1939-08-30 — Page 25

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 30, 1939

Grant's Bowling

Strategy 217 POINTS IN

England's Batsmen Were Surprised

C. B. FRY SAYS

himself in by schedule. A sound, Thus his score is 73. So well set was cool hand.

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this fine bat, and so well was he play- ing that Johnson can dwell upon his eviction as a triumph.

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So it is that the first half-hour ex- hibits excellent bowling from both ends which gives both batsmen food for care. A few thoughful cuts past Oldfield plays out the last over, and point and diversions to leg bring the is happy with a first-rate not out 62 toal to 20. The bowling is as yet on to his credit. top of the batting. The fielding close and keen.

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OLDFIELD 18 SPRY

UP GOES 150

TWO MATCHES

Sydney, August 20.-A World record is claimed for the New- castle (New South Wales) Cen- tral Club who In two successive Rugby league first grade matches have scored 217 points.

They boat Morpeth-East Malt. land by 99 points to 10. Tho week before they had beaten Waratah-Mayfield by 118 points to 14. In the second match Bon- nyman scored two tries and 13 goala Reuter.

We resume with Clarke and John-feet of a giant Little Tich; and he is son bowling. Walter Hammond had batting with experienced left-handed no play before lunch; he now takes restraint, and quite well. At noon a change at the pavilion

station with his familiar graceful end. Leary Constantine for Martin- dale; this for the sake of conserving aplomb. Another instance of the pro- | the latter's full speed. And Leary's per poise that comes from hips well first over suggests that he will bowl forward over the engaged foot-even,1,b.w. with his fast straight ball. But

well to-day.

mark you, as he walks out to the wicket.

Have you noticed the quick cata-

Oldfield continues confidently pultive quality of his action? Do

brisk and enterprising innings. you see that he rarely bowls

two balls alike for pace throughout

the up goes 150. over? He specialises in surprise. vivacious and hostile bowler,

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The first post prandial change bowling is Leary for Johnson from

disguised variations of расе. An amusing bowler.

ON THE HIT

Leary hopes to get young

Joe is wideawake this afternoon.

Joe

Joe is a grand forcing bat; but he would be a better if he always moved |his weight properly on to his left foot, inner edge thereof, when he plants that flashing drive.

Grant has a bowl before tea, but nothing happens.

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Young Joe receives a well-pitched

The Oval, August 19. It is a fine sunny day. "Bos-blade; he is clever at walking round Vauxhall. Leary is trying all out to ser" Martin says the wicket, the straight ball and persuading it hand-cut the ball into sharp off-up ball, inviting a blow, and he leans too, is fine. He told me that away to leg; he is ever on the qui vive breaks. As usual he is exploiting his gently in willowy fashion against it. He receives a fizzer outside the off- |for a body-spin into a powerful hook. the reason Oval wickets are A tidy well-poised little fellow and

stump and clouts it to blazes. Para- do ever so spry.

Oldfield is a good batsman in good

doxical craftsman. He reaches his so good has nothing to

form. His stroke as played and the Hutton has begun to oppose

half century with а sky-scraping with dope or marl: their vir-

drive. Tea total 284, Hardstaff 54, ever broader bat to the ball; but he ball as bowled form one system; not tue is due to the deep plant is not yet set for freedom; he is merely one detail applied to another

Nichols 4. and extraneous detail..

Joe resumes with vigour. Severe on ing of grass seeds at the bot-studiously strained.

Leary is now plotting hard to get Martindale's swifts; less tom of holes made by a pa-

Oldfield caught at short, square-leg Johnson's oblique swingers. Nichols In an hour we have scored 57; Hut-close in. Oldfield sees the snare, tries trims the boat the other end. tent spiked roller, so that the

ton 32, Oldfield 24. Oldfield is brisk-

to force the ball fine, very fine. But

Just on 5 o'clock Joe sends up 300 mass of root fibre is thick and ing up. In style he reminds me of

too fine withal, because he snicks it with a neat leg side diversion. substantial under the whole S. G. Barnes, the young Australian with his inner edge and is caught at

so well thought of by his compatriots, the wicket on the leg-side. A first-mistaken call for a short run. Leary,

At 5.20 Joe ran Nichols out but he has an easier swing and a

rate innings of 80; full of liveliness-the bowler, followed up, and threw the quicker wrist. I like him.

and wisdom. Total, 168 for three men wicket down-333 for 6.

Elated, Leary fired out Wood next ball-333 for 7.

area.

The coin is tossed. England have won the choice and will bat. We shall now see whe- ther Bosser's watering pot has left enough damp to give the bowling a lift for the first hour.

PLENTY OF PEP

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Yes: the watering pot some traces. E. A. Martindale's first over from the pavilion end to Hutton

and Keeton is lively, strong, shapely and loose of arm, he raises plenty of pep from his fifteen yards run.

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Taking his long stride forward he thrusts his forearm at the good-length ball with the added grace of a final pronounced move of the wrists.

The ball scuds to the white boun- dary boards past all overtaking.

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The West Indies are playing a good match. Bowling full of intention; field- ing sharp set and clastic.

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Joe stands by at 87, but he loses Wright 1.b.w, to Leary next over, so he must hurry. Total 345 for 8: enter Goddard.

Joe scores a single: Clarke bowls Goddard.

Hammond has played himself into certitude with 28 to his name,

Last man in and Joe 11 short of his Compton is measuring up to the bow-century. Perks scores one then Joa lers without neglecting hooks.

takes Clarke's bowling and gives a Once Hammond hooks a short one chance which Leary misses. He from Leary with lordly, massive grace, snicks a lively four through the slips, and re-to the far on boundary. And they say then behaves foolishly. He has a wild Then he swing at Leary and is clean bowled for

THE MASTER BATSMAN

Oldfield is busy, too, with his cuts 50 Grant thinks well to try himself instead of the fast bowler

his that Walter never "hooks." Martindal is places Constantine with Clarke,

sends up 200 off Clarke with a genuine 94. A very fine innings. leg-break bowler.

Hutton registers his 50 with the leg-hit, old style. There are other

Total 352 all out-and no great total stroke which of all strokes reveals the fine batsmen on the side, but this is on this wicket. master batsman. With his back stroke, the master. His command is mani- just as he uses it in pure defence, he fest. suddenly whips out the latent power and forces the ball like a hard straight drive, past Clarke, the bowler, to the

From Vauxhall bowls T. Johnson, tall, slim and very long of leg. He bowls fairly fast, left-handed, with a fluent swirl and a high-over arm. His first ball is a deceptive slower one, fatal to Keeton, who has the sad ill- luck to play it into his wicket. A very good batsman gone; and only two runs on the board.

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His successor, Oldfield, neat and small, starts with risky snick through the slips, and then a pretty cut off Martindale.

Meanwhile, our young hero Hutton, his upper arms glued to his ribs and his eyes tight on the ball, is playing

SPORTS PARADE

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Joe's victim, Nichols, .opens our attack with a fast over from Pavilion Next we have another spell of Jóhn-] end. Perks follows from Vauxhall son bowling left-hand swingers across with one not quite so fast. R. S. Grant the line of the wicket to a silly mid-and G: B. Stollmeyer start, one on and two short-legs. Martindale is precision, the other with uncertainty.

(COPYRIGHT) At close of play West Indies had scored 27 for 1. Grant - 6, J. Stollmeyer 14 not, Headley 7 not.

I like him. His poise is so good. His

The more I see of Oldfield the more bowling instead of Clarke.

Hammond continues in graceful hips are always over his engaged authority. Compton, with his "Trum- foot. Never drawn away; and in con-}pery" blade and leaning poise is not sequence the turn of his torso into his as certain as usual of his strokes. Ere stroke is controlled and true. So it is long, having collected 21, he digs at that with a neat placing of the ball past jan off-ball from Martindale and is mid-on he sends up our first hundred. caught at short slip. That makes 215 His own score is now 45. But with for four.

a couple of overs he too registers his 50, with Hutton at 62.

WELL HANDLED

A FORCING BAT

Midlands Championship London, August 21-Miss Betty Orr, member of St. Andrews Step Rock A.SC., on Saturday won the 220 yards Midland breast stroke cham- pionship, at a gala staged by the St. Andrews Swimming and Life Saving

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Hutton's play has been a choice blend of watchful patience and alert As for youg Joe Hardstaff, fair, cur-Club at the Step Rock Pool. Her time vigour. He has driven well with his ly and confident, he takes guard with for the distance was 3 mins. 43 2-5th | half-arm swing from the elbows, and both hands at the top of the handle secs, and she won by thirty yards

his accelerating "wring of the towel." and clouts a turf-singeing off-drive, bolt upright. And then another. He is on the hit, and no mistake if he so to act as a sales assistant. The

We are having another dose of can help it. But runs do not come English League, at the request of sev-

Johnson. The West Indian captain in a hurry against the accurate bowl- eral clubs, decided to find out just

uses his bowlers well; he never lets ing. Hammond has been standing at how James had secured this post in fact, whether Arsenal had influenc-them get under the batting. The mo-38 for nearly fifteen minutes. ed the transaction and so offered an ment the batsmen seem to have dom- extraneous inducement

inance, he changes his attack so as to to him to sign. Manager Chapman and the om- create a new situation. cials of Liverpool, Manchester City,

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and Aston Villa were all questioned A feature of a thoroughly interest- at length. At the end of an hour the ing spell of play, bowling and batting English League management. Com- both high-class, has been the good mittee stated that they "had no ob- running between the wickets. Hutton jection to the transfer of Alec James and his mate have collected a score

of quick singles.

to Arsenal.”

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the ex-Raith Rovers wizard proceeded to Highbury, where such other inside forward stars as Charles Buchan and David Jack had preceded him.

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from Miss Bella Lauder, Arnhall, Dun- dee. Principal results were

Ladies' 200 Yards Midlands Breast Stroke championship:--1, Miss Betty Orr. Step Rock Amateurs, St. Andrews: 2, Miss Bella Lau- der, Arnhall, Dundee. Time: 3 mins, 432-5 Men's 100 Yards Club Championship:~~1, A. Scott; 2, D. Brown; 3, H. Stevenson. Time: 73 4-3 secs,

Becs.

Woman's 100 Yards Club Championship:- 1, Elizabeth Wilson; 2, Joan Wilkie; 3, Annie Louden. Time: 1'min. 44 1-5 secs.

In the end Leary gets Hammond at short leg; a well-bowled ball and smart diving catch by Grant. Total

SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP 244 for five. A pretty good perform-

FOR MRS. ELLIS ance for the bowlers on this nice pitch against such strong batting... : In the Scottish Lawn. Tennis Cham- Young Joe is letting fly with a cir-plonships at St. Andrews the singles cular swing round his wrists as a resulted "as under: centre. Some brilliant drives; · and Man's Singles.--- Five minutes before the Interval young Joe's light copper-coloured curls F. Morton, Johnson has another success. He en-are shining in the sloping sun v gineers a catch to himself off his slow-Nichols is here, the head and fachi er ball Hutton goes forward too soon. of an experienced able seaman,

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Colling beat J.