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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1937.
L.B.W. (N) EXPERIMENT THE DAVIS CUP
NOW LAW
M.C.C.'S Unanimous Decision
Recently it was announced that the Marylebone Cricket Club have come to a gnanimous decision to have the experimental law of leg-before-wicket a substantive rule and it will be incorporated in the laws in future as law 24.
The new hw, under which a batsman may be given out if he stops the ball with his pads at any time when in the opinion of the umpire it would have struck the wicket, was first introduced as an experiment in 1935, and was given a mixed reception.
Muny leading batsmen were op posed to the change, but it was agreed to try the experiment dur- ing that season. It proved a suc- cess, and the experiment was con- tinued last year, and again this
year.
The new 'rule, as amended provi- Jonally in 1935. reads as follows:
"The Striker shall be out low, if with any part of his person (ex- cept his hund) which is between wicket and wicket he intercept a ball which, in the opinion of the Umpire at the bowler's wicket. shall have been pitched in straight line from the bowler's wicket to the Striker's wicket or shall have been pitched on the off side of the striker's wicket and would have hit it."
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Commenting "upon the results of the first year's experimental use ct the new rule, the editor of Wisden
wrote last year:
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Above everything else in the game itself last season the expert- mental leg-before-wicket rule stood out us most important. Those who
It was not surprising that, facing the swerve with, the ball brand new the early batsmen found their task harder than previously. A good deal of criticism offered by left-hand batamen who had to play deliveries pitching in the "rough" of the bowlers' run up. where the ball often "does" a lot.
was also
OBVIOUS PROGRESS
The definite results reached last summer in so many matches, the reduction in scoring with conse- quent Evening up of the game and obvious progress towards a finish pleased the majority of cricket lovers.
Defeat Of China
New Zealand beat China in the Arst round of the Davis Cup, and thus qualify to meet South Africa at the same venue, the Sussex County LT.C., Withdean. Brigh-
ton, writes a correspondent in the *Times.
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Most Amazing
Amazing Sporting
"Tour Ever Undertaken
ISLINGTON CORINTHIANS WILL LEAVE
ENGLAND IN OCTOBER
Tom Smith, secretary of Isling-
and U.S.A
There has been no lack of ap- players and it plications from looks as if some of the London amateur clubs may lose a star player or two for the whole of next season.
Among the countries where mat- ton Corinthians, the London ama-ches will be played aré: Egypt, among those who witnessed theteur football club, tells me that Ceylon, India, Burma, Malaya, the the permission of the Football Philippines, China, Japan, Canada final day's play of the Davis Cup
Association has now been definite- tle between New Zealand and
for ly secured
the Corinthians" China at the Sussex County LT.C.. Brighton, recently.
world tour plan, writes a Home Withdean,
were leading 2-1,
correspondent. New Zealand
one of the singles having won and the doubles. In the first of the reverse singles Kho 'Bin Kie was opposed by A. C. Stedman, The strings. both being Arst victory of the Chinese player squared the match, his streaks of brilliance being sufficiently tre- quent to counterbalance erratic spells and to dominate in the end Stedman's doggedness.
KHO IN THE LEAD
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Only the details now remain to be settled and, in October the Islington Corinthians, party will set out on the most amazing sport- ing tour ever undertaken.
his SENIORS MATCH
In the first set four of the first ave games went against the ser- vice, leaving Kho Sin Kle with a Unrepentant players could not lead of 32 Consequently, when argue against the Innovation with- Stedman held his service in the out confessing their faults and ad-sixth game, mainly through mitting inability to remedy theleauced errors own shortcomings. The fight be- tween bat and ball became more moral value. equal. than it had been for many seasons.
the
recovery
AT CAMBRIDGE
Many Missed Catches
When the wanderers return the book that must inevitably be writ- ten should be of great interest.
GOLF
The Bombay Medal
Captain G. A. Rusk and Mr. W. B. Torrance played off their tie for were the Bombay medal récently in per- Had the chances, which
second innings of feet golfing weather. Mr. Torrance in- given in the of over-hitting by Mr. R. G. Hunt's side been accept won by three strokes with 78 had considerable ed. the side might well have been against 81, writes on Home corres-
errors pondent' went beaten recently, but these Games then
It was a good, hard struggle when prevented Mr. B. R. Darewski's service until the tenth. Stedman, hitherto, steady, made side from forcing a win after hav-nearly all the way, but there could double ing declared their second Inntags be no question which was the more errors which included, a
The wicket at Fenner's was even may not hit quite so far as he used fault, and Kha, Sin Kie was out closed. The match was left drawn, accomplished golfer. Mr. Torrance to hit, but he is still a most skil- Both missed easy chances early better than it had been on the two at 6-4.
second set, but it was
previous days, and, judging by the ful player with all the nameless in the Stedman who profited on balance, quailty of the bowling, it ought to and pleasant mannerisms, of hand- There were a paradise for fer born and bred in a good school. only to lose a 2-love lead after have been a paradise for the bats-ling a club which bespeak the gol- each had developed a streak of men. SOME FIGURES
the batsmen. There were a few Captain Rusk is a strong and Khu Sin Kie went into
but stout-hearted hitter of the ball, Facts cannot be denied and we
little partnerships, And that of 1560 leg-before-decl-
'caution. the lead at 3-2, the longest run merry slong favourable to the bowler in
Umpires found their duties light-of games so far in a ding-dong there was some keen fielding and but he is rather spasmodic and Arst-class matches last season 483
not. match. strong service backhand good strokes did not always gain ferky in the short game, and the ened if anything: they did were under the new rule. In the
fixtures have to decide that the ball pitch-drop shots and a neat stop-volley their full reward. The overnight smooth, well-oiled machinery County Championship
ed-straight but only that it would
parnership between Mr. M. St. J. his adversary's style emphasized
there were 1.273 instances of a
Packe and Mr. D. C. Rought the contrast. batsman being pub lbw. and of have hit the stumps and that the these 404 were due to the operarobsruction" occurred in the line
Rought did not last very long
between wicket and wicket. tion of the amended law.
The experiment has
watched cricket "day after day in variable weather on all kinds of pitches..could see how the game benefited from the alteration.
Even on pitches still over pre- pared by artificial aids, bowlers knew that their efforts would not be in vain because of obstructive methods: batsmen discarded their cramped, pokey style for freedom in stroke play and the cut and of drive were brought into use almost to the same extent as when these glorious strokes gave chief charm
to the game.
helping him there. In the ninth game Stedman fought off two set points and two more in the next, before Kho Str Kie, with a superb
backhand brought straight
pass, gave. The idea held by many people, in the past that on a difficult pitch great gains to cricket. Our legis-China a lead of two sets. off-break bowlers would have mat-lators can be relied upon not to act
ters all their own way under the altered rule and that on fast, true turf batsmen still would hold the upper hand, was proved by ex- "perience incorrect,
The skill of modern bowlers in
swinging the ball made all the difference when the conditions favoured run-getting. A batsman dare not "cover-up" to the ball that was coming wide of the off stump in the air unless prepared to pay the penalty.
The swerving ball and the break- back each took toll of doubtful batsmen, but very soon much of the uncertainty as to what to do with the well-pitched-up ball dis- appeared.
PAD PLAY
After being a few times in trouble batsmen became alive to the need of depending upon the bat to deal
with likely break or swerve-and
this for the most part meant.get ting to the pitch of the ball.
Quick footwork and the straight hat were used to solve the dif- culty and if these genuine methods in the art of batsmanship falled, the bowler very rightly earned
in
A QUICK SET The third set was quickly won at 6-1. Indeed it by Stedman
their 1 hasty
and manner broadcast request for the provi- slonally altered law to be tried in all cricket-a suggestion which has seemed at times that Kho Sle, who received widespread support had done a deal of running, was shows the desire to test the Inno-throwing this set, hoping to profit vation as thoroughly as possible by the ten minutes rest allowed permanent in Davis Cup matches after the before making any
third set. Kho Sin Kie attacked change in the laws..
viciously after the break whipping over his forehand top-spin drives well as with great accuracy as
time and
he in 10 sting, had broken twice through
..
A trial over two seasons should be sufficient to determine whether the alteration goes far enough to adjust the balance between bats- man and bowler.
that by the end of another season the batsman may have mastered the changed theories,
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The beginning of the match was the former failed to set-eminently dramatic, for first Mr. të down; and after a couple of in- Torrance and then Captain Rusk different strokes through the slips holed out most gallantly for a s from some half-dozen yards. The he chopped the ball straight to
second hole maintained the excite- deep-point.
ment, for Captain Rusk, being on the green in 2, first putted very short and then holed a good one for 4, while Mr. Torrance, being hard under the face of the bunker green, exploded to within Gft, and just short and to the left of the holed his putt.
THE BEST DISPLAY Rought-Rought gave the best display of the day, coming down hard on to the ball, and, although he hit only four 4's, his batting was during his stay of nearly two hours always attractive. He had a goot partner in Mr. J., V. Wild, who an helped to put on 45 in half hour. but, later the batting became tedious.
A CHANCE MISSEL
With a fresh east wind blowing: the ball cheerfully along, the golf outwards was easy and the next three hales were comfortably hal-
With nine wickets down at a the
cost him the "fourth game and
There is always the possibility service to lead 3-love. Mistakes quarter to 4 and a lead of 196,"MT. ̈ved in 4, 4, 5. Captain Rusk had a B. R. Darewski declared his innings great chance of leading at the Stedman recovering something of closed. Later the delding side were Heathery Hole, which Mr. Torrance his rhythm won a long ifth game, guilty of several errors, without hooked into a bunker, but he made Encouraged by the acquisition of these two valuable games Btedman began to come fato the net 'and. squared at 3-all, but then lost his service game on a double fault
IN OPERATION IN MALAYA The new 1.b.w. rule has been
operative in Malaya since the be- ginning of the cricket season of 1936. It was introduced by the
it
S.C.C. last spring, although there after some brilliant cross-driving was considerable opposition. Later and volleying by Kho Bin Kie. Five-three to China and followed by the club's lead was most other clubs with the excep- seemed that all would depend on the result of the match between C. Hon of the Selangor Club.
When it was found that other E. Malfroy and W. C. Choy and next game Kho Sin Kie was out at 64, clubs were falling Into line, how-though Stedman won the ever, the Selangor club withdrew their opposition and the experl- ment was made universal in Mala yan cricket.¦
the verdict he deserved.
Sutcliffe. who anticipated the new law with misgiving, found that In practice his fears were dispelled.
It has not affected the game He was among the early converts
much in this country either. in and as the summer advanced ul- most everyone fell into line by favour of batsmen or bowler, since 01 this "pad play" is not indulged in by acclaiming the success variation of Law 24. There came local players, and it was with the a decked check to those inter-object of discouraging such me- minable first-wicket partnerships thods by batsmen in Arst class which were so detrimental to the tricket that the law was first in-
troduced. game.
Dunlop-Southport Tournament
VICTORY OF R.
BURTON
which they might have scored an early victory, but after losing three wickets for 36 runs there was some quick scoring by Mr. P. M. Studd and Mr. A. H. Brodhurst, who put on 55 in 33 minutes. Some faults in the field, however, favoured
Studd, who hit in care-free style.
With the dismissal of these two batsmen the game turned in fa- vour of the Aelding side, and when Mr. W M. E White was finely caught in the slips the fielding side
had a good chance to win. A miss- ed catch behind the wickets, how- ever, robbed them of their last op- side
LAWN BOWLS OPEN
PAIRS MATCHES
rather a feeble attempt at a run-up He and this hole was halved in 5. did take the lead at the High Hole with a 4 and led by one at the turn, with 32 agamst 39. Mr. Tor- rance squared with a 4 at the 10th. Captain Rusk got a very hard hall at the High Hole In by holing a beautiful putt across the slope for a 3 after having been in Strath, but Mr. Torrance was now hitting the ball with far more dash and are against the wind and he took
thu lead with 4's against 5's at the 12th and 13th.
At the 15th Mr. Torrance was three ahead, thanks to a Ane, low spoon shot against the wind, con- summated by a sit. putt for a 3. He let: one slip at the 16th and played the Road Hole all too safely in 6. Here Captain Rusk let his last great chance slip. I think he ought to have pitched boldly to the pin against the
the Jelt in the getting
and 4
·
wind hope lop-
Two very close matches were from witnessed in the lawn bowls Open of Pairs Competition at the Kowloon ping off two strokes. Instead he Cricket Club yesterday afternoon tried to ruin, made a mess of it,
feated Ribeiro and Basto by two that, of when Ramsay and McKelvie de- and ultimately took a bad 7. After points, the score being 20 points lexy or
course, only apop- the Burn could
affect
to 18 points.
the same. Captain Rusk played a In the other match Stoneham very good second from the road and Hosting defeated Russell and and nearly got his 3, but Mr. Tor-
won, pulling up. Cooper by two points, the scorerance had the safest of 4's and being 17-15,
SHEER ANTI-CLIMAX After this first-class struggle the final match was a sheer anti-portunity, and Mr. Hunt's climax. Malfrey and Choy, both, played out time. incidentally, old Cambridge Blues, are in a different class, the New Zealander having ripe and varied experience and a well-founded reputation, as a volleyer with speed of foot and fullness of repertory. Choy, with a readily vulnerable service and a studiousness of method which could not adequate breeze blew out of the north-ly replace strength of stroke, was out of the hunt from the word west and after a brief, wet inter- val about luncheon, time, cleared "Go" He never gave up trying, up for an interesting and thrilling and won the third game of the Anish. Sutton provided the first first set and a run of three in the sensation, and a real one at that second when 4-love down, For for he went round in 66 in spite the first and only time in the of missing four short putts for an match he led at 1-love in the aggregate of 212. The story of his third set, but then Malfroy fairly R, Burton, of Hooten, won the amazing round is as follows. At swamped him with every known Dunlop - Southport Professional the rat hole he ran down a putt type of volley and an occasional Tournament at Hesketh recently of two yards for a 3, at the second discomfiting dropshot. When the with rounds of 72, 67, 73, and 68. Ne tlased the first of those four match had been in progress for a for an aggregate of 280, three putts after being too strong with minute or two 1 suggested to my strokes ahead of C. A. Whitcombe, his second, and then after a four neighbour that Malfroy would won by 6:20. I was three four ahead of J. H. Busson (Form-holed another two-yarder for a 2 have by), five better than N. Sutton at the short fourth. The next minutes out in this estimate, (Leigh), and six in front of T. H.
His outward half was 31. Coming lost to Kho Sin Kle (China), 4-6. Cotton. Burton thoroughly deserv-
home he started with three Im4-8, 6—1, 4—6. ed his victory and with the con-
C.E. Malfroy (New Zealand) fidénce that it will have given maculate 4's and followed these him he must now be regarded as by holding a chip from the back beat W.C. Choy (China), 6-1, 6-3, one of our best and most depend-of the preen for a 3 at the 13th. 1. able golfers. He has power, con- The blind 14th was safely accom- trol, a sure and delicate touchplished in 4, and then came the round the greens, and, once on third short putt that falled to drop, which spoiled a good chance them, is a really good putter.
The weather was most suitable of finishing in 64. At the short for such an occasion for a stifi17th he was wide with his teeshot,
three holes were done in 2, 3, 2.
A. C. Stedman (New Zealand)
and, though he made a beautiful recovery, the missed the fourth short putt, this time of barely 2ft.
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Sporting Fixtures
TO-DAY
Bowls-Open Pairs Competition:
A. E. Coates and R. Basa v. A. E. Silkstone and F. Goodwin; ‘E. M. Hanlon, and J. C. Gill v. W. Ward and W. K. Way; 8. Eccleshall and. A. W. Grimmitt v. H. Nish and T. Robson; C. H Hayward and C. Gough v. P. E. Knight and J. Hol lidge (Hong Kong F.C. green).
TO-MORROW
Bowls.-Open Pairs Competition: Gill and G. Duncan v. F. Macha do and C. Roza-Pereira; V. Pethe- rick and J. Watson v. A. Warr and J. Cook; J. Gibson and J. Ferguson v. N. P. Karanfla and J. Pau (Kow- loon Dock H.C. green).":"
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