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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1950.
Don't Be Shy SPORTS SCHOOL
Of A Mirror
SAY THE
BEDSER TWINS
If you want to be a great batsman don't be afraid to do what all the great actors and orators do-practise in front of the mirror.
Cut out the action shot pictures below, paste them at the edge of a full or three-quarter length mirror-that one on the wardrobe door will do-and go through the motions with hat in hazylo
Runji did it, often for hours on end-and he was one of the greatest-ever batsmen.
YOUR OWN COACH...
You can be your own couch and correct your own faults.
The great thing is to cultivate your own style.
Do not get us wrong. We do not advocate unorthodoxy, but it is better to be yourself than, say, a sixth-rate imitation of Denis Compton.
No matter whether you open the innings for England or bat No. 9 for Much-Binding-in-the-Murah, there are certain shots you must know how to play correctly if you are to get the fullest enjoy- ment out of the game.
First get the stance right.
Grip the but firmly with the left hand, which should be, just above the middle of the handle with the "V" formu by thumb anil forefinger in line with the outside edge of the bat. The right band, placed immediately below the left, should-not grip too tightly.
ESSENTIALS
Now and
Com-
fortably 11:0 possible, fest tightly apart, weight evenly bainuced. Your feet should be as Dear
possible
parallel to the popping Your left shoulder, e surminst yout
ritht hand 1, are
br pointing down the wicket - wards the bowler.
latl
about
these
Now essentials. Cricket is allacking Krund Rame, but the two met important shots to our and are the forward hed backward defen- sive strokes.
It sounds coolt-eyed,
If
bet look at it this way:
cannot you
piny food! three straight length balls correctly you will never be able
First... ERIC SHOWS THE FORWARD DEFENSIVE SHOT
ALEC COMMENTS on Eric's stance Note straight back- with the weight being thilted from the left to the right foot.
to vise those flashing cover-
drives, late-cuts, and hooks—you will be back in the pavilon,
"THE LOVELIEST'
New let us at:ume that these two basic shuts are mastered. What next?
Well, two of the loveliest and ment produite coring shots in the entire cricket range are the drive and the cut.
Fundamentally, there is only one drive. All four drives used-- the cover off, straight, and on are really the same hot with tli the variation. All are based on that forward defensive shot.
The ball of
The ball to be driven is ball-volley than I a nver-patched length.
Generally speaking, if the bali is pitched on the middle stunn -you should use the straight drive; the off-stump-the off- drive; the leg stump-the drive; outsile the off-stump- tion. the cover drive.
Now
Tap of back lift clues rell micay from body, to give freedom of move
the making 12 ment
stroke.
Note the straight back- /t. Weight is all on the front ry, leaving the other free to move back and across the wicket.
on hit it in the prescribal
But member, when you are Come to drive there must be no half measures. Ilit the ball hard, Get your Iront foot out to
the pitch and, above all, watch the ball.
ON THE LAWN
A good tip for private prace tive to nd a lawn-or any plece of level ground-mark out a balling crease, and place the ball just where
Down swing left leg mores forward towards the pitch of the ball; towards the points
intended stroke.
Weight on left leg. which "pipes'
speit impact. Head over bat, which t close to forward leg.
THE BACKWARD DEFENSIVE SHOT
Right foot as far buck and, into the wicket as possible. Hight for point. ing towards gully? teft alde Iowards bowler.
diree-
A point to underline: Always uber that the toe of your forward foot should be pointing in the direction you intend bit- the ball-and keep your bat
traight.
continuation of defensive shot.
Don nefrole: wetph #1 mote all the right leg, and the left elim I tanze net to the ente
Moment of mpact. bat einse to right deut bal handle well r wurd of the true of the blude: hend er hel
the backward dangerous to cut a rising ball, and where you cannot get Ot right on top.
RISKY ONE
The late cut is a rather risky shot-all strokes not played with a straight bal are.
But the late eut is such a beautiful siroke to play and to watch that all batsmen must try it rouner or later, so, if you don't want to present fist slip with a "dolly" catch you must get it Fight
The drive played off the font font is very indar in execution to the forward detensive shot. The difference is that you put more power behind the shot and complete the follow through,
tan also drive off the
Before you try this that select the right ball: one pitched short tremendous font with
It is of stump). the stroke being a cutside the
You
a half-volley back
would pitch. Then step out and power,
LOWSON
OUT FOR SEVEN
Frank Lowson, bowled by Sonny Ramadhin for seven during the match between Yorkshire and the. West Indies at Bradford. Yorkshire were all out for 91, but the tourlats could only reply with 182-Central Press Photo.
Cricket's First
Alec Is The One On The Right
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Yes. It Pays To 'Buy' Wickets
Q. When is the best time, from 'n bowler's viewpoint, to attack a batsman?
Alee:
Straight away. Allack from the first ball, before he has settled down; before le judges the pace at the wicke! Study your opponents, Get to know their strength and weaknesses and play on them or bowl to them.
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Q. Do you believe in "buy- ing wickets?
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Alee and Eric: Yes. Against really good batsman on n good wicket it is often your
You only chance of success, must study your opponent.
Find out his favourite shots shot he and try to discover likes to play but which he Really. hasn't quite mastered.
REVIEW OF THE SOFTBALL SEASON:
Men's Junior League Season Was In Some Respects The Most Successful In Years
SAYS "STARDUST"
The Men's Junior League in 1949-50 was in some respects the most successful in many reasons. A record entry of twelve teams as compared with eight last year, contested the "Ernie Hearther" Shield. So closely contested was the battle that there was a three-way tie for the Champlonship at the end of the regular league schedule. This necessitated a play-off for the title on a The pennant race, with talent knock-out systent. equally allocated between all clubs, afforded fans with one of the finest competitions in league history.
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Sabu Samy's Rexes, on the strength of organised team play and experience, took an early season lead but at no time were able to open up a safe margin. By the middle of the season the consistent and peppery Blackhawks had taken over the top spot and the final weeks of the pennant race saw a three-team dog-fight It was between the Blackhawks, Rexes and Jaguars. not until three weeks before the end of the official sea- son that the Blackhawks Club was able to nail the pen- nant to the must in a well-deserved victory for a second year Club in the circuit.
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Manager and a Rennie Sequeira's Blackhawks | panted by a la practical psychology. The
are to be congratulated on their Conch, will have by the idea is to feed his vanity, give | fne performance in securing Men tomorrow morning to know
then
in an exhibition him a few cheap runs,
the pennant. This Club was pro- their talent "pop" one down that is not minent in its slugging at the against the Champion Macao quite the same.
plate. It had a well-balanced Softbait team. luck is with you he'll have all machine and was parti- a “dip," fall into the trag, and cularly fortunate in possessing you've bought your wicket. may cost few runt, but it uften worth giving away two or three boundaries to get rid
maiter. of a potential century
Q. What is one of the most disconcerting balls?
Alce
fastish and Eric: A "yorker" that 1 a ball which pitches pretty well in the "bei- role." if you are a bowler use it sparingly, for it is a surprise packet and as such must not be otherwise the bats OMOTİON man--if he rurvives the first ontwill soon know how to deal with it.
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has been
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Q. What is the best advice! you eun have to would-be bat
the but dat sa
Awarde .B Eprint, Surray County eup in 1910, and its site player for England, in 93 Te
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Eric
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brother to Alec.. Hus not yet played Test cricket, but ly tipped by many experts as a likely candidate
tile to winter.
for the tour Australia
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Frie: Kep your eye on the ball. Don't just watch it leave the bowler's hand-follow all the way.
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The following are the Jaguars,
two reliable pitchers, in doer players-Ollie Van (Manager); Ha Mexicali Rose" Winglen Gracia and Josie Ribeiro.
(Coach); Frankie "Samba"
Vie Pedruco (p);
The heavy clouting of the Correa (e); Guterres brothers, Manuel and Frankie otros (15); "Chandu" Antonio, and pin-size Roberto Pedruco (b): Gerry Van Lan- Nunes provided the Club with Renberg (35); Umberto More
Lionel "Jive King team and (ra); plenty together as a their consistency won them the Sequeira (1) "Jojo" Baptista
Souza (ef); and Nelson
Lino Championship.
Utilities: Ede Noronha,
on fire but
Madcaps, and Tony expectathe Overseas Chinese.
(TE).
Kwok ut
The Rexe started the cam Marques, Rennle Sequeira of the in like a house
to up failed to live
Hitting out powerfully tons.
season in their early they looked as if they
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decisions
tu
the
worth
FAREWELL DINNER
bal A farewell dinner party was wuik away with the flag,
Wednesday as the they cracked up badly going held at into the final stretch, dropping Builerfly Restaurant in honour fowly placed of Chief Inspector Jim Shepherd Furce Griffins
fins and the unpredictable of the Hongkong Police
the with who is leaviar the Colony to Overseas, to end up in
Jugate day for New Zealand on retire- the Blackhawks and
drawing a keng.
for the Championship. They ment after 22 years in Hong- WORTH? fortunate in
This dinner was given
Council of the Association.
ye in the play-offs but in the by the Gonca,
against tussle
the ongkong Softbal deelding Blackhawks they lost out.
Mr Jim Shepherd is the Vice- Jaguars, an President of the Association and Jolting The
last managed to this may probably be our average ball club, And the next most in-
after battle their way into the play opportunity to fraternise with our outstanding popular and hard-working Vice- pive of advice
uffs. They had no
Eric: Keep your bat straight performers both in offence and Premittent, so fans will join me nd use your feet. A straight defence but taking advantage in wishing him the best of luck but is usually a safe bat, and of the breaks that came their in his new sphere and assure if you use your feet to get out way made good use of them to him that we will be thinking of to the ball you can turn even end up in a tie for second place. bim when we next get together
for another softball game. good-length balls
inter hall- volleys, and you know what lo
MCC next
do with a half-volley: drive it, good and hard.
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A round and often punishing! opening batsman, he is rapidly developing into one of the best of off-break. slow bowlers.
Scored 1,740 runs inst searan Ilis tert and took 88 wikett.
both performance with and ball were last reason-163 og dnst Notts at the Oval, and :even for 99 mainst Middlesex
Rules Were Seti
Defending
Her Titles
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DISAPPOINTING
The success
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the recent League The Overseas were one of the Mdkets Softball disappointments in this circuit. bera due to a great extent They had a drst-class ball club Mr Shepherd, and I am sure we greatly but were erraile in their play. softball players fee
they were indebted to him for the number their good days On
enjoyable Kames played capable of beating all the other of Alce: This is how larted clubs. They deserved to hold a during the softball season. A
fourth Silver Challenge Cup for
League las a youngster, and I recom-better position
everyone, mend for
Q. What is your tip for bowling perfection?
than
from place, but to gain a Champlon- Midgets"
be consistent donated by Mr Shepherd. Junior schoolboy to top-class ship à club must ericketti.
in their play and the Overseas Voyage and Good Luck
Mark out a wicket, and place were not.
one stump at each end. Then
lace a sheet of paper, about #
The Spartans, Braves, Aces!
CELEBRATION
the
been
Bon
A dinner party in honour of They all the Braves' softball team, Senior
foot square on the spot where and Pandas were always threats
the top teams, a good-length ball should pitch, started off strengly but faded League Champlons and Winners stages of the "Doc" Molthen Shield, wax and art bowling.
away badly in the later Your aim: To pitch the ball of the pennant race. These four given by Mr and Mrs A. E. on the sheet of paper, and clubs hat their share of heavy Osmund last week at their home
a light Iomuntin. knock the tump down. When
defenc
you can do that five times out hitters but they lacked of ten you are well on the way! Sylvia Cheeseman, Britain's to Leing a bowler. leading girl sprinter last reason,!
1: soon wondering how nitisele she tore just before thei Empire Games will be pleicly fit again,
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says. my
(Lonas Erpress Servier)
Members of the Squaws and
and Grimas; Junior Bravis also attended. The Delawares
Chaiming Carmen Souza, runner finished in a lie for the cellar
their poor up for the Junier Ladies' Batting Despite berth
Clubs title, was the main attraction of two
of upsets the evening and entertained
slowings, there provided a couple
Uninspired Name when the Delawares bent the with her singing.
Out On Linen rublished by the European Americans
for this
Prior to the dinner. Charlic "Ole Boss" Figueiredo, manager
Jolting Jaguars and the Griffins "If all goes well," she
toppled the Rexes, earlier in 1 be defending shall
Jumping the season. The British Show national sprint titles, and I nm
the British, people, who have only £3,000 hoping to get into
Eddie Remedios of the Braves of the Senior Braves, was pre- Cham- in the kitty, and cannot go to team for the European
next! Canada or Amerien unless they won the batting itle Bruds
average and pionships
more, will view with season with a .391 rnise
cume August.'"
According to a ranking list irony the annuncement that the Blackhawks Joey Gracia Feed more thann close second with .383.
The coveted Most Valuable Commission of the International £89,000 to maintain their own
Trophy awarded DFL
with purchase of Pinyer On a lines handkerchief-Athlete Federation. Mies Cheere activities in international jump-
nually to the individual was beaten horses for Olymple try-outs, dated about 1711-are set man's best 200 metres lime lasting, including the
the
But they may take courage the highest achievement in the of Softball, rightfully earliest printed on (24.4cc.) out
only by Fanny Blankerg-Koen,
from the success of the three- rentin laws of cricket. The players 24.3sec.
day borse and rider trials al belongs to Joey Gracia of the are pictured at their game:
which Miss Cheereman prefers the Badminton.
attracted Junior Blackhawks the laws are reproduced ; furlong to the shorter sprint.
crowds reaching 20,000 on the selected by popular vote. second day; ali paid to come OFF TO TRIPOLI
round the edges.
(writes Hylton Cleaver).
Rait n. s.
of the
who
Was
Ilyton Cleaver suggests two
The standard of Softball in wathe Junior loop this season was Jie thinks the not as high as last year but the
every
One studies this with a sorti Brigadier R. G. 5. Hobbs, one in. of reverence in a new book of the two Army representa- The Laws of Cricket: Their lves on the Rugby Union com-improvements.
1s leaving for Tripoli naine, "Badminton Three-Day players were out there History and Growth, written nattee,
Ile Event," is uninspired; comic week-end giving of their best. by Lieut.-colone! Kerr, secretary
MCC will remain there for anything people seriously think it refers What they lacked in polish and (Longman's, 128. d.). It is up to two years. This will be the shuttlecock game; and the finesse they made up in kernness
Army Rugby phrase "event" might mean and hustle. learned study of a subject full a loss to the
and { Union and to the governing display, or equally an accident, of doubts and dilemmas,
His suggestion is "British
takes one over 200 years and body.
more of ericket history,
BOWLED CROOKED
For example, did you know this?
one 14521
sidc,
the
The Arst law to deal with wides probably resulted from n well-known incident at Lord's in 1810
single-wicket during a between
forceful match character Lord Frederick Beau- clerk and T. C. Howard on the Clerk
and Squire Osbaldes- and Willis Lambert on the other. The Squire was taken ill, but Lord Frederick insisted on play or pay, which Lambert, realling he could bowl wide of the wicket without any penalty, consistent- ly
did sa to his noble opponent who lost his temper, his gad the match,
on
It is these. by-ways of infor mation that make the book. Fascinating even to the unlearn- ed about cricket.
(London Express Servies)
Hobbs played for Richmond, Olymple Horse
Trinis" (over
and for England four times in three days in Badminton Park). 1 1932,
-(Lomion Express. Serulce) -(London Express Service)
K. O. CANNON
YOU LIKE THE PRETTY
NOW LET'S BE FRANK, GIRLS, MEU CANNON? / VIDOGO. WE'VE BOTH
COME TO THE PAVILLON ROUGE ON BUSINESS..
AM 1 RIGHT?er
- AH! I SER, YOU DO! ON HAVE YOU SOME OTHER INTEREST HEAL, PERHAPS?
Charlie Figueiredo
cented with a
bronze statuette
HERE AND THERE
to of a softball player by Robert The Jolting Jaguars are
this week-end. Remedios, non-playing captain invade Macno A 13-member team, accom- of the Senior Braves.
WITH WHISPER IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE
..ON.WHISPEN-THIS IS CHIER INSPECTON VIDOCA.. - YOU MAY HAVE HEARD |ME TALK OF HIM...**
MSIEU VIGCOH CH YOU'RE NOT AT ALL WHAT I EXPECTED..
IMAGINED YOU AS TALLER..AND DARK- -OR AM I TRUNKINGʻ
OF ZUCCI?
ALL TRINKING DE ZUCA.
TELL ME-WIDẶT DO Your KHONY, CARRION?,
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