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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1959,"!
RETURN OF A WANDERER-MILLWALL, BRIGHTON AT THE DEN
CRICKET 15
AGO
YEARS AND THE GAME TODAY
By C. L. R. JAMES
I played cricket uninterruptedly in the West Indies from the time, I was four until 1982, when I came to England. Here I spent the sum- mers reporting county and international matches, first for the "Man- chester Guardian" and later for the "Glasgow Herald."
From the time I learnt to read I read everything on cricket I could put my hands on. I had played cricket for many years with international cricketers, and knew some of them intimately. Then in 1938.I went to the United States and my long and close association with cricket was broken - I did not see a cricket match for fifteen years.
I returned to England in the middle of the summer and have seen much of the Leeds Tea on television, the Oval Test in the flesh, and a number of county matches
have devoured the years between. Wisden's f How does game look after
this long. .vol?
on
But far more interesting than the changes in the players the field are the changes off it. There are many more women in the crowds, and many of them are older women who I do not think were watchers in 1938.
The basis of defence to slow bowlers seems to have shittex from back play to bringing the left foot forward and from there watching the ball off the plich carefully on to the bat. It is for me, with 1938 on my mind, a most uncomfortable
thing to look at L N. Constantine, The spectators applaud more. with whom have discussed Listening to them and watching new it, is full of arguments against them I am doubtful if they really the technique, but I notice that know as much about the in- when question him about this tricacies of the game as
the or that slow bowler whom I crowds of 1938-at the Oval I huve not mean he mays as often saw many who seemed to enjoy as not "You have to piny him being present at a great event out here." and outines the slow even If they did not follow forward motion.
|everything..
The must startling feature is the routine leg-de slip felt for fast bowlers. had never seen this before, and I am immensely impressed with It. 1 my this because in the old days many an innings did not edge to the slips u single fast ball swinging away. But nl-
most overy batsman I have seen play this strange attack has made one 127* more streaky strokes through these leg-alde faldsmen or played at balls at which, it seemed, want to play.
There are usually good consons for what a lot of experta do, but very mode has its advantages and I shall have to watch a long time before I can necustom my- he did not to it and come to some
(balanced judramesst.
DIFFERENCE IN BATTING
It is batting, however, which him undergone it. revolution,
PEGASUS
TO PLAY HERE
Cricket is more a part of the national activity than it used to be.
The journalists have less space in the press and are, mor flamboyant, More seem to be writing in the style C. B. Fry was making popular in the late thirties. I I am overwhelmed by 1 notice, however, that the the number of books on cricket Australians (excopt for Miller)it acens to me that in the play back more in the old style, years since I went away more and two curious diniseals have books on cricket have been pub- given me food for reflection. May shed than in the whole previous for Surrey nt Lord's and Huttons history of the game. at the Oval Test were bowied by slowish yorker when
Staustics, solid It narrow well get. Beth batemen ecomod
in amed causewity
the dangerous poned on the left foot very early swamps of critical appraisal, are in the fight, so that when they
more comprehensive and
Gill, Brighten goalkeeper, wails expectantly in his goal as a scrimmage goes on in the Brighton goalmouth. No 2 is Tennant, Brighton right-back and No. 6
is South, Brighton centre-half. In the centre (dark shirt) is Monkhouse, Millwall centre-forward. Brighton won the match 2-0,
Improve Soccer To Stop The Slump
Says HAROLD MAYES -
London.
How the directors of Soccer clubs bleated about Cup Final television and broadcasting and its effect on gates at League games for some of those end-of-the- season "don't-matler” matches fast April.
How they hollered when, at the Football League annual meeting in June, President Arthur Drewry told them that attendances last season had dropped by 1,865,900.
Well, the
ban dipped into them fate, they ingenious than before, and, I have
slump continues, clubs shows that in a couple of And Nottingham Forest, with were, so to speak, in their own
nobody is saying much cases the figures are up, and in ideas of promotion, are light by way and could not get the to doubt, as misleading as they and
ever were.
But as a lifelong about it at the moment, because a couple of others it's about on some 6,000 per match. bat to the ball.
addict who
has been long they haven't yet thought up par with last term.
VALUE FOR MONEY deprived I can testify to their anything on which they can pin increased fascination.
In stroke play there seems to be a_decided Increase of bountiantes off the back foot A Low like
The broadcasters, who Vert Bradman, Hammond, and' Con- Pegasus, English Ama-stantine always made the stroke, mere pioneers in the late thir the television com teur Cup holders, are com- but however hard the ball went tics, and ing to Hongkong. Mr J. to the boundary it rver in estioncementators, who are quite new, a defensivo stroke. As I have have perfected their technique, Skinner, Chairman of their these days the botsanen and are splendid if somewhat on Hongkong Football Asso-fare making a feeling-stroke, the the caulicus side, ciation, has received a letter counterpart to the defensive for from Dr H. W. Thompson, ward stroke. secretary of Pegasus, offi- The Hutton of 1938 I never cially confirming the tour. thought of at any time as & younger player whatever his The pariy will leave Eng-birth certificate might say. The land on Sunday, December 27 change in his play has, there and arrive in Hongkong on fore, delighted me. Every great December 30. They will play player brings something pocuilar football matches here or January 1 and 3 and a cricket to himself and unique to the
on
match on January 6. Then they leave for England January 7.
Pegasus have
"short
brilliant history. They
formed in 1048 from
gRING.
pressure is far greater on the
B.
ALL-ROUND DECILNE
Of that near two million slide!
last season, 1,370,538 was regla tered in the Second Division, The red light was certainly shining. Well, it's still shining, and before the season ends it even more dazzling could be
the fund-raising flood- gits to which so many of the
th
clubs are resorting..
I can understand it, for public game than it used to be. It affects even the players. Hobbs and Sutcliffe, Bradman and A spot check on the gates of McCabe played cricket as diplo matists of the old school carried the majority of Second Division on diplomacy. They were Olympians, The players I have seen this year, like modern diplomatists, are aware of their public.
From the tough Yorkshire foundation came first Sutcliffe, Looking at the volatile Lock, whom I remember as the most I thought for long minutes of were aristocratic of modern batsmen, the very different figure of als
but
Lucy
Oxford and cow see a Hutton trans predecessor of 1938, the alwaysSUN
and Cambridge Universities foster
interest in
top
class
the
formed: Who, in 1938, could to be remembered Verity. It have envisaged in the
grim may be merely temporary, but amateur soccer in the Varsities your Yorkshireman who scored I feel that games and players and schools. In the past five 304 against Australia at
arc less remote, closer to years they have twice won the Oval, the dignity and elegance ordinary bumanity than in 1938. coveted Amateur Cup at Wem- which now characterise him?. bley.
THE RECORD
For the statisticians their re-
cord reads:
last eight
1948-9: Reached of FA Amateur Cup.
1849-50: Won Oxfordshire Senior Cup.
1950-51: Won FA Cup.
1951-52: Won vitation Cup.
Cup.
Two new players interest me enormously. One is May, whose off driving is unprecedented in my memory. Bradman, McCabe, Hammond,
Sutcliffe all drove m
hard enough but in the modern manner; that is, they never seemed to forget that the ball might swing or do something in the last few inches of its fight.
Wext May reminds me of a
Joe Small, who Indian player, startled Old Trafford in In with his driving. He hits from the shoulder in a way I do not
Amateur
AFA
-
at once.
But the remainder show
further decline, In some cases First and Third Divisions also with a hefty wallop. Look at have decreased figures, although
tell the in neither case is the appear these figures. which Fulham 4,000, Plymouth Argyle second. story of the average drop. anco so
bad as it is with the 8,000, Notts County 11,000, Hull City 11,000.
Should
you
Imagine
it's
SPORTS ROUND-UP
WORDS 5,000,000
COVERED THE
TEST SERIES
The soul-stirring events which led to England recapturing the Ashes this summer made bigger news than any previous cricket jour.
I
Post Office Cable and Wireless services alone trans mitted 2,525,028 words of cricket reports oversčas, at a cost of over £11,000. Including nowa agency dispatches, coverage for the tour reached nearly five million words.
Ausurslin were the biggest moment the Jamaican Olymple customers, but a large proportion captain in busily engaged i was distributed in different parts swotting for his medical mal of the Commonwealth, to the After that hospital duties wILE West Indies, Hongkong, Malaya, take up most of his tune. Pakistan, New Zealand, Indta,
Coylon, and South Africa.
PIRIE'S PILGRIMAGE
Betty Riobarth, niore of Sir
Gordon Richards, kept up the darily name at Newmarket Inst
Gordon Pirlo, Britain's answer week when she won the Town to nil Zatopek, in going to Plato for the third consecutive Germany this week to meet the year. Betty's Yather, CUO man behind his success, trainer Richards, de also a well-known Waldemar Gerschler,
Jockey.
It will be the first time the two have met in 24 months. The last occasion was at the Olymple Games in Helsinki.
They keep in touch by cor- respondence, The postman re- gularly deliver packages to Gordon's home in Surrey con- taining detallod training schedules.
London Express Service), •
CRICKET TEAMS
Wire theaters
TOUGHEST TEBT
The following are Jack Hobbs,
for this week-end's ericfoot tat- young Brillah heavyweight boxer,
faces the ch toughest test of his come-back campaign at Empress Hall when he meets Spanish Champlon Jose Gonzales.
HECC
Plore's X on Sunday at 11 am, di
HKC Occasionals
Capt. Chater Road-RW. Franklin (Capt.), Gonzales has been defonted A. Orthen J. R. Jekyll, RE has since avenged the setback. only once in three years, and ughen, A. J. Harvey, G. H. Pris chard, P. G. Winans E. 9. Russel. Bloth R.-S. Juanan. A. F. But Hobbs of the devastating Weir. Beoner. 11. McAdam. princh is not worried. Hla Ik Dinion NRCC. Opikmiris v dynamite flats have been putting pm at Chater Rond D. Kab
Royal Navy-DooOW away opponente Hike ninepins. Capt.), 0. T. Rowe, R. C C. Clark. The last one, Reg Andrews, won II. W. Franklin, A. J. Harvey, H. à. dispatched from
0. Hubble:R. L. Hughes, EN F the scene of Mahon, T. Van Oorde, 8. H. Pri baltie in just fifty seconds, mchana, K. G. Spink. Umpire, 7. E cluding the count
ecomer. McAdam,
at Division 3.C.C., Scorpione VR.A.. tomorrow at 1.30 p.m.
but French
at 1.30
- Tak). A. Roer Cag Stanton, H. Ownedturbes, 2.I Henridge, T. G. C. Endet, D. J. HE, Borthwick, P. L. Hodanes, J. A. ethan; 3. R. Jekyà, K. M. Camp
Wilks, T. A Pargetter, Dingell," P. W. Newberry., BA Plence.
FRENCH APPRECIATION Tommy Harmer, diminutive Tottenham inside-left, la unable to gain a regular place in the Spurs' Arst team, players rate him better than any
Capt. Pierce's XI player in their own country. Capt. Plovce's XI v HKCC, 06--
This was the opinion reached cusionals on Sunday at 41 am. Well, they can't blame outside by the crack Racing Club de Watson, P. J: Chubb, T. McCoan, Bennett, I. H. Richardson, W. sources, and so, for once, the Paris side after they had beeri | Ä" clubs have to face up to the beaten 5-3 by Tottenham. because these clubs have been which they, and
fact that the problem is one
The playars even thought they alone, these:
Harmer trickier than their own. oing badly, look Lincoln City 8,000 down-and
Yeso Amali, who collects £40 2nd Division DRC.C. v Polion on they're doing woll. So are The last thing they'll be likely per week for his ball juggling.
Sunday at 10 pm, at Kings Paric Leleester City and Rotherham, to admit is that the standard of
C. L. Hughes (Capt.), G. Horle drops of 2,000 football is the reason, but many becp pounds, and, not being a Ray Back K, Marvels.
Harmer's weekly wago?
Aldie, G. Horyer, it, Horwood. Fi-dworth, fames, E. KURD but they show
of them have to realise, and quickly, that unless they make first team member, he cannot suffe: 12th man, J. Perusele. Umpire, sure that their players give frat even qualify for the £2 winning priority to their main function, bonus, Talent
rooney for that of really entertaining the reserve fixtures is. El a win. paying public. the figures when the League President rends his party piece next June will cause even longer faces.
nt
Now Sets His
On A
Dane
By GEORGE WHITING
Message to Jorgen Johansen, of Copenhagen: "Come Joe Lucy, Britain's new Lightweight Cham- plor, would like to black your eye for reasonable money and relieve you of your European title.”
Hopos, fears, Jokes (and anger are shared by players and spectators, and, through the highly developed media of mass communication, by millions of
Right-foot-forward Lucy, having outstayed and out- people who were formerly ex-pointed a lacerated Tommy McGovern at Empress Hall, chudoch All this makes the game Earls Court, is taking a few weeks off while his manager, for more Interesting to look at Jimmy Wicks, looks for business, than it was in 1938.
MISS CHADWICK THROUGH WITH SWIMMING
supposed to confound all First, he would like to ne. I pre commodate Johansen, preter-"southpaws." obly in London. If the Dane
It was Lucy finds the
At this stage, idea unacceptable, Wicks will consider again. an who swung with rather more:
to light Tony
Habib, vigour than direction. Champion of South Africa, In Johannesburg.
offer
TIME ON HIS SIDE
can solve,
.
Dockyard.c.c.
R. R. Cooper.
Craigengower 1st Division CC.C. v Kowloon Lainerrow at 1.30
Choy
Colledge
A. Sout
SIX' PLACES TO FILL
Tony Loadley and Nick Wallis Dhother, G. Saunders, M. Singh, are the only members of this Rodman, B. N. Hedge,
maria, It. O. Eslor, Clamour for points at all coals who will be available to row for year's" winning "Boat Race"erew did in the early post-war years Cambridge next year. draw the crowds. Now, value- for-money is the foremost Loadley rowed No. 5 with.. d'Ahnada Remedic Capt.), thought of the man who makes Wallis at bow in the crew which. N. Closung, Dr. E. La Combo Dr
Recreio
1st Division Recreio v Army ta momow at 120 pjn. at Souku00
the turnstile click, and unless easily beat Oxford in March. A. M. Rodriguez, La 13. Domino, A. there's an upword trend in the general akarudard of play....well, they just won't click so often,
REFEREES KICK
Murray King, No. 7, is still at the University, but will not be ovallable owing to veterinary studion.
E. Noronha, D. E. d'Almada žeme. dlos, R. A. d'Almado Remedios, H. Osmund, D. M. Rodrigues, A.. Fax
2nd Division Recreio y Army, to morrow at 120 pm. of Rechto pe AM. Prata (Capf.) E. J. Noronha, Guterres, 1. A. Guterres, M. A. Guterres. C. A Carros, --L.. -J, d'A Bernecios, dos Remedios, Dr # L.. Ozorilo, 8. Alves.
BAJ
This leaves rowing, President. Did you know that your old Ladley ait places to fill and a friend the Socher referee,
the
coxswain to find. man who gota nome of the praise when he does a good job He will have good material to and all the kicks when he does work on, however, a bad one, has no right to ap- Olympic sculier P. A Brandt, peal to an independent tribunal and de Bols from Harvard. when something goes wrong?
The race next March will be pard, 3/9gt
Chapman / Cosm70 stape
including
·lat Division RAF. VHXCC Scorpions tomorrow at 1.30 p.m. at Kal TakW/C Kettlersnel 1, BVLAR
Bonnen- Opl Welt
2nd Division RA.F. v KGN, 10-, marrow a 10 pm-Maj. Blake, TJO Taylor, 1/1A Bytte T/D 1996, Bet Barnett, Cpl Stanbridge, Hughes,
mc
Let Division IRC. y University sou
Well, a referee recently re- the 100th of the series, and à feunter moved from the county at by dinner is to be held to which Armstrong Kent FA appealed to the Foot-rowing Blues of both Universities 1952-55: Won FA Amateur remember in any Test player,
ball Association along with the will be invitok and I have an idea that here for the first time is a reincarnation
They could call it an Empiro But, with six years on his usual appeal fee of £10. It was
letter MINIATURE "WORLD CUP Vemon, Foulon, Whiting. title bout. With no internation- side, the new Champion from returned to him with Pegasus have provided Eng of the old pro-1914 off-side hit-
al control London, Oct, 15. land with 11 amateur inter- ting of which we have heard so
over such matters, Mile End could afford to wait stating that the FA had been
England and five. Europem in touch with the county A countries are to age a minia- The nationals in Ave
champion
could argue · to any years. Five much,
swimmer, hobody players have represented Eng-
Florence Chadwick,, said tonight purpose.
The first of five ugly cute and it had been decided theng turn "World Cup tournament. marrow at 1:30 pm. m uppeared under McGovern's' were no "grounds for appeal. And land in the Olymple games at
The other young player is that she was through · with
K. Nazari, zbranim Mau, NOT EASY
loft eye in the fifth round, and in any case, it added, the FA The tournament will be for ""AIL. Kitobell (Capt.), A. m. Huntain teams comprised of players be- temjaha, Arthur Helsinid. Four 01
team Harvey. My private measure swimming except as an exerciso the
from this point the younger had no panel to which referees tween dihicers and twenty-two Kon C. MIZIK 5. 1.1L BIX, have played for England in the ment for judging a new player and planned to take up golf and Lucy, 23-year-old Fuccessor
on the pressure could appeal.
who have not played in moto Omer sooner, R. Cur man turned
Maridar, A. H. Lamasi, Umpire, K. past 10 months.
used to be first and always the television.
to the dynasty of Matt Wells, that wins the points. My totals way the ball loft his bat in
Freddie Weish, Harry Mason, were 73% for Lucy: 72% for So his only chance would be than one international match
2nd Division 18.0" e "Ünkretuity purely defensive strokes.
When
Miss Chadwick arrived here Harry. Mizler,
tomarow 1 1.30 pm, th Kid Berg and McGovern,
to appeal to the panel which The other countries taking 2r, M. Area, tamail the ball always moved away tonight by air from Beirut. Enne
Boot, beat McGovern
originally “heard the case. strongly, it was a sure sign of Lebanon, on her way back to clearly, but
not without Incidentally the cuts -- three accurate footwork, fine balance, Californio after record swims of difficulty.
No wonder the round McGovern's eight eye, playing very late, which the Bosphorus and the Dar-
and two round the left were Association are taking up the later this month to arrange the 8. A. K. Bux, scopes, a. k. Indeed, up danelles.
12 Was brought the bat sharply
McGovern brought
about by legitimate matter strongly on the grounds fixtures.
Army from #gainst the ball.
whom wo saw, In the punches, and not, as so often that a referee, just like a player Earlier, she had set records for | Brat few rounds, the adroit happens, by surreptitious use or a club official, should have Discount these - storing about La Dibaba ATMY 1st Division v Ristem on Monday Long, long ago I read C.B. the Straits of Gibraltar swim load, the expert counter, and of the head.
the opportunity of taking his giant-striding. "Arthur Wint re-"A" tomorrow at 5.30 p.m. at KKTC.-Taylor, Arm Fry's statement that a batsman and the England to France swim❘ the swift
trong, Blahos, A. C. McDonald need not move his feet
the track. At the KentO ➡(London Exprese Service) cape to an independent authority, tunning to Torrow, Turney. Tredwell, tilen.
until across the "English, Channel- Keane, Brutalle, Pickering; reserves, after he has actually seen the United Press,
HKFC TEAMS
The following will represent their respective teams in com- ing Langue garner:
Wako, Logalley.
2nd. Ülvision v Eastern tomorrow
and
direction the ball has taken, not
at 3.30 pan. as Causeway Bay through the air, but from the
Catton, Jones, Birge Nelson, Zap adey, Flance Jaqua, Delgan, Roy ton, Wake, Barker resguas, Beattie, Locké, Cockbur, Holmes.
pitch. I know nothing better to read on cricket than C.B. Fry ACU analysing bataraenship, fart I was always sceptical of this par
polat, and always try-
Licular
Ing
·PUCRY TEAMS
་་
The following will represent
to test it. Harvey has fired the HKEC in two rugby matches my interest anew in this prob- 4omorrow:
JOSE FERKER Jem. I have rarely seen a young
MOULIN ROUGE!
player who approached to close ly to' Fry's ideal.
WEAKER SIELDING
The folding as 1 ban soen it
Club_1st XV v Royal_Navy, at 5.30 p.m. at Kai Tak-1). Cole, P. Him, R. G. Crafg (Capt)," Kirkwod
7. A. L. Legton, Watson,
1. Finomang G.: Popham,
M. B. Douglas, H. Ansell, Berger, W. R. Lambert; rese T. Roberts, Laville,
Club and KY MŰT,
Is more flashy in the pick-up at 945 pm. and return than it used to be ingles K. Taka but the catching roome pretty patrick
Pink, Bleph bad in comparison with the old son standards art remember them nomi (Chot and this do not exclude: the Chardon
right-handers
that
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Bookcunpoo
2. de Cris
T.G. Gos
crado
Parot, LA, Prétoha
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