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Cricket

HONG KONG ANNUAL REPORT, 1952

The Hong Kong Cricket League sponsored the visit of an Australian Cricket team to the Colony. The team, captained by Jack Chegwin, included past and present Test players amongst its members, and the delights of cricket were ably demonstrated by such favourites as Bill O'Reilly, Keith Miller, Arthur Morris, Don Tallon, Colin McCool and three promising younger players Alan Davidson, Sid Carroll and Jimmy De Courcey.

Although the Colony was finally beaten it was not disgraced, and many local players enhanced their reputations. This visit showed that by co-operation on the part of all clubs a project which had seemed financially beyond the means of the league could be arranged and very successfully, concluded.

Golf

At the invitation of the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club Mr. Max Faulkner, the British Open Golf Cham- pion of 1951, visited the Colony. He played in a series of matches against leading local players, and his skill, sportsmanship and willingness to answer questions on many aspects of the game gained him many friends.

Hockey

During the 1952 Hockey Season, 20 men's and 9 ladies' teams competed in the league games organized by the Hockey Association. A school girls' league competition between eight teams was also played.

The annual interport match with Macao was played in Hong Kong, Macao winning by 3 goals to 1. A match between the second teams also resulted in a victory for Macao.

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