December 1, 1902.]
Hongkong footballers will much regret to hear that W. H. Rassell, the star full back of the Club's Association team last year, met with a severe accident immediately after his return to London football and was unable to help the London Caledonians in the first round of the Charity Cup v. Clapton (for which club, by the way, Russell used to play before he came out to Hongkong). Russell's play is as much appreciated in London as it was out here, and it is to be hoped that he is by now once more fit for play. I cal football sustained a great loss when he left for home.
CRICKET.
OMPAX
H,K.C.C. V. THE SHERWOOD FORESTERS.
The match against, "the Regiment" used always to be one of the pleasantest and most interesting games of the Club's season, and, in days gone by, it was essential that the Clab should put its strongest team into the field in order to stand any chance of winning. In recent years, however, frequent and prolonged terms of active service hare had their effect
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officers, the band of the Regiment, ander Band-master Bradley, played an excellent pro- gramme. The following are the full scores and
analyses:-
SHERWOOD FORESTERS.
First Innings. Capt. Anley, e sub., b
Lamble
Second Innings.
Watts
4:9
CRAIGENGOWER C.C.
0. M.
A.
#.
Skinner
7 1
2)
2
6
16
2
Palmer
25
Howyer
2
20
Tillman
14
Gutheridge
3
15
b Lamblė
Phillimore
1
cmith, bi amble
22
Rutter
3
11
MacGibbon
2
12
b Fawcett
2
0
lb. w., b Lamble
1
12
e Turner. h Lamble 5
U
st Smith, b Turner 25
0
15 Lt. Wybergh, b Lamble 0 Lt. Rimington, & Smith,
bamble
Lt. Collin, b Turner Sergt. Buckley, c' Turner,
b Goldring
c Heron, b Turner 0 st Smith, b Lamble 31
Ob Fawcett
Lt. Hodgson. b Lamble L.-Corpl. Meakin, st
Smith, bamile. Sergt. Westerman, not out ◊ Lt. Armstrong, c Turner,
b Lamble L.-Corpl, Hallam, b Gold-
ring
Pte. Cunningham, c Al-
lenby, b Goldring
Extr .8
Total
0 not out..........
11
1
0
0
c Turner, b Lamble 16
Extras
39
Total
H.K.C C.
Second Innings.
*
10
First Innings. Lt. Allenby, R N., c Col-
lin, h Rimington Lt. W. Smith, R.A., c
Buckley, b Rimington 15 not ont
7
kin
W. C. D. Tarner, ran out 32 Comdr. Woolcombe, E N.,
1 b.w., b Meakin Capt. Fawcett, RA
Hodgson
Lt. C. H. For ei, R.N
c Westerman, Rim- ington
0
h
25 not out
Mjr. 1.e breton Simmons,
R.E., b Hodgsou
P. W. Goldring, b lodg
БОЛ
upon, at any rate, the last two Regiments J. Hoopes, l.b w., bilen- stationed here, and, as a consequence, the teams they have put into the field have not been as strong as they might have been in more peaceful times. A long spell of hard fighting in South Africa and the necessity of supplying officers and men for the Peking Legation Guard have considerably weakened the 1st Battalion of the Sherwood Foresters from a cricket point of view, and, consequently, they were unalla to put a very strong team i to the field to oppose the Club on the 2nd ult. On paper, the Club XI appeared to be much too strong for them, aud indeed it was a stronger team than the executive intended to select; they, however, had no choice, as only 12 names were put down in the match book! The match book was started with the idea of giving every member of the Club an opportunity of playing in an occasional match, at any rate; in spite, however, of the frequent complaints that "the young players never get a chance," it would appear that the fault lies entirely with them, as they certainly do not avail themselves of their opportunities.
With regard to the cricket on the 22nd ult., it cannot be said that any exceptional form was shown by any one, and, though the Club won the match very easily, it was more on account of the weakness of their opponents than through any great prowess on their part. The S. F.'s won the toss and batted first but were all dismissed for the poor total of 39. Only three batsmen scored at all consequently there were eight O's! Lamble was chiefly instru- mental in bringing about their downfall, capturing 6 wickets for 23 runs. Goldring, too, was very effec.ive for the short time he was on, and took 3 wickets for 4 runs. The Club easily headed their opponents' score, mainly through the instrumentality of Turner (32) and Fawcett (25). Rimingto 1 bowled well for the 8. F.'s, taking 4 wickets for 33. On going in a second time the Regiment did far better and Westaman (31), Hodgson (5) and Wybergh (22) showed that the Club were somewhat fortunate in dismissing them so Indeed, with easily in the first innings
more practice, there is no reason why the S.r.'s should not put a very fair team into the field, and it is to be hoped that, later ou in the season, they will give the Club, a much better` and closer game. Their total of 116 with the 39 scored in the first innings only left the Club 30 runs to get. With barely a quarter of an hour left for play, the Foresters sportingly went out again at once without taking their lawful ten minutes interval, and the Club sent in Fawcett and Smith to try and knock off the runs. This they succeeded in doing, thanks almost entirely to the hard-hitting of the latter, who scored his 31 not out in brilliant style Club. Thus the won, very easily, by 10 wickets and 11 raos, Lamble was again successful with the ball in the Forester's second innings, and, in the match, took altogether 12 wickets for 59 ruos -- very creditable performance against any batsmen. A fair number of ladies graced the match with their presence, and during the after- noou, by kind permission of Colonel Wyally and
G. O. Heron, l.b.w., b
Rimington
P. T. Lamble, not out
Extras
Total
Lamble.... Turner Goldring Allenby
Fawcett
Hodgson Rimington
Meakin Colin
13
G
6
2
2
8 Extras
126 Total (no wickets)
BOWLING ANALYSI .
SHERWOOD FURESUEL 8.
2
FOOTBALL.
H.K F.C. v.
ARGONAUT."
On the 22nd ult. the Hongkong Football Club played a team from H.M.S. Argonaut, Thero was a large attendance and the game was fast. The teams were as u der :-
H.K.F.C.-C. C. Hickling, goal; C. H. P. Hay and Pearce, backs; G, H. Gaskell, R.E., C. 1. Kew, and-Davies, half-backs; W. W. Clarke, N. H. Rutherford, C.R.S. Cooper, .R. 116 Kerr, and G. S. Cooks, R.N., forwards.
H.M.S. Argonaut : T. Bank, goal; J. Morrison and E. Taylor, backs, J. Percy, T. Parker and C Chissold, half-backs; G. Stevens. G. Callaghan, T. Paton, T. Goggle, and- Brown, R.N.
First Innings. Second Innings.
31
Referee-Mr. F. Browne.
The Navy kicked off, an I in a few moments were within th Club territory, but their raid ended in a bye. From the goal-kick the Club pressed home and were soon in front of 5 the posts, but only a corner resulted, Tho Argonauts were not long in returning the attack and were successful in scoring the first go of the match, the honour falling to allaghan, the inside right. The slot was one which Hickling was entirely unable to save. Hickling had in the next few minutes a great deal to do in repelling the attacks of the Argonauts, and be responded well to the demands made upon him. The Navy defouco was also good. Banks in goal distinguisho imself. 4 saviug brilliantly on more than one occasion. The backs were playing a strong gaine too, and failly kept the Club forwards in check, while Parker at centre-half fed his forwards well, For the Club, Kerr played plu kily a d Kew was 83 usual steady and made no mistakes. Play was very fast until half-time arrived, when the score stood-
፩.
0. M. R. W.
(). M. R.
9 3 23 6
7.2
36 6
7
12
1
4
16 2
1.4
+ 3
+
21
3
12
11
Second Innings.
H K.C.C.
First Innings.
0. M. R. W.
1 40 3 12.5 -- 33 4 6 2 21 2 3 1 21
1 29 2
0. M. R. W.
3
18 3
28
4
CRAIGENGOWER C C. v. R. YAL ENGINEERS C.C. The above Clubs met at Happy Valley on the 22nd ult. The match ended in a easy win for Craigengower by 119 runs and 2 wickets. Appended are the scores and analyses :
ROYAL ENGINEERS C.C. kinner, c Stuart, b Brawn Smith, c Brawn, b Pestonji Watts, e Jord n, b Pestonji Tillman, b Pestonji { Barnfather, c Jordan, b Pestonji Gutheridge, b Pestonji
Palmer, e Jordan, b Pestonji Bowyer, o Sturt, b Brawn Phillimore, b Pestonji
Rutter, o Stuart, b Pestonji MacGibbon, not out
Extras
M E. Asger, b Skinner A. O. Brawn, b Skinner J. P. Jordan, b Watts
4
0
0
5
0
0
Total
17
CRAIGENGOWER C.C.
8
0
0
J. D. Kinniard, b Palmer
27
R. Basa, c Palmer, b Watts
+
L. A. Kose, c Palmer, b Phillimore
46
I. E. Lammert, b Palmer
8
B. Pestonji, not out
J. L. Stuart, b MacGibbon
F. Rapp, not ont
E. Ford, did not bat.
Extras
29
10
Total (for 8 wickets) BOWLING ANALYSES.
...136
8 2 11
2
1
6
8
ROYAL ENGINEERS C.C.
K.
Brawn ............ Pestonji .......87 ........24 24.........、
207
A gonaut 1 goal; H.K.C.F., nil.
After the interval the Club started away by pressing hard. The forwards worked well and were backed up excellently by the half-backs and backs, Pearce especially making himself prominent. But the Navy appeared to have the better stamina. Again and again they got within reach of their opponents' goal and only failed to add to their score by the consistently good defence of Pearce, Hay, and Hickling. In the course of a secimmage that occurred in front of the Navy goal the Club were lucky to secure the equalising goal, the ball being sent between the posts accident- ally by Taylor, the right back. In the conclud- ing portion of the game both sides played hard to gain the lead, but the match ended without further scoring. The result was-
Argonaut, 1 goal; H.K.F.C., 1 goal.
Another match took place at the Happy Valley on the 24th ult. between the H.K.F.C.
and the Argonaut, The Club team was oka very
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scratch composition, and could not hold
the Argonauts, who won by five goals to nit.
M. Blanchet, the Director of the Messageries Fluviales Co. and President of the Saigon Chamber of Commerce, died at Saigon on October 28th. He was 48 years of age and a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour.
The Kobe Chronicle says of the story of the plot against the life of the Emperor of Japan it appears to have arisen from the fact that, as usaal, a pilot engine was sent on in front of the Imperial train, and this was sufficient in the imaginative minds of some people along the line, who had never seen a pilot engine used before, to warrant a belef in the discovery of some dinger, which eventually, was magnified into an explosive. There are few countries in the world where there is less probability of an attack on the Sovereign thin Japan, concludes our contemporary.
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