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Body-Line Bowling And A Change In Laws

Modern Batsmanship at Root Of Troubles

"COVERING-UP" A SHABBY ADVANTAGE

(By Howard Marshall.)

County batsmen will dislike this article intensely. A pity, but it cannot be helped; the batsman, It seems to me, has already had his Now fair share of consideration.

it is the bowler's turn; and when I:speak of bowlers I do not neces-

sarily mean Larwood.

It will be difficult though, to additional weapon he is taking write a general cricket article this shabby advantage of his

summer without bringing Larwood ent.

into somewhere. Bodyline bowl-

L

oppon-

This, at any rate, was still the fifty years ago, ing, leg-theory, the whole dreary general attitude business of the Australian contro-and in 1887, at the first meeting of Cricket Council. versy is bound to break out agathe County when the M.C.C, team return from Lord Harris said that "gentlemen of the older cricket school were de- their tour in ten days' time.

al- cidedly or opinion that some teration was required in the law of 1.b.w."*

to

THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1933,

Rifle Club Win The Belilios Shield

Garrison Sergeants' Mess Runners-Up

THE Hong Kong Rifle Club's season finished off with a last-minute

THE

rush to get matches in the Belllios. Shield fired off before the end of May. A three-cornered contest was held between the Garl- son Sergeants, Headquarters Wing, and "A" Company, of the South Wales Borderers. After tieing with the Garrison Sergeants on the total score "A" Company emerged victorious on the count out, beating the Sergeants on the longer range. Headquarters failed to put i an appearance thereby conceding awalk-over to the other two teams.

Later in the week "A" Company staged a double-beader against "B" and "C" Companies, beating the former by 14 points but losing to the latter by 7:

"A" Company S.W.B. v. G.S. Mess.

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26 26 21 73

Kirk Chappelle

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27 23 20

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Orton

Kennedy Мазод

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Clarke

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23 19 21 63

Godson

20 17 14 51

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That it is a dreary business think most of us are agreed, and

ex that leg theory, carried to tremes, is likely to be harmful

As a result of this meeting a sub- cricket is generally accepted.

committee was appointed to inquire What I cannot understand is the into the matter, and they passed a way most critics, and Australian resolution to the effect that "the critics in particular, have approa-practice of deliberately defending ched the controversy. The savage the wicket with the person instead attacks which have been made upon of the bat is contrary to the spirit Lord Knebworth's Gifts. Jardine and Larwood are surely as of the game, and the M. C. C, will}

HE fatal flying accident to Lord and prevent this networth is one of the cruel- illogical; discountenance Irrevelant as they

lest blows which Fate has dealt to what is needed is not legislation practice by every means in their to restrict leg-theory, but an in-power."

young England since the war. quiry into

those principles of Unhapplly, the M.C.C.-failed-He was gifted both physically and modern batsmanship which have translate their strong words into intellectually. The public knew him bowling as action, and in order to show how for his athletic distinctions and for produced body-line

not Had he the deliberate use of the legs has boyish escapados. increased I take the following table figured once in a court case for from Mr. Lyttelton's book:

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struggle to live up to the reputation. heart he was the most 1.b.w.. rule,, which allows the bats- 1923

In his 1926 a second

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The déductions from this table young men, spending many of his fne of defence againt balls which

wicket. This are obvious; the whole technique leisure hours in the

East End, pitch outside the rule, as Mr. R. H. Lyttelton argu- of batsmanship was changed since where he was the hero of hundreds ed so ably in his book on the subsystematic covering up was intro of poor boys..

the bowler not only ject, is at the root of all

dull cricket and has to beat the bat, but the bats Man Of Action. troubles, from drawn matches to the exaggerated man's legs as well. development of leg-theory attack,

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Unfortunately, the principle of convering-up in defence is Now firmly established, and we find even schoolboys stick- *ing their right legs across ES a protection against the break- back of balls outside the off- stump..

TE took his Parliamentary duties

The results have been disas- Hsciously, but actual experience

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28 30 24 82

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Club

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Woodman

H.K. Rifle Club.

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H. K. V.

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Simpson

H.K. Rifle Club

577

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Watson

724

80

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Kirk Carey

G. 3. Mess

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Police

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Final Table.

trous, and are becoming an increas

of of the House of Commons had dis- the existence ing menace to first-class cricket. The logies illusioned him. He told me recently outcome of the bowler's attempts that he did not think he would stand to overcome his difficulties have again. He was a man of action, and been the introduction of googlies there were more useful things to do and leg-theory, and the consequen-ja life than to sit as a cog in a Kirk Highest Scorer.

of his voting machine.

The best results of the Club The Final League Table show ces of the batsman's use

It was only to be expected that:

which was the Club in the lead closely follow "There is nothing wrong or con-

pads have been the detestable two- game"

weekend wéra trary to the spirit of the wrate that distinguished batsman, eyed stance the decline of stroke he should take naturally to dying, monthly competition

plane. He was not a reckless pilot-follows:- Mr. D. J. Kaight, in the Badmintonplay huge scores and drawn mat-He toured half Europe in his air-held over the

chea.

Last year he made a difficult land-

Clasa A. cricket volume, "in bringing the

RULE MUST BE REVISED ing in a high wind at a country legs back together in front of the

County cricket today is, in my house where I was staying, damag-C. Kirk..... 32 wicket and behind the 'bat to act

it would ing the tall-piece of his machine in R. H. Woodman 30 as an extra defence, so long as the opinion, moribund, but

Class R ball has pitched off the wicket." quickly revive i powlers were the process. He did not come in to

and dinner until he had superintended A. Chappelle given some encouragement

Class C. "SHABBY"

batsmen were forced to make pro- the repairs. Next morning he was

off again with the dawn. per use of their bata.

Now there is something radical- ly wrong here. Other cricketers had other views, and that great: player, William Beldham, who was

We must, in short, return to the principle, if not the word-

born in 1766, is quoted by the Rev.ing, of the original Lh.w, law

James Pycroft as saying: "The law of Lb.w. was not made or wanted till Ring one of our best hitters,

was shabby enough to get his leg

in the way and take advantage of the bowlers."

HONG

KONG

ed.

of 1774, which stated that "the striker is out if he puts

his leg before the wicket with

a design to stop the ball and actually prevent the ball from hitting it

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Athletic Triumphs.

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Won Los

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200 500 600 Tu. Hong Kong Rifle Club.. 8

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86 S.W.B. "A" Company ..

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84 Emergency P. R.

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26 |J, L. Teflcy*. . . 23. 27

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56

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D. W. Waterton 25 26

Class-D.-

24 R. W. Godson* 27

Vander Lelys 23 23

7ITH his immense reserves, of

nervous energy, Antony Kneb-7. worth was the super-athlete..

At Eton he had his feld and was

76 R.A, Force..

H. Bottomley 24 20 11 65

No competition was declared in

China Mail Sports Diary

TO-DAY

Billiards.--Garrison League B.W.B. v. Lincolns

TRE

Lawn Bowls Open Singles Championship. Lavier v. G. N. Mitchell

J. M. M. Alves v L Y Ramay

in the "Rugger" fifteen. He fought classes "A" & "B", while J.L Tetley and E. W. Godson were for Oxford for two years · 88 à welter-weight, winning both his awarded monthly spoons in their respective classes. The shooting There are those who maintain bouts against Cambridge. Shabby-that is the signifcant

Afterwards he combined, boring at 600 yards was notably bad, due word, and to my mind it sums up that this would put too great

A very interesting annual com the whole situation. Cricket is a strain upon the umpires, but un- with social, welfare work, incurring no doubt to a very tricky wind."

out der the existing rule they have to the displeasure of the Amateur game intended to be fought

the "All Comers" Championship. with two weapons, the ball, and the decide whether the ball pitched be Boxing Association by his appear petition will be held next weekened Small Unit RAM.C.

won last bat, and when the batsman intro-tween the wickets, and of this re-ance in a professional ring.

As a skier he had no rival among This championship was duces bis pada deliberately as an sponsibility- they would be rellev

his countrymen for dash and year by LA. C. Conway BAFF

(K.C.C. green, 6:20 pm with a score of 66, but it is antici: daring.

Ride Shooting A pated that a much higher score]

Entries close for Hong KODS R Admittedly the modern bats-

{will win the prize this year.

Club's "All Comers Competitio man would complain bitterly if

Prizes also be awarded to Lawn Temals". Division. any such alteration were contem His Diplomacy.

Polios plated. He would have, to adap:

HIS brilliant and lovable young the highest in each unit entering Recreio v. Radio Sports

Craigeagower v. Filipino Club- himself to an entirely new techni

man, was, too, irresistible as not less than 4 and for the high- Hong Kong C.C.

Civil Service F. Kowloon Indiana que, and his average might suffer severely There would be no harm a diplomat of sport. I was with est at each range, in this, however, for lower scoring him low, years ago, at a charity Entries for this open event should Indian B.C.V, C.B.A would mean fewer drawn mat boxing entertainment at which be sent to the, Hon. Secretary, A Kowloon Dock v. Army T.C.

Carnera was the "star turn." The Chappelle, Ordnance Depot Hong Docuscher Club. Kowloon C.C..

TO-MORROW ches, and the County Champlon Prof Wales and many dis Kong. Competitors will be allow- were ed to shoot either Saturday, after- ahip would come to life aga tinguished men and women

When we consider also the represent. LESSONS. IN RIDING HUMPINGvival which would inevitably fol. Perhaps for that reason the com-19.30 am

HORSEMANSHIP, BREAKING IN SCHOOLING OF low in the art of bowling and stroke mittes asked Carners to supplement BES PONIES HORSES play, we must surely agree that it his father scanty boring suure, The In a few minutes the Italian ap- linda STABLING OF PONIES, HORSES is high time the MC.C, carried out temperamental Italian was plended peared in the ring with a great PONIES #SADDLERY FOR BALE

their forty-year-old threat to dis- and for some minutes there was, en beam on his face and

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