THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE
One Test, Even Two, Is No Reasonable Tryout For Any Young Player
Says BRUCE DOOLAND
I am writing these words before England's new boy to Test cricket -Ken Barrington-steps out for his first faste of the big match. I don't know whether by this time he has made a hundred or scored a duck. Whichever way his luck has gone, he will be in good company-for Len Hutton started all his big occasions with a duck while Denis Compton, and my old cobber, Neil Harvey, of Australia, specialise in starting them with hundreds. »
An odd thing that. Len lold me once that he got a duck the first time he ever hatted for Yorkshire seconds.. He got another duck the first time he ever did battle for the County side. He got another duck when he first went out in 1937 under the blue cap of England.
n't
Denis Compton, on the other door the same time. hand, starting on est maten Colin "Cowdrey gets back arter Len, got a hundred firstį regular cricket, he will time; and just to show there viously come back into was no ill feeling Len got a England side. This could mean hundred in that game 100. Barrington going out. That is Neil Harvey also got his cen- cricket's uncertainty. But 1 tury in his first Tastal Loeds still ray Barrington should have 1. 1948 when he was carefully three full tests in a row.. "nursed"
on his way by the great Don Bradman.
ve
If winds were worse than into Cheetham anticipated so Adcock ob- just basn't appicached his real the pace. So wait all, he warms up
and don't underestimate him.
A young player liked this week was a youngster named Dix in the Rat side. I haven't
con many new boys with 50 much time for their stroker. I shall be surprised if he doesn't develop well.
between
BUL
TIME WILL SHOW
So don't jump to hard awi
Maybe he will not come off as fast conclusions as a read of one of England's "great, layers: this boy's first match. Whatever perhaps, he hasn't the tempera
I hope the England men, to make the vital jump of Selector will. And a
place for t
1st class. which exists him in the next two test
County and Test cricket, matches ng well as this one.
time will show. All I do know is that he has made a tremendous completeness as a jump in plove from last year, when I first saw him, to this year when he cravet the Notts bowling! (me included) for one of the neatest hundreds I have seen.
I have always it that one sest, even Livo, is no reason. able
try-out for
any Young player. He needs at least three. Some players have been lucky to Let even mors.
That great had that parich,
Food fortune His sponsors at Lord's werd caprinesl that he I believe, 109, that a young hard real quality and They should be played in Tes playzet
through nis infial D-lock-and how hand- somely he repaid their faith in him.
Min
Obviously it is not always
ik just as Fron 43 the Selectors, belime he
hat the right talent, Australia has al- ways neted that way. They feel that it a youngster has the
porrible la do the kleat thingphility, he will produce it. It
with young talent, people are knocking
Too many he hasn't he will reveal his the limitations and they can get on
Icoking elsewhere,
Answers To Sports Quiz
1. (4) 1877 (b) Spencer
Gorn,
2. (6) 1884 (b) Miss Maud
Watson.
3. Man's Doubles Rex Har.- wig and Mervyn Rose: Ladies' Daubles - Louise Brough
and Maret Du Pont: Mixed - Vie Seixas and Doris Hart.
On balance this policy has paid handsome dividends for them. And it has paid hand- somely for England too in the cases of Hutton, Compton, May, Cowdrey, Tyson, and Statham, to mention only a few,
Occasion
18, 1955.
There are football fans in Hongkong on whose mind soccer remains in and out of season and who think strongly on any controversy that comes up in the soccer world. One such came into the China Mail's Sports Department the other day, eyes ablaze with argument, declaring and repeat- ing that "Someone has built a mythical money mountain around the Olympic Games”. He was asked to put every- thing he had to say in writing and came back the next day with the following:
OUR FOOTBALLERS HAVE A STRONG CLAIM ON AN OLYMPIC TRIP
It is very nearly impossible to move in local sporting circles these. days without encountering discussion and argument on the desirability or otherwise of Hongkong's participation in the 1956 Olympic Games.
Already the super optimists and the puerile pessimists are having the time of their lives and generally the hispidity of the situation makes it all the more in. triguing to the interested observer.
Many of the people who it is interesting to note tha:: The other side of the ques- advocate participation in the the Agure agrees very closely tion, of course, is closely tied up Games are concerned only with with that mentioned at the re-with which players could be the abstract satisfaction that cent meeting of the local chosen to represent Hongkong it will accrue from the knowledge, Olympic body.
ite entry had gone forward. In that we are being represented in
his respect it is the considered cpinion of some of those who to the crease, the initiative is the fact that in this section 3: The costs even at the new ngurelem closely that, in spite of all
the greatest, of all internationa: competitions. But let us face And so the picture changes, have examined the prob- always with the bowler, Keep the community there la
that has been said to the con- also is still high but $18,000 per head
an
COACHING HINT When a batman first comes
and con
PICTURE CHANGES
it that way, bewlers, by setting much maundering, and quits has dropped to under $6,000,trary, it may well be establish-
aggressive eld
It is often a totally unrealistic ap- and one is left to wonder if the ed that provided a man has the centrating on accuracy,
same commitee of the HKFA necessary residential to proach to the subject
qualifea- beter
than to ever-pilch
In spite of all that has been
have taken the same tion, the fact that he has repre- would bowl short at any time--but said about the various standards decision-ON THE SAME sented another country in a particularly wten the batsman of our athletes, and with due GROUNDS-If it had been pre- REGIONAL competition will has just come in. So bowl mspect to the undsubter ability seated with the lower estimate. not be 217 automatic accurately and try to get or men like Stephen Xavier and
ban, The cost is high all right but PROVIDED HE HAS NOT RE- with that early yorker.
Man Tsai, think it is right to with a planned campaign to TRESENTED ANOTHER that it is our footballers boost the funds, it is surely not COUNTRY IN THE OLYMPIC who have the strongest claim to Į prohibitive. participation...
Russian Bad
Boy Returns
To Henley
By JACK WOOD
3737
At this stage one really has to take 'time-cut-pause-and then count 1-2-3-before taking the plunge into the current contro- versy concerning thle matter.
SPLIT THE FACTIONS
the Hongking Football Association. "has its several short- comings it also has its attributes. Occasionally it makes decisions that are, by their very nature, simultaneously popular and un- popular. but certainly it has
did
Yuriy Tukalov is coming seldom made one that has split What is it that makes some to Henley. The bad boy the players respond to the big of Russian rowing is, it a› reformed charac-
The Henley authorities did
4. Derothy Round, of Britain, O'Reilly
in. 1937.
5.
Australia.
John Bromw.ch
6. (0) Jean Brotra, France
b) W. T. Tilden, America.
7. Frank Sedgman, 1952.
3. Doris Hart, 1951..
9. Helen Wills (later Mrs
Mandy) and Helen Jocobs,
centration?
was the same. I
Their
STILL IN UNIFORM
"Diamonds."
win
and
at
the
the
Back home again he was laughing title Yugoslav who
factions $0 effectively cs the recent
ent pronouncement that the
the Colony would not after ·
be
in the represented Olympic football tournament.
It was indeed a bombshell,
10
眼
GAMES.
Why Peng-Soon Lost To Sonneville
By "TOUCHWOOD”
P
There must be hundreds of badminton fans in Hong. kong today who have not been able to understand what could have led to the sudden and sensational defeat of World Champion Wong Peng-soon in the recently con- cluded Malayan Open Championships when Indonesia's Ferry Sonneville beat him 15-8, 15-3, 15-2 in the semi-finals at Kuala Lumpur. ".
Today I am able to tell the end Jorn Skaarup 15-5, 16-18, inside story of what led to the 15-4. defeat of Peng-soon. A letter sent by Peng-soon to a close friend in Hongkong explains what happened.
and others, just as well equipped technically, fall seema,
ter. down? Why, for instance, are England's all-rounder Trevor Bailey and bowler Frank Tyson not expect to find his name but before the decision can be twice the players in a Test among the entries, 1 worder termed insensate it must be match thun in a County game? how Government inspired studied and examined with
Keith Miller plays infinitely Spoiez Sport explaine his diligence. better in higher ecmoany, Bill nomination.
According to all available re- Tukalov, fair-haired and ports the withdrawal was based believe Colin Cowdrey is an powerfully built, arrived on the best of all grounds... other. But what is it? Is it Henley last year as and Adrian Quis; in 1950; their greater degree of con- Sculling Champion
Olympic finance.
Sonneville, who went on to beat" Jorn Skaarup of Frank
None but a foolish man, com- Sedgman and Ken
cater Soviet Union's youngest Merited any
fotball Essociation Denmark in the final in straight sets, 15-4, 15-4, had the McGregor in 1951-52: Lewi
Their greater deter- Master of Sport He was, the would plan luxuries or scept distinction of being the first man in 18 years to take a Head and K Rosewall energy?
expenditure beyond its means Malayan badminton title out of Malaya. With his victory 1953; Mervyn Rose and Rex mination?
Russians believed, unbeatable. Frankly, I have been in
But in his Brst race in the and for this reason the first in the Malayan Singles Championship, Sonneville is now Hartwig. 1954.
dozens of arguments on this Diamend Sculls he was beaten action to the HKFA decision issue, but I have never found out el sight by Peter Vinsic, a
Was one fignation and virtually World Champion. the complete answer. Anyway, laughing little Yugoslav who tolerance. The quoted figużta let's hope young Barrington has went
of £1,000 per head or $250,000 to $300,000 per party certainly Bot whatever it is.
COULD NOT REFUSE one's breath away...but not for long.
After the Thomas Cup series.. Thinking people soon began
Wong Feng-soon, who was the I would like to add that I Sport: "After his early suc- to think-particularly about that
Malayan captain, was entered still think young Peter Richard-cesses Tukalov began to believe £1,000 and applied thinking
for Singapore in the Malayan a cf Worvestershire will also the he had,, no equal,
Even before the start of the Open Championships. He could mke the England side in due "Modesty vanished, and there quickly cast doubts on the accu-
racy of the figure.
Malayan Championships, Peng-not refuse though his mothers course. He is a good player. appeared
self-
There is
not the slightest soon, four times winner of the conditon suggested that he He hasn't had the best of luck conceit. Gradually he declined
Soutt that a player can be | All-England to in 1950, 51, should remain in Singapore in- so far and he is still in uni- from a high-class sculler into a
taken from Hongkong to Mel-52 and 54-was of two minds. strad of travelling to Kuala mmm. But he'll come. You'll spoiled boy."
bourne (Return fare, £212. 8.
Lumpur. 14 times for England at inside
be glad Yuriy is coming Od);
accommodated
In his letter Peng-con wrote The World Champion took forward, is to end his career
A bowler who I think will also back. He was the most ap- Olympic Village for 28 days that his mother had been taken the only curse and that was where he began il-with Third cep his effectiveness is Southproachable and friendly of 21
(cost. £A3.15.0d per day); seriously ill at the time of the to represent Singapore once Division Carlisle United.
Africa's Neil Adeock, Jack Ches-
A fine be pa reasonable dely Thomas Cup matches,
When again, Newcastle United and Carlisle them told the tall Adcock that the Russlars last year.
only sin, penses (say carsman, Tukalov's
HK$20 per day); he was most needed to help cictaed and kitted out Malaya defend the Thomas Cup, minary rounds casily enough, Wong go through the preli and be have agreed on the staggeringly he wanted him to follow the perhaps, was that he lost. low fee of £4,000 for a player Lindwall pattern. et werki retor Vlasic is not among this (say at a cost of HK$300) wel the World Champion did not beating Burma's Ko Krint- whose moves to Sunderland himself slowly up to peak speed, year's entrants. I shall give a Within a total expenditure of fall his country. Не won two Manchester City, and Newcastle
htoon 15-1, 15-5 in the quarter- In the ecle winds of early special cheer for the likable $6,000 which is only just over valuable points for Malaya.- involved. fces fotalling more English season he didn't want Tukalov if he succeeds this one third of the figure quoted Flaying Arst Singles, he beat final. Then, on the day he was than £60,000,
pulled muscles. And the cold your.
by the HKFA...and of course Finn Kebbero 12-15, 15-0, 15-7 to meet Ferry Sonneville in the semi-final, Peng-con received the news by telegram that his mother had passed away earlier in the day.
10. Jean Boretra. Reni Lacoste
and Henri Cochet!
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Peng-soon rever got over this stunning news and, as a result. when he took the court facing the "Indonesian Champion, it was not the same Wong Peng seen that Malayan fans knew. Weng played as he stated in his kter like one in a trance."
He lost his concentration and
accuracy and the
strang
points in his game deserted him. It required a man of great courage to participate in championship play in an hour. when he should not have been playing at all,
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The result of the semi-anal match against Sonneville shocked all badminton fans and had it not beer for Peng-soon's letter to his friend in Hongkong we still might be groping and searching for the reason for his most unexpected defcat,
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