November 13, 1895.]
Alexander into square leg's hands. With 7 wiskets gone for 89 runs, the outlook was not exhilarating; but at this juncture Mast and Maitland came to the rescue and, batting with great freedom, spanked the bowling all over the field, raising the score by close on 100 per cent. before Mast fell to a well judged catch at long-on. His 43 came at a most opportune moment and was characterised by fearless bat ting. With Elliot as a vis-a-vis Maitland can tinued his dashing career and made the score mount rapidly, two or three fours in an over alone satisfying him; and it was chiefly owing to him that Lysley's average finally worked out at 5 wickets for 80 runs. Elliott was smartly stumped by Paley off Eccles, who also captured Powell's wicket and brought the innings to & close for a respectable total of 214, which at one time seemed to be hardly attainable.
This result was chiefly due to Maitland's not out 74, which showed a sudden and welcome return to the form of a few years ago when he was the local terror. Credit also belongs to Campbell and Mast for their respective contributions. The regi- mental fielding was well sustained throughout, but their bowling would have been streng- thened had Private Lee trundled.
In a failing light and with about a quarter of an hour for play. the Rifles went in to bat, but had the misfortune to lose two men for as many runs before stumps were drawn. As, however, their batsmen are all in reserve, an interesting and exciting day'e cricket may be expected from 11 a.m. onward to-day.
Yesterday, the band of the Hongkong Regiment played at very short notice, thanks to the great courtesy of Major Faithfull and the Officers.
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adding 102 runs at a crisis. The two privates who followed helped to raise the score to 200, at which the innings came to a close, leaving Knox not out with 99 to his name and the Club the winners by 14 runs, Knox of course was the subject of mixed congratulation and condolence: his fine play was relished by everyone and everyone was heartily sorry that he just missed the century. What the scorer or his brother officers were doing not to intimate to him his precarious position, it is hard to say. His innings was not without blemish; as a com- petent wicketkeeper would have early snapped him up. For all that it was
a brilliant per- formance, marked by good cutting, driving, and leg hitting, and for real opportuneness was the best we have seen on the ground.
V.C.O.
Geo. A. Wooddock, o Cœur, b Brett B. F. Lammert, e McHardy, b Shelley
A. B. Gumes, d and b. Brett
1. A. Rose, & Brett F. H. Kew, b Brett P. Hyndman, not out J. M. K. Carralao, not ost
F. Silva-Netto
A. Bil-Netto did not bat H. P. Madr Caus. Klinch
Extras
Total
H.K. R.C.C.
McHndy, e Silva-Nett, b Lammert Nicol, Silva-Netto...
Langley, o Hyndman, ↳ Lammert... Brett, & Kew i.........
Rogers, Kea, b Woodcock Shelley, Lammeit Ramjham, b Lammert...... Cæsar, not out Hall, Laumert Nairn, b Lammert. L. Silva-Netto, ↳ Inumert.
Extras
Total
...
367
24 7
10
በ 22
7
108
13
0
.....
18
}}
21
8
P
102
For the Club, Lowson and Firth were the only bowlers who could be described as successful. The Club fielding was capable of improvement: indolence in stooping down and the use of one hand instead of two hands were noticeable defects and must be remedied if oricket is to reach such a standard as to be worthy of the ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB. game and of the support of the members.
The second innings of the Club was marked hy a rot up to the fall of the sixth wicket, but here Anton and Mast got together and made things merry till gun fire.
On both days there was a large attendance of ladies, whose presence was very welcome, and on Saturday afternoon Colonel St. Paul and the officers of the Rifle Brigade had their delightful band on the ground.”
Full score and analysis are appended :
H.K.C.C.
J. A. Lowson, b Lysleg... CM. Firth, e sub. b Green
G D. Campbell, c and b Lysløy
T. 8. Smtb, c Riderwocɗ. b ́AI.
exander
8. L. Darby, b Lysics
A. 8. Apton Green, b Lydley
K. C. Ellis, b Lyeley.
F. Maitland, not out..
10
14 Eccles, b Lysley 3: b Lynley..
The first Club race took place on the 10th inst. in very unsatisfactory weather, light variable winds with occasional calms. The course was from the Police Pier, Kowloon, round Cosmopolitan Dock baoy, Stonecutter's Island, mark boat off Green Island, dinghy off Pier, and Cosmopolitan Dock buoy (leaving all to port), 15 miles; and the following boats were towed over to or near the starting line :- rating
Payne, Stella,
1.6
Royal Engineers Capt. Sterling, A.D.C. 1.6
17 b Green ...
10
↓
Dart,
Dr. Lowson
1.5
A
not out
30
bydley....
6
Erica,
Mr. Denison
1.5
71
Meteor,
Mr. T. W. Lammert
1.3
E. Mast, c Aler«nder,b Riderwood
•
BOL Out
6 b Green
Ladybird,..Mr. Hastings.
1.5
5 b Green..
I
Princess,
Mr. McKie
1.5
9 Extras
She,
Mr. Gale
1.2
214
Aileen, Lieut. Close, R.B.
1.3
1.2
H. M. C. Elliott, st. Paley, b Eccles
s. Powell, c Green, b Eccles.....
Extras
Lysley Alexander Green Riderwood Eccles
Lysley Green Eccles
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
First Innings.
Overs. Maid. Runs. Wile. A.B. Wicket.
27 5 80
0 0 5
12 3 45 17 3 45
@
1 0 1 0
4 0 21 0 3 }) 14 บ Second Innings.
14 4. 46 11
0
2 21 0
0
2.20 0 24
RIFLE BRIGADE.
G. Peley, b Firth Capt. Ferguson, b Lowion J. Power,b Firth
Capt. Eocles, c. Firth, ↳ Firth Sert. Barton, b Lowson.
C. Percival, a Darby, b Mast C. W. Knox, not out.....
K. Alexander, b Lowson
G. Lysley,c Firth, à L wson Pte. Riderwood, c Ellis, barby Pte Green, b Firth
Extras
000.
A
O
0
1
18
09
39
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1
12
DOMO
0
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Our prediction that the game begun last Friday would, on being resumed on Saturday, prove interesting and exciting and demonstrate the Club's want of a wicketkeeper was exactly fulfilled. The Club had played a first innings of 214 and the Regiment had lost 2 wickets for 2 runs when Captains Ferguson and Eccles faced the bowling shortly after 11 a.m. Saturday. The start was disastrous beyond measure; for the first delivery saw Eccles c. and b. by Firth, the first and last balls of Lowson's opening over disposed of Sergt. Burton and Lysley, and in Lowson's second over a trimmer sent back Ferguson, the telegraph board showing 6.10.4 and disappointment prevailing all round. But those who now made arrangements to quit the cricket ground for other centres of amusement forgot about the proverbial uncertainty of the game and, if they carried out their plans, were deprived of expe- riencing the most delicate titillations which can flutter a cricketer's heart. With a very long hill to mount, Percival and Knox set to work with a will and by resolute batting raised the score to 76 for 7 wickets, which, though hardly so good as the 89 for 7 wickets of the Club on the day before, yet showed that the bowling was not so deadly as it looked and that steady play might accomplish much. The chief feature of "Percival's invaluable innings was his leg playing, by which he scored most of his runs. Upon his retirement, Alexander rendered Knox tremendous assistance; in fact, the partnership of these two was the main incident in the match. Getting together at 76, when the only thing to be played for seemed to be the avoidance of a follow-on, these two officers not only saved their side from this humiliation but also raised justifiable hopes that they would at he aparated till the Club score was passed. het.. men played all the good bowl. ing and score of tae loose stuff; forcing tactics were never attempted and the ball was always kept well along the ground. As ten after ten
A very into 18ting oricket match was played went up, cheers came from the Pavilion and between the Longkong Rovers' Cricket Club from all round the ground, and as the batsmen and the Victoris Cricket Club at Happy Valley on Saturday, which resulted in a good but risky were going as strong as ever, it looked like a great victory for the Rifles with only seven win for the latter. The Victoria Cricket Club wickets down. The suspense came to an end, having won the toss went in first. After the however, by Lowson bowling Alexander with a fall of the fifth wicket the Victorians declared beautiful ball, which just took the off bail. The their innings closed for 103. The Rovers went retiring batsman richly deserved the hearty in next with a good prospect of winning the ovation which awaited him and is to be con- match after the fall of the sixth wicket. But gratulated on having shown nerve, judgment, Lammert's effective bowling in the last over took and defence, such as is too seldom seen in Hong-four wickets for no runs and this decided the kong. It was no mean feat to have assisted in win for the Victoria Cricket Club.
Lowson Firth Darby
T. S. Smith Mast Elliott Powell
Total
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
200
Overs. Maid. Rass Wide. N.B. Wickat
21 9 34 29 8 55
13
4 21
0 0 4 1 0 0 0
4
12
37 0
9
22 12
0 0
3 2
0
ROVERS' CRICKET CLUB
V. VICTORIA CRICKET CLUB.
Seabreeze....Capt. Stewart, R.B.
K
on
an-
Payne, Stella, and Meteor allowed Dart, Erisa, Ladybird, and Princess 1 minute and 5 seconds; She and Aileen 7 minutes, and Seabreeze 10 minutes. When the pier gun went Dart, Ladybird, Aileen, and Seabreeze were the
of the line, at wrong side chor in the strong tide, and were unable to cross for want of wind for some 12 or 13 minutes after the starting gun. Ladybird, Aileen, and Beabreeze hauled down their flags and cruised down the harbour, but Dart and Erica waited patiently." In the meantime, the other boats had drifted down to near the Pacific Mail steamer, an east wind put Erica and Dart across the starting line, and the Erica was able, by keeping well inshore, to pass the whole fleet before they caught the wind and rounded the Cosmopolitan Dook buoy with s lead of over 3 minutes from Payne, Princess, and Meteor, which rounded together, with She and Stella close up. Dart ran into a calm on the way and followed some 10 minutes after Stella.
In the reach and ran down to Green Island mark Erica and Payne ran away from the rest, and Princess fell behind somewhat, and the mark-bost was rounded by Erica at about » quarter to one, with Payne second, then Meteor, Stella, Princess, She, and Dart.
In the beat up to the Police Pier at Kowloon Payne passed Erica into first place and Princess closed up and the dinghy off the pier was rounded as follows :—
Payne Frica Princess She Metsor Dart
H.
M.
2 14 07
2 15 55
2 19 45
2 27 05
2 35 35 1 29
An uneventful run brought them down to Commopolitan Dock buoy, which was rounded as follows:—
Payne.. Erica Princess
She.... Keteor
H. M.- 8.
2 46 05
2 46 19
2 49 10
1
2 55 25
3 5:44
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