Interport matches

The Hong Kong and Shanghai teams from October 1892

Interport matches refer to a series of cricket matches which took place in Asia from 1866 to 1987, between Ceylon, the Federated Malay States, Hong Kong, Malaya, Malaysia, Shanghai, Singapore and the Straits Settlements.

History

Hong Kong were returning home on the SS Bokhara from their 1892 Interport match in Shanghai when it sank in a typhoon, killing eleven Hong Kong cricketers. As a result of this tragedy the Interport matches, which had been regular fixtures since 1889, didn't return for five years.

For matches in Shanghai, it was usually only Hong Kong who made the journey but when Hong Kong were Interport hosts, a third of fourth team would often join Shanghai for a series of matches.

No series or match was played from 1936 until 1947 due to the Pacific War. Shanghai stopped participating in Interport cricket after 1948, when the Communist Party took over China.

Statistics

Team results summary

Result of some Interport matches are unknown so in the table below the combined wins, draws and losses may not add up to the total matches played by the team.

Team Matches Wins Draws Losses
Ceylon 3 1 1 1
Federated Malay States 2 1 1 0
Hong Kong 79 32 14 28
Malaya 16 8 0 8
Malaysia 7 0 5 0
Shanghai 48 20 2 24
Singapore 13 1 7 4
Straits Settlements 12 8 1 3

Record performances

It should be noted that the accuracy of some of the scorecards given for Interport matches have been disputed. The table below shows the leading team and individual performances over the years.

Record type Record holder
Highest team score Shanghai 479 all out
Highest individual score Nigel Stearns (Hong Kong) 169
Best innings bowling figures Alfred Hill (Malaya) 9/10
Best match bowling figures VH Lanning (Shanghai) 13/44

Matches played

List of Interport matches
No. Date Venue Teams Result Ref.
1 15 February 1866 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Shanghai Hong Kong won by an innings and 264 runs
2 18 May 1867 Shanghai CC Shanghai vs Hong Kong Shanghai won by 81 runs
3 30 October 1889 Shanghai CC Shanghai vs Hong Kong Shanghai won by 3 wickets
4 22 January 1890 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Shanghai Hong Kong won by an innings and 147 runs
5 24 January 1890 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Shanghai Hong Kong won by 8 wickets
6 31 December 1890 The Padang Federated Malay States vs Ceylon Match drawn
7 3 January 1891 The Padang Straits Settlements vs Hong Kong Straits Settlements won by 166 runs
8 5 January 1891 The Padang Ceylon vs Hong Kong Ceylon won by 10 wickets
9 7 January 1891 The Padang Straits Settlements vs Ceylon Straits Settlements won by an innings and 18 runs
10 9 January 1891 The Padang Singapore Cricket Club vs Hong Kong Hong Kong won by an innings and 5 runs
11 10 January 1891 The Padang Straits Settlements vs Ceylon and Hong Kong Match drawn
12 21 September 1891 Shanghai CC Shanghai vs Hong Kong Match drawn
13 4 February 1892 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Shanghai Hong Kong won by an innings and 123 runs
14 3 October 1892 Shanghai CC Shanghai vs Hong Kong Shanghai won by 157 runs
15 8 November 1897 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Straits Settlements Straits Settlements won by an innings and 79 runs
16 10 November 1897 HKCC Ground Shanghai vs Straits Settlements Straits Settlements won by an innings and 11 runs
17 11 November 1897 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Shanghai Hong Kong won by 1 wicket
18 14 November 1897 HKCC Ground Hong Kong and Shanghai vs Straits Settlements Straits Settlements won by an innings and 231 runs
19 September ?, 1898 Shanghai CC Shanghai vs Hong Kong Hong Kong won by 28 runs
20 11 November 1901 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Straits Settlements Hong Kong won by 129 runs
21 14 November 1901 HKCC Ground Shanghai vs Straits Settlements Shanghai won by 1 run
22 18 November 1901 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Shanghai Shanghai won by 7 wickets
23 13 October 1903 Shanghai CC Shanghai vs Hong Kong Hong Kong won by an innings and 23 runs
24 11 November 1904 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Shanghai Hong Kong won by 4 wickets
25 15 November 1904 HKCC Ground Shanghai vs Straits Settlements Straits Settlements won by 52 runs
26 17 November 1904 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Straits Settlements Straits Settlements won by 95 runs
27 2 October 1906 Shanghai CC Shanghai vs Hong Kong Shanghai won by 139 runs
28 16 November 1907 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Shanghai Hong Kong won by 4 wickets
29 22 October 1908 Shanghai CC Shanghai vs Hong Kong Shanghai won by 10 wickets
30 22 November 1909 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Shanghai Hong Kong won by an innings and 224 runs
31 24 November 1909 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Straits Settlements Hong Kong won by 9 wickets
32 26 November 1909 HKCC Ground Shanghai vs Straits Settlements Straits Settlements won by 4 wickets
33 29 November 1909 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Shanghai and Straits Settlements Shanghai and SS won by 21 runs
34 31 May 1911 Shanghai CC Shanghai vs Hong Kong Shanghai won by an innings and 26 runs
35 11 November 1912 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Shanghai Hong Kong won by an innings and 36 runs
36 26 May 1914 Shanghai CC Shanghai vs Hong Kong Shanghai won by 116 runs
37 7 November 1920 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Shanghai Hong Kong won by 6 wickets
38 9 November 1920 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Malaya Malaya won by 35 runs
39 12 November 1920 HKCC Ground Malaya vs Shanghai Shanghai won by an innings and 140 runs
40 14 November 1920 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Shanghai and Malaya Hong Kong won by 5 wickets
41 17 May 1921 Shanghai CC Shanghai vs Hong Kong Shanghai won by an innings and 160 runs
42 11 November 1922 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Shanghai Shanghai won by 2 wickets
43 16 May 1923 Shanghai CC Shanghai vs Hong Kong Hong Kong won by 3 wickets
44 13 November 1924 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Shanghai Hong Kong won by an innings and 5 runs
45 16 November 1924 HKCC Ground Malaya vs Shanghai Shanghai won by 89 runs
46 18 November 1924 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Malaya Hong Kong won by 2 wickets
47 16 May 1925 Shanghai CC Shanghai vs Hong Kong Hong Kong won by 7 runs
48 28 May 1926 The Padang Malaya vs Hong Kong Malaya won by an innings and 112 runs
49 30 May 1926 Padang, Kuala Lumpur Federated Malay States vs Hong Kong FMS won by an innings and 107 runs
50 16 November 1926 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Shanghai Shanghai won by 1 wicket
51 19 November 1927 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Shanghai Hong Kong won by 3 wickets
52 23 November 1927 HKCC Ground Malaya vs Shanghai Shanghai won by an innings and 45 runs
53 27 November 1927 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Malaya Hong Kong won by an innings and 25 runs
54 26 May 1928 Shanghai CC Shanghai vs Hong Kong Shanghai won by 120 runs
55 5 November 1929 HKCC Ground Malaya vs Shanghai Shanghai won by 1 wicket
56 10 November 1929 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Shanghai Hong Kong won by 82 runs
57 13 November 1929 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Malaya Hong Kong won by 4 wickets
58 19 May 1930 Shanghai CC Shanghai vs Hong Kong Match drawn
59 14 November 1931 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Shanghai Shanghai won by 7 wickets
60 21 May 1932 Shanghai CC Shanghai vs Hong Kong Hong Kong won by 42 runs
61 6 November 1933 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Malaya Malaya won by 14 runs
62 11 November 1933 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Shanghai Hong Kong won by 117 runs
63 15 November 1933 HKCC Ground Malaya vs Shanghai Malaya won by 50 runs
64 10 October 1934 Shanghai CC Shanghai vs Hong Kong Shanghai won by 270 runs
65 9 November 1935 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Shanghai Hong Kong won by 31 runs
66 6 October 1936 Shanghai CC Shanghai vs Hong Kong Shanghai won by 217 runs
67 November 1947 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Shanghai Unknown
68 October 1948 Shanghai CC Shanghai vs Hong Kong Unknown
69 27 November 1955 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Malaya Malaya won by 10 wickets
70 17 May 1957 Padang, Kuala Lumpur Malaya vs Hong Kong Malaya won by 27 runs
71 12 December 1959 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Malaya Malaya won by 1 wicket
72 27 May 1961 Padang, Kuala Lumpur Malaya vs Hong Kong Malaya won 7 wickets
73 23 November 1963 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Malaya Hong Kong won by 7 wickets
74 21 May 1965 Padang, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia vs Hong Kong Match drawn
75 10 May 1968 Padang, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia vs Hong Kong Match drawn
76 18 May 1968 The Padang Singapore vs Hong Kong Match drawn
77 7 November 1969 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Singapore Hong Kong won by 5 wickets
78 2 April 1971 The Padang Singapore vs Hong Kong Singapore won by 96 runs
79 12 November 1971 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Malaysia Match drawn
80 24 November 1972 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Singapore Hong Kong won by 6 wickets
81 26 April 1974 The Padang Singapore vs Hong Kong Match drawn
82 4 May 1974 Padang, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia vs Hong Kong Match drawn
83 1975 Penang Sports Club Malaysia vs Hong Kong Unknown
84 28 November 1975 Kowloon CC Hong Kong vs Singapore Match drawn
85 13 May 1977 The Padang Singapore vs Hong Kong Match drawn
86 10 November 1978 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Singapore Match drawn
87 9 May 1980 Tenaga NSC Malaysia vs Hong Kong Match drawn
88 16 May 1980 The Padang Singapore vs Hong Kong Match drawn
89 11 November 1981 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Singapore Match drawn
90 1983 Padang, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia vs Hong Kong Unknown
91 1983 Recreation Ground Singapore vs Hong Kong Unknown
92 30 November 1984 HKCC Ground Hong Kong vs Singapore Hong Kong won by 98 runs
93 15 May 1987 The Padang Singapore vs Hong Kong Hong Kong won by 149 runs

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