THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 1, 1938.
South Africa Thinks M.C.C. Team Strongest For 50 Years
WITH
UNION MAY RELY ON SPIN BOWLING
(By AIR MAIL)
JOHANNESBURG, OCTOBER 20.
ȚITH THÉ M.C.C. TEAM SAILING FOR SOUTH AFRICA TO- MORROW, FOLLOWERS OF CRICKET, AND THAT IN- CLUDES MOST PEOPLE IN THE UNION, ARE DISCUSSING SOUTH AFRICA'S CHANCES OF KEEPING THE "RUBBER,” WHICH HAS NOT BEEN WON BY ENGLAND SINCE F. T. MANN'S TEAM WAS OUT HERE IN 1922-23.
It is generally thought that England is sending out the strong- est team for 50 years. For the first time it is thought England will be represented by the full strength of its home eleven, with W. R. Hammond leading a model team-the sort of side the student would pick from the formula of the text-book.
South Africa's great problem) appears to be to get England out. It is felt that South Africa is strong in batting, but the bowl- ing gives cause for anxiety. The idea seems to be to rely on spin bowling, though South Africans welcome the news that E. Q. Da- vies, the fast bowler who showed promising form against the Aus- tralians over here in 1936, but who dropped out through injury,| is once more fit and ready to play.
WICKETS RESPONSIVE TO SPIN
um
LORD HALIFAX PRESIDENT
OF YORK CITY
London, October 19. (By Air Mail).-Lord Halifax, the Foreign Secretary, has accepted the pre- -sidency of the York City Football Club. Mr. G. W. Sherrington, the City secretary, said last night that Lord Halifax, who lives six miles out of York, was a keen follower of the club, and attended the home matches when his duties allowed. He was present at several of the 'Cup ties' last season,
when York amazed everybody by reach- ing the sixth round of the F. A. Cup before Huddersfield Town beat them at the second attempt. Lord Halifax succeeds Lord Milton as president.
In the opinion of Louis Duffus, a leading South African critic, writ-| ing in the Natal Daily New One reason why South Africa may rely on her spin bowlers is the respon- siveness of the wickets. He thinks that present-day wickets in South Africa are the most responsive to armour-plated pitches, and spin in the three main countries.
Lord Nuffield, millionaire chief of the terrific Morris Car con cern and one of the principles of the aeroplane shadow factory scheme, organised by the British Government to re-arm the Royal Air Force, met the holder of the World's Land Speed Record, Cap- tain George Eyston, at the Motor Show, which is being held at Earl's Court, London. Photo shows Lord Nuffield and Captain George Ey- ston seen together at the Exhibition. (Copyright, Fox).
C.S. Staniland's Motoring Records At Brooklands
(By AIR MAIL).
London, October 18. |TALIGHT-LIEUT. C. 8, STANILAND, former Schneider Trophy as it pilot and well-known racing driver, set up two world's class mo- cricket has been laid down that the wic-toring records, and a Brooklands class record, at Brooklands yes-
kets shall not be covered this sum-terdayz "The argument behind the cam-mer, the conditions are all in
favour of spin rather than speed. paign for spin bowling," he says,
"is not that the M.C.C. batsmen "One can see," he continues. SCOTTISH LEAGUE cently from an Italian racing car,
are necessarily most vulnerable be- "Farnes having fiery spells with
fore it how harshly Hammond short shocks to the South African TO SEND TEAM
treated Fleetwood-Smith-but that batting order. He should reap
under South African conditions it some venom off the Wanderers' TO DUBLIN ·
-
When the Management Committee of
Driving his streamlined Multi- Union car, which was rebuilt re-
Staniland established a new in- ternational 8-litre class 5 miles record at 181.32 m.p.h.. a new 3- litre class record for 10 miles at 133.69 m.p.h., and a new Brook- lands 3-litre class lap record at 141.45 m.p.h.
He failed by just over a second
has greater possibility of being wicket. If the wind comes up at effective, than a medium-pace at-Kingsmead, with England in the tack. Maybe there will be a com-field, there is no telling what dam- promise; or some new bowler will age he may do, but if Newlands the Scottish Football League met in come suddenly to the front, as has not changed its character he Glasgow, consideration was given to alto beat John Cobb's Brooklands Langton did. It is too early to should join the ranks of the dis-request from the Football League of track record of 143.44 m.p.h. the illusioned fast bowlers, who meta-Ireland that a team should be sent to fastest speed at which the track phorically lay annual wreaths on be played there on Friday, March 17, has been lapped.
Dublin. It was agreed that a match the dead Capetown wicket."
speculate."
S. AFRICAN BATTING
Speaking of the South African batting. Duffus continues: "Tak- ing a long view of the tour, it geema that this summer South
HUTTON'S
African batting will be released TEST BAT
from the captivity forced on them three years ago by the Australians..
"With the wealth of batting ON VIEW
available to be drawn from the experienced school Mitchell, Nourse. Viljoen, Curnow, Rowan Melvllie, Owen-Smith, and Dalton
ers
(By AIR MAIL)
London October 16.
N. W. D. Yardley, P. A. Gibb, and from the rising young play Hutton, and Verity, the Yorkshire Briscoe, Begbie, Harris, Fell, representatives in the M.C.C. team W. W. Wade it will be surpris- or South Africa, left Leeds yes- ing if the Test elevens suffer again terday for London, where they from the inability to score runs."
re to join the other members of he side who sail from Southamp- on to-day.
MAY NOT HELP FAST
"
BOWLERS
Miss Dorothy Dennis, to whom The writer admits that Grimmett Hutton recently became engaged, and O'Reilly tied the South African was at the station to see him off. batsmen up in knots, but he does The bat with which Hutton not think that Verity & Co. can made his score of 864 against hope to emulate their intimidating, Australia in the fifth Test match mechanical accuracy. He does not at Kennington Oval was sent to think that the fast bowlers will South Africa some time ago to be particularly like the South African placed on exhibition. The bat, wickets.
which carries the autographs of "They are not like the Australian all the men who played in "Hut- cast-iron pitches,” he says, "Local ton's Test," was insured for a
St. Patrick's Day.
t
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The 8-litre five and ten miles The Committee decided to reduce the records had stood to the credit transfer fee of W. M'Laren (St. John- of Jack Dunfee for eight years, stone), but a similar request by H. H. the previous five miles record be- Farquharson (Dunfermline Athletic) ing 126.85 m.p.h., and the ten
miles 126.48 m.p.h.
was refused.
Edinburgh City and Dundee were The Brooklands class lap re- given permission to play on December cord which Staniland beat had 26, instead of January 2, while Forfar Athletic and East Fife will play
been held for several years by January 8 instead of January 7.
Lord Howe at 129.70 m.p.h.
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