1937-05-13 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 13, 1937.

THIRD MELBURY

YOUNG CRICKETERS TO WATCH

GIMBLETT AND COMPTON TEST

PLAYERS OF THE FUTURE

GLOUCESTERSHIRE'S VERY PROMISING

TENNIS: WIN

FOR AUSTIN

Sharpe No Match

In Final

MISS HARDWICK'S .

TRIUMPHS

(By A. WALLIS MYERS).

London, April 19.

H. W. Austin, for the third time, and Miss Mary Hardwick for the first, were the single winners at Melbury on Saturday. It was a bleak and cheerless final day, yet Sir Samuel Hoare, subsequently to present the cups, was among the many onlookers who saw the wo- men's match finish in heavy rain on a treacherous court,

were

The men, starting earlier, luckier, and Austin and Nigel Sharpe, though the latter captured only three games, provided an ani- mated contest of all-court play.

It is proof of Austin's form and fitness that, save for a brief inter-

Jude in the second set, he did not hit a single loose ball nor fail to find a counter to every strategic

device.

It was

EARNED THEM

WH

TALENT

(By THOMAS MOULT)

April 20. THERE are the young players to whom we may look with confidence as we think of the future in cricket? Every springtime, on the eve of a new campaign, the question occurs almost instinctively to those who are deeply concerned about the game's welfare, but this year it is asked with more than the usual anxiety.

THE AUSTRALIANS ARE COMING NEXT SUMMER, AND RECENT HAPPENINGS IN THEIR COUNTRY HAVE MADE IT OBVIOUS THAT THE BUILDING UP OF AN ENGLAND TEAM WORTHY TO MEET THEM HAS NOW TO BE BEGUN ALL OVER AGAIN.

Our first thought in reply is of Gimblett and Compton, respectively of Somersetshire and Middlesex. Few newcomers in modern times have flashed into the sky so comet-like. ago they were both unknown Compton, indeed, made his first appearance only last May.

Gimblett

1,608

is 22, Compton no more than 18. The "agricultural youth" of the West Country, as "Punch" has called the Somer- setshire player, scored runs last season, with an average of 32.8, and although he faltered during July and lost his chance of going to Australia after play- ing against All-India, he finished so brilliantly that his resumption this summer is fraught with exciting possibilities.

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MOST CONSPICUOUS Before Dennis Compton had been the first-class game more than few weeks the whole cricket world was talking about him. The maturity of his stroke-play caused astonishment even to the most cri- the game knows— at Lord's, which is

better tennis than the score suggests. Sharpe earned his two games--the fifth and sixth- in the first set by the most stubborn defence, and by pulling out one or two low drives on the run that even Austin might have envied.

Yet, taking a later ball both on the drive and volley, and finding tical onlooker

of little avail the pavilion clearing lob against the sliced smash of his op-Compton's home. ponent, the weapons were uneven-

He had a better average than ly distributed, and the match, for Gimblett-35.32, his total of runs this reason, never became a spe- culative duel

the

G. O. Gubbay Allen, England's Test captain, will not be seen very much during the present cricket season, although he will play for Middlesex in their more important fixtures.

Two years

So in a Test cricket sense, are Dollery and Hollies, batsman and googly bowler, of Warwickshire. But there is urgent need of good county men as well as Test players, and, happily, they are coming for- ward everywhere.

Surrey have Daley and King, spin bowlers; Leicestershire the fast-medium bowler, H. A. Smith, in spite of a setback last year; Worcester a most promising wic- ket-keeper, Buller; Somersetshire a wicket-keeper also Luckes and Hazell, slow left-hander, in addi- tion to Gimblett; and Gloucester- shire have no fewer than five Crapp left-handed batsman, Cran- field, slow bowler, Monks and Haynes, all-rounders, and Hopkins who keeps wicket.

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KENT'S RIPENING TALENT Perhaps Kent are as well off as any county in their ripening talent And, having lost Freeman and being 11 short of a thousand. He

A. P. F. Chapman, they need it has an advantage over the Somer-University batsman-and bowler-vitally. Spencer made a big im- set man, indeed, in his wearing res- continues to do so well that he has pression when he batted at the GAINED IN VIGOUR

traint, whereas Gimblett is inclined reminded the veteran experts of Oval in July; Wright spins the ball to be impetuous.

Sir Stanley Jackson. Few amateurs well and only asks for encourage- Now that Austin is indubitably

Sometimes, though, impetuosity of such outstanding merit are able ment; Lewis is a useful slow left- first in Great Britain-and one

can be a glory, as it was during one to stay in the game.

hander; Cole may become a valu- does not forget that he even de-

innings against All-India at Lord's,

AT THE CROSS-ROADS feated Perry more

able fast bowler; and Sunnucks has than once in Davis Cup trials matches at Mel-recall it. English Test cricket will brook and Oldfield, neither

that thrills me again whenever I A critical time is awaiting Wash- an excellent defence already.

of Kent will take the field under a bury-it looks as if his game had be immeasurably strengthened and whom has fulfilled the great expec-new captain this season. R. T. Bry- gained in authority and vigour.

enriched by both these young bats-tations of Lancashire followers. an, who played for the county 17 Of course, he has not yet been

men before long. tested this year by a man

They are young enough, though, to years ago, will lead the county un- recover their lost form with the til August, when B. H. Valentine class, and results in April Middlesex are to have the ser-bat, so that we may continue to re-relieves him. Bryan is a left-handed sand court tournaments sometimes vices of another batsman of great gard them as Test players in the batsman, so that the side ought to prove illusory, yet I shall be sur-promise this year, for Edrich, of making. Pollard and Phillipson, be nearly as difficult as Hampshire prised if, in spite of a French chal- Norfolk, has qualified for them.who bowl medium to fast for the to the rival bowlers with so much lenge, he does not win the Brighton Last season he scored three cen-same Red Rose county, are also at left-handedness about. tournament this week and go on to turies for M.C.C. He is 21 years the cross-roads. Bournemouth to carry off the hard old, and the prophecy has already court title.

been made that he and Compton, for Middlesex, will eventually be famous as another J. W. Hearne and Hendren.

own

of his

EDRICH FOR MIDDLESEX

FAVOURED MRS. PETERS

Miss Hardwick won her second

Hutton, of Yorkshire, is about to London tournament more convin- enter upon his fourth season, and cingly than her first. To beat Miss in spite of some puzzling batsman- Stammers and Miss Scriven on suc-ship he has retained the full con- cessive days, and after a searching fidence of Sutcliffe, his great part- challenge from both, was a new ner and sponsor. Last summer, achievement, yet I think that her indeed, Sutcliffe declared to me two-set victory over Mrs. Peters, that if Hutton were taken to Aus- considering the conditions and her tralia he would finish at the top of opponent's skill, was as creditable the averages. He was not chosen, a feat.

however, and his Test career is The court was all in favour of still ahead. alert and intelligent Mrs. Peters The explanation given for Hut- who, employing a variety of ton's failure to make progress is strength and top spin that made that he has had to fall back on de- paceful hitting a hazardous rejoin- fensive batting because the later der, offered an insidious challenge Yorkshire batsmen have shown less Miss Hardwick found clear driving of their old certainty. N. W D on a rain-ridden court, without re- Yardley may help to lift this han- silence, extremely difficult,

dicap from Hutton. The Cambridge

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