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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1933.

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Commencing Sunday, 3rd September

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A WONDERFUL BATSMAN

BIG SCORES THIS SUMMER

London, Aug. 29.

George Hoadley, the greatest. batsman ever-to-come-out-of the West Indies and certainly one of the most prolific scorers

in England this summer has decided to thrown fot with Lancashire cricket.

in his League

The anouncement was made to-day that Headley has definite-

ly decided to accept an offer by the Haslingden Club to play in the Lancashire League, subject to the terms and conditions offer- ed by them.

The contract is expected to be signed in a few days, which means that Hendley will play next season. Headley has been brilliantly

successful with the West Indies Test team this summer.

AVERAGE OF 68.

He has seven double figure innings including three double centuries. On August 7 he had scored 1640 runs for an average of 68.33: .His fuil figures at that time were:

H'gst

Inns Run Ians

27 1610 224*

Not Out

3

Av. 68.33

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP.

CRICKET FIZZLING

Surrey (402-8 dec. and 193-4) beat Middlesex (247 and 347) by OUT

six wickets.

Lancashire (334 and 191) beat Leicester (234 and 120) by 171;

runs.

Kent (336 and 316-7 dec.) beat Notts (331 and 208-2) on first

innings.

:

Somerset (282 and 234) beat Warwick (153 and 305-7) on first',

inninge.

Derby (583-3 dec.) beat Northants (224 and 130) by an innings

And.184 runs.

Worcester (402-4 dec.) beat Glamorgan (190 and 205) by innings

and seven runs.

FRIENDLY.

The Army (472-8 dec. and 149-5 dec.) drew with West Indies

(346 and 181-4).

HYDE-LAY IN FINAL

BEATS COATES IN BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIP

FINE DISPLAY OF CONSISTENCY

COATES WORTHY

LOSER

A Hyde-Lay fully justisfied the confiedence of his friends yesterday when he defeated A.E. Coates, the Craigengower player in the semi-final of the lawn bowls open singles cham- pionship by 21 shots to 17.

The K.C.C. exponent played stoudily against a dour fighter and In the course of seven innings it was this which allowed Hyde- Hendley this season has scored 1,308 runs. His best innings have

been:

Y M.C.C.

▾ Glamorgan

✓ Somerset

v Derbyshire

v Norfolk

v Warwick. y England

129 129

242

200

he obtained early in the game. Lay to retain a winning lead which

Neither men indulged in "fire- works" or bowls of a very specta- cular nature, but they wore consist- ent, and there were several un- 2576 usually good hends.

182

169

Apart from hie 160 in the Second Tost, Headley's has not been unusually successful against England this summer. In the first Test he scored 13 and 50, in the second 169 and 24, and in the third 9 and 12.

OPPORTUNITIES TAKEN.

In reaching the final for the first time in his career, Hyde-Lay has throughout revealed, exceptionally reliable form and a continuance of this will make him a difficult player either for Luz or Bradbury to beat.

Hydelay in Action yesterday. (Photo: Ming Yuan).

THE BITER

BIT

GIANTS PLAYED AT OWN GAME.

BLANK OUT AND BLANKED OUT

He seized all his opportunities

New York, Aug. 29. on the Police green yesterday, nurs

New York Giants had a rather ing his first shots with clever cover. woods, and it was his skill in this an unustal experience today

LEAGUE TENNIS direction which prevented Contes, who played good bowls, 'from win ning.

To-day, B. W. Bradbury, the last Craigergower representative left in the competition and R. F. Luz, of the Recreio meet at Kowloon Bowling Green Club for right of playing Heyde Lay in the final.

TWO VICTORIES FOR C.R.C.

RECREIO LOSE

On their own courts, the Club de Recreio were defeated by the United Services Recreation Club by five acts to four in the "B" Division of the Tennis League.

L. A. da Silva and J, J. Remodios (Recreio) beat H. R. B. Hancock and E. Grimble, 044; beat Capt. Cannon į and Barry, 6-4; lost to Lt. War- Stocker, 2-6. anth Lt. . B. Gonsalves and A. E. Xavier (Recrcia) beat Hancock and Grimble 6-4; lost to, Cannon and Barry, 3-0; beat Waring and Stocker, 0-3.

Dr. A. P. Guterres and E. A. Noronha (Recreio) lost to Hancock And Grimble, 3-6; lost to Cannon and Barry, 0-6; tost to Waring Stocker, 5-7.

NINE SETS TO NIL

and

The Chiness Recreation Club. "A" team engaged the Craigongower C.C. In the "A" Division of the Tennis

League at Causeway Bay yesterday

and won by nine sets to nil

Their "C Division team also en- gaged the Police Recreation Club home, and won by 7 sets to 2.

at

K. M. Wong and II. O. Tee playing In the "C" Division match had to con- code ono set to their opponents, Plio and Carruthrs, after only two games had bean played, as Tso suddenly took ill and had to leave the court.

M. W. Lo and Toul Wal-pul (C.R.C.) beat, J. W. Leonard and G. 7-5 best R. Chon and A. V. Ling, beat W. Reed and Trul

AUSTRIA WINS

QUALIFY FOR 1934 DAVIS CUP.

Zagreb, Aug. 29. Austria are the second team to

qualify for the 1934 competition proper of the Davis Cup.

To-day they completed their quarter-final tie with Yugoslavia, winning by four matches to one. They thus accompany Italy into next year's tournament.-Reuter,

ARMY HARBOUR

TEAM RACE. Four Teams Taking Part

The Army Cross Harbour Team Race is to be held on Wednesday next starting from Railway Pier, Kowloon, and finishing at the R.AS.C. Camber, Hongkong.

The teams competing will be dis-

да follows: tinguished

RA red capa; Lincolna, blue caps; South Wales Borderers, white caps; small units, no caps.

The Raliway has kindly placed

C. Hung and Iu Tak-chouk the verandah at Kowloon at the dis (O.R.C.) beat Leonard and Lia, 6-21 posal of officers and their families. boat Chon and Uband, G-21 beat Reed as spectators, and the colonnade and and Tsul, 6-4.

TALL SCORING AGAIN

THREE WORCESTER CENTURIES

HOPWOOD'S ALL ROUND FORM

London, Aug. 29. Interest in the county crickot championship is rapidly declin- ing. Next week will see the last games being played, and although the title is no longer at stake, teams will concentrate on improving their present standings in the league table.

These have not been materially affected by the latest resulta which provide victories for Surrey, Lancashire, Derbyshire and Wor- center.

Kent and Somerset managed to capture first innings points.

Among the features of the play was Derbyshire's huge score of 583 for 3 wickets. It was obtain- ed against Northants in a match which Derby won by an innings and which realised over 000 runs. Three batsmen liberally contri buted to the .enormous total, Townsend, Smith and Lee all scor- ing centuries,

ALL-ROUND HOPWOOD.

Worcester were also in scoring! mood against Glamorgan and ag- gregated 402 for the loss of 4 wickets before closing the innings. Nichol, the Worcester batsmen earned the distinction of making the highest invidual score in the county games.

To Hopwood, however, fell the chief honours of the day. He played a vital part in the victory of Lancashire against Leicester. In addition to scoring 110 out! of a total of 334, he took ninej wickets for 33 runs.

Brook the Worcester bowler was also in ne fottle and in two Inn- ings claimed ten victims for 158

Tuns.

UNAVAILING EFFORT.

Middlesex made a big effort to stave off defeat against Surrey. double 347. when, after blanking out St. Louis batting a second time and scoring

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in the first match of header, they were themselves dis. missed without scoring.

Surrey obtained too big á lend

The Yankees were in scoring on the first innings and Middlesex mood against Detroit, helping were unable to make up sufficient themselves to eleven runs, and the leeway. To the first innings score

piled with 402 for 8 declared. That Senators and Cleveland broke of 217 by Middlesex, Surrey re- even in a double header.

Reuter cabled the following losers batted with far more con- fidence in their return visit and actually scored 347, setting, Sur rey the task of making 193 to win. This Hobbs and Company did with six wickets to spare:

scores:

NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Brooklyn Chicago

Brooklyn

Chicago

R. 11. E.

13

18

9

7

1

1

6

.

The Army easily held their own against the West Indica. Hudson 7181) and Hamilton (121) hit the West Indies bowling to all parts of the field and the Army were

for 8.

(Mogolf homered for Chicago) able to apply the closure at 472

Philadelphia

Pittsburgh

New York

St. Louis:

1

茳

14

1

3

6

0 5

0

West Indies replied quite confi- dently aggregating 346, and after the Army had declared a second time at 149 for 5, the visitors (Hubbell pitched and blanked played out time hitting up 181 for

the loss of four wickets. out St. Louis)

Now York St. Loule.............

i

2:4

(Walker pitched and blanked. out New York and also homered for St. Louis)

AMERICAN LEAGUE.

14 10 St. Louis Boston

St. Louis Boston

8 14

9.

13

HONOURS LIST. BATTING.

Hudson (Army) v W. Indies 181 Nichol (Worcester) v. Glam-

106 organ ... Townsend (Derby) v. Nor

142 thants Smith (Derby) v.Northants - 129" F. R. Brown. (Surrey) v Mid-

128 dlesex ...SINA Lee (Derby) v Northants Hamilton (Army) v W. Indies 121

(Middlesex) Y. (Iteynolds homered for St Hendren

111 Surrey Louis and Cooke for Boston)

Hopwood (Lanes) v Lefcenter 110 (Johnson and Werber, homered Sealey (W. Indles) Army 100* for Boston).

Halg (Middlesex) v Surrey Keeton (Notts) v Kent Detroit

"signifies not out Now, York

Ng Kam-chuen and Chhur Taun-chiu front have been placed at the ye (C.IL.C.) beat Leonard and Lia, 6-4; disposal of other ranks. No specta- beat Chon and Gosano, 6-1; beat Reed tors will be allowed on the Railway and Tsuf, 0-9.

C.R.C. ♥. POLICE.

The Chinem R.C. defented the Police R.C. by 7 sets to 2 on the home courts. A

K. M. Wong and H. O. Two (U.R.C.) lost to Pile and Carruthers 0-3 Abandoned) I beat Smith, and Thomp n: 6-11 best Thorpe And Loughlin,

·∙Pior.....

CHANNEL VICTORY.

London, Aug. 20. Miss Sonny Lowry, a Manchester giri, aged 22 years, awam tho Chandel from Cape Gris Nos to the South Foreland, in 18-hours, 45 minutes.

This is the first successful Channel

14 0.

11 12 0 (Lazzeri homered for New

Chicago Philadelphia

Cleveland

Washington

Cleveland Washington 425

16

Brook

and

BOWLING.

(Worcester)

Glamorgan

Hopwood (Lahes) v Lel

101 100

E for 68

G. for 85

11

Fender (Surrey) v Mid-

alesex,

for 33

for: 73

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