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Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands congratulates Alberto Ascarl after the latter had won the Grand Prix of the Netherlands on the Circuit of Zandvoori, Holland, Express Photo.
MY TWIN BROTHER ALEC. by Eric Bedsor Second in a new series on the life of the great bowler
Twice The Oval Won
Alec and I left schoo) when we were 15. We started work in a solicitor's office in Lincoln's Inn Fields. We left home on the 8.5 a.m. from Woking and arrived back at 8 p.m. Just in time to go on to night school for a further one and a half hours,
tent.
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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1953.
·
SECOND TEST MATCH
AUSTRALIANS 263 FOR 5 AFTER HAVING BEEN 190 FOR 2 WICKETS
London, June 25.
A spell of three wickets for six runs in 10 balls by John Wardle, Yorkshire's left arm spin bowler, changed Australia's total from 190 for two to a modest first day score of 263 for five in the second Test which opened at Lord's today.
While this disaster was overtaking the Australians, their diminutive captain, Lindsay Hasselt, was receiving massage in the dressing room for a pulled muscle, which just previously had caused his retirement after scoring 101.
Hassett had played a pains taking chancy innings and he was helped by left-hander Neil Harvey in a second wicket stan of 125 in 170 minutes.
Hassett thus solved the open- ing batsman problem which has been worrying Australia for some time even though he was handicapped by inimmation of the right hand.
Having received treatment before play started, he proved an fleal opener by scoring hla fourth century against England and his 10th in all Tests.
Many of his shots were edgy and there were several misses and near misses, particularly in the ellps, but he also played some beautiful strokes, The late cut off Bedzer which gave him his
century after 273 minutes was a classic the best of the day-and his 12 fours were an indication of the power which he sometimes put into his shots.
Left-hander
Arthur Morris played some delightful strokes while helping to put on 65 in 81 minutes, Australia's best open- ing partnership against England since 1948.
RESTRAINED
Ítarvey Was unusually restrained but he delighted the crowd of 30,000 with some grer square culs and cover drives and when he had scored
·12 he completed his 1,000 runs for the tour,
Belser, who moved the ball about in the heavy atmosphere, Wardle, whose succeses capped some sustained accurate bowling, and Brown, the former England captain, were the pick
Bowlers.
of
out of his crease before the Benaud, lbw. b. ball left the bowler's hand. Wardle Thus he hooked one short ball Davidson, not out.. into the stands. for six. To the Ring, not out next bail he jumped out in a
Extra bid to repeat the stroke but what he heard was the rattle of the stumps as the ball went through and clean bowled him.
0
12
Total
263 for five
Bowling
All this happened In 16 minutes off 10 balls from Bedrer Wardle with that six of Statham Miller's the only scoring.
Brown In a bid for #thek". Bailey Bedser was recalled for the Wardle last 20 minutes but Davidson and fting remained .til stumps were drawn.
TUE SCOREBOARD Australians, 1st lunings
101:
Hassett, retired
hurt Morris, stumped Evans b. Bedier.
ibw. Harvey,
30
b.
Bedser Miller, 'b. Wardle Hole, c. Compton, b,
Wardle
69
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Fine bowling by Warwickshire's fast medium pair, Keith Dollery and John Bannister, dismissed Gloucester. shire for 56 runs to gain an innings and 64 runs victory 14, at Bristol today.. Döllery, a New Zealander, performed the hat trick, the fourth bowler of the season to do so. He took four wickets for 22 runs and Bannister six for $1.
In their first innings Warwickshire were seldom in lead of 120 over Gloucestershire. difficulty on an easy paced pitch und, scoring 249, háð a
and
12
plugged away on an un helpful pitch and were splendid. ly supported by nelding which remained keen throughout,
Harvey reached 50 in two nod a half hours azid was still with Hassett when tea was taken at A strange world for two outdoor Inds, and, to put it 180 for one, bluntly, there were some early rumblings of joint discon-of Boder and Statham kept the On the resumption the accuracy balamento singles, but at 100 Bodser had Harvey leg bofore But we still had our cricket, I was from Halton in 1940 to break a stand of 125 which
Yorkshire, though weakened was another good third round and 1.30 p.m.
on Saturdays that Alec got his first really big had taken five minutes under by the absence of Len Hutton winner. beating Josef Palada, become our happlest hour of chance. He was picked to play three hours, Harvey was playing duty, fought grimly to stage a international took him to
Willie Watson on Test though the seasoned Yugoslav the week as we rushed away to for the RAF against the Lon- an attacking stroke to a ball the cricket ground. munching don Fire Brigade at Lord's: le pitched on his middle and les following
recovery at Headingley after games in the third set. nandwiches as we went.
took four for 44 and was con-stumps.
on 247 behind All seven
seeded players We used to take a walk along gratulated by the RAF skipper Now joined by Keith Miller,
Northamptonshire's
350.
At engaged in the women's singles the Embankment
nur who was Mr R. W. V. Robins of Hassett went to his second een-
the close of play Yorkshire today took their places in the tury in successive Tests, going
211 for five in their round of the last 18. second-innings, still needing 36 and a filf hours.
runs to save the innings defeat. The Northamptonshire bowlers exploited the fast pitch and Yorkshire
were all out for 111, 10 minutes after lunch.
In heat wave conditions at Connolly Trent Bridge, Middlesex, the In present county leaders, did well Petchell.
a to dismiss Nottinghamshire for The biggest crowd of the a210 to gain four points and Championships so far watched lead of 100 runs on the first the day's play in torrid heat.---- innings.
during
trams 1 jerking their way towards the Oval, No words passed abroad again in 1943, Alec was between us. We each knew what the other was thinking.
lunch hours to watch the old i England fameuntil we went to 101 out of 201 hijussover four
OUR DECISION
At 17, thanks to the help of Alun
Penth at hia Woking erickat school, we played for the young players of Surrey. And about this time we began to have ideas about making cricket our
career.
Frotn then.
pleked for most representative matches at Lord's, Including some unofficial Tests.
OUR FUTURE
Cricket gear was packed away again in 1943 and we were off for Algiers, Tunis, Bizerto, and on to Naples. It was then that we were nearly parted for the
It was agreed between us that first time. I should concentrate on of- We were both promoted spinners and Alee should con- warrant officers. That meant tinue bowling fast medium. Previously we had both bowled splitting up. So we decided one of us should decline promotion. I won the Loss, and Alec
the same sort of stuff.
As you can imagine the de-remained flight sergeant cision whether or not to turn though he never once called me pro. was a regular tug-of-war "sir." The extra pay we split. safe office Jobs v. the life of a full-time cricketer,
Six months before demob we Father was the wise and sober- were in Austria. Like millions minded umpire. He pointed out of other chops we began to all the sings and once we had think seriously about the future. decided to take the plunge we Pre-war threads could be taken did so with our eyes wide open. up in many occupations, but the So, in April 1938, two large career of a professional sports- and nervous 19 year olds nma la restricted by age. reported at the Oval na Surrey Would stlit
be good professionals....
enough? What chances? We thought seriously Our first season was highly of making the RAF our career.
Then, just as we did when we satisfactory from our own point of view. We played in all the worked in the solicitor's office, Minor Counties matches for the we voted for-ericket, second eleven.
OUR THRILL
Then come our biggest thrill, In September Jack Hobbs-Sir Jack to be invited us to play in charity match at annuni
his
Wimbledon.
We
were
our
MONDAY: ALEC'S FIRST TEST
-(London Express Service)
All the other members of the Golden
Elde were England players, yet Jack Hobbs-such is the gracious character of that great gentle- man-made a point of thanking Alec and me for turning up at such short notice.
That senson Alec finished top of the second
with 40 wickets for 17.07 mini
aplece. And next year we won
ship, Alee taking 52 wickets nt 10. runs each.
Tour de
Jubilee France
This wa Hastett's fourth cen- tury against England and his 10th In Tests. After passing 100, Hassett retired with a pulled muscle in the left leg and Grachte Hole came out to partner
At 225 England struck. fact Wardle was to have dazzling spell. Hole tried defensive stroke and Compton beld
Д catch against his chest, then Benaud shaped for sweep and almost on his knee was definitely log before.
Miller appeared contemptuous of Wardle and was sometimes
Commonwealth
Need 419..
For Victory
Romford, June 25.
were
Miss Doris Hart, luner--in 1951. has yet to concede a game in the event. Today she over- whelmed Mies Tolti Zehden, Germany's second ranked player, Maureen Top seeded Miss
allowed only two games to Britain's Miss Jean
Reuter.
STRUGGLING FOR RUNS Their attack bowled with hos
CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES tility and accuracy and, backed up by keen flelding, Nottingham-
London, June 25. hire were soon struggling for
The following were the close runs. An invaluable 57 in 100 of play score of first class minutes by
Dooland cricket matches played today:
At the Oval: Surrey 322 for rescued from precarious
Derek Shackleton, Hampshire's fast medium bowler, achieved
the best
six declared and 85 for four, Oxford University 270 (Cow-
drey 164, Fellows-Smith 51).
At Bristol: Warwickshire beat performance of his career at Newport by taking the Gloucestershire by an innings Arst nine Glamorgan wickets for and 64 runs. Gloucestershire 123 and 55 (K. Dollery four for 72, runs. Ils previous best was
Bannister six for 31). War- cight for 39 agalist Leicester-wickshire 213 (Lambest five for shire in 1950.
77
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five for 37) and 31 for one, Marshall in making 34
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At Nottingham: Middlesex Conditions suited bowlers in Hond, left-hander Mervyn Rose, Paris, June 25,
313 for six declared and 94 for eloven bowling take place on July
The 40th Tour de Franco to the morning, and Ray Smith, who is seeded No. 3, Ion Ayre,
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At Leeds; Northamptonshire marie the Golden Jublice of the time, and Preston took full ad-stenda, Rez Hartwig and Jockshire 210 (Dooland 87). the Minor Counties champion- world's top bike racing classic vantage, and the six outstanding - Argiestni ali won their matches as for nine declared.
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Only Everton Weekes: (40) Cup captain, who is the seeding (Lester 87, Wilson 60).-Reu-SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
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HONGKONG & KOWLOON QUE ESCAPE
showed any · confidence,. Hà were beginning to, think the start will take place in
Important ceremonies before provided a distinguished victim opponent to Rosewall, bad e comparatively easy task in beat- really peaceful life was. Mentgeren, 20 dilometres from for R. Ralph, an Ilford amateur ng Philippe Wander of Belgium Then war broke out, There was Paris, to commemorate the medium pace bowler, who took by 6-3, 6-1, 6-3. mothing else for 1. Away went Arst Tour y 1993 when Incers the West Indian's wicket with Washer, one of Europe's bes
cricket gear and in October with long pants and heavy and his fourth ball in first class players had been expected to both of us joined the RAF, In highs, bikes first went round cricket,
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The start of the "Anniversary, making 02 in two hours, led the struck patches of brilliance" ho Thanks to a truck driver, who Tour will take place in assault on the Commonwealth was far too arrollo to extend the also happened
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