420
At the
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
81 avers bowled, only 5 were maidens. This in Į itself shows that the bowling was not very dif. ficult to cope with. The Garrison fielding all round was safe and in one or two cases already mentioned brilliant: but probably some of the bowlers might have set their fields with better judgment. About 12.15 the Garrison wont in to tackle the large total before them. If they were to over top the Club score they had to maintain the same rate of ran getting as the Club had achieved, viz, 10 runs an hour. An inauspicious start was made, for Wall called Ainslie for a snick to very deep slip, who field- ing and returning well to the bowler's end had the pleasure of running out Ainslie at 13. Three runs later Krickenbeek pulled a fast widish one from Salter on to his stumps. Langhorne and Wall averted further disaster before tiffin, when the score was 30 for 2 wickets. After tiffin Smith at once met with success, as Wall was well held at point off him, and Burke fell first ball. With the last balls of his next two overs the same bowler accounted for Dyson and Langhorne, the latter appearing to be just about well set. Then Salter came with a rush, bag- ging three out of the last four wickets for 7 runs, Hill in the meantime having fallen in the slips off the other bowler. The innings closed for 62 runs, Major Dorehill taking out his bat for a very watchful 9. Smith and Salter bowled unchang ed and had the creditable analysis of 5 for 27 and 4for 29 respectively. They certainly owe much to the fielding, which was alert and strenuous, every man in the eleven doing his best. At about a quarter to three, the Garrison essayed a second innings and the energies of the club were bent on getting them out again. The bowlers were the same successful pair and the field took the same places as before. The R. A. Major and Ainslie opened very cautiously and runs were hardly as plentiful as loot. Four- teen overs yielded only 19 runs: in the fourteenth over Ainslie was taken by the wicket kosper standing back to Salter's express 38. same total of 20, three more wickets fell, Dore- hill running himself out and Krickenbook and Langhorne falling in one over to Salter. Burke and Wall made a stand and knocked off the bowlers, who were succeeded by Lee and Strong; the latter in his second over got rid of Burke for a hard hit 28. Dyson succeeded and played very steadily but was beaten by Lee at 103. Wall survived for another ten runs, when he was well caught by Strong off his own bowl- ing. Wall was the only officer who had yet played the bowling with any effective con- fidence, and his 42 was an excellent display. His speed between wickets is great: does he always realise that all are not so fleet- footed ? The next two to make a stand were the R. W. F. pair, and they added 40 be- fore Higgon was bowled by MacKenzie, who effected the desired separation in his first over. Nicholson and Hill both hit out, the latter play ing in very free style and not falling to Salter (who had resumed a few overs previously) until he had made a grand 6 off him and had made a capital 50 off his own bat. The fine ball that bowled him just shook off the bails. Lumb brought up the rear but fell in Salter's next over, the total being 196, and Nicholson being not out for a good 15. It was ten minutes past 5 or within five minutes of the agreed upon time for drawing stumps when the last wicket fell Several catches were weakly dropped in the last quarter hour of play, and all chance of closing the innings within the time looked hopeless: but Salter came with a final rush, and it is really due to his splendid bowling in the second innings that the Club achieved its hand- some victory. His analysis was 5 for 46 in the second innings and for the match 9 for 75! The Colonel and Officers of the R.W.F. had kindly promised their band for Saturday afternoon and only an unforeseen occurrence prevented the band from performing. The thanks of the Club are, however, none the less due. Next Saturday the H.K.C.C. and the H.K.F.C. try a
fall.
Appended are the full score and analysis :-
THE CLUB. First Innings.
T, Sercombe Smith, b Higgon
F. Maitland, o Hill, b Higgon
5
.156
R. D. Anderson, b Higgon...
Lieut. Strong, B.M.L.I., b Higgon
0 10
Lieut. Clifton Brown, B.N., b Dorchill 59
A. Gordon Ward, at Lumb, b Higgon J. F. Noble, c Langhorne, b Dorohill
66
30
D. W. Salter, Fun ont
C. M. G. Burnie, o Dorehill, b Higgon A. Mackenzie, not ont J. E. Leo, a and b Higgon
Extras
Total
THE GARRISON
First Innings.
18
21
5
8
20
.998
7
2
Capt. Wall, I M.S., c Maitland, b S. Smith 13 Capt. Ainslie, 3 M.L.I., run out Lieut. Krickenbeek, 22 B., b Salter Capt. Langhornua, R.A., b Sercombe Smith 10 Lieut. Burke, 22 B., b Sercombe Smith Major Dyson, A.P.D., b Sercombe Smith 4 Major Dorchill, R.A., not ont
0
5
Lt. Higgon, R.W.F., è Maitland, b Saltor G Lt. Hill, R.W.F., c Strong, b S. Smith Lt. Nicholson, 3 M.L.I., 5 Salter Lt. Lumb, 3 M.L.I., c Barnie, h Salter
Extras
Total
• Second Innings. Major Dorehill, R.A., run out
Capt. Ainslie, 3 M.L.I., c Clifton Brown,
b Salter.
Capt. Wall, I M.S., c and b Strong Lieut. Krickenbeek, 22 B., b Salter Capt. Langhorne, R.A., b Salter Lieut. Burke, 22 B., b Strong Major Dyson, A.P.D., b Lee Lieut. Hill, b Salter
Lieut. Higgon, R.W.F., b Mackenzie Lieut. Nicholson, 3 M. L.I., not out Lieut. Lumb, 3 M.L.I., b Salter
Extras
Dorehill Higgon Langhorne Hill
Total....
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
Krickenbeek Ainslie Nicholson
6
62
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13
42
h
0
23
12
50
12
15
h
18
.196
THE CLUB.
0. M. 21 2 107 2 23.1 3 92
n.
W.
7
16
0
0
3
0
19
0
6 0
34 0
4
A
19
0
3
0
27
THE GARRISON, First Innings.
T. Sercombo Smith D. W. Salter
Second Innings.
Sercombe Smith D. W. Salter Strong Lee Mackenzie
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****S ERF
*
0.
M. R.
16.1 :6 15.5
27
12 5 33
15.1 3 46 10
0
33 2
10 1 34
4
1
0 27
1
FOOTBALL.
HONGKONG F. C. V. VICTORIA R. C.
5
The above game was played at Happy Valley on Saturday afternoon in good weather, before a fair turn-out of spectators.
The Hongkong Club won the toss and kicked off with the wind. They immediately set about forcing the pace, and succeeded in carrying the leather up to Chunnett's post, but an injudicious shot sent the ball on the outside of the sticks. A free kick from A foul throw-in
gave them another chance of scoring, but a marked tendency on the part of certain players to selfishly hang on to the ball afforded the visitors a chance to get away- a chance, needless to say, they were not slow to avail themselves of. They rushed their opponents' position, but Lapsley spoilt a likely opening by kicking wide. The goal kick saw the ball again captured by the Vio" forwards, who again kept Kew on the qui rive until Loureiro settled the point by sending past. The game now assumed for some time a give-and-take appearance, and hard knocks were rather freely exchanged. The visitors were, however, doing all the pressing, and to relieve a well sustained attack Looker kicked into touch. Russell and Looker were in good form and blocked two successive fine shots. Herton captured, and sent in a swift ball that Kow just managed to save-more by luck than by good judgment, though. Ap- parently tired of these continued offensive tactics, which might result at any moment, no matter how vigorous the defence, in the ball being netted, the ground forwards, collecting themselves and bringing some judgment into play, were successful in capturing. Evading the Vio forwards by judicious wing-to-wing passing, they looked like securing first honour, but Fittock and Duncan tackled, and an un- productive corner resulted. Half time was sounded without any coring having taken place.
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The resumption of play saw the ground men still active. The forwards got splendidly but sent the ball past. Danger was not a together averted, however. They seemed bent on returning the compliment they themselves had received earlier in the game, and Chunnett was called upon to save a strong, high shût from Wild. "The Vie" custodian was fully awake, however, and saved neatly. The visitors were not successful in getting the hall away, and two corners in succession were claimed by the ground eleven, the second seeing the ball just skim over the bar. Play from now till the whistle sounded was "much of a muchness,” and the game ended without either side scoring
H.K.F.C. V. R.E. TEAM.
The Hongkong Football Club met a team from the Royal Engineers on Monday afternoon at Happy Valley, and defeated them after about ap hour's uninteresting play. The weather con ditions, however, were entirely opposed to good football, a drizzling rain that continued almost throughout the entire game leaving the ground very heavy. Neither side had its full comple ment of players, the Club representatives num- bering ten and the Engineers but nine. The teams were :--
H.K.F.C.: Goal-Kew; back-Looker; half- backs-Jenkins, Bonnar, and Howard; forwards -Low, (Capt. Swettenham, R. A.), Noble, Wild, and Loo.
R.E. Goal-Burrell; backs-Thornhill and Tuohy; half-backs-McCraight and Dean; for- wards-Barlou, Gordon, Carrigan, and Nolan.
The game was timed for 4.15, but the ball was not kicked off by the Engineers, who won the toss, until close on five o'clock. - Half a minute after the start Burrell was visited, but Swetten- ham kicked wide. The Engineera soon after retaliated, a swift ball from the right wing just baing caught by Kew. Low captured, and carried the field to the visitors' territory. Burrell return- ed a slow ball from Low who again tried for goal, but kicked rather wide. Nolan now retaliated for his side, and sent in a long shot that Kew easily kicked clear. The ground forwards had another run upfield, and evaded Thornhill and Tuohy. A pass from the right wing gave Noble an opening, and the ball was netted. At half-time the score stood at one goal to nil in favour of the slab.
After crossing over, the H.K.F.7. made an effort to rush their opponents, and succeeded in carrying the ball well up to Burrell's charge. Thornhill's strong defence, however, made the combination abortive. The Engineers, short- handed as they were, quite held their own, and gave Kew an occasional look-up. At no time, however, was play on either side brilliant, but, as has already been said, in the weather prevail- ing it would have been absurd to expect bril liant play. A second or so before the whistle sounded Noble again scored, and the game en- ded in a win for the home eleven by two goals to nothing.
A football match was played at Happy Valley on the 17th inst. between a team from H.M.S. Argonaut and one from the Royal Artillery, 25th Company. The game resulted in a win for the latter by two goals to one, this being the first defeat sustained by the Argonaut
men.
RUGBY-CIVILIANS V. UNITED SERVICES.
The Civilians played the United Services on Thursday afternoon on the Happy Valley ground, and the Services pulled off the game by
goal and two tries to nil. The game was of rather a scrambling nature, but the winners' backs were too good for their opponents. The Civilian forwards were somewhat the better men, but could not make up for the inferiority behind the scrimmage. The Services scored a try early in the game, the sole score of the first half. Just before half-time Hanson damaged his arm and had to leave the field, but Ardron was allowed to take his place in the Civilian three quarter line. In the second half the Services scored a goal and, after a bad pisos of by their opponenta, a try. None the of the game McMurtzie very unluckily, fai to land a fine goal from a mark, the ball hitting the post and cross-bar, and the Civilians thus beaten pointlem. The teamE WHEN :--
United Servions: back---Chambers; three- quarter backs-Chetwode, Sinclair, Wilshire,
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