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FINAL CRICKET TEST AT OVAL

TO-NIGHT'S SWIMMING CLASSICS

LAWRENCE v. N. LEE IN 100 FREE

STYLE

YEUNG SAU KING

TO MEET MISS

V. THIRLWELL

(By YAN?")

In spite of the fact that the In- terport Swimming contest between Hong Kong and Shanghai is likely to be postponed owing to the hos- tilities which have broken out in the

© MERRYMITERERESYKISKEE

نویی

ENGLAND'S TEST TEAM

R. W. V. Robins (Middlesex) Hammond, W. R. (Gloucester) Hardstaff, J. (Notts) Barnett, C. J. (Gloucester) Hutton, L. (Yorkshire) Goddard, T. W. (Gloucester) Ames, LE. G. (Kent) Washbrook, C. (Lancashire). Gover, AR. (Surrey) Matthews, A. D. (Glamorgan) Compton, D. (Middlesex)

Northern port, to-night's swimming FURTHER

at the Victoria

Recreation Club

should well be worth a dollar, as

COUNTY

two thrilling features are promised CRICKET

spectators.

The outstanding feature of the RESULTS

London, To-day."

The following were the results Championship Cricket

concluded yester

LITTLE INTEREST FOLLOWING

OF SECOND

EVE

RESULT

MATCH

ENGLAND LOOKS TO FUTURE

(By "ADREM")

VEN if England had not won the Second Test match at Old Trafford last month and thereby ensured that the "rubber" could not be lost, the startling turn of events in north China would have taken a great deal of local attention away from the Oval, where the last encounter with New Zealand starts to-day.

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ALSO, DESPITE THE FINE SHOWS PUT UP BY THE TOURISTS IN BOTH TESTS, THE PRESENT POSITION IS NOT ONE THAT WILL BE LIKELY TO ATTRACT THE ENGLISH CROWDS, HOWEVER ENTHUSIASTIC THEY MAY BE. NEVER- THELESS A TEST MATCH IS A TEST MATCH!

New Zealand have not yet announced their eleven, but, unless, they decide to play several of the team who have not taken part in either of the first two games, it is likely to be substantially the same as the Old Trafford combination.

programme will be the meeting be- tween Wilfred Lawrence, the Colony champion, and Norman Lee, poten- tial champion, în the 100 Yards of County free-style, which may see a new matches which

On that occasion, the heroes were China record established. Others in day. “

H. G. Vivian, W. A. Hadlee and M. Sussex scored a good win over P. Donnelly in the batting line, and the race will include Chan Wing-

on J. Cowie in the attack. The first kai, also reputed to be very fast, Warwickshire after being led Rfm. Hamilton, Ng Chun-man and the first innings, while at Leices-named batted extraordinarily well over ter, Notts took points for a first in both innings to pass the 50 mark Robert Chan, both-very fast

innings victory over Leicestershire on each occasion, while Hadlee, the four laps.

Scores as cabled by Reuters: overshadowed all his colleagues in his first innings with a grand knock Nottinghamshire beat Leicestershire of 93. on the first innings. Leicester: 206 (Watkins 6 for 48 and

The second feature of the even- ing is the return match between Miss Yeung Sau-king, China Na- tional Swimming champion, and World Olympic star, and Miss Vero- nica Thirlwell, the V.R.C. and Co- lony champion, who will swim over 440 Yards free style.

WON BY TOUCH

"

90 for 1.

nor does he need test match experi- ence and so we find such players as Goddard, Smith (J), Gover and Although not as spectacular as Matthews, all strangers to Inter- Notts. 502 for 8 dec. (Keeton 104, the other two batsmen, M. P. Don-national cricket, being given their

nelly, won the acclaim of all the chance to prove themselves. Sussex beat Warwickshire by 164 critics, for his gallant second-in-

Hardstaff 266).

nings, when wickets were falling Probably never in the history of runs in T. Cook's Benefit Match. Sussex: 257 (Hollies 5 for 43) and 310. with sickening regularity to the the game has the "blooding" of a Warwickshire: 272 (Wyatt 107 and 131 venomous off-spinners of Tom God-cricketer been so startlingly suc-

(James Langridge 6 for 47).

TO-DAY'S MATCHES

dard. Going in at the fall of the cessful as in the case of Tom God- third wicket, Donnelly saw the total dard, of Gloucester. Making his raised from 3 to 194 and despite debut in a Test team at Old Traf- Oval England v. New Zealand (Third the keen bowling and fielding of the ford, he failed dismally in his first Englishmen, his wicket was still effort but thereafter, bowling his intact at the close of play.

Test).

shire.

Leicester-

OVER CAUTIOUS

off-spinners, on a wicket with plenty of "devil" in it, he ran through the opposition in ond innings when England one time in grave danger of

In their last clash at North Point,. in an invitation race, Miss Thirl- well beat Miss Yeung by a touch in one of the grandest races seen for some time, and to-night's event should prove to be just as thrilling. Bradford-Yorkshire v. Worcestershire.

Southend-Essex v. Hampshire. ~ In addition there will also be In- Birmingham-Warwickshire v. Middle- terport trials for the 100 yards sex. ** back-stroke, the 50 Yards free-style Manchester-Lancashire

All the members of the New and the final water-polo trial, in Neath-Glamorgan v. Surrey.

Zealand team are liable to come off which a probable Interport team Dover Kent v. Somerset.

with the bat, although as yet, their

AMAZING FIGURES comprising Chan Sik-pui (in goal); Nottingham Nottinghamshire . Der-comparative inexperience of "big" N. Delgado and Enrique Chan (full- Cheltenham College Ground Glouces cricket, has resulted in displays,

Since that match, evidently fall backs); Fung Kwok-wa or Wilfred

promising enough, and on many of confidence, he has been Lawrence (centre-half); L. Roza-

occasions plucky enough to quote ingly successful, taking in his last Pereira, A. A. Da Roza and Robert

the words of a prominent English two games, no fewer than 28 wic- Chan (forwards) will oppose 201

critic, The New Zealanders have kets including 10 in an innings. Army selected seven.

been in several hot spots in the course of the last two Tests, but

byshire.

tershire v. Suaser.

MAMAK

Following the aquatic programme, HOCKEY

there will be dancing in the West Lounge.

INTERPORT FUND

-Reuter.

TOURNAMENT

ANNUAL GENERAL

MEETING

Chief interest in this match, now

centred in 19 year old Denis Comp ton, the dashing Middlesex bats- man, who played his first

they have a knack of producing a that Hutton has justified himself man at the right moment to tide and more or less helped himself to them over the critical periods." a position as one of England's open- but they have disappointed, in that ing batsmen for the future, will be they have shown an incompetancy It is pointed out that the prima-

to attack the bowling and have, in ary object of holding these trials

the end, worried themselves out was in order to defray expenses to- The annual general meeting of with adding materially to the score. match only last season. wards the Interport. Should

to have some really the the Mamak Hockey Tournament present Interport be postponed, all will be held at St. Andrew's England selectors, while paying strokes and is not afraid to attack monies collected will be held as an Church Hall (Top Floor) at 6 p.m. their visitors the compliment on anything loose He is Interport Reserve Fund for future on Monday, August 30...

each occasion of turning out a re- of conspicuous merit an Interports.

It is earnestly requested that all presentative side, have obviously a certain amount of promise as clubs which took part in the Ma- been making their selections with left-hand bowler, mak Hockey Tournament, just con- the next visit of the Australians at

the back of their minds. cluded, will be represented.

AGENDA

TO-NIGHT'S PROGRAMME

50 Yards free-style.

100 Yards back-stroke.

100 Yards free-style.

Water Polo.

Fancy Diving (Exhibition).

*240 Yards free-style (Exhibition be- tween Miss Yeung San-king and Miss V. Thirlwell)

"TRIAL ENT

Lee, Bo

(1) To confique minutes of

General Meeting held on Sept ber 15, 1988.

(2) Report by the Hon. (3) Report by the Hon. (4) Election of President,

dent, Chairman of the Hon. Secretary, Hon and Assistant Hon. Se Amendment to Fal

(6) Any

VERITY'S CAPABILITIES KNOWN

iful

“fieldsman shown

With such players as Compton in the ran veterans like Hammond Verity to call upon the adv

Robins, who appears

to lead England again

has little canse

Thus we find that cricketers of ous the calibre of Hedley Verity, the most consistent bowler in England, d probably the world, has taken little or no part in the series.

Verity obviously has no further eed to impress his capabilities,