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ALL-ROUNDER

The Australian all-rounder, Graeme Hole.

Press Photo.

THE

Central

IRISH RUGGER TEAM LOOKS GOOD FOR YEARS

By IAN HOLMAN

With the season now drawing to a clase, Irish fans can look back on the year's performances with more satis. faction than they had expected, and can look forward to next season and the visit of the All Blacks with con. fidence.

The young, inexperienced side which did so well in the recent international series has provided us with the beginning of a Rugby hoom in Ireland.

Juck

The man of the year was un- With Queens University man

Even

only 19, Cecil Pellow, though Kyle. doubtedly though he approaching the now rapidly gaining confidence veteran stage, there is no reason in big matches as a centre, Noel why Kyle should not reproduce Henderson of last has a partner his brilliance again next season who has both defensive aral knit the young Irish side offensive city. into a powerful combination.

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and

line

The Irish three-quarter therefore is ready to challeng the best in the other Home

sone years

countries come.

to

NO WING WORKIES The mest satisfying feature of all is that with Murtell and Byrne, two Southerners, having emerged as top-class sprinters The forwards are not polished as well as Fotballers, there yet, but they, too, are promising should be to worrying about

and fancy that when -wingers for two.ur, three years,

RICE DIET FOR AUSTRALIANS

they

1- barve played n-few more matches

tourit the Queens has proved

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1993.

AUSTRALIANS 298 FOR 5 AGAINST YORKSHIRE

Keith Miller Has Now Scored 371 For Once Out On The Tour

Bradford, May &

A fifth wicket stand of 143 by Keith Miller and Jim de Courey helped the Australians score 298 for five on the opening day of their match against Yorkshire here after they had been sent in to bat.

Miller, alternately quiet and aggressive, hit 109 not oụt, including uno six and ५० is fours, but was lucky in being missed twice off Halliday when 20 and 95. Courey took Two hours 15 minutes to mako 53 and never seemed able to master the :bowling.

and

Earlier Arthur Morris and cricket Nelt Harvey put on 77 for the } though second weitel in just over one enaged and อ Quarter hours. Morris matches. in. his 57 hit six fours Harvey nude 37,

Dropped catches con York- shire dear. In addition to the watch twn chatices on Mäler were not accepted, de Courey adarsitfedly was druppel off difficult catch in the gully.

Noman Yardley's move!

the Australians in or a

Picket seemed likely to

be prontable at first. For several had to foll hours the turists'

today, ul, Cambridge but it was Robertsum protamine

County siti were who stole the batting honourY four friendly with 110 in just under

Noury.

other

Surrey, the reigning Cham-

Cambridge might not have met un conceded 334 runs h thwir lor example, prons, MCC team and, following their holding been keener, several Including one 10 great win over Cambridge Uni-chances, versity, showed that they are Compton ami three so Robertzen, going to be strong challengers going begging.

It was a somewhat slow day's for the title again by having the

cricket nt best of the day's play.

Oxford where Only Trevor Bailey reallyUniversity met Lancashire, who held up the Surrey attack with tried six bowlees before lunch a frenzy 67 after six wickets and generally found the under- had gone for 81.

hantes in a defensive mood. feature The

uf the only The other matches started to-

The

kabriously well bebiad theChampionship tune-Hampshire day were two-day Friendlies.

check, but the stand between versus Gloucestershire was the Miller and de Courcy eventually performance of 40-year-old spiled Yorkshire's hopes of

Gloucestershire stumper A. E. Rettung them out cheaply.

Vilson, who is having his benefit

six batsmen to

Mike has no scored 371 runs on the tour for ones out. At Worcester he made 220 nət aut

and at Leicester was run out fer

42.

THE SCOREBOARD

Australia. 1st kunings Morris, D. Burga flole, b. Burgh ..

Harvey, Wilson b. Wardle

Miller, not onl

Craig 1 out

De Courey, b. Wardle

Benau, hut out

Extens

1

season.

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He caught equal the county record set by 11. Smith years ago when Smith caught three and unpes three. Five wicketkeepers share

57 the world record of seven victims

an immings.

13

Dennis Compton' showed he is

In one of them, Derbyshire, after losing half their wickets for 80 against Nottinghamshire. were able to declare at 235 for eight,

the

Parkhouse's 121 featured Glamorgan-Somerset match and 68 of his first hundred, reached in two-and-threequarters hours, came from boundaries.

CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES Close of play scores in county

FAVOURITE

WINS THE GUINEAS ...

The owner, Mr W. Humble, with his winner, Nearula, after the running of the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket on April 29. Nearula, the favourite, won from

Bebe Grande and Oleandrin. →→ Central Press Photo.

Has Australia A

Batting Tail?

By

STAN MCCABE

The consensus of opinion seems to be reasonably unanimous that Len Hutton is the world's best batsman. I subscribe to that opinion;

109 ban in form with 58 against and first class cricket matches although I think it is more than a possibility that his supremacy may be

14

53

3

12

Total

269

for live

Bowling to date:

Cowan Burgin Yardley

Halliday

HR W

61 0

09

0 25

48

21 B3

2

10

2 48

Wardle

lyos 4: Len-byes 3; No Balls

Renter.

COUNTY MATCH

11כ1

the

Henry Cotton Leads At Wentworth

which began today were:

At Lord's MCC 160 (Bailey G7. Alex Besser four for 39). ¡Surrey 125 for five (May 39).

At Oxford: Oxford University 193 (Statham four for 47), Lan- cashire 27 for no wickel.

235

challenged by Neil Harvey during the coming Test series.

In this regard, I may be a false prophet; but the issue of which country England or Australia has the best individual batsman is not one which is likely to determine the larger question of which side will win the majority of Tests.

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Tests are won or lost necòrd- If Australia's At Derby (two-day friendlying to the batting ability of the fail to

for competing teams as a whole; so before match) Derbyshire cight declared (Dawkes 58). when one side is in the enviable position of having no "all" Nottinghamshire 75 for three.

At Cambridge: Middlesex 334 to wag, it must surely have the team declared (Robertson edge over un opposing eight 130, Denis Compton 56, Thomp- wliose tail Is likely to wag

Cambridge University vigorously

TO THE LAST MAN

for

121).

Australians are superior to 'any opening pair make

team that England goudly score

can muster they

batting and bowling separated, in both are Hassett will put himself in before strength. Harvey. As good explain, he That is why I forecast that' Australia will come out on top will go out to play the rock.

matches His slow rate of scoring, while in this season's Test so employed, will earn for himinst England, the wrath of the crowd. Ho will consider himself well re-

That

will

tris be

Wentworth, Sterrey, May 6.

Forty-six-year-oki Henry son 88).

14 for no wicket. Cotton, British Ryder Cup AM Portsmouth: Hampshire It is probable that the Aus-warded if he is able to stay at Captain and triple British 290 (Walker 52), Gloucester-tralian ten chosen for Test the wicket long enough to put bis

ashire 4 for no wickel,

in a reastuubly safe London, May 6. Open Champion, with

At Taunton (wo-day friendly us will be strong in batsmen side There was only one County brilliant 65 and an aggre-match): Glamorgara 290 for seventht down to the last man; yet position. the selectors will not weaken mission! Championship match

gate of 137, led the field at doolaceri (Parkhouse

bowling strength in order to

CRAIG OR MILLER the end of the second round Somerset 87 for one--Reuter.

achieve this phenomenon of eleven good batsmen in the anc in the Dunlop 2,000 Guincas

Young Jan Craig or veteran team.

Kolth Miller will doubtless be Professional Golf Tourna-

Here, of course, you may in-next in batting order during the ment at Wentworth, Surrey,

terject with the question whether Tests. Here, again, the order of today.

Bill Johnston can be regarded as appearance may depend upon the a batsman. Candidly, he enn't; state of the game--with Keith so if he is a member of Aus- before fan if the going is tough, tralia's actual Test eleven but Ian Craig balling.first if the admit their batting strength will position seems good. then be reduced by one.

The Mile Will

Be Run In 3:55

Says Fred Wilt Talianapolis, Ind., May 6.

In second place, a stroke behind, was Jimmy Adams.

Dobby Locke, with an ag- gregate of 139, shared third place with Jimmy Fallon, the Scottish International.

Leading scorers after two rounds were:

The long-cherished four- minute mile-not-only-is-a03137. certainty, but some day the distance will be run in 3:55. G-Man Fred Wilt said.

and

Fust Course Henry Cotton, 72

H. Bradshaw, 74 57141,

S. Waters, 73 141. T. Gardiner 72 and 72 - 144.

West Course

A

together freland will possess a well-nigh unbeatable pack.

Fred AnderEUN, NOW

with Amerka

And Wit, who, has licked party, University about the best find. In him the some of the world's best, said Rome, May G.

not only an ex-that America has a logical can- Australian tennis players country has laking part in the Italian Cham-cellent loose forward, but one didate to make track history in plonships are living on balled who can take the role of hooker Wisconsin's Don Gehrmann, his 74-142-Reuter. rice and rice water-because of at any time. stomach trouble.

lost

tonie Kavanagh, the now

"He

speed."

ankl

Sweden Beats

Scotland 2-1

At Glasgow

in a crisis than Keith Miller.

HQLF Win Land Forces Cricket Cup

HQ Land Forces beat the 7th at Royal Tank Regt by 40 runs the KCC yesterday to win the Luid Forces Cricket Champion. ship for 1852-53.

After the match the Cup was

Col M. A. Rea, Assistant Director Other players who are likely of Medical Services, Hongkong

A third wicket stand of 180 by This will be the logicul Capt. Grant, who scored a line I believe Bill Johnston is such

as 17-year-old Craig century, and Capt Pierce (12 mo A good bowler on English wickets

nat be glyen the put) enabled the 11Q to declare that he will be used the Testa:

loss of only lity of "stopping the three, wickets.

for 191 with the responsibility of but we cannot overlook the rot" it, things are nut

not going

well; Glasgow, May 6.

talented newcomer, Alan David- while no man is temperamentally In reply the Tanks scored 142. Sweden defeated-Scotland son, who is also a fast-medium more atted to perform miracles presented by Mrs Rea, wife of and in a soccer international be-left-hand swing bowler.

Davidson fore a crowd of 84,000 here:

needs only quick tonight by two goals to one. success under English concie to be in the Test team, in their and Chairman of the Services

tions to oust Johnston, latter has the misfortune to la possible batting order, are Hole. Cricia Association in the Colony

splendid stroke-maker and

bid to Capt. Gram on behalf of the In that case, Coun.

prolife run-getter, Don Talion.

lion, winning team. Each member of balling strength will be greatly whose batting

horn this season has the HQ skle also received enhanced, as Alan Davidson is a so much to hold his home Mre Roa

done

a silver medal. The capable, hard-hitting batsman,

state,

Queensland, together and

and runners up were presentert with Australia's Test openers are who is good for runs against any bronze medals..

to be Morris and type of bowling: Doug Ring, Mocdonald, Morris want through hectic hittes, quick scorer and

The first half ended one-all, Sweden thus joined Austria as the only Continental sides to win and an international match in Scot

land. Austria did so three years bpo

E. Lester 71 and 71 ---- 142. W. Shankland re

VOLLEYBALL

VICTORY

"For today's revenge

Scotland

had themselves to blame for the

old rival of the boards and cinders.

can run a quarter-mile A doctor they consulted in lock forward, is another whin 47 seconds, and there's no Cairo before coining to Rome can become a really first-class other niler whic bas

thal werk

this preommended

Other young men welt player.

W said. "Gehmann And rice, they say worthy of their caps and due to hus more treatment.

natural speed than

Kobe, May 7. in a city Blowing with wine and become ever more worthy are anybody I've ever heard of. He

All The visiling

Hongkong axquisite

is a dugedy. Robin Roe and Ewart Bell. can break 10 seconds for the volleyball team defeated an All Reuter.

I can also name Dion Glass, 100-yarıl

dash,

but hits big 19-year-old Queens University problem is Anding

time to 21-17 anul 21-19) on Tuesday

in its Brat Kansai game. playing for North secundan." 15, string but already with a final why the four-minute mile has The Hongkong team has now than were the Scots. The visi trial place to his credit-ond n

1a record of three wins and two tors, in combination, showed they

bad Mittle to learn-Reuter, first-year Queens wing forward aller said-adverse efmate and defeats-United Press. Jan Kennely វាព men who because Europe's cinder- should be capped sooner or later

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There are two main

not been attained,

reasons

the crack

conscious countries run 1,500 Metres instead of the mile.

CONCRETE EXAMPLE

Koba

if the

Australia's

whose

squad 3-1 (21-17, 17-21. conlldent side in the second to be hard to dislodge, even by and Anally,

EASTERN

EMPEROR WINS

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Ricketts

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BRYA

THE SCORES half-backs were not too sure and

HQ Land Forces as a result the forwards were lean period for a while; but t

Grant, b Dewar ring seat crowd-pleaser, Ray Linkl

balling scenis to overcroft, Reeve & Davis given poor support and developed came right back into form during

the inal Test in Australia agaiust have declined somewhat bit who Petiam o Reeve U Dewar into a ragged line.

Only Steel was consistently South Africa. He has a fondos has shown a special aptitude for Pierer, at ou good. The Swedes were a much for English wickets and is going doing well when things are bad.

Total (for 3 wktai dec... tai Bill Johnston er Alec opponent, lee Alan Davidson. half, and their deferre never his worthy

Vinernt, Riohordson, Lay, Arm- mado mistake, while their Bednar.

If the latter Is last-man-in, it strong, Haines, Webb and Jeffery did Macdonald has halves were quicker on the ball

His partner,

Fall of wickets:-1-4 2-30, 3-191. few graces as a stroke-maker, will indeed be a tribute to Aus-

Howling Analysis but has shown increasing ability tralia's batting strength, for he to defend his wicket and collect, is worthy of a place well towards

in the process. the top of any team on batting Harkworth plenty of runs Temperamentally, he makes on merit alone.

bak ideal opening

Anyone privileged-as I have Duwar If Australia's opening pair been to watch the make a commendable total before Africans in the feld against Heyward. b Pierce they are separated, the next man Australia during the Australian Jenkins, c. Vincent & Grant

will Clarke. c Vincent b Hierce.. In will probably be Nell Harvey. season that has just ended, willst, Wabu b Grant To hire will fall the job of com- have witnessed fielding of such Dewar, b Grant

Smith, b Pierce London, May 6,

pleting the work so ably begun super-superlative standard that Reeve, Rou

oked tyros by Hackworth, e Armstrong bidrant by the openers that of knocking our own boys Lord Milford's Eastern Emperor won the Chester the bowlers off their length, comparison. I believe they have Days, Pierce

and paving

their lesson-that goud Morling. D. Grant making Cup, run over two miles, two furlongs and 77 yards at ma

quick runs, the way for big scores,

13 as essential as any other Rickell, not out Chester today.

Rame-and He is a' crowd-pleaser, that they will acquit themselves Devon Secret. He passed Devon Sceret do this. a tine faster the any Secret was 90cond, and Mr D. H. a. furlong from home and fought a free-scorer when playing his well on this tour."

Even if their Belding falls 4-04; -78; 0-108: 7-120: American had ever done-Hawtrey'a Vidi

third.off determined efforts by Devon natural game, and may well be

standard, If you get short of the English

Howling Ang Secret to regain the lead, Tho come a cricket' idol.

however-and this is yet to be Pierce seen-It is my belle! that the

As for climate, the FBI man with the concréte

came up example,

In 1980 he won the National AAU 5,000 Metres crown out- doors in the slow tine of 15:19. "It was a slow time, yet you couldn't run faster because of

in Baltimore," the heat

Wut explained. "But a week later

In Helsinki beat the best Finns

jex

THE CHESTER CUP

Mr Geoff Armstrong's

14:26.8. Competition, climate Thirteen Jun.

and temperature had everything

said.

Vici

►

learn

Harvey is specially qualified tortment of the

to see him?

to do with 1" the track star Official standing prices were winner's time was 4 mins, 1-3/5 the chance, make it your business

2-1 favourite Eastern Emperor; seconds. Reuter, "It was like putting water 100-6 Devon Secret; 11-2 Vidi Into your rediator-it cooled you, Vic.

off," he said of the Scandinavian. Won by one dength, with half weather.

a lngth between secotrad and Australian John Landy re-thin. cently took a few swipes, at the

four-minute mile and the reasD2 359, and res ridden by W. Eastern Emperor carried D st. The falled, Wilt sald, was be Rickaby and trained by Jarvis,

cause of the hot climate.

"If the Olympics could be held It soole £2.256. 15. of prize In February rather than in sum monky dotaling £2,055.

mer, it would enable our boys Devon Secret, carrying & sh to train in cooler weather and 10 lbs,, was ridden by Tomlin then

Wo might be at our best," and was trained by. R. Hobba Will said.

it won $205, 105, He added that the United Staten has the advantage over Vidi Vici, carrying 0, st. 5 l, other countries because we was ridden by Seton and laained have much better talent" The by R. Ward, and won £192, 100, only lack is interest,

In addition the owners of the

Track and tell here ranks first three horses were given ath or lower, while in Europe 45 lbs, of Chenhire cheeer.

It is not lower than recond," bo malch-X/nítod Press

Eastern Emperor war angond Finto the straight,

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