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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1988.

R. ABBIT" CHOOSES HIS INTERPORT CRICKET SIDE

LOCAL PLAYERS SADLY LACKING IN PRACTICE

SEVERAL FIRST CHOICES UNABLE TO MAKE TRIP

AFTER TIFFIN

There was a strong breeze blew-Jone run. Ride off-drove Lloyd nice- log on Sunday and a bright light,ly, though only a single come. Lunch The sides had to be altered, partly was a pleasant change from watch because of Man's accident, and the log Kitchell's masterly inactivity. game did not start until 11.45, when went in. Kilber and Colledge Bowker's side included most of the aut probable and possible bats except whille Anderson and Teddy Fincher,

bowlers were mostly in Owen the

"Lee started sitle. Robert Hughes'

with the bowling and ope

opened maiden to Kilbee. A. P. Pereira bowled at the payliton end and was shocking the short side. One long hop was pulled past mld-on for four by Colledge. Kilbee did not to see them at all to begin with. In Pereira's nce ond Dvere seemed Colledge played an atrocious shot at a short rising ball on the was going away from him

on

seem

which

and

Shield Champions Beat F.A. Cup Winners

London, Sept 26.

The annual F.A. charity match between the Shield Champions and the Cup Win- nors was played to-day when Arsenal, the League champions. beat, Preston' N.E., the Cup- winners, by two goals to one. -Reuter.

Godby relieved Beck bul made 23. both Anderson and Pearce seemed quite happy. The score had reached 60 when ten was taken at 4.30.

retired and The game wng resumed after tif-

After ten, Anderson An. Ride batting to Billimoria who Souza alted his place, Kitchell appeared a bit stift at first, and Ride bowled from the Pavilion end and got him to long leg for four. Lee bent Alee Pearce with his third ball, Bowker Kitchell pending down a maiden. bowled at the other end.

end. Souza had a three to long leg from Lee and bowled at the other

couple to the same place from iciced his first ball between first Bilimaria. Ride was batting much

second slip. As 10 often hap pens here, they were too wide apart. better than he had done on Satur- day and played his shots crisply. Pearce was playing beautifully until He took a four through the slips in having a go he hit over one from from Lee and

Bowker and some quick singles. to have settled down when Billimoria got a good length to take his ball past his defence

02-8-17. stiump,

Kitchell to be desperately slow,

patted it gently Into second

slip making no effort to score.

hands, f-1-5. in Lee's next over n ball that turned appreciably from the off got Kilbee 1.b.w, It

was

was bowled. 83-3-29. The cricket then became as dull as it had been for most of the former innings.

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Then Whitmarsh was put on and At 2.45 Minu went on for Lee at the

his first ball was the most innocent Bowling Green end and bowled a

donkey-drop imaginable. possibly under the new rule but maiden to Kitchell. Lloyd bowled over

elected to try to However, Souza anyway the batsman played at 11 for Billimoria at the other end, and

a ball that was nearly a half 0-2-0. Whit-for ball and inissed it.

full volley and as the ball turned a shade after a single Kitchell carted Bidwell and marsh joined

seemed to

tous to square leg for four. Godby from leg he was caught at the wic them, but after pulling a full

jumped out to Minu and straight ket. 87-4-13, Lee Came in next toss for n couple he cut a shortish

drove him to the boundary. He but failed to get over it

hit out stoutly but O'Bryen one hard

shaped

anki hooked and confidently

out of and was easily taken at third slip. Linyd for four. The Intter seemed

badly seemed

ON practice. ned Nazarin succeeded Bowker but 8-3-2.

Whitmarsh nothing happened. A. H. Madar came next and after hopelessly stiff. Godby was nearly Naz

me next any fut run out but celebrated his escape by far as I could see dropped a hot E. n bye had been

a lovely four post extra cover off and b. from, Lee but 1 may bɑ in escaped being caught at second slip,

five-4 overthrow--10

error over this. At length however, a hard cut just clearing the fields Minu. A mun's left hand. Pereica was pitch about two hours

Godby sent up the hundred after

play. Just after Lee, after clouting Nazarin to long on for a four, skied one between ex- own the pitch but this he on-drove Lloyd and was a ing half way

down seemed to get a bit of turn from log

judged the catch very well. He would have been heaylly punshed chade early, giving McLellan at mid-tra and mid-off deep and Bowker

102-9-17.

127-5-30. ou a very hot catch. by good batting. In His next over Madar got him to long leg for -it

should but it

looked

rather

a risky scoop off his leg stump He put a full toss from Lee to long ter for three and then Bidwell naked one to second allp very low but Perdra/dropped dimeuit catch

Abit

only have been 1005.

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22-5-11.

BIG HITTING Beck off-drove Lloyd for four but it should have been caught. The next ball pitched on the bank in front of the pavillon-the next went all along the carpet in the same Ilne, a single

went

to the same place, and after a quick single to Kitchell, Beck put the last ball over the screen. He took 17 off the over.

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BOWLS FINAL

TO BE DECIDED

RUGBY FOOTBALL

THIS AFTERNOON COMMENCES

B. W. Bradbury

J.A. Luz

on

The game is scheduled to start at

A Good Season In Prospect

Cotton, Not Whitcombe, Is Best Golfer This Year

London, Aug. 26.

ALTHOUGH the Open golf champion is usually recognised as the

best player of the year, Reg. Whitcombe, winner of golf. honour No. 1, winner also of the Irish Open and other tournaments, is not to get the Vardon trophy.

Shanghai Preparing For Interport

The Vardon award, which un- officially tabels the holder ng the season's best golfer, has been handed to Henry Cotton, and Cotton, though he has played grandly at times, has not won a single important tourna ment in Britain.

returned by the profes- The scores sionals in 16 named tournaments are taken and the average calculated. The lowest figure wins the prize.

The 10 events include the Open,

Many Fine Cricketers and first-class tournaments, Cotton's

Available For Match

Shanghai, Sept. 21.

frure and this may surprise you in acason's view of his

record-Is a

shade under 73.

Whitcombe's average Is slightly atrukte. If

A meeting of the Shanghal Cricket over 73-about half Club Committee was called yester-this comparison be accepted, it looks day evening and plans for the Interns if Cotton has been desperately un- port were discussed. Inasmuch as lucky this campaign., The Colony players are arriving on

October 8, which is a Saturday, it will not be possible for play to be held during that week-end and It

the Wa decided that

Interport

Octo

Chicago Cubs

should be played on Monday, Now Nearer

ber

10 to Wednesday, October 12 inclusive.

It is believed tint the visitors are arriving here in the Norddeutscher Lloyd luxury liner Potsdam na tho coincides with steamer's schedule

To Pirates

New York, Sept. zo. Chicago Cubs got nearer to Pitts-

the dates indicated by Hongkong, the vessel being due from Europe on October 8 and will sail from Shang-burgh Pirates in the National Base- hal on its return journey on October ball League to-day when they de- feated St. Louis Cardinals by 0-3.

10.

In the American Section, the New

In addition to the Interport pro- The Pirates were not engaged. per, two other matches have been arranged for the visitors a match York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox against the United Services, to be by 4-3.

Scores: played on the Shanghal Cricket Club ground on Friday, October 14 and a match

against the Shanghai Recreation Club on Saturday, Octo- St. Louis

Chleogo ber 15.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

AMERICAN LEAGUE

New York

On Sunday, October 10, the Boston Shanghal Cricket Club will hold on "at home" in honour of the Hong- ulso kong Interport team. It is planned to hold either a dinner or

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G. S. Dunkley is also belleved to ed players

be sure of his place. He is one of here and be- sides this,

visit-

are capable of a

the final of the singles, although with the Club "A" side will play a Navy the best wickel-keeper Theration on Drinking and Stokes have ́

his brother R. F. da Luz, he took part in the foal of the Pairs Cham- pionship in 1937.

scen.

scored

turn at the Beck then had Bowling Green end. Lloyd was out almost at once, stumped off Whit marsh. 133-6-5. Then, before an-

a dance as part of the entertainment the remaining three places will be V.

programme, but no definite arrange-nited after trial. of several candi- other run had been scored O'Bryen tried to hook Beck and was caught

The Rugby Football Season willment in this connection has been dates. An Interport trial is expected On the Kowloon B.G.C. green this commence - to-morrow, when the resched.

to be held on Sunday, October 2, by wide mid-on-Ride did well to ret to the catch. Owen Hughes cut afternoon, J. A. da Luz, of the Club Hongkong Football Club will hold PICKING Local interporT XI with the Shanghai side, consisting of

rising ball Inter in the over, and

Its first trial game ол the Club Now that it is definitely BRILLIANT CATCH

settied the eight selected players and three though third silp failed to hold the de Recreio ad B. W. Bradbury, of ground at Happy Valley commencing that Hongkong is to send a team others, meeting a flest of Shanghai Pereira. sent down a better length

ball he knocked

it up and second the Craigeugower C.C., will contest at 3.15 p.m. sharp.

here, the S.C.C. Committee is ex-side. Pereira relieved Minu, and Mc-bil

slip secured it before bail next over and it took Bidwell's Lellan Lloyd, But Beck it the latter 138

fell. the final of the Lawn Bowls singles Further trial games will be held peeled to get to work on choosing MANY GOOD BATSMEN 138-8-4. McLeiton snicked Whit-

Wednesday, 5th. October and Wed- the Interport side to meet the off stick after pitching on the leg

The object of the tilal, it was in- for a tremendous four to long on. 199 and middle. 12-4-1: Souza relloved

12th. October on the same visitors.

This

should not be difficult At 137 Beck was caught at mid-on murah to long leg-it was a big full championship.* --

toss and he nearly missed it Lee and Mogar fut his first, ball,

and at the same

among the many first-rate bowlers trying

to hook McLellan. He had

geller,and four the longest of long hops, very low played a very bright knock of 27,

names automatically go on the Ust.here, should be given preference. and hard, to backward point where

games will be certain of receiving a Among the "certainties" of course A team including such stalwarts as well made, and had really byes when Celledge seemed 4.30 p.m. Mr. A. Hyde-Lay, President Club members turning up for that are several players whose dicated, will be to determine who, brillant quite

trial. Intending players unsighted by the batsman. The ball of the Association, will umpire. McLellan

should are-Donald Leach, Archie Sinclair, Leach, Booth, Sinclair, Stokes, Jen- brought off

belghtened up the game. Finally

was outside the leg peg. When catch rolling over na he took tho

While this is not the first time bring both a white and a coloured Bob Booth, L. F. Stokes, and J. C. kins, Madar and Dunkley may con Bowker was caught in McLellan's McLellan and Minu had added twen- that Bradbury has reached this jersey. ball about

to Jenkins of the Shanghal Cricket Club ankle high,

leg trap and the innings closed for ty more, stumps were drawn.

fidently

put up a The season proper will commence und

Put Madar of the Recs. Modor had balled boiler than any- 144. Kitchell played a very patient wicket.

presentable score one else. Billimoria relieved Pereira defensive innings of 32. and carried throughout.

had played excellently stage of the competition, it will be

on Saturday, October 15, when the

team as each of the above- Luz's first experience of playing in Club 1st. XV will play the Army and and Kitchell off-drove him for four.

of a stand was then made, but

innings. Leach, Sinclair, REFLECTIONS-

XV: with 30 on the bourd Nazarin played

each OWEN HUGHES' SIDE IN

Prospects for this season are good his batting ability alone. left-hander and hit

this a century the left

season. Pat too soon nt

All the earlier baismen an. Bow-

and with the probable appearance of the ball straight

At 3.50 Anderson and Mackay ker's side seemed mid-on's hands. Into

to be suffering

It is was learnt on good authority Madar made over 90 in the opening three visiting sides in Hongkong, last night that at least eight mem-League match of the season, while 36-6-9. Souza was bowling short of opened to Beck and the former took from luck of practice except per- a length and turning thenf, and a two to extra and a four to third hape Kitchell and Madar, Lee and Both Luz and Bradbury are play-some interesting Rugger should be bers of Shanghai's team will be both Jenkins and Booth have reach- though he did not look dangerous he

in the first over. Madar Pereira howled fairly, though the ing very

selected at an early date and that led 60 and over this season, well at the moment, The first visiting side will be an was making it hard for the batsmen bowled at the other end, Beek was intter was for too much on the short especially the former, who has been Army XV from Singapore, who are to score. After an hot

hour's play the unable to find steady length and side, but it was mostly bad batting recognised as one of the stendiest travelling by trooper, and will arrive score was 371 It certainly was the came in for heavy punishment when that caused the wickets to fall. beginning of the season,

Lloyd went on and appeared to be batsmen square cutting very well took his wicket with a long hop and selected to play No. 1 in the forth-time it is hoped that they will

he bowled short on the off, both Souza did not look impressive. He drawing men in the Colony by being in the Colony on October 30 and will leave on November 5. During that uncommonly stiff as three long hops and telting over the ball. At 90 then as into Kitchell who for long comitis Interurt against Shanghai. three kamer. That against the Club must have been wides to a shorter Anderson was badly dropped off periods made absolutely no attempt However, he is not a versatile as his will take place on the Club ground batsman than Weedon. In his Madar by Kitchell at first slip.

Lo score even singles. Billimorti second over Weedon lashed out at

Beck had four slips, a fine third was steady, Не had a

a long spell,

opponent, who is capable of pulling on Wednesday, November 4, con- mencing at 4.45 p.m. The last visiting another wide long hop and

and a square man

Army alde from Singapore arrived in one, but this possibly too long for him and only almost any shot out of the bag. caught at first slip. 37-7-1. This merely led Mackay to drive him past had 33 runs taken off 14 overs, Lloyd

as the fourth-wicket out of seven extra cover for four. With 40 up was obviously far too stiff to bowl pro- is the semi-finals last week as appointing. This your wt Bradbury's display ngainst A. R. the Colony just out of season, and the

games

were Consequently to fall to a long hop. Kitchell had Mackay on-drove Madar for four perly. Kitchell's Innings was useful not scored for quite a long time and but was clean bowled next ball iry-in so far that besides keeping an end showed that his recent indisposition are promised a strong side which the last ten minutes had produced | Ing to repeat the stroke. He find

going wore down the

he

bowling and

and has not impaired his skill to any will provide a hard test for the local helped the latter, batsmen. Ride was extent, and in view of his greater Army, Navy, and Club-teams right much better than.before and Beck's experience, he will probably start carly in the season.

VISIT FROM, MALAYA ̧. I liked Godby's knock favourite. But though he is very

Arrangements are going forward, best of the lot. He has a free style young, Luz is a cool player and for the visit of a Malayan Union and his off-drive is a beautiful shot. whether he will succeed in beating Rugby XV early in Bobruary. He can also bowl pretty fast but he is his opponent or not, he may be relled Malayan Rugby Union-high their expensive if he loses direction a8 think he is apt to do until the Gun- upon to put up a good fight. ners, two or three years ago con- A very interesting match should be sidered him a

more useful all-seen, with little in it at the end. rounder than Clive Garthwaite. I can hardly subscribe to that opinion as yet.

was

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hitting was by no means blind slog-

done.

though Bowker

bowl a bit. But there is rather a

season in the. Straity with the annual North v, South match which this year will be held in

on

In action. Oncial Cond

best/weakness in batting. Possibly Lec- ba taken to send and wipe om

series

January 29, Mió. begs of the art of rugger ik Moldy life then thought that this opportunity a Unfortunately most of the batting

Hughes side was

kie for Beck would be a safer pick. amongst the players in

Hongkong for I have not seen Lec- South game to cannot

Unfortunately vere kle bat for a long time, while Beck of matches with local tohms and the Robert Leo were

Beck nor can demoralize almost any bowler proposal has been, whemly welcomed Madar is if he stays more than five minutes. In the Colony prosent tentative

have Kilbee and will arrive on Then

arrangements. again we have should

prefer

**and leave Weedon On current form I don't for them and so

on the 12th. dumie welth time they Codby possibly see who to drop owing to stiffness, clid nothing with stick to my own team. I shall not will play mujinst the Club. the ball, but Whithrinfalfw

who has be surprised however, if Kilbee is more command of length and spls picked by the people who really. de than many bowlers, was mixing leg the choosing. Bldwell looks tie

he might be good after a couple i months steady practico.

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THE IMPORTANT SIDE

A PLEASANT DA

4720, the side

Navy and por All Hongkong. will probable the best rugger his wander are visit of the New

Buniveristics alde in 1936,

visitors will be closely It is hoped, by the Shang- Therport side. Last year, owing to Sig Rugby Union Football Club's It was with great regret that I

Conditions in North China, the learned that nellhor D, J. N. Ander- It would be ungrateful son nor E. C. Flücher can go. Apart this article without a word

annual interport had to be cancelled. from others, we now have practic to the K.C.C, for the loan air. This year, with the improvement in

the

north, this stop should not be ground and the hospitality if their Owen- Hughes, Pearce, Minu, Anderson. Pe the help of the cricketer in these ball Club hope to entertain Shanghul pavillon. They are always coming necessary, and the Hongkong Foot- BC. Fincher and Man, unable to Sunday games, when, under an old for the usual series of matches during

ruling, the Club ground la not avall-the China New Year.

· An enjoyable season is in prospect, able. In my opinion it is high time

ally our

play.

first six choices,

As it is I. should be inclined to that, the ruling should be rescinded. /which it is hoped will not be spollt: choose the following team, pot down why "organised games" are forbid-by untoward international events,

in the batting order

W. II. Colledge, N. A. K. Mackay,

Captain Wallmarah K.M., A. IL Madar, A. R. Kitchell, K. Nazarin, G.

den and others not I cannot con- Nor do I understand why

"organised"

tennis Linorganled or should

HOME MATCHES

London, Sept. 26.

E. Godby R.A., H. Lee, A. C. Beck, be disorganised? As it is, the The following were the results of A. C. L. Bowker, and P. J. Billimorta. Club's one chance of plasing all day matches played in the Rugby Union

There is admittedly not a brilliant games is confined, to holidays-and- to-day;" bowler, (except perhaps Lee) in the they are rather in a, axiabout ■ Devonport side, but there is an awful lot of ground for, naxt Sunday, Personally Servicos bowling! - Neside the - fwol wicket- fishould like to son an appeal made, Fontypool keepers,” every man on the side can to Government,

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