WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1933.
THE CHINA MAIL.
AAGE SPORT PAGE AND
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TEST MATCHES REVIEWED
AUSTRALIA LOSE TO BETTER SIDE
JARDINE'S PERFECTLY BALANCED TEAM
VERITY DISPELS POPULAR THEORY
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(By Athole.)
Australia than any other England. bowler, in the Melbourne Test, in 1903-04, took 15 wickets for 124 runs, an achievement which still stands sé a record.
At Sydney, too, on a day of in- tense heat and on a perfect wic- ket, the Australians, who included Trumper, Noble. Hill, Armstrong. Duff and Gregory, scored 485 runs. None of them, however, mastered Rhodes, who bowled 48 overs and took 5 wickets for 94 runs.
Verity also exceeded all expecta- tions as a batsman. It is true he was favoured by good fortune at] Adelaide when he almost reached the half century, but what balsnian has not had his moments of luck? His fielding was of a high standard and Yorkshire supporters will be more than satisfied by his debut.
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Larwood Among The
Immortals.
NCE upon a time it was the but that was after the Ashes had fieldamen who were been lost. It was here that the considered so important. Now it selectors blundered, is the short and "silly" legs that In the bowling department the matter.
That is where the ball Selectors, by their omission of goes. By having five men crowd- Clarrie Grimmett from the Bria- ing the square-leg umpire out of bane Test, suggested a policy of his lawful position Harold Lar-allowing the bowling take care of wood, the England fast bowler, itself. True O'Reilly,' Wall and Iron- aroused the ire of nearly allmonger were reinforced by Tobin, a Australian sportsmen and caused fast medium bowler, but he was by one of the biggest sensations in no means up to Test standards. the history of cricket during the Rather was he one of the all-round recent series of Test. Woodfull, type who are played as much for the Australian skipper, spoke of their possible value with the bat resignation: Douglas Jardine, the as with the ball. English captain, niso threatened Lee was brought into the side His final figures speak for them- He was one Felves, and Australia will not soon resignation of his captaincy If the altogether too late. word "unsportsmanlike" not of the best all-rounders outside forget his expresses. withdrawn from the Australian | McCabe, His success with the He was perfectly nursed by Jar- Board of Control's cable to the ball in the Inst Test must have dine, and proved himself a shock M.C.C.; and the M.C.C. tour was at afforded South Australia's sup-bowler equal to Richardson, Spof- one time in jeopardy of cancella-portera a belated pleasure. An- forth or Jack Gregory, at his best, other serious error for which I His batting disappointed in the first
tion.
WHA
ARWOOD commenced the fifth Test requiring ten wickets to equal Tate's record for a series, but he was frustrated by the magni- ficent bowling of Verity, and was only able to capture five in the two inninga.
But Jardine remained firm to his cannot excuse the selectors was four Tests, but in the Afth, sent in
Here overnight to keep his end up to principles and leg-theory tactics the dropping of Fingleton. were employed even in the face of was a player who could have borne save the earlier batsmen for the the Second. next day, he scored 98 and parti- several most unpleasant Incidents, the name Woodfull
and England-won the Ashes. The He had already scored an invalu- English team went, even one better able century for New South Wales -they won four of the five, games against the tourists and had fol-
first
THE FIVE TEST MATCHES SUMMARISED
First Tent at Sydney-England
won by 10 wickets, Australia:
360 (McCabe 187 not out, Lar-
wood 5 for 96)
104 (Fingleton 40, Larwood 5
for
England.T
324 (Sutcliffe 194, Hammond 112,
Pataudi 102)
for no wicket
Second Test at Melbourne... An..
tralia won by 111 runs. Australia
228 (Fingleton 89)
191 (Bradman 108 not out) England:
169 (Sutcliffe 62, O'Reilly 5 for
68)
139 (Sutcliffe 33, O'Reilly & for
66)
Third Test at Adeinide-England
won by 339 runa. England:
341 (Leyland 88, Wyatt 78, Paynter 77, Wall 5 for 72) 412 (Hammond 85, Ames 69,
Jardine
56) Austraila:-
222 (Ponsford 85).
103 (Woodfull 73 not out. Brad-
man 66)
Fourth Test at Brisbane-England
won 6 wickets.
by Australia:-
340 (Richardson 83. Bradman.
76, Woodfull. 67)
178 (Darling 39, Richardson 32) · England: 356 (Sutcliffe 86, Faynter 83)
163 for 4 (Leyland 80). Fifth Test at Bydney won by 8 wickets. Australia:
435
(L
England
61. S. J.
85,
F. O'Brien McCabe 3, L Darling W. A. Oldfield 52)
182 (Bradman 71, Woodfull 67,
Verity for 33)
England:
454 (Sutcliffe 66, Hammond 101,
Larwood 98)
168 for 2 (Wyatt 01, not out
Hammond 76 not out),
cipated in two very fine partner- AUSTRALIA 51: ENGLAND 51 ships with Hammond and Leyland.
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+
The following table shows how handicapped in the the two countries stand at the
to win the fat round of the strug-lowed this up with an innings of Vatter was en of the peries by an present moment:
The cricket world is now-awaiting Test Australia had won. He was Injured ankle, and several bouts of the second round, which will be sorely missed in the final Test Influenza did not help his bowling decided at a meeting of representa- when Richardson's two unfortun-very much, but his worth to the side lives at Lord's, the headquarters ate failures lent considerable im- as a stock bowler was inestimable. of English cricket.
petus to the English attack.
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Don Bradman Still
Crowd's Idol.
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Australian Outlook Not Bright.
do not think that the M. C. C.
The five games themselves were full of interest once one overcame the continual clamour against the Jeg-theory, though the superiority of England was hardly ever in doubt. Jardine's team
the WEI most perfectly balanced side sent
man. Bowes must have been de-crazy guest for victory as has been out from England for many long
Although it years.
never lighted with his first wicket in Test expressed by many critics of the WOR proved they had batting strength cricket.
com-
ON BRADMAN was again Aus- I DNA most dangerous bata-
on
team ever forgot the game in a
ter side and fully deserved their success.~
At Melbourne Bradman series. They were clearly the bet- down to Ne. 10 and their bowling was congratulated by Sutcliffe resources were unlimited, though his ovation as he passed him on the
Australia lacked bowling talent Jardine preferred to pin his faith way to the wicket. Bradman replied.
"I wonder if it will be so good when badly, both O'Reilly and Wall, and in a "shock" attack which
later Ironmonger, being forced to It was, even prised of Larwood, Allen, and Voce I'm coming back?”
More though he was bowled by Bowes do more than their share. and an one occasion by Bowes.
is going to be heard of O'Reilly, Australia, to the other hand, fret ball.
Stanley McCabe played two good but he is the only bowler Australia international rich in talent. Her house was not entire innings, his effort at Sydney in the have brought into the foreground. Fleetwood-Smith and Nash were ly in order-there was considerable first, Test being a classical knock, trouble surrounding the initial ap-but, with the exception of his good passed over and as a result have yet pearance of Don Bradman, her display in the first innings of the to be tried out in major Test cric- best batsman, even after his pre- last Test, he failed to live up to the ket. Nagel is the only other young player to have made an impression, sence in the first Test et Sydney high expectations.
and his second appearance was un-
was
not
had been sorely missed, and the late Archie Jackson, though he fell fatally ill shortly after, was not eligible for the first Test in view
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Sutcliffe The Rock of fortunately postponed owing to In-
England.
TERBERT SUTCLIFFE again of the player-writer controversy. To make matters even worse Wood-proved himself the Rock of full, Ponsford and Kippax all England on whom heavy scoring struck a bud patch at one and the was founded. In only one Test did same time. Australia can be said he fail, but otherwise his con- to have, never recovered from that sistency was beyond criticism. He lapse, though Woodfull and put together the highest Test score Ponsford both made splendid con-of his career at Sydney when he tributions in later games, more scored 194. Hammond was also especially the former.
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Left-Handers Are Introduced.
THE
THE Australian batting we surprisingly weak throughout the series, and it was now until the fourth Test at Brisbane that the Australian Selectors' realised the 'nécessity for left-handers to
to the fore, although he was by no means as successful as on the last tour when he established a record of 995 runs for the rubber-a record which Bradman shattered
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jury.
With Ironmonger, Grimmett and Wall now past their best, Austra lia's task is now becoming serious, and everything points to a cycle of wins for England.
THE MARATHON RACE
Kowloon Event ́On March 20.
The twelfth annual Kowloon during the Australia tour in Eng marathon race under the auspices land- in 1980,
of the St. Andrew's Club which is open to all Europeans of the Colony and members of the Club, will be held on Monday, March 20 starting from outaide St. Andrew's Church,
Verity's Splendid
Debut:
combat Larwood's leg theory. It THE success of Headley Verity Nathan Road, at 4.30 p.m., sharp..
accom-
was then that Darling and Brom- in the final Test, when he took The distance of the course le ap ley Wore Introduced with fairly | 8 for 95, should serve to dispel the proximately 6% rafles. salisfactory; results. Surprise, | widely-hold view that alow left- Applications for entry, however, was caused when Brom-arm bowlers are of little uns on panied by an entrance fee of $1.00 ley was dropped for the Sydney the Australian wickets. I can re-should be sent. In by March 15 to game after he had got into the member Jack Hobbs writing to either the Rev. W. Walton Rogers, twenties in his debut fanings. Į that effect in one of the London St. Andrew's Vicarage, or to Mr. Darling was, however, again in dailies after Verity had startled K. H, Wong, c/o S.C.M. Post, cluded in the team and was res-the cricketing world by dismissing Three Silver Cup will be offered ponsible for a dogged innings of the whole Notta eleven for 16 as prices and will.he presented at 88 in the last Test..!
the close of the race. rune!
I. C. White's splendid work on - The course, similar to past years, What surprised me most was the exclusion of Kippax in favour the last tour is still fresh in the is as follows:-Nathan Road, to of O'Brien and later on Ponsford memory. On the previous tour: Waterloo Road, to Argyle Street to for that name player. Both | under A. E. R. Gliligan, tän late Prinon Edward: Road to, “Kowloon players ware of the first-cluas Test | Roy Kilner proved distinct!” effeca City,z along Tam Kung Road to standard whila O'Brien was at the tive, when given the opportunityBulkeley Street to Chatham Road to most 'a' first-class "Club cricketer. Rhodes, who has taban mora Salisbury Road finishing in Nathan O'Brian came off onça It is true, wickets, in Test umtchas Arnirat Bond:
In A In E.
E. A. D. T1. 32 38 2 72 19 13 25 57
51 51 27 129
þOLAR STAR, the Austra
Plan pony which was twice
defeated by Woodland Stag at the Annual Meeting, will be seen out on the course at the First Extra Race Meeting on Saturday in the Moonie Ponds Handicap. Mr. E. O. Butler will probably ride him.
C. S. C. C. SECOND TEAM
The following will represent the Civil Service Cricket Club second. `eleven in a friendly game against; Queen's College on the C.B.C.C.' ground on Saturday at 2 p.m.;---
F. J. Ling (captain), N. J. Bebbing ton, W. II. Edmonds, F. E. Matthews, J. F. McGowan, 9. Randle, R. A. J. Simpson, H. E. Strange, M. Tavlin, J. M. Wilson and B. B. Wood.
The Final Averages
Paynter (England)
D. G. Bradman (Australia)
Hammond (England)
Sutcliffe (England)
E
B. J.
8. Wyatt (England) McCabe (Australia)
BATTING
Nawab of Pataudi (England)
L. Darling (Am
P. K. Lee (Australis)
V. Y.
W. H. Ponsford (Australia)
0. Allen (England)
D. R. Jardine (England)
L. P. O'Brien (Australia)
L. E. Nagel (Australia) 1. A.
H.
Ames
(Australia) (Australia) (Australia)
A. F. Kippar. (Australia)
(England)
Voce
C. V. Grimmstt (Australia) W. 3. O'Reilly (Australia)
T. Wall (Australia)
H. 8. Leve (Australia)
zer (Australia)
luna. Runs HS. N.O. Ávge.
184 83 2 61.33
170
ENTRIES & SELECTIONS FOR SATURDAY
SMALL FIELDS FOR FIRST EXTRA MEETING
NINE RACES ON CARD
(By Rapier.)
THE entries for the First Extra
THE Race
Meeting to be
beld at Happy Valley on Saturday are disappointingly small, and with the depar- ture of the Shanghai jockeys for the North racing in the Colony will now be again confined to local riders.
My selections for the Meeting. sre as follow:-
Race 1:-
HELTER SKELTER GOLD BRIDGE GALLANT FOX
Race 2:-
MIGNONETTE
KING'S COMPANY SPOTTED BUTTERFLY
*Race 3:-
KING'S BOUNTY DON
GOLD RING
Race 4:
WHAT'S THAT AUSTRALIA CHIEF NGTUK
Race 5-
BURGOMASTER KING SALMON GOLDEN DRAGON
Race 6:--
PARTNERSHIP SPRING FIELD BLACK VELVET
Race 7:-
CYCLAMEN BAY
HETMAN SADKO
Race 8:-
BRECHIN BISTRE
BLUE STAR Race 9:-
WOODLAND STAG POLAR STAR CITY OF BRISBANE
The Weights.
The following are the entries, classification and weights:--
Iron Grey
HOME FOOTBALL FEATURE.
Friday's Special.
TN view of the closing stages
I view of colon at the Scottish Cup competition and the interesting situation in the five major Home Football leaguer a special Football sup- plement will be published in the China Mail on Friday. The prospects for Saturday's Cup- ties and the more important struggle for promotion and relegation will be discussed in detail by a contributor fully conversant with the present positions of the various clubs. “
The Randwick Plate (One Mile).
Australian Chief
158
Golden Dawn
158
Ngtuk
158
Northern Star
158
Pick-me-up
158
What's That
155
The Tylam Handicap "A"
Class,
Ibs.
Black Rock
158
Burgomäster.
158
Charming Face
145
Flying Boy
148
Golden Dragon
180
Hey Tor
148
Jingle
158
King Salmon
150
White Butterfly
145
Klickitat
152
The Tytam Handicap “B” Class.
Auction Bridge
Black Velvet
Krata Viz
lbs.
145
165
Gold Bridge
151
Heather Leaf
148
396 103*
56.57
440 112
55.00
The "Hay and Corn""Stakes (Five Furlongs).
Iron Grey
149..
151
Partnership
162
440
194
55,00
Ibs.
Philterer
148
9
327 18
46.71
Ta Perstie
162
10
10
.187*-
42.7
Spring Field
152
102
Philterer
155
40.00
40.56
Ta Peastie
152
(Australia)
148
37.00
37.00
Spring Field
162
Leyland (England)
306
86
34.00
Much Ado
162
The Leprechaun
145
W. M. Woodfall (Australia)
10
305
33.88
Whoopee
155
The Hong Kong Kandicap:
Verity (England)
174
20,00
28.30
"A" Class.
Gold Bar
152
28.50
168.
Larwood
Y. Richardson (Australia)
(Australia)
10
279
27.90
Lucky Star
152
The Tiger
148
25.16
City of Shanghai
155
Don
140
145
24.16
Gallant Fox
168
141
28.50
Daylight Eve
140
G.
163 16
28.26
City of Canton
.155
Valorous
140
Hey Tor
152
Gold Key
140
21075
Helter Skelter
152
Badko
164
21M
Gold Bridge
168
20.23
Cyclamen Bay
155
17.00
Flying Boy
158
Champagne Bay
150
16.50
149
Hetman
158
16.14
Buchanan
155
King's Justice
165
13.59
7.25
----Charming-Face--
152
--Navy-Half-
140
7.06
White Butterfly
155
6.77
The Rainstorm
158
The Hong Kong Handicap:
6.00
Honolulu Moon
161
"T" Class
4.00
Iba.
2.50
The "Loiterers" Stakes (Seven
·Blue Star
165
Furlongs)."
Ajax ...
140
lbs.
Wayward Stag.
161
Bootle
161
Mon Talisman
160
BOWLING
M.
K.
Double Face
165
Powerful King
140
220,2
10,31
Esk
181
The Crook
140
*21 .4 50
20.00
Foolscap
158
Bistro
160
125 54 271
Glen Shre
158.
Weybridge
165
170 B
10
25.36
283.4 143 724
27
26.ET
Golly. Eyes
158
140
140
(Australia)
245
King's Company
101
189.3
15...
Mignonette
161
Stiekpast
140
164 110.5
Per Se..
158
Alexandra Hall
15%
$1.00
52.4
Poker Face
.161.
Double Face
140
161
44.00
Solar Star
161
Poker Face
161
Wakefield
180
Spotted Butterfly
158
Stickpast
155
Brechin
165:
Stourbridge
158
King's Parado
140
The Cavaller.
161
The Bainstorm
140
The Moonie Ponda Handicap,"
The "All Out" Blakes (Six
Furlongs.):
Iba
The Giraffe'
150
lbs.
Evening Star
140
The Tiger
155
Polar Star
·165
165
Woodland Blag
∙170
155
City of Brisbane
160
155:
City of Melbourne
140
#152
Rowy Morn
1507
Gold Ring
161
Canny
135
Mon Talisu
158
Ngtuk
140%
King's Bounty
138
Dr. Luer Glitters
140
Dise
158
The Raincloud
150
II.
Ironmonger
Bowes (England)
Mitchell (England) ...
* denotes not out. † denotes wicket-keeper.
Larwood (England)
Mitchell (England)
Verity (England),..
7. Wall (Austraila).
W. J. O'Reilly (Australia)
H.
Voce
G. 0. Allen (tingland)
Hammond (Bagland)
(Australia)
D. G. Bradman (Australia) LE Nagel (Australia)
C. V. Grimmett ((Australia)
(Earlind)
·Bouth Grade: (Australia)
H. Algaander (Australia) A. Y., Kippax (Australia) KEB Wyait. (Binglend)
L Darling (Australia)) R. Bromley (Austynkin)
BEST “W. M. Wood
LOS
Don
Valdrous
#Gold" Ker
Bootle ..
Banjolins