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CRICKET NOTES

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1939.

In the World of Sports

H.K. GOLF CLUB: FANLING HUNT SEASON IS

OPENED: FIELD SMALLER

A. H. Rumjahn Bats Well CAPTAIN'S CUP

On Cox's Road Ground

Ernie Fincher Jumps Into Form In First Match

BY “E. U. ROPES"

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Only three first Division matches were played on Saturday and strangely enough each one ended in a draw. I rather expected the Army to beat the Club but the latter, helped by three men from Civil Service C.C., managed to play out time after the Army had declared at 195 for seven.

Captain Grose, who created such a good impression when he played against the Indians about a month ago. batted very prettily for 39 but the highest scorer for the Army was Sergt. Denyer who collected 54 in a somewhat. breezy knock.

cricket for 25 runs.

DRAW

The following is the draw for the Royal Hongkong Golf Club's Cap-j tain's Cup (Match play);--

First Round: T. Megarry (11) v. G. Riddell Carre (16); J. W. May- hew (10) v W. W. c. Shewan (9); J. E. Richardson (10) v. D. S. Ed- ward (4); M. J. Reldy (31) v. G. B. S. Thomson (14): C. H. Burton 10 v. J. Forbes (12); T. E. Pearce (14) v. N. K. Littlejohn (10): L. M. S. Lloyd (15) v. J. T. Smith (2); W. Hewitt (13) v. S. T. Butlin (15). The first named in each bracket Is the challenger and is respon- sible for arranging dates,

"The first round is to be com- pleted by Jan. 1: the second round by Jan. 14; the semi-hals by Jan. 28, and the final by Feb. 11.

Two Members Of Fair Sex Brought To Grief

BY JACK SPRAGGON

We opened our season as usual at Tien Ping Shan where Mr. Bill Stanton regaled us with coffee and brandy. Mrs. Stanton is away in Shanghai but her place was ably filled by her daughter, Miss Lois Fearon.

Among those at the meet were the old brigade of Potts, Stanton, Wilson, Macnamara and Oliver. The fair sex were represented by Miss Beryl Fair, Mrs. Butcher, Miss Smalley, Mrs. Basto and Mrs. Whittaker.

WENT TOO FAR

Spectatory at the Paling Hunt.

no regard for the hunt, in that they fouled the line on more than one

Among the newcomers were noticed Messrs. Benson, Whit-

We then moved off to Takaling occasion: with the high wind that HONGKONG CRICKET taker, Basto. Fishbourne and Police Station and turned in to was blowing conditions were quite

CLUB TEAMS Marsh.

The Gallops however, we had ap-bad enough without having the ad- After we had partaken of the parently gone too far with the re-ditional difficulty of having the

The following will represent the cup that cheers, the Field Master sult that half the pack ran heel me fouled.

Hongkong Cricket Club on Natur- Members sending on second day, Dec. 9, at 2 pm., as below;— Mr. A. H Patts) gave the word to back to where the line had been mount and we were led over the started and the remainder hunted horses are requested to make sure iver to the foothills where we to the finish at Kitten Hill.

that their grooms keep well clear waited for the hounds to draw for The field were of two opinions of the drag. the line which Major Bertie Oliver some going with Capt. Harland The Field is smaller than last

principally

due to the and Mr. Macnamara were laying. back to the start and others to the season This was quickly found and we

exigencies of the present times and were away on a nice gallop along the foothills skirting the Border

The Club bowling, with the from leave) and I gathered that TWO INTERESTING

GAMES AT H.K. two Pearces away, was weak, he was hitting the ball very hard. Perry returning the best This is something some of our

BOWLING ALLEYS analysis with 3 for 57. D. S. budding Interporters would do well

Inaugurating the opening of the Robb, who normally plays into remember. Donald Anderson the Seconds, had a spell with played correct. if somewhat slow. two new allers just completed, at the H. K Bowling alleys, the the ball. Though he managed

The Indians, who are in the Champs engaged the U. S. S. Tulsa, to take a couple of wickets his slows were not too effer process of building up a team for in a friendly bowling match' Road to where it makes junction

the League. went for the runs (five games, tive against the Army bats right from the start and the After a hard-fought game, the who were not afraid to hit the pleasantest part of their innings Champs vemerged the winners by sex to grief. Mrs. Roy Butcher and ball..

was an uncommonly good knock by 112 pins." The highest individual Mrs. Whittaker, both coming down Faced with the none too easy A. H. Rumjahn, who made 37 runs task of scoring 196 to win, the Club went for the bowling right from the start and they were so successful that they wanted only 18 more to win when stumps were drawn.

The Civil Service partner- » ship of Richardson and Fortes- cae opened the innings for the Club and both batsmen went for the runs right from the start. I remember one parti- cularly good shot by Richard- son who sent an over-tossed one from Godby past cover- paint for a four at a tremen- dous rate.

A couple of weeks ago I said that Ramjahn was perhaps a bit too old for Senior cricket. If he maintains the form he showed on Saturday he must be chosen for the 1.R.C. 1st XL for the League. and good luck to him too!

CRAIGENGOWER-RECREIO

with the Canton Highway.

This line brought twa of the fair

score in a single game was made but fortunately by Dick Venezia, with 223 pins. broken.

THE SCORES

Champs: Dick Venezia 824, Chas. Miller 728. Gene Faggiano 677, Doc Molthen 654 and Geo ¡North (only bowled in one game)

160 Total 3043.

U. S. S. Tulsa: W. Michals 801. F. Spenko 728, Al. Schreier 710 and E. J. Moore 802, Total 2931.

SINGLES HANDICAP

On the Recreio ground the home team gave the C.C.C. a bit of a scare when Eddie Gosano got going with the ball and took three J. W Watta, receiving a handi- wickets in four overb. At the end cap of 30 pins, caused a surprise the visitors were struggling feebly. In the second round of the Singles Ave wickets having fallen for a Handicap Competition, when he

Fortescue batted very nicely, till paltry 30 when stumps were drawn. defeated Dick Venezia, who started

he played a "cowish” shot and was bowled by one which, from the screen, appeared to be just short of a length.

NOW A SENIOR TEAM

from scratch, by 71 pins.

Watts made a total of 551 to The University, whose applica-venezia's 480. As he receives 60 tion to play in the First Division pina in the three games

in place of the Navy (who have handicap, Watts actually won by

The rest all had a go at the withdrawn on the grounds that 11 pins. bowling which was not impressive. they cannot field a side) has been

The light, after five o'clock, was approved, beat the C.B.5. comfor- very poor and it was hardly pos-tably while K.C.C. juniors made

sible for the batsmen to see the short work of the L.R.C. seconds to Happy Valley. by, 58 ball at all shortly after that..

INDIANS DO WELL

The Indian Recreation Club sur- prised me by doing so, well against Kowloon. They nearly won after being set to get 158, in less than two hours.

Ernie Fincher batted very well (his first game after his return

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It would be a good idea to send someone on to mark ex- actly where the drag is laid on in order to avoid this happen- Ing.

1st XI v Club de Recreio at H. K.

C. C.: T. A. Pearce (Capt.). D. de & Carey, D. G." Day, GER vett, J. H. Fox, R. D Gillespie J. Hackney, M. F. L. Haymes, J. I. c. Pearce, L. T. Ride, C. R

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2nd XI v Police at Happy Valley: tence. This is no hardship to followers as they now have plenty E J. R. Mitchell (Capt), H. J. of "room in what was, perhaps, a Armstrong, C. W. E Biship, C. rather congested country.

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