1960-07-07 — Page 9

THIRD TEST OPENS TODAY

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY -7, 1960,

A tougher Test ahead at Nottingham-but England can clinch the series

By IVOR YORKE ·

England; cosily codsting along on the crest of a two-nil Africa, ledd in the present Test series against South con settle the issue at Nottingham's green and pleasant (för batsten) Trent Bridge. But England may find this third Test more difficult to win than the first two. For years the Nottingham featherbed wicket has been notorious. Expect

it to be exactly the same in 1960, and I imagine that the South Afri-· cans will take advantage of what is likely to be their finest opportunity to show their batting strength-something that has not been apparent in either of the first two Tests or since the early days of the tour. Back in May the tourists youngest member of the South punished the Nottinghamshire African team, fielding substitute attack for 433 at Trent Bridge, for his injured skipper held a a total they have since ex-skier in the deep, His name cended only once, when they hit Roy McLean. that mammoth

against

There were celebrations for Hampshire a few weeks ago, South Africa that night, for this country's first Test was the match win in 28 matches span- ning 18 years.

507

Test matchen. have been played at Nottingham since 1899 when the Australians were the visitors. Rung have never been at a premium,, for in 18 matches 16,930 have been scored for of 32.62 per wicket.

an average

The last occasion

Since then, of course, the South Africans have drawn a series in Australia and beaten New Zealand, and it was win at probably that Ane Nottingham nine years ago that proved the turning point.

Now things are different. two-nothing. the at Leeds In 24 matches-wicket Trailing

at Springboks must win at Not average 52.20; 36,318 uns

a faint Lard's in 43 matches wicket, tingham to have even

rage 28.52, while 13 matches chance of saving the series and important—retalning at the Oval have yielded 36,043 -- more runs and a wicket average of public interest.

This compares with 21,140 runs

28.10.

Spinners' match

Statham

Brian

returned figures that reflect his superbly consistent accuracy—he hit the stumps five times in his eleven wickels-and is certain to be a danger once again..

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Is this the end to two great Test cricket careers?

Winterbottom to blame for

Britain's slump says Matthews

By PETER MOSS

Stanley Matthews, the quiet genlus of football, lashes out at England team manager Mr Walter Winterbottom in a book published re- cently. He dribbles round the many other con- troversies of his long life at the top-and then shoots hard at the reasons for England's de- cline.

"I

This is what he says about England's shock defeat

by the United States in the 1950 World Cup: had noticed the will to win was sadly lacking in the England team: I blame this on the pre- match talk on playing tactics that had been Introduced for the first time by our team manager.

cannot tell "You just star players how they must

But, as at Edgbaston In the play and what they must first Test, I expect England's do when they are on the spinners to do the most

international

damage. Watch Ray Hlingfield in an worth, who bowled only one match. over at Lord's after a cessful first Test at Edgbaston, and his slower colleagues.

BUC-

Tayfield's chance

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For South Africa, Hugh Tay- fleld will have the chance prove again that he is one of the finest off-spinners in the world. He has not had all the success he might; 60 wickets at 2001 runs so far on the tour belies his penetration, especially when compared with his 1955 total figures of 143 wickets at 15.7.

If as I expect, the powerful batting of Mike

"You must let them play .Their their natural game. minds shouldn't be full of now I must do this or that when the ball arrives..

WALTER WINTERBOTTOM .....too much talking

"A natural ball player is syn- | chronised from brain to toes he knows in a split second what he is going to do... instructions can make him feel uncertain and then you will see the right destroy his powers of concentra-England once more." tion.

Long-winded

"In recent years these pre-

more long-winded,

South Africa have paid four previous visits to Trent Bridge, In the last two home Test England winning once (1951), losing series, against India and New Smith, Ken Birrington, Raman match instructions have become once (1955) and drawing twice Zealand the issue has been Subba Row and even a subdued more and (1935 and 1947). The other settled by the 3rd Test, leaving Colin Cowdrey finds its golden whilst the playing ability of the tourists have been Australia nothing at stake for the final touch, then. Toey" Tayfield will players on the field has dwindled. "So I say scrap the talks and West Indies two.

be a busy man Indeed. He Pakistan England's battery of pace might even find himself send-instruct the players to play their the natural game; see that they have magnificently did

ating down something near

of 774 balls de-a good caplain who can use the In all matches England have Lord's, but don't forget that Test record

at whip when it is needed-like won five times and last five they were aided by what is alivered by Sonny Ramochin

Birmingham in 1957.

Eddie Hapgood and Stan Cullis times with the remainder traditionally sporting wicket.

(Derri times), (twice), India and (once each),

drawn.

The last occasion that South Africa travelled to England's famous lace-making city, they were soundly thrashed by an Innings and five runs, scraping only 181 and 148 in reply to .England's 334.

Five years earlier, in 1951, the Springboks won a remarkable Dudley match by 71 runs.

Nourse, then skipper and now brilliant team manager, scored 208 in the first innings before being run out.

That was the highest In- dividual sobre for South Africa in 75 matches between the two countries. Ветел weeks ister Erie Rowan brake the record by hitting 236 in the Fourth Test at Leeds.

Turning point

A thunderstorm on the Sun- day night had transformed the Nottingham wicket from a bats- man's paradise into a nightmare. Earlier. affed by Nourse's efforts, the South Africans de- clared at 483 for B.. England skipper Freddie Brown, wary of the crumbling wicket, declared though still 64 behind on the fatal first innnings. It was a mistake.

On that quickly-breaking strip South Africa's second innings realised 121, but England fared even worse. They were all out! for 114 at eight minutes past! four on the last day, when the

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ERNIE BUSÍMUR 6. Kapa

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Malthews, whose first Eng- land cap came in September 1934 and whose last 22 years and eight months later, dates the decline of English football from that defeat by the Unit- ed States.

He says: "I sat with bowed head until the players had left the field. I never thought I would live to see this.

STAN MATTHEWS

By IVOR YORKE

The continued brilliance of Sussex all-rounder Ted Dexter and the advent of batsmen like Pullar, Smith, Subba Row and Barrington, seems to have written an early finish to the England careers of two great Test players →Trevor Bailey (Essex) and Tom Graveney (Glouce stershire).

elit hockey player, and onco turned down an offer to be- coine a golf professional,

Bolwoen them. "Barnacle"! Bailey and Graveney played in more than 100 Test matches at a ting when England were going He was first capped for Eng- through a transkiopal period land in 1951, three years after from failure to succoss. Now joining Gloucestershire. He both have been cast aside fot went on to plby 41 other reasons known only to the Tests, making 2,500 runs at an selector.

overage of 30.24. His top scores for England were 238 and 164 gainst the West Indies in 1937, against fadid in 1951, and 111 against Austrália 1983.

That, in

a nutshell, is the story of England's two forgotten meh-Trevor Bailey and Tom aGraveney, Perhaps neither will find his way into the Test team Lookback over the careers of again: Unquestionably they have found permanent places in Eng- these two forgotten men. First,

land's cricket history. Bailey. Aged 36, he reignet supreme for more than ten years, the played in 61 Tests, made 2,290 pas-runs and took 132 wickets,

palms. I had been so tense in the closing minules of the match that I had dug my inger-nails into my flesh without feeling thing."

He has detrile ideas on decline. Look at another sage:

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"During the past few years Mr Winterbottom has brought about some radical changes the England team, and I by no means agree with many of them.

"For one thing he has been trying to change the England style of play to a style similar to that played by the Continental Icams-I may add without much success.

I firmly believe that we should stick to the style that brought us grest success in the past-which is our natural style."

There is much more frem Mat- thews on his one hate-over- coaching. The rest of his bock Is a sentimental story: a tale of a Hanley lad who got to the top and stayed there by hard work. THE STANLEY MAT

"I looked down at my hands THEWS STORY. (Oldbourne, and saw spots of blood on the 16.).

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BEANS

The Fastest Film

male.

London Bariton.”

Last year Balley made 2,000 ruks and took 100 wie kets, the first time the feat had been accomplished in English cricket for 23 years Gravedey at i elegant best scored 1,000 runs at average 42.48. ·

To the rescuê

Twice in

series the 1959 against Australia (when England rogained the Ashes they lost in

1932-39) Balley came to the res cue when the tourists poised for victory.

seemed

South Africa's

team for third Test

London, July 6. Either the medium-pace bowler Jim Rothecary or Atholl At Lord's on the first day of McKinnon the left-arm spioner the Second Test, he stood guard will take over from Geoff Grif for four and a quarter hours, totin in the South African Test stave off near-certain defeat. A team to meet. England in the few weeks later at Leeds, Bailey third Test at Trent Bridge com- did his life-saving act again mancing tomorrow. this time he took four hours and 20 minutes to score 38.

The choice will depend on the state of the pitch.

follows:

This was announced today by Bailey's best was yet to come. the South Africans who gave At Brisbane on December 9, 1958. The Barnacle defied Aus- their team, in batting order, as tralia's mighty speed attack for 458 minutes in scoring 68 runs Goddard, J. H. B. Waite, R. D. J. McGlew (Captain), T. made up of 23 singles, ten two's A. McLean, S. Olinn, P. R. three threes and four tours. He Carlstein, C. Wesley, J. P. Fal- scored off only 40 of the 426 balls lows-Smith, H. J. Tayfield, J. E. Fothecary or A. H. McKinnon, he received,

Although Bailey 达 perhaps and N, A Adcock. best known for his survival feats Geolt Griffin, who will not against the Australians, he has bowl again during the tour, is been almost as successful as twelfth man.-AFP.

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(bowler of just above medium

pace. His best feat was the 10

for 90 he took against Lancashire

at Clacton one memorable day in DOOMBEN CUP

1949.

Tom Graveney's ericket career his been almost as obequered. Just when be was being acclaimed a Eng- land's natural successor to Wally Hammond, Graveney had a run of Inexplicable failured.

Too good

But he was obviously too good to leave qut, and the selectors worked on the assumption, that he must succeed...some time.

FINAL ACCEPTORS

Brisbane, July 6. In Love, winner of last Satur- day's "Doomben 10,000" 18 among the 23 Anal acceptors for the £10,000 (£8,000 Sterling) Doomben Cup, to be run over Doomben Racecourse on Sunday. 10 furlongs 193 yards at

The acceptofs, with weights,

ere:

Earlwood (elght stone nine

In his recent book "Chicket | pounds); in Love 8:08; Book from the Middle," Essex captain Link 8:07; Mediterranean 8:06; and England selector Douglas Bold Filot 8:04; Polo Prince Insole writes of Graveney: “As a 8:00; Duchesne 7:12; Jaina 7:12; stroke player he is as elegant Dow Street 7:11; Solmain 7:08; and accomplished as anybody in Bystander 7:07; Blueden 7:06; the game. It is not as he Countwood 5:03; Chartwell 7:01; looks out of his class in Test | Nukeha 7:01; Chély 7:00; Edspell cricket as many

successful 7:00: Intṛugued 7:00; King's Idea county players do, because he 7:00; Master Gary 7:00; has played superbly on occa- Midswain 7:00; Prince Verbi stons. But it is a fact that only 7:00; and Sir Delville 7:00.**** very seldom has he made runs | China Mali Special, when the heat has been on"

Graveney last played for Eng land in 1958-59 during the tour of Australia and New Zealarid, In the Test match averages against Australia he was third only to Cowdrey and May, and in all matches was second to May with total of 1,229. runs.)

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Boru st Kiding Mill, Nor thumberland, 23 years ago this week,

Tom Graveney

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