THE TODMORDEN TORPEDO
Yorkshire Discover A New Fast Bowler
It is a safe let that England's pace attack for many seasons will have a strong Yorkshire Influence, "Fiery" Freddie Trueman, temperament permitting, and the subtle Bob Appleyard, fitness permitting, both destined for long Test spells,
seem
Now make way for another "Tyke" who can make His name in Philip this determined duo a terrible trio.
Pont Office Hodgson. He hails from Todmorden. obstinney insists on Todmorden having a Lancashire post- mark though geographically it is in Yorkshire. This cuts no ice with Philip, however, "I was born 200 yards in- side the Yorkshire border," he says.
And aren't Yorkshire glad. George Pope are teaching him
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But already
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Puremos, Philip hopes Sheld University, qualify h
ist there weeks the teacher, and play cricket fos Todmorden Torpedo has done Yorkshire's first team. the but-trick for Sheffield | United cricket club.
Says George Pope: "He'll be
in the county team before the
Sys ficutle Pope, former season's over."
I byshire and England pwc. Go Ironber the rame b. Wher "He's
England
bowler in the making. Be's got
who Philip Hudgson, the boy may prove Friland's fastest
giant
great ability and the speed of power, once he develope the
Copson." Sheffield fulk
match istamina to declare he is the fastest bowler frame. In the country.
-{London Express Service)
DEVASTATINGLY ACCURATE
What
IN More
Philip
accurate
is He
devastatingly
takes a 20-yard run, hurls the ball down from ta helch of eight feet, and gets most of his wickets by hitting the stumps.
arate
The Hodgson story begun two years ago. Bill Bowes, one th fast England's most bowlers and now the Yorkshire eugen, went off to meet a fanky,
angling lad who declared: bowl fastish." -Exts are you",
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Young Philip | bowled a couple at the nEKA.
Bowe dopressed, asked "Is that your normal run?"
"Oh, enough room It th¢4:༥* Ieta { use my full rigrup."
FOD
sir.
isn't
So Bowes stuck stump out in the open-oir. Young Hodg- lola the disappeared distance to begin his . Then up he came to send that single ctump rocketing ten feel back
16 the mile of the nets.
Bows replaces! the stump. Pey gain," he indicated. Once more Hodgson flattened it.
That was good enough
for
He
York hire to put Hodgson straight into the second eleven agains! Nottinghamshire. Result-Ave for 50.
Since then he has been care- fully murred by Sheffield Unite Cricket Club. Bowes and
Clyde Walcott
Has Been Film-Making
It
1 THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1954.
Philip Hodgson, the Todmorden Torpedo.
ALEC BEDSER'S
COLUMN
Would Take Of A Sherlock
The
Holmes
Genius
To Solve This Mystery
There is a mystery in English county cricket which would need the genius of
It could be titled "The Missing Crowds." a Sherlock Holmes to solve.
are
LEAGUE BOWLS
KCC LOOK STRONG ENOUGH KCCI
TO TAKE FOUR POINTS FROM CRAIGENGOWER
By "TOUCHER”
Hitherto unbeaten in the First Division of the Lawn Bowls League, Kowloon Cricket Club, who have already had the better of both Recreio "Blues" and Recreio "Whites," meet their next toughest opposition this afternoon when they clash with Craigengower Cricket Club at the Valley. The Kowloon Cricket Club are now only six points behind the League-leading Recreio "Blues" and will undoubtedly go all out for the possible points which will place them in a better position than the League-leaders,
انه
KCC's
also On forin anci on puper the-vis and how for the "Whites" | up
prospects but Kowloznites scom to be the can end their clubmates de- keep the race wide open. superior teams and may be expands on the performance
The Third Division will see pected to be the first team to their No. 3's and skips, which two important matches in the take away at least four points so far seems to have been their form of the clashes between from Cralgengower 011 their weakest points.
KCC and IRC
and between home green this season.
Tk: rilir of L F. Xavier Filipino Club and HRERC. to the team and the switch of The return of Teddy Fincher to C. A, Dunenberg la the No. 3 Only two points now separate the team has greatly strengthen-berth in A. A. Lopes' rink these four teams and a good l W. Kong Sung's 1inic
the strengthen and although Crulgengower still "Whites" beam a great deal have to lose a match on their anki with this Ie-up. home green yet Hits Benson, extremely good fight should they will have to play well come from them.
FINESTRA
above the average i atter-
Recreation Club Indian noon to avoid being blanked out showed that their 5-0 win over by their Kowloon rivals,
was no duke gave
another work-
Recreio 'Whites"
they when all so far playod only with scintillating display last
end to beat Cruigengower by 4-1.
The Valley Club rinks have
Atful brilliance and still have to Kirike that consistent average,
SH better, B Important In League games.
INTRA-CLUB AFFAIR
Although Urs match between Rrcelo **B**
Recreio 1221 "Whites" is an intra-club affair, it will not be devoid of Interest or keen compeition,
**Bli
win by any of them this after- noun will not only put that team in the lead, but also give then that extra confidence In the remaining matches,
KCC should have the better of IRC and Filipino Club edge on HKERC.
TODAY'S GAMES
First Division
I will be too much to expert Kowloon Docks ugarcante from the Indians this "Whites". afternoon, but steady play may
them act
The somewhere if Indians full to strike form with their aggressive type of bowls,
to Lake the Revvely "Blues"
CCC v. KCC
KBCC v. FC.
KDC v. IRC. PRC (Bye)
In the Second Division, the On the contrary, rivalry will hopes of at least four clubs will
011 the depend
Kowloon Cricket much keener here as
hold the consist mainly of Club's ability to Hongkong bowlers und The League-leading Recreio sqund. "Whites" mainly ex-Shanghai
victory for Portuguese bowlers will give The front two men of each of them a commanding lead in the the Recreio "Whites" are more League table. An upset win the the Cricket Club, on cupable of holding their | by
other hund, will not only boost own against their "Blues" via-
player
On two of the six days on which the County Championship matches
than And they are Tuesdays and Fridays, the played the attendances are insignificant.
last days of the gumes,
For some seasons the County Advisory Committee. which governs the Championship, have been perplexed and worried at what happens to crowds on the last day. Strangely enough the br ghtest cricket is played on the Just day and thrilling and ex- elung finishes are not uncom-
mon.
shrewdly
i5
Washbrook, Following closely (though not | Cyril
this order) CTC "nurse" Statham. necessarily Alan Mass of the successful
By Jar the strongest in the Middlesex side; Peter Lunder of
physical
BCOSC Frank
strength Surrey,
Тузить M Note (who is probably the Freddle Trueman who can keep
a fast pace of the lot over
as long Da 4 five up quickest
captain wishes to bowl him. On Jack Bannister and
the other hand Frank Tysn Warwickshire.
concentrates his attack in Ave over spells-perhaps three in the course of a day.
OVE
of
There are others. And it might well be we are approaching the state of each county having at least one fast bowler, which the veterans never tire of telling us was the blessed state in days Kone by.
One prominent writer has done some private research on this range public reaction and has come to the conclusion that might many people fear they not en full day's play
But surely if the state of the match is studied beforehand the fast bowler prospective spectators can gain
In assessing the ability of a there is one very Important factor to consider in
Tyson, however, Is gruiually building up his reserves and predict he will be a demon in a year or so. fe Is valuable player Nr he can also bowl a excellent off-break and his bat- tung continues to prove.
In fact his potential as a bals- a reasonable Idea of whether England. He has to bowl six
man makes many wonder if he the game is likely to end early days a week and sometimes on
stow that he curses Wild rui make a real hit as an pinches so ur go to the full mit
and batting number Øve. Time will solve this matter.
the day he ever took up bowl-all-rounder and off-spinner
The same onlooker will cheering. fully risk his money
the weather is doubtful on the first
money two days
15 {** Clyde Walcott, West
¡turnert
the event of rain- Indies Text star, has been yet does not seem disposed to film-making. Don't jump to do so on the thul day when the moved towards its conclusions, Clyde doesn't game has
climax. fancy himself ALS another Errol Flynn.
He has had some shols taken
of himself ba! lag and bowling.
Just where the crowds, so keen to watch the other days, disappear to on Fridays Mondays is a mystery still
The popular West Indian leaves be solved. Lancashire League club Enfield
at the end of this season. Не
going to
la British Guluna
Jake up a coaching appointment.
NOW ABUNDANCE
and
to
From a question of scarelly let us turn to one of abundance.
The Alma are to help him in I refer to the abundance of fast the Instruction he will be under-bowlers of which there used to
Now we have Brian Statham
1
A runaway
The Shrewdest
Brain In The Boxing Business
By
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If I were a young boxer I should ask Len Harvey to take out a manager's licence and train me, or I would put myself in the hands of Ted Broadribb. But then if 1 were a young boxer I would not be armed with the know- ledge that Broadribb is the best manager-second in the T
ul vlas bal-men
Meanwhile Keith Andrew, fistic game. (and there are at least four in
young wicket-
flyweight of pre-World every county side) he must ally Northampton's
As "Young Snowball", a to length and "do keeper, is impressing all who see
to posterity as the only his speed
He is compact, neat and War I days, he will go down
with grace. something through the air. Just him.
There is Englishman ever to defeat Georges Carpentier, but his to bang down the ball in a spirit moves of hope is just not good enough little of the showman about his more lasting fame will surely be his success as a manager no matter how Jast the ball style. might travel.
or the many promising But he has all the virtues koopers in England he seems the of a top-cinsa bowler, there is most likely to succeed Godfrey still one important question. Can Evans. But we all hope the day he stand up to the physical is far away when Evans even
thisks of ending his career. is good to know, however, that there are up and coming young men in the background.
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SHREWDLY "NURSED"
Second Division
USRC v. CCC Recreio v. KCC. KBGC v. IKCC HKFC v. IRC. PRC v. TC.
Third Division
KCC v. IRC.
CCC v. HKFC.
PHC v. USRC.
FC v. HKERC.
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