1939-04-10 — Page 8

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 10, 1939.

SOUTH

LOCAL CRICKET BECOMES MUCH

TOO STEREOTYPED

"WANTS MORE THAN REFORM: WANTS REVOLUTION"

(By R. Abbit")

On Saturday last the K.C.C, second eleven evidently decided that so dull a season had better die right off and by beating the Police made themselves sure of the second Division Shield by at least half a point. The game, which is to be described by another hand, is reminiscent of the deciding match in the first Division. Both were extra- ordinarily low scoring matches, and Kowloon's one hun- dred and four was the only three figure innings of the four played out. It was typical of the run of cricket at present.

It would appear, however, that there is more keen vivalry displayed in the second Division. The Police, whose defeat on Saturday relegated them to Arth place have the dis- tinction of showing record of nine matches a completed. It is good work to get along with cricket in that definite way. Ind they won their lost inatch they would have led the field and would only have And been beaten by the University, that reminds me. I sincerely hope that the one outstanding game in the the Barond Division between Navy and the Varsity will be played on Saturday next. A win will give the latter the honourable position of point only hall runners-up, behind the winners, if we count the match with the 1.R.C. as a tie.

There also remains the game be- tween the Civil Service and Army to be played, and upon this depends their respective plucings first Division. I should like to see

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It played out but as I hear rumours

Von Cramm Wins Tannis Title

Alexandria, Apr. 9. Baron Gottfried von Cramm, German tennis ace, to-day won the Egyptian singles champion- ship when he beat W. D. McNeill of America in the final by 7-5, 6-2, 6-8, 6-2.

The women's title went to Miss Curtis of Great Britain, who beat Miss J. R. Harman of Ireland in the final by 6-2, 6-4,-Renter

of n game Winners v. the Rest I the last quarter of a century only

suppose it will fall through. Per-

four nurues have appeared as cap-

Alter their horse had thrown them during the Grand National, two amateur riders, Caplain P. Ier- bert and Mr. A. Marsh, climbed on to the back of Scotch Wood, Captain Herbert's mount, and rode home, Captain Herbert riding pillan. Ked man's jackey, E. Foley, a broller in grief, sack his place at hb horse's head, and the procession wended its mournful way homeward from Becher's Brook.

JUNIORS KOWLOON

CHAMPIONS: WIN DECIDING GAME

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THE winning of the junior cricket league by Kowloon Cricket Club for the second time in

sonally I have always thought this as of the II.K.C.C. Very worthy three years, was accomplished on Saturday after

a particularly stupid game. There is no real interest in it as the Rest side is not a "team" at all and, an often as not, quite unrepresentative of the

ren,th of the rest the Colony, Personally I would prefer to see the

ones of course. But there you are. The only hope for cricket that 1 can see is in the League Committee. It wants more than reform; it wants revolution. It reminds me of some creature which my natural history

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one of the most interesting and colourful games of the season.

WORTHY

SOUTH CHINA PLAY ARMY TO-DAY

Kotewall Cup Football

Following cir

CHINA "A" WIN SENIOR SHIELD ONCE AGAIN Police Unlucky to Lose By 5-3 Margin

(By "Abo")

When the Police led 2-0 at one stage of the Senior Shield Final against South China "A" on the Club ground on Saturday, there must have been a great many people. who saw visions of a surprising upset. I was one of them.

Not because of the Palice lead, but In- the penalty arcu, and Lal Shlu- rather because of the manner. Inwing scored from the spot-kick. The

scores were levell which the Chinese were playing. The

In the second half, the Police half- tearaway methods employed by the

backs were not as steady as they had officers of the law succeeded in un-

been in the first. Passes which had selling the usually smooth combina-been intercepted before now found tion of the Chinese to an extent their men with greater regularity. which few had expected, and if only and with the two Chinese wingers the defence had been a trifle steadier,nking a more intense interest in the

Hame, the Palico defenders the Police might have come out of given a gruelling tima. But the the game winners Instead of lasers backs remained steadfast, and Black- bourne was responsible for some splendid' work.

In re- successes

their victory In the Senior

Final on Saturday, South China A.A,

by 5-3.

Several factors contributed to the haphazard form of the Chinese in the early stages of the encounter. First, Pau Ka-ping, in goal, had a bad knock, and the situation was made worse by Lee Tin-song puting the ball through his own goal.

Over a period of 15 years, I am told, Les Tin-rang has never been known to core against his own side; yet he had to open the account in a Shield: Finall

The absence of Mak Siu-hon from his usunt position at right back forced the Chinese to play Lee on the right and 10 bring Lec Kwok-wal

left ist

back.

the But move was never a success. Lee Was uncomfortable on the right and play- ed far below his usual form.

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Then Pau fumbled a slow shot and Fan Kwan-choi, following up, had only to put the ball into an untenant-

The champions best the Police at presentative matches this season and ad goal.

Shield Happy Valley by 29 runs, after themselves losing five wickets for a paltry 15 runs.

as the

should start favourites tu-day in the. second game of the Kotewall Cup against the Army on the Navy ground at 4 p.m.

The Chinese ure fielding a full

POLICE TWO UP

Two goals up after 20 minutes nlay! Who would not have fancied the Police chances?

Though fulness compels one

POLICE LOSE DASH

wore

At this stage, however, it was evident that whilst the Chinese wero gradually settling down, the Pollen had lost a bit of their dash. Had. Howlett's goal been allowed, might have been a difference in the morale of the side; but he was ruled off-side..

there

Then the Chinese went ahead, a pass from Lee Yan-ieung finding Lai Shlu- wing unmarked and the latter scored. But the Police came back again with Wong the bent goal of the match, Mun-kal taking a first-time which bent Pau all the way.

shot

Though the issue was in doubt, the Chinese went further in the feud. Lee Yan-leung taking advantage of an error by Chan Kwong-yue to slip beat McHardy. Tang through to Kwong-sum mode the match safe for the Chinese in the closing singes, his free-kick outside the penally being deflected into the Poller goal.

On the day's play, the Police did not deserve lo lose by the margin of 5-3. For long periods they were on top.

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The standard of football, however, was rather poor on the whole. There was 100 much kick and rush about

inal game be one between the main-

primer taught me used to come up jand and

the Island, residential breathe once a year-1 forget the

10 qualifications to count and using the

nome, and perlinps it

The match was a personal achieve-matches. Police held 15 points from ordinary Interport rules of eligibility.name.

can say is that I sincerely ment for W. L. McKenzie, one of the the same number of games. An out- Possibly if the game became popular, hope that the Committee will hold season's most successful all-round right win for the visitors meant the

If the Police won it would team for the encounter, Lee Wal-tong admit that bath these veals were the caps might be awarded, though I am

several "open" meetings and discuss players. McKenzie followed up a title;

with most probably have given them the being included In the line-up as result of defensive errors, yet dur- the play for the match to earn the University centre-forward. With his presence, Ing all this while the Police were on approval of the purist, but there is no not very much in favour of this.

denying that it was exciting. publicly this question of League fix- glorious fighting knock of 32

top of their opponents. another good "gole" is nssured. win their

The Army have made turcs, and all other arrangements, I some ace bowling which carried the championship.

several

Blackburn, McHardy, Police. - INTERPORT MATCHES

Luck, however, took a hand in the give them full credit for this year's visitors to victory, and brought for would have required to

The Chinese Chan Kwong-yue; North, Brittain, And Uus leads up to my main

place the Police.

players having been selected. It willame at this stage. point-and that is the urgent necessity/empt. But I should have felt himself the excellent analysis of a final game against the Navy to dis- changes la their leam, several junior

happ.er about it had I not known for 30 in 11.4 overs.

Before play began, the setting was On a fast matting wicket, the be interesting to see how they fare were obviously worried and with Parker; Wong Man-kwal, Howlett, for the resumption of Interpart that they never even consulted the

winning the tos, quite against the, tried Chinese combination. helt confidence shaken, they did not Fan Kwan-chol, Ferrier, Moss.

Scuth China "A"-Pau Ka-ping; matches. Of course, cricket should Navy, who with the Army are more perfect for a dramatic championship- Police.

albeit desperately, Let us deciding match. K.C.C. headed the naturally sent K.C.C, in to bat, and The intermediates, for intance, are all it impressive at all. But they de- be a good enough sport in itself and concerned than anyone else,

table with 13 points from eight

immediate and dramatic success came junior players, consisting of Rides ended stoutly.

Leung Wing-chul, Lau not necessarily require the spur of

thresh things out. competition. But that is, in these

their way. In Fay's opening over le (R.A.0.C.). Shaw (.E.) and May and kept the Police forwards at bay. Lee Tin-song, Lee Kwok-wal; Kwok had Broadbridge given out for ob- (R.A.). The back divisions and the Then mther avainst the ron et playing-ki, days and in this place, a counsel of purection. You cannot get away

struction, though the decision appear-forward line are filled by players whom King-cheung worked his way Hing-chol; Tang Kwong-sum, Lee is not played

ed highly doubtful, and then he clean have taken part in representative through to reduce the arrears with a Yan-leung. Fung King-cheong, from it that cricket

ng cross shot. To add to the Police Shul-wing, Lau Tau-mas. bowled Madar with a fast yorker. matches before. under the best conditions here. The

In the first match of the present tale of woo, North handled the ball' Mulcahy gathered five and then went tree is too short, for our days close Car un ney do at home where it is often possible.to.play_to_seven- thirty. (Mem: thut whatever its drawbacks "rummer time here would be godsend to Cricket.) Then. again the weather is not so pleasant as in England-though admittedly that can be pretty blood-curdling. The wickets out here too are not

40c3 particularly good. This

not matter to most of us but it does put off the really good batsman and I

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can think of a good many who have

"Capt. Foster" Selects The Following:

(By "Captain Foster")

There are ten races down for to-day's meeting and my aclee-

come out here in the past twenty tions are as follows;

years and. have lost a good deal of enthusiasm for the game.

the

COUNTER ATTRACTIONS But of all the difficulties which face ericket the fact that it has to compete with football (and salting) during its season presents grentest. It so often happens that a really useful and keen Club Cric- keter comes out, and finds in Octo- ber that he has to make the choice between Rugger (or Soccer less If he is and cricket. frequently) young he almost certainly plumps for Bugger and I should be the fust to say that he is wrong, But the trouble is that three or four seasons of Rugger get him out of cricket and he elther turns to golf or takes his ericket in a very casual way. I can think of some bright exceptions and I think of some horrible examples.

Of course, it must not be forgotten that sad as it is cricket does not seem to take the same hold on the young Englishman as it used to do. When, he has left school he con always get a game of tennis closa at hand, usually with attractive female society. And he does not want to take the fog to travel often longish distances in strictly bachelor society to get his cricket. What the young generation is now I don't know. But taking it by and large after the war the bright youth who played tennis and

liked to have his tea brought to him by an adoring bevy of attrac tive maidens was for too common. As a war product I think he has dropped out. But his don't play erleket as much or as keenly as when I was a youngster.

TOO STEREOTYPED Finally, there is one point. As Limes go on the local cricketer is coming more and more to the fore and, though fla, cricket is alright, ho is not yet, except in few cases, on Nor the entirely administrator. beyond.requiring a little aage advice now and then. I do not say this in any deprecating way, but I think that cricket wants to be much batter organized than it is.It is becoming rather too stereotyped. For instance think I am right in saying that in

successora

EASTER STAKES

Rose Elect

King's Warden

Bear Claw

CALLIPE HANDICAP

Vixen Tor

Derby Day Criffel

KELLET HANDICAP (FIRST SECTION)

Rose Jane

Jennifer Musketeer

BOA VISTA HANDICAP (FIRST SECTION)

Bylvandale

Flybynight Valorous

COOLGARDIE STAKES

Murrumbidgee

A Rearing Time National Victory

KELLET HANDICAP (SECOND SECTION)

King's Lead Beonia View Rose-Queen

SUCAR LOAF STAKES

Kut Cheung

Talkative

Charcoal

CABRAMATTA HANDICAP

A Great Timo Murray River Strathearrick

BOA VISTA HANDICAP (SECOND SECTION) Golden Cow This Time

Racing Bay

POKFULAM STAKES Sports Venture Smiling Time: Mlilcayo

DAILY DOUBLE EVENT,

Marumbidgee/Kai Cheung.

Selections Made By "Early Bird"

The following selections are made by "Early Bird" of the S. C. M. Post: 1st flaco

Rose Elect

King's Warden. Moonlight View

2nd Race

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Criffel Vixen Tor Blandford

3rd Race

King Kong Jennifer Musketeer 4th Race.

Strathbannock Sylvändale Valorous

5th Race

. Murrumbidgee

A Rearing Time Ruby Star

Sth Race

Scenic View

King's Lead Bistro 7th Race

Some Hope Talkative Old Fashioned

8th Hace

A Great Timo Murray River Twilight Star

9th Race

Willynilly Racing Boy Silver Star

10th Race

Milleayo Sports Ventura Wilber

Daily Double. Murrumbidgco.and Some Hope

THE TEAMS

to another specdy yorker from Fay., series, Navy defented the Army by Goddban went in and out, and just 3-1. as Lay-appeared to-be-shaping-well, he was deceived by Pope's swift yorker and five wickets were down for 15 runs.

It looked as though the Police were to enjoy their ensicst victory of the season.

RECOVERY

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came

The following are the teams:

Scots); (Royal Army: Duncan Fraser (Royal Scots) and Sheehan Rides (Ordnance Middlesex); Corps); Show (R.E.) and May (R.A.); Emberson (Ordnance Corps). Calvert (Middlesex), Courtney (R.A.), Saw (Middlesex) and Duffletd

Ordnance Corps).

But with McKenzie and Gray associated, a gradual change

Reserves: Moxham (B.E.), Cor- over the game. McKenzie ployed bin (R.A.). Wilkinson (Middlesex), dend bot to the accurate and good Guy (R.A), Flanders (R.A.), MC- R. Scots) and Lang length deliveries of Pope and Fay, Donald while Gray shaped with plenty of (Ordnance Corps).

South China: Pau Ko-ping; Lee confidence, using his feet to "k" the better itngth balls, and scoring of Tin-song and Mak Shiu-hon; Lau the loose ones. Very slowly the score Hing-choi, Leung Wing-chiu and Lee was taken to the 50 mark, and then Kwok-wal; Tang Kwang-sum, Fung Wal-long, Lu! Gray made a poor stroke to a half King-cheong. Lee volley from Corey and was well Shiu-wing and Lau Tau-mun. caught by Pope at cover-point. His knock of 17 was a useful contribution

in taking away the sting from the but 105 to win. On a small ground, Pollee attack, which, for the first five and In view of the fact that the visitors were without their two pare McKenzlo continued to play rigid bowlers-Luke and Simpson, the task overs had been deadly keen. ericket and quite rightly made no appeared to be well within their confident start waa altempt to rush things. He found a province. A good helpmeet in Taylor, and when made by Carey and Loughlin, but McKenzie was finally bowled by the former was tempted to hit wildly Stephens he had scored 32, and bad to a length ball from McKenzie and seon the total advance to past the 80 was well taken by Medar

with the total at seven. Clarke and mark,

The visitors' tall continued to wag Loughlin started to dig themselves in, vigorously, Dand going in to collect but just as the latter looked like an invaluable 14 in quick time, in-making some runs he fell to a smart cluding five from an overthrow, and piece of stumping by Dand. finally the innings closed for a fairly respectable score of 104.

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SERIOUS REVERSE

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The second wicked fell at 20, but POPE OVERWORKED

then the Police suffered their really Although the Police attack was serious reverse. Fay, whose batting splendid, Fope was obviously over- has been a feature this season, faced worked. He bowled one spell of 15 Luy who had been brought on for overs, and although he was highly Taylor and was utterly beaten by the effective at the alart, he naturally third ball, playing back too late to that went through quickly. tleed and became vulnerable. Used one in shorter spells he might have taken Clarke went next, well beaten by one of McKenzie's beat deliveries, and by cheaper wickets than 3 for 32.

Fay bowled brilliantly in his first this time the game was very open. spell, maintaining an ideal length, However, Stephens and Pope became and coming off the pitch at lightning associated and at one stage really looked as though they would pull the speed

the. homesters. But Carey was the most successful game round for bowler from the point of view of Stephens shaped extremely well and Agures, his three wickets costing only off-drove McKenzie, while Pope seven runs. He bowled four maldens turned the left-hand bowler to leg for out of seven overs. But one could four. The half century was hoisted, not help feeling he was a trine dot and then Stephens fell a victim to a tered. Two of his wickets were the brilliant ball from McKenzie.

Hunter and Oakley both went outcome of poor strokes from bad bails, and lots of loose ones on the cheaply, and as soon as Pope had leg side which begged to be hit to the been clean Bowled by Taylor with boundary were allowed to go barm-one that kept very low and just tonk

the off peg, it was clear that the: Jestly to the wicketkeeper.]

On the face of it Police were match was all over bar the shouting, McKenzie polished off the inalaga sitting pretty when, with the better part of two hours at their disposal, by taking the last two wickets, and

(Continued ca Popo 9.) they found it was necessary to score

Lal

An exelling incident in front of the Police goal in the Senior Shield Final match on. Saturday when South China "A" defeated the guardians the Police custodian, of the peace by ive goals to three. ManHardy, Jumps out to clear in fine style, harassed by a Chinese forward.ne Staff Photographer.: