SATURDAY'S LEAGUE CRICKET
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1949.
BY "RECORDER"
SCORPIONS AGAIN LOSE TO THE UNIVERSITY
Recreio, as expected, beat Craigengower at Happy Valley on Saturday. ́to retain a commanding · lead in the First Division of the Cricket League, but the surprise of the day was University's victory over a strong Scorpions' XI by 91 runs.
On a Sooķunpoo wicket on which runs do not come easily, the youngest of the Gosanos carried his bat for 122 runs against the bowling of Howarth and Owen-Hughes to permit University to declare at the very comfortable total of 185 for six wickets.
University did not appear set to make a stand as, taking first lease of the wlaket, they lost Tommy Lo for two runs on the board, S. M. Teh nt 31 and Professor Ride at 32.
Gosano und got his eye in by thic time hit scored nicely all around the wicket, hitting 15 boun- daries, a fivo, a three, 14 twos and 20 singles.
H 122 WIS the highest score for the senson for both. League and friendly matches. His previous best baiting performance has been 72 against the RAF at Kal Tak.
It was Gosano also who dashed Scorpions' hopes of reaching n rable score by holding first and then Stokes behind the wicket with the scoreboard showing live and 14.
Owen-Hughes, Leach and Richard- son made n stand for the third onl fourth wielost, but the talt stopped wagging at 94.
AT CHATER ROAD
At Chater Rund, Army took the measure of the Optimistă in a gome that was featured by the second highest individum? knock of the alternoon.
Major Dawe hit the Optirnists' bowling about for 15 boundaries and a six for his 78. The Optimists, batting, frst, reached a comfortable 151. Army more than surprised by passing this total with five wickets in hand.
SCARE FOR RECREIO Though Craigentower had reached
in the 101 against Heereio
irst League match of the season, they would have been happy with
yesterday. They reached 83 as
last wirket stand
result of a
Younggaye and Crabtree.
50
by
The Julter, after hitting up 12, was bowled by Gerry Gosano to be
Best Performances
In Saturday's League Cricket
BATTING
J. M. Gosano (University
Scorpions)
192
Major A. R. Dawe (Army v
Optimists)
701
M. I. Razack (IRC v KCC)
45
S. A. Ianul! (IRC v KCC)
394
Gnr. D. Bautou (Army
Optimists)
37°
N. R. Olive Optimist
Army)
A. Zimmern (KCC v IRC)
BOWLING
34
T. H. Lean ` (Universily
V
Scorpions)
5-50
Lt. A. Stepto (Army
Optimists)
5-50 4-17
4-21
A. P. Pereira (Reerein v CCC) 5-42
"A. "R." Kitchell (IRC V KCC)
Dr E. L. Gosmio (Recreio v
CCC)
out the Arst line in League crickel season, bringing down his batting average from infinity to 35.00.
Faced with 84 to make for a win with all the time in the world, Re- crelo had lost four of their best wickely with 60 runs on the board and the situation, with Bilimorla
J. M. "Ziao? Gosano, the University wicket-keeper, surprised with the fourth century and the highest individual innings in either League or friendly cricket this season when he carried his bat for 122 runs against the Scorpions at Sookunpoo on Saturday. Telegraph Staff Photographer.
giving away less than two runs an over, looked very uncomfortable,
Had Crabtree been in equivalent form from the other end, Recreto could have well met defeat in the surprise upsel of the season,
Billimoria kept ant excellent length, varied his pace and kept some of the best batting int the League tied up. His final analysis
League Cricket Averages
BATTING:
LF. Stoltes (Scorpions)
G. N. Gosano (Recreio).
J. M. Gosano (University)
6. J. Kerr (Scorpions)
Dr E. L. Gosano (Recreio)
H. Owen-Hughes (Scorpions)
L. D. Kilbee (Optimists)
A. M. Prata (Recreio)
R. W. Franklin (Optimists)
G. A. Souza (Cralgengower)
E. C. Fincher (KCC)
Nut
Highest
Innings Ou! Huus Score Average
470
30.87
36.60
31.30
25.33
[of 12-a-22-2, though it docs not suggest anything spectacular, repre- sented one of the best bowling per- formances of the season.
Prata and Pereira hit the runs nocessary to a win but had another wicket falten the Recreio tail, mostly Second Divinlon, would have had à hard job of it.
DRAW AGAIN
The draw earlier this year πί Cox's Path was repeated at Sookun poo yesterday when time robbed the Indian Recreation Club of victory, After having dismissed the KCC for 147, the Indians Just reached the equivalent score with four wickets In hand and S. 4. Ismall and Arculli well sel for the winning run had time permitted,
The Royal Air Force and Reyal Navy decided that the day. was too cold for cricket and the fifth matchi of the day was not played,
HOW THEY STAND
Recrelo
Army Scorpions University Optimists KCC RAF
Inc
Craigengower
Royal Navy
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9 0 3 1 23
0
10 4 4
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13 21
3 19
2 2 3 11
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SECOND DIVISION
The Indian Recreation Club juniors took a long lead in the Second Division in defeating KCC
by 50 runs. 11 was more than a creditable victory
with the KCC Belding about its strongest Second Division slide.
Recreia, short of players tem- porarily pramated
the First Division, beat an Army team in a similar situation by a narrow mar- ggin of eight runs,
to
HOW THEY STAND
D WV
L Pts
IRC
G
5 0
20
Army
3 1
13
RAF
Royal Navy
4
Recreio KCC
Extra Player For
5
FLIES THROUGH THE AIR
Kenny Rollins (16), of Chicago, is shown high in the air attempting to shoot the ball with the assistance of Stan Stutz (7), of Baltimore. Rolling was fouled on the play.
Chicago won by score of 75 to 70 in their professional game held at Indianapolis.—AP Wirephoto.
ENGLAND'S CRICKETERS CONFOUND THE CRITICS
London, Jan. 9.—England's cricketers touring South Africa have already confounded their crilics by their ster. Hing play in that country. Before the tour started, it was reported in London that South African sportsmen were prepared to lay odds of six to four against England win- ning the rubber and even money that the tourists would not win a Test.
The odds now against an English Test series win would be very different. Already one up with two to play, England can hardly lose, for a drawn game in the Johan- nesburg Test seems probable.
The whole England team bas done] MCC may approach the incorno tax well in the Union with spinbowler authorities to allow the players to Jenkins, the all-round left-hander be paid tax-free, which would make Walkins, and George Mann, as cap-| a big difference to them-Beuter. tain, proving unexpectedly success.
The balting has been very sound and the Aelding exceptionally One.
West Indies Team The bowling has been the weak part
Trinidad, Jan. 9.-The position regarding the sending of an extra player for the West Indies touring icam in India as reflected by the press here is that the
but
of the Team but that is an inter- the national malady not confined to English team alone.
South Africa is suffering from it and, so are the Indians and the West Today the world Indian Test skies.
to
over, with Australia excepted. the bowling is not strong enough force a victory without the aid of the weather clerk.
Rugby League International
the
oncr
Marsellles, Jon. 9.-Injuries were frequent in a hard game and President
players of both sides were called together and warned by the referee about rough play in today's Rugby League International which Australia defeated France by 20 polnis to 10.
cricket.
ENGLAND v. SCOTLAND.
Preparations For The Home International
London, Jan. 9.-England and Scotland, who meet in what is perhaps the most attractive of the "home't soccer Internationals at Wombley on April 9 are both taking steps to give their near-International players thorough tests.
Bearing in mind that two teams are required to tour', the Continent in May, the England selectors may take the unusual course of holding a private trial between two tonms of potential Internationals.
Twenty-six players may
31
called upon to take part in the trial, which would be staged late March after the semi-finals of the Football Association Cup had been played.
It is hoped that from the trial.n full England XI would emerge for the Continental tour which involves matches in Sweden, Norway and Franco and a "B" team which would play matches, in Finland and Hol- land,
Scotland, In the happy position of
Stretcher
Parade
By "RECORDER" The game between Koreans and a Hongkong XI
the
having beaten Wales and Ireland, played at Caroline Hill yester- are hoping to arrange a trial with day will long be remembered the Army alde and are willing to for the fact that it was only come to England to play the match.half a game of football.
The suggested venue is Newcastle The Hongkong XI, with the ex- and the date sometime in February,ception of no more than a handful The match would give Scotland the of the team, did not play football. opportunity of trying out some of As the telegraph showed the her shadow-team men in representa-Koreans leading by four goals to two tive football and at the same time with 25 minutes to go, an old Hong- afford the Army XI with the neces-oag footballer remarked "I wish it sary match practice and
prepare was
0-2." Some could well have them for matches against the Royal wished that It was 12-2. Air Force on March 9, the Royal
A curious feature of the game was Ling-sing,
Navy on March 10, the French Army that the only player to be really on March 24 and the Belgian Army | seriously Injured- on April G.
SOLD OUT
the Hongkongoon who had
his leg broken in two placco, was not deliberately fouled.
Rare an comment, the star product
All tickets for the England-Scot- of Hongkong football, Lee Wal-tong. land match have been sold, accacd-remarked, "It the Hongkong team ing to the Football Association. It had played football, they would have is understood that the tickets have won". been distributed In the sama
Even without further comment manner as the Cup Final tickets, from Mr Lee, this alone spoke that is, "only through County As- | world. Sociations and clubs in full member- ship with the Football Association."
of
D
per-
Coach Erie Keen, also sonality who weight his words, Such a method distribution merely said: "If I had chosen the stives rise to comment for the Cup team to play the Koreans, I would
have picked fewer Chinese." Final system Jing been much To employ criticised in the past. the same methods for such a popular International means that many football's true followers-the
man
of
on the terrace-will not be able to see the match,
This is the first time that tickets for the fixture have been dealt with in this way but, whatever the con- ditions on that day and on Final day, the Wembley is certain to be full and receipts will be about £80,000.-Reuter.
Cup
he
Asked if
had considered the Mr Keen replied: oceans rough,
Robust would be the rough, word, I can't say that in any of the four games they have played here they have permitted themesives any play that was not clean."
One kept wondering throughout the game that at least two of the worst offenders Wor
were not sent off the feld. The explanation probably
in the fact that the lay Stadium
Chinese crowd would have taken objection, One keeps wondering even more why some of the players who presented Hongkong yesterday were
"selected.
Soccer's Top Attraction
Londen,
Jan, 8.-Manchester United, the only club in the English League without a serviceable ground to call their own, have ousted the infamous Arsenal from the position of
soccer's number one attraction.
of the West Indies Cricket Control Board cannot act on a request by the President of the India Control Board only if the request for
The causes are various but the fact estro players comes from the cap- 1ain of the West Indies team through remains that this is so as the scores
A section of the crowd of 17,000 prove. the team manager.
Another factor is that members An interesting national ranking list resented the heavy tackling of the
News Chronicle Australians in the second half. of the West Indies Cricket Board is given by the live in different islands and would writer, Crawford Smith, who in a which some brilliant play was seen. Pyquin (two), Gibb, Hall, Me- consult one have to
another by cricketer himself of no mean ability, cable as a meeting could not easily having played in Lancashire League Mahon, de Belln and O'Connell with tries, and Froome. three goals and be arranged.
for Australia. Ho says that having seen all the penalty, scorod The hope was expressed that the Test sides in action, he ranks Aus- Casse and Negrier scored tries for West Indies captain will ask for
which avere converted by a relief and that Frank Worrall,tralia Arsi, England second, the West France,
Indies thirit, South Africa fourili and Gomez-Reuter. now in English club cricket, would India fifth (not having seen the New be chosen and released from his Zealanders in action he does not club for the purpose.-Reuter.
rank them).
not The Indians will probably
view that they should be put below South Africa and doubtless the West Indies might think they should go above England after the thrashing they gave the MCC touring side last winter,
Souvenir Fund For Subscribe to the
Everton Weekes
Bombay, Jan. 9-A testimonial fund for Everton Weekes, tho. West Indies batsman, has been opened by the Sunday News of India, the Leading Sunday newspaper of Bombay,
row."
It is a Rupee Fund (one rupee tu equivalent to 18d) and the purpose, said the paper, was "to present this brilliant batsman with a suitable souvenir of Indian workmanship," Reuter,
MCC Tour
.
INTERESTING POINT
On
McKenley Faces
Suspension
last 13
ever
а
Of the five Koreans now on the Injured list some recovered since Inst Sunday-all are crocked as result of two or three offenders only, against the rules of football.
Only referees and officials with the poorest of eyesight could fail toʻplek them out.
West Indies Win
Jamshedpur, Jan. 9--The West Governor's Indles beat the Bihar matches, the United are now making determined bid in follow up their AXI by an innings and 90 runs. Cup success of lost April by winning - this -- season's League - championship. ------- West Indies_fielded_substitutes_for
Their great run has swept them into Goddard, who was resting, and fourth place, unly two points belind Weekes, who had a cold. the leaders,
Portsmouth, and thetr crowd pulling powers are shown by the
At lunch, Bihar had scored 188 for
fact that on three recent occasions, eight wickets-Reuter.
they have attracted Crowds of over 00,000 to the grounds they visited.
With their own ground, which was wrecked by Hitler'a bombs still await- ing repairs, the United are forced to rely on "charity."
Thelp near neighbours, Manchester City, took them in after the war and
Road on alternate Saturdays, but the City recently announced a desire to terminate this arrangement.
The United hope it will not be long before they are back in their old home. The secret of Manchester United's brilliance their team work. Not one
Newark, NJ., Jan. 9.-Herbalewed them to share their ground at McKenley, world's record holder for the 400 metres run, faces suspension by the Amateur Athletic Union for alleged fai- lure to live up to a promise to race in Australia.
player is an individualist and each for-
ward in his thrustful attack la a` goal- colleague as the play dictates. acorer, able to switch position with a
Their back division too is extremely sound, In their International full-backs. Aston of England, they possess one of Johnny Carey of Ireland and Johnny the strongest club tandem in the whole
of England,
A great struggle between the United and Portunauth can be expected be tween now and the end of the season. It may well be that everything will depend on the very last day of the season on May 7. for on that day, the United are at "home" to Portonoutli---
Bruter.
THE WEEK-END
· SCOREBOARD
Army Eastern Polico
FOOTBALL:
SENIOR SHIELD
3 St. Joseph's 4 3 Theo
3 Club
(8, China "A" and "B" watch postponed)
JUNIOR SHIELD Chinese Atl # South China 4 K.M.B.
6 Navy Talkoo
Dockyard Tramways
Navy
3 Solleitors
FIRST DIVISION
1
5 Kwong Wah 1 SECOND DIVISION Army (HK) 2 PCA
Club
1 St. Joseph's, 0
HOCKEY
An interesting point has arisen over England's dramatic two-wicket win at Durban just on time in the The paper said "None of the first Test against South Africa. famous cricketers of the past, Grace, Some keen cricket students in Dlek Hudson, Secretary of the New Hobbs, McCartney, or Bradman England are saying that strictly the Jersey AAU, said he has a letter himself equalled Weekes' record of
match should have been a draw if, from National Secretary Dan Ferris scoring Ave Test centuries in n
as Clive Gladwin is reported to have requesting the New Jersey section stated, he decided to stop the last
suspend McKenley, pending "satis- bali with his thigh and run.
factory explanation" of his action. Former Test umpire Fred Itoot
Hudson said the suspension would ng that
he for
have be carried out. on Monday. Ferris one would say's
vold had he letter declared the last ru
sald in part: "McKenley ac- been operating, t an interesting cepted an invitation on behalf of the for those who may have Australis AAU to compete in Aus- the Test the bel
the umpires tralia on January 15 and 10.
One of the conditions operating allowed the run so if they
was that Just they must pay up and look ho arrive in Australia before January pleasant and if they backed England 8. A reservallon was made for hlm
AUSTRIANS TOO to dy from San Francisco along with touring. cricketers. ran they can still draw their money.
Army up a lotal of 450 for nine
The popularity of this English Lloyd La Beach on January 2
Recrelo GOOD FOR MALTA McKenley is still in this country?— wickets to-day in five and a half touring side is byond doubt, which
RAF hours batting against Eastern Pro- is extremely pleasing to the South Associated Press.
Dockyard RQ vince here.
Malta, Jan 1. The Austrian Khalsa African cricket authorities for they
football team, H. Palmer (110) and Denis ure
Rapide, won' gelling gates beyond their
the Police. seventh and final match of Compton (108) both scored con- wildest dreams. From the three
thoir tour of Malta by defeating a repré- turies, it being Compton's sixth of Tesis already played, more
sentative Malta Football Associa the tour and Palmer's firat,
£35,000 has been taken.
tan side by three goats to eno to- Sydney, Jan. 8-The Olympic day. It's A different story for the star and world famous Dutch
won Rapide earns athlete, Englishmen whose fine play
Mra Fanny
Blankers matches, scoring a total of 34 goals. them only The gate returns do not affect them from
an intangible reward. Koen, will probably retire
and conceding only, seven-Router. University athletics next year, her at all, for, under the terms of the husband told n Press conference that tour, The South Africans take all the the couple jointly held to-day, Bnancial risks and, after expenses are paid, collect all the pront
Fanny said that she would like to have more children,
Port M.C.C.
Elizabeth, J'an.
2 205
110
D
203
40.10 48.03
2 311
122°
4 115
38.33
3 123
79.
130
48
32.50
180
110
43
27.50
152
38
P. M. N. da Silva (Recreio)
$20
33
2630 25.20
N. R. Oliver (Optimists)
174
04
25,00
F. Howarth (Scorpions)
199
122
57%
A/C J. S. Beirne (RAF)
102
71
24.40 24.00
D. H, Lench (Scorpions)
185
48
23.50
A. H. Madar (IRC)
105
48 an
21.00
140
39°
20.85
103
53
20.33
20.37
G. T. Rowe (Optimists)
Major A. R. Dawe (Army)
160
160
20.00
20.00
150
58-
19.75
A. Zimmern (KCC)
177
42
19.00
M. M. Lite (Optimists)
1
137
50%
10.57
Major C. R. Murray Brown (Army)
154
52*
10,00
19,00
F/O M. D. Marshall (RAF)
151
39
18.87
G. Hong Choy (Cralgengower)
154
39
17.11
W/Cdr A. D. Panton (RAF)
110.
31
15.71
D. Chelliah (University)
137
34
13.22
*Not Out. Qualification:" 100 runs with an average of over 15.00. BOWLING:
Overs Maldens Runs
Wickets
Average
J. D. Clague (Scarplons)
25.3
51
10
5.10
T. A. Pearce (Scorpions)
10.3
4
of
5,34
Cpl. Hart (Royal Navy)
44
14
117.
10
7.31
L A. Stepte (Army)
00.2
10
206
7.02
Dr
E. L Gosato (Recreto)
103.3
38
200
8,00
Gnr D. Banton (Army)
78.1
20
103
8.77
A. R. Kitchell (IRC)
35
134
8.03
A/C D. Graham (RAF)
09
10
208
23
0.0-1
A. P. Pereira (Recreto)
117.1
27
344
38:
0.10
L/Cpl L. Jones (Army)
41.
148
9.25
J.
Koh (University)
72,3
200
0.20
C.
N. Gosano (Recreio)
40.3
自
133
14
9.00
TP. Mahon Optimists)
80.5
18
256
25
10.20
N. Hurt-Baker (KCC)
28
1
119
10.01
Auckland,
G. llong Choy (Craigengower) 22.1
11}
10
cliffe,
the
11.10
F. Howarth (Scorplans)
102
274
11.41.
Cpl A. Hodgson (RAF)
47.0
7
130
12
13.50
CPO While (Royal Navy)
10
210
17
12.82
F/O E N. Gambelli (RAF)
245
12.80
T. H. Lean (University)
100
350
20
13.40
04.0
200
277
20
13.85
02
300
21
14.28
490
34
14.41
201
18
14.30
148
14.80
140
14.80
10
200
17
13.04
423
17.00
207
15
17.13
104
11
17.03
of under 18.00.
| Reuter.
F.
<<988-ekorace ogresczeSPENSONA
A. K. Ismail (IRC)
S. M. Teh (Unengower) 144
J. bilimoria
H. Owen-Hughes (Scorpions) 23.5
A. E. Perry (Optimists)
* B1
T. Crabtree (Craigengower). 137.6
R. E. Lee (KCC)......................... 05
A. L. Snaith (Optimists). 52.5
Qualification: 10 wickets for an 'average
D. McLellan (Optimists)
F. R. Zimmern (KCC)
19=988898828=ä £*£=28AJARORFARE
6.-The
Alan. Watkins (83) and C. Glad- Win
not out) also
registered their highest
of the Ecores
tour during the day's play, in which Easterà, Province never revealed a bowler of real danger.
Several of the M.C.C. wickets fell through the batsmen attempting big hitsReuter.
Plunket Shield
Jan, 7.-B. Now young
than.
All the Englishmen get is £450 for the tour, which, after income tax paid at nine shillings in the Pound, amounts to something like £250. There has been some saving on the Sut players are getting £60 monthly of their wages as expenses during the Iand lefthanded batsman who scored trip, but even so their pay is. very two centuries for Otago against the
poor when one considera Unt the MCC two reasons ago, complished another grand batting ench for their visit to England Inst today ac- Australians charged nearly £1,000 performance.
Zen-
year,
Fanny Koon May Retire
-
They arrived here yesterday and will train here before Mrs Koen runs in athletic events at Melbourne on January 21, Adelaide on January 20, Perth on January 20, and in Sydney on February 5 and 12-Reuter.
KOREAN SPEED SKATERS
Recreio Army all their hoven Khalsa
Navy
Police
RAF
LOS ANGELES OPEN GOLF
University
3
2
Civil Service
2
Dutch IC
2
C & W
2. Navy
4 YMCA
HOW THEY STAND
PW D L FAPU
13 11 11 40 4:23 12 8 3 1 47. 10 10 12 8 2 2 29 14 18 12 8 1 3
27 13. 17252 Clyit Service 12 4 17 28 31 2 Dutch HIC... 13 4 1 8 10 27 0
& W...... 13 3 0 10 15.40
C
Clayton Haefner Dockyard RC 122 0 10 13 40 Takes The Lead,
YMCA
Los Angeles, Jan. 9.-Clayton Heafner of Charlotte, North Carolina, shot a two aver par (73) today for a 54-hole total of 217 to take the lead Army among early finishers in the_third | Club round of the Los Angeles Golf Open. Ke and D.
Melo, Jan. 9-Two Korean speed 4 strong wind boosted scores its Taylor hind An opening stand of
The players are said to be finding skaters, Iliyo Chang Lee and Chang players trudged over the course, 220,
which
Hentner, who.Anished 10th among their Nam Pyum, took part in a two days' fentured the start of the Plunket their wages insufficient for Shield match between Auckland and own expenses and having in many international speed skating contest the pros inst year with money win- Canterbury.
cases to keep a wife and children which ended today,
nings of US$13,202, was followed by but it waN Sutcliffe, now playing for Auek-at home, BE
merely, for training purposes and Jim Ferrier, whose 75 today gave
him a 210 total. It is land, scored 141 and Taylor $0.
bellaved that the Bouth they did not achieve anything out- Sutcliffe is regarded as a certalu African Cricket Association may standing."
Craig Wood, Vie Ghozzi, Jimmy choice for the New Zealand team come forward with an offer of a The contest was won by Keos Ukaunka of Illo, Hawaily Who visting Enginnd this year, while substantial bonus for the English- Brookman, of The Netherlands, who posted 70 today, and Jim Turmosa, Taylor is a possibility for that tour men. In view of the success of the won three of the four-races who got 72 today, had totals of 222,
| four. It is also understood that the Reuter.
United Press.
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