1941-02-17 — Page 15

London Counties Start MEDICALS

Preparing For Cricket

Fixtures To Be Arranged Soon

LONDON

COUNTIES CRICKET

ELEVEN

WHO, TOGETHER WITH THE BRITISH EMPIRE TEAM, SAVED CRICKET FROM EXTINCTION LAST SEASON, ARE ALREADY LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT SEASON.

The Committee, on which Andy Sandham and Jack Durston are serving, are satisfied with the achievements of last season both on and off the field.

Fixtures will be arranged short- that the peace time membership ly and the team will continue to is a bit over 3,000." operate in the London aren, though

they may seek more matches #11 Essex cricket enthusiasts wi'l hr bear that the "safe" areas. It is expected agreeably surprised to that the players who appeared fast the club made about £160 on last summer and are engaged on war summer's working.-Reuter, work will again be available.

Sacrifice Necessary

Several county clubs have em- phasised the importance of mem- bers making a sacrifice by keeping up their subscriptions. Many of the appeals have met with fine response, but Leicestershire were

a little disappointed. By rigid economy, however, the balance in hand of the Club is approximate- ly the same as in February Jast year. The financial Statement shows this balance to be £792.

of

Although no country cricket was played last season, members Yorkshire County Cricket Club paid £2,040 in subscriptions. The deficit on the year so far amounts to £250. The Committee made grants to grounds where Coun-

ty matches are normally played: £300 each to Sheffield, Leeds and

Bradford. £100 to Hull and £50

each to Harrogate, . Huddersfield and Scarborough.

Noble Members

Followers of Kent cricket will be interested to learn that 1,200 members have continued all or part of their subscriptions. "Very noble of them" is the comment of the county secretary "considering

FOOTBALL ANSWERS

(Questions on Page 14)

A. 1. He is incorrect. The goalkeeper may carry the ball outside the goal arra but not out- side the penalty arça. The cor- respondent in question may be confusing both breas, in any case, he owes another apology to his readers.

A. 2. He should draw the al- tention of the horne team and endeavour to get the ground marked correctly. If he is unable to do this ar 4 both teams agree he should carry on the game and report the matter to the associa- tion concerned.

A. 3. No. All free kicks in the penalty area, taken by the defend- ing side, must pass out of the penalty area before the ball comes into play. i.e.. before anyone can legitimately play the ball. In this case the free kick should be re- taken, as the attacker, if he is only 10 (ten) yards away, must be within the penalty area.

A. 4. This is a point where the referee is the sole judge. It he considers it dangerous he penalises accordingly. II the defender plays the ball only and does not Interfere with his opponent then the play is legitimate, but if he plays the ball and also brings his opponent down the referee uses his discrétion and treats the in- cident as follows:-A free kick for tripping or dangerous play or al- ternatively allows the play to go on, having decided that the de- fender made a legitimate attempt to secure the ball and the attacker was not brought down but fell over him.

A. 5. No. The fact that a de- fender was the last person to play, the ball, puts him onside

C.S.C.C. PRIZES

Civil Service Cricket Cluhare holding their annual prize-giving} on Saturday, February 22, at 6,30| p.m., when Mrs. Valentine, wife of Dr. D. J Valentine will distri- bute, the awards. There, is a poss sibility that an informal concert will follow the ceremony, which | is timed to start at 0,30 p.m.;

IT'S

POLICE LOSE BOWLERS

without the services of two mem- bers of their lawn bowls League team for the early part of next

HAYWARD'S DAYS WITH ARTILLERY

Jack "Coxwain" Hayward. Po- lice cricketer, hockey and lawn bowls player, was an all-round athlete in Royal Artillery before he joined the Force.

He won the Army Arca High

LEAD AT SNOOKER

Royal Army Medical Corps have already established a winning lead In the Garrison Snooker League for the Windsor Shield.

On Thursday Medical Corps shared six frames with Pay Corps, but they are still four points ahead of their nearest rivals, Royal En- gineers 'A'.

Other games played on Thurs- Police Recreation Club will be Jump and Throwing the Discus day were as follows:

title. He also has a fine collec- Signals shared six frames with tion of prizes for swimming, oneR.A. Stanley. cup in his possession being don- Royal Engineers 'A' beat Royal ated by Donald Burlingham, re- Signals 'A 5 to 1. tired Supt. of Police and now a Director of Norwich City Foot-

Corps Military Police beat Roy-

for ball Club,

the 50 Yardsal Engineers' Sergeants 4 to 2. Hurdles Race at the V.R.C. in Following is the League table

to date:

season.

In the course the week J of Orem and J. C. S. Fender will be leaving for Australia on long

leave.

1933.

CATCHER HURT

R.A.M.C.

R.A. Stanley

On the same boat will be R, H. Jackie Anderson, Wahoos' crack R.E. 'A' E. Mark, who is leaving on re-softball catcher, sustained a sprain R.E. Sergeants

Marks' bowling activi-to her arm in a game against the c.M. Police tirement. ties in recent years have been Canadian Chinese Girls last Sun-Signals Cple. confined to junior games for Kow-day and will probably be out of R.A.P.C.

Royal Signals 'A' loon Cricket Club.

the game for a couple of weeks.

P. W. L. D. Pts,

A 2 0 2 18

4 1 0 3 14

4 1 0 3 13

4 1 1 2 13

4 1 0 3 13

4 1 1 2 11

4 1 2 1 9

4 0

4 0

5

Offered and Taken

PLAYERS

PLEASE

ITS THE TOBACCO THAT COUNTS