THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 18, 1989.
GENTS V PLAYERS--2ND DAY
Fast Bowlers On The Job
(EXCLUSIVE TO“ CHINA MAIL")
C. B. Fry, internationally-known authority on cricket, is writing a sor- ies of commentaries on the three Test matches between England and West · Indies, in addition to the Gentlemen v Players match, exclusively for the "China Mail.”
C. B. FRY SAYS
Lord's, July 6.
Lord's This delaying rain at
want in is a pity. What we first-class cricket is the three day wicket. Yesterday We had
His yet admirable straight drive.
does not dilute his ☐ gracefulness "punch."
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Well, Walter made neither ten nor When the one hundred, but 20 runs. total was 91 he got a good one from Pope (G.).
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A pity for the sightseers. He was playing beautifully.
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Another two runs and Bowes uproots Heane with one that became a "yorker" the way Heane played at it. Heane's 24 runs were well made, Total 93 for four. Not so good.
K.C.C. TENNIS FIXTURES
The following matches have been arranged to be played this week in Kowloon Cricket Club's annual lawn tennis tournament.
THURSDAY
BY
ARMY SPORTLIGHT
́(By “SQUADDY")
Y far the closest and most interest- ing game of billiards played in the Garrison League this year took place last week-end when Middlesex met Signals in a return game after defeat- Court No. 2-R. E. Lee y D Hunging them by six points to one in the (Junior Championship). initial engagement and taking the
Court No. 1-F. Grose v S. A. Gray
(Championship).
Court No. 3-W. L. Rapley v J. Hemp-aggregate by 884 to 698.
Court No.
Cpl. Blount, В newcomer to the sey (Handicap "B").
in the 4-F. A. Broadbridge and A. Signals team, romped home
L. Fisher v N. A. E. Mac-opening game, defeating LYC. Lang- ford by the handsome margin of 150 kay and T. A. Madar.
to 87. With Sgt. Brackenbury giv- FRIDAY
ing them a two to nil lead in the next things game by winning 150 to 130,
the third looked rosy for the Signals, but their hopes suffered a rebuff in event when L/C. Hatchett of Mid- dlesex defeated Signalman Medford easily, by 150 to 102.
Bartlett is at once missed off Bowes. The rain has put a spice of kick into the turf, and Bowes is thoroughly on Court No. 1-P. Wynter-Blyth v B. D. Lay (Junior Champion- the job.
ship).
NO EASY RUNS
Due to the slight kick in the turf Court No. 2A, C. Perry v D. W. Joyce for the first hour Edward. Paynter has stuck to his fast bowlers.
Bowes,
Copson and Pope have all been knock Court No. ing at the door; runs not easy to coi- lect; indeed, two free batsmen in Va lentine and Bartlett have had to mind their blades.
At one o'clock the wicket is pretty well as yesterday, a genuine three-day wicket. Hence very interesting cricket.
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When Wright at last is tried both bowler of such a wicket. The
batsmen begin to find their strokes. merited Soon Valentine finds a stroke that is skill could obtain his effects. Do you suppose the pow-fatal; a snick off Copson's rising ball erful Players could have been into the gloves. Five for 117.
Then Freddy Brown dislikes the fast dismissed for.270 by the amateur
stuff, and offers a retracted approach
Six for 117. bowlers, good as they were, on shot to cover-point. a "doped" wicket? No.
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Court No. Court No.
(Junior Championship). er (Handicap "A"). 3-A. L. Fisher v J. R. Turn-
SATURDAY
v W. C. Hung and D. 1-A. V. White and F. Grose
Hung. 2-A. C Perry and H. W. Crabb v S. A. Gray and A. E. P. Guest. Court No. 3-P. Wynter-Blyth and D. W. Joyce v B. D. Lay and G. A. Goodban. Court No. 4-A. Crawford and R. T.
Court No. Court No.
However, Q.M.S. Thorpe gave them a 3 to 1 lead when he beat the "Diehard" Private Aldridge 150 to 186. In the penultimate game Sgt. Riches defeated Signalman Wright 160 to 106 80 that Signals were only five points ahead 658 to 658. and closed the gap in the aggregate
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Although the games stood at three Middlesex to two in Signals favour, still had a grand chance of, winning, as a win in the last game by more than five points would have given them the match by four points to three as they then would have collected the aggre-
Broadbridge v J. M. Gil-gate point; lard and E. Eymard.
SUNDAY
On time Bartlett flicks Copson's ris- ing ball to short slip. Seven for 124. * * Last evening we
Good bowling on the sporting wicket bowling finely. Bob Wyatt tells me has been on top of the batsmen all the he considers him the best fast-me-morning. dium bowler in the world to-day. His length is accurate and trolled and he makes the ball turn tempered pace is undoubtedly a very Court No. 3-W. C. Hung V A. C. Perry
Some of them have not liked Copson, con-none have liked Bowes, who at his now
fine bowler.
from the pitch just enough, both from the off and from leg. Copson, too, was good; full of "pep" from the turf.
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in some ratcheted itself up to 140 twenty minutes...
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PTE. Mellor started off in the final
game as though he did not intend L/C. Pitcher of the Signals to stay on
v D. W. Joyce and Miss fact, had scored 1-Mr. and Mrs. A. V. White the table long enough to score, and, in
Woolley. 2-D. J. N. Anderson and R.L/C.
E. Lee v B. Soltau and W. M. Gittins.
(Handicap "A”).
LAWN TENNIS
AUSTIN'S FIRST
After the rain Grifith and Stephen- APPEARANCE
the
son resumed their wrestle with
as Yorkshire troublesome bowling of Pope and Cop- son. The lady known
OF SEASON
over 100 when Pitcher had scored only 26! When everyone was getting ready to clap a Middlesex victory, Mellor.col-
win on the post 150 to 147. I think outstanding lapsed and Pitcher found his form to this stands out as the match this year and I can vouch for gave one to the exciting feeling it
gradually stand and watch Pitcher. creeping nearer his rival with every- This thing going wrong for Mellor. gave the Signals a 5 to 2 victory as and the they had won four games aggregate point.
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NEVERAL intending contestants at the Cycling meeting to be held at Caroline Hill in August have complain-
London, June 20.-H. W. Aus-ed that they are precluded from hav- ing any trial runs on the cinder track
WICKET FIRST BALL
Bowes, when play began at 11.50, got Wyatt caught at the wicket with the first ball of his first over. A fine ball that swung away. Wyatt Fanny (over by the clock tower) ex- had play well; still one of our most horts the batsmen to "take it easy." accomplished batsmen. I wish some A remark which has point; because it
I cannot help thinking that it is going of our younger swells would notice does not pay to be too respectful to his footwork when he hooks; right foot always outside the line of the plified by Bowes coming on instead of practice, made his first appearance | to be highly dangerous for the riders,
cinder track before, to embark on Copson. Nevertheless, they are putting of the season in the London Cham- many of whom have never ridden on a pionships at Queen's Club yester-race without ever having had a practi- day, and beat K. Lavarack, 6-4, ce ride. 6-2, in the first round.
ball.
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this sort of bowling on a sporty wicket. tin, appearing to be in need of more
The task of the batsmen is not sim-
up a useful stand-till down comes the rain' again.
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play has been sound and strong. Heane PLAYERS MADE 270 IN THEIR
AT CLOSE OF does not make mistakes, and he places
FIRST INNINGS, his strokes well.
Walter Hammond, as always, whePLAY ON SECOND DAY, GENTLE ther he scores ten or one hundred runs, MEN WERE 158 FOR 7. makes the game look different. He
Let us get back to the days when a introduces a tone of mastery and pow- er. Here we see at once is a great fighter, confident in his ability to beat bataman. Great, not by way of con- his opponent, was willing to take it on ventional praise. This man is an ar- the chin both financially and physical- tist from first ball to last. What is ly if he lost-Norman Hurst ("Sport- more, he at once shows up the ancient ing Chronicle"),
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Austin, the holder of the title, has not played in any serious matches for some time, and he is taking the oportunity of turning up for Wimbledon, which begins next Monday.
His long absence from court was apparent in his game, which lack ed zest and smoothness. Lavarack, a-left-hander and a member of the Queen's Club, led Austin 4-2 in the first set, but he did not have enough finishing touches, to trouble the British No. 1.
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The track is rather a peculiar one as it is extremely narrow in parts, and, as I can see, it will only be possible for riders to pass one another on the bends, as, i they get up enough speed to pass on the straight, it means al most a certain crash on entering the alternative is to get up enough speed
loose cinders of the bends. The only,
coming out of a bend to pass an op- ponent quickly and have enough time to slow a little before the next bend.
one authorities could see their would be a great help if the South way clear to allow practice even, once a week in order to give potential com- · petitors a foretaste of what they are likely to encounter on the day of the com-meeting. I quite realise that it must cause a fair amount of damage to the grass pitch in the centre If riders are. not kept off this area, but I am equally sure that if the different clubs were ap- that their pealed to they would see activities were confined to the cinder track.
Several of the overseas petitors who are to play at Wim bledon are also in the singles, in- cluding the Americans R. L. Rigge who received a first round walk over, and E. T. Cooke, who beat Major G. L. Baker, 6-1, 6-2 in the same stage. Donald M'Neill, who beat Riggs in the French Cham- ships final on Saturday, has Cramm (Ger-
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