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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1960,

Why not a Cricket Olympiad?

SIX-COUNTRY CRICKET FESTIVAL

DURING ENGLISH SUMMER SUGGESTED AS FIRST STEP

London, Dec. 5.

A Festival of Cricket to embrace a whole English summer is one

of the latest plans to arrive, at Lord's.

It is proposed to have 'six cricketing_countries-England, Australia, West Indies, India, Pakistan and New Zealand-Fere in one season. There would be 30 three-day Tests, and each of the 17 first class counties would stage at least one Test! It would be Test cricket all over Eng- land, possibly as soon as 1962.

To make up for this ambitious programme, the County Cham-1 pionship would be retkices to 14: notches for each county, there i udiogy

fixtures. return во Instead the counties would 4H- their Oxture lists with matches' aguinst the touring countries,, the universities and other sieles,

from defeat If they were willing make immunity.

all their and were acceptable 10

irst consideration, the the other countries it would, venture would full completely" not be difficult to bring themampaasista Mr Jones.

In”, said Jones, “

countries

The visiting send their best players, other- wise the plan could folk like too Triangular "Tournamen, of 100% when Australia brought only a shadow side,

Paying proposition

The scheme has been de vised by a long-tair club crlekeler Mr Charles Jones, of the Forest Hill Club, He Is not unknown in hig cricket for thirty years ago he Even In R wet season, Joncs

would originated the first Sundiny bene considers the schema

games which have now 35-ļu paying proposition, His bul- come a regular feature of pro- | get includes a fee of £1,000 for during large sums of money for each of the 90 Test men taking professionals. During the war purt. A profits are to be pool- Mr Jones formed and organiseded by the contestants, The Miccessful Londan Countles team.

'Not dying'

"Some people say that fest Plany erickol is dying. I don't billeve it", says Charlie Jones. "To my mind the game is ali Fight, but it is not, being played the right way. We have got lo Det it back on its feet agado, and I feel sure that three-day Tmatches with the world's tending personalities taking part ed by the answer,"

Mr Jun, retired business- ren explained that be as Werted out his rebeme to the la de tall including stimatest firestent

ir a participants, a drafixture and the format- tion of the England team.

"I have not Included South Africa for the time being be. cause of the enteur, bär pro-

The overall costs would prob- ably amouni to £180,000.

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Ogimura is men's top

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seed for Asian Table Tennis Championships

Bombay, Dec. 5.

Japan's Ichiro Ogimura heads the seedings in the men's singles of the fifth Asian Table Tennis Championships beginning here on Saturday. .Crowned the sutional men's to complete 32 brackets In the chugles champion 1st Sunday, competition. Sudhir Thoekersey is the only Indian among the seeded right of whom four are Japanese.

The seedings

entries

"We have got to get hack

Seventy-four

have the old spirit of cricket with teen accepted, with 62 playing every player striving for

in the tournament proper. Two positive result, win or lost, from the remaining 12 will be Then the crowds will Back seleerd in a qualifying round to the grounds."

kit-

Mr Jones has already lined his plan to Mr Ronnie Aitd, sterciary of the MCC and Ee expects that it will be sub- mitted to the new committee which is being set up to inquire into the future of drat-class cricket.

"This could be the birth of a crickel Olympled was Jones' fal men... "Why not follow the athletes and take the game round the world say every four

"If the captains conliaue to i ves?"—AFP.

THE GAMBOLS

IT'S MY

NEW PEN

FROM DEC. 14

TRY IT-SCRIBBLE SOMETHING ON THIS PAD

Men's Singles

The seedings are: 1.-Ogimura. 2.-Vicinam's Le Van Tlet, 3, Japan's Goro Shibutani. 4- Violnam's Mai Van Bou, 5- Japan's Nebuya Hoshinino, 6- India's Thackerscy. 7—Japan's

Murakami. Toruo

8, The Philippine's Deogravius Aguasin, |

THRILLING FIVE-SET_FINAL Azam Khan retains British Open Squash title

for third successive year

Pakistani, favour wita he (prawiud in the

London, Dec. 5.

Azam Khan, professional to the New Grampians Club, London, won the British Open Squash Rackets title for the third successive year at the Royal Automobile Club, London, tonight. "The-yrar-old- Wucceeded his elder brother, corner of the court, his racket Hashin as the World's No. 3 severni feet away yet win the player, beat his nephew, Mahi-polat as Azam played bull bullah Khan also of Pakistan of the wall, and against his 6/9, 9/1, 9/4, 0/8, 9/2 In a thrill-wn body. ing fee-game flink.

Sparkling match

It was a sparkling match. and far closer than their pre- vious meeting in the final two Then Aram gave years ago. away only six points in win ning in three gumes. but the champion found 22-year-old Mobibullahı a different pro- position this time.

Third place

Interport hockey trial team

In the final game. Azumi tâtow- The following have been ed his superkaring in every selected to play for the prob- ospect and in spite of Some able Hongkong Interport team-

iriai match

against brillant, retrieving. Mohibullah a

Macnensis A on Sunday at 2.30 was well beaten.

am at the Recreio ground:

Goalkeeper: Kadir (Prisons),

Dillon Full-backs:

(Nav In the newly-insiliuted play- Bharat) and Oliphant (Army). Valoma (Ma- off for third place, Dennis Half-backs; Hughes the Welsh and Britisk | cacists), R. A. Silva (Recreio), amateur International lost to Bowell/Castro (Army/Recretoy? Women's Singtex

the other Pakistan. Roshan Forwards: Alonco (Recreio),

Dalinh (IRC), Khan, 3/9: 9/9, 3/9,

Narbu Lana The agile Mchibetilah gave a 1-Japan's K. Matsuzaki, 2.-

Roshan, last year's finalist, (Army), Gardner (Nav Bharat), South Korea's Choi Kyung Ja. spectacular display of loving 3,-Japan's K. Yamaizumi galti Azam's best shots and showed none of the signs of the Guterres (Recreio).

Reserves: Pettifer (Army), South Korea's Wi Sang Suk. 5.- played well cough in his injury which lost him the semi-

to take soal on Friday against Mohi-Yacub Khan (Nav Bharat), J. Japan's Y. Murakami. 6,-India's own Account Miss Meena Parande. 7-Japan's and fourth games.

bullah, and at ane stoge scored Collaco (Recreio).

Umpires: 17 points in a row without coa-

VO Roberison and RAF Singapore y Combined Sar. T. Okada. 8-India's Mrs Prisca

The first he won en merit be-centing one.-AFF.

H. C. W. Crebas, vices at Regreto, 10.30 am.

Rosarlo. Racing

fore Azam had warmed to his IUT Royal tlongkong The draw for the other events task, but the fourth

saw the Jockey Club Firth Meeting close at

will be held tomorrow.

champion saving his energy for none.

Sports Diary

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TODAY Cricket

TOMORROW

Cricket

RAF

V Singapore

Combined Civilians, Chater-road, 11 am.

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The All-India Table Tennis, the anal battle." Federation has banned sandwich bats, effective Hсxt May 1.--AP. | PPSCLICarly

Barry Appleby

ITS VERY GOOD

WAITED WELL

LATER

DO WISH GAYE WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT HER HANDWRITING

fourth

Lame

Ended Mobibullah's

Cooking Problems Solved

WITH GAS

Joffre, Halimi named

boxers of the month

New York, Dec. 5. Eder Joffre of Brazil, whose powerful right hand brought him America's version of the world bantamweight boxing crown last month, and Europe's bantamweight king Alphonse Halimi have been named Ring Magazine's Boxers of the Month for November.

Joffre knocked out Elroy San-t chez af Mexico in the sixik round in Los Angeles to win the National Boxing Association title. Halimi, a French-Algerian, took the European version ul the crown by outpointing Fred- die Gilroy in a 15-rounder.

TWO WEEKLY JETS TO TOKYO

THREE TO EUROPE

BOEING JET

INTERCONTINENTAL

Joffre and italimi wHi clash soon in Bao Paulo, Brazil, the Joffro'shama town, for universally

ulle. recognized The top apot becamo vacani when champion Joso Becerra cf Mexico rullred.

The Magazine in is Janary isrue Taled Joftre and Halimi even in the bantamweight divi- alon. There were soveral changes in olher divisions, though not for the top spots.

Italy's Cuto Rinaldi, who sturmed the boxing world with a non-lile victory over Archie Moore in the light-heavyweight division advanced from fifth to second place among the challen- pers. Chie Calderwock of Scotland still was listed-the No, 1 challenger for azeless Archie's spol. The Notional Boxing Association του longer recognises Moore as champion because of his foilure to defend his crown since August 1999- AP.

Scottish FA Cup draw

Glaskow. Dec. 5.

The draw for the Brst round of the Scottish Football Associa» Lion Cup competition, to be played on January 28, was made here today as follows:

Third Lanark vs Stenhouse- mule.

Elgin City vs Airdrieonians. Hearts vs Tarif Rovers... Clyde vs Hibernian,

Pertien Rovers VB Gala

Fairydean.

Montrose vs Albion Rovers.

Keith va Fast Fla.

Falkirk vs Celtic.

Queen of South

Johnstorie,

At

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MOST SPACIOUS OF THE BIG JETS

FASTEST TO EUROPE IN 16 hrs. 50′ ONLY (TRAVEL TIME HONG KONG - ISTANBUL) DEPARTING TUESDAY & THURSDAY AT 2:05 P.M.; SUNDAY AT 8:00 A.M.

* NON-STOP TO TOKYO IN 3 hrs. 45'

DEPARTING MONDAY AT 4:40 P.M. AND WEDNESDAY AT 4:55 P.M.

R FRA

Queen's Park vs Arbroath Herwick vs Dunfermline, Allon vs East Stirling. Deveron Vale vs, Stirling Albion.

The following teams have byes into the second round:

Aberdeen, Ayr United, Brectili City, Buckle Thistle, Cowdenbeath, Dumbarton, Duh- deo, Dundee United, Dunk Fortor Athletic, Hamilton Academicals, Kilmarnock, Motherwell, Morton, Partick Thistic, Raith Rovers, Rangers, St Mirren and Stranraer Reuter,

UK soccer

result

Landon, Dee.-G.; Crewe Alexandra beat Hall- fax Town, 3-0 in thisfr English Football Association Clap second round replay at Crewe döday,

Crewe will now meet chaises. away in the third round, N

MIDWEEK, TEXTURES V. Midweek rigllaby'socEIT fixture for next week aves tool

MONDAY, DEO::19.

Aston

Argyle,

Villava! (Plymouth

· GLOVÉTI VI, Everton..

WEDNESDAY, DECKTIES

Tesrus. Cupozeiria, round/ Parthost'và Chelas Batewabury a Norwich