1952-04-05 — Page 13

ALF GOVER'S Cricket Academy

Captaincy And

Care Of

The

Equipment

The duties of a cricket captain are manifold, and do not stop at tossing for choice of innings, the putting on and taking off of bowlers or writing down the batting or- iler.

The first duty of a captain is at all times to be a good le need not be the best batsman example to his team, or bowler in the side, but by diligence and concentration cun often 'make' a side,

A captain is often judged by felding is the one department

on level

kla team's folding performances, of the game in which the club There is to my mind no excuse for any team being slack in the Held, and the good captain will always have a keen fielding side.

The name of R.W.V. Robins, caplain many

of Middlesex years, springs

player

can compete terms, and a good keen captain can make, his team a first class Gelding side.

THE CHINA - MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1952.

SPORTING SAM

By Reg. Wootton

میدوار

SOFTBALL LEAGUE SEASON

DRAWS TO A CONCLUSION THIS WEEK-END

By "GRANDSTAND"

After weeks of working overtime with double-headers, the regular The making out of the batting for so order need not be just a for- Leagues draw to a conclusion this week-end with a full programme of

Fac to mind. I mallty.

captain should He was alway's jealous of his experiment with it until he is 11 games which includes some well-matched tussles in the waning weeks

folding performances satisfied that the order is best of the season.

the batting abilities and rightly co, for Robins him-suited to

bril-of cuch player and to their self, apart from being

position, temperaments, lant feldur in any

his toes und always on was

side's

energetic in all his movements.

of captaincy the side, he should try to keep

During his years Middlesex, were always a good fielding cle to watch.

The captain mu make up his mind as capabilitice of his team. viously

If he has two left-handers in

them away

1: is useless having a lo sen

in the deep field or placing 1 your fast bowler at cover where he is going

to c energy chasing the ball.

up his captain, having inade mind us to the best positions for the various players, should possible far as endeavour 36 13 keep them there for tach succeeding bowler.

can

bc.

from each other.

*

In the Seniors,' the Madcaps tangle with the Braves in a scuffle in which the batting title is at stake while both Overseas and South China meet in a private feud. The highlight in the minor loop will be the long-awaited game between the rival Blackhawks and Delawares, and although the glory of being the first team to down the Hawks went to the Pandas last week, the Delawares are out to prove that they, too, can do it.

dre

was

QUITE A SPRINT STAR!

Says McDonald Bailey

or

athletics

"There will be no automatic selections-either for club country-in women's this reason," says British 200 metres champlon Sylvia Cheese- man, Sounds like a levelling up in the right direction, be- cause our leading girls haven't gone back since last while there has been plenty of insprovement, from those likely to challenge them.

Beason

Trainlug form. of course, after can be misleading, but watching the women recently, the I'm prepared to endorse champion's opinion that rivalry will be keener, this summer than for years.

SCOTS' THREAT

One of the biggest threats to the girls In possession is Scots sprint ace Dr Quita Shivas

praclising medicing in London. Barbara Foster, wa, Dorothy will give Sylvia and Hall plenty to think about,

now

Then there is Ann Pashley, of Great Yarmouth, Yorkshire's Muriel Platts, who beat cham- last plon June Foulds twice season, and my protege, Elleen King, from Trinidad. Eileen has put on some weight,

but

the Still on the subject of fale sex, I have been asked my apinion of Marjorie Jucksoli, the sensational Australian sprinter. Many critics who have never seen her have been boosting the girl.

Thus there is always the pos- sibility that for a large part of

The failure of the Panda top- I have their hurling staff work-claim, the quickly the Innings the opposition are

protest was to the howling to a left hander at dhe hitters, who went hitless fasting overtime in twin-billings. animously rejected.

Ob- Personally, I always like week, has left the batting title

The incident in question oc- the The Banturns, who are

Sauza che seeme as alppy AS SKAL to sen a ter hunter open the for decision between Bare only unes not to have memented cupped when Alvara

As a new ball bowler Leonarl, the pride of the Saints, by forfettures, will be playing scored from third base with the slow runner and poor thrower how disconcerting this and Rene Sequeira; plot of the of their 22nd and inst game of

winning run and although it Madenp-both sluggers being the season when they meet the catcher Rakha had

that apparent

Rexea1 possession batsman to tred at an average of 302, If you order a

Wildares tomorrow. The Ser

*** [of the ball before the runner 30 for runs and, having had a

Vice

outßt, who

will start as

us reached Lannard has completed all underdoga

the

umplre plate, crack, he fails, be waiting for

hoping for Lawrence garnes while Sequeira will make

ruled the runner he cames in and

performance him when

their After all, he has his last League appearance thanks him.

this us

their triumph when sacrificed his wicket. Any bath year against the Braves, and test win of the senson was on

worth his

tanced: very little mathentiles to salt likes This

Bgure that Sequeira must con- an upret of the Whdfires. They umpire runs.

because

the tagged with works the other way when the neat safely at least once in three nearly became the heroes of the player player is ordered to stay at umes to gain the title. If this week last Sunday when they ex-Souza was

lended the Reses to eight

the ball being in glove only, the wicket and not to bother should happen, it will be frames hefore they cracked up.

The the other hand,

Rexts about scorlig.

-first-Cane-in-legal- sortball Mistery

'managemen was, however, that the same butter has Won

under the erroneous impression twice.

that umpire Lawrence stated that the ball was in the gloved hanci

of

esurse, und

and

211011 Suure

of

course

A mecting of the Council held on Thursday evening discu.sed a protest lodged by the Rexes against an

alleged misinter- pretation of the rules by Umpire Eddie Lawrence in their game against the Hawks a fortnigh!! ago in which they were nose

The handling of bowlers, 15, of the prime considerations of the captain. When taking

a bowler off he

A last word on

captaingy, thruld always say Well tried,

*Thank Ci

You Remember you must Ars! have always encourage the bowlers, the

confidener CI ierheet and consult them fiequently and your side. Your conduc! must vividly re-at all times he perfectly cor- playing a match for rect. Always be punctual. You y under

deputy captain, can hardly expect your team to #

out 3-2. owlers off, be a seed one if they have no who, when taking bowlers just said 'Put your sweater on,"

example at the heal. Never a word encourag ment, which to a bowler who tried his hardest. has perhaps for an hour in a hot sa is maat dundertening

hete with advice. m:cnber

that the Remembering wicketkeeper is in the best position to

the ball ace what is doing and how the Bowlers are bowling, the captain should consult him when in doubt.

ATTACK NEW BATSMAN'

It is frequently seen, even in

first class 'eckel, that when a

SPARE THE OIL

I often wish it were possible to take club players Into first class team's dressing room

taken of and notice the care equipment at the beginning of the season. You would 22 bats carefully brushed with oil two

three tines at intervals of feur or five days and laid face downwards, not over sited.

So many club players think that the more of is put on

Sequeira's chances depend on whether he will be batting unde: presque or with his usual care- Les swinging bud against the Braves it looks as if Sequeira will have to win it the hard way.

NOT ON THE DECLINE

Although only two batters are left in the,.300 chele, this by no means suggests that hitting is on the decline, for with the Bight playing this year, hitting safely three times in ien was quite an achievement.

Harry Loule of the Overseas failed to turn out last Sunday agalast the Braves, being sidelined as a result of a charley- horse suffered during the game

safe.

The

that inquiry revcated

Lawrence called the safe

runner

•

China v. Lenguel:

WEEK-END PROGRAMME

Today: 2.00. p.m. Rexes v. Aces; Blue Sox v. South China: 3.30 p.m. Blackhawks v. De The

Nine protest, which was note: jawares;

Dragons v. Grimas (Junior League). the georebook was hot endorsed by the umpire con-

Tomorrow: 10.00 a.m. Griffins cerned, but notwithstanding this lapse on the part of the Rexes v. Delawares; South

(Junior magement, the Counel de Dodgers;

Överzicás V. South cided to recognize the appeal 11.30 am.

China ("A" Division); 1.00 p.m. and granted it a hearing.

Aces v. Dragons; Bantams Wildfires. (Junior League); Blue Sox v. Rexes 2.30 p.m. (Junior League): 4.00 p.m. Madcaps v. Braves ("A" Divi- sinn).

After the correct procedure was pointed out to the Rexes, it was decided that in view of the fact that evidence could not be provided by them as to them

ba: the better it will be for minst the Saints when plate- ALUMINIUM VENETIAN BLINDS a bat to stop the surface crack-blocking Harry got n the way

new batsman comes in he plays | This is a fallicy. Oil is put on

е

very few deliveries in the first overs, thus getting a sight of the ball. The captain should use tnelies to ser that the bats- man is attacked straight away.

We can spread his held so that the player who has been In some little time can take a

ing

when

а ball hits the bal. Both give way sightly, and ob viously if the face of the but is

of the wrong guy.

Louie may still prove to be the dark horse in the race for dry will crack. Too much the batting title as he has batted

ull on the bat will spoil the bilance.

Cure of boots is most in- ringle, from the first bull of an portant. Always see your spikes Then are sharp enough to hold on The Cold should then ever,

back 10 an attacking the ground when running and etme

a grip. The county Bosition for the new batsman rive you

if a study of his batting player is continuously re-spiking technique has been made, then his bests and has them cliend a field wil be placed according-fler ceh day's play. Remem

Before

and

་་

making # bowling change the captain should have worked out the Aeld' placing for the bowler about to conne on, so he is able straight away

send his elders to their positions. Nothing looks so bad as the captain, having made bowling change, standing in the fleld and looking obviously be- wilderetl us to where be is going to

the various folders.

sond

With

that

12. Fuirds ber cleaning will help preserve the kather. The wicketkeeper al- weys lays his gloves down with the palms upwards. They are not thrown down and allowed lo crumple.

Early on in my career, I had to leave the field at the Oval after I had bowled three_overs, tld pair of luces because un cante apart. By the time I had found another pair, reluced my bools and returned to the fold, the batsmen had got their eyes P.GJ. Fender, who captain-in. Tho shine was going off the ed Surrey in the first half of ball with the sequence that my uzrzer with The county, the opening partnership yielded always insisted on his players 60 runs My skipper had me ou

mat afterwards knowing their positions in the the

and said

tick for the various bowlers, that although it was difficult to

thus

out w

care-hits against South China in

2 hits in 41 times ni bat fer an average of 293 up to date. I be should connect for two

icmor.ow

20m2,

-

Afternoon's while Sequeira fails to improve onure. Louie nag yel repeat his performes in the

last Juniors

your when ho claimed the crown.

Owing to the switch to sum-

tomorrow, mer time

all team

that managers are reminded rumos will start half

an hour ister. Punctuality in the start of games has improved tremen- dously this sensor and there WRS no need to call off any gatoe, during the season an ac- count of darkness except for the occasion when the US Navy and Warriors both failed to re- gister e 'en one run in ten thrilling wings.

no-

Altcadance of officially minated umpires, however, has fallen off, nad when the in- formation which being com- piled is finally published, the result will "how on oniazing towards this apathetic attitude

tal:en on making a bowling say that I should have change he would say 'Change of there wickets, nevertheless my important aspect of the game.

as for Cover' Cor leaving the field had mude. it bowling, whoever was to bowl), with the easter for the cpposition. Laces result that we went to our were always one of my first that In- positions In the Geld like considerations after

cident.

well drilled side.

The club cricketer might say

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