THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH..
WEDNESDAY, MAY
· 1985.
SECOND DIVISION CRICKET UNDER REVIEW
INDIAN RECREATION
CLUB FIGURES
One Of The Best Junior
Sides In Colony
(By R. Abbit)
*
A further success It does not, of course, apply | Navy second. much to Clubs who recraft from came over the Civil Service.
A SURPRISING REVERSE local cricketers though even here! lack of
HOWELL IS
BIG HOWL
(Continued from Page 8).
Chere."
RACING
TWENTY GRAND IN ENGLAND ·
Appearance Eagerly Anticipated
London.
The appearance of Mr. Payne Whitney's "Twenty Grand" on Eng- sh tracks is eagerly anticipated in racing circles where his record of the United States is well
nag like Cochrane. ing to The top Tigor played football him! self, and appreciate the Hartrd. Ala., lad's competitive ability,
"If Howell has as much stuff as he It is a curious feature of Hongkong cricket that in appears to have now, he's going to many cases the second eleven of a club does not serve as a be tough fellow for opposing pil win
"Dixle isn't the type who is content Twenty Grund is entered for two nursery from which the first eleven may be recruited. get out," beams Cochrane, known. This is probably because a majority of people have reached to-remain on first base after getting races this season, the Goodwood cup August 1 at Goodwood, and the Howell again is fortunate in joining Duncanter cup at Doncaster on 'Sep] the best of their cricket capabilities before they begin to
a club which has no extra Infelder tember 13. play in the Colony.
af worth. The composite ability of The Grindwood cup race is over 2 Flea Clifton, Heini Schuble, and miles 6 furlongs, a distance slightly, Francis Parkor, recalled from the longer than two turns of the Kentucky Beaumont subsidiary, does not equali Derby route. The Aga Khan's one first-class infelder,
"Felicitation" is weighted 137 pounds Then they were beaten conclu-Indeed, at this writing, Cochrane together with Twenty Grand and II. E. good coaching in many eases prevents the developments sively, by 46 runs, by the Sappers is not at all certain that lowell will Morris's Tai Yang, in a list of about of a pinyer's skill. The Indian who had a fair team when they go to Remont or to any other minor 20 horses with lesser weights include ing Pete Bostwick's Chenango, Bira. Recreation Club are fortunate in could get it out, hat found good league outfit.
NO STRANGER TO GAME F. Anthrose Clark's On Post, Marahali that they have had a good deal of deal of difficulty in doing sa. In
Howell In more experienced than Field's Enfield and William Wood. talent in their second team which fact, they quite failed to complete has, speaking from recollection, their fixture list, and it was bad the average college player.. Daring, ward's Alcazar.
In the Dosscaster cup, 2 miles, good luck on the L.R.C, to meet them at the last two unmers iste partici more consistent record of cricket than any other team in the their best. Incidentally I notice puted in six gates weekly with the Twenty Graul is also bracketed top-
Dixie weigh with Felicitation at Janlar Division. They have won that they had not playeila Lengue Dothan, Ala., eluh, of the the Shield on neveral occasions fixture for over a month and fals Amateur League, and prior to that pounds. There are about to entries got is three games weekly with including Alcazar, On Fust, Cho- and, as a rule, could give a very emphasises what I have always fallansyre, of the Georgin-Florian tango, Enfield anet J. E. Widener's good account of themselves against said about contiunity in League League. Hoth of these chruite play a Autumn. any of the weaker teams in the Oxtures. Stiffened by this reverse good grade of semi-pro ball. First Division.
THEIR PAST, SEASON
OFFERS DECLINED
140
the strong they beat
HL.ICC.C. The genio Mick known as Coch- second by two wickets and crushed rane is keeping his glinkiers glued uni the anties of Chester Collins Morgan, the University.
London. At the beginning of the season
The Tigers felt the want of al This last game was on January) too.
Jack McLean. Ph-year-old holder of) which has just drawn to a close 19 and as the R.A.M.C. match was good, slugging outfielder in the thick
Pete Fox, the Scottish wasteur golf champlum. of the going last season. I was rather under the impression that they would win the Shield Postponed, I believe there was an although he outhit all the other ship and the must ensistently bril
other gup, of six weeks this time, Rengal Dychingers in the world series, laat amateur player in Great Britain pretty comfortably. As to whether before they played their next was work with the willow during their, despite many reports to the con they are runners-up or not, I am
trary, to reunin in the ranks of the not absolutely sure, as the Navy League match against the Police ponnant season.
Jon March 9. It is interesting lof Morgan was brought up from San unpaid, Agures went up to Shanghai in
Following his recent tour of Aus; the "Suffolk" and have not return tice that once more after a long Antonio because of his stick mark of
youngster has been tralia and New Zealand he had many! Finterval. In fixtures they lost the 342, and the ed. The position in that
game, collapsing very hudly for shaping up as a big leaguer. Timofees to sure profesional-Juctuating
definite vi the one of $7,600 a year from a London! Indians have won seven games, thiry-seven runs only.
But there Presence is drawn two and lost two, making the rot stopped and they won their replacement in the garden in
Testm, and will give Cochrane a strong) club-bit he ban rejected them all} cus and is to take up a business appoint- ) total of twenty-three points. Navy second had, when I last two in gumen, Craigengower in, White, or Fox cracks up. He went." heard, won six, lost one and drawn were easily eaten but they did it lefthanded and three with his two games, and so had twenty commonly well to beat a strong right.“
R.A.M.C. side.
The
points. It depends, therefore, if they played off their last two games and if so what happened
. THE GAMES
THE PLAYERS
to
Tho infield is pretty much of a island-pat preposition, The only pos
The best all-rounder in theable exception bring the possibility eleven was probably A. M. Rum- Howell taking over the last corner
jab from Mary Owen, fireenberg{"-
A win and a draw would be theit Jahn who had a batting average of will be back at first, Gehringer at minimum requirements to secure over 25 for eleven innlogs and took second, and Rugell at short. second place.
27 wickets for just over ten runs). The catching will be taken care of piece. A. R. Kitchell was very by Cochrane. Ray Hayworth, and Turning to thier gason, the useful too as his average was one possibly Frank sinor, back from thei Indian Recreation. Club lost arun more than Rumjahn's for ten mors and said to have learned to! great chance in their first game completed innings, while he kept WANTED SOUTHPAW HURLER
throw to second base. when on October 27 they held on wicket very well during the season,
Pitching will centre around, the| to make 164 for seven wickets should not be at all surprised against the subsequent winners, to see both these players in the rts of the "Big Three-Rowe
Bridges. and Auker. This triol the R.A.S.C. No doubt they were first eleven next year. H. Tcarried the hod last season, and there? afraid of the quick Hearing Darma. A. R. Suffing and A. K. is reason to believe that Rowe, with capabilities of Captain Walch.email were also useful with the his arm in better shape than in 1951, AB I turned out, the Army side bat, while A. Baker who, I think, will be better than ever. The s nearly lost as they had eight down used to play for the first eleven, goes for Auker. Firin Marberry will
be ready for relief, for 95 runs. But it is true enough and before that for the University, that they were a dangerous side was useful with the ball, and soi ms they won all the next of their was M. R. Abbas, who took 2 matches outright, while the Sap wickets. The fielding of the side
В it quantity, and Blun pers scratched to them. After was keen and quick and I am told; Horsett and Carl Fischer are the this initial draw, all went well for the catching was very fair. Un-only veterans, a time, as they beat the Club de fortunately I am not in a position' Recreio, drew a very close game to speak to this at first hand. with the K.C.C. and were (I be I append the leading figures of lieve) the only side to heat the the batting and bowling:
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The only weakness in this depart ment-avens-to-be-on-the-left-side- Southpaws of the excellent variety
e
· Cochrane is hoping to make 12 starting southpaw out of the rookly
(ad) fatter,
from Clyde Louisville for his first try in thre majorm
As certain other figures have not yet turned up I propose to hold the review of the Diocesan Boys' School season over to Friday, ng I am not quite sure if the II.K.C.C. gures will be ready by that day. There only remain now K.C.C.. Navy and Craigengower in the two Divisions while there are a few strays from the Second! Verb.
BATTING.
Highest
Matches Inngs. N.O.
Runs
A. R. Kitchell
10
10
(
262
A. M. Rumjahn
10
2
202
71
Score Ayer. 96 26.2
26.25
IL T. Barma
11
11
W
1-12
50
16.78
A. R. Sufind
10
10
Q
183
47
16.3
A. K. Ismail
10
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21
15.00
M. Afzal
10
.19
12.4
B. 1. Razack
G
37
15
12.33
A. Bakar
11
81
30
10.12
Sap.
M. R. Abbas
10
7
2
21
9.2
also batted.
58
0
68
0
21
17.
BOWLING.
0.
AL
W.
AV.
M. R. Abbas
60.1 103.4
20
17
10,00
30
27
10.41
A. M. Romjahu
100.4
28
27
10.63
A.K. Ismall
37
10
11.90
The following also bowled.
S. Abbas...
30.2
11
- 7.09
NOW
40
M..el Arculli
2
B.E
A. R. Kitchell
1
Y. el Arculli
M. el Arculli
S. Abbas
A. Bakar
M. Afzal
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OLD COMMITTEE AGAIN FINDS ITSELF IN FAVOUR
-Nottingham, Mar, 22. Įlettor of regret and asked to with- The Notts cricket war is draw his resignation from the
eammittee.
over.
The committee, which suffer- -Mr. Seely Whitby, who original- ed a vote of "No Confidence" atly organised the opposition, said: the extraordinary general}**I should any that the whole thing meeting of the club in January, in now over as far as we are cons to-day found itself in favour.cerned."
The opposition party was The general-feciing in Notting- badly squashed.
ham is that the majority of the
of an
swlag-around.
This afternoon's annual general Present committee will now be
{returned at the billət meeting provided a case almost complete
Among the new candidates for The majority of the 1,200 members the commitice is Mr. A. W, Carr, who attended it had made up their said: "I must say I was very the ex-captain of the team, who
A. J. Hussain, who repeated kiįgot to come to an end. sucess of last year by winning the Individual Championship
the Indian R. C. sports,
At
RACING AT HOME
The "Two Thousand” Starters And Jockeys
'London, April 30. The following
are the probable! starters and jockeya for the Two Thousand Guineas;
Plymouth Sound (Dick), Robur Goodfellow (Weston), Powerful Prince (Nevett), Bobsleigh (Perryman), Buckleigh (A. Wragge), Screamer (Nicoll),
Sea Bequest (E. Smith). Apollo (Beary), Bahram (Fox). Theft (Gordon Stichards). Fairbairn (C. Smirke), Consequential (Jones), Desert Cloud (II. Bensley), Marmaduke Jinks (Book), Bouldner (Jellins), Aufweidersehen (Lane).
minds that Notts must be good and that rows and ructions had surprised at the way the meeting went. But no long as we have peace and quiet in cricket that le "And so the meeting procceded all that really matters." to rescind the "No Confidence” One very significant fact came vote, farget all alwat body line, out during the meeting. It was apelogising to the Australians, stated that the arrangement of aul Voces sore shins, and to county fixtures for 1986 has been abide by the spirit and the tetier postponed unif! the attitude of of the M.C.C.'s ruling in the the Notts club to cricket is official. malter of direct attack bowling, ly known,
*Let leg theory be, bygones was the keynote of the meeting.
Mr. Douglas McCraith, who re- presented meeting of the Advisory County
Notts at the recent
SPORT ADVTS.
Cricket Committee at Ird's, told THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB to-day's meeting
"We must face the fact, how- The Fifth Extra Race Meeting ever unpleasant, that Nolts will be held (weather permitting) stand condemned by the leaders at HAPPY VALLEY on Saturday, of the game."
14th May, 1935, commencing at
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Dake of Portland, ex-2.00 p.m. president of the club is to bal The First Bell will be rung at asked to rescind his atatem.nt 1.30 p.m.
that he would have nothing more
to do
with Notts cricket." Dr.
G. A Gould, who advised Voce not
to lay on the last day of the
By Order,.
C. R. BROWN,
Secretary.
-Reuter, Australlan match, is to be sent a Hongkong, 29th April, 1035.
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