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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1959.
SPORTING SAM
by Reg. Wootton
London Express Servios.
PEN
SKETCHES
OF MCC
TOURISTS
TOMMY GREENHOUGH-LEG-BREAK
SPECIALIST OF THE TEAM
Tommy Greenhough of Lancashire is the first leg-break specialist to be picked for an MCC tour since Doug Wright went to Australia in 1950 and the first to play for England since "Roly" Jenkins seven years
ago.
His brautiful wheeling action And final "Kangaroo hop" are obviously derived from care- ful study of Wright's style. But bis approach is smoother and he makes full and elas de use of his
Jeft arm.
Grenshaugh loped so
has not deve-
qulekir an
who became
Wright,
England
cricketer at 23 and went on
to take 108 Teri wickets,
He
is 28 years old and unill this
and of dry
year
covered
wickets he was uncertain of Lancashire's af-
tiks place des tack,
Broke His Ankles
Mason
He began the 1959 with 199 Brst-class wickets in a career which started in 1951. 24 last year. mcluding only Most of the 1938 season was spent in the Lancashire second cleven, for whom he took 47 wicker for 600 runs.
TOMMY GREENHOUGH
all the ingredients to achieve fame with a style of howling
been fast whitch Laa pearing.
Promising
disan
One of the first to predict a opener
Australian Test
Greenough has still not fully great future for Greenhough was developed as a leg-spinner. His the progress was seriously retarded | Arthur
He Morris.
forecast
England
a few years ago by an accident that 18-year-old Tummy would
works where be eventually at a printing
play for was employed. He fell down after seeing him bowl to the
itt 118 Australians
1 Okl lift shaft and broke both anides.
But this could be a blessingTrafford nets. La disguise since so many leg- I took 11 years for Arthur's spinners in England have prediction to come true, Green- been overworked before being hough made his England debut physically mature. Now he has this
year in
the First
against indi and, though he took only three wickets for 103 ns, he promised well for the future.
WALK
In the Second Teit, Tommy took 5-35 In the first innings and 2-31 in the second. Only one thing marted his
per- formance: He
running through the line of the slumps and badly hearing the pitch. Determined to cure this habit, he went into self-imposed exile and did not return to the England team until the Fifth Test and then only as a TÊ- placement for injured David . Allen.
*T°ist |
Googly
Mitch
und
He mised third in the Test
with averages bowling wickets at a cost of 18.21 apiece and his tally for the reason was 123 wickets for 2,130 runs.
Grecuhough does not turn hin jeg-hrer's
Far wristy spinner, which means that be
must rely ever-much
hex He will have to wadeh ogly. his direction, for anly the Beree i immer een afford to drop them side the leg stump and invite amen to hit against the spin.
(+)
CANNONBALL CHARLIE IS KING OF BATH
By ALAN HOBY
The first time I saw "Cannonball” Charlie Fleming he appeared to be stand-
ing half-asleep 25 yards from the enemy goal. Suddenly, from out of defence, the ball arched towards him and, as if he had been touched on a hidden nerve, that lote, blue-shlited figure
sprang into violent action. Turning with the pass, ha
*
05 Was
West Zone Asian Soccer Tournament Begins Saturday
ISRAEL REGARDED AS TOP TEAM
Ernakulam, Dec. 3. India, who are still involved in the Olympic qualify- ing struggle, face one of their severest inter- national tests in recent years when the West It just so happens, of course, through hell for you. But they Zone matches of the Asian Football Tourna. swung is left foot.
that Mayor Mortimer is also the are NOT brutal
ment under the auspices of the Asian Football There was a concerted gasp chairman of Charlie's club unfairly suggested after we bent
Confederation commences here on Saturday. from the crowd and, before the which explains why he is Bath's Millwall. goalkeeper could blink, the ball No. I Fleming tan.
I said, "What about the paphe was in the back of
"When Charlie feints, rival "It's. the net-
indeed." verra good
Although only four trans - Yugoslavin's 10-1 triumph over blasted there by as murderous defentiers go down like wobbling Charlle replied with a pawky Iran, Israel, Pakistan and India India in the 1952 Games At
skittles," he told me enthusias-grin.
have entered the West zoneHelsinki competition, a grim battle is anti-Bnished runners-up. he shoote, the rises more than a briskly, when I tackled him on ¦ cipated to decide who will play
the art of wage packets non- in the tournament's
sinre like Charlie matches sometime next year la League Fleming carns,
"When
hoever
shot as I have seen.
That was in November, 1953,tically. when Scotland whipped Ireland be 3-1 at Windsor Park, Belfast, fout above the ground. and Charlie Fleming the canny Sco! who makes a cult of the casual-praneed inlò the international headlines as the king of British cannonbail
Soccer....
The Conjurer Now, six years later, this killoping, long-legged character 1 in the news again, And HOW
No Worry Now
uncanny.
"That's right," said the Mayor
"We look after our players
added Mr Mortimer. been here." I've watching football 30 odd years Not only do they earn good Hobby money, but most of them have And not even Puskas. | Charlton, or the Real Madrid fobs.
1 "Naturally. can't divulge boys can shroot ke that."
gets. T And
of such
Charlie
That's
Korea
The winners of the Weat zone. in which each side will play another only twice, wit enter a triangular competi- tion gainst Formos and Vietnam - winners of the East and Central zones. Trapectively.
where Yugoslavia
India has always been superior over Pokiston in fool- ball, Judging by past
qundr- angular football tournament re suits in which India, dominated over Pakistan, Butth and Ceylon, Another factor to reckon against Pakistan's talents is the fact that their club teams hove never been very successful in indian tournaments,
A Long, Hard Way Not Much Chance they are rated a vastly improved
"You must
Although ilitie
known about Iran's football strength,
foolballing country since they tost to India in the Asian Games final eight years ago.
The Schedule
The Indian tern, despite their the e is no wage celling in the Malaya's recent Merdeka tourna
remember that ereditable
performance in Southern League-like there is nient, do not have much chuner its professional League football, sinen one of their opponents is! where the top weekly rate is. Israci who two months ago held
£20..."
the powerful Yugoslavian side to I turned back to Charlie who a wo-alt draw
in a first-leg ball tournament schedule is: WAS still anding and. no Olympic qualifying round match wonder
at Tel Aviv.
The who Fleming himself? inside-right are who is still on private. But I can tell you ft it belter than anything be Sunderland's 1st at £10,000, the footballer who is a firm friend would draw with a League chub,
Scottish Immortals as Alan Marion, and Bob McPhajl Looking more weary on the
his! how does he feel mout pitch
Canamali transition from Dunfermline pil- then
ever, Charlie is captain, enrcli. rosie
boy to Bath big-sholt dent wizard, and held pycholo-
put a lasso around "If you gisi to Bath City.
my neck yeni wouldn't get me He is the balding, skinny mck in League football," said legged conjurer
recently the man
who has won the led his term ni Southern
colours ni Blaichell Colliery League part-timers—they, train : Juvenile team,
East File. twice a week-to nn historic win
Sunderland, and Scotland. over Fourlis Division Mwall in
"I ENJOY my football bere," the FA Cup.
Charlie continued. "At Sunder land I was worrying time. Mind you, I always got on well with Len Shackleton, a great one but you never knew what 1:15 going 10 happen
who
Good Pay
all the
Stone
"You're come
a lang. hard:
way. Charlie," I said.
"Yes." "When
he said thoughtfully, I was 15 I worked 200 feet down the pit. I got 30 Lab a week.
6 a..
!
Prior to leaving for India, the i Israelis held Poland to #1-1 draw in an exhibition match at Tel Aviv,
Israel
and
The West Zone Asian foot-
Dec. 5: Iran v. Imael. Dec. 8: Indio v Pakistan.
Dec. 1 fran v Pakistan. Dec. 8 India v Pakistan. Dec. 10: India v Iran, Dec. 12: India v Pakistan. Dec. 13: Iran v Israel. Dec. 14; Pakistan v Iran. Dec. 15 India v Israel. Dis. 16: Patistan v Israel.
Dec. 17; India ม Israel.
"When I signed for East Fife A possible yardstick for the I used to work the 10 p.m. toelative difference in strength India, night shift with my between father be still does it-and allowing a measure of improve- then
on both sides, go off and play First ment
is AFP. Division football for East Flic on Saturday afternoons.
"Footoril was our life there.
"King Charlie" of Bath they rall the coop-shouldered, 31 year-old Flemming. And "King Charlie" be certionly is.
fin down to elegant history- #ked Baths 1 did last week next.
And that they and you will can talk of the else except
Charlie
Charlie Charlie of what an "enter- "That was a team of tainer" he is...what a "card" Here we have no stars." Charlie what a "character...." raid modestly, "although most Indeed, Bath is the only city of the Bath team are ex-League I have visited where. If you players. want to find a local hero ke "You know, men like Jan Cannonball Fleming quickly. Black, from Fulbar our left- g. you go to the Mayor!
jack, Ian MacFarlane, from Present a pair "You want Charlle?" said Chelsea and Leicester. and Mr Arthur Mortimer 731s young George Scott, our centre-
Spa, when Ihal Mayor of Bain
from Blackpool, called an him in his parlour "We have some wonderful
"Get Chartic
youngsters too. They'll fight to
They'll
TOMORROW:
Ray Illingworth
the phung,
on
On Christmas Day my father.
boots.
a shaftsman, would come home from the pit at six in the mein- He would hand me my of football
Then, with the coal dust still on him, he and I would to out tnto the street-and Flay football: That WAR
how it was
please, sald the Mayor to their last breath and come in 1 played with Allan Brown
secretary.
FOUR D. JONESİADE SUMMERE
by MADDOCKY
BALLOON M HEADING RIGHT] FOR US....
[WITH A DEATHLY CRUNCHIE LANDS
(NEEERGH!
{TH SE TE WRIGALE
HEADACHES
OF MINE
“ALL RIGHT
ALL RIGHT ALL FIGHT! WHAT CLEVER NIT THOUGHT THIS CAPER UPS"
UFOUR D. JONES!!
150 YOU DECIDED IO”,
DROP IN ON US.
AFTER ALL
FERDINAND
Ab
SHOOT
THE IEND!
By Mik
their kncos.
SHEAFFER'S
Skrip
NORKEL
PENS
Skrip
WRITING FLORD
usinessmen prefer
Sat East Fife. In those days you could field a whole First Divi- sion side from our little mining village, yet the population was only 2,000."
Cup Forecast
Another Bath hero โร Flob Hewison. the manuger Way back Mr Hewison played for Newcastle with Bob McCracken. And, as everyone knows, it was the wily McCracken who forced the authorities to change the old offside law-and. in so doing. the face of football throughout the world,
As the time came for me to
leave, Charlie Fleming said: "Reinember Bath.
"It is the best place and the best club 1 have ever played for, And watch us in the next round of the Cup, We're playing Notts County away-and we are going to beat them."
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