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Pakistan XI In Action

THE CHINA MAIE, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1954,

The Pakistan Test Cricket Team who are making their first England tour played their first practice game on arrival against the Indian Gymkhana Club at Osterly last week.

Photo shows Alimuddin, one of their batsmen, playing a ball back to the howler, (Topical PressY).

Royal Navy Scores A Decisive 8-1 Victory

By OUR BOXING CORRESPONDENT

A few minutes after six o'clock last night Leading Seaman Townsend of the Royal Navy stepped down from the hoxing ring at the Mission to Seamen to sustained rounds of applause after his magnificent victory over RDSN Nunez of USS Erben.

I was great moment for the gallant sailor but in many ways it was a sud une too . for after 156 contests this was Townsend's farewell to the ring he has graced for so long.

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Interest In English Cricket Will

Centre

On Domestic Issues

By DENNIS HART

It casts no reflection on the Pakistan touring team to say that much of the interest in the current English cricket season will centre around domestic inrues—the destination of the championship.

In the past twelve months, England have completed to exacting Test series, ene against Australia, the other in the West Indies leaving those who watched the games and followed them on the radio limp with excitement.

Cetu

Test

County games were pushed unavoidably into the background. Yet they are the mainstay of English cricket and as such deserving of more attention.

The shadow of wider inter- | pace, burst on to the pricket» [ fmn]

at the Oval Jast however will not

being scene In 1952. 168 200 summer, against the Austra→ entirely removed from

this wickets in his first full season lians, and in the Anal Test at Pokistan have been summer.

WBA an unparalleled per- Jamaica,

the against

West afforded four

Testa each ut formance,

Indians, was in the Larwood Ave days' chrration. And at the close of the season the England

wall

AHIRI

It placed him on the threshold | class. But in between, "Flery of an outstanding career. Fred" se down an awful lot for Australip in Then, disaster. fle went down of rubbish.

with pleurisy. This, and ensuing complications, put him out of Action for two years, Now, after special treatment in Switzerland, he attempts his conie-back.

defence of the Ashes. Who inakes the trip depends on who gets the wickets and runs in the Intervening period.

The selection. Committee, under the Chairmanship of Mr

S. Altham, will be watching Points with great care. For far from deciding the nucleus of England's tear, twelve inonths high-powered Test cricket has increased electoral problems.

ont

No more is this so than In batting. Only

position remains constant-Len Hutton us opener, A dozen players have been tried as his partner. None has seized the opportunity to make the position his own.

HUTTON-LIKE QUALITY

One who should come back into the reckoning this Summer Frank Lowson, the man who opens Yorkshire's Innings with Town-Len. Lawson has a Hulton-like

LA Middie:

S. M. Gerrughty Sm. Bolder. TKO 1st

yound

1.t.

Midale: L/Sea

send

points

Weller

boost-concentration.

<t

If he can master his tempera- meat, and Close and Appleyard overcome their injuries, York- shire will take a lot of_stopping.

HAS THE EDGE

With England loft-arm spin- ner Johmy Wardle supplying Second on the come-back list body to the bowling, the attack IN Brian Close, 23-year-old. should satisfy the demands of twice performer of the double,

the keenest critics in the Inactive last season owing to a

world Yorkshire spectators. soccer injury.

The batting, bolstered by the Problem player number three, unshakable Len Hutton, has Freddie Trueman, has to over-usap

the edge over the reigning rome not physical injury, but champiota. temperument. His potential is His bowing in the

enormous,

Judo Rejected

A DOUBLE WINNER.

One of the double-winners at the Asian Games just completed was India's Parduman Singh.

Here he is seen about to toss the 16-pound ball to a winning distance of 46 ft. 4% ins.

He won the discus throw the day before. (Pan- Asia).

Heavy Scoring In County Cricket

London, May 12.

Neville Rogers, 36-year-old Hampshire opening bat, led the field in a day of heavy scoring in English County Championship cricket matches beginning today:

Lancashire, 100, look 10 bowling strength to press their claims. They have fast bowler Brion Statham--the success

West the

Indies lout off

One of the most consistent county batsmen never to spinner Roy Tattersall and leg- spinner Bob Berry ΤΟ get have played for England, Rogers carried his bat for à among the wickets. Cyrli distinguished 172 out of Hampshire's total of 327 against

By The IOC Washbrook, one of the three Gloucestershire.

10

beal RDSN Nunez on quality Live his claims

is to lack of this essential That many of England's bul- tog ills can be traced. In the West Indies It prevented such International Olympic Com-do English e ket much good. attractive stroke players As mittee. The streamlining' Peter May and Tom Graveney of the Olympic sports pro-| fulfilling their promise, Cua

was rejected today by the should be a campaign

remembered, and one that can

A. 11. Smith beat 9. App. Payne on polits.

Middle.---A, H. Whitlam beat HDSM Cartfilo on points

Welter.-S. M. Clarke lost to Sm. Kiker on points,

right 11 deral, 4 prisp ftr heat

the American's f that one had come to malce solar plexus and the fight was beat

nu fighter could over. his est bave vital forum re thrilling Huppy-go-lucky A B. Smith Baale to a derdhent curTO. thanced another notch to his tally the grew win Włoch he scored; when a tigerish contest he over Nunz

Lo mujalty decision over 5. App Payne of the Los Angeles. Amewan, strong and ADSM Carrillo of the USS clever, shower all the cooning | Reben come into the ring against

hat one expected from a triple A. B Whitlam with

♫ big Cinnich Gloves Chainpion uut in regatat.en. Whitlam appeared 2391 Nhớt

male into be the only one who hadn't Middle. A. B. Kirby beal Tewusind.

heard about it and with a sound Pfe. Boone, TKO 2nd round. display of commonsense boxing Heavy. A. B. James best

A. I had tamed the Rwy un- | T.

Williams. TRO 3rd

The news from the bowling Sixteen recommendations were thorox American long before round. The enak.

The bouts were refereed by front in consuly CHSPLK R. Brown, USN, and

The problem CPO Herritt, RN. CPD Nettle-who to leave out lon was, as usual, in excellent voice as Master of Ceremonies,

Th Briteth hoy Hugh in Unditional style, opright aqui on his to me the accuracy of his punching.

body, gav

victory. Nietz

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!

many

clever things and often punched Townsend's hard but this was Jalefar.

CLOSE FIGHT

Seaman Kiker of the Los Angeles scored the visitors' only sucress when it sutpoint- LM. Clarke, Inte deputy for shipmate Venables who สมน was taken ill during the after-

Kiker, with his fast left and bard right, was Cur and uway the best of the American fighters and although Clarke Rave

Tough aal very eloce fight there was no doubt That be had dusse whigh to win.

noon.

The fight was

20 21 the S.M. bighlights of the Red Duster Tournament between the Hulted Navy in Hongkong and Storey the Royal Navy in Hongkong. The Laurent produced great deal of thrilling. rather than elbask. Boxing Royal Navy claimed a decisive vi fory by 6 houts to 1

Seaman Balder

111

1

the USS Let Angeles may forget hals visit | de Honadtong bad as long as he is interested in boxing court

Whenever A. B. 'Red' Kirby tr into the ring the 30- dience be

|

Defence Force

Centenary Tennis Tourney

of the

versely Denis Compton,

iligent better

bygramme was the main prob- Hongkong To Be

the Com-

lookedlem tackled by application as the tour progressed. mittee.

brighter, adopted, principal of which was looks to be the retention of trom events (football, hockey, basketball and One county alone is capable water polo), but with the proviso of supplying

lying a complete England that the number of teams in attack. The county is Surrey.much competition be reduced to For they have Alec Bedser 16 before the opening day of the who needs no Introduction, and Olympiao. newcomer Peter Leader, A fast

The summer bowler

of immense potential. Kramme was not Spin is in the capable, twitch- the Committee Ing fingers of Tony Lock and cations to have

Laker.

ATTACKING CRICKET

feat

Asian Football Headquarters

Manila, May 13.

one of the

Both

а

ut

new professional captains this eason, leads the run-getters. Frank Lowson, a more likely

wicketkeeper, The visiting Athens, May 12.

So the stage Is sel for д candidule for a Test place in Imusz Almed, had a good day An application by Japan grand struggle, North v. South, view of his comparative youth, and was responsible for the to have judo included in the Lancashire v.

v. Yorkshire. With partnered J. V. Wilson in a dismissal of four batsmen, but Olympic sports programme the emphas attack, Yorkshire opening stand of 104 the Pakistanis had no individual

bosgainst Somerset, Lowson hit 14 bowling success.

boundarica in scoring 115 in! The placid pitch offered no three and a half hour, while encouragement tu the bowlers Wilson, promoted in the order who toiled

with little rewardt in the absence of Len Hutton, up to tea time, There was not suffering from lumbago, gave the

Anme Bre In Fazal valuable support until falling in Mahmood's attack as when he the "nervous

nineties."

disposed of Worcestershire. In Making hig championship fast Mahmood Hussain, 21-year- debut at the age of 43, Dick old fast bowler, was more im- Wells, captain of Northampton pressive this Ume. He bowled

smooth shire second team, took four with a

action and his Glamorgan wickets for 67 with accurate, length and direction Ida fast-medium bowling.

gave little score to the batsmen. Wells was deputising for

The early stages of the game Clarke whe le injured. Hoogkong,

Bill Edrich gave respectability passed without ineldent while captain and score of 278 the Cambridge Olympiad pro- most active football centres to the Middlesex

Worcester

M. H. Bushby and with his secretary, against reduced and in the Far East, has been second

A. W. Silk, kept rigidly to century in succession, rejected appli- chosen as the headquarters and the 77th of his career. Hi defence. They survived past new sports and of the Asian Football Con- 141 1 four hours and five the luncheon interval and alto- extra events

Included for

minutes included 04 In gether their opening stand of 96 This bowling strength makes women.

federation, it was learned m

cccupied two boundaries.

Д and quarter Surney

ney favourites to win tho

Reserves for individunt events here yesterday.

A second wicket stand of 231; hours. county championship for the

will not be allowed in future. Oficers of the Confederation by Reg Wolton (120) and Fred

were trapped by third successive FINIT

New sports unsuccessfully re-include Mr J. M. Cibland of the Gardner (150) enabled Warwick bouncers Bushby giving last performed by Yorkshire in quested were (with applicants): Philippine Amateur Federation, shire to declare at 358 for ilve catch to Honif Mohammad 1937-38-30.

Volleyball (Soviet bloc), archery Wing-Commander H. A. Soof of and give Essex & nasly quartor long leg, and Silke being taken (Scandinavia), Judo

(Japan), Pakistan,

Mr Lee Wai-tong of of an hour's batting before the by the wicketkeeper. Slik, who und

roller skating (Portugal and China, and Mr Nguyen Phuoc- close. Dodds and Avery mur-spent three hours and 10 min- Switzerland).

of Vietnam as members vived it. vong Executive

utes over his B1, hit only three Inspired by Stuart Sutridge,

decident that bo of the It was alro

Committee.

Loader, Surrey fast-foura enthusiasm as he bowls, Surrey to any city in future a guaran-executive body will come from India with her. who captains with as much fore the IOC allocate the Games Another

of member

the medium bowler who toured to lappen. Once

Commonwealth He should have 10e dimerly

freshmen, A.B.D. Par- fiery siller did not disappoint

play attacking cricket. None of Lee must be given that that city the Japanese Football Associa side last winter, came in for the sons, and J. F. Fretlove, show- in remembering it for in the 75

them and there was seconds the faul tasted he saw

this negative leg-side theory. will be able to hold all the com- kon action in his contest with Plc.

which will name a repre-intured Aloe Bedser to dismissed the right way to bal by the target all pulsory sports The stumps are It from every possible angle. Buone to satisfy everyone.

in their usual settative shortly,

Leicestershire batsmen for using their feet to get to tho the time.

form.-Reuter. or, on second thoughts, maybe

the ball. Both Members of the Confederation $7. Another fine bowling per

pitch of The batting has not the same

formance was Doug Wright's he didn't.

but there wan In height It hit him so many

The American boy, strongly in divisions of four with the match-winning

are Afghanistan, Burma, China, quality. But times, and so hard, that he could built as he was, made the mits- top two, teams in each division Peter May, David Fletcher and

Hongkong, India, Israel, Japan, seven for 63 against Derbyshire.

picnty of brawn about Parsons have been pardoned for calling take of trying to

Korea, Pakistan, Singapore,

CLOSE OF TLXY, SCORES punch it out going forward to the semi-final, Subba Row, leading scorer

and he thumped his off drives Vietnam and the Philippines.

with tremendous Close of play scores were: 'enough', but with Kirby. At an metale

played off on Cambridge

Lik power the start he which will be

University last

At - Bond'es Middlesex 278; Silk, he was well caught when ecital fact when almost every-looked very good but Kirby's Wednesday, May 19.

summer, are well able to hold waited for blows took

Worcestershire 22 for no wicket. 13 by little Hanif Mohammed. honvy toll of bis

by their The winners of each half of any initiative gained

At the Oval: Leicestershiro

cach who to bring

time held the ball over the strength and Boone was in dire

the

104, 5 48 for die.

Surrey suddenly distress long before

semi-final will play off a

whiib facing-the sub. Jeft he

the list three-set match on Wednesday fancy,

closest challenge, I

At Westellt Warwickshire' B R. Lumsden of Jamaica decided to add a spot of varlely round ended.

May 26, ut Kowloon Cricket

will

from the

368 for Ave declared, Essex six always sought runs and his North; Club.

from, Yorkshire, who

London, May 12.

for no wicket.

fourth wicket partnership with should exportence that long- Bobby Diamond,' manager of awaited revival,

Bantamweight and their French

cham- traditional rivals ·Lancashire.

plon Robert Cohen, sald today On paper, Yorkshire have | he had heard nothing from Aus- almost as strong a side as in tralla to the effect that world pre-war days, when the White titicholder. Jimmy Carruthers,

London, May 12. Rose ruled English

cricket

defend his title against Control officially announced to. The British Boxing Board of was to Surrey, end, Indeed, Cohen in

in Dublin on August 0. England; their fortunes should He was commenting

day that Randolph Turpin will improve

with increased bowl Irish News Agency report quot box in future as a lightheavy ing strength. More than anying

him as saying that his weight thing the attack made York-fighter would take

Turpin Jost his European on Cars

Middleweight Championship In Recent seasons ruthers. have seen them switch their

that Car-65 seconds to Tiberio Mitri of report said

Italy in Romo earlier this month. had been guaranteed

Reuter. their power has declined."

the Aght,

will forget S. M. Ger- with raghty lethat left hanet.

one nt the ringside Geraghty

inishing

to the proceedings and crashed a

7 out of 10

Office Workers

EAGIE

Find MIRADO Pencils Snoother

• and so will your

Hort

of feeling

The first round to settle down Centenary Tennis Tourna- ihat ment being organised by something sensational is about the Royal Hongkong De- fence Force was played off enough on Wednesday.

again

The competition is being run on Americo tournament lines

Kirby streaked from his corner at the start of the second

First round results were as round and launched terriic fellows;~~~ double-handeri

0

attack to

power reduced Boone

head

and body The

of lis "A" DIVEion at Ladies Re- blows

to t creation Club! shopping block and It

Marques & Chung (HQ Coy, was no surprize when the referee very beat Robertson & Gauntlett »lsly

stopped the fight in (KAAF) 8-3 bent Ng & Mins favour of the British boy. Thin (HKRNVR) 8-3. was Kirby at his very best and Mills. & Ng beat Nobertson & on this form there are few Gauntlett 9-2, Service middleweights capable ef stopping. his winning Tuni

Here is the full ist of results ARN boxers first)

Like

come

shire cricket, "B" Division at Chinese Re-

creation Club:

at Club

for

COHEN YET TO

HEAR FROM CARRUTHERS

Tho

on an

bowlers match after match and syndicate set up |

to

Two at the Confederation's outstanding alms are lo promote football, in Asia and establish friendly and loyal co-operation amond all its members-France- Presse.

Turpin To Box As A Lightheavyweight

Péter

four

Two

At Gravesend: Derbyshire Petlove produced 48 before the

Pakistan captain,

Kardar. Then 157, Kent 121 for four.

tho

At Oxford: Oxford Univer-bowled Lumsden. sity 335 for six declared, Lanca-alert Imtiaz brought off three ahiro five for one wiekat,

consecutive catches. The toll A Cardin: Glamorgan 288, H. S. Estcourt and G. Goonesena Northamptonshire 31 for four. safely played out the last half

At Bristol: Hampshire 327, hour-Reuter. 18 for. no Gloucestershire wicket.

At Taunion:- Yorkshire 350, Somerset 41 for three,

ASIAN CAMES TEAMS ARRIVE.

PAKISTAN TOUR

Cambridge, May 12. The Colony'a contligent which The touring Pakistan cricket- [represented Talwan in the Aulah ers found probably the finest Games' football and swimming batting wicket at Fenners, Cam-contests, numbering 01, returned bridge, that they will encounter to the Colony from Manila vla on their tour when they began a a chartered CAT DC-4 yusler- three-day fixture against Cam- day. bridge University today.

At the close Cambridge had

against a team whose nelding goals were scored in will need to show a great im o Aret hoife-Neutor,

provement:

7 I Scotland beat Elro by two

Goldman & Pritchard (H.Q. Unita) beat Machado & Osmont (B Coy) 8-8, beat Ramler &

THREE IFS* Feather A.B. Swain beat Sm. Rosario (HKAAF) (-2,

The

Irish News Agency Scots Win Amateur Johnson, TKO 1st round,

This 500500 they should phoned me to say that Dr Jimmy Machado & Osmond beat emerge from -Wolter.-A.B.

International Avard beat

the doldrums. McGirr (Carruthers' manager) Ramler & Rosario, 9-2, RDSN Norton. TKO 3rd round.

-Depending on three "ifs, their bad claimedt in Syddey the *** Division

do attack can match Surrey's, The fight was almost all set ··· + goals: to. ni in an amateur in-

Glasgow May 13, Becréla:

quarles

are against medium said fire ... and that is all. Gozane &: Rodrigues (HQ.fant Boti Appleyard, auper fast would, of course, Ilko such a tornational footbail match ́at | Foored 206 for seven wiccole Tennis Exhibition Coy beat Dhabber &: Ho (8.2. Freddie Trucmun and all-scrap but I have heard nothing | Celllc here tonight,

Coy) 10-1, beat Churry & rounder Brion Close,

from Australia - about it," Dia- Both Richards (HKRNVR) 10-1.

Appidyard, of Alec Bedser mond said......-United Press. Dhabher & Ho beat Chum & Tichards" "8-3:

Matches Ou Saturday

The exhibition tennis matches

"D" ̧„„Divjakorist Kowloon Cricket Clubi

arranged for Wednesday were Finther Be Smith (G) A

Gonsalves & Roda (HG.), beat postponed owing to the web ground and will be played off boat Moore & Ben (HKAAF)

10-1.AMA

on Saturday, at the Hongkong Moore

Cricket Club, commencing Ball

Dm,

Smith Batt

beat Finchor The Semi-Final on May 19, The following is the revisedat |_ p.m. will be playèsi off as programtime;

followi

9.00 p.m.;. Mrs Scholes de Men - tion. Chubt

M: Chow' VE. Miss Philip ́& Mrs | Gokman & Pritchard, Manguei

Ip /Koon-hung.

4.30

Dhabhind: o, Finchor

pan: Ip Koon-hling vs. Smith:w

X. C. Dao.

6.00p.m.; ˆ Edwin Asaf · Vs -3, - orolavitt); Main : wi

T. Wong.

6.30 pm. Io #oo

Rode

THE GAMBOLS

Gaye will mos why I don't

batter Find

Barty

lely

Among them were Dr C. T. Wang, and Meters · Henry Hau, OBE, George Sim, C. S. Wong, George Ng Kau-tim, Loo Wai- tong, and Lai Shiu-vina