October 21, 1901.]
far 8.3
CRICKET.
Had punctuality been observed on the 12th inst., the probability is that the United Services would have been dismissed by tiffin time and the Civilians, going in fresh to bat, would have made a better fight of it. Another matter requiring attention and easily remediable is that batsmen should be ready waiting their turn to bat; much valuable time is wasted by breaking the two-minutes rule. Verb. Sap! Saturday was a day of small things, 80 runs were concerned, for the rain in the night had furnished 8 bowlers' wicket. The fielding showed an improvement, we think, notwithstanding that it was not all catches which were held. But there is yet room for vast improvement, and we still miss that fielding attribute which can best be described as being on the tip-toe of expectation. That the onlookers can and do appreciate and encourage smart fielding is shown by the approval with which every piece of quick work in that line was received all round the ground. Apathy and something akin to disdain where fielding is concerned, are the chief blemishes in modern cricket, and Hongkong is, we are sorry to say, very much up-to-date in this respect. We don't want to rub it in too much, but we must re-iterate that the side which is nimblest on its pins, surest in its catches and quickest in its returns is our pat side, because it best plays the game and stands the best chance of winning. There is no doubt also that the art of running be- tween wickets is but little understood in Hong- kong: the whole secret is efficient backing up a fast sprint over the pitch and a quick recovery to start for the next run. Every fielder and batsman ought to leg it as though he were flee- ing for his life with a hue and cry raised around him. One more platitude, viz., the hitter calls for strokes in front of the wicket and his vis-a-vis for strokes behind the wicket: yet this, and decision in calling, are often not observed. We have ventured to state some of the axioms and postulates of cricket because, if they are not borne in mind, there can be no Q.E.F. or Q.E.D. correctly arrived at.
I
Subse-
The United Services began to bat about 11.35 and opened with two R.W.F. Captains. Cadogan was run out by smart co-operation between Lee and Arthur. Rotherham played carefully till one from Doctor proved too good. Preedy hit hard and well for his useful 21. But it was Clif- ton Brown and Dorehill who showed the best batting form, the R.A. Major being par- ticularly active. These two put on 25 runs very rapidly immediately after tiffin. quently Clapham lunged out and got into double figures. The innings closed for 119, an unexpectedly small total, notwithstanding that such good bats as Dyson and Radcliffe could not play. Doctor and Mackenzie both bowled well. The former was not sending down 80 many loose balls to leg: if he can bowl as well on a hard wicket as he did on Saturday's wicket. (and we think he will, for he is fast off the pitch), his inclusion in the local XI in Novem- ber is probably assured.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADÊ REPORT.
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demonstrated how running between wickets should be carried out. Had the wickets continued to fall as at the beginning of the innings, it was on the cards that the Civilians might, by slashing hitting, have knocked off the runs at their second attempt, but the fates were not propitions. If they had been, that half hour lost at the start could have been most valuable. In two innings Doctor took 10 wickets for 89 runs, a gratify ing result. The keeping of Arthur showed au advance upon last week's performance, we are glad to say. It is evident that unless two of the mainstays of last season's Civilians' XI show improved form in the next few weeks, their inclusion in the Colonial team in November next is a very doubtful matter!
By the courtesy of the Colonel and Officers of the R.W.F., their band played a pleasing selection of music on the ground during the afternoon.
HONGKONG BOAT CLUB.
SCRATCH FOURS.
333
On Monday, the 14th inst., a scratch race for four-oared boats between members of the H.K.B.C. was timed to come off. Three crews were entered, but at the last moment a member of one the crews failed to put in sn appear- ance-much to the annoyance of his boat-and the race was reduced to a match between the crews stroked by Messrs. E. A. Katsch and E. W. Carpenter, although Kennett's three men paddled down to the start. Katech's boat, who had drawn No. I station, were on the spot punctually, but their opponents were no less than half-an-hour behind time-a fact which no doubt counted severely against the punctual crew. At 5.45 p.m., when the start was made, a tremendously heavy rain-storm came down, which caused the competitors to It was a matter of much regret that the sub-struggle against rain, wind, and tide slike. sidiary match arranged to be played in the Happy On the firing of the starting-gun the hate Valley did not take place. When men have crew, stroked by Carpenter, got away nearly promised to play and thus precluded themselves a stroke ahead, but their rivals soon regained from making other engagements for Saturday this advantage and were leading by half a afternoon, it is, to say the least, annoying to learn length. Carpenter, however, was not to be that the fixture has been cancelled, We hope, denied, and though Seth started to take however, that the present failure will neither his men a long way out from shore they prevent other like matches from being arranged forged ahead. Before half the distance was for, nor deter men from consenting to play. completed, stroke in No. 1 boat was obviously
Appended are the score and analysis:-
played out, while Carpenter was going as steady as a rock. The excellent steering of Stevens to a certain extent neutralised this, but by the time the winning post was reached Carpenter was easily first the official verdict was a length. Owing to the erratic course of No. 2 boat spectators on the launch were in doubt of the result. No blame, however, attaches to the cox of the winners, as the rain was positively blind- ing. Carpenter deserves every credit for the way in which he kept his crew in hand.
UNITED SERVICES.
First Innings. Capt. Cadogan, R.W.F.,
run out
Capt. Rotherham, R.W.F.,
b Doctor
Pte. Preedy, R.W.F., C
Smith, b Doctor
Lt. Krie enbeck, 22nd B.I.,
c Smith, b Mackenzie Lt. Ross, R.N., & Smith, b
Mackenzie
Lt. Clifton Brown, R.N., c
Lee, b Mackenzie Comm. Woollcombe, R.N.,
1.b.w. b Doctor
Major Dorehill, R.A., not
ont...
Capt. Clapham, R.A., b
Mackenzie
Lt. Baurke, I.S.C., b Doctor Capt. Waymouth, R.A., b
Doctor
c
Second Innings.
Ub Doctor
14 lb. w., b. Smith...
21 b Cox
S.-B. Std. Morrison,
Woodgatos, b Mackenzie 1 Byes 5, leg-byes 4 9
Ο
0
4
6
*
The arrangements were excellent, the Police being very energetic in maintaining a clear course under exceptional difficulties, while the launch for members and friends of the Club was admirably looked after.
Mr. A. Ellis was starter, Mr. A. Denison umpire, and Mr. A. H. Hollingsworth judge.
The crews were as follows :---
BOAT AND STATION.
6
l.b.w., b Doctor... 14 st Arthur, b
0
Smith
21
25
st. Arthur, b Doc-
tor
9
С Maitland,
b
7
Doctor
18 not out.............. 28
15
c Burnie, b Doctor 0
3
e Arthur, b Cox.. 26
◊ not out
*
10
No. 2.
J. Bogustow (bow)
11st JIb
Byes 6, leg-bye 1
7
H. Heckford
11st 11lbs
Total
119 Total (9 wickets) 125 CIVILIANS.
H. L. Bingay, R.E.
11st 4lbs
11st 7lbs
F. Maitland, e Dorehill. b Waymouth C. M. G. Burnie, c Woollcombe, b Morrison 30 K. W. Mounsey b Preedy
0
No. 1.
2
F. C. Barlow (bow)
9st 9lbs
A. Mackenzie, b Waymouth
13
J. Plummer...
T. Sercombe Smith, c Dorehill, b Preedy 9
C. Sherrington
g
E. A. Katsch (stroke).
9st 10lbs
5
G. R. Stevens, jr. (cox)
4
3
2
1
10
6
85
First Innings,
J. A. Woodgates, b Preedy
J. E. Lee, b Preedy
A. R. Lowe, b Preedy
H. Arthur, b Preedy
J. H Smythe, b Morrison
M. J. Doctor, not out
P. A. Cox, o Preedy b Morrison
Byes 5, leg-byes 1
T. S. Smith M. J. Doctor A. R. Lowe
Total
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
UNITED SERVICES.
First Innings.
Second Innings.
0.
R. M.
W.
0. M. R.
13
3 28
6
1 31
w. 2
21 6 46'
5
3 43
5
12 A. Mackenzie
4 25 5
7
3 15
2
11
4
17
2
4
8
The Civilians had an apparently easy task before them to knock off 119 runs, particularly considering that a wind had improved the pace of the pitch: perhaps the task was undertaken too lightly, for excepting Burnie who again, showed good form, not a man on the Civilian side did himself justice. True, Preedy bowled at a great speed, and in the main kept a good length with a useful short bumping ball at intervals: but that was not enough to account for the collapse, over which it is probably better | J. E. Lee to draw a veil and over which many a Civilian partisan experienced much anguish. In addition to Preedy, a new bowler, Morrison from the R.N. hospital, bowled and may be heard of again; he will be asked to appear again next Saturday.
When the Services batted a second time
P. A. Cox
J. A. Woodgates
2
CIVILIANS. First Innings.
0. M.
R.
8
22
13. 2 43
5-1
14
Capt. Waymouth Pte. Preedy Morrison
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HONGKONG POLICE v. H.M. NAVAL YARD,
about 4.15, wickets fell fast and 7 were down This match, played on Saturday, 12th inst., for 52, thanks chiefly to the bowling of Doctor.ended in favour of the Police by 2 runs after an But a respite was brought by Burke who finely tropnoed the bowling till he was given out caught at the wicket, a dubiously correct decision. At 93 Dorehill and Waymouth, part pers in many a good match, got together and added over 30 before stumps were drawn at 5.30 p.m. The Major again played a sterling not out inning and with his comrade in
exciting match. The following were the scores:-Naval Yard-Ormsby 4, Denny 19, Blewett 1, Gladwell 0, Brand 17 not out, Lee 2, Spurr 1, Henwood 1, Makoveyeff 4, Leek 0, Per- rett 1, Total 50. Police-Lander 0, Pitt 11. MoHardy 2, George 1,Reynolds 10, Withers 8, Winter 0, Quinn 11, Deveney 4, Wade 2, Jolly 0, Extras 3, Total 53.
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E. W. Carpenter (stroke).. S. A. Seth (cox)
9st 4lbs
12st 8lbs
From the Sketch of the 11th ult. we take the following:-The well-known saying anent the difficulty of catching a lie, once it has got a fair-or unfair-start, has once more been proved true. Thus, when General De Wet derailed a train at Honing Spruit more than twelve months ago, and two hundred British soldiers were captured, it was erroneously reported that the whole number belonged to the koyal Welsh Fusiliers. As a matter of fact, only seventeen "Royal Goats" were among the unfortunate two hundred; but the error was repeated by a leading Telegraphic Agency, celebrated has been revived recently in a novelist's book on the War, and recorded by a Natal paper in its calendar as "Capture of the Welsh Fusiliers, 1900." Naturally, this has been resented by a regiment whose record is second to none in the British Army, and Lieutenant-Colonel Sir R. A. W. Colleton, commanding the 1st Battalion, on behalf of his regiment, writes from the. Front" to point Royal out that of seventeen hundred of the “ Welsh" who have served during the War, in which the regiment has, as always, borne itself nobly, from first to last only thirty-six have been captured, and thirteen of this number were non-combatant invalids captured in a train playfully derailed by our "brother Boers." In justice to the gallant Welsh Fusiliers, Colonel too widely Colleton's protest cannot be circulated.
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