INTERNATIONAL SPORTS REVIEW:

Gun Flash, Issue VI, 6 February 1943, Page 2

INTERNATIONAL SPORTS REVIEW:

•'Ry our special cricket correspondent r ’•' a sou T pacific Base -HOT Hew ”lnea, HOT• Fiji, HOT Smoa - Copy- ; right in-all belliggerent - and neutral -■ v* untries. Reserved to "Gun Flash”). On Saturday 23 Jan 43 youreorren- • indent y/os one of the privileged to 1 ttend the cricket natch between tauis sorting a certain 2?4 Sty '-nd a certain Y?rd. Ry Regt. R.li.Q* ■■ .. This goi.’e, the sedond in the Wick-;stood-Sider s‘ Phantom Honorl-1 Grip v/ac played on a neutral ground • the ox*ld f&ed M VD Oval” whose praises ‘ trvo been extolled in an earlier ? -

issue. Th© Security Dept* has given your c err e specie nt an almost free hand in reporting this highlight of th©- crick--51 world, but no mention car bo made of rank. We ore also permitted ,to liter tion that the strength of each aldo was 11 uen, but for devious reasons the equipment used .cannot be ata ted. '■Th© Dept* or .prevention' of paper vast© has forbidden to publication of he scores of the following partiol•jants o’’, the grounds that it would tn* tail- unnecessary expenditure of paper on vcols that have no actual bearing 6n the scoring of either side:* ' Gat)ey, Davidson, Gee, Healy* Ticker, Anderton (all j?rd* R.H.Q.)

Busby. Bishop, Jackson, Graham, (All 2?4 Bty). S? 4 Bty won the toss sent mio * in» The gone opened sensationally , < when Davidson, hw ing declined a trial ball, returned to the pavilion after the opening ball of Cooper’s over. T\:j balls later Gee’ followed him and aftv. the sixth ball of Ellis’ over Gat ley algo returned. At this stage RHQ, Had , lost three, wickets for(none, end, although S runs were scored off Cooper’n next over, thehc was to be only one more bye before Ellis dismissed Healy 4/4 .... Cooper then set to work dismissing McKenzie. Tucker’and Anderson in qulek succession. .7/13 . J eanwhil-» friithwas playing ducks and drakes ' with Ellie 1 bowline and Armstrong cC hit a 4 and 6 before falling to Coop- - ...8/S5. Hopkins stayed with ’ Stith until* the latter foil to the first ball bowled by Lusby '•>9/41 ♦ McCardl •■ last nan in, scored a off Lusby before falling •,to a full toss from the sane bowler • ••• RRQ all out. for 43. 2?4 opened in u spirit of, confidence which was soon disrupted when Glen-gr-rry foil to Davidson and Cooper and Dof byfell to Gee... 3/6. . However, Ryburn and Smith stayed together* unti. the foraor fell to Gee ... 4/21. , B i shop followed quickly ... z 5/21. Thus things were serious when Murphy , joined S’.itb, end. a .sterling partner--1 ship by these two decided the . gcrae, Murphy scoring 11 before falling to An dor son •. G/-45». < Jackson stayed with ftiiith until a good ball from Gee, got h-hi . • Z os. and &iith 'himself, fell to Ar;istrong . . 8/58. • Grahuy staged while three byes were scored • •• g/gl.- and Ellis grave then curried the acorc to 74 before a yorker fron Geo bowled 'Ellie, Bygrave carrying’ Ills bat for 8. ; 3 - The result, though unexpected, was popular and both aides, look forward to u c. turn, na t^n. z •