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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1928.

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Sissex wou by four wickets, the scores being:

·AUSTRALIAN TENNIS

CHMPION.

NOW ON A VISIT TO MALAYA.

Mr. R. D. Ford, the young tennis champion of Western Australia, who Is visiting Malaya as the guest of the Johore Lawn Tennis Association, arrived at Singapore by the Blue Funnel steamer Cen- four last week.

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The Straits Times representa», tive found Mr. Ford very fit after Glamorgan: 75 and 386.

his twenty-one days voyage from Sussex: 347 and 115 for. 6 Australia, and looking forward to

wickets.

sampling the best Malayan tennis. About 6 feet 10 inches in height, and slight of build but wiry, he is only twenty-two years of age, and speaks very modestly of his tennis career," Novertheless that career. though short, has been a remark, ably sucessful one, and Mr. Ford should not suffer from stage fright in this country after meeting seve ral world-famous players, as he has done in Australia,

Sussex batted first and mado Jardine when Surrey faced the 347. Wensley gave a surprising Yorkshire attack. Surrey's openly good display, hitting up 140 ing was not too encouraging, but Jardine gave another perfect dis-without serious blemish. play, while Fendor scored rapidly Tate ran through the Glamorgan when he joined him at the crease. team, taking 7 wickets for 24 Jardine's wicket fell when he had runs. Forced to fellow-on, Glam- scored 157, but Fender trounced organ offered

different the Yorkshire bowling until he defence, Davies making his second century of the season and scoring 126 (not out)

failed at 177.

It was evident that a conclusion could not be reached and York- shire quietly batted out time.

O'CONNOR IN FORM.

But Somerset Win by Nine Wickets.

O'Connor, the Essex all-rounder,

a much

Sussex bad to fight the clock to win but they got the runs with four wickets to spare.

LAŃCASIURE'S WIN.

An Early Start,

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It is characteristic of the thoroughness of Australiah sport that Mr. Ford has playeil tennis ever since he was old enough to hold a racket. He won the junior singles championship of Western Australla, his native State, three years in succession, and this year against Lancashire at Southamphe carried off the senior champion.

Tyldesley Brothers Make the Running.

was in form with bat and ball When Hampshire batting frat but he suffered from lack of supton were dismissed for 138 runs, against Somerset at Chelmsford, part and Somerset scored a capital the ond seemed in sight. They veitory with nine wickets to spare made an excellent recovery in the second fanings, but Lancashire made the necessary ruris for the loss of three wickets.

The scores were?

Essex: 272 and 150. Somerset: 369, and 54 för 1

wicket.

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O'Connor made a fine 101-in a dashing display in Essex's first in- Inings, but the remainder of the

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the innings closed at 272,

Sumerset gained a lead of 97 on the first innings, thanks largely to` an invaluable 141 by M. D. Lyon, O'Connor bowled well taking wickets for 70 runs.

Ernest Tyldesley made 196 runs for once out, while Richard Tyldesley was mainly responsible rants' first innings collapse. The scores were:

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Hants: 138 and 378. Lancs.: 363 and 155 for 3

wickets.

R. Tyldesley took 6 wickets for

Essex collapsed, and Somerset secured the caslest of victoriesing Newman yesterday.

KENT GET A SCARE

Freeman and Hardinge Save the Situation.

that this was his first year in the ip-a notable fent considering senior division. He has also had considerable experience of tennis of still higher quality owing to hig participation in the Australasian championships as a representative of his State. At. thesu meatings his best win has been against. Hop- man, the Australian Davis Cup player, last year, and he has also met men of the calibre of G. L. Patterson, J. B. Hawkes, and G. II. Lamb.

The following extract from an Australian newspaper gives some iden of his play. "Like Anderson

41 runs in Hampshire's first in- he uses no spin, and so reaps hla nings, while Ernest Tyldesley reward in speed of stroke. This cored 165 for Lancashire, punish-leaves the minimum margin of safe- severely. Newman, but it is amazing how few er boyled too cleverly for the rars he makes. There you have his majority of the Lancashire bats, whole game-speed both of foot and he was

and strike plus accuracy. His the only bowler to give them any serious trouble.

backhand is somewhat awkwardly He took 8 wickets at a cost of 181 effective. He is not always sound produced, although none the less

in the air, and his service has come Kennedy improved Hants' post-through since his earliest days on tion by a contribution of 128, but the court." That was written a the inaings closed at 378. Tyldesley made 80 not out of the his service has been strengthened Ernest year ago, and Mr. Ford thinks that 155 runs needed for success. since that time.

runk.

The match produced over

Kent defeated Derbyshire by six wickets, but there was a time dur- ing the match when they were perilously near defeat. Thanks to some capital bowling by Frécman, who has been taking wickets proli-thousand runs. fically, completing his 100 against Yorkshire and having taken nearly 50 since, and a dogged display by Hardinge, they won comfortably

At the finish. The scores were:

Derby: 214 and 234.

kets.

GLOUCESTER LUCKY.

Northants Declare in the

Second Innings, Kent: 159 and 290 for 'wie- against Northants at Bristol, but Gloucester won the first innings

the visitors made an excellent re- The first innings was consplecovery in the second innings to the uous for a fine hirings by Storer extent that they were epcouraged who scored 113 out of 214.

to declare in the hope of foreling Gloucester, however, batted quietly a victory in a short space of niz until stamps were drawn.

The scores were:

Kent went in with a comparar tively simple task confronting them, but Worthington bowled Brilliantly and howled to such pur- pose that the leaders wore ratlled out 55 runs in arrears. Worthing- ton fook 8 wickets for df runs.

Lee made 100 and was defented immediately afterwards, the re- mainder of the Derby bats failing. Needing 290 for victory, Kent made the rung comfortably thanks te Hardinge, who played a sound defensive game until danger was past and then opened out and had a material share of the winning runs. He was not out At the close having scored 152, more I than half his side's total,

TWO LEICESTER 1005.

I. E. S. Wyatt's Efforts in Vain.

Warwick gave a poor showing against Leicester, only, R. E. S. Wyatt, their brilliant skipper. making an effort to retrieve a dif- fcult situation.

Leicester won by nine wickets, the scores being:

Warwfek: 188 and 251. Leicester: 377 for 7 wickets (deed.) and 63 for 1 wie- ket.

R. E. S. Wynit made 82 in War-

wick's first inninga.

Northants: 226 and, 249, for

3 wickets (deed.) Glouces ler: 240 and 113 for 2 wickels.

The feature of the game was a splendid partnership between Claude Woolley and Bellamy in the Northants second innings. Woolley made 108 and Bellamy 100.

KING AND QUEEN AT NOTTINGHAM.

Presented to the West Indies Team.

The King and Queen paid a visit to Nottingham on the last day of the match between Notts and the West Indies, which was drawn, and were presented to the teams.

Their Majesties saw one of the most exciting pieces of cricket this season, the West Indies compiling 85 runs in the course of 20 minutes preceding the end. The scores were!

Notis: 393 and 246 for 6

(decd.)

West Indes: 378 and 85 for

O wicket.

A. W. Carr made 100 for Notts,

INTERNATIONAL MATCH.

Leicester rapidly exceeded the and E. L. Bartlett made 109 for the Warwick total, Shipman and Sid-West Indica, well in partnership treating severely the Warwick bowling Shipman was defeated at 104, and the innings was declared closed when Sidwelf had completed its century (not out).

Wyatt was again the only player on the Warwick side to make a stand. He scored 102 before he was out to a capital ball, but the innings closed with Leicester need- ing $3 to win, a task accomplish- cil for the loss of one wicket

GLAMORGAN ERRATIC.

Scores of 76 and 386. Glamorgan

hopelessly erratic against Sussex at Swansea with the result that their second Innings of 886 merely saved their credit and not the game.

were

Scotland and Ireland Draw. The annual match between Scot land and Ireland was drawn, the scores being;

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Ireland: 340 and 221 for G

(dect.) Scotland: 211 and 202 for 9

wickets.

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First Time in the Tropica.. This is the first time Mr. Ford hus been in the tropics, and he has found the light somewhat glaring, hut he hopes to get accustomed to this before long. He leaves almost immediately for Johore, Mrs. Small, and although he was where he will stay with Mr. and

unable to give definite particulars of his programme he expects to play against adding playors in Johore Bahru, Muar, Malaceo, and various the country until the middle or end upcountry centres, and to stay in

of August. He will compete in the Malayan championships at Singa- pore during the August Bank Höll- day week-end, when he will pro- bably be partnered by Donnell in the doubles.

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FANLING GOLF.

There was an exciting and to the game, Ireland making a great effort to dispose of Scotland and failing by the last wickot. J. Kerr, was the great anag. Opening the in- ning he made 187 in brilliant style and was defeated only just before the end.

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