1933-10-27 — Page 8

THESE CRICKET TRIALS

WHY THEY ARE SO FUTILE

SELECTING A H.K.

ELEVEN

ATTACK LACKS VIRILITY

By "The Stumper."

This being the eve of the third and final trial to assist the Selection Committee in picking a Hongkong XI to play against Shanghai and Malaya in the forth. coming Triangular Inter port, I have chosen the moment to conmence my cricket notes. Interest in cricket must be centred, for the next month at least, on the interport, matches, and A propose to discuss Hong- kong's prospects players in this article.

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BILLIARDS MATCH.

ST. PATRICK'S CLUB DEFEAT RA.

Inn Btoel, Coulson billards tourney held last night, the St. f'atrick's Club defeated the R. A. Sergeants' Micas, four matches to iwo.

The following are the scores, the first named player in cach case being the St. Patrick's re presentative.

O'Connor 150 Joues 143; Dalley 130, Woods, 150, Jordan 130, 150, Hardy 93; Glendenning Clarke 148; Biller 112, Longnian 150; Remedios 150, Pino 115

Interport Cricket Teams

-Official

LOCAL SELECTIÓN COMMITTEE

The first official announcement of the Shanghai and Malaya Interport cricket teams has been made by the Hongkong Cricket Club this morning.

After the-form.shown by some of the leadlog local players at the end of the last cricket season, I must confess to a fooling of disappoint.mittee mant at the exhibition of most of thom during the trials. I walked away not only disappointed, but also with a conviction that trials

were

not a bit of good and that no harm could be done by scrapping them in futura. What good are trials if Choy did not show you a man's real capabilities?

OBSESSION, WHICH DESTROYS.

you noticed a normally good Have batsman going to the wicket with only one thought in his mind to impress the Selection Committee at any cost- and this bocoming such an obsession that he fails to do himself Justice? What seems to be the matter with most of our younger players at the trials,

But I am one of the staunchest supporters of this "Interport Neta" scheme, which was started some years ago. Under the scheme, candidates for interport honours are allowed to -practise at these nots and the Selec op. on Committee are given an portunity of watching them in action. think this is a very sound,idea and offer a good chance of gauging n player's capabilities.

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But since it has been decreed that we must have trials, let us discurs what we have learned from the last two. To begin with, it has to bo admitted that whilst we are in happy position as regards batsmen, we are definitely weak in attack. It La-not so much that we are short of bowlers, as that wo lack variety.

• NOT GOOD ENOUGH,

In addition the selection com- of the Hongkong eleven has been made known. It comprises Messrs. R. H. B. Hancock, T. E. Pearce, A. W. Hayward and H. Owen-Hughes.

The two visiting teams are as follows:

:

SHANGHAL

D. W. Leach (Captain) R. Booth

J. A. lsanca .J C. Jenkin

P. Madar

J. F. N. Mayhew

J. L. Rawsthorne

P. V. Simpson

A. C. Sinclair

L. Stokes

T, W. R. Wilson

H, T. Smith (Manager)

F. E. T. Marshall (May come).

MALAYA

R. N. Hamilton (Captain) 1. Alvis

D. C. Burn

Fl. Lt, V. Croome, R. A. F.

R. G. Gibson

B. S. Gill

W. O. Jonklass

RB. Lewis

R. Morgan, R. A. F.

C. A. Speldewinde

Eu Chow Telk

G. Willls

W. W. Dean (Umpire)

W. D. Charlton (Scorer).

was terribly dull at first, but livened up towards the ond when he showed glimpses of his old form paradoxi- cally enough when the light was got-

F. D. Foreira, F. Goodwin, A. C. Hamilton, C. C. Garthwaite and E. R. Duckitt are all more or less the samo, type. Then we have perhaps our best bowler in A. I. Hinu, who is Rafthanded; G. C. Burnett, a clavarting bad. He is of course a brilliant medium paced bowler who flights the slips fielder and quite a useful change ball very well; and slow bowlers in bowler. A. HMadar, T. A. Poarce and H. I am afraid Owen Hughes, Evon

not good enough to this attack dismiss the visiting teams cheaply.

E. C. Fincher's position as opening bat seems to be quite sale. He is by far our best opening batsman. By his display in the second, trial, Duckitt incronsed his chances of in- clusion considerably, I think ho should partner Flacher na Hong- Long's: opening pair.

We have not yet soen T. A. Pearce at the trials, and report has it that he is -not quite fit. Ile showed anough fast your to prove that, if fit, ho should ll the No. 8: position. He is also a fine folder, and it would be a pity if ho cannot take part.

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Of the fast bowlera, 1 would prefer Pereira to Goodwin if it came to a cholce between them, The younger man is faster and aho a better elder, while he can be depended upon to make runs nocessors.

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A. R. Minu, in my opinion, should be one of the first cholcos. He is bowling at the top of his form at the moment.

As regards the position of wicket- keeper, the name of G. 5. Dunkley Augusts itotlf. He is undoubtedly the best man we have.

TWO ENIGMAS..

There are two men whom I cannot fathom. They are E. F. Fincher and A. H. Madar, both ox-interporters. A-batsmen who has been in the

They are two of the best club batsmen melight lately is Cant. P. V.

in the Colony, but invariably fail in Willams. I watched him at trinia and admired his quick foot trial matches.. Is it because they have not get that "big match tempera- work and wonderful leg-shots.

player ment?". But when Madar made 60 up young rocommend any

and Baved Hong wishing to learn the feg-glance to in Shanghai in 1938, study him. He gave me the imong from defeat. Madar was howl- prosston that lie is rather weakad nest ball on Saturday and E. F.

collected six to make rugs. I think he should be included.

on the off, but he seems to be able-gling for over 30 minutca. But

THE CAPTAINCY.

1

Two Army players who seem to huve. about the same claims for inclusion are Lt. Hamilton, of the South Wales Borderer, and L. Garthwalto, of the Royal Artillery, Both did well in the League last season, but the letter: has not performed anything of note in The trials. Both are all-rounders Eto of the best in Hongkong but tho Borderer man has the advantage of Interport previous experience in Crickety

The cares of captaincy will probably fall on the shoulders of A. W: Hay ward, but on form alone I doubt if ho worth his place in the aide. Of. course is experience of Interpart Cricket would be a great asset to the Talde Efe a not the Hayward of old, particularly in his folding watch has become, sluggish,AN *** Klthough I Owen Hughes made a half century last Saturday, his,in vitis did not impress me at all. He

runs aftor

Madar is also a liable alow bowler And will lend variety to the attack should he be included.

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The following are my selections for Hongkong XI, in their order of

batting

EC. Fincher (K.C.C.) E.R. Duckiti (ILK.C.C.) T.A: Pearce (HK.C.C.)

P.V. Williama (Army) A.C. Hamilton (Army), 11.Owen Hughes (IL.K.C

capt.

C.C. Garthwalte (Army.) F.D. Fereira (L.R.C.) G.C. Burnett (K.C.C.) A.R. Minu (LR.C.) G.S, Dunkley, (II.K.C.C.).

12th. man. A.H. blader

This elde includes sayon really good batsmen, and has a tall which can wag very vigorously should the occasion demand. We will sos MOTO fireworks if Pereira, Minu and Bornett pot going. Ann folding aide, it can hardly be improved upon:

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27,

1933.

SOUTH CHINA RETURN TO THE ARENA

SAINTS'

100 PER CENT

IN DANGER

KOWLOON DUE TO WIN

CLUB WITHOUT FOGWELL & HYNES

WRIGHT RETURNS TO TEAM'

(By "Veritas").

Apart from one or two attractivo ties to-morrow, chief interest in league football this week-end is to be found in the return to the arena of South China, who, fresh from their suc- in Nanking and St. Shanghai, entertain Joseph's on Sunday.

ССАБСБ

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And unless a 48 hours sea trip has robbed the champions of their land legs, or St. Joseph's can show thay have learnt a thing or two during the absence of their opponents, I fee that the Saints are going to have their 100 per cent. record apollt.

not a little fucky JL

Joseph's were to retain the much-coveted record Inst week and as they cannot expect to be treated so generously by the South China forwards as they were by the Kowloon sharpshooters(!), the defence will have to be at its very best to remain intact. ....

If nothing else the occanfou Ahould offer A. V. Gusano unlimited scope to reveat. his ablilties, and there is small doubt that he will nelze the opportunities with both never worrien hands, for "A.V." about the odds.

South. China, can rest assured that a warm welcome will await them from. their enthusiastic supporters, who for three weeks now have been denied the sight of their favourites in action.

It should be an entertaining match, for say what you will, St. Joseph's have tons of geod football in them,

Heath, the Lincolas, goalkeeper, who is fast earning for himself the reputation of being the boil cus todian in the Colony.

whilst the merits of South China arg domand too well recognised to recapitulation:

PICK OF PROGRAMME,

Of to-morrow's matches, the plek seems to be the meeting of Kowloon and the Athletic on the Railway ground, and the Club and Police down at the Valley.

After the cavalier manner in which they were treated by the Borderers and the, Navy, it is nat to be expected that the Athletle will take the field bursting with confidence, more so when they reto lect the two very fino perform- ances of Kowloon ngainst the Lincolns and St. Joseph's.

Frankly I feel the Peninsula .team is due for a win and that it la going to be at the expenso of the Athletle.

Anyhow one alight, but important, alteration, has been made in the Kow loon line-up.

South China return to their senior league programme to morrow, and here is the team which is expected to be on duty, Standingt Li Tin sang, Leung In chan, Lat Kwok wai, Wang Wing, Lau Mau, Leung Shui yick, Wong Mee shun, Pau Ka-ping, Tam Kong pak and Ip Pak-wa. (Phator Ming Yuen).

The Club have been robbed of the services of Fogwell and Hynes for this match. No substitute has yet been found for Fogwell, but C. A. Wright comes in for Hynes at right back. In other départ- ments the team remains unchanged, Three alterations in the league this announced programme were morning.

In the second division the Young Indians-Athletic match is postponed as the Young Indians are taking part In the sports at Careline till.

Navy celebrations have caused the postponement of the third divi- sion tie between the Air Force and he Royal Engineers.

And the third vision match be. tween South China and the Borderers has been given a nov venue. It will be played on St. Joseph's ground at Happy Valley insend of Caroline Hill, as the latter ground is being used for school sports.

TEAMS.

Here are some of the teams for to- morrow,

Division 1

K.C.C. Decide Adopt Badminton

STARTING VERY SHORTLY

(By "Veritas"}

It is expected that badminton, that most popular of all indoor winter sports in England, will become an integral part of the social amenities of the Kowloon Cricket Club with the next ten days.

Decision has been reached to lay down a court in the Club's main Club:--A N. Other; Wright and hall, and when this is accomplished S. Strange; Robertson, Skinner it will be the finest badminton und A. Duncan; Fowler, Dominy, court in the Colony.

Arrangements for the official Howe, E, Strange, and Bickford.

opening of the court are now pro Reserve:-Lowson,

Kowloon: Cord: II and Willis;ceeding apace, and if the examples Whitfield, Timberlake and Bliss; to be seen in England stand as any White, Webb, Elllot, Lewis and criterion, Badminton will shortly Blake.

Jones and0. ¡Reserves,

be one of the most popular features Davles.

R: Artillery: Comboy: Allan and at the K.C.C. Wroe; Rodgers, Pardoe, and Harris: nooks, Smith, Larraclough, Green- shields and Seal, Reserve, Leach.

Recreio E Marques: R. Silva- Vetto and G. Guterres; A. W. Mc- Brann, C. Figueiredo and W. Maher; T. Castilho, J. Gonsalves, W. Sousac, 3. Gomes and J.C. Santos.

Divisiuri 2

Clab: Forzow: M. Railton and

Boyd

and Dunhill; McKollar, Gamble; Fisher, Brown, G. Duncan, Bell and Sloan. Reserves:--Low and Hickman,

'ENORMOUS POPULARITY,

bas enjoyed The" game enormous popularity in England since the war, and there are now nearly as many people playing badmintion as tennis, Efforts were made twelve months ago ta popularise the game in Hongkong, but no more definite step in this direction has been made than the decision of the Kowloon Cricket Club to insinus it in its

amonities.

When the game is under way at Kowloon:-Boyes; Everest and J. Winch; Hopkins, Pope and Tillery; Gthe K.C.C., the Colony will be able White, Cook, Cutter, G. Winch and to point to its development at St. Reserves: Humphrey, Andrdw's, Taikoo, The Peak Club, White Brown and Nicholls.

P.

R. Artillery:Wood; Price and the Jockey Club and the K.C.C. Gibbons; Worthington, Collier and Stevens; Wood, Edmunds, Borming- and H. Reserve:- ham, Walker Hunt.

FORECAST.

FIRST DIVISION.

TO WIN:-

Kowloon Navy Borderers

Club

'S, China SECOND DIVISION. TO WIN:-

S. 'China Borderers TO DRAW

• Navy. THIRD DIVISION.

TO WIN:-

Borderers Lincolns R.A.S.C.

TO‘DRAW

R.A.M.C.

S.C.A.A. MEETING

Athletes to Compete Next Month

Lewis has been transferred to the inside-left barth, where it is expected Blake, who just now is playing first he will form a powerful wing with rate football. Kowloon are certainly rolying on this wing to do big things,

теплоп

why they, and there is no

The South China A.A. will be hold. should be disappointed.

Jonca, a victim of dengue, is still an absentee and Timberlake resumesing its cloventh annual athletic meet- ing, on Saturday and Sunday, Novem Stadium at Carolina Hill Meg ber 11 and 12, in the Association's

nt centre-bait, nanked by Whitheld and Webb, of course, has been put bark in his original position at inside. right, where with V. White ho should feel more at home,

Among the many, evonly there will be three open events namely:-

Men's 500 metres relay race, for

teams of four;

Ladies' 400 metres relay race for four; t

ENGLAND'S TEST

WIN

AUSTRALIA, LOSE RUGBY LEAGUE -Scoring late in a hard game at Manchester, England beat Aus- tralia in the first Rugby Leaguò Test by 4 points to 0.

C.B.S. SET NEW FASHION

NO SWIMMING GALA.

H.KLASA, VERSUS' CANTON CANCELLED.

The Ion, Secretary. of the Hongkong International Amateur Bwimming Association has an nounced this morning that the pro-''- posed return swimming gala be tween the II.K.1.A.S.A., and the Canton team who recently parilci. pated in the Nanking Sports, has been cancelled.

The gain was scheduled for to- morrow evening at the European YM.C.A., but nothing has been, heard from the Canton team whe are due back in the Colony to- morrow morning, and the event has consequently been called off.

Ruckentrain

NEXT WEEK'S HOCKEY

MAMAK LEAGUE &

FRIENDLIES

IN

HOCKEY ATTIRE

KHAKI SHORTS FOR GIRLS

KEEN ENCOUNTERS NEXT WEEK

By Bully.0"

THE Central British School girls

have sel.up a now and attrac- tive 1ashion in the way of hockey- | Wear, and one which is likely to prové popular, especially in hong Kong. They have abandoned the me-honoured skirt and gym tanle id shorts, and shirts, the shorts being of khaki, and the shirts of a light blue with the School badge on the pocket.

ESPITE the fact that the School- team is comprised mainly of to hackey, they are The following are some of the newcomers principal -Mamak League and already shaping well under the friendly hockey matches for the tuition of Miss Knill. They have been kept hard at practice and it coming week.

was gratifying to see the standard of hockey they showed when they met the Central British Associa tion Ladies on Monday and hold them to the odd goal in three. Club, with a little more practice and the

MAMAK, TOURNAMENT. OCTOBER 28.

Royal Signals v German Marina, b.o. 4.30 p.m.

OCTOBER 29.

St. Andrew's v R.A.M.C., Marino, Hongkong Police v K.T.C., Pouce Training School.

NOVEMBER $ Radio v Royal Engineers, Caro- Hino Hill,

H.K. Mule Corps v 12th. Battery R.A., Marina,

NOVEMBER 5. C.B.A. v German Club, Park,

H.K. Mule Corps v. Hockey Club, Marina.

FRIENDLIES.

experience they can gain by play- ing with superior. teams. they should not #guro with success in the Caer Clark Cup.

in

THE appearance of a "mystery". THE

for the Radio player

tournament game the "Mamak with the Hongkong Muse Corps at Caroline Hill on Sunday caused Homo concern between the umpire" and the members of the Radio committee. Just before the com- King's mencement of the game a cionn United

shaven, sturdily-bulit indian walk- au on to the field in the Radio colours' and took up his position at lot back. There was some talk of the Radio losing points for holding an unregistered player, But the "mystery was solved with Radio y R.A.S.C., Caroline Hill, the explanation that it was only J. S. Grewal minus nis beard and b.o. 6 p.m.

H.K. Club 2nd, XI v S.W.B. 2nd.urban! XI, b.o. 6.16 p.m.

OCTOBER 30,

OCTOBER 31.

some Interesting. THERE are

games on the 'llat for the S.W.B. 1st. XI v Lincolns lat, XI, coming work and a high standard;

U.S.R.C.

ol hockey should result from many of the encounters, Of the Mamak Sookum-games, to-morrow's match between Lackoyal signais and the German Club promises to be a clase con

NOVEMBER 1 St. Andrew's v R.A.S.C., Y.M.C.A. 2nd, XI v S.W.B. 2nd. po, b.o. 5 p.m. XI, b.o. 5.16 p.m.

C.B.A. v H.K. Club, King's Park, b.o. 5.15 p.m.

NOVEMBER 2.

St. Andrew's v K.I.T.C., Marina, b.o. 6.10 p.m.

C.B.A. Marina.

V Punjab Regiment,

NOVEMBER 3.

st, but 1 think the Signals will Just manage to scrape nome with the two points.

THERE should be little to chosa

between the KIT.C. and the Hongkong Police who meet on tho olice Training School ground on Sunday. Both teams have met and defeated the 12th. Battery R.A, the K.I.T.C. by 4-0 and the Police by 5-1. I have not yet seen. the teams which will represent the Soo-respective Clubs, but if they field the same playera as they did against the Battery and the results of two matches are any criterion, a draw can be expected. St. An Grew's meet the R.A.S.C, on the samo day and should win by at lenst a two-clear goal margin.

Radio y Royal Engineers, Caro- line Hill, b.o. 4.30 p.m.

RAS.C. v Club de Recreio, kumpo, b.e. 6 p.m.

SAINTS LOSE

Friendly Hockey

Match

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•

THE Radio should win their

match with the Royal En gineora at Caroline Hill on Friday Playing without the services of next. The Clubs have already met their skipper A. E. P. Guest, who in a friendly this year when is in hospital, F. Y. Wong, also in the Radio won by tour goals to hospital, and A. S. Bliss, three inad one. ing lights in defence, the St. An- drew's Club were defeated by the

Slight rain made a greasy ball difficult to handle, and it took both sides a long time to settle down,

Even the sure-kicking Sullivan falled with three penalty shota in the first half, and for the most part it was a desperate struggle between the forwards,

side on Friday they should win": England, indeed, did not get Jate Regiment by three cloar goals the Mule Corps can fold n full from the 12th. Battery, In their afternoon,: in n friendly Oxture. really together until the second on the Maring ground yesterday

A feature of the game was tlie game with the Radio, on Sunday. half, when a brilliant passing. movement in which Feetham, Nis-brilliant play of E. H. P. White, at they were weakened owing to the man, and Ellaby were concerned right back for the club. Time and absence of Major Eve at centre- was one of the brightest inter again he frustrated the Indians forward and Imam All Khan at ludes of a rather disunnointing strong attack and held the fort with back. Major Eve was suffering match. When however, Ellaby put

credit.

A faster moving forward line prov from an attack of influenza and they ball Inside his pass was for- ed a valuable asset to the Jats, the hope he will be fully recovered ward,

combination of Lt Syer at centre by next Friday and leading the Gradually England got on top, forward and Jalil at inside-left be Corp's attack,

and

at last-after sixty-three ing prominent. At centre-half Sir GPAHIN minuter-Sullivan opened the dar. Khan plaved. bis usual steady THE regintental teams of the acore with a penalty. The English game, while the backs cleared with Borderers and, the Lincolns On moot for the second time this captain repeated the performance me hard shots. Early in the first half, the club mlased a glorious op- Ave minutes later following an off-portunity of taking the lead when seneen on Tugadey on the Chatham

N. Mackay, with only the er to best shot wide halen Road ground. The camo should Jata be worth watching and productive side offence by Thickness,

launched attack after attack, Jalil of some good hockey. The previous finding the net with a good first-tim- fixture between the Club's resulted finling the period of the Rame

the game in a draw of two goals each............ Weill, on the club's left wing, sent

COUNTY RUGBY

GLAMORGAN

In the second

in some good centres. which however ANOTHER good clash is that BEATEN bre no result. The visitors forward between the C.B.A. and the

line Dhowed better combination. but Hongkong Club 1st, XI at King' BY MONMOUTH

were held at bay by a strong da Park on the following day, I would not surprise me In the Joust London. Oct. 26TH. Jalil added the second goal from

mouthshire and mot in

Ambulance 400 metres relay racem

A

net

DUB."

At Pontymanki today, Moniqulb anglo, and towards the end to see the C.B.A. emergo victori cuunty league rugby match when Byer went through to me the third for teams of four. Glamorgan were beaten by 10 In a friendly hockey match, The entrance fee for each of these points to six.

Scouts Troop defeated the St. An- Ahip when they beat Llout. MAHAJ events is $1 per team and entry forme can be obtained at the Association's Oxford University entertained afternoon, the St Andrew Boy Tanha Tha Tenala Chamion

Newport and after a fine matelow's Club Ladlon by four goals to Waring and Mrs, Walthants by

THE CLUB'S NIGHTMARE, With last week's nightmare still.... fresh in the memory, the Club will, take the field against the Police with only one concern and one derire a return to shooting form, I think the C-b'can, and will beat the Police, bu baly when greater recuracy is shown in front of goal.

premises at China Ballding. Entries

will be closed on Oct. 31 at 0 p.m. won by nino points to five-Reuter.

play

Mr. and Mrs. Ha Kadan entere

ed on the Marinn ground yesterday the Second Round of the Colony Mis