THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 15, 1939.
M.C.C. TEAM TO VISIT INDIA UNDER HOLMES
London, August 3-After consulta- tion with the Board of Control for cricket in India the M.C.C. have decided, according to a statement issu- to ed from Lord's last night, not make any alteration at present in the plans for the tour of India this win-
ter.
Flight-Lieut. A. J. Holmes, Sussex, has accepted an invitation
to act as
captain, and Lt.-Col. C. B. Rubic, C.B.E., has been appointed manager.
Provisional invitations have been additional to the following
issued players:-
H. T. Bartlett, Bussex. -
J. M. Brocklebank, M.C.c.
S. C. Griffith, Sussex.
R. H. C. Human, Worcestershire. R., E. 8. Wyatt, Warcestershire. Davies (E.), Glamorgan. Dollery, Warwickshire. Gimblett, Somerset. - Langridge (James), Bussex. Langringo (John), Sussex.
Mobey, Surray,
Nichols, Essex;
Parker, Burray. Smith (P.) Essex. Wollard, Somerset.
Lt. Col. Ruble, who is a member of the M.C.C., formerly kept wicket for
Sussex. He has served on the Indian roverse was by 14 runs, at Viziana- Board of Control:
The most interesting feature of the team chosen is the selection of rogu- lar bowlers capable of making plenty of runs. James Langridge, Nichols, E. Davies, Parker, P. Smith, and Wollard all deserve this description, and R. E. S. Wyatt is very useful with the now ball, besides being still one of Eng- land's most dependable batsmen.
BATTING BLEND
The batting shows a good blend of sound, steady players like. Wyatt, Da- vies, Dollery, and the brothers Lan- gridge, and forcing players, such as H. T. Bartlett, Gimblett, Parker, and Wellard.
Flight-Lleutenant Holmes, after his experiences as manager of England's last touring team in South Africa, will exercise his experience as captain of Sussex in leading a very capable side. It may be taken for granted that many Test match player are not in- cluded, so that they may not be over- worked before the tour in Australia in the winter of 1940.
The last team which went to India six years ago under D. R. Jardine won two of the Tests by handsome mar- gins, the other being drawn. The only
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FIXTURES 1989
Uat, 14, 18, 10, v. Blad, at Karachi.
at Poshawar,
Patiala.
Oct. 20, 1, . North-West Frontier Province, Oct, 24, 28, 20, v. Northern India at Lahore. Out. 29, 39, 00, v. Combined Univeraliles, at Nov. 1, 2, 0, v. Southern Punjab ab Amritsar. Nov. 5, 0, 7, v. Maharajah of Patiala's XI, at Laliore.
Nov, 11, 12, 10, Y. Delhi and District, at Deibt.
Nov. 15, 10, v. Rajputana, at Ajmer.
18, 19, v. Gujarat, ab Ahmedabad, Nov. Νον. 223, 23, 21, v. Western India Blates, at Rajkot.
Nov. 28, 20, 80, v. Jambagar XI at Jamnagar. Deo. 8, 4, . Baroda, at Baroda.
Doc. 6, 7, . Maharashtra, ab Poona. Dec. 0, 10, 11, v. Bombay, at Bombay. Deo. 15, 16, 17, 18-First Test Match, at Bombay
Deo. 22, 20, v. Bihar, at Tatanagar. Deo. 37, 28, 29, v., Bongal, at Calcutta,
1940
Doo. 31, Jan. 1, 2, 3-Bocand Test Match, at Caloutta.
Jan. 6, 7, 8, v. United Provinces, at Lucknow. Jan. 12, 13, 14, v. Central India as Indoro. Jan. 16 and 17, v. O.P. and Borar, at Nagpur. Hyderabad Stato, at Jan. 19, 20, 21, Hyderabad.
Jan. 21, 25, . Mysore Stato, at Bangalore. Jan. 27, 28, 29, v. Madras, at Madras, Feb. 2, 3, 4, 6-Third Test Match, at Madras. Feb. 8, 9, v. Cricket Club of India, at Bombay. The M.C.C. team leave England on September 22 and arrive at Karachi on October 13. Their departure from India is fixed for February 10, and they are due back in England March 1.-Our Own Correspondent.,
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PROPHET is not without honour. In contrast we have the case of two tennis players who were with us a short while ago, who per- formed with some measure of suc- cess in various Leagues, unhonoured to and unsung! With their return their native haunts, Shanghai, I have now been able to learn something about them from the Northern press. V. T. Wang, who played here for South China for about a month bc- fore any body took very much notice of him, is evidently a player of con- siderable reputation in Shanghai.
Starting his tennis career as a mark- er in one of the clubs, I think it was the French Club, he turned from pro- fessionalism to amateur status eight years ago.
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Since that time he has been recog- nised as one of China's leading play- many interesting ers. Among the duels in which he has been featured were several with the late Khoo Hooi- hye, Carson and Gordon Lum, over all of whom, he has scored victories at various times.
The Shanghai press report him to be in excellent shape at the moment and he is expected to provide Lum with serious opposition when they clash in the semi-final of the Shang- hai singles, championship, as it is an- ticipated they will..
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Kho Sin-oei, younger brother of Kho Sin-kie passed through the Co- lony, recently en route to Shanghai, where he has been admitted to study at St. John's University, While he was here he played one match for South China-a notable, one as far as that club was concerned because he as- sisted materially in a "C" Division League victory over C.R.C.
Young Kho made his debut in China in the 1935 National Games at the Civic Centre, where he partnered his brother in the doubles.
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WHICH raises à point. South China, who have been the sensation of tennis season, the current League were assisted a great deal by these transient tennis players. Wang prac- bat tically beat C.R.C. off his own in "A" Division, whilst Kho helped to win three sets against C.R.C. in "C" Division and is obviously not the type of player who should be play- ing in so junior a grade.
I believe both Wang and Kho were bona fide members of South China. A.A. and, as such, entitled to play for the that. Club. On the other hand, League is intended primarily to pro- vide tennis for local players and it seems all wrong that anyone passing through the Colony should be allow- ed to play. One of these days, it is conceivable that Kho Sin-kle will be it passing through, in which event would not surprise if he turned not for South China' or some other club.
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IF these situations, continue to arise, I consider that in the best inter- ests of the League, the L.T.A. would be advised to institute some system of residential qualification; for exam~~ ple, residence here of at least a month. This would serve to straighten the matter out to a certain extent with- out imposing any hardship on the' player only here for periods of about three months.
BUT for some fine work by Bucking- ham, tile Warwickshire wicket- keeper, who dismissed five of the first six Sussex Batimen, it would have been undistinguished cricket at Bir mingham recently. Except during the Afth wicket partnership of 53 between Holmes and James Langridgo, the rate of- scoring; before: tea, never, ap, prosched a run a minute' ayarage. fe In thewfla
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