THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1959.
I'M GLAD I PUT MY SHIRT Weekend League Lawn Bowls
ON BAIG
He's The Sort
That Cricket
Needs Today ·
By KEITH MILLER
Ex-Vice-Captain of Australia
Abbas Ali Baig--what a wonderful name for a funfair magician! Aț least you could have been pardoned for saying so a few weeks ago. But by now, to anyone who cares about cricket, the name means only one sort of wizardry. Last week the magic in his bat admitted this young Indian to the very select band of players who made centuries in their first Test Match.
"Abby," as hla pals call him, is 20, just under 5ft 8ins and hit his first century for his school at the age of 10. He never had any coaching, but at 16 he was playing in an Indian Test trial.
In 1956 he played for his state, Hyderabad, before coming to be educated in
SPORTS QUIZ
1. Name the great American combination which has re- cently won the highest honours in Britain's Royal International Horse Show?
2. Which event was won by
Mrs
Emil Zatopek in the 1982 Olymples?
3. Where are the Motor-cycle Tourist Trophy races heid?
4. With what sports do you associate, (a) the Harlem Globetrotters, (b) Moscow Dynamo, (e) the Brookdyn Dodgers?
5. What would you award as referer if t soccer player
tried to kick a ball held by the goalkeeper?
0. How big a lend is necessary to enforce "he follow-on" in a cricket match of three days or more?
7. Who was England's cricket captain in the Fourth Test agains! Irelia recently?
a. Who was the record scorer in the 1958 World Soccer Cup?
0. Who is the odd tan aut: Tomy Trubert, Lew Hoad,
England. It is now reading for
degrea A science Oxford.
at
He has already hit three cen- turies for the university this
uson and two for Indla
Cheeky
I was playing for MCC
Lord's ainst Oxford cently when Abby wandered in to bat after his captain, Alan Smith, had been dismilised carly In the innings. I had heard a great deal about this Balg.
I peered unwards the majestic Long Room "and watched him, the long small and dark, on walk to take his stance at crease.
the
He walker Bike Ian Craig, but is more of the build of Nell Harvey, on smaller line
a stroke, attempted by the Comptons, the O'Neills, the Bradmans, the McCaber - a stroke of adventure.
What is more, It could easily have been a six, at Lord's of all places-especially in Front of the Tavern.
I suggested he should bo included in the Indian team. When we met three weeks inter I said to Abby: "Good luck in the Test." "I mightn't get into the team," he said. He did, and the Indians put up the fight of their lives at Old Trafford last week.
IRC 'A' CAN ASSURE THEMSELVES OF TITLE
THIS AFTERNOON
Indian Recreation Club "A" can assure themselves of the First Division lawn bowls league title this afternoon by defeating Craigongower. Cricket Club on their own green by any margin.
With only five more games to go, the Indians are now 10%. points ahead of second-placed Recreio "A," and 121⁄2 points above third-placed Kowloon Dock Club, who still have one game in hand,
A 4-1 or à 3-2 victory this afternoon for the Indians wil mean that they can even afford to lose one of their four re- maining games-against KDC, Recreio "A", Taikoo and KOC without Jeopardising their chances of winning the league,
ROBERT TAY
PIO *A*
Second-placed will also have a hard game on their hands when they enter-
tain the unpredictable HKPSA at Happy Valloy.
The Valicy Club are the more
Tho Valley Club were the victors in the first encounter between ile two teams » few weeks back, but this after- noon, green advantage wilt undoubtedly awing the balance well into the favourssient team and should win, but their colleagues from neras of the potential champions.
the harbour, who have been in the rut in the last few weeks, re fully capable of taking ati the paints if and when they do decide to play good bowls.
Indians Favoured
three The Indian Club's youthful lead have so far given brilliant
to
is
amount
more
than
The third division prograJMAY will see a race for points be. tween Hongkong Electrie Club and Indian Recreation Club, the two top contenders for the title. Four Points Ahead
As a result of their 4-1 defeat by Stanley Club last werke Hongkong Electric Club are not now in a too comfortable position at the tops of the league tahte, being only four points ahead of the challenging Indians.
performances when playing at home, and if they can reproduce the same form today of and a reasonable support is forthcoming from the No. 2's a 4-1 or even a 5-0 win Baig was their new hero. He for their side heki the team together. He likely, as the Indian threes and gave them that drive that had skips have so for shown them been Incking before. Even selves be conalstent per
experienced Polly formers, older, more
Craigongower" will have to Umrigar was stung into action by this lad from Hyderabad.
well near produce
their best form to repeat their earlier Approaching his century victory over the Indians, but on
Both HERC and IRC coffected current floured by a vicious their
displays, 1 feel ove points from their respective Balg was
struck that they may have to fight opponents, KBGC and Talkoo Rhodes bumper whilets him on the temple. He retired extremely hard to escape a 5-0 in their first-round home games but resumed yesterday mornlag, defent. More bumpers from Trucman and particularly Rhodes and his to score went to 06.
Another vicious humper, the. of delivery that had sort
the day before. dropped him But did Baig flinch? He was entitled to duck under the boll But he stood directly, in the line of the thunderbolt,
His voler is soft with that bit of crispness about it to alert fish is perfect. you here on the ball. His Eng-
So
batting
his
Bowling to this youngster was an experience even the now-retired Milter, Ho started off pretty cheekily. Ho hit me for a couple of fours when I was testing him cat
Adventurous
ilo looked **
all
cluss player
Magic Touch
His bat flashed across and
The Electric
and although both of them In other Dirst distion should again win their games KRIXIEW,
Recreld. "A" and this afternoon, one of them may Kowloon Dock Cinb should probably be the richer by one be able to take at least four valuable point points from Kowloon Cricket Club may find it beyond them to Club and Taikoo Club to collect the animum points keep themselves within strik- Eng distaitoë of the Indians, should the latter sustain upset defest.
The closest match of the ofternoon wll probably be that between Recreto "D" und KBGC ot King's Park. The Portuguese Club lost norrowly by 3-2 in their first meeting ant with gron advantage in their favour this afternoon, they will have a grand opportunity of avenging pipe that defeat.
even from his stance, 1 ran in and alarmed down over after over at Bakg but hơi didn't flinch nuit Attoele was his defence. He calmly proceeded to hit 50-then crash the ball sped to the
scoring
round the boundary with everyone on the edd.
ground cheering the lad to the wickel.
Let's test him with a bumper, echo. A century in his first
cricketer's hurled it down Test. Every I thought. I
dream. Mst hands were SOTC HKFC Extended? hoping Baig would hit ncross it lofting a catch to the on side, from handclapping. bis Balg had other Ideas,
Down came the bumper out-
Vle Selxas, Ashley Cooper?side the off-stump. Panther-like
10. Which
Breat
He left the ground, his magical bat tucked away in his cricket bag. Bat it win be out again soon and people are going to Block to see his maglo touch again,
from the Bowling Club.
Semi-Finals Of
Colony Open Rinks Tomorrow;
The
on or before Friday, August 14, are:
AL KEGC; A. G. Skrach, A. W. Lapsicy, A. E. Ellott KDC) v. H. Lapeley (KDC), D. L. Edwards (HKFC), J. loosen (IRC).
At CCC A, -K. Seemin, M. B. Hassan, O. R. Sadick (RC) v. W. B. Cottier, F. C. Planck, H. Ridsdale (HKFC). At KFC: W. C. Young,
Gray, S. Lee, C. C. Ma (CCC) v.
Jeffries, Bicheno (BGC),
G.
A
to
be
RINKS Semi-Anel matches played tomorrow at 4 pm, are; At KBGC; G. A. Guterres, G.
A. Noronha, C. P. Basto, C. E. Roza-Pereira (Recreio) v. W. C. Bovaird, W. Bolton, I. Me- Caffrey, C. McLennan (Talkoo).
ALİKFC: P. Manson, A. M.
L. Soares, A. E. Cootes, G. A. Sauza (CCC) v. W. Baker, C. A. Coelho, W. Hong Sling, T. E. Baker (KCC).
Gored By A Bull
The world's No. 1 matador, Luis Miguel Domingula, Bes to hospital in Madrid, after he had been gored by bull By Als bed is his wife, former Italian actress Lubla Bost
Dominguin, 32, one-time escort of Ava Gardner, wâs Fighting on the same bill at Valencia as his brother-i-law and greatest rival, Antonló Ordonez, 27, when the bull caught bly in the stomach.
Ile is expected to be out of action nearly three weeks and will lose more than £20,000 on missed fights,
The Scorned Skipper
Inspires Yorkshire
The thick-set, ruggedly handsome chemical manu- facturer whom the critics had acidly dubbed "The Caretaker Captain" lit his pipe. Then cautiously, deliberately, as if every word was worth its weight in top-grade Bradford wool, : he said: "I shall carry on until Yorkshire no longer want me."
John Ronald Burnet, treated with scorn and suspicion by cer- in | tain bricket professionals when Colony Open lawn he was appointed captain in bowls championships ap-1957, need have no worries about proach their concluding his cricket future. stages with the play-off country committee do want him of the semi-finals of the rinks event tomorrow.
Filipino Club, on their present forms are likely to be much too their game good for TRC "B" at Kowloon Bowling Green Club. In the second division, virtual Football champions Hongkong Club may be extended in their At Kowloon Bowling Green home match against Filipino | Club, the Recreio. four of G. A. Who said cricket was dead Club, but a defeat for them is Guterres, G. A, Noronha, C. P. But | With the Balgs and I mumbled to myself,
Norman very unlikely, Anolher fur Busto and C. E. Roza-Pereira though no runs resulted it was O'Neills around, how can it betpoints to the HKFC
Balg sprung into action, went all-rounder for a hooks, but didn't quite get played football and ertezat1t on the meat of the bat and for England and once hold the ba fel slightly short of
the world long jump record?
(Answers on Page 17)
mid on. "Cheeky youngster,"
HURRICANE BY PAUL GALLICO
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POP-Little Nipper
WHAT'S HE
DONS
NOW?
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It is Gallico at his very best.
IN THIS WEEK'S
SUNDAY POST-HERALD
BIT "THE DUSTMAN
GOING TO HAVE HIM DESTROYE
NO-THE DUSTMAN
BIT HIM BACK
By Gog
Indefinitely.
Yorkshire's
They have naked
him to stay on sa skipper' when his two-senson
September.
streich ends
In
Right Man
That's not surprising. Once
By JOHN REED
"I don't want any player WHO is not enjoying his cricket. We are now playing Bound cricket and have shown that we are ready to attack when it is necessary" he wild.
Ho
except
will be pitted against Talkoo's darkhorst” combination of
Wha skipper presented.. W. C. Bovain, W. Bolton, J. McCaffrey and C. McLennan mote the smile of success has broad defensive blade when I and at Hongkong Football Chub, swept across England's broadest tossed him up a googly question Cralgengower's P. Manson, shires, and even though cham on the subject of Wandle.
"Dow" off would
say wipod it A. M. L. Soares, A. E. Contes plons Surrey
"Wardle 13
great and G. A. Souza will take on abruptly at Bradford, Yorkshire
its wilting head bowler and W. Baker, C. A. Coelho, w, can hold up
dimcult to replace a top-class Hong Sling and T. E. Baker. again proudly and dedantly.
Yet oply a year In the drst match, the Recreio
agu gloom left-arm spinner.TM four are on paper the stronger and depressiori hovered over The sensational and are likely to get Yorkshire,
For had rent tho through. A close fight is Wordle pected in the second semi-final, cricket world. but the superiority of the front
Yorkshire "sacked" England men in the KCC four give teft-arm spinner Johnnie Wardic them a slight edge on the CCC last August.
four.
Latest Positions The following are the latest positions in the various events of the Colony Open Lawn Bowin Championship:
BINGLES Semi-finals to be played on Wednesday, August 12, starting al 5.30 p.m. are:
At HKFC: F. Lee (CCC) v. G. A. Souza (CCC),
Did he feel he was will belag "carried by the rest of the sider That, I reminded
RON
BURNET.....com- binos iron discipline with shrewd sonso humour.
D
of
stormy years ago: "We knew That Burnet had built up a brilliant Colts side and that most of them had moved up Into the county team.
"We decided that Burnet was him, was the humiliating the right inan for the job.
tauni thrown Ас him Wardle last summer.
A job To Do
by
Johnnie, the happy-go-lucky clown of cricket, dropped his jovial mask. Accusations were "I have never pretended to
be a first-cines cricketer. I followed by counter-accusations.
Dressing-roam feuds, swearing was given a job to do and I and cussing on the field, bitter am doing it to the best of my
ability. wrangling among players ... the sad, cordle story spilled over,
Infection spreading its throughout cricket.
"And he has done for York- shire what he did for the Colts. The team spirit is
errito. The youngsters have all responded to his leader- allp."
Ron Burnet may not have the same oá playing ability of crickel's leading captains, but he has achieved success by con- "Yorkshire, you know, hayo bining the fron hand of diss native had captains in the past who clpline with a shrewd wero not really top-class sense of humour.
In their report of the 1958 players. At KBGC: R. F. da. Laiz SCALES, Yorkshire committee
(Recrpio) 'v.' M. B. (TRC).
F
Heren had accused their players of
Let me lilustrate il. Not long "Naturally, it worries me ago o went on to bowl in a Iean friendly match amint a LeaguCI Twice ha "Lack of determination" And itile that I have had T'AIRS
by the end of last saison 10 spoll with the bat, but every side in Yorkshire.
player goes through that phase, had been swung to the bound Semi-finalistä are:
D. team had drifted to 11th place I'm hoping to map out of itary. Commented fearless Freddie Angus and W. Willemson in the county championship,
Trueman (Freddie, and I got on (KBGC), A. P. Pereira and
very woll; he's a character and C. C. Pereira (Recreio), W. 35.
cricket needs his type," say McColl and A. E. Elliott
Burnci):---- (KDC) and G. F. Leslie and E, J. Liddell' (XBGC),
Drow "for semi-finals to be mode,
TRIPLES
Quarter-final
matches to be
played by mutual arrangement
In China
they say
"bear jou
酒啤
In Hong Kong they say
Carlsberg
atmosphore This was tho into which Burnet, à Bradford League club arlokoter: for 20 yours, bad been pitchforked with, I wan' hinded, "the dis tasteful task" of "aming" the rebellioqui plements
side.
No Trouble
BOGIL
Burnet's averago Last season in as WAN 14.42-470 runs
he has Jnnings This -903201 scored only 240 runs in 21 danings And his bowling is guaranteed to give even tail-it thee out o' t clolsci" (neid). The team hearod with
enders.confidenoo.
"It tha' bowls like that they l
Yet, when he was most need laughter. Loudest of all was
Skipper. Ke appreciated tho ed-Yorkshire were struggling Joke, tox
to avert defeat by Nottingham-
shire at Middlesbrough inst Caretaker captaint Not now, April-40 bit a defiant 47. And I enll him. Captain Courageous,
"My appointment canyo, as a Torturhira went on to win a great : shocker. My father had match they had secast certain always hoped that I might of losing.
and I had It la mot es an
theos Counties team to that this chunky
the chamionship, but I never has lifton his
all-pounder
industrialist
team out
10
expected the promotion," he trouble as deep as a Yorkshire
fald me as we chatted in a pot-bole.
| hotel, loutiga
"I was happy to join the Tada
Respected
I hul played walli in the poonrid" Tho other county captainer Foam, Thos, Khewr the form sice and respost him because be
MALS MOODI have had no took on the most unenviable job
in county cricket. And Lola
a triumphanĚ BUDDERE."
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