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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1952.

ENGLAND'S BEST

THE CHASE IS ON FOR AN ENGLAND CRICKET CAPTAIN -COMPTON OR HUTTON?

By PETER DITTON

The chase is on. And I am not talking about horses either. This particular hunt is in search for an England cricket captain for the Test series against India this summer.

..F. R. Brown, the, burly, former Surrey amateur, now captain of Northamp tonshire and England's leader in the last 13 Teats-not counting the recent MCC visit to India-has sald he wishes to relinquish the captaincy at the cardlest possible moment.

He will not be available for the Test serles against Australia in 1953 and wants to make way in order that a younger man may be groomed for the job.

The Pavilion At Lord's Is A

Treasure House Of Priceless Cricket Souvenirs

London, Apr. 20.

Every cricket enthusiast makes a point of at least one visit to Lords, home of the Marylebone Cricket Club since the latter part of the 18th Century and they are well aware of the great games which have taken place on the famous ground.

Comparatively few, however, are fortunate enough to enter the pavilion, arrayed with priceless souvenirs of cricket through the ages.

France Beats Portugal 3-0 At Soccer

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years RA

hos

His

During his two England's caplofti, Brown served his country well. performance both with bat wad ball against Australia in series down under, months ago, was, with Hutton's batting and Bedser's

thu eighteen

bowling

the redeeming feature of an otherwise disappointing tour.

TWO MORE SEASONS But at 41 his days of top class

Аге cricket

obviously hu He has sold numbered,

sea- hopes to play two more sons for Northamptonshire and end of 1053. presumably, will rotire at the

Finding an

is

succes- an amateur

extremely going to be sor

Since the war the have

fortunate. been MCC. difficult, enough to be able to call up- Norman such as players en pla Yardley FC Mang und Brown himself. But each Bro year the number of first-class this amateur players, becomes fewer.

candidates The possible

counted be

on summer can

one hand. the fingers

First there

is Nigel Howard. who led the MCC on their re- India. But £0 visit Howard did not have a very

ssful sour

from a persona! playing point of view and the closing stages was stricken with pleurisy. He is not even certain he will be fit to play Lancashire this summer.

Simpson of leaves Reg

W. J. Edrich Nottinghamshire,

Essex. Of these,

toured

and Aus- Mann, spent tralia with Brown, seems

During the winter generous gifts have added further lustre te the building. Sir Jeremiah Colman has presented the Club with the balance of his father's collection of cricket pictures, as The Noble Game Illustrated

and the Fijian Cricket, Cricket Association have sent a, ceremonial whale's tooth,

Scrapbooks from the Nether-cent

''

containing recorda English county and Test cricket another presentation and they may well be kept in a new showeORD received from the France led by 1-0 at half-

Egyptians, commemorating their time.

in of England last summer. 40,000 spectators, Over

Treasures arrive

the cluding several hundred Portu-

cricket

every headquarters guese, saw a ragged game which was below international stand-year. Little wonder that those of Middlesex and Doug Insole

Paris, Apr, 20. France beat Portugal 3-0

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an Internations! soccer match here today:

ard.

re

at

For This

of who do enter the precincts of

The weather was sunny and the best known pavilion in the who has already

world contend that an interest-Africa with

the ground in good condition.

Tackling was hard and manying afternoon

free kicks were awarded,

can be

watching without

In the Arst half one player bowled.

an each side retired hurt,

In

Simpson.

South

to

a ball be the best proposition. He is a fine hard wicket

FINANCIAL PROBLEMS

batsmun

who has already gained valu able experience by captaining

and not

The French centre-forward,

nose was Athough Lords Grumellen, whose

houses all Notis.

Edrich does not appear to be Rene these Treasures, increasingly breken, was replaced by

are in favour with the MCC while Portugal's right- difficult financial problems Alputid, hali

Joachim, sprained his ankle, pointed out by the MCC in the last season his form was

presented at the sumcient to warrant his inclu- Andanteno Pedrolo taking his report to be

sion in the Tests against South ploce,

anual medling on May 7.

In reporting a loss for 1951 Africa.

Insole, who, has of £1,260 the Commilice state: "During the past three years, only once for England in the West re- Third Test against the expenditure has execeded

Alpsted cork France's first gool after 14 minutes, Andre Strappe netted the second and third after 67 and 87 minutes Reuter.

SEDGMAN & DROBNY IN ROME FINAL

appeared

ceipts by £7,087 and this in-Indles at Nottingham two years. rond into the funds of the Club agos a fine Beidsman and a per- cannot be allowed to

batsman. But on continue useful

comTM Indefinitely.

formance he could not

place in

an "At the moment it is difficult mand a regular to form an accurate estimate of England side.

will be the gap between income and Against India, who

in expenditure which will have to weakened by the absence,

and League cricket, of Vinoo Man- be bridged in the future

their

outstanding all-

course

und this can be done, the Com-kad,

nittee do not wish to have re-rounder, England can afford to such drastic measures experiment. But it would not or be a wise policy to appoint a as Increasing subscriptions imposing charges for privileges captain who will not be eligi- hitherto enjoyed free by mem-ble for the Tests against Aus-

tralia in 1953,

bere

the

Rome, Apr, 20. Frank Selaman, the Australian No. 1 tennis player, and Jaroslav Drobny (Egypt) will meet to morrow in the Men's Singles linol

In the meantime, the Com- In view of this, consideration of the Italian International Lawn

to have be given mittee will exercise the strictest will Tennis Tournament here,

ad fairly easy semi-economy all

in Both had

expenditure, possibility of appointing, for to subject

the interests of the Arst time,

professional final victories today.

and Sedgman beat Kuri Nielsen, cricket being safeguarded

captain. The nearest approach when this move was yet to the Danish International, G-1, to the efficient maintenance

of the the the property beat

Denis Compton was made vice- 0-2, 6-4, and Drobny former

Wimbledon Champion, Reuter.

captain of the MCC in walla. Budge Patty (America), 0-1, 6-0,

7-5,

In the all-British Women's Singles Anal today, Miss Susan Partridge bert Miss Pat Harrison 6-3, 7-5,-Reuter.

Five Spectators Killed In

Racing Car Crash

Dayton, Ohio, Apr. 20.

of

Club."

International Horse Show At Rome

Aus-

Providing he does not suffer any recurrence of his old knee

would Compton

ob- Injury, viously come up for considera- tion again. In fact the choice

LOTH

one

success

Rosalind Rowe, one of the 18-year-old table tennis twins, reached the final of the women's Singles in the English open Table Tennis Championships at Wembley Stadium. She was beaten in the final by Linde Wertl of Austria.

Peggy Franks, the English international, compet. ing at Wembley-Central Press Photos,

Grip

The Penholder

Is Coming Back

Says

ARCHIE QUICK

Top-class table tennis has turned full, circle. When the game emerged from ils ping-pong chrysalis, the polite drawing room penholder grip was discarded and the bat was gripped by the Barnas of this world with the same hold as the lawn tennis racquet which was held by the Tildens.

cosmopolt-

A

The

Postwar Generation Of Great Rugger Players Is Passing Rapidly Away

Says PETER LOVEGROVE

It was strange to see Ireland battling in the snow blizzard against England at Twickenham on March 29 without the familiar figure of their phenomenal hooker, Karl Mullen of Old Belvedere,

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Karl, one of the greatest experts, at getting the ball back the game has ever known, had been associated in, all Ireland's great postwar triumphs, had earned 25 successivo caps and led the green jerseys on 18 occasions, and the British Isles. touring aide in New Zealand and Australia in the summer of 1950.,

Now, at long last, ho has land. However, the days of his have won more, alven way to a younger man, first-class career must be run R. Roe, of Trinity College, ning short.

ir-

renown had the Frenchmen's midfeld back play been better, and G. Du- othera fau, the serum-half, are

In began careers whose

.appear, 1947-48 and who still but they have not been able to command a regular place,

Among the rising generation may remain at the top for the perhaps years

CHIT Morgan,

Dublin, and however sad it is No England player has given the dis- such long and regular service, to record to have appearance of a great player, but Nim Hall, tidis year's stand- It is pleasant to

note that the off who has had such an

"International career, newcomer looked ค mostand-out

full worthy. successor to the macs- was in the

postwar Arot wha England XV, and so was Don who 110.

from the White

score

who some (Northampton), Mullen's departure International scene coincides made the opening for the soli-brightest are.

which with

dis- try probable

has just Lewis Jones, the appearance of a number of beaten Ireland other stars, and prompts me to reflect on the shortness of an International's exacting career,

Ane

Malcolm

Thomas

can

and toy John in the Welsh France XV. No other country Across the Channel,

two claim such a brilliant quartette has consistently called on

Forwards Guy Basquet, at the present day, though Eng- the skipper, and Jean Prat, land appear to have found, at perhaps the outstanding place long last, a really sound full- kicker In the

baelt in 3. Collins, of Camborne. Championship, bael

were He is rather frail, and real-

O'BRIEN IS RETIRING

Mullen's successor 05 the Irish

that storming caplain, lock forward, Des O'Brien Cardiff, whose inspired general-

over

ice Internationals

sense

of resumed, though Prat had to ly only a left-foot kick, but his

Ireland tacking, judgment and miss д vital

game in

of positioning are a great dam- M. Pomathios, a strongly-provement on his predecessors

ship enabled the famous Welsh last winter through illness. club to run the Springboks close, has

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announced that he bull: right winger who would abilities. is retiring at the end of the

season.

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In Wales, they are saying that John Gwilliam, who led the Principality to wo Triple Crowns and is taking up appointment at Bromsgrove will School in Worcestershire, also fede from top-class rugby. Others to hang up their rug-

tre boots

Preece Ivor and W. Κ. Τ.

of

ger

ventry) whom have made a number of appearances for England. In- deed, the immediate postwar generation of great players is passing rapidly away.

boil (Leicester),

Scotland, who have now lost seven successive Internationals. have only one member of the 1940 side still in its ranks

W.

I. D. Eliott, the tall, former

powerfully-built cheep with the great loping

stride.

He has missed only one inter- national -

owing 10 injury --- through those seven years, and

as he is only 28 we may s see him hurling himself into the fray with all his immense zest for

fow more seasons. Wales has lost those oulsides Haydn Tanner,

aver, Jackie Matthews Cleaver,

creat Kreat

Billy and Bleddyn Williams, who made of Cardiff the greatest club side. in the world in 1047, but they

tal field three men

men who help-

ed to share the championships title with England six years that remaric- ago-Ken Jones, able right winger from port, Rees Stephens, the whole- hearted Neath skipper

and

pack-leader, and

New-

Bob Evans,

the Newport captain and wing-

forward.

of

Evans has

been

suffering

ENGLAND

TRELAND

N. Bailey (Ireland), with ball, is tackled by C. E. Wian.

HOME SOCCER STANDINGS

from injurles-for a good deal

(Dornstey London, Apr. 20. the season, but is only tem

The following are the football Swansea of the National

Coventry porarily out

stand bags

Queen's P.I. side. Ken, on the other hand,matches. has not missed an International

Plymouth

since the War, has 20 caps, and

le only nine appearances short

Coals

40 10

Third Division

Reading

after

yesterday's

First Division

PWDLFA Pls.

Brighton

104 61.53

Norwich

40 21

40 20

11 12 31 40

8 13 68 57 40

of the record held by R, M.Manchester U Owen, of Swansen, Which

slood since 1912.

ONLY JACKIE KYLE! ' Only Jackle Kyle, superb outside-half,

Arsenal

has Tottenham

Portsmouth

Balton

Aston Vila Blackpool

Ireland's Preson N.E. can claim Newcastle

the sathe achievement on this Liverpool.

Charlton Channel-and ho side of the

Sunderland was in the 1945 Victory InterManchester chheet of Ireland's postwar Burnley

WAX West Brom. nationals as well. Another ar- Wolves wing Derby supremacy, 33-year-old forward J. W. McKay (Queen's Cheleas

Belfast) who was a Muddlesbro

Huddersfield University, Beng

the

war, Stoke made 23 appearances in a row, Fulham and then lins had to miss Tre- land's last three comes owing Shemeld w. Birmingham to an injury sustained. In a Notts club game four days before he Leicester was due to play against Scol-Cardif

Stage Of The Morocco Tour

Leeds Everton Rotherfiam Luton

Blackburn West Ham Notts C Brentford Doncaster Bury

Hull

19.13

1 52 53

53 46

17.04 43 113 45

Millwall Newport

Bristol R Northampton Colchester Bournemouth Ipswich Bristol C.

Torquay Port Vale Leyton Orient Aldershot

Swindons Crystal Pal, Watford Shrewsbury Qilingham Exeter Walalt

*Third Divis

40

Lincoln

Second Divis

Grimsby

Stockport Aldham

Bradford Gatesficad Mansfield Carilio Rartiepools Barrow York

Chesterfield Tranmero Bradford City Scunthorpe

Chester Crewe Alexa

Wrexham

Rochdalo

Halifax

Accrington

Darlington

Hibernian East Fife

Faith

Feż, French North Africa, Donato Piazza (Italy) won Forbes Carlisle To Rangers.

202-kilometre

Apr. 20.

sixth

would seem to rest between him and Yorkshire's Len Hut-

favour It is in Compton's

of the Now, thanks to the sensational success that he has already captained Middlesex on several occasions Japanese in the-World Championships at Bombay, wo Rome, Apr. 20.

has always The Italian rider, Lieutenant whereas Hutton Piero Dinzen, on Flano, today played under an amateur. But are back to the penholder grip. In the English National won the Pincio Prize at the Rore the Yorkshireman is probably Championships at the Wembley Empire Pool several A speeding racer careened into International Florse Show with a the shrewdest tactician in the competitors shyly, tentatively experimented with the a packed grandstand at Dayton's faultless round in 1 min, 10.0 game and his amateur captains new-old grip but not with any outstanding success, and, speedway south of here today, secs.

have been pleased to seek his

as Victor Barna said "It will be some time before they Piazza Wins Sixth Southampton Elling at least five persons' and Running him close was Don advice on the field.

several

will be used again extensively in major competitions. injuring

At 35, Hutton has 30 to 86 others, the Fransisco Goyada Gramagne

County sheriffs (Spain) on Vergel, also with no years of Arst-class cricket left

the feats on the. Continent--and so One who fried 1 was of in his and is the number reported.

taulis, but in a slower time

Coast student, Kweku too did the holder, Eng- Gold batsman on whom rests Officers said the driver, iden-1.min. 18.8 secs.

the Hudson, but after reaching the ton Aloyz Ehrlich. tified as Gordon Reed of Van Third came Heer Victor Morf land's hope of regaining

the Men's second round pr

Born in Warsaw, he lived for: Australia. Nuys, Califordis, apparently lost (Switzerland) on Figaro, with no Ashes from

was peremptorily a long time in Lille and is now control of the car and crashed taults, in 1 min. 19 secs.

It will be a complete breaks Singles he

dismissed by the English Inter- domiciled in Paris. It is diff- through the guard rail. They Fourth was Captain Alberto Iram tradition to appoint a pro-

who cut to realise that he was

twenty sald Reed's head was severed. Larraguibel (France), on Fugi- fessional but if England is to national, Geoff Harrower,

Himself lost in the next round force in table tennis United Press.

tivo, with no faulls, in 1 min. 21 stand any chance of

another English Interna-years ago in the salad days of today's sees, and fifth was Jonquirès that break may have to be to

Ilonal, Arthur Miller,

Barna, Szabados and Bellak. stage of the 2,786-kilometre Represent Australia

Partick Doriola (France), on Alglore, made.

TRICK SHOTS DIDN'T WORK. How this Wonderful trio

Road of Morocco

cycle tour, In The Pentathlon otherwell that Borna told me

the Hungarian "musketeers has arriving from Guezzano in B

Melbourne, Apr. 20. Qusen "greatest living

hrs. 15 mins. 14 secs., hotly exponent of dispersed! All Budapest bom,

Forbes Carlisle has been ap-Abenteen

Sching Lang trick shots" in table tennis to Barna is now a nationalised pursued by four other riders day is a Chilean named Vin-Englishman and lives in Har- who all clocked the same time, proved by the Executive Compundea

as the stage winner,

mittee of the Australian Olympic Aldrie eetle Gutierrez, but the South row, Middlesex. Bellak resides

They were Valdet, (Oran), Federation to represent Austrd-Mirren Amerikan's trioles availed him in New York and Szabados in

in the Modern Pentathlon at kieling Roger lla Jacques Renaud and nothing against young Captain Jorge To Be Blamed

Griin undersinnd the next World Pontot (France) and Ahmed the Olympic Games in Helsinki, of Gloucestershire,

Mydo who bbat

this year. Championships have been pro HeBaill (Algiers his leader-

Fakire him in straight, eats. Landon, Apr. 20.

Carlisle will have to find his Ave United Secord was Chevalier Dorgh

visionally allotted to Bucharest, In the opinion of F.R.. Brown

One foreigner who did my but if it is not possible to stage ship in the

general classifica own finance but will get sub-runden U. (France) on Arlequin, who tip England test captain, playere some progress was a Yugoslav

Them fit

Dunfermline Herandozo, e

tion with a total time of 20 lus.stantial aid from the private Kilmarnock Ramanla they may ped one fence.

appeal in Sydney,

Cowdenbeath Third was Captain Oscar should not be blamed for the named Viktor

newcomer to England, who held onte again in London-20 mins. 18 secs.

Ho plana to train with the Ramilton on Bambi, and dullness, of County

at Wembley of 'courte. Cristi (Chile)

Maurice Blommo.(Belgium) meat-reached the fourth round with at

with 20 American Modern Pentathlon No place

Dumbarton second fourth Thiedemann (Germany) on Oring of the Midlands Club Cricket out much trouble and looked. The popularity of the game was on mine. 40 secs, and Pontet | stars at the West Point Military. [gi: Jehusions:

Speaking at the Cricket.

im does not wohe, The Hige Em-hra. 28

Forfar Conference in Birmingham, he playdr with a fature: The Italian ace, Pagani, riding ginal-Hollie.

The nix obstacles of the sold: "It faster wickets were The two Brish stars, John pire Pool was filed to capacity moved into third place two Academy. à Ollera, was second it i ̧ hr. 64

Bergnant every night of the weak for the seconds behind. Blomme. The Executive Committee an Stenboliemuls

The riders will rest here until tidunced that e team of 50 14blon

Queen's Park mins. 38 eccs, and third came courses were raised to a height prepared, there would be more my Leech and Dick

more filently championships, not a teat being

Anal lesday when they embark on athletes ud udicials le expected Arbroath anather Mallan, Orlando Valdi of ever B feet by the last round attacking bowlers and more played much

cleared attractive stroke play from bala- thx of Rais-they have récent-available. for the two.

to go to Helsinki-Reuter. a 172-kilometre stage. Heuter. de-avighto weeks beforehand. mosi (Gllern) in. 7-11, 54 mins. which, only Canguro

men." Reuter.

ly had a series of shock. 42 secs-Router.

eleanly. Reuter,

Geoff Duke Wins with no faults, in 1 min. 22 secs. -(Landon Exprðis Sarvico)

At San Remo

20.

San Itemo, Apt. Britain's World Motor Cycling Champlon, Geoff Duke, who had a successful day at Silverstone, Northamptonshire,

yesterday, flew to the Italian tiviera today and carried the GOD".. class race in the San Remo trophy races.

Niding a Norton, Duke covered the 65 laps in 1 hr. 64 mins. 17.6 Bees, at an average speed of 07,118 top.h.

for elimination with a brilliant

BRILLIANT JUMPING Argentine enrried off Ulio stiler event of the day, the Viroltial Prize, high jumping by victory Canaves, who did three rounds without shaving a barrier

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