THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 10, 1989.
Headley Completes
Completes 100 In Each
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Innings
West Indies Wickets Go, England Want 99
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C. B. Fry, internationally-known authority on cricket, is writing_a_Ber- ies of commentaries on the three Tost matches between England and West Indies, and also the Gentlemen v Players match, exclusively for the "China Mail."
C. B. FRY SAYS
POSITION OF THE GAME AT
CLOSE OF PLAY ON THE
SECOND DAY WAS:-
WEST INDIES-277
ENGLAND-404 for 5
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Lord's, June 27. THE of
HE idea of declaring with only
the pitch at Lord's improves dur- ing the day and that the best chance of quick wickets occurs in the first hour or so.
In any case it is a moot point whether in a three-day match the does earliest possible declaration not pay.
It is the more sporting
course.
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The wicket is faster to-day and the sun is shining. West Indies can yet draw this match with much hon- our. It may be an exciting finish against time. If so it happens, then cheers for three-day cricket.
William In the sunshine starts one end to R: S. Grant usual sub-speed first over.
the Nursery end to J. B. Stollmeyer. The first ten overs will be critical for our chances.
One For Nought
Behold our captain has been right about the wicket, Copson's fourth ball kicks high, and ricochets off
Stoll- meyer's bat to Verity at backward point. Not very good luck, except for us. One for nought.
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So now George Headley has the task of saving his side. Of this he is well capable; but he will need to watch out for the kicking ball, lest he cock one up to the short legs.
The first half-hour. sces
Grant playing confidently in his sound Fub lic School style.
Several proper off-drives with the left elbow well forward. Headley, after a whack on the thigh from Cop- son, is settling down.
The upshot, after 40 minutes, is Wright for Copson. Grant makes a small up-shot to slip's left hand, which slip tries. with both hands and fails to grasp.
Stump Flattened
Next over Bowes flattens Grant's off stump as easily as he flattened Stollmeyer's off stump last time. The ball that comes down the hill and for keeps rather low Grant played the other ball, the one that swings Such are the uses of variety. away. Two for 42.
says.
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Hammond After 50 minutes
asks Bowes if he would like a rest. Bowes "A couple more. Walter." Wright is keeping a neat length, and is turning the ball. Wise youth, he in the is not forcing his pace as first innings. Bowling better.
If he does not watch it, Sealey will cock him up to one of the "sillies." So ends the first hour.
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this end Copson's length seems a trifle short. The short good length will not worry, brother Headley, the batsman.
Brother Verity the bowler, for Wright. And Verity's good first over is troublesome to Sealey, whose cap is now pendantly askew over the left
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No More Bumpers
Note that Sealey is reckoned their second best bat; so the fortune of this partnership may determine the match. Bowes again from the old end. But the turf by now has sowed its wild onts. No more bumpers. Seventy are on the board, and Sealey and Head- ley at the wicket.
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Bowes bowled a slow would-be `leg break, and Sealey cracked it like a nut to the Tavern. A good place for it. It counted six and a half please miss.
his
The hundred is up, both batsmen going well, Headley verging on half-century.
Scaley, who has been wise hitherto, snatches his cut at a straight rising ball from Copson, and is caught at the wicket. A neat catch, rather wide, Three for 106.
A minute later, with. Weekes as his new partner, Headley achieves his half-century":"
He looks like a second. No Ball yet has beaten him, and he has stopped some good 'uns with his quick, sure blade:
Events Are. Scarce
common
and future; a method less with batsmen than you would suppose. His motto is "quick but sure."..
Just when Adolf is on the edge of his second hundred Learie makes quite a good cut off Verity and is magically caught at slip by Hammond.
Five out for 19 Cantab Cameron to
the rescue and no bad batsman either at a pinch, it is said.
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Then Adolf makes no mistake and he has culled the rare flower of two. centuries in a Test. ··
Cantab Cameron does not oblige, he at once cocks a return to Wright. match Total: 199 for six; and the about won.
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One run later Adolf hard drove a ball from Wright into Hutton's chest at silly mid-off.
Had A good catch. Adolf not driven off his back foot, but off his front foot, he would have hit a boundary.
His innings was an epitome of un divided attention to detail, and of un- hurried competence. A great formance by a great batsman.
per-
some
Martindale on-drives Wright weighti- · ly. Bill Bowes makes quite ground to hold a hot catch in his outstretched right hand. Eight are gone for 204. As a reward Bill Bowes is put on to bowl at the tailenders.
99 To Win
Hylton is caught low down by Hard- staff at cover off Copson.
Clarke lasts only two balls. A good- length ball from Copson lifts off the Resumption of hostilities on the pitch, Clarke plays back and upwards, Bowes-Copson line. Enemy sedentary, and the bowler follows up in time to Verity sedentary on one knee four take the catch in his right hand, knee yards from Weekes, at point. Events high. otherwise scarce,
225. The West Indies are out for We need 99 to win, and have. 110 minutes to get them.
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Presently the West Indies champion flicks a high riser from Bowes, off the blunt of his nose to the square leg boundary-not often seen since Ranji's time.
Copson has taken nine wickets the match for 152 runs.
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Hutton and Gimblett face Martin- After half an hour a double change dale and Hylton. Hutton pushes of bowling to Wright and Verity. nice four on the leg side in the first Same old game. Two fastish bowlers over. Gimblett swishes a four and on together; then ditto two slowish, an enormous six off the first two balls an That is what a batsman likes of of the stinger's over.
course, nowadays, we study the age of the ball.
both
"The first 50 runs were after hour, Sealey and Headley are
skill; batting with unruffled sombre Sealey shows no trace of any alleged temperament. Headley, masterly, cool, reproduces Walter Hammond's Bowes to leg with perfect precision.
his Bowes has had his couple
and gives place to Copson, this
But No event: and Copson bowls from from the Pavilion end.
IRON IMPACT
By BEST BALL
A comparison of this illustra- tion showing the impact of a full Iron shot-is-not materially differ- ent from that of a drive. Bobby Jones' body-is in practically the same position in both mstances. Drawn from a photograph taken by the new multiple-flash photo method the exact second of tact is
weight here is largely on the left. foot where it has been transferred during the downstroke. Jones' chin is still pointed back of the ball and there is a straight line extending from the tip of the iron to his left shoulder.
revealed clearly Co
No part of Atlantan's power. has been wasted by misjudging the moment of impact and thus having the body turn too f around to utilize all the bodily strength. One point that Jones brings out in this phot that of keeping the irons tural-loft when contact
ball. The iron is so that the face of the
GRAPHIC GOLF
POSITION
AT IMPACT
PULL
· IRON
SAME
WITH WOODEN
SH
CONTACT
WITH
raise the ball without
wrist pronation
various ;, tricks
the club face.
the
its share of the job as
it oper club do shown
Don't Crouch.
mow
At 85 the first wicket falls. Hut- ton plays back to Hylton and misses, the ball takes the off stump.
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Very noticeable how differently the Headley is not out 80 in a total of ball is travelling to-day in the outfield, 154 for three. Nothing to record from the bat. There is. sunshine in more except batting and bowling, till sud- the turf, time denly Weekes is caught at the wicket Paynter becomes Gimblett's partner. from off Verity. He has collected 16 runs At 89, dissatisfied with the rate of in 70 minutes, and has helped his scoring, Gimblett has a biff and Mar- side. 154 for four.
Much depends now as usual Constantine. Will he function?
on
For the moment he functions with a cow shot off a long hop from Wright, but he does not like Wright's twisters. Learie prefers less time to think.
tindale hits the bottom of his leg" stump. The point about Gimblett is the that unless he misses it, he hits ball very hard with very slight effort.
Hammond now marches out.
Within 40 of victory and an hour to go, Hammond and Paynter both clump ing confidently.
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I do not think that George A. Head- lev (did you know his second name is.
ENGLAND WON BY S WICKETS. Adolf) ever contemplates the possibil- HUTTON (16), GIMBLETT (20), ity of getting out. He plays one ball PAYNTER (88 NOT OUT) AND at a time, neglecting all others, past HAMMOND (80 NOT O
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