1940-08-09 — Page 14

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 9, 1940.

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LONELY

PLAYERS

AT

LORD'S

COUNTY CRICKET

STRUGGLES ON

London Counties Doing Great Work Golf

To Foster Interest Empire Elevens And Services Teams Active

STRUGGLING ALONG more for the sake of the game than anything olse, for day-time matches anywhere in England at the moment are more or less a financial "flop", county cricketers havo, whore county representative toams aro nil, banded themselves into teams of other names and 'are doing great work to maintain the country's in- torost in its second greatest national gamo,

In this respect, the London Counties XI, which, as the name implies, has been made up of players from the coun- ties surrounding London, is doing specially well. Reports

It Happened

In 1932

WILM

Percy Holmes And Herbert Sutcliffe set up " world's first- wicket record of 555 for Yorkshire against Essex at Leyton.

the figure Immediately reached Sutcliffe threw away his wicket. Then the score-board was altered to 554-the old record, made 34 years earlier by another Yorkshire, pair, J. T. Brown and John Tunnicliffe.

Burke Wins Title For

Bowls Pairs Tourney

R. P. PHILLIPS AND J. E. HENSON WIN ON LAST HEAD

R. P. PHILLIPS AND J. E. HENSON scored over A. F.

However, the board was altered again to read 555 for 1, Explana-Paul and J. K. Sloan in a Third tion: the scorers had discovered

Round match in the Lawn Bowls

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no-ball which had not been counted.

of their matches appear in the Home papers as regularly Second Race as would those of a peace-time programme.

Active on only a slightly! leaser scale are British Empire KI's and Services teams. The Royal Air Force, particularly, in i which Walter Hammond is now a Captain, features more now in "big" cricket news than it over did before,

J. S. Kemp. b Smith

KW, Weymouli, bw, b Smith

W. A. Colton, e Price, b Durston

E. Quick, e Price 1 Watt

1. W. lecordon, u Wellard

T. A. Maxwell, bw, b Durston

C, II, Weymouth, to DurRIOT

J. Marsh, a and b Durston

E. 3. Mulley, not out

K. Heath, e Duratan. b Todd

Extras

Total

..250

Arthur Fang (Kent) is the out-il for 11. Duratons & for 32, Fast

Bowling-Smith 2 for 24, Wellard 2 for standing batsman of the London man 9 for 10, Todd 1 for zi.

Counties side. In die nine innings| he has played to date, he has an aggregate of 843 runs (once not out) and an average of 80.37. In bowling J. Durston leads the way with 31 wickets for a cost of 6 runs edch.

Detailed scores of some of the watch last month were:

London Counties v. Honor Oak

(at Dulwich)

LONDON COUNTIES

F. 5. Lee, b Maxwell

A. Fage. b Maxwell

L. Eantnian, bw, b Cotton

1.. Tudd, nal nut...

J. Hulme, b Cotton

A. Wellard, e Recordon, b Maxwell

F. Price, Best, b Weymouth

A. Watt, b Weymouth

J. Smith, e Collan, b Komp

A. Sandham, not aut

Extras

Total (8 wkts.)

Bowling-Celtan 2 for 78, Maxwell 35 for 71. Quick @ In r14, E. Weymouth 3 for --131, Kemp 1 for 14, Death 0 for 13.

-ONDON Counties-wen-by-89 run».

L. Bishop made top score for the "Oaks", und Mulley, the amateur international goalkeeper, might have gone in earlier with better results.

Oxford v. Empire XI

(at Oxford)

Ho discovered a flaw in his own bat, [THE Varsity team won by 10 wie- borrowed that of L. Todd and then kels. This, despite the Empire promptly. hi the Kent man into the XI's second innings effort of 303, of colt links for a sixt

which E. R. Conradi hit ten 4's in

Todd was In Any mood and scoring 52, H. P. Nelson claimed 51 knocked three sixes and il four's in and H. T. Bartlett 45. hie 00, not out. Durston captured another five wickels.

HONOR OAK

W. G. Deal, b Wellard

L, Buhop, b Durston

STOP

Oxford ran up the magnificent total of 401 for 3 wickels before de- claring in the first innings, and this included two centuries-one from S. I, Phillips (178) and the other from

·and have a

drink

Eton Ramblers v. Forty Club match, in,which G, [0.. "Allen," for the Eamblers took D wickets for 22 rank in 11 overs.

E. IL Twining, who scor? ed 82, is seen, here knocking. Allen Wirough the corers, There were only 2,000 spectators at This game, for peo- ple at Home now have litte leisure time during the day,

The same evening, howover, 10,000 fans were at Wembley Stadium, `to see the Cup. Onst between West Ham and Blackburn, which the former

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Irish Amateur Sixth Time

W. M. O'Sullivan Beaten 4 And 3

JOIN BURKE, of Castlerny, Limerick, won the Irish Native Amateur Golf Championship for the sixth time in ten year. On the Royal Dublin course he beat W. M. O'Sullivan In the 36-holes final by 4

and 3.

Burke was malting his eighth up- pearance in the final.

Pairs Championship U.S. Tennis Tourney yesterday. at the Kowloon

British Girls Docks after a game in which amazing fluctuation of fortunes

Gain Doubles was prominent.

Victory

Phillips and Henson won by the narrow margin of 20-19,

Meeting At after being three in arrears at Miss Gracyn Wheeler, of the Untied

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Kowloon C.C.

season

the commencement of the last head.

Stendy bowling gave Phillips and Henson a 10-8 lead at the end of the

NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (Reuler).

mal of the United States Women's States, to-day entered the quarter

Bingles tennis championship when Britain, 0-1, 6-2. she beat Miss Valerie Scott, of Great

DOUBLES

pair,

ON A HARD and fast track at the 13th end, but Paul and Sloan then A British women's doubles Kowloon Cricket Club last night, the featured in a scoring streak that however, scored a success when Miss second Indoor race meeting of the gained 11 shots for them over the Nina K. Brown and Miss Jarvis beat was held. The meet, or-next six heads to lead 19-16 on the Miss Patricia Hover and Miss Pearl Harlan, of the United States, 6-0, 0-1. Zealand Association, was held at the ganked by the Australian and New 20th head. K.C.C. by courtesy of the Club Coin- mittee

for the entertainment of the Australian Naval Reservists in the Colony.

As for the previous merling, the "Melbourne Cup," the Club was again pleasantly packed, and a very enjoyable evening was spent.

N. T. A. Flennes (157).

OXFORD, frst innings, 401 dec. (N. T. A. Fiennes 157, S. 1. Philips 178).

Second Inningi 9. C. Gardner, not out

R. E. Luyt, not out

Extras..

**

and b For-

Total ( wkt.)

...... 50 Bowling-Parslow 1 for 11, Conradi-

for 00, Walker 6 for 14,

BRITISH EMPIRE XI First innings

1. D'Arcy, e Luyt, b Wilson

L. F. Paralow, e Lloyd Morgan.

Wilson

R. P. Nelson, Ibw, b Scoll

W. M. Debbington, Iow, b Singleton

IL T. Bartleit. c Kinnersley,

B. Allen, Singleton,

2. ft. Conradl b Singiston

A. Beckman. b Wilson

D

Walker, b Singleton

de Sarah, not out Knight, e Luyt, b Scott

D. 1. Donnelly, b Scott

Extras

.220

+

Total BowlingHenley 0 for 56, Wilson 3 for 32. Scott 3 for 12, Singleton 4 for 65. Elmpson 1 for 33.

Second_Innings

L. F. Parlow, b Scott ...........

It. Conradi, bw, b Scott

W. M. Bebbington, e Simpson,

Singlelan

II. T. Bartlett, e Luyt, b Wilson ..

SUB KAZA

R, de Garam, e and b Scott

P. Nelion, c Ringleton, & Bolt

D'Arcy, e Layt; a Simpson Allen, e Wilson, b Simpson Beckman, e Wilson, b Scott

Walker, lbw b Simpson V. Knight, b Simpson L. Donnelly, not out Extres

Total

Services-Notts Draw

(at Trent Bridge) SERGEANT Joe Hardstaff, playing against his own county, com- pletely a brilliant century after taking 3 for 40. He knocked ona 8 land eleven 4's, and with A. D. Glison

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(50) added 108 for the third wicket. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

5. Knowles, a Warburton, b Hard-

staff.

Watkin, b Warburton

C. Btunt, b Butler******

D. Hounaleid, b Dedicarn ....

P. Morkel a and b Warburton

A Meads, Hardstaff

B. HAIL Buller, b Washbrool

F. Skinner, b Boddy

A. Marshall, Ibw, b. Hardstaff

s, Hodgkins, not out rese

d. Woodhead, not out

Extras

Tial (wits, dec.)

Bowling-Butler 1 for 13. Boddr

50. Hardstaty 2 for 40, Warburton

for

for

45, Washbrook 1 for 45, Redfern 1 for 14.

· SERVICES XI

C. Washbrook, b Hall

A. D. CHIOD, o Marshall, b Waldn

Redfern, b Hall

Herdsay, a Marshall, ↳ Hall.

Warburton, not, out

22, Tuley, b Hall Extree stan

Total (5 wkts).... Bowling Hall for S8, Stoda

Woodhead, o. for 21. Brunt o stkla:1 for M4, Marshall, for: 18

Amid tense excitement Phillips Henson laid the foundation of their 4, and despite narrow shaves when their opponents falled to take outį woods, chalked this 4 on their card to win 20-19.

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Other Matches

AT KOWLOON B.C.C.

At Kowloon Bowling Green L. F Silva and J. F. V. Ribeiro best V. Chittender and W. V. Field 30-8. The losers scored on only six heads.

AT CIVIL SERVICE CC

At Civil Service W. Gill and G. Dun- can beat W. Melrose and J. C. Chul- mera 24-10, and C. Dowman and F. Channing beat F. Main and G. Munzo 10-14.

K.I.T.C. Beat Recreio In "D" Division

KOWLOON Indians scored an un- expected win in the D division of the lawn tennis league yesterday when they best Recreio 5-4.

N. A. Beltrno and V. Yvanovich lost lle S. A. and S. 6. Hussain 1-0, beat Firdos Khan and I. Mahan Singh 7-5, beat Gurbachan Singh and M. Ramzan 8-2.

R. M. Soares and P. Yvanovich lost to Hussains 1-0, lost to Khan and Singh 2-0, beat Singh and Hamzan 0-0,

C. d'Almada and A. M. Alves lost to fuscains 1-6, lost to Khan and Singh 1-0, beat G. Singh and, Ramzan 6-2.

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