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Thank you
HKCC160thanniversarytour
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HKCC 160th anniversary tour23-30 July 2011
From the chair
Iwasproudto be a part oftherecentHKCC Cricket Tourto theUK
inwhichincludedfive matchesandsomeof theEngland Test series. It
was, inmy view, successfulboth onandoffthefield.
Thehighlight oftheTourwastheinvitationwereceived to playthe
MCC at Lords thefirst timeintheClubs160-yearhistory. Iam
sureI
speakfor all that to playat Lordsistheultimateexperience andto
play
onthe Test wicket wasan extraprivilege.
Weweremagnificentlyhostedby theMCC andenjoyeda
wonderfuldinnerintheLongRoom.Thesignificanceof theoccasionwasnot
lost onthe touringpartyand theteamwho enjoyedthe
privilegeofplayingon thehallowed ground.
Weacknowledgeall thoseHKCCCricketersandMembers who
havegonebeforeusand pavedtheway. Ido hopethat weget
thechanceofare-matchsometime inthe not too
distant future.
Gavin Erasmus
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Thank you
HK
CC160thanniversarytour
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0July2011
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Over a period of several years there has been considerable time
and effort
expended on the possibility, the dream, of an HKCC
representative team
walking out at Lords to take on the MCC. The dream finally
became a
reality this year, as the HKCC were delighted to accept an
invitation from
the MCC for such a fixture to take place on Tuesday 26th July.
Moreover,
this fixture was scheduled for the day after the conclusion of
the England
vs India Test Match at the same venue, and indeed, on the same
pitch.
With such a banner headline fixture in place, the Club
requested
traditional foes, Stragglers of Asia and Bickley Park, to
accommodate
fixtures around this time. A return fixture with the Honourable
Artillery
Company (recent visitors to HK) and a new fixture with Scaynes
Hill
completed a hectic 5 games in 8 days programme.
An impossibly difficult process of selection for the Lords and
other games
ensued, with the final tour party accumulating at Chek Lap Kok
and
leaving Hong Kong early on the morning of Saturday 23rd
July.
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in the beginning...
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2 The tour begins
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Fixtures against the Stragglers go back many yearsand within
their teams are often former HK and
HKCC players who have since returned to the UK.
On this occasion, Rowan McGregor (former HKCCWitherers) had
taken the reins for the Stragglers.
Historically, these games are based around time anddeclaration
and, on winning the toss, Captain for the
Day, Darren Tucker, decided HKCC would bat first.
The Scorpions batsmen, Billy Henwood and TimSmart, opened the
tour for the Club and cautiously
put together scores of 29 and 36 respectively.Courtney Kruger
(44) and Mark Wright (54) then
consolidated the innings with a 105 run partnership,
which allowed the skipper to declare the innings at229-6 after
42 overs. Rowan McGregor had the
Stragglers best return with 2-28 from 5 overs of off-spin.
This left the Stragglers with a possible 46 overs tochase down
the HKCC total. Former HK British
Forces Captain Tim Lerwill, gave their innings some
impetus with 35 and his son Oliver contributed afurther 36.
However, the innings lost momentum
when 5 wickets went down for 30 runs and they
eventually closed out to draw the game at 123-8. MostHKCC
bowlers managed to take a wicket, with Mark
Wrights 2-21 from 10 overs being the best return.
Stragglers of Asia
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5Stragglers of Asia CC vs HKCC, Tidworth, Wiltshire (Saturday
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patron
curator chairman
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The squad eagerly boarded the coach to Lords at 0730. An 0830
practice session on theNursery Ground, run by Coach Mark Wright,
allowed some of the pre-match nerves to
dissipate. At 1000 Captain Michael Jamieson called correctly at
the toss and decided thatHKCC would field first in what was to be a
50 over per side fixture.
Max Tucker had the honour of taking the new ball and was to have
an excellent day out,taking 3-60 in his 10 overs. The MCC top order
of Simon Birtwisle (31), Gareth James(114) and Martin Miller (57)
put together successive century stands as they made the
most of the Test wicket which was now into its 6th day of use.
Jason Bird, who shared thenew ball, removed Birtwisle to be the
first successful HKCC bowler at Lords and he
finished with 1-47 from his 7 overs. Michael Jamieson had both
James and Miller as hisvictims, taking 2-50 in his 10 overs. MCC
had moved along steadily at 6 runs per over
throughout their innings to close at 299-6.
Following the usual sumptuous Lords lunch of which our Patron
Mike Gatting wasalways very fond, Tim Smart and Phil Pemberton
walked out through the Long Roomand on to the hallowed turf to
begin the HKCC reply. Sadly, they and Billy Henwood
were the victims in a scoreline of 41-3 after just 9 overs.
Courtney Kruger and MarkWright then combined for a stand of 107 in
17 overs to offer renewed hope of a successful
chase. However, Krugers departure for 42 heralded a spell of 5
wickets falling for 25runs in 8 overs, to effectively end the game
as a contest. Wright was eventually 9th outfor a run-a- ball 88
containing 12 x 4s and a 6, and HKCC were finally all out for 205
in
the 38th over. Scott Stenning dismissed Kruger and the tail to
finish with 4-25 from 6overs.
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relaxed historical artistic success
teamwork grand hunger desire
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Bickley Park CC have been visitors to and hosts of HKCC on
several
occasions and it is a fixture always eagerly anticipated by both
camps.
Mark Edwards was the Captain for this particular instalment and
he
decided that HKCC should bat on winning the toss.
Billy Henwood was the mainstay of an HKCC total of 253-6 from 50
overs
with 70 not out from 116 balls. Tim Smart (61) and Mark Ferguson
(49 not
out from 29 balls) shared 50+ partnerships with him. Iqbal took
3-46 fromhis 10 overs for Bickley Park and Matthew Johnson, former
HKCC
Witherers and Scorpions, opened the bowling with 1-34 from 7
overs.
Iqbal was the go-to man when it was Bickley Parks turn to bat,
opening
up with 101 from 123 balls. When he was 7th out at 206, the game
was in
the balance, but 2 late partnerships of 25 and 30 took Bickley
past the
winning post with 7 balls to spare. Phil Pemberton, bowling late
in thegame, took 3-32 from 7 overs and Max Tucker again impressing
with 1-44
from 10 overs.
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Scaynes Hill is a new fixture for HKCC in what turned out to be
a fairly lowscoring game. Captain Trevor Tully maintained the
tourists 100% record withthe coin and decided to take first use of
what turned out to be a challenging
strip. The captain, Shane Sibraa and 2 x Tuckers had departed by
the time thescore was 30. A belligerent 47 from Nick Armstrong(7 x
4s and 3 x 6s) raised
the spirits and 30 extras also assisted to raise the score to
176 all out from 28overs. Hutchings opened the Scaynes bowling with
3-8 and returned later to
finish with 4-18 from 6 overs.Runs were harder still to come by
in the Scaynes innings with only 2 batsmenmaking double figures,
the impressively named Campopiano top scoring with
33. The wickets were shared around between bowlers and non-
bowlers,Darren Tucker taking 2-20 from 6 overs and even Billy
Henwood troubling
the lower middle order with 3-8 from 3 overs.
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The HAC visited HKCC in December 2010 and this was the Clubs
first opportunityto reciprocate the fixture. HAC had comfortably
defeated Stragglers of Asia in HK,
so the HKCC were hoping to go one better on this occasion.
Captain Shane Sibraa reinforced the Clubs superiority in Chater
Tavern sports bycompleting a Nap Hand of coin toss wins on tour and
electing to bat first. It was a
pleasure to see the business partnership and co-tour sponsors
Pemberton andStewart shuffle out to open the batting in the Clubs
final tour fixture. Shandy was
to fall, unfortunately, all too quickly but it opened the way
for significantpartnerships of 120 between Pembo (80) and Paul
Watkins (115) and, after Pembosdismissal, a further 90 with the
Captain (26). There was even time for Tour ManagerBob Bettridge to
join the party with a quick- fire 20 (2 x 6s) from 11 balls. This
wasWatkos only game on tour having been sidelined by illness. He
received 100 ballsand hit 12 x 4s and 3 x 6s; sadly missed at the
Lords game. HKCC closed on 261-4
from their 40 overs.
There was a spirited reply from HAC, their first wicket falling
at 53 in only the 8thover. However, the scoring rate slowed and at
97-5 in the 20th over, it was going tobe an unlikely chase. Darren
Tucker again excelled with 2-15 from 5 overs and thetour was
eventually concluded with HAC on 185-6, giving the HKCC a final
tour
record of played 5, won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2.
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The touring party of 16 players had been set the ambitious task
of completing 5 games over a period of
an 8 day tour, which included, after many years of hard work by
Sir Rodney, Tony Melloy, various
COC's and touring parties, the honour of walking on to the
Hallowed Turf at the MCC.
The Tour included a day in the Box at Lords watching England vs
India, a day at the Goodwood
Races, a Cocktail Reception at the Lansdowne Club for friends of
the HKCC and matches against
Stragglers of Asia, Bickley Park CC, Scaynes Hill CC, Honourable
Artillery Company CC and, of
course, the Marylebone Cricket Club. The end result for the tour
was a 3 wins and 2 losses scoreline.
The game and dinner at Lords will be a lasting memory for all
those who took part in the Tour
Tours cannot take place without significant support and I would
like to pass on the thanks from all of
the tourists to Sir Rodney Miles for hosting the touring party
in the Box at Lords and for his
unrelenting efforts to get the Club on the main ground;Pemberton
Stewart for their support of the Tourand, specifically, a great day
at the Goodwood Races;Bob Bettridge, as Tour Manager, worked
tirelessly
to make the tour a great success;Mark Wright, Sally Greig, James
Callow and Nigel Stearns for theirefforts; Mike Walsh for joining
the Section as our Tour Umpire and, once again, Sally, for being
our
Scorer; and finally Shane Sibraa for being official photographer
and putting together this book that will
remain a reminder of what a memorable tour this was.
Many who have been a key part of the organisation of this Tour
will have been missed here but I
would like to thank you all for making it a wonderful and
unforgettable event.
Finally, I would like to thank all our hosts in the UK for the
support they have shown to the HKCC in
making this Tour a great success. May the relationship between
our Clubs and the friendships between
our Members continue for many many years.
Mike Jamieson
UK Tour and Lords
