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C.C.C. OVERWHELM YACHT CLUB

POLICE. SUCCESSES IN CHAMPIONSHIP

LATEST FIXTURES

Some astonishing bowls was seen on the Police Green yes- terday, when the Craigengower rink beat the Yacht Club in the Spey Royal Cup by 43 shots to

six,

This is probably the severest] defeat ever inflicted on a team in this competition and the achievement was due entirely to the remarkable team work of the winners.

Composed of G. L. Buchanan | (No 1), B. W. Bradbury (No. 2), H. Beer (No. 3) and U. M. Omar (skip), the "Craig" rink maintain- ed such consistent accuracy that 4's and 3's were regularly register- cd.

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The 16th head was tragic from the Yacht Club viewpoint when Craigongower scored a seven, but throughout there was only. rink in it as was shown by the way Craigongower recorded A's at the 3rd. 11th, 12th, 18th and 21st hends.

Some of the players, taking part in the Spey Royal Cup bowls match on the Police green yesterday between Craigongower and the Club, the former winning with asss. (Photo: Ming Yuan).

"BODY-LINE" BOWLING

ARGUMENT IS IRRELEVANT

L.B.W. RULE ROOT CAUSE OF CRICKET TROUBLE That the critics have placed too much importance to the dangers or unsportmanship of "body-line" bowling and are ignoring the root cause of the trouble with cricket to-day is the contention of Mr. Howard Marshall in an interesting article in the London Telegraph.

27 NATIONS

COMPETING AT

WIMBLEDON

306 ENTRIES ACCEPTED

NIGEL-SHARPE-NOT TAKING PART

(Our Own Correspondent).

London, June 14. Entries for the Tennis Championships at Wim- bledon the Blue Riband of the tennis courts- closed to-day, when 118 entries for the Men's

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and 96 respectively when the qualifying competitions in the

North and South of England have been completed.

tractad an entry of 43 paira and that of the Men's 69 pairs. There are 76 entries in the Mixed Doubles.

The Women's Doubles has at-

COCHET, CONQUEROR OUT. Twenty-six nations will be re- presented at Wimbledon this year In it Marshall states:

wicket with the person instead of the which promisca to bo the greatest Skipped by A. Macfarlane, the

County batsmen will dislike this bat is contrary to the spirit of the meeting over held, Yacht Club four strove hard to re- article intensely, A pity, but it game, and inconsistent with strict One notable English absentee will. cover lost ground, but intermittent cannot be helped; the batman, it fairness, and the M.C.G. will dis-be Nigel Sharpe, who in 1931 beat singles and

were their only rewards. fair share of consideration. Now by every means in their falled to Sharpe la suffering from foot trou- a two on the 17th seems to me, has already had his countenance and prevent this practice Henri Cochet, French idol, in the head

first round, by 6-1, 6-3, 6-2. They lay shot wood on the 5th, it is the bowler's turn; and when Unhappily, the M.C.C. 7th, 9th and 10th heads.

The result:-

Craigengower Yacht Club G.L. Buchanan J, L. Spence B.W, Bradbury J. A. R. Selby H. Beer

J. W. C. Bonuar U.M. Omar A. Macfarlane

(skip)

6

..Total

(skip)

43

ELECTRIC'S SMART WIN.

a

taken, Lb.w. Percentage 1772 44 1 in 40

speak of bowlers I do not necessarily translate their strong words into.acible. mean Larwood, It will be difficult, tion, and in order to show how the though, to write a general cricket deliberate use of the legs has in- article this summer without bringing creased I take the following table Larwood into it somewhere. Body- from Mr. Lyttelton's book: Hinc bowling, leg-theory, the whole dreary busines of the Australian con 1870 troversy is bound to break out again. 1890 That it is a dreary business 1010 think most of us are agreed, and 1923 that leg-theory, carried to extremes, 1926

likely to be harmful to cricket is generally accepted,

in

3792 210 1 in 17 #702 451 1 in 14. 7019 021

.8 8528

1 in 8 The deductions from this table are What I cannot understand is the obvious; the whole technique of bats way most critics, and Australian manship has changed since system. covering-up was introduced, and ciltica in particular, have approached the bowler not only has to beat the the controversy. The savage attack bat, but the batsman's legs as well. which have been made upon Jardine and Larwood are surely as irrelevant and are becoming an Increasing

the existence to menacu as they are illogical; what is needed

of Brat-class Is not legislation to restrict leg cricket. The logical outcome of the

to but an inquiry into those bowler's attempts

overcome. his theory principles of modern batsmanship dimesities have been the introduc- which have produced body-line bow-tion of googlies and leg-theory, and

their W. Wotherspooning as natural consequence. tho consequences of the batsman's

CAUSE OF DULL CRICKET. (skip) 12

The Hongkong Electric held surprise in store for Taikoo yos- terday when they eliminated the Recreation Club by 23 shots to 12.

The rinks were: H. K. Electric J. Sloan

J. F. Lunny L. de Rome W.H.B. Muskett

(skip) 28

Talkoo R. C. D. Peoples

J. Watson

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In a scrappy game the Com.STUDIOS: bined team of South China and Tung Hwn players beat the Navy in a friendly foot- ball match at Caroline Hill yesterday by two matches to

Injuries to several of the

THE PICTURE that has EVERYTHING!

Tung John G

use of his pads have been the de

nil. of us believe, all is testable two-eyed, stance, the decline us many woll with cricket not

we of stroke play, huge scores and drawn' must seek the cause.

of natcher.

Hwa team who have been playing! RULE MUST BE REVISED. bickering childishly over the effects.

In exhibition matches in Manila The cause, as I see it, lies in the

County cricket to-day is, in 1.b.w. rule, which allows the bats- ann-to-use his legs as a second line pinion, moribund, but it would caused a re-arrangement in the some. cacouragement and batsmen Chinese team, and five local play- of defence against balls which pitch cutside the wicket. This rule, as Mr. were forced to make proper use offers turned out,"

The Chinese were always on ably R. F. Laz, 1920 champion and

In his R. II. Lyttelton argued so

We must, in short, return to the top and only wretched marksman- two Police representatives figured book on the subject, is at the root of principle, if not the wording, of the ship kent their score from mount-

POLICE PLAYERS

WIN

their bats.

among yesterday's singles cham-all our troubles, from duli cricket and original 1b.w. law of 1774. whlelling up.

pionship winners.

drawn

to the exaggerated stated that the striker is out.... of leg-theory attack. he puts his leg before the wicket

of

actually,

Luz of the Recreio had a simple devology, tho. principle

Tam Kong-pak scored early on

task in eliminating J. Fraser of

prevent the ball from hit-added a second before the inter- the K.C.C. reaching his points on covering-up in defence is now firmly with a design to atop the ball and in the game and Chan Hung-kweng

val. the 18th head with Fraser totall-

Даун sticking their right legs across There

Although the Navy enjoyed a ing only eight,

MAIR BEATEN. -

established, and we find even school-ting aro those who maintain that i

as a protection against the break- this would put too great a strain greater share of the exchanges in

to the

distinpirit taman, Mr. D.

of the wicket."

"ЗНАВВУ"

be

County

the score.

Luz held the lead from the first hack of balls outside the off-stump. upon the umpires, but under the exist the second half, they were never few heads and nover relaxed his "There is nothing wrong or contrary ing rule they have to decide whether grip.

of the gamo" wrote that the ball pitched between the wickets, very dangerous and the match Knight, in the Badminton cricket and of this responsibility they would petered out without addition to

relieved.

Teame: Chinese.-Luk Chung- W. Mair, Police skip received a volume, in bringing the legs back Admittedly the modern batsman

would complain bitterly it set-back when he was ousted by together in front of the wicket and

any such yau, Lee Ting-sang, Leo Ning, his club-mate A. R. Clarke. Clarke behind the bat to act as an extra de-iteration were contemplated. Loung Iu-chan, Leung Wing-chul, looked a certain loser when Mair fence, so long as the ball has pitched would havo, to adapt himself to an To Hoi-yuen, Young Syi-yick, Tec

and entirely new technique,

Chow-ting, Tam Kong-pak, Chan went into a lead of 12-5, but the former recovered cleverly, over-

Now there is something radically average might suffer severely, Thore Hung-kwong and Man Cheung-

would be no harm in this; however, hauled his opponent and took the wrong here. Older cricketers had for lower scoring would mean tower wah. lend with a three. After reaching other views, and that great player drawn matches, and the

R. Navy. Woodman, Forrest, to life Matthews, Blair; Richards, Sy- a dozen points, Mair failed to score William.. Beldham, who was born in Championship would come

Usher, Northey, monds, Redler, on another head, Clarke going out 1780, is quoted by the Rev. James

When we consider also the revival to his points with a series of sin- Pycroft as saying: "The law of gles and two's.

1.b.w. was not made or wanted till which would inevitably follow in the Timberlake and Bates. Ring

one of our best hitters, was arts of howling and stroke play, we shabby enough to get his leg in the must sufaly agree that it is high

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way and taky advantage of the bow-time the M.C.C. carried out their Steadincas earned T. Perkins, lera." another Police player his game Shabby-that is the significant forty-year-old threat to discounten- against J. Busto of the Recreio, word, and to my mind it sums up the ance and prevent the use of the legs. whole situation, Cricket is a game

HOME RACING, and in winning. 21-17 achieved a Intended to be fought out with two well deserved success.

weapons, the ball and the bat, and Very little divided the con- when the batsman introduces his pads Hyperion Wins. Prince's

Prize At Ascot, testants throughout, but Perkins deliberately as an additional weapon shabby advantage of was constantly the mora reliablo he is taking a bowler and proved an adapt. In his

London, June. 10. opponent. This at

at any rate, we still the The Prince of Wales Stakes was extricating himself from unhappy

general attitudo fifty years ago, and positions.

At the 21st Perkins needed one in 1887, at the arst meeting of the run at Ascot to-day with the fol- shot for game, and he obtained County Cricket Council, Lord Harris lowing result.

"gentlemen, of the older raid, that this with a beautifully delivered cricket school were decidedly of wood on the 22nd bead,

TO-DAY'S MATCH:

Only one championship, match is arranged for this afternoon.

B. C. Fincher, well known all round aportaman will meet R. F Lapsley on the Necrolo green..

SPEY ROYAL FIXTURE.

A further fixture has been made in connexion with the Spey Royal Cup compotition. :-

"On Sunday at the Craigongowor, starting at 3.30, the Kowloon Dock and Indian Recreation Club rinks will meet...

The Docks team in: 12. Lapsley

In adition to the now play- writer rule, a rovised scheme for injury will be brought before, the the insurance of players against Rugby Union at the annual meet- Hyperion...

ing in London on June 23. The Sham Suddin

scheme provides that a club or alteration

Belfrey Was IC- cpinion that nomo

The betting: 1/2 Hyperion, 6/1 organisation may arrange to pay. quired in the law of 1.b.w

As a result of this meeting a sub-

by two and/or medical expenses Incurred ran. Hyperion committee was appointed to, inquire Sham Buddin,. 38/1 Belfrey. Six componantlen for loss of income into the matter, and they passed a

second and third, Reuter the season. resolution to the effect that "the lengths with a short head separat at practice or in matches during practice of deliberately defending the ing

R. Morrison W. Grieg

F. Cullen (skip)

On Monday at the Civil Service grean, the following two matches In the singles championship will be played off

A.W. Grimmitt v N.J. Bobbington R.P. Phillips v T. Armstrong. All of next Wednesday's matches on the Police Green havo beoni cancelled.

Special

won

THE HUNT CUP.

London, June 14. The Hunt Cup was run to-day. The results:

Colorado Kid Scattercash Diamanteo

The beltingi 100/8 Colorado Kid; 28/1 Scattorensh; 39/1 Diamantee. Twenty-eight ran.

No claim. for compensation will be admissible where there is no nctunt long of Income, and the in- jured player may not receive in the form of compensation an amount exceeding three-fourtha of the actual loss, or 10s. · ́per week-day, whichever is less.

The Dutch team beat the French Colorado Kid won by two lengths, eleven, 8-1, in the International foot and the same distanco separated the ball tournament final- at Luxom- next runners-Router.

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