THE CHINA MAIL. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1961.
CRAWFORD WHITE writes on an astonishingly frank after-the-Tests interview with the great West Indies captain
WORRELL: ENGLISH CRICKETERS FOC
ARE BAD LOSERS "They must stop their cut-throat tactics"
Melbourne.
Frank Worrell, the West Indies Test captain, in a remarkably interview here said England's cricketers were annoying, unsociable on tours, and could not bear to lose.
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But he believed that, given the right leadership, there was
sufficient skill and de-
termination
among
Eng-
land's players to maintain in the series against Aus- fralia this
summer
the
wonderful, crowd - pulling cricket in the Test matches just ended.
Worrell, a former Manchester Uni- versity student and League player, answered my searching questions sincerely and without embarrassment.
Has the skill
My own view, however, is that blam- ing England for all the slow Test cricket of the past, and singling out England for playing too hard and tou seriously, is not an entirely acceptable argument. Bat Worrell is entitled to have his say after proving his spirit and leadership in this fine scrles out here.
This is how our quick-fire | act Interview weal:
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ME: Can England and Aus- tralia hope to stage a series this summer az exciting as this series in Australla?
WORRELL, of course they can. England hus the skin, the talent,
and the great players. All the needs is the right ap- prosch.
It is important that it should be a good four. If it is not, and unfavourable reports Row back to Australia, strong efforts might be made to arrange Eng- land's visits every five years instead of every four, so that the West Intiles, who have made a big impact, could play more regularly in Australia.
Power needed
I am certain it would be better for some of your Tests to end in 3 days of exciting ericket then peter out in live. People want action-and beth England and Australia have the players to provide it.
Given absolute power to pre-) Arul this summer's series in England, what would you do?
I would simply get The coplains to agree that the game is as important as the result. We came to Australia mined to play eur free-scoring crickel regardless of results. Richie Benaud instine- tively took up the challenge and,
deter maturu!
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TODAY
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Badminton
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Athletics
Diocesan Boys' School sports day. Siongkok, 11 am.
Frank Worrell in action
his sights on at least 300 a day. We came unstuck in a few matches and, of course, we lost
the series in a thrilling last day cr the final Test.
But overall it paid off and we got the crewis back. That, with!
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MAJOR, AND JONES RDW OUT BY MADDOCKS
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Benaud's help, has been the recipe for success.
Why, then, dist the West Indies score slower than Eng- land fast winter in the Weit Indies?
Allen blamed
That, again was a matter of approach. England's slow tac- ties are infectious, We became annoyed by the time they took to bowl their overs and at the conferences they held so often on the deld.
The man who annoyed us most was David Allen. (Glou- cestershire). Using a four-or five-yard run he took almost as long as Hall to get through an over. Baismen had time to get cold before the next ball.
I all aremed part of a delf- berate policy to go slow, We didn't mind Trueman and Sin- tham, who have long runs, buf Allen is too young for all this slow stuff,
We bowled 21 overs in 44% houra when we were up against it on the Saturday of the Bỉth Tell here in Australip. E02- lond would have bowled 45 at the meat.
As for thor field conferences. England's team is so full of county captains that confer- cac on the field should not be necessary. Men should move at the wave of a hanti. The confirences only pat the bats- men off. We feel that win or draw players have to keep the game going.
Negative
When did England's bly down start?
How FAST were they?.
Figures compiled by NOY WEBHER WEST INDIES
West Indies agored 3.254
off rune
893.7 eight-Bul¥ overs in series at rate of 45.5 per 100 balls.
AUSTRALIA
Australia scored *2,831 runs on 802,5 eight-ball overs in keries at rate of 39.98 per 160 balls.
Comparison
On England's Tead tour of Australia (1958-50) England's rate was 33 per 100 balls, Austraila's 30.
Overall rate of scoring in Australia-West Indies series was 15 runs per bour-five more than modern Test avérage.
The five tests
First Test, Brisbane,-TIE, West Indies 453 and 284, Australia 805 and 232.
Becond Test, Melbourne.—AUSTRALIA won by seven wickets. West Indies 181 and 233; Australia 348 and 70 for three.
Third Test, Bydney-WEST INDIES won by 222 rans. West Indies 330 and 320; Australia 202 and 241,
Fourth Test. Adelaide.-MATCH DRAWN, West Indies 303 and 432 for six dec; Australia 366 and 273 for nine.
Firth Test, Melbourne.--AUSTRALIA won by two wickets, West Indles 282 and 321; Australia 256 and 258 for eight,
than aver before. Your cricketers don't relax. Even League cricket is fur too cut throat,
Do you find it easier to play against the Australians than against the English?
in the bar together, And much as we entertain in the West Indies we axo never-or rart- ly-invited to their homes in England.
The umpires
Have you anu comintents to about English county make
Yea. They have a different outlook and way of life. Social hchavitur ecmes into 1, 100. When the Australians come to slow-he West Indies we play hard on the field, but we mix of it. Australians came into our drass- ing-room, and we go into theirs. They came to our clubs and cur htmes, and here wa to into-enjoyed more than their fair
It is difficult to say exactly. But most cricketers fect that Hution
was in it, and that Peter May picked it up from bim.
Is the fear of losing prestige the 'cause
England's atil- of rude?
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Maybe. English players don't want to lose. They will do anything to provést [L
And they start a match with that Intention iristead of just going bul to piny good, aggressive cricket,
Their alltude is negative. It has almost become a na- tional characteristic, and it is much more noticeable
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theirs.
No beers together
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But not England. An England captain calls for our captain to go out for the loss on the first
frem mernice-and hardly coc him.
And apart from Freddie Trueman and Jim Laker, who used to come Into our dress- Ing-room every day on the tours, we didn't see the other players. Nor is there easy mixing afterwards. No beers
OUT IN THE HEART OF THE COUNTRY OF THE KILIMAN NIT LIVE THE STRIPED MAN'S COUSINS, STRIPED „JU-TU MEN
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cricket?
Only one. I like your umpires, but I don't like the system under which captains report on them match by match. We found that captains--ours Chi
share of the benefit of the ! doubt.
what are England's Finally, chances against Australia?
Fills fly. 1 could be de- cided by the type of wickets and the mood cf approach.
TOMORROW:
G. O. Allen, chairman of
Teat England's
selecters replies to Worrell.
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Caramba, amigos! The feature- race (named just simply "The Regrel" comes 11th.
And there's a special forecast pool with Drobability of a dividend fantastico in the
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How come that these five dollars should be placed on the "*" harset
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Well, he's the first "gringo" borse to be seen since leaving Sydney some 6,000 miles away the Equator and the International Date Line.
"Gringo,"
ask? you American for "English."
Latin-
Derived, they say, from the first words of the refrain: "Green grow the rushes, ob!" n popular ballad with our saflors when in foreign ports.
Long overdue
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Long overdue for a win; now entered fox the chrapes! claiming-race on the card; and greatly fangled by owner. trainer Dan High.
Hacing beglas here soon after 11 am and if we wait a short while after the lust of the horses has gone back to its stable, giant winches will move into position and inter- lock sections of an immense greyhound-racing circuit.
The floodlights wil be switched on, and the first batch of per- formers for the 10 dog-races go into traps at 7.30 pin,
We'll be lucky if we can rustle ourselves across the frontier by midnight....
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we don't shout otel That five dollnes went west with the "5" horse. What happened? It came fifth, of course stupid!
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