THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1953.
ROUND THE COUNTIES
An Experimental Year In Yorkshire Cricket-The Search Is On For Bowlers
By DENNIS HART
It is impossible to discuss County cricket prospects without the name Yorkshire cropping up early or frequently, They are the Arsenal
of cricket.
After walling 20 years for their first Championship win from when the com petition was instituted in 1873, they have since won the title 22 times in 50 years, And rarely has there been an England side that has not contained three or four "tykes."
Their success has boen gained | told me "We will be all out to through their approach to the go one better diis season. But same. This Is conducted with a lot will depend on how the Australian-like thoroughness. No young players. shope." aspiring player is overlooked in Yorkshire. If a boy shows the slightest promise, he is
whose ability suffered a sharp decline on going into the ser- vices, came back with a bang last season and pulled off the double' again.
Thin will be an experimental year in Yorkshire cricket. The He will be a strong candidate noted. search is for bowlers.
for a place in the England team From then on he becomes a This may seem strange for a meet Australia. Sa will marked man. His propress is county that have always cm- slow left-art spinner Johnny maintained, he is invited along phasised the necessity for a Wordle. for a trial.
strong attack, and has succeederi He was the main pillar of the This season, Yorkshire's In carrying out this policy, pro-Yorkshire otlack last season. He scouting and coaching methods ducing such men Wilfred bowled 1,857 overs-400 more have been tested to the full. The Rhodes, George Hirst, Hedley than any other bowler in the County have been second in the Verity, and now Freddie True-country--and captured 177 wie- Champlonship for the past two man
kets at 19.5 apiece. seasons, and Secretary Nach
NO BATTING WORRIES On the batting side, however, Yorkshire have no worries, ex-
Major League Baseball
bowlingt
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But last season the whs weaker than for many year.
season
bad to
ane
be
Was not entirely the sept for the selectors. For they surfeit of talent. County's fault. They were han-have
last dicapped by the complete ab- Throughout
first-class
batsman sence through injury of Bob dropped In turn for сусту Appleyard, England's greatest
match. Seven fast-medium discovery since
players County
thousand runs, soared over n Alex Bedser.
Len Hutton, headed by
wdlo
Servico commitments permittetailed 1,050 in County Cham- New York, Apr. 21. led Trueman only the occasional pionship games alone. Joe Collins' Afth-inning home game. To make matters worse,
Mr Nash told me that tho tun and Allie Reynolds" six-hit when the senior colts, J. White- shutout pitching on Tuesday head and W. Foord, were called "rola system" will operate again gave the New York Yankees upon they
this season. informed the club 1-0 victory over the Boston Red Biey would be unable to spare Sox before 7,193 chilled fans.
the time
me from their
heir engineering 000 000 000-0 5 Boston
and school-teaching professions. New York 000 010 00X-1 0 Consequently no fewer
than Winning pitcher: Reynolds; 20 bowlers wore tried
during losing pitcher: Grissom.
sepson and for the Im- Home run: New York-Collins.portant job of opening the at- Gla
lack, they brought in at various times, eight uncapped players, So
This season Yorkshire are not
win the honours, excellent
-Associated Press.
5
AMERICAN League
Detroit, Apr. 21. The speedy Chicago White Sex bulit up a seven-run lead, three of the runs scoring on Tiger errors, 10 trim Detroli 7-5 today for the Bengals sixth defeat.
Chicago 004 300 000-7.11 1. Detroit 100 400 100-5 11 3.
Cleveland, Apr. 21. Bob Lemon hurled his second victory of the season today na the Cleveland Indians snapped the St Louis Brown's four-game winning streak 4-3.
The loss dropped the Browns a tie with New York for the into a American League
leod
St Louis 100 000 011-3 9 2. Cleveland 201 100 00x-4 7 0. ---Associated Press.
Noemi Wins The
Princess
The
If the development of players mic, continues
present at
to be likely there are
moro migrations from the County, As 26 will see it is, this season Yorkshiremen playing for offer sides, fact only Laneushire,
In
Sussex will be without one, Glamorgan, Kent and
even if Yorkshire do not there is 1
some-
going to be caught napping again. During April they were at least one member of
chance that vited over 100 colts for trials,
the Counly will receive and a quarter of them were, fast bowlers.
Championship medal.
NO RASHI PROPHECIES
in Yorkshire do not believe making raah prophecies about a player's ability. So Mr Nash to mention, any preferred not names "as it is not good for a a lot of youngster to receive pubirity." But he added. "we've got one or two who wilí make people sit up."
car.
(Lonilon Express Service)
South African
Tennis Players Doing Well
both entered
it
BATSMAN
OF THE YEAR?
LINDSAY
THE STANCE.
THE PULL
THE HOOK Take a preview of the Ind it is easy to predict will be the Batsman of the Year Ian Craig, 17-year-old wonder batsman from the Sydney suburb of Mosman, Australia. Sir Don Bradman himself predicts it.
Serious-minded lan, dark haired, brown skinned, unusually grave and mature for his years, approaches his stroke-making with the concentration and care of a student.
He handles his slight, 5ft. Sins, 10st, frame with neatness born of agile foot. work and an orthodox style and stance, so devoid of excess frills that he could serve as a good model for schoolboys, little if any younger than himself.
Craig has a stance similar to that of the artistic Alan Kippax.
He has a slight crouch with the bat behind the right foot, but he grips the bal shorter than Kippax.
His greatest strength is his on-side play.
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A favourite with him is the cover-drive, and his only deiectaule weakness- which it would pay bowlers to study-is his occasional failure to move over to a ball pitched outside his off slump.-Express Photo,
SOUTH CHINA SNATCH A
POINT TO RETAIN THEIR
SENIOR DIVISION TITLE
By "SPIV"
South China just managed to snatch the needed point to retain their Senior Division League title when they drew 2-2 with Eastern in their last match yesterday.
Another capacity crowd turned out to witness the titanic battle, and though a great number were a little disappointed in not seeing South. China avenge their Challenge Shield final defent, they were treated to another session of brilliant and exciting soccer.
formance
Eastern
HASSETT'S QUALITIES AS CAPTAIN CRITICISED
London, Apr. 21.
The critical references to the Australian Teat cap- tain. Låndsov Hassett, in the latest cricket book "Bumpers” (by Keith Miller and A. S. Whitington) form only a šmali part of a long chapter on Test prospects.
In their comparisons of the He added: hope the bon- captaincy quailties of Hassett free to be It all ever the coun- and Hutton, the authors pre try in Coronation celebrations face their remarks thus: "With- | will not provide the
out wishing to be disloyal to af the visitors to tike homes for has been Our con- Colonel Astor said the English man who dit triend and delightful com- publle would miss Bratman, but
LINDWALL RECOVERED
panion on many tours around that Hessett's leadership mada the English-speaking world, we him an ideal successor.---Reu- hiust say, in the cause of sin- ter. cerity of opinion, that we be- lave Len Hutton could de- velop an advantage for England In the sphere of captaincy." After having referred Bassett's "increasingly cautious
London, Apr. 20. Hay Lindwall, Australlen fast bowler, has recovered from stomach trouble which developed after his arrival here last week
outlook in recent -years," with the Australian touring Whitington says that Hasselt ericket team.
can
be a very good captain He is expected to have his when at his best and con-rst tryout in the nets temor- centraling.
row. The other members of the If the authors have erred on team practised for an hour and the grounds of good
taste in a half at Lords here to-day. The their reference to Hassett with weather was far from warm and Miller a member of the team.alt wore sweaters but though the soundly-based comments of few of the bowlers et pece 1t other parts of the book withemselves go full out there was satisfy cricket readers.
jan air of seriousness about the
practice.
The Australians four
with a three-day
cester starting
CONTROVERSIAL The Prime Minister, Mr Robert Menzies, in a foreword,
zaz
open their Kane
on April 20. —
PERKS' AGAIN
anticipates controversial reaction against Worcestershire at Wor- by saying when Keith Miller and Retter. Richard Whitington were generous to ask to write a fore-
London, Apr. 21. word for their new cricket book, they were cautious enough noi Reg Perks, the 41-year-old to send me
#copy
of their Worcestershire fast bowler, will hereafter again launch the first English at- manuscript. wash my hands off any respon-tack against the Australians sibility
for the Indiscretions when
team Lindsey Hassett's which name Industrious reviewer starts its tour on April 29.
Perks has performed this task. is bound to and in this book."
Miller and Whitington touch regularly for Worcester since number of controversial 1934, and is the only survivor of
brighter either team in that year. burapers,
Perks
unhesitatingly and Bradman as the
subjects cricket, the merits of the great
batsmen bowlers present-day administration, with he has Bowled against."
He
and
names
best balsaman
should know. Bradman scored two double e:miuries and
a special appeal to the selectors to give way to youth.
There are plenty of anecdoter one single century on the pre- to please old anxi young cric-vous three occasions Australia keters, two fine sketches of has opened its tour gainst Lanwood, now quietly
Reuter. soltles
in Sydney, and H. L. Collins, formar Australian Test captala now living in London
There is a chapter on the re- rent South Africos Test series, optly headed "The Cheetham Crusade."—Reuter,
Mr today
NOT BY MILLER
London, Apr. 21. A. S. Whitington said that co-author Keith Miller had "nothing whatsoever to do with the wriling of the chapter in our book "Bumpers" Ix which, it is alleged, an 'attack' Is made on Lindsay Hassett's captaincy."
Mr Whitington, who is England. to cover the forth
Test coming
tour, sald he wrote the chapler.
"My name
in
He said Miller and Hassett and the rest of the Australian team were on the best of terms. -Reuler.
More Peace
<
Moves
(Continued from Page 4) The Russians are now waing a "different style" and have a different approach,
Shield Lo Kwok-tal at Inside-left, yin who filcked it up with his As in the Challenge
Observers pointed out that the South China yesterday and Hau Ching-to were the pick right foot ond half-volleyed it
Russians are less rude in their finol,
dealings with the West, and the again enjoyed the lion's share of of the forwards, being constantly with his left into the roof of the Appleyard is again unlikely to
anti-American campaign, which the play, only to find an Eastern dangerous with their speed and
Cool. be fit, and Trueman's ap-
come back, with A by opporturism.
was venomous before Stalin's, unaffected by XI who, though Sutton, Surrey, Apr. 21. pearances will once more de-
und im
death,
20
teen toned down. upying in Elightly improved spirited recovery Face for the pend on his C.O's generosity
the conditions, the South mediately from
centre-
uppenrs at the The young South African the result in the
Diplomats
that. explained ployed well up Championship.
because a dis- kick equalised. A cross for head of the chapter," he said.
of the with leave. But no matter how Davis Cup team, playing in to her reputation and tradition. China forwards enjoyed
psychological kindly disposed his
Mr Whitington maid superiority over superior
"The effect on the Russian people the their ward centre by Ho Ying-fun Main honours go to their de tinet officer feels, five Tests of five their first tennis tourna-
berth mot days cach plus a test trial and ment since arriving in fenes, in which
hapter was written in January, campaign had to be toned down Yue Yiu-tak opponents and only bad luck and from the Inside-left brilliant
Chu a fino per-brilliant work by the Eastern with
header by
1053, when the team and cap- slowly. It could not be cut off. other representative games-will England, today-revelled in gave another
tain to cur Engload_had_not_labruptly. defence-pres the sticks: between
-prevented them from Wing-keungpast PauKing- seriously curtail the young fast the hot sunshine on Britain's It was bad luck that
Same observers who hava been chosen." a mis-searing more than two goals, yin.
South Mr Eastern subjected the
Whitington said the been in Moscow longest feel bowler's County appear Mr warmest day of the year so
Adopting a more open game, brighter
him and understanding between On the
China defence to a gruelling time
editoriat "we" which appeared that the Soviet effort to whip Elizabeth Stakes
Nash
centre-half Chang Kam-hoi en- they gave the Eastern defence a sald that
Clase has far. Brlan
harder task than in the previous
in the last four minutes of play. In the chapter was commonly up the anti-Western compaign fully recovered from the
used by columnists and feature has not been very successful. Russel Seymour and Ian abled South China to equalise Epsom, England, Apr, 21.
injury he sustained play Vermaak
third 1-1 in the first half, but for the match between the teams by The final whistle came with the
writers in Australia. tilrge
honours even at 2-2.
They believe that the Russlan 13 minutes of the exploiting successfully the tactics
people have u basically friendly Frenchman Pierre Wer-Ing football and would be round of the Sutton Hard Courts remaining
first hals and for the greater of packing the goal area.
feeling towards the Americans. theimer's three-year-old filly, available.
Tournament.
and other Western nations. Brian, who was hailed the Seymour beat Noemi, won first money of boy wonder when he performed Somerset County player,
the
young period of the second period Yue
Jargely responsible
While Colln
the diplomats aro South China's inability to
the about £3,000 in breezing the 'double' at the age of 18, but Hannam, who has just returned
puzzled about
Kremlin the net more than once. from
peace moves, roma feel that the home today in the Princess
a tour of Asian, by 6-3, 7-5. In one of the best matches
Red rulers may not be certain Elizabeth Stakes.
of the day, while Vermaak, a
redhead, beut reneed
Spychate,
former Polish international, d-1, 6-0.
The challenge of the Ceylon tho Davis Cup players in
today with the Singles ended defeat of EL. Sonecka, who went down to G.K. Plercy, the Surrey County player, 3-6, 1-5. Earlier L. P. Ernst had been eliminated in the first round by another Surrey player, Derek Leyland, by 0-4, 4-0, 0-4- Iteater.
7-2
The French horse, ridden by Jean Gassard,
three won by quarters of a length from English-bred Skye, with the Aza Khan's Nocrani three lengths further back in third in the place. Sixteen started mile and 110 yards race for
Noeml
the which
Wos favourite.
METROPOLITAN GREAT Father Thames, a seven-year- old horse,
feature the won event, the long distance Great Handicap, with Metropolitanı
£1,000 added money.
Father Thames,
What Happens
To The Gate Money
London, Apr. 21. The England v. Scotland soccer international, regard- ed as the show match of the a 100-8 long season, saw 100,000 fans shot, took the gruelling 24 mile race by four lengths from Vidi pass through the turnstiles Vicl, 0-1,
half
spod.
A
with Persetta,
8-1 at Wembley Stadium
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a length behind in third Saturday and today fans
ex-
Was
for and
Mok Chun-wah was again the pick of the forwards, being responsible for
for the majority of South China's offensive moves.
Yue Cheuk-yin, despite being clopoly marked, was yesterday SOUND DEFENCE
clude his Sharing honours in the East-much better able to ern defence were their two full-markers and put on one of his best displays, following up hi backs, Lee Ping-chiu and Tang at goal with a pleture second Ytu-wah, Though given very
Lee Yuk-lak was to break Into prominent, but Ewok Ying-lok ittle chance offensive movements as a re could not be said to have had a sult of the constant pressure of tuccessful afternoon.. the South China
attack, the halves Fastern
-Chan Fal- hung, Chang Kam-hol and Lo hetd Lai-kuen successfully their own in checking their
men,
disest moves were well counter- Indonesian
were surprised to learn that Reserves Rout the winning they had paid a mile from
also
Saturday's
Home Soccer
Fixtures
the
The following are Home soccer fixtures for Saturday:
Birminghans
Leeds U
First Division
Charlion A. Aston Villa Chelsea Blackpool Manchuster U, Balton W V Arsenal
Sunderland v Derby C.
Wolvas
Portsmouth
V. Everun
Nottingham F.
v
She weld V.
v Doncaster R.
v Loun C.
THE GOALS Eastern won the toss and put Burnley South Chino against a heavy Cordin C. wind. From the kick-off, South Liverpool
Manchester C. China forced a corner, but this tidakatorn The
Eastern forward iine. was cleared by Lo
V Wal-kuen Newcastle, U. however, falled to reproduce the and at the other end Pau King-reel W.
NE form that won them the Chal-yin neatly bold a corner kick. Stoke C lenge. Shield. Their rurprise After
V 15 minutes of end-to- Tottenham 11. end
V West Brom. in
both exchanges which
Becond Division acted by on improved South
goals had narrow escapes, China defence which saw Lau Eastern first opened the scoring. Bury Chi-ping surerssfully substituted A Jong centre by right-half Fulham
one match too late perhaps Chan Fal-hung met with A Leicester C. for Chiu Chor-wing, who was header by Chan Kar-sau. Hau Cuto still not fully recovered from a Ching-to came into the centre
Fly recent injury when he took and, after having the better of field in the Challenge Shield
A tussle with Lau Chi-ping, Southampton final.
the ball past Pau Into Manila, Apr. 22.
Good work by both Lau Chipped ping and Lau Yee and the two The reserves of the visit-wing halves in neutralising tax-man has taken his cut?” ing Indonesian football team Eastern's two key forwards, Hau China equalised when a pass by The tax-man gels the biggest inst night routed Manila's Ching-to on the left-wing and Kwok Ying-lok found both Yue Chan Fal-hung Chu Wing-keung on the right, Yu-tak and alice of all. The Fastball Aaso Interport alignment
going for the beli. Both hesl- clation has to hand him £15,000, thereby winning all of their
ed in and put the ball past the South China goalkeeper.
He amount of £49,700.
post Father Thames was last in the fold of 12 starters. stormed through to make the other horses look as if they were standing still-Associated
Press
Wha Hung Girls Win. In Manila
35
record
Now, the 22 players who get more in honour then actual cosh are naturally asking one ques- font "What happens to the re- mainder of the gale
after the
Manila 5-0
which represents entertainment tax on admission tickets,
scheduled
saved
Manila, Apr. 22.
M. Cheng last night
in
threatened
three
the
In the 22nd minute South
6-0, as largely responsible for
blunting the Eastern attack, tated and Yiu Cheuk-yin dash
matches
That leaves £34,700. Then here. comes, other expenses. It costs The visitors enplaned this
sval-
Centre-forward Chan Ka-sau seldom cimo into the picture, being held well in check, by centre-half Ko Po-keung.
o
Rotherham
West Ham U.
Third
Aldershot Bristol R.
y Trentford
v Hul C.
Huddersfield. Blackbum . v Barnsley
Division (Bouth) V Lyton 0.
VWSER 2
v Newport C. v Northampton T.
Bristol C
♥ Crystal P
▼
Watford
Y. Brighton & Y Torquay U V Reading
nicester U. Coventry Exeter C. ontingtians Millwall Norwich C Queen's PR Shrewsbury T. v Dournemouth Swindon T. vipawich T. Walsall
Houthend U Third Division (North) Accrington S. v Darlingtoni Barrow
Port. Ve Scunthorps ?? Chesterfield
Hartlepooli Vi Crewe A Rochdale
Bradford ex
♥
Tự
❤
v · Bradford C.
Stockport C.
• Carlinin U
South China came very near scoring again from the kick-off the Hongkong Wha Hung girls the Association £8,000 to hire morning for Hongkong, where Ho Ying-fun was also given when Mok Chun-wah put a quintet from defeat by sinking the stadium where officials they will play a four-gene little scape, being closely mark beautiful long pass across the two successive field goals
men to work of serica. employ 1,800
Tong Bheung, but got goalmouth, Lee Yuk-ink raced the last two minutes of play to top speed switching the glant About 9,000 fans saw the looso bestulat effort in but headed the ball just past roll, back the Duyong Five, 43-stadium back to a greyhound substitute-packed Indonesian
post.
Monetold T.. in the closing stages which re-the
Oldham A. track within a space of two equam completely outclass the sulted in Chu Wing-keung not- South China kept up a conemmere t Wha Hung were leading 30 hours.
Filipinos. The best of the la- ing the equalising goals tinuous attack from then on Workington T. v. Gatealivadă Each of the players, and two donosion. to 85 in the last two rainutes,
Wrexham including
until the trval and it was York C players,
V Chester and the local girls
reserves receive a fee of £80.contre-forward Ramang.
Southport to grab the lead when Chong The referee is paid a fee of keeper Anton Van Der Vi, S.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
London Apr. 21. ' . fallled two goals in a row. SL £10 and his two lines-men Darmadi and Kho Thism, were
Results of football matches Nt, however, was the high £4. Hotels, transportation spared for the: Hongkong BOOTER OF
the night with 14 plus: hundred of smaller items invasion.
· PLAYER DIES completa the bill.
"in" "last" night's gorne, Inside-
DIV. IH_(SOUTH) visitors were led in the
After paying out all expenses, right The Ing: scored two goals
Cairo, Apr. 21; - South Chinn again look the Bristol City 2 Leyton O. 1
Initiative on the resumption, DIV. III (NORTH) Azad quzte 8-6, but forged the Football Association is left in the first half, and the other in Mr Erie Tyrrell-Marital Inter but did not succeed in taking Oldie Ah 1 Halifax
nationally "famous polo nhenil, în2 the remaining cantos with £22,000 and as the pros the chbeing halfĄ S 21-19: 27-28, and 49-35.
motine nation takes the entire Outalde left. Soegiono, outside player, died here this afternoon the lead until six minutes be- South, art Skipper Wong contributed 10 profit for the gates this amount right Tjos do Pie and centres colowing a stroke. He had been fore the end.
BA, wok, clearance ♬ by Lee | Fulham?
· Kurkers for the victors--| represents the clear proft'for] forward Ujamiat Dhelhar · svored | Ini : hospital for two weeks/mm
Reuter The Association---United Frost, ji the cilian goala----United, Preis,
Ping-chiu went to Yua' Cheuk-
FAMOUS POLO
only good tk by the defence and some fine goalkeeping by Yue Yiu-tak that prevented any.]
changa of the 1-1 score unill the played today were: Interval.
OTHER
1 Tranmere R. 2
MATCH BE 2 Airdrie. it
-Router.
FEELING THE STRAIN
London, Apr. 21. Hasselt's voice is
Lindsay feeling the stain from constant of the progress and destiny of speech-making. Its usual strength || events, was missing when he addreme)
These
observera suggested
several hundred guests at a that the Communist-sponsored luncheon given by the London | World Peace Council meeting, Institute of Journalists today scheduled
for April 10, was because the party
Roups did not know what
but everyone heard him say "the team will do its best in Eng- Inted and I think that will be the new the od enough to win Asliez." Hussett said: "The main to be.
thing
line of the world Communist movement was going
is that we should play a There Was
suggestion,
good season of cricket. The however, that Malenkov, Berla, English team ore all personal and company may have achieved friends of ours and I hope they one thing-putting the U.S. on will play the type of cricket vis. defensive in the arena.ot
psychological warfare.
onel J. J. Astor, Chairman | of the Times Trust and a former President of Marylebone Cricket Club, said the Australian tour and the Coronation had many similarities. Both would attract big crowds.,
the
One high-ranking diplomai of a non-Communist country near the Soviet Union sald: "The whole world, is watching these moves and you (America) must* not upset them.""
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