November 27, 1909.]
THE INTERPORT CRICKET WEEK.
HONGKONG V. SHANGHAI.
BRILLIANT STAND BY HONGKONG.
RECORD SCORE.
After two days' delay beyond the originally fixed time the interport cricket meeting commenced on the Cricket Ground on Monday last in ideal weather. Hongkong and Shanghai, as arranged, opened the programme, and the little feeling of uneasiness associated with the non-arrival of the Singapore players was dissipated before the match was started, the word being passed round at eleven o'clock that the Palawan had been sighted off Gap Rock.
Considerable preparation had been made for the tourney. A grand-stand had been erected at the lower corner in front of the Law Courts, and another was situated on the Queen's Road side of the ground, while a small marquee in royal climson was placed in front of the Club for the accommodation of H.E. the Governor. In the pavilion itself matting covered the entrance, and inside arrangements were made for catering to the players and supplying their creature comforts.
Before eleven o'clock both teams
were
on the ground. Turner won the toss and decided that Hongkong should bat first. The Rev. W. H. Maundrell was
to have acted AS umpire for Hongkong, but he was unable to attend in the morning, and Mr. A. Mackenzie donned the white coat, while Mr. A. R. Lowe umpired on behalf of Shanghai until relieved by Mr. A. R. Sutherland. Mr. W. D. Jupp was the official scorer.
score
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE KEPORT.
461
Good fielding prevented many likely hits from sending the ball into the Law Courts, and with being productive, but the towling could not the next drive he dropped the leather into the reach the sticks. Another instance of Pearce's roadway in front of the Naval Office. Another good fortune was supplied when he tipped the boundary gave him sixteen in three hits, and ball and sent it overhead, the ball.bouncing out another drive touched the screen and deprived of the hands of the wicket keeper and him of a third six. At 3.45 Edwards had reached. successively dropped through the hands of both his century, and the event was warmly greeted slips. Exactly when the first hour's play was by the spectators. Shortly afterwards he skied completed-12, 5-the score stood at 80, Pearce's again, but the fielder with the sun in his eyes. seventh four bringing it up to that figure. failed to catch. At 3.50 Oliver went out leg Ninety was soon reached, and a quartette by before wicket, having made nine, the register each bat brought the total up to 98, which only showing 388 for seven wickets. Lieut. Green needed Elborough's next two to make the cen- took up the willow, but he was not long in tury, a performance which was greeted with with Edwards, who, on taking one of Anderson's applause. Play had now continued for one hour slow deliveries, was caught by the bowler after and twelve minutes. Batsmen had now to face having made 119, a fine achievement. His the faster bowling of Main, Anderson taking a score included two sixes and nineteen fours. rest, and subsequently Donnelly took the leather The register now stood at 399 for eight wickets, from Sparke. Still the bowlers failed to get at the 400thrdu coming from Green at five minutes the sticks, but Pearce taking one of Donnelly's past four. A. military combination was again deliveries lifted the leather, which was smartly set up, Lieut. Bagnall joining Lieut. Green, caught by Sparkes. Pearce's stand, which had but it did not not last long, as the latter was lasted an hour and a half, was productive of 64, caught by Donnelly in the slips after having out of which he had eleven boundaries. Elbor secured 16 runs. The register stood-418 for ongh, who had made 57 up to this stage, was nine wickets. Bird was the last man to bat, joined by Captain Garnett. Anderson now took and hopes ran high that Hongkong would the leather from Main, and his tricky delivery reach, 430, the highest score made in interport proved somewhat puzzling to the batsmen. He cricket. The batsmen played cautiously and caught Elborough leg before wicket and the two boundary hits by Bagnall brought the batsman finished a useful stand for 58 at 12,40, score up to 429. His next hit was a bound- was broken. Bird the register showing 31 for two wickets. ary, and the record Lieut. Anderson now partnered Captain Garnett, did not attempt any runs in the next over, but the military combination was soon dissolved but he had a chance. to emulate Bagnall's by Donnelly clean bowling Anderson with aboundary (which hit the board) and sent the slow ball. The score now stood at 142 for three ball into the grand-stand. This over proved wickets. Another military man, Captain Baird, very expensive for the visitors, eighteen ruus came out, but the excellent fielding gave the being recorded, including a six by Bagnall. batsmen no chance to sneak runs, and two overs Hongkong declared their innings closed at 4.20, passed with but a single run being recorded.
the score being 455 for nine wickets. The lunch interval arrived with the score standing at 160 for three wickets.
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At 4.40 Shakleton and Hawkins went in to face the bowling of Baird and Garnett, and the
were spectators
gratified by seeing Shakleton's
his wicket with Baird take
ball. fourth
runs Lambe went in, but did not come at all freely, and the second over passed without a run. A boundary was secured in the next, and then Bird took the bowling from Garnett: His left-handed deliveries found the batsmen prepared, and another four was registered, making the score at 4.50 stand 10 for one wicket. When another four runs had been made, Oliver, took over the bowling from Bird, but time was called without anything further being done.
Detailed scores:
HONGKONG. (1ST INNINGS.)
64
T. E. Pearce, csparkejb Donnelly, A. C. E. Elborough, lbw and b Anderson 58 Capt, Garnett, B.G.A., o Pratt, b Donuelly 18 Lieut. Anderson, Buffs, b Donnelly Capt. Baird, Buffs, e Anderson b Donally 22 W. C. D. Turner, c Wilson, b Sparke W. N. Edwards, c and b Anderson. R. E.. Oliver, lbw i Anderson Lieut. Green, Buffs, c. Donnelly, b Ander-
Extras..
76
119
9
16
Son
Lieut. Bagnall, R.G.A., not out R. E. O. Bird, not out
37
2
32
Total for wickets Bowling Aualysis
455
0.
M.
W.
18
1
77
0.
21
2
85
1
7
0 34
.
26
3 143
19
3 72
3
ย 12
2 5.
3
The attendance was small at the start, but by noon the number of spectators The resumption was somewhat sensational. had increased, and just before the tiffin Baird after a hit to the boundary lifted one of interval quite a large crowd had gathered. Donnelly's deliveries, which was easily caught In the afternoon there was a large attendance by Pratt. Turner now took the willow, and and the keenest interest was manifested through marked his entry by obtaining a four off An- out the match. The feature of the day was the derson. Captain Baird punished Anderson's brilliant stand made by Edwards, who justified bowling severely, knocking two successive balls his selection by compiling well over 100
to the Queen's Road stand, but he succumbed being 119, before he was caught. The success to a slow one from Donnelly, which, rising off ful start by Pearce and Elborough, who between his bat, was caught by Anderson in the slips, them knocked up 121 before separation, made after having made 22. The register now stood the Hongkong supporters sanguine of victory, an at 179 for five wickets. Edwards became impression which was strengthened by Turner's associated with Turner and hit out well. contribution of 76 and Edward's 119. Excite-The second century was called at 2.30, when ment ran high towards the close when the last Edwards made his second boundary. Sparke couple needed to make 12 to bring the score up had meanwhile relieved Anderson, but Edwards to the record established by Hongkong in 1866, sent one of the new bowler's deliveries to the on the occasion of the first interport match, boundary, and repeating the performance a few when 430 was totalled. Bagnall did the need- minutes later caused the telegraph figures to be ful and great enthusiasm prevailed when the altered to 220. The feature of the next decade new record was created, It is interesting was a magnificent hit to the pavilion by Turner. to regall that Hongkong almost reached their Sparke having failed to shift the sticks, Ander- own record in 1892 when they totalled 429. son took the ball, but his slower deliveries did not obtain the desired result, Turner hitting freely. Edwards lifted the ball in the direction of the Naval Yard, and increased his total by three, and immediately afterwards he drove Anderson to the boundary, doing the same with the next ball but one. arrived with the score standing at 270, which meant that 110 runs had been made in an hour. Main now displaced Donnelly and was promptly hit out by Turner into the band, but Donnelly came back in a few minutes. changed frequently, but still the part- nership remained intact. At 3.10 the regis- ter showed 300, the figures being greeted with applause. Turner narrowly succumbed to a shooting ball from Donnelly, but the next gave him an opportunity for a beauti- ful cut, which went to the boundary. Bowlers were changed again, but Edwards, who was nicely set, got three boundaries in one over, though he narrowly missed being caught with the first. Captain Barrett, who was now bowling, Faced with the record score of 455 for nine did not seem to meet with any success. He made wickets, Shanghai started the second day's play a good attempt to catch one of Torner's hits, but with prospects far from encouraging, and the it was too hot to hold. Edwards sent a ball sky re-opening found them very uncomfortable wards which long field should have çaught but against the bowling of Bird and Oliver. Barrett dropped, and Turner sending up an exactly was the first to make a fair stand, and Wilson similar ball in the next hit was caught this slogged to advantage, but the man to make the time by long field. Turner, after a stand most runs was Anderson, who carried out his of almost an hour and a half, went out bat for 46. Hongkong's fielding was excep- with the highest score registered so far. The tionally good, and Baird proved himself very telegraph now indicated 327 for six wickets. smart in the slips, making no fewer than The advent of Oliver was distinguished by three catches and following up his delivery Edwards hitting the first six of the innings, with a catch against Main. The home team
runs
Pearce and Elborough were sent to the wicket first. Play commenced with Pearce, who received the fast deliveries of Main, and Hong kong's supporters gave a gasp of dismay when Pearce hit the third ball upwards, and was in danger of being caught at square leg. In the second over Pearce secured two individual runs, and forced another couple in the next over. The fourth over saw him cutting Sparke's bowling to point, and - two more fell to his credit. Elborough narrowly escaped being caught by the wicket-keeper, as one of Sparke's deliveries rose off his bat, but fortune was with the batsman. Runs came slowly, and the first boundary, hit by Pearce, brought the score up to 20 after about twenty minutes' play. A few minutes later Wilson replaced Main, who, however, gave seven runs to the batsman, Pearce hitting to the grand- stand and securing a four. Elborough gave an- other opportunity to cover point, who just miss ed the catch. Immediately afterwards there was an appeal for a catch off Pearce, but the ball came off his leg and not off the bat By 11.45 a.m. the register stood at 40 and after Pearce had secured another boundary a change of bowler was tried, Anderson taking Sparke's place. Anderson sent up the leather more slowly, and Elborough drove the second ball to the boundary, bringing the total up to 50. A second four fell to his lot immediately afterwards, this time from one of Wilson's deliveries.. Just on the stroke of twelve the Hongkong combination had compiled '60, and Sparke now relieved Wilson.
Three o'clock
The bowlers were
Main ............. Sparke Wilson
Anderson
Donnelly
Barrett
SHANGHAI (1ST INNINGS.)
C. F. Shakleton, b Baird.....
W. J. Hawkins, not out
P. Lumbe, not out
Sparke, Maiu, Anderson, Barrett, Lanning, Wilson, Donnelly, and Pratt, to bat.
Extras....
Total,
SECOND DAY.
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