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2DÈNIS HITS LESLIE IN THE FACE

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE ‍2, 1953.

A ball from Denis Compton hits his brother, Leslie, in the face during the match between Middlesex and Sussex at Lord's.

THE SPORTS ROUNDABOUT

TREVOR FORD

GETS A £5,000 OFFER FROM THE ITALIANS By W. CAPEL KIRBY & DAVID JACK

I STILL SAY ENGLAND

WILL WIN

THE

TEST SERIES

Says PATSY HENDREN

Judging from the many statements I have heard and read during the last few weeks-yes, even months-from Australian sources, it seems hardly worthwhile playing the forthcoming Test series at all! England

hasn't a chance...

•

Stan McCabe, against whom I played often in Test cricket, is sure that “Australia will win easily-by a comfortable margin.... He then gives his reasons-"greater batting strength and more bowling variety.”

. Now Stan McCabe caught me out in a Test match at Lord's on one occision, but I cannot let him catch me but on this point. I am

Mind you, the England eleven in Len Hutton, the Old Country will need its share of fortune. No has a captaip

who will take Test series has ever been won every advantage-every fair without some degree luck. Asadvantage. I mean-in an effort

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no glum-faced pessimist, and I soccer players would say. Eng-to rest back the Asher, There | view England's Test prospects land will evant the ball to "run will be no timidity on Hutton's

with considerable optieniseu, 1❘ right" for her, So if it can only I part, Jie proved that against the Buy, from

will go farther and say that Lind- get a Vavourable start, I am cer- indians, last seaton, Bay Hassett and his men will leave | Zain the English team will give a the Asher befrind them when they | first-class account of Itself, return home,

I am not going to suggest Eng- land will win at five Tests, nor that she has an unbeatable team ---not a bit of it. The fortunes et cricket are too dependent upon the luck of the tots and the vagaries of the weather for me to be that dogmatic, but I man con- ident the England term *ill win more Tests than it will lote, this summer.

expect many of you will say "Ah, yes, but what about the tourists' run

vletorics of easy

I still during the part weeks?" repeat, despite everything that has happened, that Englishmen can view the corning Test series with optimism.

VERY DIFFERENT Remember, Inatches against County sides are very

different from Test matches, Forget that Lens Hutton and Peter May were both bowled for a "duck" by Kay | Lindanil when playing fo; their

Counties against the tourists.

No one wants to make excurs but it is true to say that the Australians started their tour

Trevor Ford has made the most of his junketing between Paris, Copenhagen, Malmo and Belgrade with the Welsh FA and Sunderland touring parties. He has been checking up on Italian football facts-only a few weeks after the com- -chiefly financial facts.

pletion of

So if the skipper can impart some of his Yorkshire fighting qualities into the team and the Selectors pick MEN IN FORM, and don't

make their selections because of any centi- ment mental reasons and I am quite Lure Norban

Yardley Wyatt, Freddie Brown and Leslie Ames will do their job properly without any suggestions from me

In any event, despite all love hozzd-and in spite of these early results, I cannot see the present Australian vide becoming as powerful as that of 1921, or even for 1948. It is my honest opinion that Australia's cricket strength has gone back, while Englond,

This is the first of three hard-hitting articles by PATSY HENDREN, bril- Hant and popular England Test batsman of pre-Wat days, who Is confident England can regain those coveted Ashes,

HENDREN does Not share Stan McCabe's view that Australia will defcak the Old Country. In this nerles he tells why.

oricket, on the other hand, shows increasing signs of returning to pre-war standard. That, in self, give weight to my contention int

the result of the Test rübber I full season's cricket, not the foregone conclusion some whereas English players had of my Australian Friends would winter without active eleket-have us believe. and anyone who plays the game

The Sunderland centre-forward has a good reason for showing such-interest. In his pocket he has an Italian club offer to deposit £5,000 in his bank if he signs knows that it is not easy to Bnd If I have one crificiim of con- on the dotted line, as well as paying the transfer fee required by Sunderland. your true form for a few games.temporary English cricketers, it is Make no mistake about it, when that me of them are not as . One fellow kc bombarded new world record press of 240 seeing the ball as well as ever the Tests come along, England aggressive as they might be, ner will be able to put a really first- do they show the same ruthless with questions was Bertib

this season." Turner, formner Welsh' interna- Now comes news from Bar- Pity some of the young hope-glas team in the deld, sound in outlook on the Tests ns do the

varied In bowling men strom "Down Under", tional who figured in two Cup bades that Nicholls, an un-

fuls who. Inced the

Aussies batting. Finals for Chariton.

knew lifter, bas pressed 250 tb. can't say the

strength and excellent in the Beli Lo Win -a team good enough Bert should know. He lost - feat which the West In-

back those Ashes. seven of his crack Malmo X1 dans hope will be recognised to Italian poachers, who fire by the International Federation. now after his left wing. That's

same.

IT'S ALAN MORTON "Most promising 15-year-old While Nitikin did special in football today." That's how a why Bert is sleeping on the training for his ift, Nicholls young Newcastle schoolboy was affer of a further three years' coaching contract there.

"It's heart-breaking to build ripped

It see

a side and apart," he told 15

had put in n full day's loading bales of sugar setting up his figures.

About half a dozen Regarding at Italian offer have made inquiries

work described to us after he had before mesmerised a Scottish school- boys XI at Cappielow recently.

.

clubs His name? Believe it or not, about it's Alan Morion, and he's a

to Fordi When will FIFA Rath Dejofse, Chelsea centre-left-winger.

come down heavily ou half on the transfer 1st. Wat- forclentry making the

ap

proach direct instead of cou

ducting the business the club7

through

TWINS IN DEMAND

ford boss Len Goulden, who We were interested to read should know all about the that Chelsea were negotiating Stamford Bridge players, is for the transfer of Shamrock keen.

Rovers full-back Burke. So was Chelsea manager Ted "We are negotiating for three Drake, who tells us: "I've never "I want them to take their players of international calibre heard of Burke, let alone

and when schools certificate this month,"

we sign them it thought of signing him." -

• Wrexham

will create a sensation."" replied

manager

Ever heard Michburn's parting Peter Jackson when we asked chairman how he felt about the Wolver shot when we left the Sunder-garden, balancing fish, offer to take his 10-year-old and party In Scandinavia. twin sons David Rud Peter It is common knowledge that Neither had we until we read under their wing at Molineux. Arsenal's Ray Daniel is facic "Jude and Judo-Do" by Kling-

Arsenal made on Wearside to replace Fred

other er Klingerstorf (Jenkins, 7s. Hall, but who are the two?

Gd.), and discovered they were

We understand a similar offer.

was

Rain

I am not suggesting England has no fighters-she has as criany today as she had in the past and,

Interferes With

Cricket

County

Bob

than Engiand need not fear the

outcome of the Tests.

Stan McCabe and all those

ether

Test

forme: Australian

hove prodleted the annihilation of English will be forced to ent

stars who complete cricket,

their words.

Next article:

Hard-hitting

Hendren thinks England's bais. men best.

More Than One "Frozen Ball" Controversy

Moscow, May 31. The Egyptian, basketball trom at the European Championship meeting in Moscow has refused to play its scheduled match of 3 p.m. today, spokesman for the Egyptians announced this morning.

The Egyptian Leam included five Army officers and four police offeors-and Egypt is still technically at war with Israel:

The Lebanese team, in a quali fying match three days ago, also refused to play the Israelis. The Egypt-Israel game will be for- feited to Israel, making the Israelis leading team, with four wins and no defeats,

An oljelal of the European Basketball Federntlen met today to hear Arab countries explana- on why they are unable to meet Israel in basketball games,

NEW RULES

The official also discussed new

a team

London, June 1. First-class cricket matches in England today were, interfered with by rain at one time or an- other, but in many it was not enough to affect the pitch.

"An example was at Coventry, where Tom rules for the game, principaliy

will prevent broken fourth wicket stand of 236 in 180 minutes a ball. for Warwickshire and thrashed a varied Somerset is ahead gels the ball and passes attack on an easy-paced pitch.

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of the hanging Dollery and Freddie Gardner shared in an un-leading in a game from freezing The Coronation of the Queen

rocket or turn strip?

"They can play right enough, One could be Jackie. Hen- all juda movements. but I'm anxious for them 10derson, the Portsmouth centre- have a job or profession out-

forward Scotland cipped 11t side Soccer," said Peter. Both outside-right. That leaves one. play Your guess is as good as ours. lads are six-footers and

of

for School.

Grove Park Grammar

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name

The of 404 for seven declared.

Freezing means a team which'

it back and forth to kill time and let the clock run out so IL can remain ahead in the score,

Saturday,

the Sovict team, which has → small lead over Hungary, froze the ball for 13 minutes and 18 seconds of the

The Somerset bowlers re-, for six in reply to Sussex's totalj eclved ittle help from pitch and Dollery, pulling, Insole, who during his innings driving and cutting at his best, brought his aggregate in fi:si reached a chanceless 100 in 135 class criatet to 10,000, drove and

compared with the cut specially well and his 123 nenai perlod. more laborious effort of Gard-out put together in three hours NET, whose century Occupled ve minutes contained 17

boundaries. four hours 20 minutes.

minutes

We recommend this, bookte those who believe in self-pre- servallon, Test match umpires, Wimbledon tennis Inesmen and Soccer managers, for instance...

"Obviously," said a federation Next reason the

official, this is a glaring weak- Derek Flewin may be added

WITH A SMILE

ness in our rules. We are going "I should be proud and de- to the growing Haj of amateurs

AL the lose, when War- The only bowling performance to have to make a change," in-guring lighted. but you've never

How many professional foot- in League football.

wickshire had scored 340 for of the day came from Jenkins. The official said countries may vited me," was Joe Mercer's Derek, who has already repro-ballers are doing their National

wickets in

to the Worcestershire spinner. His be asked to approve a rule limit- three without being com-

reply reply to a League

extenled Lancashire, played some Service chairman who had previously storming gaines

Somerset's first innings total of leg spin was flighted cleverly in ing the area in which the ball for Oldham'spelled? One we've been toldi remarked: "1m sorry you're second string at inside left. He about 1s Rangers'

323 for nine declared. Dollery staff cross breeze and earned can be frozen. outside-

him Ave wickets får 64,

much marie 143

be an area not out not our manager, Joe." Makes is 21, and hails from the left Johnny Hubbard now you think, doesn't.it?

Gardner 130 not out. Lytham district.

doing hy two years. In the RAF.

Surrey, the champlons,

club

£40,000 REFUSED

I would sign him on pro- Hubbard, South African, What price big John Charles?fessional forms if he was in-wasn't called up but as he was terested," says manager George earning his living In Britain, Believe it or not when a First Hardwick.

he thought he should fall into Diviston club inquired recent-

line with everyone else. ly. Leeds informed them they

Bristol Rovers, new boys in had already refused a £40,000

Second Division, play their first offer for the Welsh interna Saturday home match next Lameashiro fast bowler Colin tional centre-half-cum-inside-

Derby Smith-don't mention his name term against relcented forward.

County. Says Rovers' seerein Kent, where several of the The inquirer

Babber-tary John Gummow: "It looks county side was

are still bruised gasted. So are we.

As

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our as if we shall have the house following the Lancashire game informant so rightly exclaimed: full notices in the first week has an interesting off-duty

If the offer was serious why of the season."

occupation. Smith is a cnr- on earth didn't Leeds clinch

toonist and, according Empire News pin-up man, Mick his living ns an artist. Durling, is good enough to earn

Charlton Athletic inside for ward Riley Cullum has stated that he will give un football and Callum wil

the deal nad buy a couple of Derby outside left Hugh Mc good players with the money?" Laren, incidentally, could

playing against his present club, Bristol Rovers

Interested arc Who's the best South African

in the

former Kilmarnock footballer in Britain-Dil Per-ployer. ry (Blackpool), Eddie Firmant. John Hewle (Charlion), Norman Nielson (Derby Coun-

Our

or

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well

and

"It will

His performance helped Wor-smaller than that presently used," he explained.—Associated Press,

didcestershire to gain a first Innings

DAY.

CLOSE OF PLAY

re.

at Old Trafford, Man-lead of 55. They dismisset chester, when they took first Derbyshire for 178 compared

NEARULA MAY Innings leat after losing half with their own 233. their aldo for 40 runs. At the

START IN THE · close they had scored 283 in re- ply to Lancashire's

total

of 193

EPSOM DERBY The following were the close Peter May and Arthur

21% (of play scores: saved Intyre

Surrey. showed

Mny

At Burton-on-Trent: Worces- Mallon, Yorkshire, June 1. return to form and tershire 233 and 55 for Fuur.,

Trainer Captnin C. Eisey charmed the crowd with his Derbyshire 178 (Jenkins Ave for stated today,

that there was fluent offside

play, which brought

now every chance of the former him most of his 13

favourite, Nearula, being started fours in a faultless slay of At Oxford: Oxford University for the Derby on Saturday. three hours for 75.

230 and 33 for no wicket,

Nearula, who went lame acted full toll

McIntyre, who made 76, ex- Leicestershire 390 for seven cently, was given A spin over of on attack declared (Tempkin' 59, Lestern mile and a half at the gallops which never measured up to 196).

this morning, ridden by Edgar the standard set in Surrey on

BritL Saturday, and so eager for runs At Shefeld:. Yorkshire 360 for were the champions that 184 of seven declared, Glamorgan 128rie colt went very well.

Afterwards Captain Elsey said, I was their runs came from for four (Emrys Davies 50.

very pleased with him."Reuter, boundaries,

Parkhoure 5U). Rain restricted

Horse Scratched play. Inside forward Arthur Dixon.

London, June 1, At Manchester: Lancashire 256 £10,000 man when Leices

King of the Tudors friends/assure us that right ter City bought him from Nor when he hears that a Southern

Dick Cropp, the Gloucester- und 28 for three, Surrey 203 run la the Derby on Saturday, Lengue club

Is prepared to offer shire captain, pulled his side (May 75, McIntyre 70).

his owner, Mr Frank W. Dennis,

next season?

against Hampshire at Bristol 323 for nine declared. Middlesex He said he would be repre Another of Charlton's

trans with 131 MOES,

his first century of the 244 for nine (Denis Compton 52, sented in the race by Durham of fer-listed players, manager Northfleet,

goalkeeper season. His 103 look three and Thompson 65). Rain restricted | Castle. — Reuter. would be wel-a half hours and most of his play. the willing to talk business

with Eddie Marsh

comed by the same Southern to Dixon.

ten fours camo from quick and club. League

At Ilford: Sussex 404 for Mors, incidentally, was won-

Arm legelde strokes,

seven declared. Essex 290 for dering who had walked off with

HKFA MEETING Cropp and Andy Wilson, who six (Insole not out 123). Bob Anderton gave 27 years scored 83 not out, added 84 for Irestricted P: Somerset 323 for Council will be held at The As- part of his playing plich when

sixth wicket and averted we met him recently. A de service as Warrington's repre-

A meeting of the on the . of 400

At Coventry: Lancashire the danger of a follow on. At was sentative new turfs

Warwickshire the the world, rain for a shock reduced to 250 after a visit Rugby League Committee. Now

pociation's close Gloucestershire had nine declared.

omco on Monday, if comfolal recognition is obtain- |from a nocturnal horticulturist.

It's won him life membership.

for six wickets in 340 for three (Gardner not oùl June 8 at 5.30 pan. to consider made 323 ed for the efforts of George

Ilg successor another reply to Hampshire's total of 130, H. Dollery not out 143). and/or approve certain recom Nicholls, a young West Indies Glamorgan opening

At Bristol Hampshire 37 mendations A town 375.

draft otrong man. Rucalan lightweight Emrys Davies, 10 next month schoolboy player 40 years ago, Inable mored a fine century for (Walker not out 160), Glouces Memorandum and Articles of Nikitin was on top of the world and still nu steady Do any Ben is set to win the esteem Essex mainst Suatex at ford tershire 323 for six (Crapp 103, Association and the draft Rules inst "month" "when" ho set up a jopener in cricket, says: "I'm his predecessor has earned. and enabled his aide to score 200 Wilson not out 83)-Reuter of the Association..

Guess again.

Dundee

haif-Ken Zelzing, 6 ft., 12thampton Town, is back In

go into business. Wo wonder if change his mind

CRAPP'S CENTURY

stene former: Inside forward, Is Scordand waiting to get nxcd Him top wages if he joins them out of a precarious position At Lords: Northamptonshire | stated today.

outstanding in the present with a new club.

Crop:.:

They're even prepared to Gravesend, and weger that Zeising

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