THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1950.
TEST TRIAL MATCH
Jim Laker Takes Eight Wickets For Two
Runs
accom-
Bradford, May 31-Jim Laker, Surrey's offspin bowler,
cricket history plished one of the most remarkable performances in when, in the Test trial match here today, he took eight wickets for only two runs.
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His full figures for this amazing bowling were 14 overs, 12 maidens, two run and eight wickets.
Put in to bal by Norman Yardley, the England captain, the Rest were all out in 110 minutes for 27 runs, the lowest total since 1947, when Gloucestershire, at Bristol, dismissed Somerset for 25 runs.
A curious feature about the achievement was that Laker was born 28 years ago at Bradford, a stone's throw away from the ground on which this best per- formance of his career occurred.
"DARK
HORSE"
Kenneth McGregor, the "Dark Horse" of the Aus tralian Davis Cup team-who some
will become say World Champion-seen in play at Wimbledon.
Express,
Doubles Quarter-Finals Decided In French Tennis Championships
Paris, May 31, - Play in The French lawn tennis championships here was confined to doubles events today. In the men's doubles, the Americans, Budge Patty
and Vie Seixas, reached the semi-finals with a 6-1, 3-6,
8-6, 6-4 win over Bernard Destremau (France) and Philippe Washer (Belgium).
John
They were soon joined by Bromwich and
Adrian Quist, seven times winners of the Australian title. They beat the Philippines pair, Felicisimo Ampon and C. Carmona, 6-2, 6-2, 6-7, 6-2 in the quarter-finala.
In the semi-finals, Bromwich (France) and Miss H. Stelureeval and Quist will meet the Ameri- |(Czechoslovakia). can", Billy Talbert and Tony In the Trabert,
Though compamtive figures may be mislending, many people will regard the dismissal of eight men for two runs as the best figures ever to be recorded in first-class cricket.
NEVER SO CHEAPLY. Certainly no bowler has taken The eight wickets no cheaply. previous It was eight for nive runs in 10 overs by E. Peale, of Yorkshire against Surrey at Holbeck, near Leds, in 1883.
SPORTING BAM
By Hog. Wootton
WEST INDIAN BATSMEN
IN TROUBLE AGAINST SOMERSET'S ‘OLD MEN'
Taunton, May 31.-The Somerest bowlers, Arthur Wellard and Horace Hazell, whose combined ages total 87 years, had the early West Indies batsmen in trouble on a fast and true pitch here today.
Aided by smart fielding. Wollurd and Hazell dimissed half the tourists for 121 runs but resolute, batting by Alan Rae and Gerry Gomez helped the West Indies recover and score 267 runs before being all out.
By the close of play Somerat lind replied with 47 runs for no wicket.
Rae batted three hours for 76, which included 11 his boundaries and Comez war the wicket for 85 minutes for
He bit eight fours. 70 rune.
Wellard was making his first; appearance of the season. He for Anished with four wickets 60 runs white Harel captured j three wickets for 48 runs.
Gomez dominated the play after ten and minde rome pay- ticularly good shots throug the covers, Wetfard had both Jones and Johnson let before The lowest number of runs wicket in quick succession, but hit of a bowler taking 10 wie-Ramadhin helped in a last wie- ket stand of 28 rùns that carried kets in an innlags is 10 runs the score to 207.
the | by Hedley Verity, and
smallest for the wickets is 11 run by A. P. Freeman, of Kent.
In
baiting, 50 minutes'
with- Sommere made 47 rans out loss, Gimblett driving well By the in making 31 of them.
lose the County were 220 runs behind with all wickets in hand.
Middlesex
Declare
At 408 For Five
Against
Worcester
the Joint County leaders, were given a great start to their match against Worcester at Lords today by Syd Brown and Harry Sharp, who put on 227 runs for the first wickel.
London, May 31.-Middlesex,
Declaring at 408 runs for five wickets, Middlesex had claimed three Worcester wickets for 33 runs at the close of play..
Scoring steadily all round the wicket, Brown reached his century in three hours and Sharp followed 15 minutes later.
Oudschoorn, "Laridie"
the
The only figures which can challenge Laker's performance on average are six wickets for one run by V.I. Smith, of South "At the ten interval, the West Ceylon all-rounder, broke the Africa, and S. Coustick of Vic- Indies touring team had made stand by getting Sharp caught 105 and then himself toria and a few instances when 202 runs for seven wickets infor five wickets have been? taken their first innings.
jeught Brown for 142 runs. without cost or for one run,
It was the Orst time this sen-
Somerset's
keenness In the
At Birmingham: Warwickshire
14. Glamorgan 131 for three
(Parkhouse 75 not out).
At Bradford: The Rest 27 and 27 for two. England 229 in slow bowler, (Derry, left
At Northampton: Northamp live for 73),
tow-hire 300 (Jakeman G0,
Let Dollery
Lead The
Test
Team
SAYS BRUCE HARRIS
Let this be made plain about my England side. It Is designed as the one most likely to beat the West Indies now, not as the least unlikely to beat the Australians next winter. I am suggesting no man merely because he JA "promising"; for this purpose age and youth do not matter-current form does.
Captaincy first-the most difficult problem of all. Of all the experienced captains now in English cricket who is most worth his place as a player? To my mind there is the strongest case for Tom Dollery of Warwickshire.·· Twenty years or more after the famous dictum of Lord Hawke "pray God no professional will ever captain England" we have come to a time when such a revolution is rapidly becoming inevitable.
me that this
Dollery captains Warwick-Į If anyone tells shire, now top in the County side is oldish, my rejoinder is Championship. and captains that it is the one I would pick them well, as we saw recently to win n Test match to be played at Lord's. He is the only pro- TOMORROW, not a skit of the fessional of Test match class future. I om half Inelined, tolk- with real experience of leader. ing of age. to suggest that on ship, and 1 enn think of no current form Selector Aseen, 44 amateur lender so well qualified though he is, might do
than select himmelt!
-(London Exprèss Service)
WASHBROOK, TOO
Len Hutton, about the only Yorkshire batsman able to make! runs this reason, deserves his place as an opener, and ko, abundantly, does Reg Shopson, makar Chormous
this senres season. But I would retain Cyril Washbrook, in form just now with the bat and worth relection as perhaps the best cover-point In Englund,
Denis Compton deserves uato- matle relection, not merely be- cause he is Denis but breause he is batting up to reputation. He is our number four, with Dullery five.
enuse
sly number six will shouts uf disapproval here and ther-Jack Parker of Surey He is 37, and never in the Culi current of representative cricke-1. But anyone who saw bla 04 the West Indinus and his against
tight" medium-paced bowling, which gave rest to the faster men, will reafte what a tine all-
Laker has played eight timesfeld paid further dividends at son that Middlesex had reeive
100, when Trestrail, fiercely satisfactory start, and it com- for England. He made his debut
culting a ball just short of prasated them for the absence Nutter 50); Yorkshire eight for rounder he still is. in first-class cricket only four length from Hazell. offered of their Test tru Canyon,
sharp chance in the gully Fdrich and Hobertson,
years ago.
PLAYABLE PITCH
be
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at a
and Angell took it well at the second attempt.
he
Christian was 121 through a fielding by Rogers."
but al Bue piece of
by
Meanwhile Rac his 50
bowler, Tire Cambridge fast Warr, claimed all three Wor- Hutton showed that the pitch
wickets in the last 25 eter could
and played
minutes of play. and Simpson opened England's
While
P.st had reached
Surreye
spln innings with a partnership of 59
in two hours
Jun Laker, was per- and 10 bowler, In 50 minutes. Helped Edrich, Hutton look his score to minutes. Ils ne effort ended forming great feats in the Test 85 runs out of 155 in two hours at 153 when driving Hazell he trial. the Caunty's young left-
before being bowled by a fine ball from his County colleague, The fast bowler, Trueman. hit 12 fours.
ile
England's wickets fell steadily after Hutton had gone at 155,
the remainder failing for 74 r to the spinners, Roley Jenkins, of Worcester, and R. Berry, of Lancashire.
Berry finished with five wie kets for 73 runs and Jenkins
three wickets for 38.
Laker again made the ball turn and lift awkwardly when the Rest batted a second time. He clean bowled Sheppard, wicker for giving him nine two runs in his second over and nearly got through Doggart's defenes the next ball. Tho Rest finished 175 runs behur with eight wickets left. Reuter.
Woodcock &
Savold Are
Fighting Fit
the
Have
a catch to Buse at deepam spinner, G. Lock, placed and wide mid-on. He hit 11 Lancashire in a
in a predicament on fours in his 70 runs total, which n
pitch at
at Manchester by ing occupied three hours,
taking five of the first seven which fell as a per- Gomez and Goddard engaged wickets in a ureful stand of 40 runs zonal cost of 17 rung befure Goddard was caught by Wellard of Buse at 202.
THE SCOREBOARD
WEST INDIES lat Innings
Rae, c. Buse b. Bazell Marshall, e. Itobinson, b.
Wellard Worrell, e. Stephenson
Wellard
b.
c. Tremlett b. Trestrais, c. Angeli b. Hazel! Christiant, run out Gomez, st. Stephenson b.
Robinson
Goddard, c. Wellard b. Buse 3oner.
Ibw b. Wellard Johnson, bw b. Wellard Ramadhin, not out
Extrus
Total
Five Lancashire wickets fell at the saine total of 48 and at the close they were 108 runs la arrears with three wickets to Lull.
Jim Parks Jr the 18-year-old 70 son of the old Sussex player, Jim Parku, scored his muldin 13 century for Sussex in the match
against Kent.
Going
iz
half tin when Sussex side were out for 116, 20 he reached his 100 out of 153 in
18 just over three hours, hitting la fours. Luck was with him as
70
24
14
0
R
207
Fall of wickets: 1-23, 2-27, 3-83, 4-109, 5-121, 6-153, 7-202, 8-215 and 9-239.
Bowling
he received four "lives."
no wicket-Reuter.
POCKET CARTOON by OSBERT LANCASTER
"He mayn's be very good in the rough, but hẹ": wonderful in 'Lohengrin".”
Bobby Locke
CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES Round In 64
The close of play scores today were:
At Lords: Middlesex 400 for Ave declaredd (Maun 62), Worcester 33 for three.
Al Gingham: Sussex 295 for seven (Parks 120 not out), Kent to bat.
At Manchester: Surrey 107. Lancashire 80 for seven.
At Leicester: Derbyshire 200. 154 for ene 4 Leicestershire
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Godfrey Evans as our wicket- keeper and Trevor Hailey, in Irresistible form as a fast bow-
fast ler in the
Essex match, must go In-both are good bats.
Then I would include A, V. Bedser to open the bowling with Bailey; he proved himself in the West Indian match at the Oval.
Finally two more bowlers. We are poorly off for slow lett handers Just now. R. Berry, uf Lancashire, would be as likely as anyone to succeed,
Eric Hollies is probably the most dependable of our leg- spinners, even though Douglas Wright is more brilliant on his day.
worse
SELECTORS THOUGHT OTHERWISE
The England Test Selection Committes bad its own ideas about the 22 players for the Test Trial that started at Bradford yesterday.
The teams are: ENGLAND: N. Yard ley, Yorkshire, (captain). L. Hulton (Yorkshire). R. Simpson (Notts), W. Edrich (Middlesex), D. Compton (Middleser), C. Washbrook (Lancashire), T. Bailey (Essex), T. G. Evans (Kent), A. V. Bed- ser (Surrey), J. Laker (Surrey), and W. Hollies (Warwickshire),
THE REST: G. Dot- gart (captain), D. Shep- pard, P. May and J. Dewes, all of Cambridge University, D. Kenyon and R. Jenkins (Worces- ter), R. Spooner (War- wickshire), E. A. Bedser (Surrey), R. Berry (Lan- cashire), L. Jackson (Derbyshire), F. Trueman (Yorkshire).
The 12th man for either side is N. Rogers (Hamp. shire).
PAT LANDSBERG ADDS:
There Are Others Worth Mention
If the object is to select a team to beat the West Indies now and the intention is to include men in current Worthing. Sussex, May form, there seems to be no need to look beyond W. J. 31. A record-breaking 64 | Edrich for number three.
by Bobby Locke, the South Washbrook in the number two position has scored African and British Open 202 runs in four innings. He has an 81 highest. Edrich Champion, was one of the scored 129 v. Yorkshire for the MCC batting from num- highlights of the first round ber three.
of the Spalding professional
golf tournament here today. of Edrich, in he goes as num-elmont by a photo
cord by one stroke
So, grateful for the "release" bertson
Kets the decision-
finish So ber three.
now we have Roborbón, Shep- Rest team ispard, Edrich, Baaleally the lead the held the same as the England XI.
By now It is almost a world- by two strokes,
pattern--two pace bow- Max Faulkner,
the Brilishwide
Hassan lers, two spin bowlers, two all- professional, was third. Hassenein, the Egyptian Chamrounders, one wicket-keeper, LEWIS JONES plon, was second with 36. Ifas- and four whose only interest is
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W
Wellard Buse Hazell Lawrence
20
26 4 00
20
93
(Tompkin 90 not out, Berry 60
Locke lowered the course re
with in-
maculate golf' to
1.
10 46
3 not out).
A
0
34 0
14.1
3 20
1
SOMERSET ist Innings
Extras
Total (for no wickets)
Reuter.
London, May 31-Polico Robinson other quarter-finat motor cyclists will escort Byes 3, leg-byes 4. who
today defeated: matches Miss Shirely Fry and the British Heavyweight the Swedish pair. Lennart Ber-Mass Duria Hart (United States) Champion, Bruce Woodcock, Gimblett, not out gelin and Sven Davidson 6-4, beat Mus J. Amouretti and Mra
American, 0-1, 8-0.
Lee Angell, not out G. Ducallie (France) 6-2, 6-1 and and Mrs N. Adamson (France) Savold, from their hotels no The only upset in the wo and Mrs Pat Tok (United the White City Stadium for men's doubles quarter-finals States) beat Mrs R. Anderson the World was the defeat of the scoded
Heavyweight Mrs Ribbany British pair, Misa John Curry (Britain)
(United States) 7-5,
Chumpionship fight next thie remainlag
men's Tuesday. doubles
Eric quarter-final Sturgess (South Africa)
A crowd Rnd
of $0,000, paying pair will meet Jaroslav Drobny (Egypt) beat | £88,000, will be at the Dght, the defending champions, Miss the Americans. Fred Kovalevski and with
and Mrs Mar- and Art Larsen 7-0, 7-5, 6-2. | tsflowingt the derationing of (United States), 6-2.
petrol, the boxing promoter, comfortable 6-2,
and Mrs Joy Mouram, by Mrs
A. Halff and Mrs A. Seghers (France), by 2-0, 0-3, 7-5.
The French
Louise Brough
who scored a
garet Duport
0-1 win aver
and
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the traffic increase
In the semi-finals they clash Mr Jick Solomona, is taking no
Miss M. Gallier with Patty and Seixas.-Reuter. chances of the contestants being
THE GAMBOLS
Berry
Applely
LOVELY
T. HEARD. BET OF SCANDAL YESTERDAY ABOUT. ・THE WIFE OF A FAMODE JOCKEY BUT BURN ORTERANTLY VOORE THE ONLY
MAN IN THE WORLD, BUT I CAN'T TELL
INDIAN SUCCESSES Surbiton, Surrey, May 31--- Narendra Nath, India's third ranked
player,
10day reached the third
round of the men's Kingles in the Surrey Lawn Tennis Champlonships here.
marooned by rate,
Meanwhile, reports from the training
declare comp boxers to be "ghting fit."
the:
Woodcock, now down to 13 stone, -1/2 pounds, may have
J
10
0
Vic Toweel
Outpoints Ortiz
INVITED TO
N. ZEALAND
London, May 31.--Lewis Jones, 19-year-old Devonport:
Services, Royal Navy, and
Welsh International back.
received a telegram today
from the Rugby Union in- viting him to join the Bri tish Isles team now touring New Zealand.
san was
making his tourna- the gathering of runs Ineni debut in Britain. His ex-
Now to the "openers." D. cellent scoring was in keeping with the warmth of the day, no less than 13 players breaking 70.-Reuter.
Winner For
5.
Sheppard, of Cambridge Versity, and Sussex the first century of the and that wonderful 227 the West Indians for Cam- bridge Univers{LY.
AN 'IF' CHOICE Number four. Again to Cam- bridge, G. H. Doggart (Sussex), for a normal number three,
choice Brian Close, if released by the Army,
Number fiv is an "i" First
the
Number six-Norman Yardley, Ua! Sooner
later the selec- scored tors
have will
10 make season, professionals captains, but this against seems to be a cas: of later.
Seven-and
one of spinners-Holy Jenkins, of His record as an opening bat Worester, and after him an bears comparison with all, bar other
spinner — off-break Reg Simpson.
But there are against tegbreak and/or googly
ensually and drceptively dari
Winnie
two
:
Churchill
as
others to be considered James Laker, uf Surrey,
for cholce as his partner.
Harold Gimblett, of Somerset, Kerous.
Windsor, May 31.-Mr who has reduced his weight by BRENNAN OR STEPHENSON Winston
today two stone in the winter, and
Nine is the wicket-kçeper. saw his two-year-old coli. the elegant stroke player from
one of No decision has yet been
Middlewx, Jack Hobertson. Ro-Brennan, playing on
his native wickets, may just made by Jones, who, as a sup- Canyon Kid, race to an easy
get the positions before Somer- Johannesburg, May 31. Piy assistant in the Royal Navy four lengths win in the five
set's Stephenson, or at Devonport, will have to ob-furlong Speedy Stakes here.
Mcintyre, Vic Toweel of South Africa thin, Admiralty permission, but
been asked to Bantam he has the World won
to ease off for a day or two. weight Championship' here by air.
clearcut decision.
travel
31,
now
covered from
Surrey's
happily re- poisoned toe.
So to the out-and-out bows
Dealio
Jorn
Jackson
MCC BULLETIN The large crowd
gave the
ON COMPTON winner and his owner a terrife
ovation.
unions lle beat lord Ronaldsay, Savo, ay
London, nad carefree tonight by heating the title- The decision to reinforce the
who has Canyon Kid,
Compton, England's rentes (Derbyshire) has done all that raced one of the two British peers in
before, is
of him this Me
round ́cricketer, competitive tennis,
is to have as been asked today ever, wants a good fight with uholder, Manuel Ortiz of the, British party follows the news been
by
addition to
season. He bowled very well further examination on his in- Noresh 6-3, 0-2.
Kumar, In-
United States, on points in that the touring team's injured Churchill's latest
In the
game is growing
Against Surrey Hist
40 disturbing his racing stables and is enter- jured knee tomorrow. On the Derby dia's other representative,' was
30 "Bruce can do what he likes a 15-round bout.
the last ed in next year's Two Thousand result of this examination, the minutes
lost in Although
20 proportions. not, engaged today. Reuter,
at the Oval. His to Lee. Kick him, stick his A record South African crowd players were taken, practically Guineas.
decision on to whether an opera-ngures were spoilt by his rival, thumb in his eye or anything of 20,000 saw
Towee! com- a third of these have received The colt was the medium of
tion is necessary will be made, Birmingham, May 31-Dilip else and we thall not enim afortably outpoint the
world
sjuries, the most serious being a gamble today, being backed the MCC announced today."
Alse Bedser! of India, qualified to
foul," sald Bill Daly, Savold's crown holder. Ortiz was the
He would meet Heraldo Weiks,
undoubtedly bat Compton had to withdraw last with, at No. 10 RW heavier puncher but could never to. W. Norton, the Ireland down from 8 to 1 to 11 to 4 manager.
assess his quick-moving oppon-full-back, who broke an arm second favourite,
the Always with leaders, from match at Lord's last CL, of Northanta. But the "We want this night to be a ent.
against Southland last week.
Canyon Kid went clear at the Saturday following a swelling poverty sirtelcesi state of fast Tennis tourna- final decider between the two Ortiz weighed 117 pounds and
Jones, who has played for halfway mark and increased of the knee, which he first in- bowlers makes horrible readin
jured several and Toweel 110 ource men and I hope that whoever one
year lend to beat Latly de
ogo,
only Tom
Pritchard (Novr pounds and three-quarters of an Wales at full-back and centre, his
Some cricket writers believe Zealand and Warwick) could ounce. After the fight, Ortiz is equally effective at standoff Trafford's Rasselus and the 2 aid, "This Vicky is good and half and is hurt the type of to 1 favourite, Mysterious Lad, the injury will prevent Compton be natural od
iess he will keep the tille player for the British team-ridden by Gordon Richards. A from touring Australia with the
MCQ next winter-Reuter, for a long time”--Unlied Press. Reuter,
Bosc
the
Argentine Champlon, in the Anal of the men's singles in the
Priory Lawn
ment tomoTTOW.
In the semi-annis today Bose wins will do so decisively." hant Peter Molley, of Australia,
by 0-8, 6-0;6-1 and Weiss bent. In their first fight 18 men's Sumant Milan, Ind. No. 2, by ago, Savold was disqualined in 1-6, 6-3 and 6-4---Reuter, the fourth round-Router.
field of 13 ran.-Reuter, DE