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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1955.
COMBINED SERVICES' CRICKET TOUR OF MALAYA
By “PRONORTH”
Those interested in cricket in the Colony may care to learn the results of the matches played by the Combined Services team in Singapore and Penang. After the two-day match against Combined Services Singapore, already fully reported in the Press, the side were glad to have a day's rest: much against their will this included a morning's nets on which the Cap- tain wisely insisted.
Combined Services v. University of Malaya (Friday July 15)
Chubb and Carnell were rested in this match, and Birley and Crouch came in in their place. Howard-Dobson won the toss, and decided to bat on a fairly easy 38 for the first wicket, Pritchard matting wicket. Pritchard and Green put on batting as though he was continuing his admirable hundred of the previous match, but when Green was out Spooner and Ford followed quickly,
Once Pritchard was out for baley, not out
33 only Howard-Dobson showed uny confidence against the spin bowlers Ratnason and Delllkon, and Combined Services were ali tu. 152, Howars-Dobson Ini! bere: 85 ust out.
Extras
Tutal
123
Dlowing: Fattier 3 fur 31: Wood- house 3 for 40; Kirkham 2 for 21.
Singapore Cricket Club Sheppert, b, Carnell.. Hardy, c. Green b
Carnell..... Fartington, e. Pritchard V.
Carnell
12
0
und
Kakham, e. "Chubb" Pritchard 10 Akselt, t. Chubb b. Sponer Glendenning not out
13
20
Birley got two quick wickets, but then followed a good stand of 43 between Thiaguran Di alken. Delakan, a Ceylonese, Colamy player and looks a trickier in everything he dogs. He is foreing bat, a dangerous Jek SPIIRT All fielder.
It WAN
and
beautiful
» surprise when
Have an easy calch
off
Spooner.
He
hu
to mid-off
4
made When he had delightful runs
Soori fullowed gone the thres Spooner (ult breaks) un! Pritchard (eg cutters) bowled steadily and well and took fur 28 and 4 for 14 respectively. St Johnston was an adequate wicket Chubb as deputy for keeper.
This was a delightful game of
Bre the University Priv-icet:
side 251 friendly
play cricket as it should be
stuntud f played. The
two students, was
then
piring. by
the bighest seen on the tour.
THE SCORES Combined Services
Pritchard Katharn
Tier
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Deltkan KT Ral.
Spooner, ilkan K
frain
Katnant
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Ford. KJ
How-Dobson, ant gal
Taylor, hw, b
Chabher, t. Markn
Lipscombe, b. Marks...
Crouch, e. Newing t
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Hice not mut
Extras
Tutsi for 5
120
Howling: Comell 3 for 32; Spe for 38. Pritchard 1 for 12.
Combined Services v.
Penang Sports Club (Sunday July 17)
The Army started quite well, and when tea was taken early they were 40 Lecause of rata for t After ten Birley bowled really
well:
howling he was medium pace with a shorened run, always bowled a length and made
the badt
a little either way.
IRUVC
St Johnston took two catches behlad the wicket and the field- ing generally was, of a high standard. Bricy's figures were 14.3 overs, 7 maidens, 8 wickets for 18 runs a fine achievement by any starkard.
SCORES THE
Services Combined Pertebard, not qui
BUTTON Lewin b. Green, Ford, Calver h. Barron Taylor, Marron . Calver Howard-Delmont, rast put An extremely weary cricket Spooner, Tarion
Dhabi, " Davidson E. Mason team climbed into a Valelle al
५ detinetan, e 3muhwiy༩ D Changi Airfist at 6.30 am, on Mason
1 13004 Crouch R Surtay. July 17, They were
15* | Birley, C Lewin b. Barron ..... 111 sady tired by two days' crie-Carneli ket and see by their excesses of Saterday evening, and were now faced with a two-hour flight i to RAF Buitenworth to play a game at Penang,
be
.....
13.W.. Weib
h.
Mason
Fatime
Toal
14
124
C
Bowling: Harron 3 for 3; Mason 3 for 43.
Army Singapore
31. Jotuntun b.
A 10
Johnson 5.
Their innings (Chubb had won
their Davidwin. the fo uin) reflected!
rley' there wenrinea)
can
no Wellard, bw, i Birley Intgir excuse for the batting on Daunery, Binley Spooner
pilch which, though lively at Webb (2) e St. unies, was laid in perfect sur-Barren, b roundings
a
Biricy
fey Calver, c. Dhabiler . Spooner Lewis, b. 114cts
33 lundry-White, who was to Calder, b. Birley 14have been in the Combined Ser-Webb w G
viers side, opened the bowling Douglas, b. Ellrivy for the opposition and removed Mason, not out
£1104 Pritchard and Spooner in
CH
to first over.
+
1
Delikon
St Juslun, How DE T Batriain Birley h
Rusti
KT
Extraw
Total.
Bowling
K. J Satnare 48 K 1 Mar for 23
University of Malaya
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his
Green played confidently Bat everstually fell to a full toss, and who man after this only Fort, himself
Howard- best played his
ny 132 innings of the tour, made
out. and
11 Dobson, whe
and Howard-Dobson
sense of some ordinary bowling. St Hat A last wicked stand between
Johnston ni on 27 runs. fruit on
T'olni
Birley
MOSS RECEIVES THE TROPHY
Lauroj' wreathed after Hir victory in the British Grand Prix at Aintree on July 17, is British driver Stirling Moss. He won' in a German Mercedes by a fraction of a second' from his team mate, World Champlon Fangio. Moss is about to receive the trophy-Central Press Photo.
MY
IS
TIP TO STATHAM
'TAKE
IT EASY'
Says DENIS COMPTON
3 Day Singapore Cycling Race Is Cancelled
By “NTACA”
Big —and bad news of the week is the cancella- tion of the Three-Day Race nt Singapore. The only in- formation to hand is that the race is "Off", no reason being given, but it is assumed that the present unsettled state of that country makes the holding of such an event undesirable. Perhaps, some time in the future......
The RAF Novice Competition came to an end last Sunday, the last race of the series being a 25 miles Time Trial. Winner was Lam Hong, of the SCAA, whose 1-2-22 was over two minutes better than that of second man, Hond (Pegasus), SCAA also took third place award with Ng Kai Man, in 1-5-19.
Al
the overall competition, spood of over 20,7 miles the winner was Ridgers of the hour, Gene Thiey broke the to put up a promoting club, with a total of women's record, 11
points. Second was Jones, 1kme of 1-4-1, in the same event, (7 Hussars), 10 points, while Other new best mes set werv third position was shared By the 30 miles Tandem, 1-0-40 by Head and Templeman, the new Gambrill and Killick: 100 miles
Essex sensation,
points Fricycle, 4-30-8, by Mortimer;
each.
nt D
and the Women's. 15 miles by Altogether a good week-end.
The Team contest was won Mory Dawson. by the promoters, Exiles CC, who accumulated 14 points to
the 13 of the Essex and 11 of SCAA.
The Army
petition,
NTACA, has
Novices
promoted
to
•
Postscript. Any rider wishing attack the New Territories Record, held by
cum-Road Circuit by the Gower (Cygnets
Atill one more may take
CC) In 2-21, advantage
of
the
event to go, a 50 miles Time INTACA Novice event to be held Trial around
Ter- this afternoon at 4 p.m. the New ritories Rond Circuit,
This
takes place today, starting at 4
p.m.
hot
Since the time when, ag a' novice to county cricket, I watched big Jim Smith. of Middlesex, remove His bools from his chafed and weary feet at the end of a day in the field, I have had a healthy respect for fast bowlers.
the 1950-51 tour of Australia, one enterprising greengrocer did During flourishing business by advertising cabbages "with hearts as big as Freddie Brown." during the recent side. Then one or two of us
began to "do a Cowdrey.”
critical
and
Wis
Last Wednesday the event was the climb of Twisk Hill, resulting in a fine win for Templeman with an actual time of 22-28, Lunn (REME) Ming second place in an actual time of 22-28.
the
S.
SOFTBALL
China Beat USS Foss 14-1
That was a fitting tribute to team spirit our skipper, but I would say it tour of Australia.
individual pollions in At one particularly could be applied equally well to
NOT ALWAYS EASY
overall battle are as follows:- any fast bowler who has made period during the Sydney Test I looked up at the end of an over
Lunn (REME), 21 pis, Philcox All this good fun
Displaying peak form, South the grade at Test cricket.
(Essex), 18, and Clegg (REME), China walloped the USS Foss, Belleve me, fäst bowlers have and saw him walking across the guaranteed to keep the team in
to do well held with one shoulder held
15. REME CC have taken over representing the US Navy, by to be big-hearted
high spirits---not always easy considerably
than the higher
the lead from the Essex team in 14-1 to remain unbeaten in the towards the end of a long and against the cream of the world's
the Team struggle, leading by Summer arms held motionless at
arduous tour,
Softball League at batting on the true pitches that other.
with the rest King's Park yesterday. Pitcher 49 peints to 40. rule in Test his sides.
My Middlesex colleague, Jack are the general
I thought to myself: "Someone Young, is another great mimic, nowhere. matches.
W. K. "Goose" Wong went the The anal race promises to be full distance Warwickshire cricketers in the team walks like that."
and wra credited Then I realised who that some-are taking
enjoyment a very
with struggle, special one was Tom Graveney!
this summer st of impersona handicap allowances ranging up with a fine performance,
Wong, during the seven Inn- Another over was completed tons by their happy little New to 20 minutes, Philcox, the only
rider capable of taking the Inings, struck out six Zealander, Ray Hitchcock.
Navy divivulzi tead from Lunn, will batters and walked two while to him in cricket, He and Colin moved to a new post-
At ilmės spectators
must not be riding. A great pily, as losing pitcher Bratton fanned has to work tremendously herdtion in the field with what i am
told is a familiar hobble. This think they are seeing double, this very courageous rider is a for his suCCERS,
Caroliners, but issued six Ray Hitchcock is not only a danger to the last minute. When he does well, the spot-time Colin was Imitating me!
bowler. By now every other player leg-spin
like Eric light is switched on film. Not so
had "caught ro to Colin's act Hollies. He has the same roll- TOUR DE FRANCE on those many long and dusty
way of days when his labours go tmre- and wondered what he would doing gall and the same
delivering the ball. warded.
31
They are the "blood,
of our great топ end tears" game.
a fast All too seldom does bowler flnd anything coming easily
sweat
Jewting: Birley for 18: Spouner 2 fve 15.
SUMMARY
The team played live matches, won two, lost two and drew on" If this was not as good a record 45 was hoped and expected the side was by no means disgraced. They were of course handicapped bowler by luck of practice and by the In his Arst seven overs heat, which all the players Carnell took two wickets for found exhausting: the consump-batsmen Asix
rune, bui them lost his tion of sali tablets was remark- length, and only Spooner 15 able.
Even The batting as the records Mark, e lapscombs h. Pritchard 14 usual, bowled a length.
Things
/ref
h Lumbe
Bunendran, " Birley
Ne Beng W, Hew, b. Burley Delikan
Howard-Dobran
1.
Spotter Naviathan, Spanner Prit-
R. Hatanm. b Spooner Ratnam.
R
Spooner
Sewing Smuner
Wienische, pot out
Green b
2
Pitchard
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Kulaveerasinghain, w. b. Pril-
Extras
Total
Bowling
100
Birley for 15: Aponer 4 for 20: Potchard 4 for 14.
Combined Services v.
Singapore Cricket Club (July 16)
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Settling down from the very At the ume of writing, only first inning. South China drew three Tuns, If the pitch is soft, the spin Sure enough, during the next
To strengthen his "act" Ray two of the original ten starters blood by scoring usually dominates the over he had captured the gen- is purposely
Britain are still in the but in the next three' innings, copying many of from
France. Brian the gobs played heads-up ball scene. If the pitch
skipper. Eric's mannerisms. 19 hard, tures of another--the
to hold them scoreless. Feature occupying normally conditions favour the Len Hutton, with Len's habl of
Erie, for instance, is another Robinson
Was the and the fast bowler tugging at the peak of his cap
of the cap-tugging band. He also meritorious 39th position, while of the three innings tolls away hopefully.
with his loft hand.
1189 a habit, just before he Tony Hoar is holding on to the excellent fielding of the sailors. Often, he will be on a hiding
A square-shouldered walk, bowls, of wiping his finger on "Lanteme Rouge" as last of the
The Caroliners went to town to nothing.
with shirt collar turned up, and the waistband of his flannels. remaining 74 participants.
In the fourth canto, scoring Ove At the moment, England is
placed with hands
oulwords, This is perfect material for Of the 132 startera, a number runs on Ave hits ond when stocked with fast bowlers of signified that Peter May was the
perky Hitchcock who have been eliminated by the they talled three additional speed and quality.
next for treatment.
originally went to Edgbaston as "Time Limit," which necessitates runs in the sixth, it was beyond Thot afternoon Colin went a fett-handed batsman-London that all riders must finish within all question that they through practically the whole Express Service.
ten per cent of the winner's clinch the gome, The Navy time. Among them are some of falled to score owing to the the top names in international stboth teamwork of the Chinese cycling, so our boys have no softballers, cause to feel unduly depressed,
MUST WATCHI
The fighting spirit of these men cannot be quenched, but we must watch that they are not burned out in acother sense -physically.
I find all too significant the breakdowns in recent weeks of Frank Tyson, Brian Statham, Freddie Trucian and Peter Loader. The accumulative effecia of tours abroad and intensive cricket at home look to be tak inst their toll of some of them.
Brian Statham, the latest
so Penang were perhaps for-show depended largely on Pelt- 19tunate to win as Urquhart, whe chard and Howard-Dobson, one made 50, might well have been of whom always seemed to out more than once though he succeed in each innings, Ford fine six off Carnell played one or two good Innings over mid-on.
and always looked Itsman, man Penang won by four wiekets as did Spooner, Taylor and 7 and then proceeded to show the Green: unfortunately luck was
team some very old-fashioned not with them. hospitality.
The bowling was perhaps dis- It was a most en- joyable and entertaining visit, appointing: Carnell and Birley though there were some very each had a good match but Ured eyes on the aeroplane at neither was entirely consistent. 6.30 a.m.
on Monday morning. On the other band Spooner al- THE SCORES
ways bowled
accurately and Intelligently and in fact took more
wickets than anyone else. 12 Pritchard, using his slower method, also bowled well but a bruised rib prevented him from casualty, and surely one of our bowling in the last two games.
prize assets for the renewal of Australia The fielding except in the first the struggle agains! land last matches was never as Text year, is lightly bulit for
good
expected, 03
probably fast bowling. jowing to stiffness. Ford and Dhabher were always outstund- Ing and Crouch, Lipscombe and Spooner held some good catches,
The
side was always a happy MOC one and for this a great deal
Chobb again won the toss on a bright bol day: on a perfect wicket both openers were back in the pavilion for 14 runs. Then followed a good stand of 63 between Ford and Spooner: Belther was quite middling the ball but at least they were there, and runs were coming: occasionally both produced sparkling shots that showed what they could to when in form.
Combined Services Britchard, b. Gundry-White Green, u. Urquhart 6. Davis Spooner, e. Johnston 13, Gundry-
White Ford, run t
Howard-Dobigen, not out Taylor, e. Harford b. Urquhari.. Lipscombe, low.. b. Urquaari Chubb, run ont Crouch, e. Jones Davis Carnell, e. Bewick b. Poyaiz
Roberts... St Johnson, . Jones
Extras
- Total
Bowling
Penang Sports Club
were out and the score was 87 Cove, br. Spooner for 4. Howard-Dobson and Bewick, e. Crouch b. Carnell Taylor took few chances after Gundry-White, e Catch b. Carnell
Urquhart, c. and b. Spooner lunch against steady bowling-own-Jones, c. Crouch b Spooner in fact the rate of scoring slow-Horford. e. Lipscombe Spooner ed to such an extent that both Johnson not out
Poyntz-Roberts, not out
Extra
100
Yo
out
Sovietsky Sport
The
Discovers Trojans Of USC
· Rusain's track and field athletes
would
Louison
In the seventh inning, South Bobet, French favourile to be the first man China took advantage of the ever to win this great race three errors of the Navy to register times running, is lying comfort three more runs to complete a
14-1 rout ably in second position, five minutes down on tcom mate K.T. 'Rabbit' Leung way in Rolland.
top batting form, hitting three Rolland has held the "Yellow in four. L.C. Poon was not too as race leader for the far behind him, securing three majority of the time, and is in Ave. riding extremely well. It is ex-
Jersey"
NEW RECORDS
The improved weather
enthusiusm indeed the tour get that. would never have taken place.
Everyone was sorry that his eye 73 was out and that one was unable to see one of his hard-hitting Innings,
Dew
at
GOODWOOD STAKES
Probable Starters And Jockeys
London, July 27, Sixteen probable starters with
pected that Bobot will makco hia attacks In the next Moscow, July 26. stages to try and build up a ho has been playing
on winning lead. And barring ac- cricket almost contimwusly since
were warned December 1953, when he went Tuesday by the nation's leading sports newspaper that clients, I cannot see anything
to stop him, to the West Indies with the the United States has developed a whole new crop of stars Statham is a great fast bow-who already are breaking world records and present a Gundry-White 2 for 10: Davis 2 for was due to Major Chubb's cheer- ter, a thoroughbred, but not a great threat for the 1956 Olympics. At lunch time however both 3: Urquhart 2 for 3.
ful leadership, without whose dray horse. We must never for- The newspaper, Sovietsky Sport, especially lauds the home has resulted in an amazing jockeys for the Goodwood Stakes His absence from the MCC University of Southern California which, it says, has crop of new records. On ont day, to be run over a course of two team to go to Pakistan this win-turned out a great number of Champions and world no less than six national records miles three furlongs at Good
wood at 1410 want the way of records. Per-
GMT today ter would be a disappointment record holders during the past 25 to 30 years."
haps the most outstanding were (Wednesday) are: to Pakistani cricket followers, but for Brian's saite-and for In an article summarising tho| "And the results in the Pole the performances of Ray Booty
Little Cloud (L Piggott), A few remarks on Singapore the suke of England's futuro 67th USA Track and Field Vault and Brond Jump were and young Billy Holmes. Booty
(A. 100 miles National Aretle Slave the
Breasley), 4cricket may not be out of place: Test prospects-a
than the achieve rode good
long Championships, Sevletaky Sports even better
In the 1992 Championship, to win by over Dingo (D. Smith), Cunningham as some people will know they rest might be more beneficial to pointed out that "the majority ments registered
ft 10 micules, softing up a new W. Rickaby). French Design run a cricket tournament on the him.
of first places went to young Olymples," the paper added.
the
per-record of 4-4-30, a 2 min, 1 sec (V. Gardner), The Black Horse praised
winning We all welcome Colin Cow- athletes." same lines as in Hongkong-the prevent leaders are Army, Sindrey back to Test cricket-and
ALL DISPLACED formance of high jumper Ernie beating of the previous best bry (E. Smith), Vanished Age (W.
Novelty BAR Gibbons,
"Anglo-Iranian Combined Services v. gapore Cricket Clubs and Uni- for those of us in the team he
The newspaper stressed that Sholton.
Wildnor The standard, brings not only hig great store who scored
This ride puts Booty well at the heavily for "The results in the Javella Army Singapore judged by the teams played on cricketing ability but a gift that the United Stales in the 1032 Throw were also on the whole head of the two-distaned tabla Neptune's Queen (A. Shrive),
Hilarion
(II. Packham), King the tour, is much the same an inhelps to relleve the big match plympics in Helsinki (Tuesday, July 19)
have higher than those in the last in the Best All-Rounder contest, this Colony, and Hongkong has
Lincady been displaced by sw-Olympics," Sovietsky Sport add and gives him a good chance of Conitors (D. Ryan), Icarian (D
Greening), Morphise (D. fear in an Interport Lipscombe stood Jittle to
COWDREY, THE MIMIO
Morris), Master Bob (S. Mil- ed, and, what's more, these pulling it off,
The fastest ever time trial was banks) and King's Counsellor Sovietsity Sport praised Jim records were scored by For Colin is a first-class has played for
and tour: following its captain's
Mail Swinburn)--China eventually bowled him, Spooner example, Howard-Dobson won some good spinners
mimic. His unusually developed Golliday in the 100 and 220 young athletes." Associated the 25 by Holmes, who covered (W.
Press
the distance in 50-5, an average Special. again
gift contributed to the excelient Yards dashes, bowled steadily and the loss. Once again on on easy played on well, Singapore won comfortably matting wicket against very or- by five wickets, Glendinning dinary bowling the batting good wicket
got out in attempting to score more quickly. Unfortunately the rest of the side followed their example and the innings closed 123, leaving Singapore
at
Cricket Club plenty of time to
get the runs.
Carnell and Birley opened the bowling: Carnell bowled quite well, but without the are he showed in the first match. He
Total for
Bowling Cornell 2 for 27; Spooner 4 for 24.
Chubb and
vority.
certainly troubled Shepperti, who down for the list match of the Lanich are no fast bowlers but
Scotland,
finishing the 'match with a
splendid six over long-on, and
Cricket is maiting, except on Padang, which is a very
It is to be hoped that this apart from Pritchard, collapsed
why lead to a visit to only Extras renched double tour
Hongkong by a Singapore Com
After the game bats were prefigures, Pritchard's innings was bined Services team and by a sented by the President of the Singapore Cricket Club to Ford avea defene combine im resumption of Interpert matches; of Combined Services for the maculate defence against good the possibility of this is being Farmer of balls with an eager readiness to considered In Singapore, The the bad ones and will certainly existe if a way the Singapore Cricket Club for hit the best bowling performance. occasionally he was fortunate can be found: if the recent tour Mr Kirkham
all his luck. He has acted as a stimulus it will was thanked by he deserved
not have been in voin.
best lonings and, to
both Captains for his generosity. made 60 not out of 124.
THE HOORES
Combined Servloes
Pritchard, b. Kirkham Greso, lbw. b. Kirkham Spooner, e. Kirkham B. Wood
bound
Torch, ltv, b. Woodhouse Zaken Howard-bion, o. Kirkharn D.
Farmer Tavior, e, might b, Woodhouse- Chups, e. Arkell: b. Farmer Thather, si; Mlight-b, Farmer .. Crouch, baruser?
-
Leading Averages
BATTING
Mal. Howard-Dobson (7 H.) - LA Pritchard (RHKDF),
27 7/Lɩ Ford (1 Northamptons) 41Sgt Taylor (NAF)
BOWLING J/T Birley (RAF) 13L1, Pritchard (RKDF)
Ps, Carnell (RHKDF)
Spooner (1 Notthards
In Runs HS: NO. Aver
.224 78,- 2. 06 6219 110 2
04.75
104 41
17.38 11:00
W. Aver,
30 1700.
10.
9.4
14:10:0 100
strain.
comers
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