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THE CHINA MAIL
FIGHTING FINISH AT LORD'S?
NEW ZEALANDERS' FINE RECOVERY "BUNNY” AUSTIN IS
AFTER DISASTROUS START
DEMPSTER FAULTLESS
Weir
gcore
DEFEATED.
· FRANK SHIELDS'S SUCCESS.
Perry Alone to Uphold
British Claims.
BOROTRA SUCCESSFUL.
Wimbledon, Yesterday. Frank Shields, America's second ranking player, defeated "Bunny! Austin, Britain's sole hope for the Wimbledon Championship this year, in a hard five set encounter. The British player after having gained the lead at the conclusion of the third set, lost the remaining two sets and thus has now to await the 1932 Championships before having another atempt at Wimbledon's crown.
Lord's Yesterday. In spite of the heavy punish Accompanied by G. O. Allen, ment inflicted on his bowling by Ames (15), the Kent wicket-keeper, Ames, Merritt returned the figures continued England's innings in of 4 wickets for 104 runs. glorious wenther and on a good captured 3 wickets for 38 runs in- pitch. At the commencement of cluding the two youthful hitters.
31 play England were runs in Cromb met with success only in arrears with three wickets in hand. the early part of the innings when At the close of play England had he dismissed Arnold, Bakewell and captured two of the tourists' wie Hammond.
Mills Gets a "Duck." kets and were still 69 runs in the load. The partnership between Entering upon their large task Ames and Allen produced 246 runs the New Zealanders received an in 170 minutes and broke England's early shock, for, with only one run eighth wicket record stand of 154 scored, Allen clean bowled Mills by Bromley Davenport and Wright | for a "duck." Dempster and. Weir, against the South Africans at however, added 67, runs before the Johnnesburg, In the 1895-6 season. tea Interval which found the pair There were 7,000 spectators still undefeated, Dempster being
Another British player met with when His Majesty the King arriv-36 and Weir 20 with the
defeat at the hands of an American ed shortly after mid-dny. Both board reading 68-1-0.
After the tea interval the pair contender when G. P. Hughes went batsmen played enterprisingly, and
before Sidney Wood's Ames raised the double century added 32 runs before Allen got down
100-2-40. onslaught. He captured the first after the innings had lasted two past Weir's guard. hours and a half with two succes In scoring 99 the partnership last-set but was outclassed in the re- sive boundary hits from full tosses pd 130 minutes. Joined by Page, maining three sets.
J. Borotra, France's sole hope, from Merrilt. Shortly after this Dempster was content to keep his Ames completed his 50 when he wicket intact, and at the close of beat Jiro Satch, the popular Japan- losing the pulled Merritt for a six. The lay had scored 86 out of 151 in ese invader, after
Page scored third set. Jiro Satoh has had a Kent player had batted 80 minutes faultless display.
added for distinguished passage up to the for the half century. Allen cele
quarter finals and should derive brated his partner's feat by also
some pleasure from taking one set dispatching a ball from Merritt into the grandstand.
from the "bounding Basque”....
F. J. Perry upheld. British pres- tige In his game with J. Van Ryn, the third American in the quarter finals, and won in atraight During the sets after the thirty-sixth game
was
Good Fielding. Frequent bowling changes did not check the pace of scoring, and the partnership realised 100 in 75. minutes. Brilliant fielding, how- ever, by Dempster, Lowry and Mills saved many ruas...*
When the third century hoisted after 235 minutes' play the teams were presented to "His Majesty in front of the pavilion. On the continuation Allen late-cut Cromb to boat the record England eighth wicket patrnership of 154 set up by Bromley Davenport and Wright at Johannesburg in the 1895-0 season.
31 out of the 61 runs the third wicket.-Reuter.
NOTE BY "CRICKETER."
It will be recalled that G. O. Allen played in the second Test match against the Australians at Lord's last year.
Full results of to-day's play at second innings when England re- quired 304 runs to save the inn-Wimbledon were as follow:-
Men's Singles. ings defeat he aided A. P. F. Chapman, the English skipper, to Quarter finals:-
Sidney Wood (U.S.A.) beat G. P. add 125 runs for the fifth wicket before getting in front of a Hughes (Britain) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-1. Frank Shields (U.S.A.) bent straight one from Grimmett Dur- ing this innlags of 67 he batted H. W. Austin (Britain) 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, with marked skill and aggression. 7-5, 6-1.
J. Borotra (France) beat Jiro He, however, met with no success
Renter.
na England's opening bowler in Satoh (Japan) 6-2, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. this match, his figures rending F. J. Perry (Britain) bent J. Ames' Century.
34-7-1150 out of a total of Van Ryn (U.S.A.) G-4, 8-6, 7-5. With two successive boun- 425. Last season he played only laries off Merritt, the Kont five innings for Middlesex with a and in nine. registered stumper
his cen- highest score of 32, tury, scored in 145 minutes. matahes he captured 26 wickets Soon after the luncheon Interval at a cost of just over 17 runs Eaw the pair still together, Ames apiece. It may also be recalled being not out 106 and Allen 98, that, in 1929 Allen claimed all ten with the score board reading wickets in the first innings against 385-7-0. Thus, at the luncheon Lancashire at Lord's Bowling, at interval the pair had added 195 a fine pace he, hit the stumps eight times. His final analysis read runs for the eighth wicket.
23.3-10-10-10 out of a total of
On the resumption the pair add- ed a further 51 runs before Ames, in jumping out to a medium pac- ed delivery from Weir, was snap- ged up at the wicket. In scoring 137 Ames was at the crease for 210 minutes, during which time he hit two sixes and eighteen 4's. He displayed masterly drives and judi- cious pulling abilities. -
Allen Cought.
As usual when a big partner- ship is broken up, the second wicket soon fell. Allen was taken by Lowry at mid aff from another of Weir's deliveries. Allen bat- ted 176 minutes for hia 122-runs and hit a six and fourteen 's. With the fall of the heroes the end soon camе and England held a lead of 230 runs.
Seoren:-
NEW ZEALAND--First Innings.
C.-8. Dempster, 1.b.w., b Peebles
J. E. Mills,, b Peebles
G. L. Welt, Lb.w, b. Peebles
J. L Kert, st. Ames, b Robins
R. C. Biunt, Hammond, b Robins M. L.
Page,
241.
England's Stumper.
LEAGUE. TENNIS RESULTS.
Y.M.C.A. Easily Beat. Radio S.C.
L. R. C. SUCCESS.
Playing in the "C" Division of the Lawn Tennis League yesterday, the Radio Sports Club lost to the YM.C.A by 6% seta to 22.
Of Ames little can be said other than he holds the record for wicket-keeping feats and is a very reliable bateman. He has shown Scores: a wonderful understanding of "Tich" Freeman's bowling and has to a very large extent been respon afble for many of the fine feats accomplished by the "little man." In 1928 he broke the wicket-keep-lost to J. J. Ferguson and D. ing record by stumping 52 bateman lost to S. A. Gray and G.
making a grand and catching 69
Chanson and M. C. Lan (R.S.C.) → last to T. J. Price and E. R.
Price
McLellan...
Puncheon
1- 6:
4-6
total of 121 victims in a single. season. In the following year he
W. Wu and Abbas (R.S.C.):— went one better capturing 127 wickets, stumping 48 and catching lost to T. J. Price and E. R. 79. In 1930 he claimed only. 97 (Continued at foot of next Column) bent J. J. Ferguson and D.
b. Allen
S T. C. Lowry, e Hammond, b Robins 1. B. Cremb, Ames, b Peebles .... C. F. W. Allcott, e Hammond, b Peebles W. E Merritt, c. Jardine, b Hammond W. James, not out
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Bowling Analysis.
Extran
Total: (for 2 wkte.) 161
58
130 100
136
140
152 161
*190
191
O. M.. R 10.
10.3
Voca
Allen
'Hammond
Peebles
•Robins
ENGLAND-First. Inal
Arnoia, e Page,
Cromb
Bakewell, Lb.w. b-Cromb
Hammond, b Cromb
K. 8. Dülcopsióhil, e Kerr... 1
"Merritt
D. R.Jardine, & Blunt, b Merrit
Woolley, l.b.w., b. Merritt
Ames, e James, b
A Peebles, st,
Merritt
G. O Allen, Lowry, bewe
R. W. V. Robins, c
„Voce, “not; quf
Extras
209 228
L.R.C. Victory.
WAS
A mixed doubles match played between the LR.C. and K.CC. yesterday and resulted in the Ladies' Recreation Club win- ning by 5% sets to 31⁄2.
League Withdrawal,
It is learned that the United Ser- vices Recreation Club have signified their intention of withdrawing from the "B" Division of the Lawn Tennis League on account of the poor condition of their recently re- furfed courta. The Weather icon- ditions have played havoc with the courts and at the moment they are unplayable. It will, however, bo learned with pleasure that the U.S.R.C, intend- competing in the Mixed Doubles League,
victims, stumped 48 and caught 49, which was mainly due to Illness which caused him to leave the held for several weeks, Last season his highest score for Kent was 84 and at the end of the season ho had an syarage of just under 80 for the County Be la bats- eye and
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