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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1937.

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R.Abbit Surveys Last Week's Cricket Voted the BEST

And This Afternoon's Matches

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

OF INTERESTING CLUB v. K. C. C. GAME

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Annual Tournament

On April 7

SECOND DIVISION" One hardly knows what to

The Olympic Bridge Tournament about the Kowloon second division, but I am prepared to back the side this year will be held on April 7 and is open to all. The sixteen which

Saturday turned put, last against two or three Arst division hands to bo played will be selected famous authorities and each hand teams although wild horses shall nut by fave a par value, either in the

from will dreg the names of these teams me. They had no difficulty in beat-play of the declarer or in the defence the of a contract, Bad luck cannot spall from team Hongkont be better employed in helping out hands. the very poor bowling of his first say that it seems to me llung would or play can affect the rearing of the eleven rather than taking scalps in the second division.

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still at the top of the tree but I do Navy won by 5.wickets-but I have lot for 20 or so actually was 6 for ingt qu Cricket Club and I must the score and no system of bidding not think even their players will disagree with me when I say that they have recently attained that altitude by a couple of most un- dignified scrambles.

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I will think. Kowloon have made a very big mistake in not playing Baxter in their Grst. The idea was I believe, that he would seldom zet a Justify performances of K.C.C.to knock but I see nothing in the recent and quite frankly I think a order on the linca.of the "last shall They only have to look at the way be first" might do a lot of good. in which Holden has been nursed into

a really useful first division bowler

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The Indian Recreation Club are captain's knocks for 42 not out. The bowled beautifully but an analysis a secret suspicion that it was not 40 owing to the lack of experience! has learned a lot and, not the least, nuts aande eighty-six better but he is coming on very nicely and This rather let things get away for them of the 119 scored and had one the lesson of last Saturday! of them gone early!

the moment but at 75 Holden, having warmed up, bowled Mackay with a beauty which took the tip of the THE NEEDLE MATCH

middle stick, 75-4-39. They had They were out cheap enough. In ull conscience against the Navy, but when

The game of the day was of cource put on 40 in 29 minutes. A run later last Saturday the Civil Service got

Broad them out fair and square for eighty-that between the Club and K.C.C. Helden bowled Ernie Fincher with five it did look as if they had bought I was pretty cold but fine, and the another fine ball 76-5-10. it. McLellan had five for forty-four light was good when Hayward won bridge was all over the place to and Haynes three for Afteen-while the toss and put the K.C.C. in. On the Pearce and was bowled for a duck! thorough reshuffing of their batting |

of the three overs of fast while Robert Lee cocked one back to Strength of Baker had a couple for the

can't ask your bowlers out mwingers which Bowker bowled Holden, who also bowled Lay after amount.

And then! Well, the with the new ball at the Valley the he had made a couple of nice shots to do more.

nps week before, Hayward opened with to third man 82-8-5. less said about it the better perhaps.ee, but ire did not seem to swing With Jex in scoring grew a little I fancy Hayward would I am very sorry that the things I said him, about them last week were crowded at all though he kept a length, and bit quicker.

be tried seriously for the next Inter- out by the imperious demands of wild three slips, a gully, and deep have caught him standing back off that white Holden will undoubtedly

On the other hand-1 need third man he was not easy to get olden had not most of the field ap-

the off though I think a pealed before the ball entered his port, Baxter will presumably be *pace.

The lucky batsman lashed under consideration for the K.C.C. The away

may be wrong but I believe take them back!

E. C. about and Sargent also hit and was first. trouble is that Colledge is dend out quick-footed but might have got la gloves.

ng dropped at cover but the chance was in catching them young-(if neces of form-I would strongly advise the the pitch of one or two.

a lot. C.S. to rest him until the next league Fincher and Anderson went along match, it he, and/or Richardson quietly and showed quite a lot of an exceedingly difficult one running sary treating 'm rough) and tellus Anyway I am prepared to put all- fail, I am agraid that the Bertion-respect to Owen Hughes at the other back. The hundred went up with them quite

for the like capacities of the side come into end-with the exception of a dreadful three to third man but Sargent was

ball in his first over. Anderson put all but run out having started for a the money I propose to win at the

fourth run and only just scrambling big meeting on K.C.C. 11 Bowker to long leg for four and then back. Runs continued to come and I Junior Shield. I rather fancy that drove him nicely through the cover think it was a mistake no to try the Police alone have much chance but Bowker manged at inst to bring Owen Hughes again--or Wodehouse of getting near them. They dealt the ball up with his arm and Ander-in place of Pearce who did not look very adequately with the IR.C. last son was caught at the wicket-play at all dangerous. After the ninth Saturday though the latter are not

Λ run later the fast wicket had put on 28 runs in 17 such o bad side, though they seem to Many enteles are coming in now, ing back.

(for the and these should be sent, with the repealed the motion and minutes Holden yorked Jex, but runs have altered quite a bit bowled Teddy Fincher's off stick

stick continued to come with Goodwin in, worse) from the one I played against entrance fee of $10 for a pair, to e matter Colonel E. S. Doughty. Hon. Secret- R. and sent in Ramsay apparently with for the new batsman jald on lustily Inst October. The crux of the

and took the score to 120 before he will

take place on February ary, P. O. Box 247. Zimmer found some of his old form ordors to hit but, although he played skied a bail. from Hokien to Bowker probably have the advantage

who Hamson, not for the Arst time this seemed to get It in the middle of the second mid-off and was caught at the of playing at home against the

attempt. Sargent, season, got runs and so did Omar, bat, it spun back into the wicket. bad little of the bowling towards the Police. The rest of the games went not much end was afteen not out, and Goodwin very much according to expectation who would get a great many more 27-3-4.

Bowker took last week and there is had scored as many, all seriously. if he took his batting

three for twenty-six but Pearce's special ground for comment. NAVY'S WIN

solitary wicket cost him forty runs.

This taying about at the end might have cost the Club dear but luckily

force nt one.

CRAIGENCOWER VICTORIOUS

I am afraid Gosano's knee trouble has quite put him out of form this season and the University are having n lean time. The whole side were out for 80 ground and the home side had difficulty in getting runs,

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North-South part Four spades bid and made. West opens the Queen of Diamonds and after losing two Diamond tricks, South ruffs the third round. He now leads a Spade and the proper play from dummy is the eight.

MAX BAER'S LONDON FIGHT

TO-DAY'S GAMES Four Possible Opponents

As regards to-day's games, there

Max Boer, former world heavy-

No decision

EXPERIENTIA DOCET After bowling 7 overs for 17 Owen Hughes was relieved by Alec Pearce. The Army had rather a side out. Garthwalte did not appear Then there was a bit of a stand be-Neve was in a very forcing mood.] ure, so far as I low only a couple

tween Mackay and E. F. Fincher. and they had four men playing of

The former on drove Pearce for four He scored 23 before T. E. Pearce of non-League matches in the first weight champion, who sails for Eng- whom I have not heard, and one

but must have been very close to opened his account, and when the Division-K.C.C. are at home to the land on February 3, will glit Ben player whose inclusion has always bw, next bali. Then Bowker who first wicket fell at 71 Pearce's share Navy and should win, while the IRC, Foord, Jack Petersen, Waller Neusei,

The side however

had been left on an over too long was only 17 though he had not had and Club have a dress rehearsal for of Germany, or Gunnar Barlund,

decisive

League the Finn, at the Harringay Stadium, mystified me.

Axture weeks later went off for Holden whose inexperi- so much of the bowling. The K.C.C. their (probably) t this time the London, on March 15. was, if my memory serves me,

as to his opponent will be made un- picked and presumably ence let him down badly. Usually an bowling was not very strong but all the one

Lee and Goodwin game is on the Sockunpoo ground. ndditions ut 3

In the second Division Navy Itil after Foord and Petersen have It was 'Lay who there were several and Prichard opening bowler he had fleided for proved when late dole.

about an hour on a cold day and changed ends.

are bound to

"I have options on the services of pretty good start, but though he had a good deal to do it managed in the end to get a good should beat C.S.CC. If although they fought on February 1.

und Bar- gave them a after that Capt. Macintosh-Walker (I rather fancy one of the new regi-straight into his gait. It was clearly A. Penree was a little slow to settle polish off University

then played excellent super-second K.C.C. must beat Re-lund," said Mr. Syd Hulls, the Har- ment) alone got into double figures, a question of slowing 'em down and down but

at the Club should be a good night, the day after Foord-Petersen con- Whitmarsh bowled unchanged and keeping short of a length just out-cricket and the runs were hit off creio. The Club and Indians game ringay promoter, "and I shall decide had the excellent Sgures of 17-5-side the off stick until he was limber without any dimeculty. Sargent got

Instead he tried to bowl his the second wicket after the game was while if Craigengower, who are at test."

can manage to upset the It is probable that Baer will be 44-7. When it came to getting the ed up.

to England by his It was Police the K.C.C. second will be very accompanied runs there was not loo good a start usual fast pace and went for the won, having Neve caught at extra home, but Whitmarsh again turned up with slicks, whereby four fours accrued to cover for an excellent 73.

not out and Mackay from long hops while an- probably a mistake not to pul on pleased. All the Second Division younger brother,Buddy, who knocked out Jack Doyle in America. a very stubborn 44

After that he Sargent earlier.

gumes are League encounters. Though expensive Wauchope played yet another of his other came next over.

A was obvious he could not spring length ball past Pearce's defence. Tiare at home, Army B are the Foord. Petersen, Neusel,

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