THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1954.
SPORTING SAM
By Reg. Wootton
Famous Cricketers I Have Met
By ARCHIE QUICK
The handsome man stiting in the corner of the clubhouse at Moortown Golf Club? The athletic figure sitting on the Select Committee to investigate betting and pools? The broad-shouldered stalwart addressing the Council of Physical Fitness or the meeting of the National Playing Fields' Association?
course,
ALEC
BEDSER'S "COLUMN
THE WEATHER HAS ALREADY
COST THE
COUNTY
CRICKET CLUBS £30,000
The current pastime in England is trying to recall when cricket has been so cruelly hit by the weather! Even the oldest hands at Lord's during the first Test against Pakistan could not remember the famous ground looking so sodden and waterlogged. Though the groundsman has the most modern drying equipment in the world he and his staff just could not keep pace with the downpour.
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What wretched luck it has been for the popular Pakistanis. The blank days will cost them dearly although £11,500 was taken in advance sales of tickets.
Some Indy return to their By their display ert Lord's is nearly £5,000 down on what
from Service 05 If Pakistan were hoping to they might have taken had the countles
been courage sales in advance for the weather
fine, Actually they had never played cricket Tests at Nottingham and Man- their attendances have been before. To others it makes only chester, where soles have so for higher than last year when theyn tle difference. But for all
difficultles almost had one of their worst playing the been meagre.
finding But with county reports the on record. Bob Appleyard and Fred True- talent. And the talent of those man showing such sparkling who were spotted a reason or form they are strongly challeng
beginning ing for the title again,
Bower.
Soon, we might even unearth a leg-break bowler!
Apart from the batter Anabela) disappointment, of the Test, many of the counties suffering trom many lost days are having
lean time.
seasons
so back is now Herbert
Yes, the same man, and the face is so familiar. Why, of Sutcliffe, the England and Yorkshire cricket, and the finest opening partner Sir Jack Hobbs ever had.
Ete
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100.
the all-rounders.
of
5:41- Author Jack has remained
born in Surrey was the outstandingge exponent slim self in his advorcing years but won fame as the skiter of with bat and ball - the first
Fry and "Our Herber!", as the Takes call (Sussex Ballett, C 1
born in become purtly, bot CE Wit were all kim, has
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played for without rotunda y
( 1 Fen man, and it is difficult to reab. Suvex, just as 12 that he is
In Sussex uni Sandy chr years of age--twelve years Junior of his fatrons pourtare :
He played in 54 Tests Pap against Aire first appearance
BIOW
was len Davest for Surrey!
tralis being in 1921 and his list against the hereditary fie 1934
115
www
Hobby
with 115 anch 50 similarity
weighed
TEL
curious
in-
Challupen was the nest mud-off I over saw, and it was his wired felding, carefree batting and brafunt fast bowling combata Hein with Maurier Tate
seasons Fea
(in
every of
to
GLUT OF SPINNERS!
Now that there are so many
Trueman I often have heard these days
bas undoubtedly described as "disastrous" and
benefitted much from his mixed by the middle
experience on four in the West of June it wor
He that
has est:mated
£30,000
succeeded in bad Indies,
harnessing control to his speed been lost in gale money, le played in the
Whitsun and is now a formidable bowler bowlers hore of genuine speed I Surrey's traditional Inaugural
Lexpect there will now be a glut day of Hambledon Comman. In xtre against Nottinghamshire | Indeed. the Weald vlages where
Fot spinners. Personally I think) That Trent Bridge was rained off
Another young tourist who that the low law as constituted was born, and his site for two days. It cost Notts al-
has also made a considerable nt med 12,000 in lost revenue. work always prepared to take on
dvance this seaSON is Peter the Res of Enithand. He went with the original touring team
May, my Surrey colleague. He is hitting the ball with tremen- uf hls dous power and some to Australia under the captaincy of old Jim Lillywhite.
driving of the buck foot is as good as I have ever seen any- where.
Each blank day during the only Test suw £3.000 vanish while
Lancashire
this
have taken £1,500 at the turnstiles reason at the time of writing.
a
to
111 debut
for AER Gilligan's trim at Sydney 1924 Christnins
he cel ara! brated it with scores of 59 atadas ressalve
Iwerddis while
Gallistaa enjoyed his cricket as He nyed life generally. ihat fellow well met, a great Puts and grund reconteur and it was perhaps these easy-going maltes which were a handicap whom he tuck the MCC from to Autokem 1924-25
No, 1 d not meet him! But at the other end; which took his grandson, also George Fuller |༣ཎྷ༢་༣-༢
recently At Northampton to the heights of betnit | Pilch, is vice-chairman of Nor-
Morkshire
and, miserable £15 was handed two with City Football Club, minners-up to
the tate although
nearing his eightleth the secretary at the end of the stilt
their day it had been just too cold watches all year, matches.
for watching cricket, The family moved to Norfolk In the last generation. the atel George
for played
cricket.
Fast bowler, sound middle-of- the innings bat. Arst rate fields-
They
burth opening tran WITC dred partnerships, but Australia. thanks to rentury
Ponsford Collins,
of Tavior BTH!
the bowling of Gregory and Mailey (seven wir kei
won by 103 runs won by
Me In his second Test at
fortabithi Tate bourne
*
He was popular and be allow.
bath
funtball
YORKSHIRE PROSPER
Bul Yorkshire continue to prosper although their revenue
were attributes of which My Best Golf Shot old Fuller would have been
the 1 4 1. Horseshoud, and, in addition, he was Collane te impure upon his good uncompromising left back at Sorcer Played in that position. nature in the
Middlesex Wan In In fort, Aus-erers
irst
tour to
Sutchliffe went even helter wah Innings of 170 and 127 aber 100 start with Hobbs 1154) in welas h
Arst the
inning but gadayl
33
and
Australia won by B. He hat 50 in the Thund Test, 143 In the Furth, 22 and yes the Fifth, and ended the tower Lop of the averages with 855 a magnificent start to a great Test career.
Sutcliffe scored in all 4,555 runs in Test erteket. 2,741 them against Australia.
WIER
*C‛*tL
of 1,13 As Test Match.
of the Ave won matches, although Maurice Tale Northern France fifty years ago. bowled his heart out.
But "A.E.R's" greatest again with Tales, was at mingham 1924. out
Altier South
The entire family's roots are feat.deeply
embedded In sport. 13r.
George keeps 11 sports QUIL- be- shot iter's shop, his two sons 30 for half
OverN
cricketers and foutballers
They
FROM BUSH
TO GREEN
By JAMES GOODFELLOW
EL
hilipי in
present is responsible for the dearth of leg-break bowiere.
It is much more profitable lo บ the ball in towards the balamin's legs and in fact some
taken youngsters
on County staffs us leg-break bowlers are Immediately converted into off- spinners.
Unfortunately Tom Graveney
1 emot believe the change has not been fit, but in his odd
of taking the appearances for Gloucestershire
in the regulation the has also been making runs at-
new ball at 200 runs instead on tractively, while Tony Lock of Surrey has not been helped by 5 overs (which came into force this season in England, will bout of whooping cough. Yorkshire have another pro-encourage leg spinners as the ad- ministrators hope. The answer fast bowler mising
lies la change 10 the leg Hodgson. He Is 6 foot 5% inches tall! The only song is that he before wicket law. is 18 and will soon have his call- up for National Service.
Some officials urging the Government to National spread
a cricketer's Servlee over
winters,
D
are
all
£L
ASCOT GOLD CUP
Two French horses fight out the finish at the post during the race for the Ascot Gold Cup. The winner Elpenor (Doyasbere up) is on the right, with "Silex II" (P. Blanc up) challenging. Once again it was a photo- finish. Central Press Photo.
12 British Milers
Under
for BILLY KNIGHT | British Mile runners
three Jnstead of the normal two years. It sounds a good enough Ideu for cricket, but if the Govern- for favouritism ment showed
would one occupation they
A shot from a bush, just doubtless let themselves in for In tween them ከድ first class the sort of difficulty that trouble.
and
may wreck the card of a
Gilligan taking six wickets for they play golf and lawn tenhis week-end golfer in a medal
There up to county standard.
JOINING RAF
Junior Lawn
4:10
Since the last list published in these columns of who have beaten 4 minutes 10 seconds for the distance, two more have joined the group to bring the total to 12. Billy Knight,
and They are Gordon Pirie Tennis Chompton of Great El Nonkeville. In addition, is to Victor Milligan and Brion Hew- bi their son have Improved previous best for the season aud the complete list now is:
Britain and Australia
join the RAF this month hls National Service.
This means he will not free to go to Australia winter for competitive
Tate four for twelve Chit of is a daughter too who plays un-competition, or jeopardise SIX HUNGARIANS perience, as he has
the total of thirty eleven were commonly extras and top serer was Herby lawn tennis. aTaylor with sevent
wved runs in six overs anch
of
was in first class cricket from 1919 to 1943, and he retired wealthy man. He has added that weblth since, and is one the most influential
to
of
and
945-
who lives Gilligan, heart
in the
14
#1
the
well
golf al
F}
His advicu is still
eagerly journalist and TH the biggest remarkably complete library of
single inthetwe sought by the County Cominit- lec and it is a source of Brent pride and satisfaction that his cricket today as son Billy has won his County the County Club Committee.
He wilt "cap" as an amateur. nover be as great as his father, but he is above county average standard.
FOR THE AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Hungary's Jozsef Csermak,
hamirier Champion Olympic thrower is to compete in the AAA championships at the White City in London on July 9-10.
profes- and the chances of
sional in a big tournament, But George
admit, is the one which most vivid- sadly
the hoping that old Fuller ly comes to
mind of while of Sussex at Storrington will not turn in his grave, that Arthur Havers looking back, spected men in the County of overlooking the beautiful South his true love is football. Some-
on his outstanding strokes. Downs and Iver Arun, is now thing of a fanatic for it and a Broad Acres.
successful broadcaster and bibliophile too, for he has
Says Havera, Moor Park pro- fessional, who qualified for the Sussex all on
football books
Also in the six-man team is that
at the nge Open championship member of matter for the last half century.
Jozsef Kovacs, the Hungarian of 16 and won the Utle inc
middle-distance champion, who He travels the length and Norwich City, by general con-years later: "During one of the
the few at Holling-can claim to be one
10 have defeated the breadth of the county lecturing,sent, are the smartest turn-out major tourzzaments
in the country, Yellow bury Park, Brighton, my drive presenting prizes and telling his team
amazing Czech, Emil Zatopek, inimitable yarns of behind-the-nylon shirts with bright Kreen at the 17th hole finished in
in competition. (London scenes in his playing days.
edging, ebony black silk shorts, hawthorn bush.
Express Service). Sutcliffe, never a showman, The stories he tells of "Chub- depper yellow and green hooped
striking "One has the grand manner, and, in Tate would fill a book and stocking? the field or at the wickets, hisso too would his anecdotes of ensemble, sei uff with imposing left personality was as dominating Universily cricket when he was city coat of arms badges on the usually
But I had held up the shot as Hobbs was retiring. But, captain of Cambridge. His best shirts,
too much and it found trouble. autocratic as he can sometimes about Tate is of when the big-
mode Ritt of this be, he has still captured the hearted bowler skittled an Aus-
outs!? George "The bail was suspended two hearts of the honest, plain folktralinn for "duck". of Yorkshire to be called by his passed Tate on his way to the Fuller Pilch, of course, and he feet from the ground. I christian name "Our Herbert" pavilion
"Digger" said: argues that as "clothes maketh that I could get a club to
50 does footballer's į and that there was sufficient as Hirst was "Our "That wasn't out you know," man"
him space for the ball to go through Rhodes
You standard of rig provide and
"Our Replied Tate: "Wasn't it?
If contact was made. look in tonight's papers!"
with greater superiority.
the some
George" Wilfred".
ARTHUR GILLIGAN
the
PULLER PILCH
the
Who
As he workmanlike
years
form
il
there
Lo
to has
play to the here because the ball breaks to the right.
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it
men
R
I think there is something in "If the shot failed, the ball that. The Carrow Road ground would drop to a hopeless post- Dulwich School has been Fuller Pilch is a name which is equally smart, and, anyhow. tion at the bottom of the bush.
the of since responsible for producing many echoon down
moving fine cricketers - Bill Grimth, cricket history. You will not "Canaries" have Fung
"The stroke came off. Using Hugh
the ball No. 5 iron, I hit pioneer's name in successful tune for there have # Bailey omong them--but only "Wisden's" because he died so been famous Cup victories, pro- well. It was in no way deflected
ago, but it was he who, motion to Division one Old Boy of the South Lontong
Two and and finished on the green, 150- don school has ever captained when the game was centred on consistent good form in Division 160 yards away." England, A. E. R. Gilligan.
Hampshire. Sussex and Kent, Three South.
Bartlett and
THE
WEEK-END
this Trevor And
GAMBOLS
EVERY MORNING LAST WEEK
GEORGE, GEORGE, WAKE UP - YOU'LL BE LATE
-(London Express Services
Barry Appleby
bez
HEY DON'T GO TO SLEEP AGAIN
URRR
GEORGE! IT'S NEARLY EIGHT O'CLOCK
THE STICKING
SAVE ?
THERE'S A BUTTON OFF MY】 SHIRT
HAVEN'T TIME FOR ANY
BUT THIS MORNING GEORGE
wat dinggal | [BREAKFAST.
ITS SUNDAY
MATTHEWS IS STILL THE BEST
"Still Stanley Matthews is
Jootballer the nest
in the world." That is the unqualified
of opinkm
Andrew Bentula, International former Scottish and now manger of Hudders- held Town.
He said so after his return Switzerland where he had tho Scottish managing team in the World Cup. Scot
7-0 by beaten WINO Innd
Mr Beattie has Uruguay and resigned from the managership
been
of the national side.
(London Express Service)
Birds Eye
fruit and Vegetables straight from the gardens
of
IT'S ONLY SEVEN O'CLOCK AND AN OF ULT
season!
CAN'T SLEEP
AWARE HOURS
the past two years.
for
bo
next
*x-
done for
He is hopeful though that he will obtain sufficient leave to enable him to participate In the Wimbledon Championships next year. (London Express Service).
3:59.4 Roger Bannister. 4:04.4 Chris Chetaway. 4:05.2 Gordon Piric 4:05.4 Brian Hewson, 4:00.7 Victor Milligan, 4:08.0 Peter Driver. 4:08.8 Ian Boyd, 4:00.0 Chris Brasher. 4:09.2 Ken Wood. 4:00.4 Frank Wyatt
Happy hours -delicious refreshment
The wholesome plantures él an outl just naturally call for wholesome
Coca-Cola, delicious, and This Imwors
4:00.8 Javid Law 4:00.8 B1 Nankoville
John Evans is on the border- 4:10,0, while Jobn line with Disley (4:10.2) is not far away. Twenty-one British Mile rum-- ners in all this season are under 4:135 for the distance.
of the
Bannister, Boyd, Brasher and Law. ali members Achilles Club, will represent England in the Mile. run at the
Gamca. Empire
Milligan wil Ireland in rupresent Northern the same event.
trunk
Coca Cola Conca
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