IT'S VERY HARD TO
CRICKET BOARD'S LATEST BLUNDER
DR. ROBERTSON'S VIEWS MAKE CRICKETERS SMILE
WHY UNDERESTIMATE THE STRENGTH OF ENGLAND?
(By “J. C. DAVIS”).
THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 27,
Matches between Eng
and
tralia, submitted by the MCC approved by the Australian Cricket Board of Control to-day-2
The Australian team will saï on the s.s. Orontes, due on April 21 The board unanimously re-elected Dr. Robertson chaïïman for the en- sung year
EMPIRE GAMES
THE SAME
Without Lovelock Brown And Wooderson
(By "THE RANGER")
London, September 16. The Empire Games next February will not be so attractive as antici pated in the athletics section. We had hoped when the Games were explosive, faint hearts of cricket in first mooted that Jack Lovelock this country ceased to beat But would represent New Zealand. We the players themselves, who had to were soon disillusioned in that re- face the shot, carried on, knowing gard. that the tide would turn. It turned,
But took some consolation in the all right, and swamped the heroes fact that A. G. K. I Brown, and S. c. of the former hour as all the Wooderson, the greatest aprinter world knows.
and miler, respectively, that Eng- -England won two of the last three land has produced, would be com rubbers in Australia, and won
ing. one
Time has brought the unpleasant The Australians, on their last news that neither of these stars
the last three in England.
three tours, won only four out of 15 will be competing at the Empire Tests. England won three, and eight Games
BIGGEST DRAWING CARDS It is a pity. These three would In these achievements there 15 have been the biggest draw-cards
A CLOSE CALL
of the Empire championships. With out them, no matter how good the
contests will be, the Games will lack something.
CRICKET regularly produces its comedies, of
dramas, and tragedies. It is difficult to say to which class belongs the latest episode, with Dr. Alan Ribertson, Chairman of the Board of Control, were drawn. the centre figure. Dr. Robertson, in Melbourne, a nothing colossal to the credit of few days ago, said that in his opinion English cric-Australia, or discredit of England. ket was declining. International cricket appeared to be in the melting pot. He feared the game in Bradman's men were on the lasing England would never come up to cricket in Aus-side in the first two Tests: All the Empire's best mile runner without tralia, and produce a team that would make an world may have wondered what had Lovelock and Wooderson in the
become of the vaunted strength of field? And who could mat even go with an Australian eleven.
Australia. If G. O. Allen had tempt Brown in the quarter-mile? ed fate and applied his closure ear- her in the first Melbourne Test he might have won the rubber straight off the reel with three successive
THE DECLINE IN ENGLAND WAS PROBABLY DUE TO AMATEURS DROPPING OUT, AND THE FEW LEFT WERE NOT ABLE TO KEEP PROFESSIONALISM GOING. THANKS TO THE AUSTRALIAN TOURS EVERY FOUR YEARS THE COUN- TIES WERE ABLE TO CARRY ON, BUT HE DID NOT EXPECT, DURING HIS LIFETIME, TO SEE THEM PRODUCE A TEAM
· EQUAL TO AUSTRALIA'S.
Dr. Robertson's remarks have raised smiles among cricketers. Many who have a feeling that the Board of Control possesses porcupine prickles grin broadly. Cricketers are not taking the views quoted with the serious-
"In this country last season Don
Who could really claim to be the
MONTAGUE
victories! It was very close. SHOWS HIS
Again, in the Adelaide Test
GOLF SKILL
5 "BIRDIES IN 18 HOLES
the fourth of the five England held the stronger hand on resuming their first innings with a substan- tial lead The Australians managed to regain their poise. They then gradually got a grip of the game, which had been slipping from them Had England won that match the
New York, October. 1. rubber would have been lost to Aus-
The prowess of the Hollywood tralia.
"mystery golfer, John Monta- her batting from the younger men of robbery in the local court, was England has been building up gue, who is now facing a charge
If serious, Dr. Robertson appar- Only a few years ago, when Chap nothing at all wrong with the run-strated yesterday.
in 1937. Next year there may be again overwhelmingly demon- ently has forgotten that England man's team practically annihilated won two of the last three rubbers Australia in the first match of the
getting powers of her Test men. At Playing in a four-handed four-
in this country.
rubber in Brisbane, many Austra-
the moment there is nothing to some at the Hempstead Links, Four out of five Tests were won lians adopted sackcloth and ashes: tralian attack will be amihilating card of 65 five below par for justify anyone holding that the Aus-near New York, he returned a by A. P. F. Chapman's team. Four Not so the younger order of crick- out of five were won by D. E. Jar-eters. They had courage. A gallant
on true wickets. It should be good the links. It was the first time dine's team. And two out of five Australian recovery towards theat the moment there is little to in- and he scored five “birdies”
It may be better than good. But he had ever played on the course,
dicate that it will be so.
ness that might ordinarily be in the old game. She is just mark- attached to opinions of one hold-ing time, preparatory to the big ing a position on the Board. fight.
were won by G. 0. Allen's men.
JUST MARKING TIME These fifteen Tests played by the last three teams gave England ten
close of that tour so happy to En- glishmen was mainly due to the
younger
his
TIDE TURNED Australia five wins. The kernel W
D. R. Jardine and these figures and facts does not henchmen from Notts were ply that England is down and out the heavy guns, and the air became
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two
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never taking more than The Tests next season are sure to putts on any green..
be contested with the rest. and ability shown by England when
Her batsmen have only to let them-sisted Dunfermline, last season, has ever she is up against Australia. Benson, Falkirk's centre whe selves go with something like the again appealed to the League for a free transfer. The figure of £250 ori- freedom shown in the latest County ginally placed against his name by the championship to discover that the Brockville club was reduced by the best Australian bowling can be at management" to £100. Benson com tacked and punished by men of skill him getting a club.
siders that even that figure prevents
and enterprise.
Just now Australia is on a slight- It cost the National Cross-Country ly more elevated peak But John Union over £120 to send a Scottish team to the International-Eross-Geuz- Bull is close up, and may at any try Championship in Belgium last year. moment forge past. The cry that That the Union were able to acord cricket has been declining has been this expenditure is demonstrated by the heard for 50 years
fact that the season was wound-up with sometimes in
a debit balance of $13 5s. 6d. Eugland, sometimes în Australia.
Greenock Morton surprised their fol Towers by dropning centre forward Dick Black and half-back Angus three weeks ago. 2
who had
given valuable service in the pr
race, and the great Cup?
have now been restored.
ways powerful force in attack, Zlooney "zn untiring hal
ick, who has gone to
Charlie Johnstone, the formér. therwell outside left land
Centre half, who outh when they g the First Division,
Mansfield Town.
If James
South
back of