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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 10, 1988.

HELP FOR WEAKER

COUNTIES

AUSTRALIANS' GATES TO

BE POOLED

London, April 13. HE Advisory County Cricket Committee, at their meeting at Lord's yesterday, made important decisions affecting the period of qualification of first-class-players and the disposal of re- ceipts from county matches with sides from overseas.

The change decided upon in the qualification law, which should prove a great help to the weaker counties-and also to a number of professionals-reduces the period of qualification by residence, in the case of a player desiring to move from one first-class county to another, from two years to one. Overseas cricketers and those in the Minor Counties are not affected by the change.

Yesterday's decision, subject to it was decided that the side win- the approval of the M.C.C., is the ning on the first innings shall re- outcome of an amendment to the reive eight. points and the losers registration scheme proposed by no points, provided that the match the Findlay Commission, which is not carried to any further con- came before the counties inclusion. February.

of

TEA INTERVAL ANOTHER SUGGESTION

Concerning the stablisation Another of the Commission's the ten interval, it was decided suggestions which was adopted, in that if no play takes place between fact extended by the Advisory Com- lunch and 3.30 p.m., or if there is mittee, was that 10 per cent. of the a break, whether because of a de- gross gate receipts (less entertain-claration or other cause after 3.30 ment tax and the visiting team's p.m. there shall be no tea interval. share) of all county matches with sides from overseas should be paid into a pool and divided equally among the 17 counties at the end of the season.

This varies the recommendation

8-BALL-OVER AND THE M.C.C.

The

London, April 13. M.C.C. intimated yesterday that although the eight-ball over has been adopted for first-class cric- ket next season, it is extremely unlikely that any change in the law will be, made until it has had a trial over two seasons.

The M.C.C. state that clubs wushing to try the experiment in the meantime should first gain the consent of their. execu- tive bodies. At the end of the 1940 season final opinions of clubs will be sought. The M.C.C. decided not to try the eight-ball over for the Schools matches at Lord's until at least in 1940.

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[CHOY AGAIN

LOSES TO

C. E. MALFROY

Within Point Of Match

(By "A. WALLIS MYERS") London, April 8.

There were few palpitations at Roehampton yesterday and a breeze to cool brows and waft Jobs out of court. Only one of the six players who qualified for the semi-finals of the singles events lost a set; there were no surprises.

But the long struggle between C. E. Malfroy and Choy, if tedious both to watch and to play, had its inter- esting aspect. These two have now met three times this year, each time the Chinese has gone down.

Not without a harrowing and, on two occasions, an all but success- ful fight. Choy had a match ball against the New Zealander at Queen's Club; he had another yes- terday. He might have won 6-8, 64 if at the crisis he had not waited and watched for his oppon- ent's error of judgment or hand, which never came.

adopted at the previous meeting, other long bout of pawky play.on as the time concerned is now 3.30 both sides. Malfroy was using

MERELY DEFENDING p.m. instead of 3,15. The tea inter-yielding sand to assist his screws; When Malfroy, rather toying val, when taken, remains at 4.15. ↑ China was merely defending. with. fate-he was vantage game This scheme, which is an experi- No proposal in reference to the Finally, after Choy led 6-5, and love-40 once--had at length ment for this year only-the sea-new ball rule gon in which the Australians are meeting.

came before the Malfroy called it a day, and won squarded the match there was an- the next three games for the match. 'Continued at foot of preceding `col.

here should prove

of immense

benefit to those counties whose gate receipts are affected by bad wea- ther or early finishes,

NEW SCORING SYSTEM

In order to remove doubts that existed as to how points would be allotted under the new system of scoring in the County Champion- ship, the Committee made it clear by amending the rule that matches. in which there was no play, or in which no result on the first inn- ings was reached, will not count as matches played.

As regards a game in which there is no_play_on_the_first_two. days and

which is

reduced

to a one-day match on the last day,

M.C.C. Canvass Counties

MOVE FOR NEW BALL EVERY 150 RUNS

London, April 8. Another move in the Brighter Cricket Campaign may be expect- ́ed shortly. The leading counties have been canvassed by the M.C.C. for their views on the ad-

· ́visability of a change in the rule by which a new ball is allowed to the bowling side when 200 runs have been scored.

As a basis on which to work out the revision it is suggested that the bowler's claim to the new ball' might be made after each 175 runs, .or, alternatively, every three hours.

After consulting with their bowl- ers, the clubs are of the opinion that a change is desirable; but the general feeling is that the 'hew ball ought to be granted, after 150 runs, or two and a-half hours.

Already in Australia the rule, is 150 runs in Test matches. The pro- posal does not, of course, relate to the coming season.

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