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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER

FINE FIELDING FEATURES CRICKET TRIAL

SURPRISING GOOD FORM BY

INTERPORT NOMINEES

need, and, if he has not lost any of

T. A. Pearce Indulges In his excellent leg hitting, he will

Batting Practice

MITCHELL SHAPES WELL: ELVIN ONLY IMPRESSIVE BOWLER

INACCURATE PEREIRA

(By R. Abbit).

first

make a lot of runs this season. understand that he cannot get

even if selected.

The Padre; after a slow start. helped him to put on fifty-three runa in about an hour, and then

Mackay get in front of Ricketts

straight one. Nothing much elso happened except a useful stand by Scoones and Stewarf. The former played one lovely ernek through the covers off Minu.

THE BOWLING..

When the innings was declared at four o'clock. It must be admitted that none of the bowlers had dong

very much, but the fact that it was net-doubt accounts, for this.

Remembering always that it was the game of the Season, after little, if any, practice, the standard of the cricket especially of the fielding, was much higher than

and

the first mutch of the season no

Pereira was ndrift in direction.

le sent down far too many leg balls, Ricketts was overpitching

most of the time, and was lucky

I expected yesterday when the first Interport not to be more severely punished. trial was held.

He brings the ball down from a great height which makes his full There was a nice breeze to tem-run out early on, which gave tosses harder to score off than per the heat, though of course it Mackay and Baines a chance to others. Minu bowled very well was pretty warm. It would be show their capabilities. And very on the whole, with little luck at interesting to know how long it is well they butted. Pereira was the start. Later he showed since a game has been played on very much on the leg during his trace of his old fault of trying to the H.K.C.C. ground on the third first spell, but Minu bowted an speed up, and dropping day of September. Considerably exellent length, and they con-short. This, for him, ia fatal. over a quarter of a century, I will tinued to hold the fort.

T. A. Pearce was no steady na wager!

A

bit

The water polo team of the Headquarters Wing Company, 1st. Lincolnshire Regiment, who enjoyed several outstanding successes in inter-company matches this summer. (Photat Ming Yuan),

place in the age stakes! I should! like to see him batting on the Possible side next match against the Professors,

A STEADY. KNOCK.

Williama was

I liked Baines' style very much ever, though in my elderly view

Boon out, to The wicket on the turf laid only for abundness-[{ is not very think he's inuch more dangerous ball which kicked up nastily and about five months ago played sur graceful!-but he does watch the when he bowls his off-breaks which he failed to avoid. T. 4. prisingly well, though there was Unlt and liked the way

make he round the wicket, Still, he probably Pearce took an hour to rather too much grass on it. The shaped after being hastily hit by knows best! Owen Hughes proved twenty-six. He was not seeing out-feld was very true but here l'ereira, once on the body and that he is a useful change bowler them well, and wisely took a bit again the wet weather had aaße twice on the right thumb,

if-like Vapex-he is used a drop at had some nice ones at the start, of batting practice, Owen Hughes it impossible to cut the grass It was not the bowler's fault-1ļa time. (Fingers crossed). closely and it wanted a very hard faney all three were on the wicket,

and dealt with them well and truly. hit to force the ball to the boundary but the pitch caused them to get

THE PROBABLES' BATTING. He was only bowled at thirty-nine along the carpel

up quickly. But Baines stood up

because the sun was straight be Mitchell got a few jammy ones hind the bowler's arm. just as well after and looked early on but he took fall advantage as if he was well set when he lost of them, and he used his feet more The personnel of the two pub-night of a high straight full-to-and better-than any batsman have to build an extra storey on lished teams was slightly varied. from Owen Hughes which he only during the

day. Burnett but I think it in fair to say that T. E. Pearce's side contained a

but he had to make his own large nucleus of probable Inter-

opportunities off Elvin, and very porters, which was intended to try

well ho did it. out one or two particular people in Tom Hayward's "possible" wide. and notably Elvin. Most unfor- tunately Garthwalte was crocked and could not play.

THE POSSIBLES BAT,

Hayward's side batted first and he and Teddy Fincher were both

If there is going to be much more September Cricket we shall

and to the Supreme Court-or

snicked, for Dunkley to make the Jones gave him some full-tosses, move, the sun.

first catch of the senson.

also

ELVIN.

Jones was stiff, and cannot be fairly judged on his four overs. One seemed useful, when ho, slowed down. Stewart got a couple of chcup wickets nt the end, but Elvin, with five for fifty- two was the only man who looked like a real bowler. (Baines had a crocked thumb and does not count this time!).

Home Football Results

(Continued from Pago 8.)..

0 York 0 Wrexham League Table.

between

It is going to be a big question Stockport

Minu and Elvin. On Walsall to-day's figures, of course, Elvin has it. But the only batsman who used footwork-Mitchell-played him easily, while though Alex. Pearce did not hit him, he never Tranmere

Lincoln seemed in real difficulties. But Chester Elvin kept a nice length, and it Barrow is going to take a good batsman Wrexham to master him. However, there Stockport seems some reason to think that New Brighton THE STAND OF THE INNINGS.

COLLAPSE.

Shanghai have 1 few

good Doncaster batsmen! It will be most interest- Halifax At the start, after two wickets Ono crashing off drive all along feet in. Tam Pearce mistimed one

After Alec Pearcu rotired, a roting to follow his progress. had fallen for seven. Mackpy the carpet was the best shot had had more of the bowling and have ever seen him play. And he and was well taken by Burnett before he had a sight of the ball, had scored faster. He seems to have picked up some strokes on the one else--he would not have been Harley was caught off his second was

ran his first run quleker than any running in quickly, off Elvin. The folding, for a first day out. York aff-noticeably a square cut behind run out if he had notland ball in the gully and

excellent. I particularly Rotherham point of which he was much in imagine he is about

Ricketts noticed Minu, Pereira, T. A. Poarce Mansfield the third ballooned one to deep third man and Mcinnis while Burnett and Crewo

In trying to hit a six. Dunkley Bathurst took two nice catches Rochdale

Carlisie jshaped well and opened out butja plece. No reasonable chance Southport

a hot on-drive was well taken by was put down, so far as I could Walsall Bathurst at mid-on.

sco. A very interesting game, Accrington

FIELDING.

Hartlepools

Darlington

Gateshead

Chesterfield

Goals

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts.

1.4.0 0 134

4 3 1 0 B3 7

3. 300 102

4 205 2

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