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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1938.

NAWAB OF PATAUDI RETURNS TO ENGLISH CRICKET

As I Soo Sport

By "Abe"

BOWLS SQUABBLE COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED

Hon. Secretary Resents Charge Of Discourtesy

WHILE listening inst evening to this season and had found It excel- W the arguments at the General lent. Probably the easiest solution Committee meeting of the Hongkong would have been for the Hon. Secie- ko speak to Mr Lawn Bowls Association as to why tary of the K.F.C.

the Took Ing about it and clarify the Kowloon F.C. green had not been

natation Certainly if Ons had been used for singles matches, I could not

position at help thinking that a little bit of thet done, the unfortunate uned at the right the would have the meeting last evening would not prevented the squabble, and there have arisen. would have been no necessity for the

point at isae to develop to such a "Spuggy's" Opportunity

akage. Unth the matter was teuught

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matter how

up for discussion, I for one had never does not often fall to the lot of heard of 11, and I confess 1 rather airprised by the tone of the letter sent to the Hon. Secretary of the L.A. by the Hon. Secretary of the Kowloon F.C

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skips no successful, to have a chance of going through a complete Bowls Leagte season with a 100 per cent, record, Club de Silva, of the The cu the trouble was apparently us at Beergio, bas a great opportunity of the beginning of the open champlon-performing this fent; if he wins his

afternoon against abips, Competition Sute-Cori- game this mittee altolier several matches in Kowloon 1.6 C, he will have done

history of the rinks

something unique in the und pads to the KP.C Then after Stroen.

11 matches had the game in the Colony at least for U. M. the Just ten seasone or so. this green, the Sub- played

Inter. Committee prceived complaints Omar, the Craigengower and (though not offerally that the KPU

port skip, has often been leading the was not the ideal

skip at the bust five championdup mattchers, whereupon even he has never gone through the Sub-Committee has not allotted whole League programme without matches to the K."K", dice, Omale or a defeat To date, "SpugKY" chals of this rub resent the charge has That their green is not good enough for an open championship match and the Hon. Secretary tum written to the G.B.A. asking for an offletal reply as to why the green has not been used for singles thes. In his letter, the Hon. Scercary of the charged

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V. Ribeiro and C. G. you. KFC

Salva in front of

of him, there la Secretary

why he should lose any of

his In not informing the K.F.C. the rea-

De there. maifestly unfair to him to suggest son for not fixing matches

part during While it is easy to understand the that he has not don hie

Having seen some of his officials, one the season, nubayanet of K.F.C.

help but feel thu the matches, and also having played could not letler might have been more happily against him, I know that "Spurgy" worded. Mr. Claude Hosking, who has seld

seldom been found. wanting when

of was required has carried out his duties as Hon. something

om sure I hope, and I Secretary of the H.K.L.B.A. extreme- Personally

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likewise, thnt ly well during the last few yours, many quite rightly resented the charge of "Spy" will finish his League pro- "lack of courtesy, one which "mmy- grame in the same way as he start- one knowing him well would not) ed-with us colours flying. It will dream of malding.

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How Max Schmeling and Joe Louls compared on that memorable night in June when the German, bucking the tradition that heavyweight champions never come back, iried to regain the title from the Brown Bomber, Schmeling proved no more successful than Jim Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons, Jim Jeffries

was knocked out in the very flest round. and Jack Dempsey, all of whom tried and failed;

SCORES CENTURY FOR WORCESTER AGAINST HANTS

CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERS WIN THEIR MATCHES

London, Aug. 5.

The County Cricket Championship programme which concluded to-day was chiefly notable for one thing-the return to English cricket of the Nawab of Pataudi, the famous Indian cricketer, who scored a century in his first Test match against Australia.

Playing for his old county, Worces tershire, Pataudi hll up 12Ĺ not out in Worcester's only Innings against Hampshire which realised 413 for three wickets. Worcestershire took points on first innings.

the

The Australian tourists concluded their two-day match against Scotland at Dundee to-day, the gaine ending in a draw.

Yorkshire,

Championship leaders, easily accounted for Leices tershire, winning by an innings and runs. Mkkikesex, Gloucester, Keul. Essex and Sumex were the other siccessful countries.

Scores:

200

Australiens drew with Scotland ati Dundee. Australions 213 (Stanley McCabe 02, Symon 5 for 331 and 320

Pingleton 90, Ward 71, Lullaw 3 for 120); Scoland $8 (Fleetwood- South for 21) and 185 for 8.

Shanghai Beats Navy At Weihaiwei

In the first of the series of cricket matches between the Shanghai Cricket Club and the Royal Navy played at Walhai- wel on Sunday, the Shanghai teams won by nine runs. scores were:

Brig. Gen. Macnaghten's

team

The

runs

201

Sir Percy Noble's team 192

Gloucester beat Glamorgan by an Innings ant 211 'T. Gloucester D03 for [! declared (Neale 100, Hammond 140); Glamorgan 173 and Kent 329 (Fagg 334, Wilkinson 5 for 110 (Goddard 5 for 93).

12) x 205 (Wilkinson 7 for 53); Middlesex beat Warwickshire by Lancashire 246 (Todd & for 00)) and 162 runs. Middlesex 395 (Edrich 150) | 183.

4115 innings and 74 runs. Leicester 297 (Leyland 5 for 77) and 69 (lowes 5 for 28. Verity 5 for 36); Yorks 440 for 6 declared (Barber 130.--Reuter.

Lunch Scores

and 184 for 7 declared; Warwickshire Yorkshire boat Leicestershire by 200 and 211 (Robins 5 for 30).

Worcester beat Hampshire on frst imings. Hampshire 313 and 91 for 2; Worcester 413 for 3 declared (King 124, Nawab of Pataud! 121 not out). Essex beat Notts by 197 runs, Essex 402 (Wilcox 102, Voce five for 60) 250 for 9. declared; Notts 302 (feane 108 unfinished, Peter-Smith five for 153, Smith four for 91).

Sussex heat Northants by nine wickets. Northants 220 (James 101,

47), Sussex 201 (Bartlett 114, 1lerbert five for 103). 41 for one,

London, Aug. 5. Cricket lunch scores were: Army 310 and 71-2; Public Schools 270 and 208-9. Match drawn.

Essex 192 and 250-9; Notts 302 and

Somerset 487-9 declared; Derby 3-0. Match drawn.

Susrex 201 and 22-1; Northants 220 and 100.

Loss of £25,000 on the Manchester Test Nye four for #1), 110 (Nye five for 00.

By Brank Thorogood

Manchester, July 12. More rain here to-day ruled out any hope of cricket, and the third Test match between England and Australia was abandoned without a ball having been bowled

It has been a dreadful ordeal, not jsiderable distance

EORGE HILL, the Chub and Inter. Uuly for players and interdings spes and do a lot of e before.

tators, but also for the Lancashire county club.

The

and other inci-

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the kill

THE TEAM FOR LEEDS

Those responsible for a touring team and are well aware of the in- portance of honouring an original programme and of the chaos, not to mention the und feeling, that would other from following

But the unfortunate sequel to the under notice is that representa- lives of cricket Scotland and Dur-

to infer that the Australians might ham, unduly alarmed, have been led consider the possibility of cancelling

urisc course.

It No affetal complaluts had been port footballer, will not be seen made, I think this body acted rather during the next local soccer season to hurriedly i In condemning

thens he is now on his way to Kugland K.P.C. green; it might have waited a

total loss to all concerned, on leuve. He left the Colony inst Vin Siberia. In fittle while longer If further Sunday for Home

Including catering complaints were revolved, then

view of the trouble on the Russian dentais associated with the trading border, he does not seem to have Laken. AL

however. chosen a good time to travel by this interests of the city, is estimated in the members of the Sub-Committee route. His friends in the Colony round figures at £25,000.

to take cognisance of what hope he will not fali in with too inve

It is Guwan hit many adventures on his way.

All the 11 professionals among the they hear. Mr. J. F.

13 England players from whom the the nall

the said rumoured that George will not play the head that he and other members of the any more football when he returns team for the third Test match a would have been Another Club player Manchester Sub-Committee

only to Hongkong. with the best greens and not those who, understand, is contemplating selected, have received the full par-matches in those areas.

is Desmond ment of £50 aplece, which were suspect. For instance, retiring from ecer

In the development of the Incident if the Sub- -Committee had use of

Hynes is due to go on leave synes.

Meanwhile the futile discussions Australia, I think, has good cause to an imputation cast without greens against which no ramplaints next year and when he returns he

The relating to an extra Teal at Manches-resent The whatever had been made, it would, will devote his time to golf.

on their touring responsi- of course, be betler that matches be Club, of course, can ill afford to lose ter show obvious signs of petering warning

out. fixed on there greens. Why Invite two such ane players at the present

With regard to the next Test nt criticism by Axing games on a green time when they are suffering from a ΤΟ but it bluntly, this "extra | Lends, which begins on July 22, it

The Club had Test" some people have complalard about? dearth of senior men. The position was not made any a far from satisfactory season in better when a couple of members of 1937-38; I am beginning to wonder the General Committee stated that what their teams will look like dur- they had played on the K.F.C. green Ing the next campaign.

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The Weston-supermare match was drawn owing to rain.

Warwick 200 and 68-9; Middlesex Somerset 487 for nine, declared (Frank-Lee 102, Mitchell six for 137)184-7 declared. Rain stopped play. Derby three for nine.

Worcester 343 for 3; Hants 313-

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