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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY DECEMBER 27, 1985.

Army Batsmen Take Tea With Club

Elvin Plays Finest Innings of Career

DID HAYWARD MAKE THE BEST USE OF HIS BOWLERS?

(By R. ABBIT)

In almost ideal weather the game between the Club|

Four came in Owen Hughes' second ever and then Bailard was bowled in hitting and the Innings was de- clared closed with the score at 277-7 Perase was not out 30, and the runs had come in 190 minutes batting.

THE CLUB BAT

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and the Army was commenced at 11.15 a.m. on what ap-in a lefthander, at this juncture. Singles began to come as the Club peared to be a fast, true wicket. The Army had the mis-had their field set right out. fortune to be without Bonavia, and when they won the toss they sent in Elvin with Bill Williams. A. C. Beck

whe is up here on the. batamen never seemed worried Christmas leave boyled from the top and 160 was on the bourd when end

utid for contrast presumably Ducklit relieved Brek and nearly had Hayward put on Owen Hughes at Elvin first ball, a hard snick just the Gas Works end. Elvin showed going clear of first slip for four. excellent defence, keeping a very.. Both batsmen seemed to have played T. E. Pearce and Ducklit went in! straight bat and leaving all the run themselves in again and Elvin, though to face Garthwaite and Ballard at to Williams who was batting he had admittedly been lucky three 4 pm, and found both bowlers keep- than I have seen him do for times, continued to play an innings ing a very stendy length. They which was far and away above any played sound defensive cricket and The score mounted slowly but form with the bat he has ever shown did not bustle too much for runs, steadily and with twenty up or so before.

and Duckitt was very lucky to be Elvin glanced Heck very nicely to fine

Dawson too was playing very con- dropped at second slip off a hard but and then next over put him dently ick

and he is, I think, a very by no means impossible catch, After to the tent with a square cut that dangerous but if allowed to settle thirty-five minutes T. E. Pearce who went all along the carpet. Meantime down. At 168 he hit a terrific one had made fifteen of the twenty-five I think Melanca might have taken back at Alce Pearce who stopped it runs acored was well caught at the Williams

until they all early in De. High Finance at second slip off Owen but did not hold it. It

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Gold Bullon, may have Hughes but at the angie from which been a bump-ball. If it was a catch

A. Pearce who came in next; (Continued from Page 8.)

large ship they should have plenty of Gold Coin ... I was looking I may be wrong. it would have been a most marvellous arened to be in no difliculties but

Gold Picker Owen Hughes now

scope for preventing themselves run- The cabinet also offers the teams,ning to seed on board. Moreover, in Honour

Great Hall began to task | effort had it been held. At this period) after scoring two he was yorked by them up to tenint the batsmen, in Fearer was bowling most accurately Ballard (5-2-2.) Duckitt had been accommodation for four weeks (two these days there are such excellent High ente which he succeeded, but the batsmen and had sent down two maidens in jogging along steadily but was again prior to the Games for training pur training grounds at standard portsigh Pric were unkind enough to refuse to give muccession to well-set

to be dropped in the slips. A poses, one for the week of the Games, of call such as Toulon, Naples, Port Paciße Hall batsmen.

similar bit luck befell Owen and one after awaiting return trans-Said, Aden, and Colombo that they Victoria Hall chances.

Duckiti then bowled another,

Hughes in his first over, I think, and port).

should be able to keep themselves HITTING?

Duckitt seldom seems to get much

now

MCINNES ON

At 178 Mclanes relieved Pearce

of a show with the bull. Even when who had bowled very steadily and Beck went off at sixty-four. Divett patiently. The batsmen were now

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At 48 T. A. Pearce went on for Owen Hughes and Elvin cut his first.

in his second I um aure. He made a Mr. Hunter, however, anticipates ball straight into second slip's hands

It was now that one imagined the very hard crack to the square leg Ittle dimculty in raising additions fully up to the mark, who as promptly put it on the flour.

boundary Walch having forgotten

tten funds so that fifty athletes may be Alderman E. S. Marks. Chairman I don't think I have ever seen Owen Army would have to force the pace to block the typical shot. He had a sent from England alone. This num- of the Australian British Easpire Foxbridge Hughes drop so easy a catch, If they wisher to have any chance very similar one an over or so later her would probably be divided up as Gaines Association, states that the Trentbridge

of winning and Dawson lofted. Pearce and the Afty wna Williams was hatting, excellently.

hoisted, when follows: Track unit field athletes fif majority of the competition will take Wadebridge watching

the hall very closely and for two over extra and a couple of Elvin relieved Garthwalte. He was teen, swimmers ten, oarsmen ten, cy place on the Test Match ground, but punishing the inose unes heavily palla later put him beautifully out all right for Duckitt but Owen ellats four, boxers four, wrestlers two, how this will be

arranged if the ills hooking and leg side play wax of the ground to square leg. About Hughes has always been partial to women competitors ten. As

things were a bit difficult as him and took seven runs off his first Hamilton from England, Australia nection with the Games comes off, in and suggested scheme for holding an Int hundred compeiltors Wore sent to perial Cricket Tournament in con- very good indeed.

Elvin in not naturally a forcing bat, ever. Elvin was obviously not happy

With the score at 74 Perase went should feel that her enterprise is re- not at present quite clear. and a left hander necessarily slowa with Pearce but hung on somehow. things up a bit unless he is hitting on for Ballard.

bit ahurt and I ques-fours all the time,

He bowls fastish Seiving worthy, support, for after all Beck becang tlon the policy of bowling him while way disparagement of hin excellent, away save for a

(This is in no medium and was not too easy to get Sydney is twice, as far away.

There is also talk of an invitation loose one or two

to the meeting being extended to the sixty runs were scored, unless the

upon the leg side. A few runs later

Duke and Duchess of Kent or other idea was that once he went off he play!)

Garthwaite went on again for Elvin would have to stop off owing to

It is improbable that any univer. members of the Royal Family. And } but this time he bowled round the sity men or women will be able to

a world's sculling championship has stiffness.

wicket.

Jalu the team as they are usually on.

been suggested as an additional at- By this time (5.15 p.m.), the lightly available during the long vacation. was going a-bit, though owing to the Nevertheless, it is felt that adequate-

traction.

was put on, though admittedly this hitting and a good deal went up but] portret day's weather it was much ly, strong substitutes will be forth-submit their proposals in detail to etter than it usually is at that time. coping from. The solution to the the sembled representatives of the Pearce to his usual end. (This ac- ticular, indeed and at 3.00 pest form

by now was play the Services. But runs cant leg very pretty cricket in quite his problem of delivering the team fit at Empire during the Olympic Games in

und

Berlin next August. Sydney seems to lie in selecting it. In overhauled box while the game goes on to try the two me-out, with-which-Beck Duckulte nicely. He got awry in the full bloom of their summer

September when the members are stiil Meanwhile it certainly looks-as-it. and make it a little more tivid:)ball-came-out-with-which-Beck

STILL NO DUCKITT bowled for Duckitt at the Law Courts nasty smack from Garthwaite with health and making special arrange. Owen Hughes, to

arte's end. From his third bull Dawson was the total at 36, but he does not seem ments for them to train together re- every

caught at amazement bowled the next over.

put off PS

of by there things and which gave_Elvin a sitting four to

:0,277,

beautifully to the long put the The stand had put on 103 run.

boundary long leg. Pearce went on bowling Duckitt then relieved MeInnes at the end up the hundred.

leg round the wicket from bla tauni chu

other end. He seemed to and then Divett went on at the other stiffened and Garthwaite hooked him Duckitt sent his first ball, a long the Club.

have Then

Fus. King went on and things would have been worse for Owen

Hughes stopped a couple of for a couple of fours to deup squate hop, to the tent for good ones, of which one was as near leg and should have had another overtaking Oven Hughes. But the Incidentally four, a catch as may be without being Next ball however he put straight rest of the over was not too bad. out. How he reached it at all into Owen Hughes' hand at second don't know. At 76 Elvin was again slip, 220-3-11. Shortly after mihed 9 Ferre at ensy catch, going recond ship, an Elvin pulled one on the er frem

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took gilt

at deep point by T. E. Pearce to bowler ball but one, to fact. It may be that if the bowline ¦ said, Australia has tho organisation high class defensive play. Wheeler

through Duckitt into his sticks. 226-1 Stewart's hand for couple. And an invaluable innings.

things went on. With three

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and

Two

HARD HITTING

next

at which the batsman hit far too over yielded 18, 75 Back's next

ROON.

Dawson succeeded and runs con-

of them and Walch five.

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had been run as I should have liked

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THE APOTHEOSIS OF ELVINĮ

However, long Elvin plays cricket I am very anxious to seeing very much doubt if he will ever bowl well, as on the only two occa. slow I have seen him he had bowled play such a sterling knock as he did badly. My Army friends however to-day. True he had bits of luck tell me that he really is very use and at times was content to keep his ful and nios back from leg very quickly.

SUMMARY

up

to run the Games and the standard of athletes, and the public interest warrants their being held there.

a magnificent performance. half. on view. For confirmation ask Wanklyn was easily the best wing Alven. Keating thrilled me with him. was overshadowed, but very reliable, It wasn't the fault of the rearguard that Wales lost, though I must confess that Rowlands.seemed to be in error when Portugal obtained the winning

FRIENDLY CRICKET goal.

Queen's College Lose

To Ellis Kadoorie

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After Bernie Gesano had completed. a wizardly movement by Ward in the first minute of the game by flashing the ball past Rowlands, the game developed into a story of missed .up- portunities on the part of the Welsh forwards. Not that Wales dominated the vantages, but failed to make use of game, but they had territorial al-

In a friendly cricket match played at Causeway Bay yesterday after-them. noon, the Ellis Kadoorie Inding School defented Queen's College by wickets.

wicket and wait for the bad one. bowlers on the side, Duckitt, Stewart Melnaes, even if they are not

But that was the game to play and brillinat

Garthwaite bowled one more over runs later Beck seemed to

he had at least two really good shots me would have thought that they might have had a trial. york Johnson thought

I think the and stumps were drawn with Owen aquare cut and a glance-which But Dis aliter vinum.

batsman touched it. Walch joined Hughes not out 41 and Duckitt not he showed to advantage on many The hundred went up and then Persse--with

42, the Army going for out

leaving

the Club 170 occasions.

The second half was ten minutes at 106 Pearce was rewarded when runs at any cost. Persse took nine runs behind with eight wickets La It was indeed a day out for the

nine old before Harrison scored A fine East Lancs. Bill Williams' 03 wa he bowled Williams with a good fun, off Duckitt's

equalising goal, and the same period the smallest of the three Innings but getting eleven

Queen's College batted first and elapsed before Portugal went ahead It was,

I think, the most correct. could only score 13 runs. Only aine again, this time through Ward, who But he should have been out before of their players batted, however, as following a scramble from a corner Waich off drove Duckitt for four It has been a delightful day's over thirty was on the board,

sent the ball into an unprotected goal tinued to come. Elvin was playing but two balls later lifted one to Kilbee cricket. Both sides flelded very well As things stand, a draw seems the the remaining two did not turn up kick. very nice cricket now and completed at nun why took a nicely judged with the exception of several inpses, most likely result though there is that the innings was overi his fifty before tiffin, which was entch. 269-11. Persse however

The Ellis Kadoorie School replied from free kicks 30 yards out.

Talbot got in two terrific drives but or gully. Both the stumpers did on cit

on either side. The game huge on-drive for excellently. I have already stated

bath just sailed by the upright, and ted resumed I belleve at 2 p.m. Lo performance of K. Watumal, of the wonderful shot which also just missed A feature of the match was the Evans left Marques standing with a aix. The last two overs had yielded that I do not think the Club bowling | morrow complications of holidays winning side, who apart from cap- the framework. Generally speaking

(Saturday), тая handled to the best advantage Owen Hughes then went on for Beek but I trust it is clear that this is a

Owing to and bowled a maiden t Ballard. It personal opinion, and advanced quite on the Army and Navy game are hold contributed 64 to his team's total never in great danger, and the team my ordinary notes and a few words turing Reven wickols for x runs, though the Portuguese defence was was, I think, a tactical error to send inadestly and not as an indisputable over until Saturday's issue.

without losing his wicket.

deserved to win on the run of the ploy.

wickel

taken with the score at 336 for one in the same over hit a bie four to/curiously all of them at second slip always the possibility of a collapse) with 170 runa.

AFTER TIFFIN

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