THE QUEST
THURSDAY, JUNE
1934;
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH:
FOR
THE
ASHES
STARTS TO-MORRO
WIGHT CU
WOODFULL
BRADMAN
KIPPAX
OLDFIELD
R. ABBIT DEALS WITH THE ENGLISH SIDE
A NUMBER OF UNFORTUNATE OMISSIONS
TEAM WHICH MAY POSSIBLY PLAY TO-MORROW
(By R. Abbit)
By the time this article appears in print, my readers will have had the names of, the fourteen players chosen to attend at Trent Bridge for the first Test Match of the 1934 season in their possession for 48 hours, together with some general comments. I think however that if we examine was in 1980 when in the third test the situation, we can get pretty closej match in England he minden duck to the composition of the team itself, and took one wicket for ninety-five though this must needs be varied; accordingly as the wicket promises to It is true that in 1828 for Chapman's be wet or dry. Indeed I consider it Australian Side he took five for thirty- quite on the cards that the actual five in the first innings besides making cleven will not be selected definitely sixty-six. His final Test figures were until the very morning of the match.hatting 8-95-66-13.75 and bow]-
"BRACKET" PLAYERS.
The team seems to me to include certain players who fall into brackets, as it were, as for instance I cannot see both Kennett Farmes and Bowes play- Ing.
The most surprising point how ever is the ombaton of Larwood, We do not definitely know why this is
I
There has been a suspicious cager- ness in wires I have seen to report that Larwood is quite fit again, but have seen no notices of his bowling tur a good spell at top pace. There are only two solutions possible. One is the most unlikely one hinted at in a cable that Larwood would refuse to play In Tents (n) us one story had it,
runa.
ing In this he was top. But it is six years a ago and I have seen nothing in the caldes to account for his return to big cricket.
2103-70-177-19-av. 26.10.
Mitchell for Jardine's team in 32-33 took in Test cricket three wickets for twenty runs aplece. Frankly one t out here-surprised at either being included and I certainly cannot see them both in.
A POSSIBLE TEAM. The team I would select on a hard wicket would be.
R.E.S. Wyatt, the Nawah. K. Farnes, Sutcliffe, Hammond, Ames, Hendren, Leyland, Nicholls, Verity and Mitchell,
WALL
McCABE
1
THE FIRST TEST MATCH
DRAW MOST LIKELY RESULT IF WICKET IS DRY,
BROMLEY
GRIMMETT
BROWN
PONSFORD
AUSTRALIA'S BID to recover the "Ashes" lost to D. R. Jardine's team in 1932-33 begins at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, to- morrow, when the first of the current scries of Test Matchos will start. Interest in the outcome of these games is practically world- wide, following as they do the much discussed series in Australia eighteen months ago, and it is already established that every ground record will be broken this year in England at Nottingham, Manchester, Leeds, Lord's and the Oval.
Neither team has yet finally been chosen for to-morrow, and much will depend on the conditions. It is generally felt that both sides are remarkably strong in batting, and less powerful in attack. Given a dry wicket big scores are anticipated, with a draw over four days of play, the most likely result.
Not Australia's Youngest Test Team.
INTERESTING RECORDS OF FORMER TOURING. PERSONNELS
WHO'S WHO IN THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM
STRIKING ARRAY OF ALL ROUND
TALENT REVEALED
PLAYERS WHO HAVE PEFFORMED
DOUGHTY DEEDS
The following ae pen-pictures of the Australian Test players now in England, from whom will be drawn the eleven to oppose England in the first Test at Nottingham to-morrow.
L. DARLING (Victoria). -
W. M. WOODFULL (Victoria).
1
ENGLA
STRON
NEW COME
IN DOL The Wightman have chosen the E oppose America's · at Wimbledon (on: 16, and based on trials, there are p surprises,
The team is:
Mlus Dorothy
Miss Dearman Miss B. Nuthal Miss M. Scrivel
Miss N. Lyje
Mrs. L. A. Go
The exclusion of Stammera
as a sing unexpect
Is painstaking and is a shrewd A dushing left-hand bat. In 1928-20 thetician. Made his first trip to Eng-season at the age of 10 he came to the Fand under 11. L. Collins, and returned "front by acoring 37 and 80 against to Australia with the best average N.S.W. From then until last season that An Australian bud
ever had in ho was in and out of the State side, his firal tour-57.9. A dour opening but is now the backbone of the State rather Latanian, with a rock-like defenco. XI. Well bulit, he takes plenty of "Veritas," and it wi One of the pillars of Australian and risks. Also D Victorian tennis. Has been in fine form this season. Age 37. A school
mmster,
D. G. BRADMAN (N.S.W.).
useful right-hand medium-puce bowler and a brilliant England will rely field. Played in two Tests against three players who Jardine's men, scored 148 runs for last year and wi average of 37, highest score 85., Age America.
20.
Is holder of the world's highest In- dividual score in first-class cricket— 452 not out against Queensland in 1920-30 season. Has made the Australian Tosts 331 at Leeds in Shield match. Stayed at the wickets: 1930. In this tour he failed by only
W. BROWN (N.S.W.).
Miss Round obvło. No. 1 singles, with One of the most promising opening Scriven as her lieut
highest individunt score in Anglo- double-century in the inst Sheffield batsmen. In Australia. Scored a
As Mrs. Godfree,
40 to reach 3,000, and finished with for over two and a half hours in scor- Lyle and Miss D ing 60 against Jardine's team out of palpably doubles ipl
an average of 98.6.
In the Tests he averaged 130.14 for a total of 180. Very consistent this Betty Nutiall will seven completed innings. Going back season and has scored over 600 runa,
to Australia, he scored 447 (average his best innings being 205 and 154. singles.
T. WALL (South Australia).
74.5) in the Tests against the West Age 21. Indies, and in the following season scored 800 with the phenomenal aver- Age of 2016 against the South Afri-|
cana.
STRONG IN DOI
At Forest Hills Ind Australia's fast bowler. Had a combination wha fairly successful tour In England in auccessful, 31iss Rou 1930, when he took 67 wickets at an
An in.pression seems to prevail that of the present team, the forthcom There are five bowlers, excluding the Australian team about to starting will be the third visit for Grin from loyalty to Jardine or (b) because Wyatt, and only two men who might their quest of "the Ashes" is the mett, Ponsford and Woodfull, complet. son, being mostly unable to cope with average of 29.03. Was out of form only one match. M
Not such a prolific scorer last sea- he hind been retained at a
fee of not castly make fifty. On #ticky £2,000 to report the Tests.
wicket, it is possible that Farnes might youngest, in average age, that has ing nine years' service for each. Larwood's bowling. In the Tosts against the West Indies in 1931, but losing both and Mia Personally I think both stories drop out for Geary, unless it was de-represented Austraila in England; “AUSTRALIA'S FINEST TEAM."
ngainst England he scored 390 runs did better against South Africans, capturing the only on there is a book which bears Walters would come in. But this is members than any previous team. nest that ever represented Australia number of centuries in Tests against Shicknes
cided to strengthen the batting when and that the team contulum more new
at an average of 58.76, his highest taking 13 wickets for 266 runs in she played. Larwood's name but I cannot see this largely a question of immediate form, Neither view is correct.
score being 103 not out in the second three Tests. One of the fow players The 1921 team was probably the Test at Melbourne. This brought his to take all ten wickets in a Sheffield very athletic youngster, who earned about which one knows little out here.
But Misa Scriven app Headed Australian on the top of her form, his living, I bellove, as a miner pre-In the event of Wyatt's thumb Injury The team of 1930 included eleven Warwick Armstrong, they played 38
Fugland. Under the captaincy of England to seven, which is more than Test averages against England last annexing the French tit promptu accounts of the Tests in time Walters would captain the side.. to be printed and served up at next
England. Recovered his old form 20.. A schoolmaster. the trip in the prescrit team thero of eight batsman-Macartney; Bards 200, 187 not out, 128, and 101. Is a only two, and 14 were drawn. Each this year, his scores including 253.
ly be regarded'ns a suitabi morning's breakfaɛl tables.
are eight newcomers,
ley, Armstrong, Ryder, J. M. Gregory, master of all the strokes, with an
viously, serving out the necessarily im-¡ kveplig him out I rather imagine members who had not previously madal matches, of which they won 22, lanttny other Australian has made against year with 16 wickets at 26.37. Age second successive year, c
SELECTORS UNCONVINCED.
There only then remains the second solution that the Selectors are not absolutely convinced that he is fit for
THE RESULT?
Now as to our chances. So far as I can see the Australians are a magnificent batting side, except that several of them don't like really fast bowling, but I have grave doubts of had
full pace bowling over a long gan.e. their bowling et in i glue-pat, then were, in the order of age:-McCabe,
wicked. We
The teams of 1812 and 1921 each had 10 men; that of 1806 had nine and that of 1009 had eight who not previously visited England, It may well be, however, that they are
The new comers to the team of 1930 giving him further time to try out his
Grimmett might bring off one of his Walker, Jackson, Bradman, 'Beckett, fuot,And indeed, if Larwood is going
..old time: feat. to play an shall see intery.
Jel it be on a Lord's O'Reilly
their best bowler on the
Fairfax, Wall and Hurwood. Their whole, but
in this department I think ranged from McCabe (20) to will be at all that England has slightly the better I suppose that no one
Hurwood (27), with an average of surprised that R.E.S. Wyatt has been matters. I am not sure however
23 years. The older members chosen to Captain the English side, if she has not rather the worse batting full, Oldfield, V. Richardson
Ponsford, Provided he did not show any lack of side. Leyland is rather an uncertain Grimmett ranged in age from Pons
Kippax, Hornibrook, Wood-
dong little so far this year, as far as
a Test, and Hammond has ford (10) to Grimmett (38), with an average of 33.14 years. The average we know.
On the whole I think that a draw age of the whole team of 1930 was is most probable, If the wenther is
27.73 years, fine and the wicket goud.
form it is hardly conceivable that quantity
anyone else could be chosen. Natural- ly the critics have toyed about with other names. (Awful chaps these cricket journalists for filling un column or two with gun!)
But seriously, in these days the captain has got to pull his weight in the bont. Of the names mentioned, in these days English Captains of yester
year don't stage come-backs.
ABSENTEES.
For
GRIMMETT OLDEST.
and
་
While noticing with great pleasurement team, Brown, Bromley, McCabe, Of the younger members of the pre- the return of Ifendren, I am frankly Fleetwand-Smith, Darling, Barnett,
isappointed that R.W.V. Babins not in the side, as he is such a briliant Bedman and Chipperfield, range in all-rounder. He is, however. rather
VALENTINE 'TO COME. Chapman had his day, and a glora man of moods. ious one it was. But he has passed"
Paynter, 100, is a man I had expect his prime as a player. On the other hand B.ll. Valentine lias hardly come to are in sa, besides his brilliant to his. He may well captain our next left hand batting, he is a splendid field.
from Brown (22) to Chipperfield. (27), with an average of 24.5 years.) The older members-O'Reilly, Ebeling, Wall, Ponsford, Kippax, Oldfield, Woodfuil and Grimmett-range in age From O'Reilly and Ebeling (each 29)
A. F. KIPPAX (N.S.W.).. tion.
and 1
an aggregate of more than 1,000 runs his own. Useful slow bowler and B Trumper. Has captained New South compared with the 1933 tear Andrews, Collins and Taylor-scored unusual half-pull, half-hook shot of Most stylish bat in Australla. There will be two entirely (Bidcartney and Bardsley more than brilliant ficid. Age 25.
Modelled his style on that of Victor ferent doubles combinations 2,000 each), with averages ranging
Wales for several seasons. One of the select few who have scored over B. J. BARNETT (Victoria)
If the trials are to indicate 5,000 runs in Sheffield Shield cricket. thing, Miss Dearman A good wicket-keeper and left- Highest score 315 not out against Nancy Lyle will be one pair, handed batsman-Very-quick-on ls Queensland in 1927-28
27-28-season. Ins fect and takes the ball well on the leg twice scored two separate hundreds Mr. Godfree, probably partn by Miss Nuthall, the other W side off fast bowling. Age 25.
ninte in 1030, With Hooker, shares the ever the line-up current 1 E. H. BROMLEY (Victoria). world's last-wicket record partnership suggests that England will of 307, made for New South Wales very strong in doubles, as I Brilliant left-hand bat and a useful verses Victoria in 1928, his share be- Godfree has recaptured medium-pace left-hand bowler. Foring 260 not out. He has had one old-time brilliance.
EVEN WYATT BECOMES SCEPTICAL.
INJURY LIKELY TO KEEP HIM OUT OF BEST.
London, June 6. Even R. E. 5. Wyatt is now casting doubt on the likelihood of his being fit to lead the England Test team at Nottingham on Friday.
He stated to-day that as a result of his tractured thumb, it was very doubtful whether he would be able to turn out. The injury will be further examined later to-day.Reuter.
once against Sussex in
merly played for Western Australia. trip to England-in 1030. Scored
A brilliant fieldsman in any position. 1.614 runs in 1930 tour for average of Was brought into the fourth Test 56.07, including four
centuries.
att.
side against England because of his Scored 320 in Tests-average 64.83. TO-DAY'S LEAGU strong leg-side play. He scored only Hnd only 11 innings last year, scored 20 and 7 and was dropped for the 21-highest score 179-for average of lus: Test. Hus done fairly well this 20.18. Age 34. A sports goods sales-
Age 21.
tian.
S. J. MCCABE (N.S.W.).
C. V. GRIMMETT (South Australia). Į
One of the best slow bowlers of all
The most attractive batsraan lu Aus) tinto. Took 20 wickets in Tests dur- ing the English tour of 1930 for bowler, and regarded as the finest ali. traliu; also a splendid fust-medium
average of 29.80, Obtained all ten
af
of Testa
TENNIS
THREATENED BY RAIN
side in Australia, but as yet he has I understand that this Intter depart to Grimmett (42), averaging 31.126) from 58 down to 30 an innings. Fournid not enter big cricket until com howier, he occasionally brings the ball but rain appears to be inevita
hardly shown that consistency of per- ment of the game has been insisted on formance that alone can warrant in the Selectors, clusion in a Test Ride,
· BROADCAST:
The most probable successor to
I understand that Z.B.W. will he Jardine, had hó retained his form and Wyatt dropped his would undoubtedly singing Daventry's running account have been C.F. Waltere. But he has of the first day's play for some time,
from I think 9.30 or so. done practically nothing this
I suppose while
this is D.V.W.P--but I hope it will be Wyatt has played excellently, and 1 personally doubt Walters in a bit clearer than the bost-race.
clusion in the side me I noticed that in the trial game Wyatt went in first with Sutcliffe, a combination which, 1 expect will be tried out on Friday! next.
to
THE BRACKETS. Before I suggest what I think may! be the English side I would draw my renders' attention
one or two 'brackets. For instance I cannot for the life of me see both K. Farnes and Bowes in the side. Both are very fast, and both are quito negligible as batsmen.
Oaks Probables And Jockeys
RICHARDS ON MISTOR
London, June G.
Bowes has bowled Bradman, but he has rather the reputation of relying rather on the fast bumped ball-and; The probable starters and jockeys he is frequently guilty of bumping for the Oaks, the second classle of them, too short His figures in the Derby meeting, to be run on Australia with Jardine were (a) Friday, are now announced. Tests:—23—2—70–1. (b) Elrat-Class
Instantaneous (Dick) Matches:-200-22-818-30, and (é)
Shining Cloud (Nicoll) All Matches:205-26-102038.
Campanula (Wragg) Spendapenny (Perryman) Filastic (Sam Wragg) Solitude (Fox)· Moonstone (Canty) Light Brocade (Caralake), Kyloe (T. Burns)
Protty poor figures. It is truo his only Tost Motch wicket was Brad- maù, but I find that it was a long hop which Bradman tried to hook und played on to his wicket.
personally fancy Farnes. In the ather bracket I find Geary and Mit- chall. The former is a rather aur-| priaing selection, as he is forty one years of age. I am a little doubtful about him but as for us I can make out his last appearance, for England
Call of Duty (II. Bendley) Zelina (S. Donoghue) Mistor (G. Richards), -Renter.
M
A threatening overhead Indic Yorkshire wickets for 37, and secured rounder in Australia to-day. Scored that league tennis may possibly, altogether 144 wickets in first-class
at average of 42.77 in Testi matches ut un average of 16.85. Com-gainst Jardine's tears. Although held up by rain for the first
2, has already represented failure in the last series only years. The average age of the whole of the
this season to-day. A "B" D paratively
AUR- against D. R. Jardine's team. tralia in four Test "rubbers." As a ston programme is scheduled, Team is 29.31 years.
bowlers-Armstrong. Alc- Donald, J. Gregory and Maileyparatively lato in his career, but has back a little and has a deceptive slow Of course, the figures for 1934 have with averages ranging from:-Arm- cricket than any other bowler. Made urticularly in the slips. Has not Club courts not being available: Owing to the Hongkong Cric been londed by the passing years,
each captured more than 100 wickets taken more wickets in Sheffield Shield one. A brilliant field in any position, MeCale and Bradman being respon strong (15.7) to Malley (19,8) runs a striking Test debut in 1924-5, when played much this season through I-league matches during the week sible for an addition of eight years to a wicket. Of thin great team. Old- he took eleven England wickets for health. A sports goods salesman. is doubtful whether the ClỆ the aggregate of the "juniorn," and field is the only player who is also a 82 runs in the fifth Test.. Hlas done
W. A. OLDFIELD (N.S.W.).
counter with the Univers Wall Ponsford, Kippax, Oldfald. member of the team of 1934. Woodfull and Grimmett for 24 years
materialise this afternoon... A worthy successor to that wender. probably be played on Saturday › ful line of Australian wicket-keepers, mutual agreement. Blackham, Kelly, and Carter. Ho
to the aggregate of the seniors.
The present is the 18th representa- tive tens to visit England. Exclud- ing executive officers and visitors who have sometimes taken part in games; as energencies, the actual playing members of all the teams number 121 individuals. Of these, 49 were select- ed from New South Wales, 48 from Victoria, 17 from South Australia, four from Queensland and three from Tasmania.
fairly well this season. Age 42.
TRENT BRIDGE,
THE GROUND
OF SMALL SCORES
WHAT RECORDS OF PAST REVEAL
takes the ball, cleanly and without This loaves three other match flourish. Has kept wicket for Aus- with the Recreio visiting Pokfu tratin in every Test since the fifth to play the Graduates. They sho Teat in 1021, with the exception of
hand
the fourth Test in Brisbane last year, in comfortably, Climara when he was not available on account tion Club, present of injury. Age 30.
division go to 5 should also garner h The first Test to be played at Nottingham, or Trent Bridge W. J. O'REILLY (N.S.W.).
I.R.C. as it is alternatively known, was in 1899, when the match was left drawn, with England needing 135 to win, with three wickets series of Tests-twenty-seven wickets tain South China,
Australia's star bowler of the last The Kowloon Cri The average shows an amusing in hand.
at 27,26 each, paradox-that each team consisted of
A tall, well built right- have lost to the C bowler, he has as 6.72 players; the explanation, oil •Altogether five matches have Scores at Nottingham have been delivery a medium-paced ball which
his stock with the Indians course, is, that many of the players been played at Nottingham, of comparatively small, and both sides atraightens up from the leg. The K.C.C. have beater
deplore than one trip, and some which England has won two, only averaged a little over 200 per greatest bowling find since Grimmett, and were only narri several trips.
Australia one, and two re- innings. In nine visits to the Almost unknown at the beginning of the Recreio, It would ARMSTRONG'S FOUR TRIPS maining have been left drawn. wicket, England has an aggre- the 1932 season, when the South for the homo team,
gate of 1,843 runs, with an ayor Africana were touring Australia. At England last won in 1930 by 93 age of 204 runs por innings. the end of the season he was the beat visits to England. Among these were runs. Australia's only success to Australia, having batted eight in- taster in New South Wales, Agu 29. Armstrong, with 20 years' service date at Trent Bridge was in 1921, nings, haa totalled 1,602, with an Schoolmaster by profession.. and Barnley and Macartnoy, with 18 when they carried all bofore them. average of a fraction over 200 W. H. PONSFORD (Victoria). years. These periods, however, in- clude the war interval, the three. They won name having been members of the wickets.
Bofore the advent of Don Bradman, Only two individual conturles Leams Immediately before and after England first won in 1905 by have been scored at Trent Bridge. bateman. Scored 422 (then warld's the home team given first.
was known
as the world's wonder five wickets, and the second drawn A. C. MacLaren obtained one for record) in his first appearance against game was in 1926, when only a England in 1906, when he scored Tasmania, and broke this record. In few balls were bowled, England 140, und Don Bradman and
recorded 1027 by scoring 437 against Queens- scoring 32 without logs, and rain one for Australia in 1930, when Innd. Though Don Bradman has bea stopping any further play.
ho hit up 131.
(Continued on Page 0.)
No fewer than 14 players paid four.
the war,
Among others of the 14 were Jarvin and Oldfield, 14 years; Noble Trumper 11 Clem Hill, 10; and 11. Trott, D.
comfortably by ten runs.
:
The K.C.C. will on vices of Dunne, who Stapleton, and if all th produce proper ferm t should.win.
Ilore is the programme,
H.K.U.T.C
v. Recrolo
H.K.C.C.
G.A.
1.1.C.
v C.R.C.
K.C.C.
v S.C.A.A.
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