1940-01-30 — Page 6

--Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 30, 1940.

"R. Abbit's" Cricket Comments

KOWLOON TAKE FULL POINTS

FROM

THE

ARMY

FOR THE SECOND SATURDAY in succession I was lucky enough to find two senior League matches with only a wire fence between them at] Sookunpoo, and consequently was able to sec quite a bit of both.

Winch Bowls Splendidly For Craigengower Against Indians

The game on the Club ground was cancelled on Friday afternoon by the University-so I am informed-who could not raise a side. They managed, however, to raise a second eleven for their League game with Civil Service second, though to my surprise they played a leading bowler and a leading batsman of their first eleven in this second team.

There are bound to be people turning out now for the first and now for the second, but they are those on the fringe of the first team and not established mem- bers of it. But I should have been interested to know if the Varalty could have raised a 'side had it been a first division Lengue game! The cancelling of friendlies has been the great argument for a Leagué always.

WEBB COMES OFF

THE ARMY Arst team had much to thank Webb and Skipwith for in their score of 138. The former is an, excellent batsman when he gets going, but a very bad beginner, and

Further Change In

Rugger Fifteen

Schoolboy Cricket Prodigy

1

10% Wickots' For 53

And 367 Not Out

Successful Week-end Shoot Arranged By

Dockyard Club

THE WEEK-END SHO0T at the Kowloon City Ranges was held under the auspices of the Dockyard. Rifle Club, and 130 members were attracted to participate in a number of interesting and novel events..

Although firing took place in rather poor light with a fairly strong cross wind, performances on the whole were good. Twenty- SYDNEY, Jan 24 (Reuter)-six marksmen had scores of 90 Australia continues to produce and over in the aperture sights is a Queensland schoolboy named put up an excellent performance cricket prodigies. The latest class, while Q.M.S. J. Ball again Kenneth Mackay, who, by taking in the open sights class with a all ten wickets for 58 runs and score of 95, securing the nett following up with an innings of spoon..

Prizes under special conditions 367 not out, performed one of the most remarkable feats in were awarded at 200, 300 and 600 yards. These were won by LA.C. cricket.

ALLR.Hunt, of the IA.F. (aperture) helped his club, Virginia, and Pte. It. A. Castro (open sights). to score 653 runs against Sherwood at 200 yards; by Lt. C. Otway. R.E., and by doing so he carried his aggres and, Pte. T. Dudgeon, H. Scots, at 500 gate for the season to 1,031 runs at yards, and by. Capt. F. P. Sequeira, an average of $16.5: Mackay's score Volunteers (ve bulls) and Insp. All is not record for

school cricket, but Mohamed, HK. Poike: (five magples)

Mackay

a

The team shoot between Royal Engineers and the loyal Air Force

U.S. Tennis Players Barred From Europe

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 (Reuter). No American Tawn tennis players will be in authorized to play Europe at present. This decision was made by the American Lawn Tennis As- sociation after receiving an Invitation from Italy to send players to their next championships, to be held in Rome.

A further change, has been made in the composition of the Interport rugby fifteen.

first of its kinds on record was D. H. Stewart, wing three-his notable "double is probably the at 600 yards.

The biggest quarter, is unable to go and H. Van Leeuwen, Captain of the made in a junior house match at Clif Club "A" XV, has been in- ton College (England) in 1889 by A. E. J. Collins, who scored 028 not vited to take his place.

out in hours 60 minutes. spread In the revolver match at 10 and possible 69; while the handicap spoon 15 yards, the nett spoon was won by

With ten minutes or more to go

I learn that just before I arrived he and then Kitchell was smartly taken was badly dropped in the slips. He ut deep mid-off by Souza. played some viry nice cricket after- wards and collected 50 before a good there was still a chance, but Winch break-back from Robert Lee clean bowled him.

Grose stopped some time. 1 and he has been out of cricket since the Forester Malch with a damaged shoulder which hampered him a good Boal when batting though it did not prevent him from keeping wicket remarkably well.

PATCHY KOWLOON BATTING

had tired, and Ismall presented no difficulties to A. M. Rumjahn and Bakar, and they played out time.

It is difficult to say whether it was good bowling or uncnterprising bat- ting that led to a miserable total of 179 runs being scored hi four hours cricket. Possibly a bit of both,

Winch (10-2-23-5) certainly was very good and Minu (17.3-0-57-7) also did well though maybe he should more use of A. M. A SCORE of 190 presented few have made terrors to the very, strong KCC. Rumjahn and Arculil. I have never were three seen Ernie Zimmern in better form batting uldo, but there failures, and it was not until Lloyd behind the sticks, and he could have joined E. C. Fincher that the runs given points and a beating to his the other side of the were hit off. Anderson once again brother on exceeded the half century while fence! Ernie Fincher made some pretty shots

In his 22,

At that time it looked as if the runs might be knocked off without further

*

C. S. First Success

over five afternoons.

in the semi-final round of the Bellilos Sgt. K. C. Hoo, of the Police Reserves, Shield: Competition was won by the Sappers who scored 528 points.

Taylor (Civillans' goalkeeper) scooping the ball from the toes of Hau Ching-to (Comblaed Chinese) in the Lai Wah Cup match at Causeway Bay on Sunday. Maxwell (Civilians) is close behind. The Chinese won 4-2-Mee, Cheung,

THE CIVIL SERVICE Second loss, but Young took three quick Eleven won their first League wickets and Mackay was run out match on Saturday by three runs However, Lloyd stopped and a four wickets victory was the result, jonly However, as I have re- The Army are unfortunate in losing marked elsewhere it wasn't such Godby, and possibly Whatman may a bad performance as N. Singh not be able to play any more, but took 6 wickets for 52 runs, aud Golf they have found a useful bowler he is a First Eleven star bowler. Young.

Batting, G. Hong Choy made 49 Mayhew And Smith

Craigengower Do Well runs.

He also is a member of

the First Eleven.

In Captain's ...Cup Final

IN THE SEMI-FINALS of th

who secured

53 points out of a

was won by Mr. W. A. Tansley, formerly of the Hongkong Poller

Reserves.

COMMODORE COMPETES

were

Capt. C. H. R. Hyde, of the Man- chester Regiment, won the open event In the Clay Bird Shoot with 17 out of 25 and Mr. A. F. Evans won the handicap spoon. Among the com- pellors

Commodore A. M. Peters and Fing. Lt. W. A.. Ellott.

To-morrow's shooting on the Kow- loon City Ranges will be at 300, 500 and 600 yards, while there will also be revolver shooting at 15 and 20 yords. Results of Sunday's shooting was as follows:

Aperture Righte

'cap. 200 300 000 TLL,

Capt. 9. P. Sequeira Ser, EA. W. J. Gilpin Ser.

Lh A. J. Le Seelleur Ser.

A. Guard Ger

Sgt.

2/Lt

E. Russell Scr. Cooper Scr.

/P.W.F. Thompson

St. R. J. Heap Scr.

Major 8. White 3

La C, Olway Ber.

Mr. Trenouth

HI (R) C. C. Chau Ser. C/Sgt. P. Inle Ser, top. A. L. Hopkirts 2 B/M: W. Kifford Ser. B1, (R) A. C. an 2 ASP (R) D. Laie 81, H. Thong Ber. Sr. G. Perkins 3 Sgt. G. E. Breese 1 LAC L. R. Hunt

Là G Sola "I". P. S. Chanchal Singh L. F. V. V. Ribeiro"

Open

AUSTRALIAN SINGLES Drighly Ser

TITLE FOR QUIST

Q.M.B. J. Ball Ber. PS.M., F. Maslett 2 SAL W. GowaARK 10 SYDNEY, Jan. 29. (Reuter)—in | Col, J. M. Xavier tlie Australian tennis championship /rt F. Tollson

W. Proven final, Adrian Quist beat Jack Craw-p ford 6-3, 6-1, 6-2.

Cpl. R. Langford Ser. 1/Cpl. T. II. Wood 7 L/Cpl. A. D'Aquino PC., Narain Singh

Sgt. M. F. Hushman

W, Nunn ♦

WIFE, C. E. Head Ni

CRAIGENGOWER gave the

The Civil Service batted first, and I.R.C. a great fright, and at one showed a welcome amount of general No less than six players time I thought they were going success. to pull the game off, but the made scores between 10 and 20. Indians had a couple of useful. Under the circumstances their total match play stages of the Royal Office beat Butterfield and Swire at

of 112 was satisfaclory. They Hongkong Golf Club's Captain's Cup the 20th Royal Army Medical Corps Signu, N. J. Booker 13' batsmen in hand at the end.

managed, to get their opponents out competition (1939) during the week-beat Chinese Maritine, Customs one 93. B-Wall

end, J. W. Mayhew. (10) beat D. 8. "p The start of the game was for 100.

Fenton, who went on fest change, Edward (4) three and two, and 3. sensational as H. P. Lim, W took 5 for 23 in 43 overs. Buckle T. Smith (2) beat N. K. Littlejohn Hong Sling and F. R. Zimmern and Bond were a bit expensive, taking (10) 21 and avo were sent back before ten runs two wickets each; Incidentally were on the board. A. R. H.notice that neither Robertson nor Esmail saved them, and played MacGowan were playing for the Civil an extremely good innings. The great bulk of the runs were scored) in his two partnerships with G.: Souza, who recovered some of his

Service.

Return To Form THE KOWLOON and Army form, and E. A. Lee. Souza was out Second match has already been to very foolish attempt to drive Minu's good length faster ball. Lee, dealt with, and I will only re- who succeeded, might have been out mark here that Man seems to to any of the first five bolts he have come back to form with the received, one of which he snicked for bat, while Patterson was again four through The

slips. No one else did anything except successful. The KC.C. will have to when Youngmaye and Billimoria held get

move on if they are going to

the last wicket up, gaining some time be in the running this year.

and a few valuable runs.

SPLENDID BOWLING BY WINCH

TO GET 121 RUN8 in an hour und

Police Win Friendly

THE CRAIGENGOWER

June

n half on the I.R.C. ground was a Second Eleven made an Lask that should have been well expectedly poor showing against within the powers of the home side, the Police who batted first and especially is the out field was no fast that the ball shot to the bound-made 151. Loughlin (41), was ary. But as it happened, they found Jably assisted by Clarke (24) and Winch in splendid form. Bowling Stevens (20 not out), while in the pretty fast, from the Tung Wah end bowling. Pope; hud one of his good and making the ball come back a bit days. His figures, read 8-1-27-0 he soon had the batsmen in trouble, Cralgengower could manage no more He bowled both A. H. Rumjahn and than 66.

t ki Nazarin, and when he got A. H.

Madar token at the wide things Bishop Sargent's Side

began to look serious for the Indians.

I SEE that Bishop Sargent,

F. R. Zimmern though he took no wickets was pegging the other end down very successfully. Y. EL At-who has come down here, I culli stopped a bit, and barged a understand, for a short visit, has couple of fours, but Winch got a managed to preserve his cricket beauty passed him, and shortly after interest in spite of the calls of A. R. Minu, who had been dropped his episcopal duties.. Ho took a in the country off Winch, just touch- ed one which went on to bowl him. team mostly from the schools

MIGHT HAVE WON

here to play an "A" side of the Club

de Recreio, who were, of course, BUT FOR KITCHELL, who was rather too strong for their visitors.. playing to bowling well, but who They knocked up 200 for 7 wickets, could and ittle chance to score, but they failed to get out Bishop Craigengower might havo won. But Sargent's cleven who put up 102 for the wicket was held up until Billi-7 wickets. 0. M. Prata batted all morla got M. Et Arcull in the deep, through for 48 not out.

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STUBBS SHIELD.

Spr. C. Colebrook a L/Sgt. (R) N. L Fan

Pie. J. Bcott Bdamu, D. Bolam

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M C. A. Hyelt ... Shield competition were as follows the Kowloon Golf Club Captain's Cpl. J. C. Remedios Asiatic Petroleum Co, beat Leigh and Cup competition during the past PC.. Charan Singh $

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