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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 16, 1937

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HUTTON SHAPES AS OPENING BAT

AN ENGLAND NO.1 IN THE MAKING

HARDSTAFF A DELIGHT TO WATCH

FARNES HAS BAD LUCK

(By Howard Marshall)

London, May 23. THE weather was unkind on the first day of the match between North and South at Lord's. A pity, for this was the beginning of the cricket week which celebrates M.C.C.'s 150th anniversary; and it was only reasonable to expect that the elements would play fair.

INSTEAD OF THE APPROPRIATE SUNSHINE WE HAD

G. O. ALLEN RETURNS

To Play In Only One Match

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This Year

London, May 24.-G. O. Allen, captain of the M.C.C. team in Aus- tralia, returned to England after a holiday in America, and stated that he would play in only one match this season.

"That will be on Wednesday, at Lord's, for the M.C.C. Australian Side V. The Rest,' he said. "Whether I play next season re- mains to be seen. It depends on whether I am wanted, whether I am fit, and whether I can get away from work:" He refused to dis- cuss the tour except to say that he thoroughly enjoyed it. "I needed my holiday very much." he said. While in Hollywood, Allen played.. twice for Mr. Aubrey Smith's team.

BEAT

LOWERING SKIES AND A COLD WIND, AND ONLY A RECORD BY WARDS THE NORTH, HAVING WON THE TOSS, STEADILY ONE SECOND

MINUTES' PLAY WAS POSSIBLE BEFORE LUNCH. AFTER-

PLODDED ON TO A TOTAL OF 246 FOR FIVE.

Brighton Run

40 JOCKEYS CAUTIONED

UNPRECEDENTED

INCIDENT

MANCHESTER RACE SEQUEL

(By Hotspur)

A situation, believed to be without precedent in the history of racing, occurred at Manches-

After the second

race, when Libertine II had beaten the odds-

in the Cotton Maiden Plate, the on favourite, Follow-Me-Leader,

keys engaged at the meeting to Stewards ordered all the 40 joc-

report before them.

All the melancholy trappings of a wet day were there the Ballington's London To ter yesterday. covers, the sawdust, the inspection-and perhaps we should count ourselves fortunate to have had almost a full afternoon's cricket.

It was not entirely enthralling | grey incident cricket but the weather was per- Hardstaff joined Hutton, whose bat in a grey morning haps to blame for that. Cricket ting was unobtrusively competent, on such a day was about as suit-Todd bowled from the Nursery end, able as ballet dancing in a coal and then after 40 minutes the rain dump, and we had no right to ex-began. pect more than adequate crafts- manship.

Hardy R. Ballington, the 24-year- for the London to Brighton run on old South African, beat the record Saturday by one had been thought that he had failed second after it

by 12secs.

The new

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of

jockeys

After half an hour the players 42sec., as against 5hr. 58min. 43.sec. record. is 5hr. 53min.

I understand that a, severe cau- returned, Hutton hit Todd for a That we had in plenty. Hutton,

made 13 years

tion was given about riding. ago by Arthur F

The grand 6 to long-on and a 4 square, Newton, who had having given two chances in

jockeys were told that serious notice his and by the time Todd had procured ton for his attempt.

coached Balling-would be taken of any deviation first over from Farnes, proceeded

a towel it rained again, and to make 100 in the thoughtful and was no more play until 2.15.

there

from the rules. The question of Ballington finished his run along recklessness was stressed. entirely competent manner which

Fortified by lunch, and a lovely the Esplanade and the watches encourages those who see him as square cut by Hardstaff, we prepar- showed that he had taken 5hr. 53- England's opening batsman.

min. 55sec.-12sec. outside the re- have been before the stewards and

Recently a number That led to watch intently, but the wea- he is a good player there can be nother had imposed itself on the cric-cord-but it was then pointed

out cautioned doubt.

about their that Newton was timed at the Old Keenness to secure a good place in riding. ket and very little happened." Oc- He does his job, and that is acasional sound enough

attacking strokes, mostly Island landmark. Ballington had the field has, it is understood, recommendation for by Hardstaff, suggested that a game run an extra 100 yards or so, but caused a number of incidents any man. If he has subordinated of cricket was in progress,

his time at the other point had been cently, and stewards at all courses stroke play to the dictates of safety mainly we had respectable bowling recorded. This was one second bet-are determined to his own

deal with the team will not complain, Jopposed to batting so severely cor-

ter than that by Newton. though spectators may be the losers.rect that it might have been cut for the strokes are there when he out of marble, a material suitable cares to produce them.

for art if a little chilly for lengthy contemplation.

stroke pro-though

Hammond threatened

but

any

HARDSTAFF JOY TO WATCH Hardstaff also batted well, and

HOW ROBINS WAS GREETED whert he is concerned we cannot Even So, the runs mounted, complain of niggardly duction. He is a joy to watch, and lapse from rectitude, and Hardstaff surprisingly often he made us for-gave a difficult running catch in the get the dismal background and im-deep off agine that this was a game of cric-was too much for cold hands.

James Langridge which

ket after all.

At 3.30 the 100 went up, and Ro- It was rather surprising to find bins came on at the Pavilion that play was possible at 11.30, for to be greeted by Hardstaff with a end, there had been heavy rain on Fri-cracking square cut. The rate of day and the authorities were pessi-scoring increased, and Hardstaff. mistic. There never was a less at-made his runs agreeably until tractive cricketing day, for the sky tried to cut Robins again and flick- he was grey and heavy with rain, and led a catch to Ames-129-2-71. a stiff south-westerly breeze swept Leyland swept his first ball from bleakly across the ground.

Robins massively to the square-leg We felt considerable sympathy for boundary, much to the crowd's de-. the players, therefore, when they light. Hutton, in the meanwhile, had trooped miserably out, and we could gone impeccably on, taking his ones hardly blame Hutton for giving a and 'twos, occasionally couple of chances in the first over through the covers, a model of pa- driving from Farnes, snicks which on a tient efficiency, and it was Leyland mcre genial day might well have who fell soon after the tea interval, stuck.

trying to drive Todd and giving Barnett a simple catch at mid-on.

ROBIN'S FINE CATCH

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PILES OF SAWDUST Farnes bowled from the Nursery end: and the hard-working Gover Then Hutton and.. Wyatt contin- from the other, but footholds were ued the process of attrition remorse- insecure, and the melancholy piles lessly, until Hutton, his 100 achiev- of sawdust told their dreary tale. ed, relaxed to James Langridge, Before very long Paynter pushed slashed him square, and saw Robins forward hopefully to Gover as the swoop across

situation.

TO DRINK

CALDBECK'S

GOLDEN LAGER

IS TO ECONOMISE

WITH SAFETY,

GIVE THIS EXCELLENT BEER

A TRIAL AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

SOLE AGENTS:

from cover to leap CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., LTD.

ball swung in to him, and the fact and take a fine catch in his out- that he played outside it and was stretched right hand, .. bowled passed as merely another (Continued on Page 22)

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