THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JUNE
12, 1984.
AUSTRALIA'S CHANCE OF WINNING TEST MATCH
QUICK RUNS NEEDED BEFORE LUNCH
THEN SOME ASSISTANCE FROM THE WICKET
ENGLAND WITH BACK TO THE WALL
GEARY AND HENDREN SAVE SIDE FROM UTTER COLLAPSE
VERE the Arst Test a play-to-a-¡ Four wickets fell for an additional|
Anish match, England could ¦ two runs. Grimmett and O'Reilly, regard herself as being in a high-| good bowlers though they are, ly precarious position, Australia were flattered. Gnishing the day 265 runs ahead with seven wickets in hand.
As it is, Australia have a chance of effecting a win, but it will require some skilful captaincy on the part of Woodfull, backed by the best efforts of his colleagues, The Australians, themselves immune from defent, are now up against the clock. England as a team of crleketors means prae- tically nothing to them.
WOODFULL'S problem is for
the Australians to score a few more runs themselves and then dlemiss Engined, all within the space of about six and a half playing hours.
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O the face of it a drawn gume
appears to be a fairly safe bet.)
TRIMMETT can still make Eng-
lish batsmen nervous as kittens. Just look at his figures. 38-3 overs. 24 maldens, B1 runa, & wickets. O'Reilly, nided by that last collapse also returned useful figures.
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YES! They may prove
to bo very destructive to-day on that wicket. THE early dismissal of Woodfull and Ponsford in their second Innings which started after tea, meant only one thing, Australia were out for quick runs, The quicker the better. It was left to Stanley McCabe to score them.
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BROWN, somewhat hurried t
sco Australia's two staunchest batamen dismissed for seven runs
the reason why
BUT the Australians are in this between them, refused to play with
sound strategic position. They fire, which was can afford to calf the tune, know-close of play found him 37 not ing full well that under no circum-out, while Bradman had come and stances will they have to pay the gone for 25 and McCabe had plper:
collected 74.
THE visitors' chief means of obtaining a win appears to be
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Bradman
failed again. That is judging by his own
to obtain 100 odd quick runs be-contribution of 25. But when it fore the lunch adjournment, there is appreciated that he obtained will be by setting England the task of those out of 37 runs, it scoring the best part of 400 runs seen his innings was quite valuable, to win. After that they will have paving the way as it did for more to rely on their bowlers, plus glorious hitting by McCabe.
the possible assistance of a wicket wearing under the strain of four day's play.
THE hope of success seems to be rather slender, for without entirely ignoring the first Innings failures of the English batsmen, they still remain powerfully poten- tia run-getters,
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MCCABE was positively A dainful in his treatment of Farnes, Hammond, Geary, Verity. Mitchell and Leyland. To hit a six and thirteen boundaries in the course of an hour and 26 minutes batting towards the end of a day is a trifte Jessopjan. So far as the English attack was concerned, it was also very disconcerting.
CHAMPIONS' EXHIBITIONS AT CATHAY CLUB
A view of the Cathay Club tennis courts in Singapore Road, Shanghai, last wook, when a surios of exbibition matches, in which foreign and Chinese champions took part, was staged. Above are, from left to right, M. Benavitch, Cambridge Blue: Kho Sin Kie, Chinoso Java champloni G. D. Carson, former Michigan state champlon; and Gordon Lum, former Davis Cup player and Secretary of the
Cathay Tennis Club; all of whom took part in a men's doubles match,
ENGLAND'S DAVIS CUP
POSSIBILITIES
PROSPECTS CONTINUE TO BRIGHTEN
CRITIC
DECLARES
NO PRACTICAL REASON WHY TROPHY SHOULD NOT BE RETAINED
At the close of the Hard; Court Championships at Bournemouth, which on the men's side have provided some exciting battles between the re presentatives of England, Aus- tralia, Now Zealand, South Africa, India, France, and Japan, an appropriate moment has been reached for some com ments on the Davis Cup out- look for 1934 writes Sir F. Gordon Lowe.
As all the world knows, our Davis Cup team, Perry, Austin, A GREAT deal depends on the
of the wicket. Few ENGLAND may derive some en-Hughes, and Lee, brought the these English creases stand up to four couragement from the fact that coveted cup back to days play without some signs of once before at Trent Bridge they shores last July after an absence breaking up towards the end, and were led on the first innings, but of 21 years, and are now able to although apparently the weather won the match, The only differen-sit back in comfort and prepare co being on that occasion they made 128 for five declared in their for the challenge round, while second innings on the third day's other nations will be battling play and not the last. It was in throughout the season in the
preliminary competitions.
Crimmett.
1905.
THE unevenness of England's bot-
ting yesterday can be gauged by the fact that three batamien between them scored 194 of the 268 runs. The remaining batamen |contributed 69 runs, an average of
nearly 10 runs each.
Britain's chance of holding what she so nobly won in 1933 seems to Improve with cách suc- cessive weck.
Everything, of course, depends on whether Perry and
Austin can be brought to the post fit and well, and not overplayed.
Yesterday's Test Play
· Described
has been very generous at Notting- MCCABE'S SPARKLING BATTING IN LAST
ham, it is more than likely that half an hour after the wicket has been rolled out following the All- tralians' second knock, that it will bogin to cut up badly.
HOUR AND HALF
Nottingham, June 11. score from 185 runs to 240 without Sunny weather favoured the open-being soparated when the luncheon ing of the third day's play in the adjournment was made. First Test match at Trent Bridge Hendren, who has already scored AND if Grimmett and O'Reilly when the English sido resumed their two centuries against the Australians
got going under such condi- innings this morning.
during their presont tour, had made tions, England will have to fight The wicket was in good condition 07 and Geary 30, there being five vory sturdily to avoid defent. and there were approximately 20,000 extras,
spectators present when the Nawab During the course of the afternoon EENLAND'S inconsistent batting of Pataudi, who had scored six runs the attendance slowly increased and
yesterday was big
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on Saturday, and "Patsy" llendren, it was estimated that 30,000 were dis- appointment to Homesiders. Two who had made ten, returned to the present to watch the progress of Eng
wickets to face the Australian attack land's innings.
players literally saved the team with the total standing at 153 for four from collapse and probably the wickets.
follow-on.
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taken his individual score to twelve. cipally through
Hendren and Genry went out to continue batting and after Geary had The brillant young Indian player occupied the wickets for 05 minutes was the first to leave when he had to registered his half century, prin- cuts and drives. a fine disregard for the The total was tlion 145 and, in attempt Simultaneously the 250 went up after delivery from Wall, the the innings had been in progress for ing to play South Australian fast bowler, he was 140 minutes. caught at second alip by McCabe.
The Lotsman had fallen into a
PATSY Hendren, who is showing doubted eflelency of the Australian bowlers, having proviously helped himself to two centuries at their expense, again batted magnificent
PRIOR
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Perry is in the pink of condition and just in the mood for a hard senson's play, as he showed at Bournemouth by shouldering the full responsibility for us in the absence of Austin and Hughes.
The confidence of Perry and Hughes in themselves as a pair has been considerably increased vince they curried off the Australian doublen; this feat, by the way, than his pleased Perry. far more Success in the singles.
Is Wimbledon Held Too Late?
WHAT STATISTICS
REVEAL
KENT'S SAD CRICKET FESTIVAL
LOSE BY INNINGS TO WARWICK.
AT TONBRIDGE
LANCS: OUTPLAY
WORCESTER
NO BASEBALL.
MAJOR LEAGUERS TAKE
A REST.
New York, June 11. Major Baseball. leaguers enjoyed a rest. from their, exacting duties to-day, no baseball programmes boing scheduled.-Reuter,
London, June 11. BRITISH
The Tonbridge cricket festi- val opened badly for Kent, who to-day suffered
their
severest defeat of the season at
EMPIRE
the hands of Warwickshire, GAMES
who collected the maximum points by an innings and 126 runs.
Warwick laid the foundation of RECORDS LIKELY
their success on Saturday, when they hit up 435 by moans of attrac- tive batting in which most of the
team Agured prominently, and wound up the day's play by cap-
TO GO
turing two of Kent's wickets for THREAT TO ENGLISH
10 runs.
They continued the slaughter to-day, sending the home county
back for 140.
ATHLETES
England is likely to have
Mayer, who has enjoyed pre- vlous succession on the Angel strong opposition from the Ground, was again In the lime- South Africans in the British light, taking half the wickets for Empire Championships at the 67 runs.
London White City in August, Following on, Kent did little writes Joe Binka, former mile better, this time being tied champion.
down by Paine, who, by coin-
eldence, obtained his first hat-
At the South African champion-
trick In county cricket against ships, held in Queenstown, some Warwick at Tunbridge Wells splendid performances were seen, As usual, a brilliant sprinter, who can beat "ovona" was strongly in evidence.
some six years ago. Paine proved extremely difficult, to play, and his final figures of 6 for 30 were chiefly reaponafble for Kent's dismissal for 169.
WORCESTER ALSO. Worcester, playing against Lan- cashire, suffered a similar fate as Kent, being beaten by an innings and 192.
M. W. Theunissen, who comes from Natal, is a fine, strongly. built sprinter. He won the 100 `yards in 9 4-5sec, and the fur- long in 21.8-10sec.
am
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That the Championship meet- ing at Wimbledon is held one week too late in June to obtain
Judging by the picture of the 100 yards Onish. Theunissen the best chances of a dry fort- night, is the opinion of Mr. D.
Lancashire made light of the runs with his hend thrown back, Dewar, of the Air Ministry, task of acoring, and were able to after the style of Eric Liddell. after an examination of fifty declare at 456 for G. Watson
However, my friend, S. Hollen,
I records at scored another century, his figure the starter-to whom years of weather Kew Observatory, which has bounce from the Test team has other items tells
148, while Paynter, whose indebted for the programme and enabled him to calculate the been the cause of considerable sprinter is "class" in every way,
me this probability of heavy, moderate. or slight rainfall not only for comment, taunted the selectors by and some think he will beat the different weeks of the years,
scoring 100 not
British record If given a fine day out.
his and a good track, but at different times
Watson, not content with of the
also de-i batting achievement, day.
monstrated his ability as Habitues of Wimbledon will trundler, and in Worcester's first admit that Mr. Dewar's findings knock, which realised 149, cap agree closely with the type of tured 6 for 57:
Following on, the Potterymen weather experienced at Wimbledon since the war. The first week's were sent back for 115. weather has usually been better than the second.
TO BE GIVEN. GRANTS
BORDERERS AND ST. JOSEPH'S
Our One thing is certain": champion, G. T. Saunders, should give the South African fllor much to think about over 100 yards.
By the way, D. J. Joubert, who has won the last four years, and holds the South African record at 9'6-10 BEE, was besten Inte third place.
BRILLIANT HURDLER.
J. H._Viljoen won both the 220. and 220 yards hurdles brilliantly,
250c showing 15sec and pectively. He also added the long jump at 23ft 6in.
res-
With this year's challege round being staged over the week-end, there should be no question of Roper Barrett having to rest Perry in the doubles. With Sunday coming in between he cannot have three con- secutive days' play. Lee, appeared stale at Bournemouth much of interest in the statistics
Our Davis Cup reserve, Harold
Tournament organisers will find when he went down easily to that Mr. Dewar has communicated to testing player, Avory. I hear the Royal Meteorological Society. that Lee, through business reasons, Ho considers that his tables will may not be seen in the courts so prove of value in connection with much this season. ·
Insurances effected against rain
The wonderful all-round artist, PRAISE FOR HARE.
spolling events within specified
Harry Hart, helped himself to the periods of the day, With the brilliant exception of Thus he states that the after-tion Council at the monthly meeting put (60.8), and
The Hongkong Football Associa- hammer throw (123ft 3in), shot young Hare, our
discus (193.6). second line of noon is the wettest period of the held last evening reconsidered a do-Yet, with such a great throw. defence. was disappointing. There day; heavy afternoon rain is least ciston made previously in connection 176ft 7in, he was only third in can be nothing but praise for Hare, likely in May and September, and with the division of the gato receipts the javelin. although In the end he fell too that the probability of afternoon taken in the match between the Hart and Viljoen will again: be easily to boy McGrath. By his rain reaches its peak in the two South Wales Borderers and St.
for the South defeat of Merlin, France's young poriede, August 21-31 and October Joseph's Football Club in the play the stalwarta
African team. | Davis Cup hope, Hare did more 21-31. By means of his tables it off for the championship.
the javelin than enough to show his promise. Is possible to look up
babilities of weather conditions He has all the attributes of a for any day in the year. future champlon-a fino tem- perament, first-class strokes, coupled with destructive service, and the ability to "scramble." This latter quality means getting the ball back somehow in a tight corner.
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It looks as if either Australia or America would be our eventual Davis Cup challengers. The Aus: trallan team opened their campaign at Bournemouth strongly, in spite
of only just having stepped off the |
bont, The 1994 Crawford is still
the pro-
GOLF CORRECTION
J. Luckoff threw The meeting, which was presided over by Dr. C. M. Manners, grant 188ft 101⁄2in, and must be very. ed the two clubs concerned twenty-useful. — five per cont, of the net reculpts. Among the women athotes At the last Council meeting the re- Marjorie Clark is still supreme, quest for part of the gate receipts and she is to come to England was refused by the Council.
again. This aplendid athlete The annual general meeting of the won the 100 yards hurdles in 13 Hongkong Football Association is to
be held on Thursday, July 12 at 6.30 8-10acc, the high jump at 4ft The Adamsan Cup result for p.m. at the Sports Club if the As- 10in, and was second In both the June (in which L. R. Billinghurst | sociation can obtain the necessary discus and shot put finals. qualified) was incorrectly describ-permission from the Club's commit- ed in yesterday's issue na Captain's Cup event.
tran set by the bowler. The Nawab When the score had reached 200 a bit of a problem, although in his ly, and with Geary, upon whose just anicked the ball which flow to O'Reilly was put on "in the place of play during the week we anw 63 it would be difficult to place McCabe, who, however, falled to hold Wall and the New South Wales bow limpacs of the super-player of Inst
His year. true value, pulled England out of it the first time and caught it only ler mot with instant success. the fire.
at a second, attempt. 145-6-12. first delivery after relieving the South
Quiet revealed himself as a great England's wicket-keeper, Leslie Australian fast bowler was woll pitch- to their association. Eng-Amos, joined the Middlesex player at od up with an off-break and he up-match player while snatching & the wicket but ten runs later the ronted Hendren's stumps, after that victory from Daniel Prean after a land had lost six wickets for Kent representative was dismissed by batsman had scored 10 runs.
harrowing three and a half hours' 165 runs and stood in direct Wall when the batsman skied a Hondren played one of the best in- struggle. danger of following on. Then delivery from O'Reilly to square log. nings of his career and one that was The Americans are fielding a Invaluable in a crisis. Io scored ten strong side to be chosen from fours and was particularly severa on A VALUABLE STAND. all deliveries on the log side. On his Shields, Allloon, Wood, Lott, and George Geary, the Lolcestershire return to the pavilion ho was given a Stoffen, and will have their usual
C. E. Hare, this ́annson's most bowler, filled the vacancy and he and most enthusiastle reception by the cake-walk through their own zone. famous English tennis player, who Hendren made a gallant attempt to huge crow, emissal started what gorcus at Wimbledon than in Paris, critics as natural successor to Fred
They are certainly more dan I regarded by many retrieve what
threatening to Was ENGLAND'S "tall", the standing develop into a disastrous situation for und gone the wickets but the British team have plenty of Parry. Here he is
jokes of 1921, 1924-6, and 1920, England. The pair played the bowl- had liedley Verity gone to the wicket time to prepare for whichever na against J. F. G. Lysaght, former Ox- seen in action returned in all its old-time glory, ing with more confidence than any of than Geary was stumped by Oldfield tion fights through. ndjournment a further 20 runs the previous batsmen and took the i (Continued on Page 2.)
ford Blue.
.camo a pro-lunch stand. between | 165-0-10. Hendren and Geary which carried
the total to 240, while after the wore added before Hondren foll a victim to O'Reilly,
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competent
tec.
The Council, In considering the apo- counts for the year, granted the Secretary, Mr. G. T. May, the usual honorarium of $500.
RACES AT MACAO Draw Of Special Sweep
The draw la announced of the special sweep held on the Juno Mest-
In 16-year-old Miss B. Burke South Africa has found a brilliant sprinter. She won her. heat in 11 3-10sec, and the final In 11 2-10sec--both South African records,
Miss Burke has not been ex- tended ao far, and is evidently going to take a lot of beating at the White City,
All our leading Scottish, Welsh, and English athletes are now in strict training, and great care must he exercised.
STRENUOUS SEASON.
ing Handleap at the Macao Jockey With the intervening Club's third extra race meeting on Championships Sunday last,
County International matches, and tho‚AAA. Cham-
The race was won by Boxing Eve,pionships
our athletea realise which was drawn by ticket No. 28507, with Daylight Eve (Ticket that the period will bo strenuous No. 10720) second and Racing before the Empire Games start Triumph (Ticket No. 41290) third, on Aug. 3.
The full draw resulted as follows: { However, the prospectв are
bright concerning such as G. H.
Saunders, E. L. Davis, F. F. Wolff,
Banquet Hall
13681
Bay Vlow
13340
Bold Marshall
10641
D.
Boxing Eve (1st.).
28607
L
Daylight Eve (2nd.)
10120
Ebony Idol
12257
Gold Bullion
28714
Marquis Hall
10554
Mike
41700
Racing Triumph (3rd.).. 41200
Royal Flush
Bhaughraun
Wayward Stag
08067 28686 82244
Wost Parado
12400
The Brst prize amounted
to
Rathbone, G. L. Rampling,
J. V. Powoll, C. Whitehead, T. H. Scrimshaw, R. H. Thomas, J. E Lovelock, D. 0. Finlay. R. St. G. Harper, F. R. Webster, J. Holden, D. McNab Robertson Dunkle Wright, R. R. Sutherland, E. Harper, and Vic Harman, to mention only a fow of our "atora.” Every athloto who has the semblance of a chance of getting the third $2.524.26, the second to $721-20 and Into the English team will want to $300.00. Unplaced all the scratch-racing experience ponies each received $80,42.
he can get.