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THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1952..

OPENING DAY OF GOODWOOD

DAVID SHEPPARD BECOMES THE FIRST PLAYER TO TOP 2,000 RUNS

RUNS THIS

THIS SEASON

London, Aug. 6.

David Sheppard, Cambridge University, Sussex and England bats- man, today became the first player to top 2,000 runs this season.

Sheppard reached the mark when he had scored four against Lancashire. He went on to make 70 before being caught brilliantly at short" mid-wicket by Ken Grieves.

Though scoring was slow Sheppard was never dull, his leg side strokes being particularly stylish. With John Langridge he put on 149 in three hours 20 minutes for the Sussex opening partnership.

Rain again Intertered with almost all the Championship matches.

Colin Ingleby-MacKenzie, an 18-year-old midshipman, relieved an otherwise uneventful day's cricket by hitting nine bound- for orles In a sparking 01

Middlesex. Hampshire against He drove and pulled the slow of Denis Compton and bowlingr Inter looked and cut the new ball, when it was pitched short. Ho looked

net when he well

after batting 90 played minutes,

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Yorkshire diamined Leicester- ahlre cheaply on a soft and in- creasingly difficult pitch, only the Australian pair of Victor Jackson and Jack Walsh putting up a.real challenge to the bowlers. Together they put on 62 for the sixth wicket.

Holdsworth, taking four for 20, controlled his scam bowling well and gained the best figures of his career.

from

Dollery compelled more and Weeks deceived Sen when response

the batamen,the Jittle wicket-keeper had Cordner, a left-hander, has an made 28. easy action, but too many of his

Adhiku was 23 not out, The

encouraged deliverles were pitched wide of

Indians, the stump?

possibly by his 75 not out in the

malch previous

at Swanzen, promoted Sen-listed No. 0 od the scoreboard to open" their innings with Gaekwad,

Dallery had Daltajl Cackwad caught at slip after scoring ax

The Duke Wins

30 Shillings

Cowes, Isle of Wight, Aug, 0.

The Duke of Edinburgh, sallor husband of Queen Elizabeth II, won £1 in a yacht race here today.

He steered the Dragon class yacht Bluebottle, which he owns jointly with the Queen, to third place In the Royal Yacht Squadron's regatte.

Thousands of holidaymakers watched him.

Charles Palmer look two wic-

The Duke's winnings now kets in three bulls when Yorktond 30/- in this yachting shire batbed but Frank Lowson festival.

pulled the innings round with a Yesterday, he had finished

Ho batted in a subdued fashion but never looked in dimculties. despite the interruptions, unti just before the second downpour when he seemed to late patiencó against the accurate left-arin slow bowling of Weeks, and wag clean bowled.

Adhikari

butted safely

for

bis 23 not out and Hazar played only one ball when the rain came to cause what proved to be the end of the day's play..

THE SCOREBOARD INDIANS 1ST INNINGS Gaekwad, a. Dollery

b. K. Dollery

Sco, b. Weeks

Adhikari, not out Extras

display of masterly concentra-second ire the race for yachts tion In making 57 in two hours of the Flying 15 class, and won Total (for 2 wickels)

Glamorgan, put in to bat by 10/Router.

Nottinghamshire, gave a corry

display. They found Colin Mat-

thews in deadly form and he

took five for 28, his best per-

formance for the county,

His

first four wickets cost only ten runs.

and the left-

Reg Simpson

hander, Fred Stockts, put on 102

ut

run a minute for Notting-

hamshire's first wicket, Stocks, hitting

53, reached his 1,000 runs for the season.

CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES Close

of play scores in today's

cricket matches were:

At Portsmouth Hampshire 837 for nine (Gray 51, Rogers 50, Ingleby-MacKenzie

Middlesex was helding.

01)

At Lords--Royal Air Force 07 (Carter 5 for 30, Wells 3 for 23). The Army 113 (Parnaby, not out, 50 Ishingworth 5 for

for 11). 12, Titmus

This is a

two-day match.

At Blackpool-Lancashire vs. Sussex. Sussex 180 for two (Sheppard 70, John Langridge, not out, 70). Rain restricted play

At Worcester-Worcestershire vs. Scotland. Worcestershire 28 for one. No further play was possible owing to rain,

At Southend-Essex vs. Glou- cestershire. Gloucestershire

for 8 (Young

oung 05, Milton 85).

200

At Canterbury Kent 170

65, Gladwin, right-arm

28

23

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COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE

Positions in the County Cricket championship table up to and including August 6:

Points awarded

1. Surrey

Yorkshire

2

3. Lancaire

4. Derbyshire

5. Middlesex

6. Northampton

7.. Leicester

1. Glamorgan

D. Gloucester

10. Essex

11. Warwick

12. Hampshire

11. Worcester

14. Kent

id. Sussex

10. Notts

17. Somerset

The above includes atlo, m

First Inna.

lead in match

No Deal-

D

Tie sion

4

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212 160

40

40

which Warwickshire scored 6 points for 1st innings lead, and Sussex 6 points, and Lancashire: # points and Eack 4 points.

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Opening day of Glorious Goodwood, and this picture shows the finish of the big race, the Steward's Cup which was won by Smokey Eyes (C. Smirke up) from

Vatellus (No. 14) and Wild Boy (No. 21). Central Press Photo.

The Skipper-His Example Has Inspired

Surrey In The

Fight For The Championship

true! You play for It's just like a schoolboy's cricket dream come county, do moderately well with your pace bowling, make a few good scores and take any catch that comes your way-and some that don't.

N.^^W. D. Yardiay's Cricket' Bureau

WICKET KEEPERS KEEP UP FIELDING

SIDE'S

MORALE

Even a first-class fekding side loses much of its effl- elency and morale unless it has a good wickel-keeper, whose value to a side cannot be overestimated.

Yet the standard of wicket- In a young side. I would re kooping in English club cricket commend that the "deldara is not nearly as good as it ought always be instructed whother. to be. Let me. with the help the batsman is running or not,

of Don Brennan, the Yorkshire to retum the ball to the "keeper. and England wicket-keeper, This is not only good practies for point but some of the chief him but also will improve the faults.

throwing, The

greatest mistake young

Finally, more chances are wicket-keepers nake is to stand at what

I call the "halfway missed by lack of concentration than anything clec.Walung house." That is to say, they

over after over for the expected take up a position neither right chance must be very tedious, but up to the wicket nor right back inevitably the opportunity comes If playing on a good wicket when least expected. Therefore, the best position, of course, is concentrate on every single ball

to the wicket, where you can

up to

stump as well as catch. But there is no virtue in trying to be horole, and you should never think twice about standing back to fast or fast-medium bowling it is advisable both for safety and efficiency.

Stand back far enough so that you can take the ball after it has passed its highest point and starts to drop.

NO FLOURISHES

Entries Open

For

Victory

Cup Golf

At the "halfway house"! you

W.D. Leighton B-18-71 and have no chance of stumping and AGS. McCallum 70-8- 71 ed. you are far too close for efficient for the August Qualifying Round fast bowling of the Captain's Cup and will re- catching. With your

the chances of catches from play to decide the winner. 243 micks far outnumber thode of The first of the Winter Season stumpings.

competitions commences at Deep, Movement when standing up Water Bay on September 14, la the wicket should be kept to when the Deep Water Bay Cup minimum. Cut out all un-over 18 holes on handicap and necessary

flourishes. The boil the Deep Water Bay Champlon well wide of the off, or legship will be competed for. The stump, presents the problem Championship will be played The tendency is to move right over 30 holes and entries are fu

with the body, but in so vited on the forms posted: al doing you to too far to get back Clubhouses. for a quick stumping.

Then you are appointed captain, and in your first season as skipper you win the greatest honour County Cricket has to offer you lead your team to victory in the Championship.

but

What manner of man is this Surridge, and

how has he inspired a team that was only sixin Inst season to be such a challenging. rnatch - winning combination?

Watch Surridge on the field. He flings down his fast-medium stuff as if his life depended on it.

With the bat he is always

to "have a co."

Is close- willing in ielding is in the classic in- those pattern timidating former Surrey stars, Parcy Fender and Bill Hitch.

over

to

and

on

to

Today he and his brother Parcy Yes, it is working out that way, complex personalities off-the- for Surrey's captain, fair-haired held control is a vital factor mun two 250-acre farms, at Horley where they whole Surrey and Aldermasion, Walter 35-year-old

Stuart hns inspired the

treed pedigree Friesian cattle, Surridge,

aldo. Nothing

unparalleled The drive and force of his He made his county debut in disaster for the rest of the season personality have changed Surrey 1939 and won his cap in 1948.

The Victory Cup, a Foursome The correct method is to move can stop Surrey being the new from a good team to a champion- Surridge has his own way of

one side or other by moving competition under handicap will ship team of tart-clitch fighters keeping it in the winter, County Champions.

be played for during October, the appropriate leg. All that is They

December at were joint Champions willing to take every risk to win.

November After choosing the willow trees then needed to bring the baFarling. Entries for this close on with Lancashiro In 1950, but

swing of to be used for cricket bats, he buck to the wicket is their last outright success was in

Job of body and arms. Also, the less September 14, and may also be helps in the strenuous 1914.

felling them with the big cross movement the better balanced made on the forms posted

will you be. You should be in a Clubhouse Nolice Boards or sent cut caws.

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direct to the Secretary's Office. position to whip off the buil

bails. "It's hard work,” he says, "but

Another fault is that of get- Subscribers are eligible for this build

up. strength and ting up from the crouching post-competition which is open you

Ition 400 soon.. You must remain mules. And I enjoy 1"

pairs from any Corps, Regiment, There is a young Surridge in the crouched position as long ship of the Royal Navy (or any entity aged eight months and the as possible, as it is far easier to Headquarters having an Surrey skipper hopes he will bort up quickly than to go down. apart from any Corps, Regiment, WATCH THE FALL or ship of the Royal Navy); Des

partment of the Hongkong Glov The tendency to rise quickly ernment, or Firm. Players must ourselves," Surridge told me, batsman list and then a slow may be due in many cases to be serving with or employed by

watching the stroke and not the their entrants, "and the fielding has improved spin bowler." terrifically.

ball, Tho batsman's -stroke Two of the finest captains in Then, too, in Eric Bedser and cricket history-Percy Fender

Entries are also invited for should be of no interest to a

a wie- ave Fletcher wo bave opening pair who have con- in their time, but

an and Douglas Jardine-led Surrey ket-keeper whoso job is to the "Club" "Services" match watch the ball and watch it the scheduled to take place on Sun- tinually given us

whole way from the bowler's day, September 20.

A return match against Shem Country Club has been 'are

.

HAS THE GIFT "Inspired" i "the" key word, Surridge has the gift that is essential to any great captain.

His enthusiasm on and off the

Held and in sleppering a county team made up of a variety of

of

Indeed, the Surrey netting has been dine of

the season's highlights,

"We had a Ilttle chat between

Dave

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a cricketer too..-

“But I think I will make him a

More Good Performances Inneren as a good start. Championship,

Malayan

State Athletics

The Selangor and Negri Sembilan AAA Championships on July 25 and 26

That helps a lot.

"But the whole team has pulled Logether."

DEST POSSİBLE' USE

Surridge believes, 100, in

fest medium; in four for 36)---saw a number of State and Malayan records and enough good performances 10-sug... making the best possible use of

Derbyshire 123 for 3. (Willatt

69, Elliott 55).

At Leicester Leicestershire

gest that the coming Malayan AAA Championships on August 20 and 21 at Ipoh should see some of the closest and classiest competition Malaya has seen.

a

problem he doesn't hesitate to consult Laurie Fishlock, his senior professional.

He is the first to admit that Fishlock's advice has been invaluable.

142 (Holdsworth 4 for 20). In the Selangor Champion- meet to 15 feet 8 inches by Three Miles in 15:20.4 for Yorkshire 110 for three (Low-ships at Kuala Lumpur, Ker-Annie Choong. In the Negri new Malayan record. He came son, not out, 57).

nal Singh set a new Malayan | Sembilan Championships at second in the Mile to fellow At Nottingham Glamorgen record of 11 feet 7 inches in Seramban, Huang Min-chu, East African L/Cpl. Kirore in 120 (Matthews 5 for 26). Not the Pole Vault. The Malayan with a leap of 15 feet 0% | 4:39.8,

being beaten by # He gave up Rugby, which he tinghamshire 117 for one (Simp-record in the Women's Long Inches, became the fourth stride. son, not out, 57, Stecka 53).

Jump was raised at the same Molyan ghi this season to At the Selangor meet

INDIAN

TOUR Birmingham, Aug. 9. Rain curtailed

to two play hours today in the match be tween the Indian tourists and Warwickshire hote.. during which time the Indians made 60 for two wickets.

It was only by the sporting

LAWN BOWLS

LEAGUE

loves, because, he did not want also, to spoil his cricket prospects by

third

season

for

to 100

any possible winter Injury.

not to the

Now a comparative "unknown" has his great chance.

None of the mighty ones of the past will grudge him the glory,

-(London Express Service)

Jack Iverson Available For England Tour

hand to the pitch and right into his gloves. Failure to do this

bali.

on Sunday, October 19.

will result in a snatch at the ranged to be played at Fanling

And a snatch usually means a dropped catch,

Do you,

know as a keeper, what a bowler is trying to do?

· LADIES' GOLF: Mrs A. Sainsbury qualified for

Is he bowling an outswinger, the Captain's Cup at Fanling for off-break, leg-break or googly? of 102-30 mott 08.

"the month" of July with a SCOTS iren If you don't,

It means you are not watching the bowling hand. Whereas it is wrong to The two best scores 'th the anticipato a tall turning from LGU Monthly Medal woce Mrs the wicket, it is essential that Dawson-Grove in the Silver you are expecting it to turn and Division and Mrs M. Brydges i to know, whịch way it will go,

CONCENTRATE Every time the batsman plays up your position. immediately at the wicket facing the fielder who is throwing in, lo

a shot take

As a boy at Emanuel School,-)

Melbourne, Aug. 6. Joyce Wandsworth, he captained the

Jack Iverson, star Australian bo-ready for a run-out, cricket side, got his Rugby colours, and boxed for his house.spin bowler with the unorthodox He was a wicket-keeper until grip, hopes to be available for Africa he was 15, and then tried fast selection against South bowling.

clear 15 feet.

Fay Siebel became the

this At the Negri Sembilan raeat Malayan girl also, Fillan

Empire

seconds Games record 12.0

the runner O. Dawai became

Singapore, Yards. In third man in Malaya's athletic Deans repented her 11.9 seconds history to beat even time for of the previous week, but the 100 Yards with a 9.9 seconds

effort was again wind-alded, performance (the other two In the also Fillans) Kelantan meet, Malaya's No. 1 sprinter of last year, Sidique be a challenge in the Champion- Merican, showed that he will ships by returning 10.1 seconds. East African L/Cpl. Kipsang scored a double in the Selan- gor Champlonships with the Half Milo in

Ini First Division Lawn are

a gesture of Vijay Hazare, the Bowls League match at Talkoo Indian Captain, that the 12,000 yesterday, Craigengewer Cricket crowd saw as much play as they Club beat Talkco Dock by 4 did. He agreed

to the match winning on two rinks and on the starting half an

hour before

aggregate. although the

ground surrounding the pitch was still very wet.

lunch,

With so lille play it was not possible to judge fully the capabilities of Keith Dollery and Jack Cordner, the two Australian pace bowlers quailtying for the county, especially as the sadden pitch was unhelpful either to pare or spin.

PHILIPPINES

The scores were: :

CCC L 13:TC

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J. Baxter

11

A. Steven

W. Brown

P. Ragi G. Madar

F. 1,00 7.

J. Landolt

H

Greenslade

P. K. Lau

J. Loonard

20 W. Melrose 17

H. Clayton

A. C. Spence

A. Mullen

A. E. Coutes 28 J. C,

.

Chalmers 16 G. Hong Choy R. B. Griffin A. Kircheil Ji Young

2:08.0 and

Congratulated By Premier.

London, Aug. 8.

Prime Mindster.

OPEN PAIRS

RESULT

In a lawn bowls open pairs the makh at Kowloon Docks you

terday, G. C. Norman and K. E. Bodie beat A. M. Souza and H. A. Ozorio by 25-13.

TODAY'S GAMES Colony Open Pairs

At HKFC: G. Hong Choy and G. Souza v. C. W. Lam and M. J. Medina; L, S. Sliva and A. E. Coales v H. F. Shields and J.. Landolt,

next season and for the tour of England next year.

After leaving school he went

Iverson, who announced his back to wicket-keeping with the Horley club. "Razor" Smith, the retirement from cricket for busl- the 1930-31 old Surrey slow-medium bowler,ness reasons after

take up fast Test series against England, did persuaded him to bowling again and he has stuck not play against the West Indies

to Th

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Last Four In Hamburg Tennis Tournament

Hamburg, Aug. 0. Jaroslav Drobny (Egypt). last reason.

Tony Mottram (England), Sven Ha.. has taken up golf, got

He said here tonight that he Davidson (Sweden) and Eric down to a len handicap, and had recovered from an ankle in Sturgess (South Africa) today plays

botter-than-average fury which hampered him in the advanced into the semi-finals of game of squash.

last two Tests against England. the International Tennis Tourna- His father didn't believe in a He has trained throughout the ment here, boy neglecting his work for Australian winter and la con-

tomorrow's matches, cricket.

Mottram and Edent he can regain the form that Drobny meets

Davidson moote Sturgess, gave him 47 wickets at an everage of 20.7 runs in his last. Top-seeded Drobny boat Horst first-class season here,"

Hermann (Germay) 7-5, 6-0 and 6-1.

Mottram bent Ayro (Aus Iverson, who is six feet three but first he had to be at the inchick, does not grip the ball in tralia) 0-2, 0-3 and 0-1,

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WORK CAME FIRST

Surridge was encouraged to play, and helped in every way,

the Bronze Division.

At Deep Water Bay, the Shanghal Foursomes v Bogey was won by Mrs J. Wai and Mrs A. Hayes with a score of 2 up.

The Running Medal for July was won by Mrs M. Bell with a nett 60 on her best card, and Mrs E. Arthy was runnot, p with a nett 62.

The Running Competition for August is a Boray with a limit of four cards to each player and may be taken out

any time during the month.

A Stableford competition will be played on Tuesday, August 12. The following, palts have been drawn for this event.

Players are requested to aris range their own times with their partners. -**

Fost entries will be accepted If players can" arrange partners. Mrs C. Robertson v MF-WB.

Birtwistle: Mrs D. Dawson Grove, u Mrs. E. Len;- Men N. Latimer v.Mits Black; Mrs. H. Coleman v. Als | Marshall; Mrs. A. Sainsbury v. Mr

W. A. biz: Mer L. Clague Mrs G. M. Elekci Mrs G. Stricklan, Vý, Mra B. C. Haker, Mrs A. M. Broth

Mrs D. Mitchell Mrs M-Gairdne

• Mm O. Wang: Mrs G. Watkise

C. R. Rossclot I B. Marshall | Winston Churchill, has scat e Marshall 4 A. L. Roberts and offed at 8 am and put in some the usual way for leg-breaks. | Davidsson heat Milan Branović V. Mir Jacanay: New L. Saun TABLE TENNISA Souza 22 3. Kinn!-

TOURNAMENT

Manila, Aug. 6.

The

V. M. Divecká and F. telegram of congratulations to Hermani; 4. W. Hircock and J. 23 Lieutenant-Colonel Harry Lie McCutcheon

·burgh

v J. A. Luz and wellyn, captain of the British R. F. Luz.

The Valled States last night Kid Gavilan To

captured the championship of

the unofficial International Tablo

Tennis Tournament.

Douglas. Chitland and Martin

Meet Grab

Reisman swept the closing mat- In Title Fight

56 Olympics equestrian team, an the success of his mount, Fox- hunter, in winning Medal at Helsinki last week

·

Gold

On his

his second round, Lie tonant-Colonel Llewellyn He godated 13 obstacles in the Equestrian Prix dos Nationa without bosing a single point. The British trio lost only eight Havana, Cuba, Aug. 6. Johnny Leach, 21-12, 21-

21-15, 7-21, Welterweight

Kid Gavilan. of Cuba, World tharks between them on the

Champión, bas same round.

ches against the English net aces Cortland

subdued England's

21-15, 19-21 Gud. 21-10,

The Philippine

OPEN TRIPLES Contestants ara reminded to

play off their outstanding gam on Sunday, Aug. 10. :

Club Convers are requested to reserve the necessary inks.

DUTCH BEAT

PAKISTAN and 21-8. Reisman barely designed to fight Billy Graham of

On arrival back in Britan feated Richard Bergman, 12-21, New York for his title here Colonel Llewellyn paid a warm Dutch hockey.

Amsterdam, Aug. 6; night by nir, Lieutenant A crowd of 4,000 saw tho 23-15,

team beat the dus rushed October, the National Sports Des

tribute

to his team maids. Iti Olymple hockey icom of the Formosa squad as T. Partment and punced today. Ybanez defeated Wont Syu- The fight vil be held in the spite of the fact that he and Pakistan by three goals to two scored faulty in the in the Olympic Stadium at

tonight. the first week of October,

of Amsterdam Jim Norris, President of the rest of the tooth

The half-time scoro was 2-1 in favour of Holland. The Dutch goals were scored by Van

Pakistan scorera were Hamid.

Routur surd Walliol.

hack at

But Wong Yu-ms 'evened

chong, 21-10, 21-17, and 23-21. Grandi Stadivan hets during: the gaunter good riding ount by defeating D...Aguasin, international Boxing Club and them to win; in the end i'r ped

19-21, 81-12, 21-19 and 21-9.

In the doubles, D. Cllanga and Irving Cohen, Graham's cofoxhuster, a twehe year-old Aquasin defented the Chinese, manager, arived hers from Now golden bay golding, In prob- Heol, Bocasira, and Krulko,, Tho pair, 13-21, 19-21 and 21-17, 212 York late last night to, cluse ably Berriff's bert down show 18′ and 21-15.--France-Press,

v biro E Laroche. Kirs A k có was allowed googlles and top spinners, but (Yugoslav ́exile) **7-5, 6-4" and y. Mrs B. Klezman; -Miev 1. He worked in spins the ball off the thumb and 6-3, and Sturgess beat Ernst Mrs C H Latie:- Mrs. L.- Dem

family beat-double middle Anger Buchgez (Germany) 04, 0-3 MB Goldman; ME, A

MY E.- Kubos: Mrs M. Turnbul Reuter.

and „6-1, — Associated Press. Miss D. Atkinson,

hours before he away to the nots. every branch

at the

business.

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