THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 7, 1937.
WISDEN ON THE NEW "L.B.W" LAW
IT HAS BENEFITTED
CRICKET
FACTS PROVE THAT IT IS A SUCCESS
UMPIRES' TASK EASIER
:
Second Division Results
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team, where he played a very use- ful game, without adequate support Adal who was in good form and and eventually lost to Meyer, who found his pound-on shots coming like Waterton, skipped for the first off well Keown was leading time, at any rate for some years. Dallah all the way to secure theThe last named was up against Hay- only home win,
by five shots, nes, and although he played some whilst there was only a couple of good shots during the game, he shots dividing J. A. Watson and achieved his best piece of work in A. R. Minu at the finish.
drawing two shots on the last
Football Club "B" were favoured head to tie his match.
in
hoo- Second
IN view of the news received yesterday to the to beat the Kowloon Bowling Green Thirteen was certainly
-effect that the M.C.C. had unanimously decided Club by a few shots and held them doo number for the Police
to level-pegging until half time, when as all their skips stuck on it to adopt the new 1.b.w. rule, the following article the situation changed entirely. Drake, rather unique coincidence. So Club published in Wisden's Cricket Almanack of 1936 is for whom Jeffries played well at de Recreio were not troubled much Park, rather interesting.
Number Two, was all square at the to secure points at King's (eleventh, but after that secured 15 and they very nearly doubled their ABOVE EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE GAME ITSELF bank, who was himself
to the two of his opponent Brooks-visitors" score in doing so. LAST SEASON, THE EXPERIMENTAL LEG-BEFORE-RULE
'BOWLS' LOSS good
ran Henry Basto
from STOOD PUT AS MOST IMPORTANT.. A YEAR AGO WISDEN'S
Wally" Glendenning to begin with, EDITOR, TOGETHER WITH MANY OTHER GOOD JUDGES, WELCOMED THE CHANGE, BUT VERY NATURALLY WISH- appear to be a First Division player, Carey and “J. J." had a tight game. On past reputation, W. Gill would and finished comfortably up, but ED TO SEE HOW IT WORKED BEFORE CONFIRMING HIS as he skipped a Craigengower "g" until the letter won a head at the APPROVAL. THAT HE IS NOT WITH US TO EXPRESS A rink for two seasons in the First 17th, with a four at the last head MATURED OPINION IS TO BE DEPLORED, BUT LIKE THE Division, before throwing in his lot to put the kybosh on things. VAST MAJORITY OF PLAYERS AND SPECTATORS, with the Footballers! So it was a Dick" Remedios had the biggest SOUTHERTON, WOULD HAVE FELT SATISFIED. THOSE surprise to see him in their pwin in opposition to Stewart Log-
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WHO: WATCHED CRICKET: DAY AFTER DAY IN VARIABLE WEATHER ON ALL KINDS OF PITCHES COULD SEE HOW THE GAME BENEFITTED FROM THE ALTERATION.
"Facts cannot be denied and we find that of 1,560 1.b.w. decisions favourable to the bowler in first-class matches last season, 483 were under the new rule. In the County Championship fixtures there were 1,273 instances of a batsman being out 1.b.w., and of these 404 were due to the operation of the amended law.
%
PITCH OF BALL
form.
GILL'S USEFUL GAME
4TH EXTRA RACE
MEETING UPSETS (Continued from Page 19)
GOLD COIN FAILS- Funters had another surprise in store in the seventh race, the Tai- Mo-Shan Handicap. Due to its pre- vious fine performances. Gold Coin (Mr. Pih) had the most support, but it failed to secure a place.
As was expected, Laughing Girl (Mr. Tang Man Wa) shot out on the rise of the barrier, followed by Zero, which, in view of the short distance, was fancied to win, but it finished nowhere. pit-
to
Mr. Poy kept Laughing Buddha within striking distance most of the way, and when nearing the mile post he shot ahead and finished with
plenty to spare. Laughing Girl
away
an, whose cheery personality, will, I hear, soon be lost to lawn bowls in Hong Kong.
It's time for
spot
a
of
Beehive Brandy
"The idea held by many people,ches, the reduction of scoring with. in the
past that
on a difficult the consequent livening up of the pitch off-break bowlers would game, and obvious progress towards have matters all their own way ja finish · pleased the majority of under the altered rule, and that cricket lovers.. Unrepentant play- on fast true turf, batsmen stillers could not argue against the in- would hold the upper hand, was novation without confessing their proved by experience incorrect. faults and admitting inability The skill of modern bowlers in remedy their shortcomings.: swinging the ball made all the dif The fight between bat and ball ference when conditions favoured became more equal than it had been run-getting. A batsman dare not for many seasons. Even on "cover-up" to the ball that was ches still overprepared by artificial coming wide to the off stump in aids, bowlers knew that their the air unless prepared to pay. the efforts would not be in vain be- penalty.
cause of obstructive methods; bats- men discarded their cramped, pokey "The swerving ball and the break-style for freedom in stroke play, and the cut and off drive were back each took toll of doubtful
extent as when thése. glorious batsmen, but..very soon much of the uncertainty as to what to do brought into use almost to the same the eighth race,
strokes gave chief charm to the A great finish was witnessed in with the well-pitched-up ball dis- appeared. After being a few
Handicap, over times in trouble, batsmen became lightened if anything; they did not Bay was
"Umpires found their duties absolute failure of Commencement
114 miles, but the task alive to the need of depending upon have to decide that the ball pitch-no less than 1,458 tickets for a win, ` disappointing. - Carrying the bát to deal with likely break red straight, but only that it would and 1,041 tickets for a place, Com- part meant getting to the pitch of "obstruction" occurred in
have hit the stumps and that the mencement Bay failed to place after the line the manner in which it won a race the ball. Quick footwork and the
between wicket and wicket. straight bat were used to solve the
over the same distance at a previous difficulty and if these genuine'
IMPORTANT FACTS
meeting. methods in the art of batsmanship "To emphasise how the failed, the bowler very rightly earn-rule affected cricket in all ed the verdict he deserved.
the following facts are of
swerve
and this for the most
game.
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was second and Valorous finished third, all three ponies paying use- ful returns in the betting.
GREAT FINISH
the Mount Davis
Before
the daily
round
After that thankless
altered Tiny Star took the lead, followed respects by Sylvandale and Night View, Mr. the Pih had Centre Forward trailing Sutcliffe, who anticipated the highest value even, if other causes nicely behind, with Rose Evelyn în new law with · misgivings, found have contributed to them. Definite a challenging position. Coming in- that in practice, his fears were dis- results in the 234 County Cham- to the straight, Gordito came along After
&
pelled. He was among the early pionship matches played last Sum-very fast, and these three, ponies
a the converts and ́as' Summer ad-mer numbered 161 as against 134 indulged in a neck and neck strug- vanced almost everyone fell into in 1934, when there were 232 fix-gle over the last 100 yards. Centre line by acclaiming the success- of tures an increase of 27 victories. Forward secured the verdict by this variation of Law 24. There Of
regular players, Hammond again neck, and Rose Evelyn had the came a decided check to those in-came out at the top of the batting benef
of another neck from Gor- terminable first-wicket partnerships averages, but his figures fell from dito. which were so detrimental to the 76.32. in 1934, to 49.35, the smallest game.
average to head the list since 1910, the last race resulted according
expectations, with Araxy, cap- It was not surprising that, fac-when the weather was deplorable. ably ridden by Mr. Proulx, assum- ing the swerve with the ball brand- "Allowance must
Ways be madeing the lead from the start and new, the early batsmen found their for loss of form, but last season winning easily. It was a tame end- task harder than previously. A only seven batsmen had aggregates ing to the day's racing, with Cor- good deal · of criticism was also reaching 2,000 as compared with onation Day second, but it was far offered by left-handed batsmen who 19 the year before." Strangely behind, and Emergency Call third. had to play deliveries pitching in enough, R. E. S. Wyatt, E. R. T. the "rough" of the bowlers run up, Holmes and Sutcliffe, of those who where the ball often “does” a lot. did not like the experiment, made CRICKETERS PLEASED « considerably more runs than in The definite results reached last 1934. Summer (1935) in so many mat-
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