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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 1, 1988

EDRICH COMPLETES 1,000 IN MAY

MCCORMICK

FINDS

FORM

LONDON, TO-DAY.'

IN A MATCH PACKED FULL OF INCIDENT DESPITE ITS CURTAILMENT BY RAIN, THE AUSTRALIANS DREW WITH MIDDLESEX AFTER BEING LED ON THE FIRST INNINGS.

In this game, thanks to a sport- ing declaration by Don Bradman, Edrich was able to bat a second time and, making the best of his opportunity, scored 20 not out to join the select band of first-class cricketers who have scored 1,000 runs in May.

Another interesting feature, in view of the close proximity of the First Test, was the form of Aus- tralia's fast bowler, E. L. McCormick, who, hitherto, had fail- ed to achieve anything of note since he was no-balled in the first match at Worcester.

He bowled very well yesterday and captured 6 Middlesex wickets for 58 despite the wet wicket.

Due to the rainy weather which prevailed throughout the country, all matches were interrupted to some degree and Somerset's victory | over Northampton was the

A fine study of Pasch, Mr. Henry E. Morriss's favourite for to-day's Derby Classic at Epsom Downs.

At Kidderminster, Surrey beat Wor only cestershire on the first innings. definite result. Wellard was in Surrey: 192 and 101 (Perks 6 for 38). devastating form in this match, Worcester: 132 (Gover 7 for 50) and capturing 12 wickets for 128 in the

63 for 7 (Gover 7 for 35). course of the match.

Results as cabled by Reuter, were: At Lord's, Middlesex drew with the Australians.

At Frome, Somersetshire beat Nort- Northants: 166 (Wellard 5 for 52, Buse hamptonshire by 3 wickets.

5 for 56) and 165 (Wellard 7 for 76).. Somerset: 271 (Lyon 122 not out) and 65 for 7 (Busewell 5 for 32).

Australians: 132 (D. G. Bradman 5, S. J. McCabe 9, C. L. Badcock 10,. N J. Fingleton 2; Sims 4 for 25, Ne vell 3 for 38) and 114 for 2 dec (Fingleton 32, Badcock 0, Brad-Derbyshire and Sussex was abandoned At Chesterfield, the match between man 30 not out).

as there was no play on any of the three days owing to rain.

Middlesex: 188 (Compton 65, McCor- mick 6 for 58, W. J. O'Reilly 4 for, 56) and 21 for 0 (Edrich 20 not out-completed 1000 runs in May)cestershire

At Swansea, the match between Glamorgan and Essex was abandoned owing to rain interfering with play yesterday.

Glamorgan: 100 (Smith 5 for 34).

abandofied owing to rain interfering. Lancashire

At Manchester, the match between and Leicestershire Way Lancashire: 174 for 5.

"REVIEWER'S" SPORTS COMMENTARY

Consistent Support Of Biennial Plan

REGARDING the proposal to make

the Davis Cup competition' a bien- nial contest-a change which the Bri- tish L.T.A. has announced its intention of supporting at the annual conference in London on June 30, it is interesting - to note that Great Britain, contrary to a statement which appeared in a London Journal, were always in sup- port of the biennial tournament.

On this matter Mr. H. A. Sabelli, secretary of the L.T.A., writes as fol- lows:

The biennial proposal was first made by South Africa in 1928, when no discussion took place. It was brought up again in 1931, when 13 nations voted in favour of the proposal, Great Britain being one of them, but 20 nations voted against it, and it was therefore de- feated.

In 1934 another vote was taken, when Great Britain voted for the Davis Cup being played every other year, and on this occasion a major- ity was obtained, but not the two- thirds majority required under the regulations. Great Britain was then champion nation.

No vote was taken in 1937, but our delegates were instructed to support the proposal, and they have been similarly instructed when the matter comes up again for discussion in June next. The L.T.A. attitude has therefore remained unchanged since 1931.

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Magnificent Mile Run

By A. Chivers

T has been- said of S. C. Wooderson: "He is little, but he is wise and a

At Bristol, the match between Glou-Notts and Hampshire was abandoned might be applied with even more em- At Nottingham, the match between terror for his size," and the phrase and Warwickshire was owing to interference by rain. abandoned owing to rain, there being Notts: 290 for 4.

At Cambridge the University drewno play yesterday. with the Army.

Cambridge: 169 and 79 for 1. Army: 387 for 8 dec. (Packe 176).

Gloucestershire: $24 for 5 dec. (Crapp 116 not out, W. R. Hammond Warwickshire: 148 for 1.

At Hull, the match between York 57).shire and Kent was abandoned owing

to interference by rain. Kent: 78 fór 1.

OLD LIQUEUR BRANDIES

FOR

THE CONNOISSEUR

B. B. PALE OLD

F.O. V. (Finest Old Vintage)

GODET FRERES 1852

ROUYER GUILLET 1865

EXSHAW'S V. F. O. (60 years old)

NAPOLEON 1814

Reuter.

phasis to A. Chivers, of Wycliffe School, Gloucestershire, who, in the Public Schools sports at the White City beat Wooderson's mile record of 1933 by nearly a second.

Chivers is even smaller than was his famous predecessor, but he has the same terrier-like qualities. He won by 50 yards in 4min. 29sec., having made all his own running over the Inst half-mile. He was quite unflurried by Lord's-England v. The Rest (Test Ardingley, who ran the first quarter in the furious pace. set by D. Parks, of

TO-DAY'S MATCHES

Trial Match).

Oval-Surrey v. Warwickshire. Bristol-Gloucestershire v. Australians. Southend-Essex v. Worcestershire, Folkestone-Kent v. Somerset. Preston-Lancashire v. Sussex. Huddersfield-Yorkshire v. Hampshire. Oxford-The University v. Middlesex.

WILCOX TO CAPTAIN

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THE REST OF ENGLAND

London, To-day.

62% sec. Chivers was keeping com- fortably to a 67sec. lap schedule.

This steady pace brought him up just behind Parks for a 2min, 14sec. half-mile. He then took the lead and the last in 66sec. His style over the covered the third lap in 68sec, and· last 100 yards was as easy and certain as it was at the beginning of the race.

The surface of the track was on the loose side and there was a cold wind blowing-factors which make Chivers' record a magnificent achievement.

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Owing to the indisposition of McCormick And 8-Ball

Overs

WHILE the Australians were in

G. O. Allen, D. R. Wilcox, captain of Essex, has been selected to cap- tain The Rest in the Test Trial starting at Lord's to-day.-Reuter.

London McCormick said he was against the introduction of the eight- D. P. Wilcox, who last season ball over. As a fast bowler, he finds was joint captain of Essex, with the strain tolerable in Australia, where T. N. Pearce, is an opening bats-Over here, with cricket six days a week, they play so few first-class matches. man of fine calibre. His polished technique makes the best bowling look mediocre.

His finest performances last year were two separate hundreds in the match against Kent at Westcliffe and again at Southend against Nottingham he narrowly missed repeating the feat.

it would be quite a different matter.

After bowling first a 14-and then a 15-ball over, McCormick has not chang- ed his mind." The strain of two such- overs on a fast bowler of his type is considerable. -

His normal run to the wicket, is 25 Worcestershire ho ran 725 yards. yards. In his first two overs against

The Davis Cup has been in existence His figures last season were most since 1900, and I have always belleved impressive. In 25 innings he

that for the good of the game it should

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., LTD. scored 1,079 runs for an average

of 48.10 and has been freely men tioned in Home cricketing circles recently as a possible England Test captain.

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be held annually. It would be folly to disturb an Institution that has held

the imagination of the world for a generation, and which has received pro- regelve support from over: 25. nations. Julian S. Myrick, a former President of the U.S.LTA.