IN THE 'CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1952,
Len Hutton, England's new Test captain, with his wife and younger son John, aged six, at their Pudsey home. Elder Bon, nine-year-old Richard, had rushed back to his boarding school to tell his playmates that his father had been chosen as England's captain. Express Photo.
Battle For County Cricket Championship Develops Into North v. South Clash
London, June 3.
The battle for this season's Championship honours in English County cricket has developed into a slurp North versus South clash.
The Southern counties, Surrey and Middlesex, are lying first and second after the first month of the campaign, chased by the pre-season, favourites from the North, Yorkshire and Lancashire.
Northampton, from the Mid-1 wickets without conceding Jands, began well but bave single run. fallen away following Injury to threb koy men,
The trend towards brighter cricket which has marked the opening matches was continued in the games which ended to- day.
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ENGLISH CRICKET ENTERS A NEW ERA AT LEEDS A Veteran Of 56 Tests Becomes The First Professional Captain
English cricket en ters à how era dt Leeds where for the first time
a professional will lead England in a Test match..
The selection of Yorkshire's. Len Hutton to 'caplain England has been received
with enthusiasm overseas as it has in this country.
Hutton, the veteran of 56 Tests and hero of almost as many, is the greatest opening batsman sinco Jack Hobbs, and today ranks as one of the greatest batsmen in the world. On a turfing wicket he has no peor.
Among the many notable has had many great amateurs in there must be no weak links in
Achievements 10 batting
of whom have Į the chain. / his the past, none.
Hutton's appointment is only eredit, Hution holds the world perfornied more creditably than
Brown. But for the first. Test. But the record Test score of 304, made the last, F. R. against Australia at the Oval in economie circumstances today precedent has been established 1938, He also holds the record make it virtually impossible for and it is to be assumed that he for for the highest aggregate of runs the amateur to devote his full will be invited to carry on
the month, 1,293 in time and attention to cricket if the remainder of
series made in one
he is to make a living for him- providing his own ability is not June, 1043.
Dut for a botsmati who has self elsewhere,
affected
by the re The TOO MUCH BURDEN
responsibility. experience of direct them so well, Hutton has not cored so many runs, and scorec
England cannot afford to be captaincy he gains against India achieved
good alead the overwhelming burdened by a captain whose will stand him in
might be ex-only claim to the position is that when, as it is to be hoped. he popularity that
ed, in his native Yorkshire, he is unpaid. When the next leads England to victory in 1953. pected,
there is no more Australian team arrives in 1953
-(London Express. Serulce of course, popular figure. But to cricket followers in genetal, Hutton has Denis never compared with Compton.
In rame respects he can he likened to Sir Donald Bradman- who, although admired by an cricket followers, was....not necessarily popular with them.
The reason is that Hutton re- gards cricket as a job of work, and acts about his job with the seriousness a skilled workman. His whole energies are devoted to the task at hand and the crowd
only
secondary considers-
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O does not set out to please! lead over Lancashire, after ap- then, but rather to put his side In a winning position. If he pearing likely winners.
approval in This match was played on The ninth wicket pair, Wash-gains the crowd's
But saved doing so, well and good. and Wilson, brook match the Nottingham. Test
never seeks popularity. strip. For the first two days Lancashire by batting grimly for Hutton
minutes of extra He does not need to.
YORKSHIRE GRIT alder the spinner, but today the last 25 the pace bowlers were on top.
Both teams set out on the final
During the war he broke his with 64 points, are day with the intention of going left arm. Two operations were necessary before the bone could still four points ahead of for a definite result, :-
bea set correctly. And afterwards Middlesex, who have played a
the limb became shorter than his Many lesser men in the face of right.
would have such a handicap
But Hutton given up cricket. with typical Yorkshire grit fought against the disability and mastered it.
Surecy,
Sporting declarations by cap-game more. tains anxious to obtain decisive results after rain had interfered with early play led to keen, exciting finishes.
On a lively pitch at Lond's, a thrilling gained some Middlesex
victory by 70
runs over lowly Susatx....
Sussex declared at lunch to- still 114 runs in day when urrears. Going for quick runs, Middlesex lost five Бесот innings wickets for 21 runs and were all out for 75 runs in 100 minutes.
Nigel Lancashire's captain, Howard, declared his first innings at the overnight score and then the Yorkshire batimen wasted no building up a large time in enough total for Norman Yardley to make a sporting declaration.
Lancashire were set to get 233 hours. After 85 minutes, 100 runs for victory in two and a half runs had been scored with one
man out.
Then burly off-spinner Brian
Hazare And Mantri
Time
Play Out Against Glamorgan
Cardiff, Jane S.
The Indian tourists, accepting Glamorgan's challenge, narrowly escaped defeat here today in a dramatte finish. Set to get 118 runs in 84 minutes, the Indians lost eight wickets for 71 runs before their captain, Hazare and Mantri played out the last 25 minutes to draw the match.
New Records
By Olympic Swimmers
+
The Colony records in the 100 At one time it was suggested yards free-style event for men that his shortened left arm made and 100 yards free-style event the Colony's representatives for him vulnerable to fast bowling for women were shattered by and during the 1948 series he
In the course ot - a Swimming was dropped from the third Test the Olympic Games at Helsinki Gala held under the auspices of the Hongkong Amateur Swim- ming Association at the Victona Recreation Club
In the men's 100 yards free-
Surrey's skipper, Stuart Sur- ridge, declared at lunch today, setting Nottinghamshire to get 203 runs to win in 205 minutes.
Nottinghamshire went for the runs, lost half their side for 50 runs and then 'completely enved
Close swung the game in favour side.
But the Selectors quickly in to lose their remaining five wickets for only two more runs. The left-arm medium paced of Yorkshire by taking five quicksalised their mistake and fut
Wood claimed five wickets. But Lancashire Surrey thus won by 210 runs bowler
on, and the game ended in to gain their nith victory in six winkels for 31 runs. games.
Left with two and 4 hatt draw, Fours to obtain 100 runs, Sussex Yorkshire now shares were always struggling and place with. Northamptonshire man to score 1,000 runs in first and F. X. "Sonny"
Alce
BEDSER IN FORM Surrey's pace bowler, Bedser, who plays for England against India in the Test at Leeds on Thursday, was in great form.
Bowling unchanged in Not tinghamshire's second innings, hd claimed Nix wickets for 23 'runs. He took his last four
"TOSES" MATCH
"
THE RESULTS'
and
ton was recalled. He gave his to tile critice in the answer following MCC tour of Australia
Earlier in the day Parkhouse- and Davies forced the paco for Glamorgan but the Irviion spinners, Shinde and Gaekwad, got Bmong the wickets and Glamorgan were alimissed for 170 run.
The match provided a sport- ing faish to a game blways full of interest.
усть
The final scores Glamby 164. ruhs and 170. Tuns,
the Indians 217 runs and 85 runs for eight wickets.
The Indians were left 64 minutes in
in, which to get 118
victory runs for a
-off
HUTTON & LOWSON
York lirea Len Hutton (England's new Test captain) and Frank Lowson leave the pavillon al Huddersfield to make their brilliant opening stand of 203 for Yorkshire against Somerset. They batte
Hutton scored 119 and together for most of the day.
Lowson 83.
EZZARD
CHARLES WEIGHT BECOMES
THE BIG QUESTION
Atlantic City, NJ, June 3.
Ezzard Charles' weight became the big question today when he stated 196 pounds, exactly the same as the Champion, Jersey Joe Walcott, at their preliminary weigh in for, Thursday night's heavyweight title fight at Phila- delphia.
was, considerably heavier than most Charles, weight, boxing men had expected.
When he lost the title an a Pleniantville, N. J., seven files said both are seventh knockout to Walcott away. Dr Terry last July at Pittsburgh, Charlos in "excellent physical condition." Six-ounce gloves will be used weighed 182 to Walcott's 194.
in the bout.-United Press.
League Tennis
When Walcott's trainer, Dan heard today's weight borio figure for Charles, he comment c: That's the Bert news we
Following are the resulty of 23 minutes to go have had since we began train-
in danger Ing. Charles will be so hemiches played yesterday, in the were in
that he's sure to be slowed up.
The daring methods adopted
the care necessary to pay by their earlier balsmen locked against Glamorgan's accurate bowling and keen fielding.
They last eight wickets for 71 Tups, and
Played out time,
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Monteiro, how
both
will
drew
beat Cheng and CB Abbas with chung and Chang 4-6; beat Hu I and Tyan 0-4.
L. Bousa .and O..i Sadick lost to Cheng and Leang 1-0 10-10. Chung and Chung 2-0; Jotto
Tyan 2-D..
third when he was the only English-style event, Cheung Kin-man or defcai. Hazare and Mantit he's slowed up; he's going to Colony Tennis Leagues:
MEN'S "B" DIVISION....
the, beltered Helsinki
-Urban Connell 3⁄41⁄2¿CCC34 now ball
NOT PERTURBED preylous were dismissed in under two with "40"points, but they have a class matches; and with Freddie who will represent Hongkong at and Ramchand to the opinath Let hit ba the chin again."
The Urban Council beat Craigen. hours for 119 runs, 20 of which match in hand over Surrey.Brown was the only member of
ནྟི༧} However, neither Charles gower_by_615-315. were scored by the last pair. Houter.
the party to face Lindwall and time of 54.4/5 seconds establish- taken early in the morning, the ed by Monteiro for this event in Indians finished 53 runs ahead
L. F. de Soure and D. W., Choy arsel Tin-shu' (CCC)_beat Cheng on the first innings, thinks to nor his co-trainers, Ray Arcol Co. with confidence.
1951. Cheung Kin-man set a
Brown, appeared. Leung, sikung-2; last to Chung Fortunately for Hutton, the
be perturbed by the Wong-kwang and Chung Wa-chiu 0-7: London, June 3. arm injury in no way Impaired new time of 53.3/5 seconds, while a healthy sixth wicket stand of and Jimmy Play was full of Interest from
Jost to F.K, Hu and Iran. Tyan Monteiro returned the time of 47 runs between Divecha and to stroke, the 5 seconds. re-his most beautiful
Shinde, in which the former poundage. The following are the
3-11 16. Chun start to finish in the "Roses"
and drove lustily... to match at Leeds in which York-sults of County cricket matches cover drive. It was such a shot
which produced the four runs In the 100 yards free-style
Charles explained, "I up seven fours, to be content, with concluded today: shire had
reach his event for women, Cynthia Eager,
Glamorgan lest Clift in the come in at about 191 and I'll be At Derby Derbyshire beat that enabled him to a arst innings four points for
Warwickshire by an Innings hundredth hundred against Colony Olymple Games repre- frst over after the luncheon very strong at that weight.
bettered her own
interval before the arrears had
was too light and stale at 182 and 42
Oval Last year.senitalive, runs. Derbyshire 240, Surrey at the
against Walcott at Pittsburgh." Warwickshire
117 With perhaps ten years of first-Colony record of $7.4/6 seconds been wiped off,
cricket still left. Hutton for this event by returning the
He badly mistimed A drive (Dollery 61, Jackson four for class
The fighters were weighed in bas time
and was bowled middle stump. 43,
ime to overtake the Hobbs time of 87.2/8 ecconds. Gladwin three for 26).
at their respective camps by Dr of 197 centuries..
Ramchand continued to bowl W. B. G. Terry Cynthin was strongly challeng-
of the At Nottingham - Surrey record of beat Nottinghamshire by 210 His knowledge of cricket, as ed by Vanessa Giles during the with plenty of fire and his pace Fennsylvania State Athletic in the Men's Division League
Surrey 330 for eight de- one would expect from a player Brat lap, but forged ahead on the off the pitch often beat the bats Commission. The weigh-in and Tennis by al
CRC 55, LNC runs.
is pro-
the, physical examinations were CRC "2", beat LRC 535-3 second lap and won the event men. clared
and 145 for six
do with such expertly in the with casa by one and â hal body
made in the presence of the Y. W. Lee and K. C. Ng (CRC) laced. Nottinghamshire 222 and found. And
past his amateur captains have lengths.
three members of the Commis-best-K. Irene and 8. Soul - beat 53 (Alec Bedser six for 29).
P. Shaw and A, B. Barnet B. fost availed themselves of his advice. Varičast Clles clocked '70.2
ip 5. it. Houssin and B. E. Stora At Cambridge Cambridge Now for the first time he becomes seconds, which performance
at 3-6 am and Ma Wil-kwong University The Army match England's captain in fact and not makes her the third fastest in
Just was drawn. The Army 231 for
this event in the Colony's his theory. in Cambridge declared. boven
The passing
of the amateur fory behind Cynthia Eager and University. 171 (May 94, Carter
captain-and the writer hopes Mrs Mead. five for 40).
It will be permanent is in some ways to be regretted. England
SIX-DAY RACE
J. Albert Bruylandt of Bdzium leads Lucten Gillon Luxembourg and Severino Rigoni of Iinly in the six- ay, cycle race at Wembley, London. The 24 competi
tors covered over 1,000 miles. Express PhotoMai
AL Leeds Yorkshire v. Lancashire match drawn. York- sitre 347 for two declared and 745 for eight declared. Lancashire 200 for nine declared and 140 for eight..
Coppi Should
At Lord's Middlesex bent Win Round Italy
Eurex by 70 rune, Middlesex 302 and 75 (Wood five for 91), Sussex 108 for six declared and 110 (Moss three for 24).
·A· Romford --Espex Worcestershire match drawn Essex 300 for seven declared Worcestershire 321 (Kenyon 60, Outshoorn 103, Greensmith four for 53).
Cycle Race
San Remo, June 3.
The Italian Champion,
a
THE RESULTS
was examined
at
KTGC 64 KCC-B
Club The Kowloon Tong Darden
host the Ifengkong Cricket Club
WENT FOR THE 'RUNS Whether it was with the in- tention of declaring, or giving the 10,000 crowd entertainment Bader Flold here and Churles at beat Drene and Baul 6-3, beat Shaw Emrys Davies and Parkhoust went out boldly for runs and 52 were added in half an hour.
Then Davies but Parkhouse continued to bai
boundary with
was bowled Fast Lap By
Following are the results of grcssively and hit his sixtl
| yesterday's events:
100 yards free-style for men Woo Chi-yin White Sharks) on
Fou-shoung (Fortuna), Time: 0.3/5 seconds.
drive.
Glamorgan,
lofted.
however, could not take liberties for long.
Parkhouse was
caught cover after acoring an enter talking
Included
40
which
Geoff Duke
Douglas, tale of Man, June 3.
c.c. Norton
09.
end Barnett 7-3. fost to Housin and Story 1-6,
GW, Chas and W. L. Lam drow with Brene and Saut 0-0 lost - to Shaw and Barnett 4-6, boat Housin and Story 6-4.
́ ́LADIES' "P" DIVISION
LRC "I" 6, Recreto i Ladies Recreation Club beat Club de Recreio ""-8-1."
Chalmers
Mrs Watson and Mes beat Mrs Xavier and Mrs Pama beat Mire Vipas and zara. Crysis, 6-1. Mrs Ayres and Mrs, Prophet best and. Mies Noronda 7.5; brat Mrs
On his 500 hopefully but went round at 93/4 miles estru Vians and, park, Cola,
out when
despairingly
Recreto,
The Club de Stecrato i best
Ahwoo Más R. Lo, and .
cycle Kan Vin-ling of, Chung Sing came howled.. Glamorgan had lost; sentor otude 404 H. R.Mrs C.Horenha: 4-6; lost; for Miss
run.
M. Figueiredo and Mrs C. SWA lost to a Souros ant bust B Bernal-Rules -
Mr Glory and M Calderara The fastest lapin today's (LIC) last to Mrs: Silva, and Miss practices for next week's TT Noronha 3-8 best Xavier and 100 yards breaststroke for women seven tours, and Watkins mik Mah was put up by the race and
motor cycle races in the Isle of Mrs Binne G-4; beat Mars Vians and 1. Allen Chen (Fortuna): 2 Anns Hornell (EYMCA cas, seconds samo batting
Lay-kay ed an opportunity of getting up record-holder, Geoff Duke beat Mes va and Miss Nurse (Chung Sing), Tims:
practice against | (Britain). 100 yards free-style for men (al« PARTI tempt on Colony, record of 546 the Indians on the eve of the seconds): 1, Cheung fün-man: 27: Test by being
Monicira. Tims: be zeconds. (Now responding hepehar single hour. record).
50 yards' "backstroke for wemen: Fauste Coppl, looked ko
Muncer, hit a huge, six into The Norton Works team took probable winner of the gruel Helen Wong (Fortuna) 2-kilerball
Grant EYMCA), Time: 44.5/5 secs. the crowd." but when he was the first three places in the Hongkong University (-0.4 Bird 67, ling "Round Italy
clar, 5500
overall lead with four more turning, attroke for men: 1. classic today by retaining his first, but was disqualified to falling
to tough the wall at the far end on half; of their wickets for 121
Following Duke were At Leicester Leicestershire v. Inps to no.
200 yards
Jones and Wooller checked a Armstrong (Dublin) at 89.44 Northamptonshire match drawn,
He finished today's lipso Chee Singi 3. Tang Pul-Eze were unable to force the pace.
The threatened collapte, but they mies per hour, and the Aus Northamptonshire 220 and 87 the main group of bees over fortuna), Time: 2 min. 40 secs.
[zing (Chung for one (Brookes not out 51), two minutes behind the leaders, Leicestershire 203 (Tomplain 53, but his most dangerous rivald 11. Giles (EYMCA); 2; Kon" Vinilog Wickelo however kept the Falmer
for first place, the
Riders of the Italian Guzzi Italian Chung Singli Lily Hưng (For-game alert, even. If there was a
Young lost to Men Bliva^ anil-Birs. Aershire match
Taunton -- Somerset v. Florenzo Mangi am the Swick (tuna). Time: 03.2/3-1063,
drawn. Ferly
100 yards brokstroke for men: 1. lack of punch in the batting. machines were again supreme Miss B L Wond end, stier D. i Glamorgan, led by 103 when in the lightweight class, oc Noronha 6-6 fort: to Bites Fimsited
Jones Gloucestershire 209 and 143 för behind his were come way Wong Tom-shing (8. China), E, Dalla
Townsend (EYMCA LE WOK the lith wicket feil,.......
cupying the first three places and hirk, Silva 1-0 30-15. three declared. Somerset 180
Bruno Ruffo at 82.04 miles gearer and Mine Bornal-Silva-1-5. (Cook Ave for 47) and 4 for kilometro race, it will be
Copplwins the 3,000 chce" (Chung Sing), ma: 70 sec. being caught at allpentil des hour,, Fergum Andersort; at OCO 1, LAC: Email,
100 yards free-style for women (al his tempten Colentin record of 07/3 When their tum came to
CCC lost 10 LMC 1:0," four.
fourth viokury. Only one other calls; 5. Kwok, Ngan-hung, rima tuns at the outset, but Glamor at 76.28 mp
second):
anera 3. Vanes the Thing went boldly, Sax the 80.40 mph; and Mourice Cann
Mr-Baker and Dire Campos (CCC) cyclist, Alfredo Binda, an Italia 7.2/9300
fost to Mrs Drieaud and MA# F010D At Oxforti-Oxford Univer-fins equalled or bettered this
3-8, lost to Kirenores and Bars 60 yards medley relay for wean bowled and felted like men,
Bonham-Carter 3-4. sity. Free Foresters match retort. Binda won five "Cares? ment Lang Yine che possomed and Hazare, and Mantri Ubble, malig A Mondial, Stuckey, 3-8, boat Colind Brand drawn. Free Foresters 203 for between 1923 and 1933.
Pour thfu-chees Wony, Vik-ung had to defend enreculy to avoid lightweight class, which he has
was, tho. instcar in the ultra. Maiwa: G. Chang, and bus Al Cut- eight declared and 195 for elight the 130-kilometre lap today, min..01.1/6 JUST
4-0 10st, to dcclared (Carr 51, Holmes 81). between Quran-and-Sen Remo,
yarda relay, fór Indjary. winled oply on been tipped 401 winst Fils speed Oxford University: 230 for nine was won by Annibale Brasol men 10 ani Wang Tians, wito, 46 must won 7343 males per hour.. Nest declared: (Dowding 59, Shad= (italy),
10 Completed the Hanger Chung Singes while the furro polo come an Augusts) at 07:30, milles per hour gloss to Maileringeincod
Were A Copets EMV dick live for 34), and 145 for Purse in 3 trs, 20 mins. 27. seed, Sharks, Tinser 2 mina
đi.
the fifth, with three (Cowdrey not out 02) 174 averaged 30% kilometres per A diving, exhibition was given by seventh wickets thouine and 40: 125 Püriga (Mortaiol) at
Hour:uteater--- Router
total of 64 runs--Router,
08.92 miles per Roshe-Boutorand Mis johnan-Carter 2-0, Bes
30 yards frea-style for women; 1.quier, running, between the vhhegh; at 80.43 Miss (D). Tangand Mother
and DRART
the Colony's leading, divers
7
lost to traiva di potenha Od: lost to Dilse Figueiredo apa aire Silva 0-8; lovt: to Miss Fontes and Miss Eernal-Silva 0-0.5
lost & Mr. Deeds and Mes Steakbeat Ame Preapad Mise.ß. Carres and biles 12:Dhab
lionham-Carter: 3.0 liz
10, to
Bluckey --1011 to Mms Frequ