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WEEK-END || ALF
CRICKET
&HOCKEY
A feature of the week end's sport will be the series of three hockey matches at Club de Recreio, commeae- ing at 2 p.m. on Sunday. in aid of the Olympic Games Pand.
Combined Services meet The Hongkong Cricket Club in the most attractive eric ket match of the v ek-end at Seokunpoo on Saturday and Sunday
QAN
Sunday's serie Pockey matches will be Hong- kong agausi Kuwloon, H keng Ladays against Kowloon Lautres und Combined Services aga nd the Rest in that is ter
The S have been very well pirkel 1. The maletes promise of some H ibe De 1 Turkey el the season.
In the lag ticket match of
Dar weekentjeither the HKCU
d the Services have put al then best-known Services
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are relying
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and Major
Pearson
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T. P. Molton sang € 1, Connet Fare insisted by an assortment of change bowlers in the Clujea attack
who,
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Twi: First Division League
will be played Hutches Saturday. Recreio are hurts te
Army "B" at King's Park and the Enviian Recrentun Club 16 the Kowloon Cricket Club So ku
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Fwo ineets Tankoo later-Hong match fl Chater Hogi on Sunday and Craigengn- was devating Sunday ull-day
Batch between
10
Mar-
4 tul Suugie, concluding with amal Des dance.
GOVER'S
1. Successful Batting
CRICKET
As in every part of the game there are certain basic essentials to batting which must be mastered before it go in and really build up the runs. Once is possible to these have become automatic in your own play then you can concentrate on the "tricks of the trade" but not
before.
In my first lesson I am going to outline the three the grip, essentials of good batsmanship--the stance. and the pick up.
Find the conect stance when and should be at an angle of watching the bowler mm up to 45 degrevs -- that 15 pointing The night foot ¦ between mid-off and cover-the deliver the ball
in le with I am, of course, during the left heel being
referring 1 right
[001 the instep of the right
20% THAN
Fanden players will be Core · Study the photo until you can iik tess parallel to the bathing adopt the same stance autima. AZEIRO ary! about six mches be-
Your weight should be
ributed over
both dont 1. pronting in the dine. hon of pu
set, and
Bit
The left foot is alm121 jaches mi front of the buck boo
THE GRIP
Left hand firm, right hand relaxed.
JOHN MACADAM SAYS
These Lack-Of-Action Cricketers Should Be Playing Croquet
When they start talking about Brighter Cricket, we are inclined to wince and think back to the occasion when Groucho Marx threw a party in Hollywood.
It was announced during cocktails that Groucho would play the violin, and true enough, at a signal, he came down the staircase sawing away very creditably on, an instrument that had never known the hand of Stradi- varius.
He got halfway down the that ball should be hit and hic staircase and through "Moon hard and hit often..."Modern
Roses"
colonel light and
when
the the cricketers."
said violin burst into flames
"have been known to maintain "You've always been talking that it is better to be 70 for no music," he wicket at lunch on the first about brighter barked, and that was the end day than 120 for 3
PROS. TO BLAME of that recita).
"ord we would The only at
that sentence quarrel with secrr-
maintaining
Now, Colonel Rait Kerr,
Lord's, tells
counly
turks 2bout the bad offeri is the word "cricketers." Any- on public interest in the game body
sentiments
of cricket of too many drawn like that is no cricketer. gaines.
How right he is-although it isn't immediately apparent how you are going to stop them.
He
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The heels les of the feet, never on th tues.
In this position you will 1: 15 easier to move for- want t
mukd backwards to
your suoks
THE RIGHT GRIP
Although the grip is really a simple thing to work out. I see sorts of weird and wonder- tul ways employed and J
how sometimes wonder
tho kalemun manage to swing tho but at al
A very common fault lies in having the back of the hand behna the handle with the Angers facing the bowler Another is having the correct Krip with the hands. but keep- that so far apart ing them they work against each other.
The careful player can almost work out the grip for hunself, by placing his hands on the bat and noticing where th
his protection on
gloves played The right way is u- ways the natural way
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the
First of all make sure hands are close together, with the first finger of the left hand touching the little inger The right hand.
The left hand is placed so with that the actual grip is the linger and thunib, the han- die being in the palm of th hand with the bark of the hand facing the bowler, as shown in the photo
The right hand is placed so that the fingers face the bow- le so that the thumb can be seen with the inside of the top junt also towards the bowler, A gulden rule to remember here--grip tightly with the Left hand, loosely with the Tight. Tals will enable the left hand and wrist to swing the bit ut and down when coming into the stroke
CONTROL OF THE BAT
The but must be picked up straight. A common fault is to pick up in the direction of third slip, in which case thu
will dewnward swing
comu from the same direction and bat. for all cause
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strokes
Always take the bat back keeping towards the stumps.
the right arm close to the body. Make sure the left arm does not go far away from its original line.
Cock the wrists when the
bat is about twelve inches in the backward swing; this will wrists not only facilitate the working throughout the stroke but will also bring the face of the bat towards point at the top of the pick up.
very
Take the bat in the left hand only, pick it up with the face to point, and holding it should be playing croquet.
loosely let it swing down. You Who to blame for all this" will find at the end of
of cavaliers The great
down swing 11 is facing the mostly game were
amateurs bowler. nothing who ha
ઘર much e fact that the game
the
the
sure
We have already risked may stak
Practise picking up with the hem by suggesting that
Test has be
ne staffed largely by left hand only, making matches should be taken away professionals who feel that you have picked up straight, from Manchester altogether and they have to play safe may then swing the bat as though concentrated on Lord's; wo have sent it into the safety It were a pendulum. You will hesitate to stick the chini
out channels, but, even at that, find after a period of time further by proposing a financial there
have full Alway's
ACADEMY
THE STANCE
both feet, Right foot square, balance of body un hands close to body, toe of bat at end of right foot.
THE PICK-UP
Note fan of hat towards Point, head steady, balance of body on both feet. Wrists cocked, "back of right hand square to leg side.
Promoter Mills Will Do
His Own Match-Making
penafly on cricketers who playere is still room for udven-that you will be able to do this
quite easily. ant.
Freddie Mills, ex-world cruiser-weight champion, will the control of the
do his own match-making when he becomes promoter at make sure that the face of the Empress Hall, Earls Court, next March.
ture. palpably for the draw.
The Australians and Maybe they
have been South Africans and the punished enough by the falling- Zealanders, and certainly off in attendance
of those West Indians, are full of members of the public prepared spirit of cricket, the fre to
New
the
the
bat is turned towards polat at the top of the pick up.
be bored by their playing the fury and the fun of it. It for safety. Such a master as is the counties who are stulti- Jack Hobbs
asfying erleket, and it is On record having said that he'd prefer time they stopped their nowadays the village green to sense. the average county ground.
said.
had few
on the
com- new
"I think I know enough about; Empress Hall,
ments it by now to see that as many
to offer We are now ready to receive
possible get a arrangements. the ball. When do we actual youngsters as about
ly pick up the bat? In most chance of showing themselves,"
Said
Braltman: promoter non-cases it is safe to do so as the he
The 32-year-old
Mills, who "You can say there, have been bowler's arm is coming up to
retired from active boxing after differences of opinion at Em- who deliver the ball. Remember to It is up to the pro's,
the position is title
press Hall, but Joey
definite Soccer spectators want goals. are 90 per cent. of the game keep your head still, as it is losing his world
Maxim (United States) in too complex for any Boxing fans want knock- today. If they keep
statements just now. We shall crowds diflcult to focus on the ball if
about. January of last year, is new~ downs, and supporters of cric-away by their lack of will-to-your head is moving
be having a meeting later in the bo comer to promoting. ket want runs. They won't get score they saw in half the staff The bat will, of course,
picked up a lit:ls earlier for them from the timid average of life.
He has been running à short week." but having but successful series of tourne- hunters who make up such a Action! And more action he fast bowler;
'sante ments at Bristol this year. great percentage of too many even if it means sending them now mastered the grip,
TOO COMPLEX present-day county sides.
to watch baseball for a couple and pick up you will soon And
David Brattman and Ronald adjust this of weeks.
you are able to
Ezra, who Mills Buccoeds timing- ~(London Express Service)
There is no doubt that the opening day is the day when
POP
GOOD MEAVENS
WHAT?
IVE ONLY
JUST REALISEO
Keeping his head!
"THAT YOU KLİ
CROSS-EYED!
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Mills said that, he hoped to promote monthly boxing t Southampton in the New Year,
-London Express Service)
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