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HARD-HITTING ARTICLES BY A GREAT CRICKETER '

lead

team

BRADMAN SPEAKS OUT

Future Test Players by Don Gradman

They had also gained Test export- ence against Now Zealand in the

previous nummer,

To compare, sa some people

Good Morning

In the passengers' har on a BOAC Speedbird every drink is a quick one.

In addition it is haunted by tenants,

•

Donials from Britain. There is no truth in the report that tourists will be allowed to

when they drink

wish;

that ministers of the Crown will be rationed to one bottle of whisky week as presents from business men; that nude alls on the stage are allowed to sneeze; that the 6,000,000-circulation the World" will publish no mo court stories.

did, the present lan Dedford or A landlord says he cannot get Malcolm Hilton with these two the price he wants for a house in, of course, absurd.

because it is reputed to be the Romumber that we tried overal scene of persistent paychic phe- young players in the West Indies, nomena. Of these only Jim Laker enhanced his

reputation-and Laker got his chance in t

three of the Avo Aus tralian Tests,

Now what about the Leeds Test? Here

Bradman's

views are most na I have interesting, especially cricketers now are less enthusias-cupecially for the final Test at the, already commented on his prefor

ence for playing for safety. The last tour

brought the re-tle and play less attractive cricket | Oval,

Let me put to you the problem alisation of my lost ambition as than his own countrymen,

Before the side was chosen for which faced me on that final morn 11 cricketer-jo

There little to crilicing in that match I felt that I hail noting. Australia had won at Not through

undefeated-- England

many of Don's contentions, but, had much personal success-tingham nail Lord's with the Man- but at the same time I was sorry if I am slung to resentment about match-winning

success and Old Country

of chester match drawn, leaving them faced

maid, it is his fered to stand down, anything he has

I thought One is inference that

with the Ashes and two up with with several problems.

the Australian-" | change of co-

might bring with two Bod future Test players.

play. It was, there- greater love of the game in due a change of and also, as I for

fore, imperative that we shoukl Among the young batsmen who

largely to the absence of profea- impressed me was R. T. Simpson.sional cricket in their country.

was not going to be available la

win at Leeds and the Oval to African break even on the rubber. any caro for the South of Notts, who may be even bel-

tour, the selectors might like to

It was apparent to me balt an ter on the faster wickets abroad

give some experience to the pus hour before lunch that Among the bowlers, Ion Bed-

sibly lander of the

Australia touring side,

were making no effort to acore the Middlesex, and Aughts the ball and seems who spins ford, of

The Selection Committes over-

70 runs per hour we had set them This absence, surely, is due to

Fold to have the right temperament, the financial

ruled me. They of a expediency

they wrint-

to get. On D · spin bowlers' wicket intered me to see the series through. of restricted programme a man to wai

I had only one recognised spinner rather than to the I know many cricket followers in Jim Lnker, with Dents Compton The young man of Manchester state cricket

lend a hand. who stole the headliness by get-existence in Australia of a nobler canaldered

Walter Robing should have been

to find the

To

watch

twien in

Amateurs' £700

OF PEACE While Chinese Communists shell British warships in the Yangise, while Communists in Malaya murder British planters and

Communist activity in other Far Eastern countries is increasing, the Communist Party is putting on a show in Paris, labelled the "Worki Congress for

that the dynamic Peace." The danger of this

Denis, at this stage, had dis- ting conference lies in the insidi-

my wicket

One frit.

For financial reasons amateurs chosen to lead the English side. I missed Hassett and had had Brad- Lancashire match-Malcolm Hi- claim of the so-called

man missed twice and Morrie once. find it increasingly do know, however, that Robins bad tan-may also go far.

lko myself partisans of peace that only Publicity can

or difficult to continue playing first- no desire to return to the rough My only other hope was Len Hut- the Communists and those harmful. A youngster may get class cricket, Thuy it may soom and tumble of Test cricket. And ton. My reasons for bowling alm com no one was more delighted than no were that he might get a much- who support the foreign

loo much limelight

from for a per-strange that 17 amateura

afford

an attack the time was when, after formance that might be more in Australia enn

needed wicket and, secondly, ul- policy of the Soviet Union

though I realised he might prove to make

cricket lumbago early in the season. the nature of an accident than

and the money to are sincere in wanting peace, something to be expected of him

made 00 against Middlesex the day expensive, I felt that if Bradman abroad. toura

whereas wo in Eng-

and Morris' scored

a few quick while everyone else, includ-regularly. Pushed into the pie-land have difficulty in discover-before the side was picked for they

first Test and so proved my physichange their tactics and go out for three.

it might induce them more than two or blding from

in the cal fitness. Food Western countries, are really merciful

between financial planning for

In this

vast difference But Hilton appears to have all help or expense allowances grant. attract way they hope to

the qualifications that go to makeed to the amatours of our own side, and the assistance

Ous

be helpful

ing the great majority in all | ture too soon, he may suffer an he answer, of course,

war.

balstien,

many innocent but ignoranta irst-cinsa howler. Ho is worth for the Australians..

harmless

a tour

to

Australia amateur receives between

TO cover and

£ 150-£200 The League

Inmature

of

1,

inade.

ite

runs

to

As it happened things did not go our way. There was the sad story of missed chances, and, na turally, I was blamed for mistaken

■ win,

When a alde is taking chancec an hour can change the whote course of a game. IT The selectors had a very difficult

In that tnak last summer.

period at Looda Bradman In-

wa people to support the Com-regarding, and encouraging, as

had got thres wickets I feel sure wa that this tank wan munist cause and to question potential England player.

would have won. quately performed, his chief criti- the policies of their own gov-

English

clothing, clan being our continued selection ernments. For this purpose

ufrument

out-pocket nx-

OX- of the "old brigade" instead of the "peace congress" is an in-

Many Englishmen fail to realise ¡ponses. For the last four of this "blooding the younger players." In theory that no one genious device.

plays cricket pro- country every

amateur Austrailan

tactics. This is nonsense. No one was nothing could be more tessionally in Australla.

received the equivalent of £700

koener

than the last Selectlan cover almilar or indeed more It is one reason why we lose sterling to cov

ezpe Committee to give youth Norf, I would like to join praiseworthy; in practice it stars to England's league clubs.

relative chance, but they did not consider are obviously

on the perturbed with Bradman it is a means of attack that the leagues have taken, or sooring speeds of

that the young players available English ing the Western Powers are reported tr

to be

were mature enough to face such Test sides. He claims taking, really Australian

aim formblable opposition. in their own home. The high-class performers like Cecil that Australians get their runs

cricketer Lakes lon- Paris congress is taking the Pepper. George Tribe, Bill Al-mot

more quickly

English (and, therefore, usual course of these Com-ley, Jack Pettiford, Ken Greaves, pres

presumably

attractively) ger to mature than the Australian. and, last but Fred Freer

not than we do. This may have been He must be groomed more slowly, munist and Communist-frontlenst. Bruce Dooland.

It

bearing true of the last two series, but is worth

in mind that meetings. The peaceful policy As the number of

top-class there are three very good reasons when Hutton (at 31) and Compton the intr of the Soviet Union is praised; players is limited, the joss of for it.

(at 20) made their Arst appear- the Atlantic Pact is denounc-inen of Test or near-Test calibre

ance against Australia, they had had four and three years respec- Lively of county cricket of a much higher standard than today's.

ed as a pact of warmongers. Yet, the Western peoples, while gritting their teeth, may reflect that even "peace" is a significant cry from the East and may express a

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We

more

Wickets Help

end

Firstly, Australians learn to which bal on true, fast wickets

felt severely. However, i see no mutual solution, as the play. ers have a right lo lead their own lives and to play cricket where they can get the best terms.

It remains for Australin to see are conducive to good stroke play. whether some

be Our own batsmen have to compete home the with frequent variations of pitch sound of keeping at talent so painstakingly produced, caused by our erractic climate, Consequently, they must thorough-

means san

And so to umpires.

tralia.

The

These, then, are just a few of the points which have prompted lia's great captain, who led one of me to cross swords with Austrn-

the best and certainly one of the most popular sidos which has ever visited this country.

I feel that their sweeping suc- cesses may have made Don a triffe complacent. For my part à p not in any way dicapondent about

(WORLD COPYRIGHT RESERVED) The End

Husbands Are So Old-Fashioned!

Now York, April 24.

genuine wish for some kind of appeasement or cover renaine sense of uneasiness, In the past I have always held by master the art of defence, con-

be centration The Russian rulers no doubt the standard of umpiring to

on which makes then wish to exploit the longing higher In England than in Aus- prone to lose their resourcefulness, Bradman himself provides the This is because English for peace in Western Europe umpires are mostly

His own amazing for their own ends but they with a brst-class knowledge and ability to get rans quickly of al-The trouble with husbands, an expert said today,

ex-players second reason.

cannot do so without rousing long experience of the game.

most any bowling so increased his an equal longing among the In 1948 English umpiring was team's scoring rate that the slow- peoples subject to their rule.not quite up to the standard or ness of other Australian batsmen

has been overlooked, The Russian peace offensive previous tours; there has been a

Thirdly, there deterioration in country cricket is not peace as it is understood

method of captaincy. Except on as 别 whole, in the West; but so long as

occasions when wickets fall quick- there are no illusions about

ly he very soon starts bowling to, defenstvo field-and is fully pre- its purpose it may be watch-)

pared to stay on the defensive until ed with interest and

la wicket falls. with encouragement.

even

Less Keen

the

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Probably the war to blame. All the pre-war umpires are now nine years alder and their eye- sight is not quite so keen. But Burma Needs Aid

they have not yet been replaced Burma's obvious

and younger need for by the new

men aid in her present plight is a

whom we may expect in

the ahead. call to the Commonwealth

years

The umpiring during Conference now being held in

tour was, as usual, strictly Im London. The Ministers are partial. Remembering the bit bound to consider sympatheti- ter controversy over the Aus

tralian Tests in 1946-47, 1 sm cally Burma's urgent need for

glad to record that worse um- a loan and, although Burma'

piring was experienced in 1948 has chosen to sever political

without

anybody causing ties with the Commonwealth, storm about It. the state of affairs in that Umpires are human and make part of the world is a matter errors--but never deliberately for much concern to a num-on what they

and should be thanked for taking ber of Commonwealth coun-

Unerous Job with many brickbats tries, and particularly to India but few bouquets. and Pakistan. The confusion Finally, I hope that the tour into which the country ob- helped the youth of England, who viously has

Australians play for the first fallen means time, to learn such lessons 'doubts not only about its these: ability to make fruitful use of When batting, follow the polley but also about the of hitting the ball and scoring a loan capacity of the present rulers runs of attacking, and attack- to resist the Communist pene mit.

ing, whenever circumstances per- tration effectively. Since the

When bowling, concentrate on

Faw

know to bo

an

સફ

сар

Is Bradman's

They still think

And the line old Institution of wedlock would work better, she suggested, if bridegrooms would;

is that they're old fashioned. they're the big boss. Marriage is a changed insti- tution, but husbands are hard to budge, Dr. Evelyn M. Duvall, executive secretary of the Na- tional Council on family rela- tions, writes in "American"ners in money matters.

3. Share the responsibility of She

rearing children.

Here let me agree with Don magazine. She has one. that never at any time during knows. the 1948 Tests did any member

2.

Learn how to make love. Accept their brides as part-

4. Be a democratic partner, not

of the English team resont the hard to adjust to the fact that

"Most men still find it painfully a mossback patriarch. bowling of Lindwall and Miller.

5. Stop expecting the little

"New's

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pf

No. Myrtle, it is not considere.l good taste to refer to our mental giants, the Unofficial members, as the "Seven Dwarfs."

THE MISSING MARSHAL

What's

become of Paulus, since he gave the Reich the allp? While rumours fly unfounded from lp to passing lip. About the hottest Marshal Herr

Hitler ever had; None knows Just

bos what since he went to

Maybe that lanky figure men

ne'er set eyes upon; Астоя

the steppes of Russia goes still goose-stepping on. With comrades who now wor- ship a kultur, new und strange, And walt a warlord's signal to help their kinsmen change. Where Friedrich wields his

baton,

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knows.

now

only Stalin

Whether he be in Moscow or mid Siberia's snows... Who breach the Iron Barrior, pass from the sight of man. Maybe he talks with Tamerlane, or Jests with Genghis Khan?

onu

"Sift together two cups flour, two-thirds cup sugar, four tea- spoons baking powder and hall teaspoon salt. Cut in one- third cup shortening. Add soaked bran, stirring only until disappears.

...Sufficient for nine servings."

For those nine people down in the cellar?

•

door

This weather gives us some- thing to drink about.

are

Oldsters (who consume) increasing faster than young- sters (who produce). says A WHO repart. One solution would seem to be to confine all fighting to types over 40 in future wars. Young men would get promotion back home quicker

their fathers were amortised; and in herit faster, while the race would become # good deal peppler. Only snag In this suggestion: would the elders ever get around to declaring a war under this set-up?

[

Bachelor desires.cook, middle- aged, just plain fool.

Germans might have won the last war. mayn't win the next?

Who knows germs

One for the effects department.

"I was ushered through a lock- ed door."

-BBC talk. "Why do you keep cotton wool in your ears?"

"I have the bad

I make."

habit ol

The only incident occurred dur-marriage has changed and that woman to lie a 1949 glamour girl drumming on the table with my old master-of-the-househoid and the spilt image of grandma at fingers, and I can't bear the noise ing our second innings at Notting role just doesn't it any more,"

the same time.-United Press. ham, when there was

n demon she said. Miller for his bowling at Hutton. stration by the crowd against My own vlow is that this was an because they

Today men don't have to marry aftermath of the 1932-33 tour in cook for them and clothe them

need someone Australia, and of the Voce incident Both can live comfortably if they when Notts played the Australians and girls don't need breadwinners. remain single. They marry for companionship.

In 1934.

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rejection by, Burma of the trying to rob the batamari of the am very conscious of his presed- I

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"The husband Is no longer justifled in trying to play the -role of bla boss," ■ho BAIX

firmly.

Morrison Blames The Communists

The reaction to fast bowling by myself and the rest of the side was desire to have someone equally fast who could retaliate. We had no wish to start a

a "bouncing" match, but we felt it was

It was a little galling that all the heavy artillery belonged to our opponents.

Closely alled

to the success of Australia's fast-bowlers last sum- mer was the fielding of Barnes at short leg.

To my mifid he in- the creased tremendously effective- neas of Lindwall and Biler. A fieldsman as close as Barnes was could not fall to have an unsettling effect on the batsman by making

London, April 23. To this extent Barnes, Commonwealth

Mr. Herbert Morrison, Lord' offer of initiative. Get in first with the ly, was a distracting influence, President of the Council, today mediation, the plight of attack. Bowl to a co-ordinated but to suggest that he was break- blamed Communist plotters for.

plan. Above all, cultivate, the Burma has worsened. Every accuracy, that is so essential oing the laws or the spirit of the the London dock strike which thing points to the necessity a first-class player.

game is absurd,

Inst week tied up over 70 ships. Don, I

that ho la a for prompt

read, donles Commonwealth When fielding, learn to get to ruthless explain. I am sure he action either to bring about the ball quickly and throw with meant this in all sincerity, but sands of men came out on strike At their call, he declared, thou- a compromise in the civil war speed and accuracy. or, if this is not possible, to ket yourself, and at the same time have never known him play crie-

That is the way to enjoy crie- ruthlessness is difficult to define, in spite of machinery which ex-

Maybe Don is not ruthless but I lats to settle grievances. extend practical aid to the to provide the type of crickel Rangoon Government.

ket any way but world

the hard

In a few days they went back needs.

to work when the same people, Cagland's cricket captain last oven in festival matches.

He is a strong disciplinarian, together with responsible trade summer, N. W. D. Yardley does not agree with all that Don in the field.

very natuto, and extremely keon union officials, asked them to re-

At times I have felt turn. Brackman wrote in his series that his keenness, was inclined to Tel Aviv, April 23.

of articles. Today he gives his run away with him and that he meeting of the National Union of Speaking In Blackpool at A Isract! Communist and United

answer. Workers' Party deputies, together dly 'old rival, Don Bradman,

General and Municipal Workers, holding one sixth of the seats in has had a good innings in the

he urged dockers not to be push- Porliament, held a moss meeting Sunday Chronicle, but some of

|ed around like flocks of sheep. today in protest against his attacking shots have been wile "Western war-mongering."

On the subject of caftaincy. Int. of the mark.

He said that they should re- He criticised the_English team me make a personal observation, tura to be fooled by irresponsible, They pledged themselves to prevent farmel becoming an "An-Isolection and the form of our Last summer there was a great conspirators who are the servile glo-American · Imperialist base." batsmen against fast bowling, He dent of controversy as to whather agents of a foreign power.-Reu- -Reuter,

maggested that. English I should be retained as captain, ter.

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