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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 3, 1937.

THRILLING VICTORY FOR LANCS.

EDRICH'S BRILLIANT

INNINGS

ON RAIN-AFFECTED PITCH

FINE BOWLING BY PHILLIPSON

(By Howard Marshall)

London, June 9.

LANCASHIRE won a great match at Lord's yesterday when they beat Middlesex by 22 runs. Until the last moment, when Gray, with his injured finger in a splint, was trying to keep his end up while Edrich made the runs we were in a lather of excitement.

That Gray should have run himself ont, obeying orders and at- tempting to snatch a single and give Edrich the bowling, was a tragedy, but what grand cricket had gone before!

Rain was the dominant factor; rain which made Middlesex's second innings a thing of peril and adventure. At 12.55 it drove. the players in, and it lasted for two hours, long enough to form a wet layer on the hard wicket underneath.

On such a surface the Lan- cashire bowlers could make the ball stand up, and so they did, with a vengeance. After five overs Phillipson from the Pavil- ion end had bowled 4 maîdens, and taken 3 wickets for one run.

Henry Cotton, above, former holder of the British Open Golf Championship, was one of two Bri- tish players to record a win in the Ryder Cup Singles last Wednesday, beating Tony Manero (U.S.) 5 and

3.

then Duckworth snapped him behind the wicket.

ELEMENTAL VIOLENCE So we came to Smith, and

up

the

quality to the utmost. Compton joined him, hit Booth for a swing- ing four through the covers, and cricket ceased to be mortal. Ele- popped one which lifted sharply mental violence was released, from Booth into Pollard's hands in it almost pulverised Lancashire into the gulley:

defeat. Smith's first over from

ball he sliced for four between Duck-

disaster.

FREDDIE DIXON NOT TO DRIVE FOR TWO YEARS

Dangerous Driving Fine of £50

CHASE AFTER AN ACCIDENT

years.

Freddie Dizon, the racing mot- orist, was disqualified from hold- ing a driving licence for two at Surrey Quarter Ses- sions, Kingston, yesterday, where he was summoned for driving a car in a dangerous manner. He was also-fined £50 and ordered to pay £20 costs.

The deputy chairman; Capt. E. H: Tuckwell, said the magistrates had seriously considered whether they ought not to send Dixon to prison. “No matter how able a driver you may be,” he added, "you must not do these things on the public road.”

MF. Lawrence Vine, prosecuting, said that on the night of Feb. 8 somebody drové a car on the wrong- side of the road at Ewell and for- ced a taxicab and a Ford car to mount the grass verge to avoid x headon collision.

Part of the Ford car was protru~- ding into the roadway, and the offending car collided with it with considerable force

ASKED TO STOP The two drivers chased the offend- ing car, of which they took the number.

DEFIANT TAIL-ENDERS Good bowling, but if Lancashire were helped by the weather the fact remains that Middlesex should

When one of the drivers got out never have allowed them to gain a

and at a roundabout the offending - car lead of 173. In the morning the

"scuttled away. It was, however,↑ Lancashire tail-enders, with ́ Old-

caught up at another roundabout field still there, and playing beauti-

The fully, defied the Middlesex attack,

FACING DISASTER

Pollard was significant. The first and the driver asked to stop, Middlesex were facing

car got away against dra vive which appeared to be loose and with-

The police sent. Dixon Hulme conferred worth and first slip. The second asking who was driving his car

aform Edrich and out fibre. Lancashire should have

at been snuffed out remorselessly, but solemnly, and smacked the wicket, dropped short of third man,

the time concerned, and Dixon gave and the sound of their gardening spun away to the boundary. The the name as "Alfred Coomber" Phillipson with apprehension, cover-

thirl shaved the leg stump, and the fourth ballooned away to long-on.

Apparently, added Mr. Vine, he ing up and waving his bat opti-

repented and two days later wrote mistically.

Smith was getting his eye in, and to the police, He seemed destined to

"I inadvertently he rather fancied Pollard's bowling, gave the name of be lbw, but he touched one with a convulsive stab, and Paynter, run-

He stole a single at the end of Philcar as Mr.

e of the driver of the Coomber, whereas it ning from cover, took a catch just again, and then began the real bom-address."

lipson's next over to face Pollard should be F. W Dixon, of the same

they put on 86 decisive runs for their last four wickets.

Then the fun began. The two. hours rain was over. Robins had

the heavy roller on. Booth opened the bowling from the nursery end, sent the ball whistling round the. unlucky Price's ears; and had him caught at second: slip by Wilkinson, who has never fielded in the slips for Lancashire before.

AN OPENING BAT Edrich thus became virtually an

opening batsman again, and at once a riser from Phillipson hit him on the finger, and he had to leave the field to be strapped up. A fierce be-

off the ground.

bardment.

"SPLINTERING WOOD"

and

Six wickets down, and the total|

"NO" IDENTIFICATION Mr. Vine mentioned, that neither 35, but Robins, with his flourish

Pollard's first ball went sailing of the two drivers could identify and his quickness, gave Middlesex fresh heart.

into the grand-stand balcony with a the driver of the offending car. Edrich was sound as fearful sound of splintering wood. A Dixon, in evidence, said that he a bell. Twice he hooked Phillipson single, another one. the bat with the noise of a pistol high over the grand-stand, 30 feet cident. gloriously, and the ball cracked off again, and the ball went soaring tioned, but he did not have any ac- Smith swung was at Ewell on the night men-

shot and streaked to the Tavern above the roof, almost into the gar- The car he was driving was cap-

sweetly gious blow.

dens beyond the ground. A prodi- able of 90 miles an hour, and he could easily have got away from an

wanted to do so. He did not realise that anyone was chasing him." but he did not think there was any He saw a motorist, waving to him,

reason for him to stop.

railings.

ginning and the rain returned, but through the covers, and at tea the It was as if a powder magazine-h.p. Ford or a taxicab if he had

play continued grimly.

the

the question. the

Butterworth was missed în gulley, feeling for Booth's out- swinger, a ball which found edge of his bat at 18 and went to Watson at first slip.

DUCKWORTH'S APPEAL

Robins hit both bowlers score was 58, and a winning total of had exploded, so violent was 174 did not seem altogether out of

the ¡force of it. Then a vast drive over mid-on, only inches short of a six, a two over the slips,: and Smith had A superb on-drive by Edrich, scored 19 in an over, which brought HENDREN'S BAD STROKE another square-cut by Robins, and Middlesex 20 invaluable runs.

**CAR NOT DAMAGED Phillipson, in the meanwhile, was then disaster, for Robins, flicked at

Explaining why he at first gave Another over like that, and Lan- the name of the driver of the car fizzing up and swinging away nasti-Pollard, asd Duckworth took the cashire might have lost, but Smith as that of his chauffeur-named- ly, and Hendren played the most catch with an appeal which shook mis-hit Phillipson, and was caught unacademic of strokes across the Father Time: 78-7-18, a partner by Lister, running from mid-off. He

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flight of a good length

bail

and ship of 49, and Edrich and Sims had been in a quarter of an hour, was no run, bus could not make was caught and bowled.

went into committee.

and Middlesex had put on 42 runs his ground. Robing then sent Human in, pre- Edrich was playing magnificently,

GALLANT EFFORT. sumably to chance his arm at this taking singles at the end of the over

A pity, but it was - glorious moment of crisis, when only cour-with the judgment of a Hobbs, chop-needed only 22, and Gray. came in, who must now be counted quite the So to the sad ending. - Middlesex match, and a triumph for Edrich, age could avail Middlesex much. ping the ball down to third man his broken finger heavily bandaged, most promising of our young play Human tried to force Phillipson exquisitely, dominating a most dif- to survive an over, with cheers for ere. To his skill, square, and again Wilkinson took a ficult situation. A young batsman every stroke coming from the few must add a remarkable vital catch at-second slip,

who can rise to the occasion-so-ad-fortunate spectators. Four wickets down for 23, but mirably is destined for greatness, or Edrich was still there, calmly keep-I am much mistaken.

five balls Phillipson with proper ing his nose over the ball, calling A sharp single brought the 100 sixth he tried to tuck upon-a-splendidly sound technique up at 5.15, Sims scored

off: single, and Gray dashed in circumstances rich tested his handle ov the

and wicket, turned when he saw

heads,

Edrich

care.

endurance, for he had from field throughout the

10 minutes

a considerable spells

bowling

the addition to those two long and ex. thereltremely impressive innings.--