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Besides Langridge they have Alan Melville, the captain, Wens- ley and Cook on the sick or in jured list
Yorkshire are without Macao- lay, who is nursing a muscle in- jury for a match or two. Bowes. the fast bowler, had also to stand
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SHOULD THE SERVER STEEL COULSON
BE HANDICAPPED?
SNOOKER LEAGUES GRAND FINALE
FINAL MATCH FOR
SIZE OF SERVICE COURT WEDNESDAY NEXT
MAY BE ALTERED
I
IMPORT BUNNY AUSN
(By H. W
AP. PEREIRA. RETAINS
100 PER CENTS
Arrangements have been made for the snooker match between the champions of the Steel. Coul son Snooker League, the Garri-
The following will represent · The
A. P. Pereira--(Catholic Union Club)
C. Pile(Central Police Mess)
Pile(Prison Officer's Mess)
AM naturally very interested, as is every son Sergeants Mess, and the Rest, The South Africans have had Tarrant's team for India was born
player small and great, in the movement on to take place at the Royal En their OWN troubles Xenophon March 6, 1906, with his twin brother-Vernon. He stands about Balaskas, the googly bowler, was
Senior NCO's Mess. Welling- unft at the season's start, and 6 feet 4 mches high and was the foot, sponsored by the Lawn Tennis Association, gineers Warrant Officer's and allest cricketer in Australia dar for the alteration in size of the service court to Barracks next Wednesday. the brilliant all-rounder, Bruce
is only now showinging the 1952-33 season. He bowls The agitation against the service playing too commencing at 7:30 pm- Mitchell....
Ifast medium and uses his great. signs of recovery from synovitis.
He makes big a part in the game has at last come to a Last year the unusual number height to advantage.
bet down to the ball swerve a good deal and head, and the scheme to diminish its strength of injuries Was
has taken this form. the hard grounds. This rear it on his day is irresistible.
Nagel performed the greatest. seems just hard luck.
feat of his career at Melbourne, în G. F. B. Beane. who is joint November, 1932, when playing for Rhodes has scored his first cen- Australian XI. va the MCC led by Jardine. In the 2nd in- tury in first class cricket. Heatenings the English team were dis- did not play for the Caanty last missed for only 60. Nagel taking year but was a regular member. IS wickets for 32 in 10 overs. of Sir Julien Cahn's eleven..
John C. Clay of Glamorgan who] Fary who has again Batted recently just failed to capture all 10 wickets in an innings against brilliantly for Kent and scored Northants was born on March 18,
captain of Notts with
* +
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S. D
4. Stafford-(Nival Dockyard Police) SQM S. Staples(Royal Engineers
Mess) Reserves:-
It is doubtful whether the scheme will obtain much real support. It is difficult to think of any player in the world to- day when service is so terrific that it dominates everything-
L/Sgr Willerton-(Central Police). In the past there was Tilden and more recently Vines
BOTH TILDEN AND VINES COULD SERVE · AN ACE ALMOST W. E. Fannell (St. Patrick's Club) AT WILL. AND IN THE MATCHES WHICH THEY WON THEIR SER Opponents will be drawn for, FICES WERE DEFINITELY DOMINATING FACTORS. GERALD PAT- and games will consist of one TERSON, THE AUSTRALIAN, WAS ANOTHER CHAMPION
frame, each. WON HIS MATCHES, PERHAPS MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE, ON THE SERVICE
WHO
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At the conclusion of the match, miniature cups for winners of the League, and medals for the run- ners-up will be presented.
100 Per Cent Retained
A F. Pereira holds the distinc-
Bat looking at the leading often means the loss of a set.. LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD. reely agains: Larwood's bowl-1995. He has been playing for players to-day, who is there who Spectacular Appeal?
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Though I doubt it, it is possible man who scored 1,255 runs for formerly captain of the County. Service, or who even has a ser that the game might gain some Kent last season including 111He was originally a fast bowler, vice very far in advance of his thing in spectacular appeal if the tion of being the only underfent vs. Somerset. He has been bat-but owing to an injury began to cther strokes and on which he indsence of the service were less ed player in the League, having ting successfully this season and bowl at slow mediam pace. He relies for his success?
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notched a century last month.
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Brilliant bowing by Perks, who took six second innings wickets for 36 runs, enabled Worcester-: shire to gain their second victory of the season at-Hampshire's ex- penserat Southampton by 6 wic kets. Perks final analysis read 132-636–6
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+
Deadly Perks
headed the County bowling aver ages in the five successive years. Last year he took 100 wickets for his County at 1658 runs each.
BRITISH "OPEN"
great. But lessen the power of played and won 12 games. He is Service Not Infallible the service and it is my belief that closely followed by Sg Smith, of
possibly possessed last season the
The American. Frank Shields, the game would then be influenced the Garrison Sgt's Mess, who play- great extent by grounded in all matches and was defeat- ed oaly once in 14 games "by fastest service, on the average, of strokes and the return of the seri CERA Whitehead of the C. &
any player. But were his achieve- ments so great that one felt that something mirst at once be done to
vice.
Let is suppose for a moment that the game is composed entire
P. 0.'s Club
FA, Gill of the Catholic Union
club played in 10 games losing curtail his service power? Not at of Tildens and Vines, and that only once to Stafford, of the Dock- (Continued from Page 4)
ali. Fast as his service was, there it has become little better than a
yard Police allow for his failure in the Ameri-elsewhere who were able to return that something must be done a F. Pereira
were players at Wimbledon and specession of service aces; that
The best breaks recorded are, as other strokes are falling into dis- follows:- can Open, which was surprisingly without any great difficulty.
24 and SI
R. T. D. Perks the tall fast won by Sam Parks, with Jimmy medium pace bowler of Worces-Thompson second.
"I felt tershire has been one of that
shots 1930-(my County's mainstays since
more
confident than at
After Shields what players have of outstandingly. difficult services? any Sidney Wood has a very fast de
about the service if the game is Mr. Neal Dr. Shaw not to be rained.
Mr. Stafford Sgt. Bowler
Narrower Court
Is the alteration in size of the Mr. Gül
In 1931 be performed the battime since I won the British very, but even when he is serving service court the best way to les-C. Pe
20 and
It is interesting to note that
for Worcestershire since (declared after his play-off with fast service, but it has never com stead of the one line which at the Police after the first two matches
cord 1931 has been
1931-78 wickets.
1932-61
1933-71
1934-95 10
Densmore Shute. PICARD'S HOPES
moment divides the right service
each
trick against Kent and played and American Open champion-at his best the ball is not impos- against the Gentlemen. His re-ships in 1932" he is said to have sibie to return. Perry, too, has a sen the effect of the service?
The reformers suggest that in the Catholic Union Club, who took over the fixtures of the "Water İpletely dominated a game, nor has that of Crawford, though extreme-
court from the left service court with an average of 3.223, as com
scored 40 points in 12 matches Henry Picard, the young Hersly accurate and well placed.
there should be two lines, at a No. her professional, who finished
at the present moment it given distance apart from
pared with the winners; (Garrison fourth in the recent "Masters" seems to me that any legislation to other, leaving a sort of no-man's ches with an average of 3.357, per St's Mess) 47 points for 14 mat-- tournament, after leading the lessen the power of the service is land between them, thus narrow-match Last year Perks headed the field for the first two rounds, also unnecessary. It is true, of coure, ing each service, court down and County bowling tables with 27.27. expects to play in the British Open. that the service,
even if it does giving the server less space into
Player's Record Perks was coached at the Faulk-He was one of the leading money-j not dominate the game, has a very which to deliver the ball. The record of players in the League: zer School in London and is 24 winners during the winter and great influence upon it. In doubles, ceiver, it is said, therefore has a
was fourth
favourite for the especially, the games go to a very better chance of returning the Pereira Jyears old.
Fears are being expressed that recent American Open: but dis-great extent with the
service
Triven the South African cricket team appointed.
The last point is important, and Leach it is in this that the strength" of C. Pile
GIL the scheme lies. The speed of the service would be in
way Willerton diminished, but the receiver, would T. Pile
may find themselves faced with a serious loss on the two shillings minimum “gate” at their matches this summer. Some of the ̈coun- ties have urgently pressed for a reduction
*
"Only at the centres where, the↑ South Africans have received a guarantee is the minimum ad- mission to be one shilling," said
Mr. S. J. Brooke, the South- Africad manager. Apart from these; the 2s gate must stand."
Oxford's Promise
service.
The loss of one service game very
Bowling Green's Stiff Task To-day
Civil Service And Police In
Keen Bowls Duel
The following is a complete re
Smith
have a greater chance-of-reaching Furnell. Staford it and therefore of returning it.
Staples To alter in any way the plan of Jones, B. N. the court seems to me a pity. It Harris as one of those glorious miracles Sargent that the dimensions of a tennis Ramson Da Luz cont are exactly right. How Cashman came this about, who it was that Chant
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PRINCE OF WALES
BEATEN IN GOLF
Perry Dr. Shaw Goodwin Jones, EE
Bowler Whitebead Haynes Hodges
ENCOUNTER Canha
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Santos Bellamy Martin
10:
Qualification: Played not less
It was a great day for Oxford
Robbed of their game last Sa-more, the general opinion is that cricket when, in reply to the turday bowlers are looking for-they will not achieve their aim to- South African total of 372, Oxford ward to being able to play to-day.jday. made 429-and this was the first and for their sake it is to be hop- The Civil Service are playing a time the South Africans have ed that the Clerk of the Weather vastly improved Police team, and, been, led on the first innings. will be sufficiently sympathetic to although everything points to The outstanding performance keep the rain away, at least until their ammering the points, they of the day was Mitchell-Innes fine the games are finished
will have to struggle very hard bunker. At the ninth the Prince innings of 168, the first century to The Recreio have a holiday, but for their victory. be recorded against the South the bowling Green have a very In the junior division, the so halved the hole Benn, who made 90, put on 198 difficult task before them, for they far unbeaten Bowling Green will jare playing away to Craigengower be eager for fresh scalps, when rubs for the third wicket- Roth
"A It is a long time since they entertain Craigeugower. All of them played extremely well
they managed to record a win the home teams are favoured to We are likely to see Mitchell-against the Valley team; further-wina. Inhes playing for the Gentlemen “SKIP'S” FORECAST FOR TO-DAY
Africans.
Michell-Innes and
at Lord's: he has all the strokes and plenty of time in which to make them
Bartlett Defies Yorkshire/ A galiant not out century by d T. Barlett-the first of the season for Cambridge saved the Light Bines from an innings defeat against Yorkshire at Fenner so -- Cambridge lost five men for 69, but Barlett, who batted for three hours put on 65 with Grim
· FIRST DIVISION
POLICE (53)
KOWLOON BGC (56)
KOWLOON DOCKS (-)
CRAIGENGOWER "B" (54)
CIVIL SERVICE (62)
CRAIGENGOWER “A” (69)
INDIAN EC (--)
KOWLOON CC (53)
POLICE RC (50)
KOWLOON RGC (75)
FAIKOO DOCK
SECOND DIVISION
CIVIL SERVICE (49)
CRAIGENGOWER (473)
holed a puft of 5ft for a five and
A Good Recovery
JAPANESE ATHLETES BEAT FILIPINOS
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He made a fine recovery, after pulling his drive, at the 10th, but Burrows became three up again.by winning the 11th and 12th. The
Rafael Navallasca, conqueror of Prince got back a hole at the 15th Rafael de Leon who defested by sinking a putt of Sft, but Bur Yoshinks in the 100 meters at rows won the next hole for the the Far Eastern game match be
Lady Astor and Miss Thelma last May, has been unable anything better than plac Cazalet had walks-over
second round... Miss Tren
MP, for Wallsend;/
the first round: ville. In the sec Cazalet by 4 and besten by Lord
the placed