai Tong 1; Sup Kam

ng on board the Empress of Ruasia on Wednesday.

E. S. Moses: IA, R. Duncan,

L. F. Nichosson; L. G. Robertson, E. G. Dale, K. H. Uttley L D Kilbee, W. H. Smith, S. Hill, R.

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BANDITS IN THE SOUTH HONAN.

GOVERNMENT TO SMOKE ONE GANG OUT.

CHIEF ASSUMES RANK OF

" MARSHAL.

Honab,

Kaifeng, Ho., Jan. 27-Da} January 25, severni villages, in Poiyangheien in South which had been occupied by the bandits for a long time, were re captured by Government troops, under Genorai Hu Taung-nan, Yin- tung or Silver Den, a small hilly town with walled city, is a fair in which more than 500/bandite with an equal number of captives shel tor. It is learned that The Gov ernment troops are bringing up a large quantity of kerosene, brin stone, straw and capsicum to smoke

Afty-nine, in the second innings.Shua 1; and Cheng Shui Hong i Ride, who has played all too little

In their fifth encounter, they do.. D. Wade, and G. F. Rees. big cricket, was very sound with

Refores J. T. K. Gilchrist. thirty and thirty-two and he feated . Manila selected team to the watches the ball better than any-tune of 3-0.

0.B.A, Team. one except perhaps Owen Hughes. The team left Manila for Hong Beck holed excellently in both

The following have been selected innings, and McLellan was good

to represent the Central British though he remed to be trying to

Association against the Headquar get too much pacs, owing no doubt to the slow wicket,

ter Wing of the 3/9th Jnt Regiment at King's Park this afternoon 5.15 P.

C. L. Grogory; A. Philippens, S. MeNidery N Whitley, D. Davis, M. Weill; W. H. G. Hirst, T. 9.the bandits out. Dun-Whitley, C. C. Frangis, W. John-

stone, and 7. P. White.

Reservo: E. McNider.

The Services,

Club Team for Saturday..

Be The following team has been chosen to represent the Club against Apart from a stubborn stand by Mundy and Barry no one batted St. Joseph's on the Club ground to- wall in the Services Arst knock, marrow at 4.15 p.m.:- though Villiers made the best use

Rodger Fuley and Strange; Rail of his good fortund In the second, MacFarlen played a sterling into, Skinner and Baldwin nings and thoroughly justified his can, Segalen, Strange, Boll and inclusion. With plenty of good Fowler. cricket I fully expect to see his (Continued on next column.).

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Ladies' Club Teams.

The following will represent the Hong Kong Ladies' Hockey Club 15 XI. a march against H.M.S. Herald at Bookunpoo to-morrow at 4.15 p.m.-

namo in a Navy side at Lords in the next five or six years-if he has the luck to'sarva where there is big cricket to be had. Williams had a great deal of luck in, his twenty-one but he always shapes 3. Bird, E. M. Gray, J. Smalley, like a good bat. "His Belding aid I. O'Hagan, B. f. Pope, E. Ross, throwing in were magnificent. ButÄ: McElneg, M.. Alua Jones, P. M. Mirehouse and Barry wore the Harrop, A. G. Orme and H. Knill heroes of the occasion, hanging on:

There will also be a match be- tween the St. Andrews' and the under impossible conditions, Au Hong Kong Ladies Hockey Club garda the bowling, Musson was the 2nd XI at Ecokunpoo at 3 pm. outstanding player, though in the when the following will represent second innings. he might have been Hong Kong Ladies:-

J Harris Walker, M. King, A. baked off earlier and then tried Nichol, 3. Whyte, A. Owen Hughes, again. The wicket suited neither. Branklin, E. S. Laing, M. Williams por Mirehouse. I was Smalley, Ferghson, E. Black extraordinary to see the difference burn and R. King the absence of Moir, Hamilton mid J. K. MacFarlan made.

The Light,

'Varsity v. Radio Club.

The following have been selected to represent the Varsity against the Radio Sports Club at Caroline Hill to-day at 3 p.m.

Basto, O. do Bouz' (Capt.), P. C.

R. E. G Leong, E. Gosano, Tan, E. L. For. E. H. Ong, S. Reed, P. M. N. da Silva, K. M. Ho and A. A Adiz.

Reserve: C. T. Law.

St. Andrew's Defeated.

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The St. Andrew's Club mixed

There is a good deal of uncer taintyabouts the rule as to fitness of light for play. I have just re ceived from a friend a copy of the BC.C. Hints to Umpires with some annotations bringing the laws of Cricket up to date. In it the law still roads that" on the applicu- tion of either Captain" the Um- team met the "Vargity 2nd team on pires must decide if play should the latter's ground on Wednesday dontinae-or begin. In o280 af and were defeated by a narrow mar- disagreement the existing state of Bin of two goals.

The

Chub fielded 迹 rather affairs continues. But I am almost wonk team, many of their usual Burn that ever since the Leeds players being absent. In the first half the game was evenly contested;" match when there was such a row, but neither side could score. In I think it was the second Test in the second half the Varsity men 1830, the umpires in First Class attacked vigorously and netted. cricket anyway, have been told to twice through I. W. Goh. The Chub

put up a stout" defence. stop play on their own respon- sibility, and the appeal has been döne way with. I admit I have never seen this in print and I have hed no time to search the neces sary volumes of Wisden. 1 should be greatly obliged if any of my readers could quote me a refer- ence on the point. I am hoping "to collect the more recent changes in the next few issues of my notes. I may be repenting myself in some cases, but it won't do much harmo as those few people who really. know the laws ean skip, while the vast majority who have but the sketchiest acquaintance with them, may be interested.

Final score: 'Varsity, 2; Club, 0.

HOME FOOTBALL

SOUTHPORT TAKE POINT AT ACCRINGTON

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Feb. 10.

In the Northern Section of the Third Division, English League, to- day, Accrington, Stanley and South- port cach scored one goal, the {points being shared.

7,000,000 CYCLISTS IN BRITAIN.

1,000,000 MORE EXPECTED THIS YEAR.

To-morrow's Games.

Craigengower are at home to the Navy to-morrow and I feel for La-Comdr. Skyrme in his back of collecting a Naval side with so many ships away, The only real danger to the 0.0.0. lies, in the fact that the Navy might make a draw of it. Only a "erickot

One million more cyclists are ex- "could see them winning pected on the roads of Britain this strprise The Civil Service are at home to year. Mr. H. N. Crowe, sacretary the University and are strengthen of the National Cycliste. Union, ed by the return of the Rugger exstated on January 4, that the need ponents Griffiths and McLellan for economy during the New Year It should strengthen the side a lot, is bringing ever motorists and especially if McLellan retains his motor-cyclists in hundreds to the improved bowling form. But I bicycle.

cannot but shed a tear of sympathy for the players who drop out and get no cricket at all! These things will happen, of course,

Club v. Gunbora,

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are about 7,000,000 cyclists in Great "At thď moment,” he said, there Britain, and the coming year is crtain to add greatly to this number -probably 1,000,000 more is not an over-estimate.

The Club are by no means at full Hull, Bradford, Manchester, and "In the North, in Leeds, Sheffiød, strength but then, neither are the Gunners, and I imagine. It is a the big industrial towns the number friendly. I understand from the of cyclists increased during 1901 by Club card though in the papers it over 60 per cent, and it continues is recorded as a Leagues I have no to grow. In London now cycling means, at the time of writing, of clubs are being started, and checking up but I rather think the there is a revival of interest in the

League fixture on December 21 old ones.

laat was cancelled. The Cluḥ, are This groat increase in the playing at King's Park, so I sup-cycling population is due to the pose the Gunnars have borrowed the fact that the bicycle costs nothing R.NO.8.0. ground.

to run, and people are showing. great inclination to propel them celves rather than pay for being bransported by train or flius-or by their own cars."

The K.0.0, have a blank day and I have not heard of any match being arranged

R. ABBIT:

About 13,000 bandita with 8,000 guns are creating disturbances in Nanchachsion in Central Horan. During the past 50 days, more than | 1,000 persons have been killed. The disturbed region covers 700 1. Many houses have been set on Are, and dead bodies are seen every whore. On the highways people can seldom be seen, except the go- botweons who visit the chieftains of the bandits to redeem the "captives by paying ransom. A big village, amed Sui Tungchai, in which several thousand peoplo, including men, women, and children, live, is now being surrounded by the bandits, but so far the government has not yet dispatched troops to release the people

A bandit leader, named Chao Kuei-wen, who occupies Shangtsai Haien in South Honan, calls him- self Marshal Chao and several of his subordinates, fold-commanders. Some Big "groups of the bandits, under Wang Tai and Tauei Er-tan, icin together and call their group "Anti-Japancso

and Nation at Salvation Army.

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The Pacifcation Committee South Honan to suppress the Reds has been organised, and General Chang Fang, commandant of the 20th route army, appointed chair- man of the Committee. General Chang left here for South Honan on January 26.

According to recent arrivals from

Chinoshan and Junan in South. Honan, hundreds and thousands of the people thero gather together to loot food to save themselves from starvation. At the ordinary" šimas they are good farmers, Duo to lack of food, they are compelled, po thiovery.

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