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THE CHINA MAIL TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1951.
JENJACK IKIN SURVIVES A CHANCE
DAY OF BATTING RECORDS IN COUNTY CRICKET Len Hutton's 100th Century
London, July 16.
Today was a day of batting records în first-class cricket matches. In addition to Hutton scoring his 100th century nt Kennington Oval, two other batsmen who distinguished themselves were Jack Robertson (Middlesex) and Fred Jakeman (Northamptonshire).
cluded two sixes and 19 Tours
Against Somerset, Robertson made 201 not out. When at 191 he became the first batsman to reach 2,000 runs this season, it was his sixth century of the seR-... son and also his highest score this summer. He batted five hours and hit 14 fours. Jakeman, former Yorkshire and this time Pritchard, Town-making 05 in an hour, which in player, obtained 250 runs not send, Hollies and Weeks shared out against Essex to record the the wickets. Scuter. highest individual score of the season, beating the 247 by
Jung Joo Hordstoff (Nottingham- shire). A left hander, Jakeman
and batted five hours
20
minutes and hit four sixes and 35 fours in the highest inning of his career,
Jakeman also established n леж Northamptonshire in dividual record, beating the recard of 257 held jointly by Bakewell (against Glamorgan In 1033) and Brookes against Gloucestershire at Bristol in 1949),
8. AFRICANS AT DUBLIN Dublin, July 18.
In their match against the
South Africans today, Ireland were all out for 110 runs soon | after lunch when Miller was
clean bowled by Tayfield.
Ingram Onished
his gallant Innings with 60 not out which occupied 65 minutes He hit seven boundaries,
South Africa, revelling in the sunshine, attacked the bowling from the start and by tea had scored 213 runs for two wickets. Waite and Eric Rowan, with u flow of glorious strokes, sent 23 mark in the 50-run up minutes and Rowan completed its half century in half an hour.
strengthened Warwickshire their position at the head of the County table with their 12th county win in 17 matches. With points they increased their 102 prospects of carrying off the
With the
runs total at 77 championship for the first time
1011. Their victory over Rowan gave a chance but since
Si al- Kent in Fagg's benefit match at was not accepted. Maidstone was Warwickshire's tacking, the partnership became Ogures öfter 50 third two-day win of the season, worth three
They owed much to the all-minutes, of which Rowan's share round strength of their attack. was 76.' Grove took six wickets for 32 runs in a spell of 14 overs and helped dismiss Kent for 00 runs in an hour and three-quarters before lunch. Kent followed on
When one short of Ireland's total the partnership was broken by Boucher, who bowled Waite. In the next over from Bowden,
stumped
after Rowan
was
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Then Mansell and McLean continued the attack on Irelanti's bowlers and pushed the 'score' along-to-150 runs in 75 minutes, At the tea break they were four and only still together short of a century partnership. After tea Mansell and McLean punishes the bowling, until South Arrien declared at 8 o'clock, their 312 for four wickets having been scored in 131 m
Roy McLean hit 107 runs in last over an hour and his part- nership with Manecil
runs in 63 minutes.
112
five sixes and 14 fours while Mansell hit toe six and 10 teurs. Ireland opened their sccond innings 202 runs behind and once in they started disastrously. McCloy was ou: with only one
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on the board and Pollock fellowed at the same total, also without scoring.
Bengin and Sheare brought about, a parikat Irish recovery at the and were still together close when Ireland had scorch 145 10 $7 runs and still need avold an innings defeat with eight wickets starting Reuter.
CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES
London, July 16. The following were the close of play SCUTCH in first-class county cricket matches played today:
At the Oval: Surrey 150 and 28 for one. Yorkshire 431 for Dhree declared (Hutton 161. Lowson 84, Wilson 114 not out).
Wicketkeeper Walte and C. van Ryneveld both make a great effort to take a chance offered by Lancashire's Jack, Ikin when he opened the England innings with Len Hutton in the Third Test against South Africa at Old Trafford. Soon.
afterwards he was caught for 23.-Central Press Photo,
N. W D.
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Hitting
Is
:
Always
Not Race For
In The Race For Runs
When writing in my last article on bowling I emphasised the necessity for grasping, and retaining, the initiative. And the same applies to batting. After all, the object of a batsman is to make runs.
That Grand Old Man of cricket, W. G. Grace, had among others the following
maxims:
1. Always get at the bowler before he gets at you.
2.
Run one for the throw-in from the deep field.
3. Always run the first run as quickly as you can and turn sharply.
Your object as a batsman ic 16 keep the scoreboard moving.! This does not necessarily mean a perpetual stream of sixes and fours. When quick runs are At Bristol: Sussex 215. Glon-wanted it is usually the bats- cestershire 382 for eight (Crapainan who takes the frequent 80, Wilson 100 not out, Lambert short single who shows. 02).
greater proft,,
At Manchester: Lancashire 119 for nine declared and 188 for six (Ikin 72). Derbyshire fast 105 (Statham, right-arm mediuin bowler, five for 20, Tat- tersall,, right-arm fast medium legspin bowler, four for 28).
At Cardin: Glamorgan 250
and 1 for two. Leicestershire 245 (Smithson $1, Tompkin 72,
Watkins, left-arm fast medium
bowler, four for 48).
At Southampton: Hampshire 352 to: seven declared slow spin (Haworth, left-arm bowler, five for 109). Worces ler 100 (Shackleton, right-arm fast medium bowler, five for
right-orm 90, Cannings,
fast medium bowler, and 128 for four.
three for 19)
At Northampton; Essex 278 and 24 for one. Northampton shire 427 for eight declared
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declared 34D 'for find (Robertson 201 not oul). Somerset 174 (Young, left-arm slow bowler, three for 27) and 13 for no wicket.
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At Maidstone: Warwickshire Kent by 10 wickets. War- wickshire 322 and 34 for no Kent 03 (Grove, wicket. right-orm fast medium bowler, six for 41 (Weeks, left-arm slow bowler, two for none) and 200 (FARK 80, Brian Edrich 77, Evans 62). Reuter.
Somerset Trial For Khan Mohammed
London, July, 18. Khan Mohammed, a young fast bowler from Pakistan, is being given trials by Somerset, who
are lying tenth in County Cricket Championship
table.
the
On an average, 20 overs are
bowled an hour, and only three singles an over, total. 00 runs an hour.
Callover
On
The Festival
Stakes
Sports Roundabout
SOCCER PLAYERS' WE WON'T SIGN' THREAT STANDS
Clubs with player-managers are lucky. At least they've one player signed on for next season. Mansfield with Freddy Steele and Holl with Raich Carter, among others, are OK. There is moro truth than facetiousness behind that statement.
Officialdom is perturbed by the number of players, who have heeded union leaders by withholding their signaturés until, the alleged wrongs of agreements, have. been righted by arbitration....a state of affairs which has caused a temporary halt in 'transfer transactions,
Within a couple of weeks or losers, and the firm roppon- no players should be reporting sible for catering came into for training. Should they con the first category. When bridge Unue-to hold out on-the-agreerolls cost ad. and tea iden ments issue clubs will not be cup, spectators are entitled to
how. much
longer their able to
playing inquire úsgesa strength until July 31, and they are going to be exploit- that leaves little time between ed.
then and the start of the zea-
son on August 18.
NO NONSENSE Van Est Leads
When next Qur cricketera visit Australia they could
Go
worse than have friend, David Wiseman to look
their after interests.
As member in charge of our the Soccer team down under Birmingham director male known from the-vory
he sense
that
it
start
It would stond no on matters concerning
Tour de France
Cycle Race
Paris, July 16.: Wim Van Est, of Holland: the comfort and welfare of his today won the 12th stage of ployers.
Make no mistake, the eric-the Tour de France cyclo ket scores rattled up by Hagan, race by covering the 165 Broome, Sewell and C.,
(about 100
*ATO
L
the answer to Australian critics kilometres
as miles) in 5 hrs. 25 secs. to who labelled the tourists "pampered floosies" and such-beat nine riders in the ulice. if only the "killer" in-sprint after all had been stinct could be provoked In timed the same as Van Est.
other fields of British sport,
Gerrio
same
Ninety-two riders sel out on
Are Lincoln City still in this stage, from Agen bound for terested in
Lowery? Dac, an easy flat stage offering Last time they went to sos the little chance for a lone rider to I would not be too critical if as an attacker has gone. The Newcastle United goalkeeper in break away.
A group of four did make a were to say that in the batsman is still in the position action he was playing at centre-
the
Cen-bid after about 320 klipmetres full back and though all were well down average County match today to push the ball for singles and forward. In
the inner and tral League match anything up to 50 runs a day twos between
Ben Cala Agured at outside on the classification they gained are lost by not taking the sharp outer rings.
life a good lead on the field. Attack has surely been the left, all of which makes single or following W. G.'s first
The main body had regrouped very difficult for club scouts. two maxims.
sign of greatness, Sir Donald
BOLT FROM THE BLUE after several splits and with 45 Bradmari
the Was
perfect
Better than Cathie Gibson of Idilometres to go the four who example. Never did I see him
Angola had broken away were caught 15-year-old nge, really subdued. His rate of
Barnwell, from Worthing, has, by eight other riders,
the blue,"
THE PLACINGS run-scoring was the highest in like a "bolt from Tests. When he made 334 at rocketed to the top of British |
Finally, however, the main Leeds he showed his mastery,
Sou-group took charge and Van Est swimming with particularly of the cut. If third
them
Counties junior 100 yards won through with the next nine man was square, he cut fine; if
riders, all with the same time, record of 62.2 sec. fine, he cut square.
The fastest "100" or the placed as follows:
TAKE CONTROL What of "Always get at the bowler before he gets at you" There is nothing more gratify- Ing to a bowler than a batsman allowing him to settle down and start with three or four malden overs. He immediately falls into an
easy rhythmical Hence the importance delivery.
rol.
bristles with confidence
and
of the batman tong hop are
A half-volley or long-hop are balls meant to be hit, whether in the first over or when a bats- man is well set.
When conditions are In the batsman's favour ho
must London, July 16..
An Impression I get is dictate. Twenty horses received a that batsmen those days can- separate quotation at theder they are taking an undue Victoria Club callover here Tisk if they hit the ball in the tonight on next Saturday's air. In fact, one of the safest Festival of Britain Stakes lofted drive over the bowler's and easiest chots to play is the to be run at Ascot.
head, particularly if he has no Only the Aga Khan's Eciat deep field, and two, French horses, Le Plessis and Corsair, of the final acceptors were ignored. They
starters, not certain Following the news that he is
Eleven flelders are not suf netent to block every possible scoring shot, hence there must
fier
the
a.new
think In conclusion, I want to im-year, this will give the present pross upon you that the best leaders something to
about when
"Nationals" attacker is not the batsmen
lake place at Lancaster from who tries to hit everything for six, but the one who ultates August 22 to 25. by astute placing and, above all, the one who makes rune by between the good running wickets.
Major League Baseball
2nd-Louis Caput (Paris).'.
3rd Jacques Mainolii (ie the France)
4th-Gorrit (Holland).
5th-Edouard
who (France),
Voorting
Mullet
th-Hans Sommer (Switzer
footballer Non-Icague doesn't object to his club peatedly turning down attrac-land). tive offers for his transfer is
for Don Spendlove,
whom Franco). •
Rhyl F.C. have launched "Shilling Fund" as an appre- ciation
of
feats.
his goal-scoring during which Rhyl have twice..been Cheshire.
In six seasons,
League champlons and runners-
Don
7th-Audre Labeylle (lo, de 8th, George Mesnier (West South-West).
9th,Marcel Demulder (Belgium).
10th-Joseph Morvan (Wes! South-West).
Van Est, who last night hatt up.
lias nelted more New York, July, 10.
than 300 goals, his best effort 14 mins, 40 secs, arrears, galned St Louis Browns rose up to-
Maccles-17 places and took the lead, in being seven against day: to defeat
the general classification. the Boston Red held on November 1, 1947. Sox 9-5 and shave the intter's American League lead over New If you, as a batsman, exploit York Yankees and to be flown over on the morning those gaps, which the bowler White Sox to one game.
fils, then others Al Widmer of the race, the French cham-eventually
pre
be gaps.
|
He
to
Chicago
League club scouts are not will wear the yellow jersey on Rhyl, tomorrow's stage. (2010- uncommon visitors
miles), but there's nothing doing metres about
125
won his fourth Spendlove, o product of Moul- during which 3 5,000-feet moun-
ton Boys Brigade team, Nor-tain will be climbed-Reuter. pion, Tandeme, was easier to must appear slsewhere. If the game for Browns when they thampton, doem't do too bad.
closed the 4 to 1 joint geld is set deep to save the back and
routed Ells Kinder and Blu
Billy between
football playing favourite with the Epsom Derby boundary shot there must be Wight in a seven-run.rally in and following the trade of Snooker Record winner, Arctic Prince,
Arcile Prince, with Supreme Opportunities for singles. Alter the fifth inning. It was Boston's plumber and tocorator.
the close-set feld natively,
ves more opportunities of hit- Ling high and into the deept
Studying the fold, therefore, becomes integral part
an
of the art of batsmanship. By care ful placing of shots you can
Court, Mr Winston Churchill's Colonist and Wilwyn were the best
backed horses. Tho were:
4 to 1 Tantleme and Arctic Prince
closing 'offers tonight
third low in seven games since leaving friendly Fenway Park. Meanwhile, Yankees but lasted Detroit Tigers 6-0, White Sox knocked out Bobby Shantz to beat Athiantic 0-5, and Cleve land Indians trounced Washing
8 to 1 Supreme Court and make the bowler set his fold ton 8-2-United Press.
Scratch.
100 to Belle of All. 100 to 8 Colonist
the
1
20 to 1 Aquina and Zucchero,
Lo
Dynamiter and 25 Wilwyli
33 1 Mossborough and Kelling,
40 to 1 Olein's Grace and Lo
50 to
Khan Mohammed was im- pressive when he played against the Commonwealth touring Tyrol, team last winter-Router,
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Johannesburgh, July 16. AMONG THE BEST BETS
Joe Davis, of Britain, former One of Britain's best bets world Snooker Champlon, set for the Olympic Soccer XI, Bromley's Johnny Gregory he
up a world record tonight when breaks in made century. has just signed himself out three consecutive games in an of a trip to Helsinki by turn exhibition here, ing professional with West The breaks were 203, 128 and Ham United.
134, bringing his. total number And West Ham wing-half of century breaks to 485. Two breaks century HE Norman Corbett has made the consecutiva
reverse switch by going into have been made by Jos, and to his brother, Fred Davis, the 5.01 amateur football as coach
present World Snooker Cham- Clapton F.C.
plon. Reuter. ¦¦ ̈
AMERICAN LEAGUE
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as you wish it to be.
If you succeed in doing this you are getting the bowler rattled. His accuracy will desert him and St. Louis-
own task will become Boston your increasingly simple.
Take as an example the off" Chicago -
His main threat. spin bowler.
New York is a close-set field of three, or
Detroit possibly four, short legs,
Washington AND COMMAND Discounting the
and Cleveland bowler wicket-ketper, this only allown five others flelding to
The Chicago prevent scoring shots.” quick-footed batsman who hits Boston such a bowler into the vacant
Cincinnati outBold (must make the bowler
Brooklyn Pittsburgh
him
un
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Mr Solomons mated gate receipts et US$500,- 000, with Turpin' share about $190,000, more than be could after because The police rerased Lo permit crowd of over
150,099, 13hite, Cass return.
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manager,
Harry
Warren, has such faith In the
0 Judgment of one of his old Folkestano players that ho signeil on one' of his recom- omendations without ever Ste
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Tom
Robertson, or who formerly played
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