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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1953,
SPOETING SABI
When Lord Hawke Gave Yorkshire Players Talent Money
By J. W. TAYLOR
The old Manor House, Wighill Park, near Tadcaster, is up for sale. Some people aver that it was here that Yorkshire County cricket was really born; if not, it was most certainly developed into the cricket stronghold it now is.
the tenancy of Wighill It was in 1874 that the Hawke family took over Park, where young Martin Hawke, then at Eion, took up residence with his family. An import nt job was before him he was to becomo, captain of the Yorkshire County cricket team, a position he held from 1883 to 1910.
Yorkshire never had a greater captain. Under his guidance the county game changed beyond all ken and put Yorkshire on an eminence in cricket greatness
it has retained ever since,
Lord Hawke, descendant of the great Lord Hawke, who had defeated the French Navy at Quiberon Bay in 1759, was typical of 21 great family-tout of tradition and of setting it, self- assertive, strong. willed, proud, and aware of personal achieve ment.
He conflded to a friend that when he took over the Yorkshire
Stars
Olympic
Will Race At Glasgow
Glasgow, June 2. Top class Athletes from at least six countries meet in Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow, un June 13 for a track and field meet which ranks as a "little Olympics,"
cricket team it consisted of During the party the sealed "Louis Hall and ten ale-canal" envelopes for each player con: talent Whatever fault he found, he soon taining his accumulated
the season was eradicated it, and by judicious money for pruning, planning, guiding and presented. Not until they opened |-controlling, he produced the them did the players know how keenest, ublest and most loyal many points they had received and how much talent money they team ever to play together.
hud carned.
His Lordship's personality was so strong that Bone dare even whisper his opinion of the result. nor show any sign of resentment or dissatisfaction on the Held
next season when the
come round.
By Reg. Wootton
ENGLAND'S ATTACK HOLDS THE TRUMP CARD
Says PATSY HENDREN
Australian cricket scribes have built up Ray Lindwall, Keith Miller and the rest of the bowlers of the present touring side into almost legen- dary figures, Stan McCabe, my former Test adversary, has claimed that even if Lindwall and Miller have slowed down slightly because of ad- vancing years, they are still a force to be reckoned with. No one would deny that assertion.
Stan also culogises the fast bowling promise of Alan Davidson and Ron Archer, and England's old rival Bill Johnston. Truly a formidable array of pacel Agulis, I will not disagree, although I would venture to suggest that Australia will never have a morg dominating pair of puce bowlers than Gregory and MacDonald, who were the power of the 1921 team-but even they were not unbeatable.
Brian Statham,
good
Colin
McDonald
Scores A Century
Against Sussex
Hove, Sussex, June 3. Australia ran up a total of 325 against Sussex in their match which opened here today and the county's opening pair knocked 27 runs off without loss in about half an hour before stumps were drawn.
It was an Australian- innings of phases in which the Sussex bowlers often held command. They got rid of Lindsay Hassott, Australian captain, who is the sixth batsman to open an innings since the tour started, at, 17 but then a stand of 149 put the Australians on topbo
Sussex then struck and took is broken by his bat or any part three wickets while 10 runs of his person. Clothing and were put on. A stand of 50 equipment come into the dëfil- sleadied the Australians, who, ton of "person." however, lost three wickets Batsmen fought a grim duel while the toul stood at 249. on the damp and lively wicket. dismissed for Then three of Australia's bow- Derbyshire were
showed themselves good 107, Bedser having a deadly getters in the tail and a spell of four for eight before inal stand of 57 gave the final figures of five for 43.
not tourists a respectable total.
Play could
start until after lunch. When Surrey batted Take away the 100 of Colin Gindwin dismissed three..men
lers
un
McDonald, who helped Hasselt for 20 runs in 12 overs and the to open the innings, and the 82 Champions were in a bad way. of Neil Harvey and the Aus- Fletcher and Walttuler came tralian scoresheet did not pre-to the rescue, however, coming sent a very bright picture. together when four wickets had gono tor 38. They stayed until Whatever the shortcomings of stamps were drawn in an un- the Australian batting they must broken partnership of 40. have been pleased with Mc-
Hampshire, at present sharing Donald, who has been struggling | to find his form. In alx pre- the championship lead with when he put Warwickshire out vlous Orst class innings he had Surrey, had Oxford University twice in one day.
totalled only 68 runa with a 5 opponents at Oxford but Best of 20. He slow but spent most of the day in the raffled methodical at the
field as the University start
326 for five
declared. up but gradually gained confidence.
score after Lord's also had McDonald did not
being one of three men
batsmen.
fiest
Loully
Middlesex and Somerset at to walt until
were hit
DEMANDED THE BEST He won a stickler for discipline| and dictated the best that was
What has England to offer in Trueman proved that last season, in his men at all times, and for
comparison to Miller and Lind- ugainst the Indians, and although wall? Fur some years following Englishmen inust not expect too the good of cricket was not
If ever a team had a winning the war, the old country locked much from him-or from the averse to taking unpopular action. He dismissed Ted Peate and
pace bowlers, but one of the most others I have mentioned-they card in its hand, England has it Bobby Peel from th: Yorkshire
gratifying features of English need have no fear that the new in Alee Bedser. As he gets older, Team when
For many years Lord liuwke post-war cricket has been the ball will not be used to the best he gets wiser, and becomes mised at the same total-243, after lunch before starting and they were at the height of their fame.
was Chairman of the Inter- rise of some really grund fast purpose.
Selection Committee bowlers-men like Fred Trueman, Australians have already shown
have trendy shown bigger problem than ever-to the Moorhouse, too, had to go for national
incident wh
Lord's. He was und, of course, had his critics. int
C. B. Fry's entstic erilicism seen to look at a high ball, let
"He
was a very it hit the ground n yard in front
off the field," adding: of him and then throw it back captain
"Lord Hawke just more Test to the bowler, Lord Hawke asked matches than anyone who never bim why he did not catch played for England....He was Moorhouse
replied: "Ah didn't think it was coming so far and fortunes of Yorkshire; he
too
much concerned with the when Ah seed it up theer, Ah
Test matches as said Oh, damn it!"
Angrily Karded the Lord Howke replied: "If you spoiling the County Champion- won't try you've got to go, and ship." - Hits dismisser.
Wak
Bobby Moorhouse
ן!
The American contingent in cludes Mal Whitfield, the US.
For 30 years Lord Hawke held class cricket, Indoor season's leading athlete his own in Arst and Olymple 800-metre chau- played three times
the plan, Fred Dwyer of Villanova University match, scored College, leading miter for the centuries in the County Cham-
pirmship past season, and Johnny Haines,
and apprared
mariy Pennsylvania's times for the Gentlemen University
versus outstanding sprinter.
Players. He might have been a Start:
from Greal Britain, world-beater as one of England's Denmark, Germany, Switzerland greatest left-handed batsman.
and Holland will make up the for in his youth he was a natural bulk of entrants.
will
left-linnder in
planeer
his sport and An outstanding Ger Werner Newark
but his prep school concit include 21-year-old at
induced him to Lueg of Gevelsberg, third place change his bat to the right hand. finisher In the 1
1,500-metres at Lord Hawke was also Helsinki, who has his eye on or world cricket and led nine the four-minute mile: touring teams to all parts of the quarter-miler Kurt Hans of world where cricket was played, Nuremberg, European 400 Including Australia, Indiu,
Champion,
Canada, America, South Africa,
and
2
an
The
re-
Trevor Batley | the English they are not infallible
when facing fast bowling.
Then, again, England still has one of the Alec Bedsor surely greatest fast-medium bowlers of this century and even the Aus- tralians would agree on that too, is in great form this season and I should have liked to see the Australians that Oval plich recently,
id Alan Moss.
Perhaps they are not the equal of Harold Larwood, who struck terror in Australian hearts, but they
and are learning fast, developing quickly, though some
point. of them lack Test experience,
They are young, too, and not afraid of hurd work. Fred on
Alec,
ARTHUR GILLIGAN IS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT ENGLAND'S CHANCES
By ARCHIE QUICK
He was run out but could have then Middlesex tolled in vain got home easily had he not been and their bowlers were severely concerned about his partner, punished. Six sixes realising too late that the return by Somerset batsmci, three by by Treanlett Stephenson, two was going to his end,
and cne by Gimblett,
A RECORD B. Gunblett's was die dfst and thla batsman, who holds ali Sumerset batting records, hos now hit 295 sixes. No player has approached this feat in first class cricket.
BEST IN CRICKET
England has, too, the best left- hand spinner in cricket today
It was McDonald and David- son who rallied the middle bat- in Tony Lock, with capable suping with a stand of 50 for the port from Jim Laker and Roy Afth wicket and Hill and Johns- Tattersall to serve up the off-tun who rattled on 57 for the spin. All three will take every inst after three wickets had advantage of all the vagaries of fallen at 243 and two at 200. English weather and English wickets.
Stan McCabe
THE SCOREBOARD Australians, 1st Innings contends that McDonald, run out
100
Australla has greater bowling Ilazazil, variety than England. I am not Wood
Langridge
82
6
b.
convinced. Englund has the men Harvey, c. and b. Oaldman Miller, e. Doggart b. James to get the runs and to get the Craig, c. Webb b. James tourists out, too. I shall be Davidson, surprised it her bowling lets her down,
But if there is one point about which i have no qualms whatever
Doggart
Bates Ring, b. James
Lindwali, lbw b. James Langley, b. Bates
Hill, b. James
It is in the matter of fielding. Johnston, not out am rather delighted to note that Stan McCabe admits that Aus- tralia's fielding was interior to South Africa's in the last Test
assuring him that it will be in- ferior in this series, too.
Arthur Gilligan, the former England and Sussex cricket captain, is optimistic about England's chances of at long last regaining the mythical series, and I have pleasure in Ashes from the touring Australians this Coronation year.
Both as a player and a broadcaster, Gilligan has a wide experience of Aus-
theu
During the ganid. Kitson; the
opening Somerset
batsman, broke u toe when hit by a full toos from John Warr and is not likely to be fit for several games,
tire were. Dit out in
hours for 70 gainst Nottinghamshire. Bruce
24 Doomd the Australian res epinner, accomplishing his best
20 performance since joining the
county with ave for 10.
25
20
Nottinghamshire collapsed from
23 73 for one to 127 for seven, but
a useful stand by Poole and
325 Goonesena enabled then, to gals
a very valuable lead before the close,
Extras
Total
BOWLING:
O M
24
GD
1 Essex bowlers tolled
all day
18 2
55
11 B
82
Wood
Bates English holding has Improved
Jamies out of all recognition during the Calanan last year or two, and some, of
is
K W On, an unresponsive: pitch
2 against Glamorgan, who avere
5 indebted to Walkins for a ceri~
tury in two-and-three quarters
Byes 20; Leg-byes 2; No ball hours, including 19 fours, and 10 In three-and-a- by Parkhouse half hours, Including 10 tours, for their big total,dos en CLOSE OF FLAY SCORES
Metres Steines of Cablenz, a half-miler. the West Indie und the
Special arrangements are be- Argentine.
The West Indians ing made to ensuro that the Dutch team gets home in time kakel upon him with awe. Once tralians and Australian conditions; nobody knows better the difference England's
climate produces on visitors. a native bowled him for a duck. to participate in an international In the second. Innings the native "It seems to me," he said,, caster. Test player Vic Hichard- and he is a fine field and reliable the work in the hield during the by Wood.
Tesla against India last year was meet at Hilversum on June 14. spectators danced and beat the "that Australia is relying too son, If he had ever been to bat."
nothing short of brillant,
Bussex. Ist Innlaca Mrs Fanny Blankers-Koen, all-time woman track star who bowlers to "give de Lord another and Miller. These two, of course, This is just like it,
ground with sticks, urging the much on the success of Lindwall Horsham. No, he replied. Then
Lavis's Test team is: Hutton, particularly close in-and I knew I was on safe.
that ground.
Graveney, (or Shepherd, May, again is in competitive shape, duck."
said, know England as well as
is where most catches are offered. Sheppard, not out with leads the Dutch team. She
Compton, if in form). Watkins, With Godfrey Evans-the world's John Langridge, not out Americans described Lord know
Australia. but,
those trees
railway and the
Extras know
Evans, Budser, Truem a n, won three Olymple gold medals
greatest wicket-keeper-selling Hawke's appearance at the apart. what have we? Dill running behind the stumps. It In 1048.
wicket as, "A tall figure meander Johnston, for a start. He likes was a libel on the lovely Sussex McConnon, Luck and Balley. With the example, men like Tony Luck,
Total for no wkt, Other Dutch
inclination stars include
aumewhere lo- Jack Ikin, Len Hutton, Wilfe ing across the field in a sort of English conditions and may be ground for the place was a dust Bertha Brouwer,
wards Jack Ikin. "What we need Watson, Alan Watkins, Denis Miss Willyshambling walk-and no wonder, the most dangerous bowler af heap, but was able to carry on Lust and Theo Saat.
and ad lib beautifully!"
Laker sur- So more than anything else," says Compton and Jim
student of cricket Lavis, "is a passed themselves. Switzerland's Sepp Steger, the is legs were fitted with a couple the lot of them.
of circular washboards and his
much for broadcasters.
bowler who can national champion and
Munds were malied with lengthy Then, there is Lindsay Hasselt, holder in both the 400 and 800 gauntlets. He looked for all the always a batsman to be taken will travel with the world like Buck Taylor, the King seriously, in defence or attack. After that Morris is problemati- Gunnor Nielson of Denmark, of the Cowboys."
team.
record
the national 800-metre cham-
plon, again competes against Whitdeld.
ANNUAL EVENT
POLICE AID
"AN ALL-WELSHI XI"
than balsman George
an
make the
ball drift away from the bat. How the Aussies hale that! They are not used to it. McConnon will worry them too because he fights the ball longer in the air."
There
Lindwall
8
16
F
The following were the close of play scores in county cricket 27 matches which began today:
At Nottingham: Worcester- shire 70 (Dooland five for 19, Notting-
W Butler three for 10).
hamshire 180 for seven,
BOWLING:
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ง
7
4
4
D
D
ប
D
0
A Lianelly: Glamorgan 333 for four (Parkhouse 09, Watkins out 110, Wooller not out 2). Essex to bat.
Byes 1; Wides 4; No baits 1 not
--Reuter.
COUNTY CRICKET
-
Middlesex
AI Iristol: Gloucestershire
In only one phase of fielding Miller are the Australians superior, and Johnston that is in their, throwing from 11 cal as an opener at all times, All Welshmen sing, and when
the deep field, at which they are masters. But I am sure England Tallon is a first-class wickel-Glamorganshire county cricket
can level One Yorkshire cricket club keeper not far below
matters there, for Godfrey team were on tour no one saņe
up
At Birmingham: Warwickshire Ho outraced Whit-annual event looked for by the Evans and Harvey will probably louder
One of George's best stories in Reg Simpson we have one of
185 for nine (H. Dellery 63, field in a Helsinki semi-final professionals...was the end-of- be the biggest batting mennee of Lavis. He was the leader of the and I know it is true, because I the greatest outflelders in modern
London, June 3.
Spooner not out 6). Lanca- but lost to the American in the season party at Wighill, Lord
there at Gravesend's Hilstoric cricket, while wus
David Shephard choir. Now he is leader of the Bat and Ball ground a year or and one or
Ralu Most of today's county cricket shire to bat.
restricted reali. finals.
two of the other matches were affected to some play. Hawke instituted a system of
Welsh County's ult of Entrants also are expected talent money whereby he gave "The Australians no longer "Glamorgan
cricketers ago was when Welsh Inter-younger players are improving degree by rain and wintry coll- from Norway and Sweden.-marks outstanding per- have Bradman. That is England's for Glamorgan."
national Rugby halfback Willle fast in this connection. 10r
ditions generally made things
At the Oval: Derbyshiro 107.
Associated Press.
Jones made a double century runs greatest asset from the playing formances Irrespective of
Surrey 18 for four. extremely unpleasant, Be sure of one thing-Belding scored and wickels taken.
and psychological points of view, The ambition down in Cardiff against Kent.
is now so important a factor that Cambridge University and At Lord's: Somerset 277 for and until the others' prove them- and all places west is to put into selves, notably the phenomenal field a leam composed entirely of course, and it happened in the will have to be "hidden" in the to start their match at Canto bat,
was a celebration, of no player will be chosen who Northamptonshire were unable tour (Lawrence 80),
the Don as a wrecker of England's | portant and invaluable hospitable Mayor's tent, Willie, fleld; so England's flelding will bridge while Yorkshire were 291. Combinel Services 60-for Craig, the nearest upproach to locals. There are one or two Im-
because of a saturated wickel hopes must be Harvey followed intruders" at the moment like a teetotaller, was forced into not let her down..
one beer because of the occasion by Miller.
restricted to 10 minutes batting Len Muncer, and Jim McConnor,
I hope I have not appeared but Muncer
ab Harrogate against Leicester- THE DON AT
is getting on, and, and, says George, "we had to
lash him to a tentpole for the rest foolishly optimistic 17 myshire and lost their England At Oxford: Oxford Univer Australia's No. 1 spinner is Ring, to be after his sensational opening it was to treat the hero of the Test chances this summer, Like! Captain Len Hutton.
invaluable as McConnon promises of the evening; poor way though summing-up of the Old Country's
slty 325 for five declared (Mar- but he was a failure in England season, Glamorgan's goal is still
shall 01, Willums 60), Hamp- four years ago and could not get "An All-Welsh XI,"
day!"
Stan McCabe, I am partisan--oÍ Hoving hit Ave of nine runs, shire 13 for no wicket. into the South African Tour.
course I am. As an old England he tried a hook
u smart Lavis, like all Welshmen, is player you would expect me to pitched ball, mistimed It and At Harrogate: Yorkshire 54 Calcutta, June 3.
Then there is fast left hand Lavis is the chief coach down very serious when it comes to be. But I am sincere when I say was caught at the wicket off for one. Leicestershire tóbal. Police at Dum Dum Air-bowler Davidson. He has also at Cardifl'e excellent Indour the Principality's supremacy in that if the English eleven gota Iis the back of his bat ..
Rain restricted play, work is any branch of sport. Glamorgan fair share of luck in the motter! port today lifted Sir Donald had to fight for his place in his school, and the good
State team through inaccuracy of going on down in Neath, Llanelly has once shocked the cricketing of toss and weather, then Another curious dismissal to- At Cambridge: There was his and Lady Bradman into a
and Swatsen. George says
that length.
world by winning tho
WOS Australia will lose tho County
that of Revil of play between Cambridge Uni jeep and drove them away
all things being equal, Northum Championship; if carnest en- they have held for so long. Derbyshire. Struck on the hand, verally and Northamptonshire from some 1,000 cricket fatis "it la good for a country to In-brian McConnon must "make" deavour means a thing they will
he shook off his glove in pain today because of rain Reuter. who had broken through a ran seems to have too much of mer, "He is an equally good off distant future,
troduce young blood, but Aus- the England Test team thla sum- do it again In the not very
The light is on-and England and it fell on to the wicket and for Lavis has knows what faces her, Her team dislodged a ball. He was given police cordon to get a closet this time and not enough ex-spinner 0.9 Jim Laker," says Cervent characters like
WIN
will not fail. English cricket is out hit wicket as the law says! view of their cricket horo. perience. Close, Dewes, Fort George (not at all unbiassed!), Wooller backing him up.
as good as ever it was....
DUM DUM
"I am not afraid of the others.
Sir Donold Was papaing house and Sheppard failed in through Calcutta on his way Australia and I could be that London to report the coming the Australian youngsters will do Test series between England the same and Australia for a chain of wickets, newspapers scattered over four Continents.
here on our strange
"I think it will be a hård fight | The Indian Cricket Board but I believe we can win, Wo officials and local cricketers met have a good captain; we have all we need I him at the airport, where Sir potential, and Donald told pressmen he was feel is wise selection. Remember not aware of conditions in that in Australia last time wo got India but saw no reason why them out for Teat scores of Indian cricket should not be as roundabout 200 on İye as in other parts of the occasions although Hassett won the toss four tiles bit of Ave." Bir
Replying to questions, Donold said fast bowling waJ
Arthur tells a good story of
#wo
not necessarily the mainstay of when he was braddonating the Australian strength. At times last series in Australia. slow bowlers had spearheaded were in an up-country town the Australian attack
playing a mitiora match and Good length and good diree-there was a break for rain or tion arb the fundamentals at something or other, To fill in bowing* he mid-Reuter, the time I asked my co-broad-
THE GAMBOLS
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Sude
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AND CHANGE
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YOU DON'T SUPPOSE I'M GOING TO STAND AT THE WINDOW IN ( ANY OLD DRESS FOR ALL THE NEIGHBOURG TO SEE ME
Chess Match
New York, June 3. Russia's chers, have agreed to meet mi, Ameri- can team in a tournament here starting July 1, UB. Ches Fedemilon Prezident Harold M. Phillps sald Tuesday,a!! unes!!
The next question, M: Phillips said, will be whether” thờ" Bas- ainns will gei visa? to come here; The tournamentro had bech agreed upon, some time ago, EX- cept for the miriing daloŋrans
Russian and US, teams, 2-2 sintidoff 'th 'file'' Olymples, although the Raskláris Wins dit first in the " tournés" QATAREIN Americans fifth.
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