1958-07-26 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1958,

THESE ARE THE LESSONS FROM

THE TEST SERIES New Zealand Cricket Needs A Complete Overhaul

By PETER DITTON

Great talking point throughout the length and breadth of England has been the succession of overwhelming defeats inflicted on New Zealand in the Tests. Frankly some of the criticism has been sovore to the point of being brutal; some has been sympathetic and some distinctly patronising.

One critic goes so far as to ask: should this England "murder plan" continue, and ranges himself on the side of the many in suggesting that weaker teams-or even England "B" teams-should be placed at the disposal of Peter May in the remaining Tests.

that it could be otherwise. But to attempt to did the lily and make the pretence that all will work out right in the end would be misleading as well as pur-

Our popular daily paper, not unknown to slip off the beam Occasionally, commented after the Hendingly debacle "three chwan that every

sportsman in Britain want to join in poseless, three cheers for the gallant New Zealand cricket team.... they get knocked about a bit but do they loco heart. Not for R

moment! Their's is the

pay Indomitable spirit that deserves victory and one year they will surely win it."

Sheer Nonsense

The fact is that the New Zealand cricket authorities are fored with a stupendous task they are to make future tours of England worth undertaking. First step In thal Erection must be to do the hard ground work which will ensure that better players are produced.

It's idle to suggest that's im Frankly I And I dimculi possible us New Zealand Juve to

Line between not the material of which first draw the

criticism and outspoken

cricketers con-class

are made. structive thought but for any Surely the boys of New Zealand ono to Bugger! that New Fave the same inherent love for

Aus Zealand have stepped up in the game as they have in

as a result trulin and elsewhere. pubile admiration

in of touching rock bottom

What Kiwis Lack the Tests is just sheer nonsotike.

It is a traditional British ruli

What

New Zealand quite but patiently lacks is the organisa

to stand shoulder to shoulder with .... Ute-under-dog.

present series of Testation to spui, coach and devent this

one its cricket resources and until have

so ullerly been sided that the truth is that Mr that fact sinks in and the post- Public is withholding his sup- tion is rectified there is no hope port both orany und uctaully, for-the-future:

is

Even the tour is not a complete op nanetally it now Reems pretty certain there not going to be much in the "kitty" to enable the New Zea

land

The glastly batting record of the team in the three Tests co far played prove to the hilt the argument. Only three players, D'Arcy, MacGibbon and Miller, to have a double gure average authorities cricket Blurt-rebuilding for the atture 18. 13 and 10 respectively. That in itself is a tragedy,

What possible chance can any The fact that Johr: Reid and team have in such circumstances his men have put up creditable even if they have a battery of performances against must of world

they are taken in hund by a competent couch.

439

Week-End Lawn Bowls INDIAN RECREATION CLUB IN TWO CRUCIAL GAMES THIS AFTERNOON

ROBERT TAY

Colony Lawn Bowls League enters an interesting stage this afternoon when at least two crucial matches will be played off.

One is the first division encounter at Soókunpoo between Indian Recrea- tion Club and Recreio "A" and the other is the return Second Division clash at King's Park between Filipino Club "B" and Indian Recrea-. tion Club.

For bolt the Indians and

Recreio "A" their game against cach other this afternoon will in my opinion decide who will be the winnerE of the First Division League title.

At

Most Favourably Placed

in the other First Division matches this afternoon, sur prises may not be lacking.

At Hunghom, Kowloon Dock Club take on Kowloon Cricket Cub and after their shock de- feat last week at the hands of Kowloon Bowling Green Club, to the cricketers may do well No doubt, they have picked

bo on the lookout this afternoon. up a wrinklo or two in the

The dockmen have gained for watching uit of batsmanship

the moment the themselves quite a reputation such

as. Peter Portuguese Clubs are at the top when it comes to playing rent players and Colln Cowdrey but of the table with 37 points in their home green and with Willy May

are to develop such 10 games, but the Indians with Davidian's four well among the the Dock's last tow if they

they themselves 32 points in nine outing arepoints in ability

good the most favourably placed malebes, they can be, expected patiess and become as as they should bo-they simply team in many aspects.

to put up another gallant fight despite the odds of 4-1 de must have the benefit of the

Lost They have

only onc best coaching obtainable. And

player on account of the feat against them.

What has been rak about the opportunity of this rests

Empire, GaNTVER burt that Jons not, so much in their own

shown to be almost Kowloon Dock applies also to has bein

Dock. In "unlucky" Talkoo bands as in those of the negligible in their lost fow

against Lat match Bicar powers that be in New Zealand. matches. Recreio on the other Craigongower "A" at the Valley hant seemed to have been

the they lost by a solitary shot on affected by

and on the last the aggregate tremendously

wood. Jimmy Baxjer had a absence of A. P. Pereira

possible three

within another his reach on the last wood and however, in aspect that the Indians hold Just faited to make It.

Today they will be a decisivo advantage and that Sta The nature opposition they have to

Raoul Jaz

There isn't doubt that by the lime the tour ends New Zealand cricket followers can expect, and will see, a big improvement in the batting ability of D'Arcy, Sparling and Playle but if these

to make youngsters are progress not merely stand still is or go back they must be taken in hand now,

real

the.

It's a tragedy. that froin Test point of view that players like Reld, and Sutcliffe

have been dead out of form,

the side at

It

and

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Not Without

Interest

mceling of the Valley Club twelve on their free own green, which has proved their remaining matches. tu be rather dieult-for most teams and unless The following gives an in-visiting

can master tbe. of the Craigengewer |teresting---comŞKARISON -

is not remaining oppositions

un upeof of the green early,

the fact that unlikely, despite. four top First Division teams:

visitors Recrcio "A":

"A" on ordinary form the CCC Any success-New-Zealand (away), KCC (home), KBGC should take at least four palats

from Vils match,

KDC (home). could possibly have hoped for home), CCC "B" (away) and rested almost exclusively on their broad shouders, Goo;1

IRC: KDC (home), TC scores from them would have (away), KBGC (away), Ree

Not without interesi is the given the younger members of "g" (home), CCC "A" (oway)

of least a chance and CCC "B" (home).

remaining First Division match getting among the runs, As

CCC "A" KDGC (away).

between the two bottom-placed was D'Arcy and Co., could do no more than "dig in" and put up Rev "A" (home), KDC (away) teams, Kowloon Bowling Green Both are shutters In particular KOC (away) and IRC (home)Club and CCC "B". the

KCC: COC "B" (home), Rec now involved in a struggle for Sparling and Playle did it com- petenlly at Leeds but it got New "A" (away), CCC "A" (home), survival in the First Division.

After their brilliant win (away)

fortnight KCC

the Zealand nowhere and from

Bowling Club twelve should be A victory fur the Indian Re-able this afternoon to alleviate creation Club this aftemoon their fears of relegation with a even by a 4-1 margin wil 4-1 win

Top billing in the secund bring them practically at the docentep of the League cham-division games goes automatical- hetween FC Yet I do not subscribe to the plonship: With due respect to ly to the match I am convinced I do not

be "B" and Indian Recreation Club. txaggerate in suggesting that view that England should rest the outer teams, it must

leading batsmen said that the Indians will lave The Filipinos have 41% points not a single New Zealand bats some of her

and bowlers in the Two re then to contend In their re-In 1 matches and the Indians would get into a leading

I'm sure

with it maining matches

only 39, the inaining Tents. side and English county

would be quite purposeles frona Craigazatower "A" whom they of only chance any would have the point of view of making have previously beaten by 6-0. getting on a county staff would them more of contrast

promise and potential, less of a rout. ut on performance.

team worthy of the nume Eng- lend would win easily.

a TC

beating bowlers. One the countles does nothing tenn only feel sorry for chapa

Cave spectator's point of view pro-thorne), furlike MacGibbon, Hayca, off-at their Test failures, the English publle simply do and Blair who have bowled vided sheer boredom, not crowd at the turnstiles to their hearts nce cricket at county level.

I would go so far as to say that te ames against the counties have yielded a worth while profit to New Zealand,

Only Hope -

I

out-and even

given New Zealand the Initiative

or occasions--to see their grand efforts count for so little.

be on

Their only hope of making the tour a bumping success was by putting up some sort of show in the Tests, and they haven't had what it lakes as a team to do so. At Edgbaston and Lord's the gates were.. reasonably good though for short of what the Australians, South Africans and West Indies made a lot

Coaching Needed

Lesson From Tests

and

and

*Rec

Almost any Tricky Green

bly scale.

ago,

over

an

on

Just encounter In their overwhelming 30-0 win bỳ J. S. over Sherry Curreem's for Buck's four enabled the Filipino Club to cite out their opponents Recreio "A", however, are by 3-2.

The Lullam twelve have not in such a happy position. No the lesson of the Tests Even if they do win the after-the whole a bobler-balanced D'Arcy, for stance, has is quite clear. New Zealand noon's match

they still have team and provided they do of friends and nd must put their house in order.

CCC "A" and KCC to reckon not get lost on the under-sized would have drawn-but at Head-airers because of his grit and They have got to be prepared to with, although their chances King's Park green, should come will undoubtedly be enhanced back with four points, and at the same time take the lead in ingly the advance bookings were determination, Sparling, nick-reorganise on

and will mean hard work, unending to those of favourites".

the second division Lengue only £8,500 compared with the named "The Sputnik" £19,000 odd collected here last Playle, who held up the England patience, und perhaps much dis-

round about throo appointment finding, discarding, On present, form and the table. And with bad weather attack for

will be Rocio, HKPSA and HKFC thrown in the turnstile takings hours at Leeds, also won many and searching again, for the fact that the match

But what did it right type of player the type played on the tricky IRC green, are expected to get through were less than half of what they bouquels.

really add up to?

ready to dedicate their lives to the Indians are strongly favour their games this afternoon but were expected to be.

the game.

The only alterna-ed to win this afternoon's game Ilongong Cricket Club

fight it first FC "A" may have to None of these youngsters Uve to this I fear is for Now and thus avenge their has any scoring strokes at his Zealand to remain what she is round 4-1 defeat of two months out for the points.

5-0 Neither commend

are they second ante if not a third ago. A 4-1 and likely to

unirate cricket power,

result is not unlikely.. acquire them

year.

All this must make melan- choly reading from

Now

Zealander's point of view and no one wishes more than I do

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