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TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1931.

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CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP

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FOOTBALL TOUR BY GLOUCESTER BEAT

LOCAL TEAM.

No Defeat Experienced in Java.

POPULAR FORWARDS.

The South China touring team completed their undefeated foot- ball tour of Java on Sunday, July 12.

On Saturday they were opposed to the Hercules XI., champions of Batavia for twelve consecutive years, and won by three goals to one. · Ip Pak-wa distinguished himself by scoring all the goals for his side, thus registering the "hat trick."

MIDDLESEX.

PARKER AND GODDARD.

Hendren's Fifth Century in Championship.

HIS FINE RECORD.

CRICKET MUSEUM FOR ENGLAND.

Collection of Bats of the Heroes.

NAPOLEONIC ROMANCE.

Cricketers are to have a museum in England. It will take the form of a collection of the bats of cricket- ing heroes.

London, Yesterday. Gloucestershire registered their For fifty years Mr. Charles Green, eventh victory in the County of Malvern, has obtained bats from Champlonship when they defeated Middlesex to-day by four wicketsfamous players. To Six Jullen Features of the Caha, president of the Nottingham- at Cheltenham. match were the batting of "Patsy"shire County Club, there came an Hendren, who scored 117 out of

On Sunday the tourists played the Selected XI, of Batavia and won by two goals to nil. Ip Pak-180 runs. wa and Fung King-chaung scored for the visitors.

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293, and the bowling of Charles opportunity to acquire this, collec Parker, who took 10 wickets for tion of more than 150 bats. Sir Julion seized the opportunity, and; Middlesex took first use of the according to the Evening Standard, wicket and compiled 293. Hendren

the bats are being "touched up" be The South China team arrived contributing a bright century. in Java on June 6, and during Parker, though having expensive fore being placed on show at the their five weeks' stay they parti-spells with the ball, returned the pavilion at Loughborough. Thirteen figures of 6 wicketa for 116 runs.

"The stories associated with each cipated in 14 matches. games were originally on the pro- Gloucestershire found the slow

Interesting," Sir Julien gramme, but at the request of the bowling of Hearne, and Greville are 30 people in Java, a further game, Stevens too tempting and were all safe," that a brochure is being writ the return match with the dismissed when 20 runs short of ten giving the history of each one.

Middlesex, visitors' total. runners-up of Batavia-the only the

"As time passes, the collection team who held the tourists to a

however, found that scoring in will be added to. Already I have re- draw-was arranged. Of the their second venture matches played, the tourists won easy against the accurate bowlingceived an addition that has touched, me very deeply, and of which I am thirteen and drew one, scoring 70 of Parker and Goddard,

A few weeks goals and conceding fifteen. counted for the fall' of all the most appreciativo-

The team proved most popular wickets, and were only able to set ago Mrs. Whysall, widow of the with the crowds particularly their the home county 166 runs for vic-England and Nottinghamshire eric- keter, who died at the close of last Gloucestershire lost six three star forwards, Fung King-tory. cheung, Lee Wai-tong and Ip Pak-wickets before the necessary runs season, sent me the bat with which he last played. One of the last wa. They formed a very formid-were scored. able, combination and scored be- Full results as cabled by Reuter games in which he played was

Test match, ween them 55 goals out of a total were as follow: of 70, Lee Wai-tong heading the list with 22 goals, Fung King cheung following closely with 18, and Ip Pakwa a good third with

15.

The tourists will be leaving Java on July 15 for Singapore," where they will play two exhibi- tion games, whence they are pro- ceeding to Medan to play four matches.

The full results of the matches played in Java are 'appended-

Result

Team.

S.V.BR. (Runners-Up. Batavia) 5— 5 Luno (Champions, Bandoeng) 3-2 Bandoeng Selected (Champions

All-Java)

fin1. Handoerig

Malang Selected

Tsingnlabul Selected

Champions of Samerang

Samurang Selected

Diocja Selected

Batavia Chinese

West. Java Selected

SV.B.B. XI,

Hercules, Champlons of Batavia Balavia Selected

70-15

was not go

who ac-

Gloucestershire beat Middlesex by four wickets at Cheltenham (Victoria Ground).

Scores:- Middlesex: 298. (Hendren 117,

Parker & for 116) 144 (Parker 4 for 64 Goddard 6 for 55), 273 (Hearne 4 for 56

Gloucester:

G. T. S. Stevens 5 for 114);

166 for six wickets.-

NOTE BY "CRICKETER.”

A

"Among the curiosities in the col. lection is a bat with a romantic his tory. Many years ago a twig was cut from a weeping willow that overhangs the grave of Napoleon on St. Helena. The twly was carefully watched, and eventually planted in a garden in Surrey..

"From the tree which grew was

taken the wood for a cricket bat. I am afraid I cannot tell whether the- bat proved as big a hitter as Napo- leon was."

What memories those bats will revive! Just as the artist pausee "Patay" Hendren has had a very before a picture in the National Gal. lery and studies the masterly fine season to date and I am sure that every one who knows this strokes of its author, so will cricket- stocky little fellow will unstinting-ers whose memories are long pause ly extend their congratulations to before each bat to call to mind strokes-of-a different order, but him. In his forty-second year Hendren is as active as many of none the less masterly. the youngsters entering their first class career, and his popularity all over England bears testimony to the bright knocks he plays when occasion allows.

A number of low scores in 1929 In addition to the above, the made many critics shake their South China team also played heads and murmur suggestions of three matches in Saigon, winning retirement before It was too late. two and drawing one, and scored Many of these "critics," however, 10 goals against their opponents', falled to read between the lines when reading Hendren e Smith, b Goddard 0. He had the most

two.

THE LAWN TENNIS "AMATEUR."

Mr. Batley's Courageous Outburst.

First will come the bat of "W.G.,” for still the glory of that bearded giant comes down to us with a fresh, adventurous. appeal. How fortunate will they be who can take down one of his old bats, and, in so doing, be carried back to see him at the wicket_again!

Many names on the bats will be but slightly familiar, merely echoes from the past, before the rules had been elaborated. But gradually there come, tumbling over one an abominable luck and was frequent- other, the names of yesterday and ly the victim of brilliant one-hand-to-day "Billy" Barnes, Ranji, C. B Fed catches. I quote the above Fry, George Hirst, P. F. Warner, Lord Harris, Lord Hawke, Str score for the simple reason that I saw the Incident. A delightful. Lucas, R. H. Spooner. This sam Arthur Stanley, Arthur Sellers, A. slide, a Agure starting off along ple from the long list is enough to the boundary line to save what looked to be a certain four-but a day-dreaming for an hour or so.

keep the cricketer with a memory hand had in the meanwhile been

Warwick Armstrong is represent- WITHIN THE LAW.”: thrown out and Smith had broughted, and with him' one of the greatest

off a miraculous catch behind the There are more players obtaining sticks In spite of his bad luck batamen in his team, Warren

Bardsley. money or money's worth out of lawn he concluded the season with an tennis to-day than at any other average of 40.98 for all matches. on tour to Jamaica and the Argen- stage of its history." This declara- This season he was granted a

tine, and he owns two private czic- tion is made by a prominent mem benefit match at Lord's on the ocket grounds. Recently he con ber of the council of the Lawn Tencasion of the visit of Sussex and tributed £10,000 towards the erec- nis Association-Mr. J. A. Batley, a celebrated this by scoring 125 and tion of new grandstands at the London solicitor who represents was largely Instrumental in the de-Trent Bridge ground. Yorkshire on the council. Usually feat of the visiting county. He has members of the council refuse to accomplished a feat that only one discuss matters of public controver other cricketer has achieved this

Sir Julien Cahn bas taken teams

Lord Harris presided at a lun-

sy. Mr. Batley's courageous words season in championship matches-cheon given by the British Sports- are given in the handbook of his that of scoring a century In each men's Club to the New Zealand county association, in which he innings of a match. Against War cricketers at the Savoy Hotel re- writes:

....I read a warning wickshire he scored 189 and 100 cently. Mr. J.-H. Thomas offered that, difficult as the amateur pro not out. He has one double cen- on behalf of the Government and blem fa, it will have to be dealt with tury to his credit, 232 against on behalf of the whole of our in the near future, be the conse Notts out of a total of 621 for People a right royal welcome to the quences what they may. Although nine wickets declared. It is to be tourists.

the letter of amateurism as express hoped that he gains recognition in T. C. Lowry, captain of the New ted in the rules of the game may be the remaining Test matches Zealand team, referring to the fact steadfastly maintained, the spirit of against New Zealand, he deserves that there was some difficulty in it is on the decline;

raising money to bring the team

Look towards the South of Only three other players have over, said: "Just when we were France. It is no secret that players registered 18 many as five con- trying to raise the money the earth- whose lawn tennis prowess have a furica in the County Championship quake happened. Most people valpe in attracting visitors to the this season, these being Hobbs, thought that we should send no hotale on the Cote d'Azure can enjoy Sutcliffe and E. S., Daleopsinkjl.

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team and that the money should be spent on helping the unfortunate victims of the earthquake. How over, we obtained a permit from the Government to run a public lottery. (Mr. Thomas Hear, hear.") I

manufacturer and, as a matter of business, plays lawn tennis in tour naments all over Europe for the purpose of selling or advertising the equipment of his employers suppos

I am not criticising those who In these practices er

Fof these opportunit

the New Zealand Govern

little bahind the times. We raised nearly all by this means and the rest of it was guaranteedly foun

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