THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 29, 1988:
Voce And Jepson Bowl Well
Australians Struggle For Runs Against Nottinghamshire
BRADMAN, AS USUAL PULLS GAME ROUND
Trent Bridge, July 17.
THE conditions.for cricket yesterday were not pleasant, and although the wicket was good, the Australian batsmen did not relish the cold nor the rain and, what was worse than all, the indiffer- ent light, especially at the pavilion end where there is no sightboard..
THE BOWLING WAS ACCURATE AND STEADY, THAT BY JEPSON AND VOCE CONTAINING HOSTILITY FROM THE QUICK SWING. IT WAS AN IDEAL DAY FOR SWINGING,. AND VOCE IS A MASTER OF THE ART.
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Bradman conveys a sense of security of which no other batsman is quite capable, so much so that it is a great sur- prise when he gets out. His 'innings yesterday
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DON BRADMAN
"REVIEWER'S" SPORTS COMMENTARY
The Lawn Bowls Interport
Lawn bowlers 'have no doubt learned with gratification that Shanghai have decided to send a team to Hong Kong early in October for the Interport series and this event, the most. im- portant in bowls circles, will, un- doubtedly, rouse considerable specula- tion regarding the probable players to represent the Colony.
Last year the series was interrupted owing. to the hostilities up North and no Interport contests in sports between the two ports played.
other were
. Cricket, Swimming, Soccer, Rugby and Ladies' Hockey were all cancelled and it is hoped that lawn bowls, the first to be resumed, will be the fore- runner of other Interports in other branches of sport.
Voce found his length early and,quently saved the side. controlled it nicely, togethe. with good direction, and he made the Australian batsmen who faced him
Favoured with good week-end very uncomfortable. Not to be out-
weather, the League should be com- done, Jepson bowled cleverly, and
pleted in three weeks' time and, by his control brought its reward. Ac-
the end of August, all the Open Com- petitions, including the International curacy and late swing were the out-more
on his rate of run-get-series, should have been completed standing features of his work, and tion of the game called for he and Voce made every batsman care and he played accordingly. ting he must strengthen his play on leaving the whole of September free.
The early selections of bowlers to toil hard for his runs.
represent the Colony is desirable and His defence was sound and he the leg side. Frequently he steps actually made but one mistake and away to force on the off when there several practice games should be ANY SECURITY Only Bradman and Barnes be- that was the fatal one. He endeay-are acres of unguarded area on the played so that the individuals in the fore lunch displayed any security, oured to force a good length ball to side where the ball should be direct-different rinks can be welded together. ports since 1918, Shanghat has won and even they had
to be content the outside which should have been ed. Barnes is such a capable bats-Of the 19 contests between the two On our last. with singles and two's, so steady driven. It was, however, a grandman that he should have no diffi-11 and Hong Kong 8.
culty in overcoming the weakness. visit we were beaten by the odd game. was the bowling, well supported by innings in the circumstances and a His innings, however, was of in- On that occasion, Hong Kong_were represented by A. Hyde Lay, H. A. faultless, and brilliant, fielding. valuable one for Australia. calculable value and his efforts of Alves, J. F. McGowan, A. E. Coates, Every man was on his toes, and the
BARNES IN FORM
late, including this one, should gain F. V. V. Riberio and P. E. Knight, best was Heane, the captain, who Barnes, too, played splendidly and
him a place in Australia's team next set a fine example to his men, which his supreme confidence was of the they followed.
utmost value in a situation demand-Friday at Leeds,
The county side occupied a parti With Brown, Badcock and Hasing it. His defence was all that sett gone for a meagre twenty-five could be desired and his offside when Chipperfield offered a weak cularly strong position at lunch, runs the situation was one of an-strokes were nicely timed and resistance shortly after Bradman xiety but, as usual, Bradman came powerfully executed. His on- to the rescue with that confidence side work suffers by
and steadiness which have so fre-parison and in order
com-
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Senior Home And Away League Tennis Mooted
As I remarked yesterday, the Tennis had-departed, and five good wickets League which is now in the concluding stages, has been carried out very were down for 107. to im-we
The Notts bowlers were handi-smoothly this season and the most ex- acting individual can have found little capped by drizzling rain after the to find fault with in its organisation. interval, but their efforts with the wet ball were commendable. Waite had an unhappy time at the start of his innings, but, managed to steer clear of danger. Although his
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However, it is a well known fact that it is most difficult if not impos- One man's sible to please everybody. ment is another's poison!
To most active participants, the particular section of the League In
was productive, and his runs all the competitive tennis they want. were worth many more in con- It has always appeared to work out
fairly well. sideration of the position, which The “A”. Division, in which: "Hong could not be called healthy. Gunn | Kong's leading players perform, or fewer and Harris were endeavouring to necessity, is rather select, and
other use spin, but their efforts in this teams take part than in any
section. direction were more or less fruit- For the reason that most of these less because of the wet ball, which players compete in open tournaments they controlled surprisingly well, and for the most part have had as much tennis in the course of their and so were not expensive.
careers as they have been able to handle, the limited · League fixtures they are called upon to complete, usually prove adequate for their pos- sibly blase tastes.
LIGHT BAD Australia were forced to fight hard for their runs and consider ing the good wicket conditions, this was a tribute to Notts bowling control and splendid out-cricket.
The light was bad, and even tually it became so dark that two appeals were upheld. They were perfectly justifiable. Without de- tracting from the fine work by the Notts men I feel sure that the poor visibility was a severe handicap to
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submit the player's suggestion to management for what it is. Fican see no rea- sy in
As one goes down the scale as far as the "D" Division, for the most part the numbers of competing teams in- crease and the number of matches to be played, carries the programme ab most into the middle of August,
That is also satisfactory. Players in this Division are either: com- parative beginners at the game seeking experience or veterans playing for the exercise. In either case they got what they want and I don't think they would mind a great deal if the League carried on for about BİX months.
In conversation-with- regular player in the Men's "A" and "Mixed Doubles League yesterday, however, was rather surprised to hear him ex- press a desire for more League tennis. He said that he had become tỠ NGÔ customed to playing on Monday and Tuesdays that he felt quite lost,now that these days were
Dome played in the