Osman Basir Dalam Kenangan

Hari ini saya ingin menceritakan tentang perihal salah seorang datok kita yang pernah mencipta nama di atas padang sukan iaitu Osman Bin Ngah Basir.

Petikan dari buku "CLIFFORD SCHOOL KUALA KANGSAR 1897 - 1997"

rujuk Bab 1 History Of the School antara m/s 34 - 36, ketika berbincang mengenai penghargaan kepada Gurubesar Clifford Menengah Captain Bernard Preedy ( 1930 - 35 & 1936 -1937) .Nama Osman Basir di sebut sebagai ahli sukan terulung di zamannya...dan pernah bermain hoki dalam pasukan Perak bersama Sultan Azlan Shah .

Osman Basir (squating 2nd from right) and Sultan Azlan Shah (squating 3rd from right)

PREEDY'S PASSIONS - m/s 34

Mr Preedy would spend hours and hours, morning , afternoon and evening coaching boys in hockey, cricket and even studies. His passion being hockey, hockey practise was held most mornings. He concentrated most of his attention on this

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game and his efforts were fully rewarded, when for eight years in a row not a single game was lost. Seven players from the school team formed part of the Perak State Team and also the Malayan Team. The players became such experts that Cliffordians dominated the State Hockey XI and many played for the Federated Malay States.

In early 1934 four boys and two teachers were selected to represent Malaya to play in Inter - Port matches at Hong Kong and Macao accompanied by Captain Preedy himself.

Four games were played and Malaya won all matches. The great names were Rahman Ahong, Raja Mohd, Baharom , Osman Basir (Nandok) and two teachers who played for the team were Mr Aladdad Khan and Mr Nicholas Caleb. Verily this was, and always will remain, an unbeatable record for Clifford School for all times.

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ATHLETE AND SPORTSMAN EXTRAORDINAIRE

Osman Basir (squating 2nd from right)

The School's Inter School Relay Team became Champions for a few years beating all other School Relay in Perak. It is noteworthy that the athlete and sportsman, Osman bin Basir excelled in athletics by becoming the victor ludorum succesfully for the years 1934, 1935 and 1936.He had created the long jump record of 6.14 m for both the School and the country.The Malayan record was broken after a few years but the School record however, has remained intact until today, that is over a period of 61 years ( setakat sehingga buku ini diterbitkan pada tahun 1997!)

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