1961-05-23 — Page 9

THE LONGEST RUN IN CRICKET

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1961.

THE WICKETKEEPER IS 69 YARDS AWAY WHEN DAVID LARTER STARTS

TO BOWL

∙15 YARDS

PETER MAY COULD

MISS FIRST TEST

Willett seizes his chance at the Oval

By ARCHIE QUICK

Sunshine and shadow all in one day for Surrey at the Oval in the first of their two matches with the Australians.

Peter May retired with a groin injury which could ruin his chances of captaining England in the first Test Match at Birmingham two weeks hence, but a 28-year-old garage pro- prietor's son from Sanderstead showed such scant respect for the Tourists' varied bowling that one was left wondering why he has not become a permanent member of the first uluven before now,

Michael Wilient is the

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Jatimple wast "May hopes ter be OK. About a week." Ke Miller, in the Devas Brot, sag ly zie or Misson or the twisters of commented: "34

th injug 1 Khan, Shekay og Sumpsen the have had and he will be hably toy

it it to be batting 1red them

in a fortnight. Thus

Janin,gy Surrey That won't leave La twn

him followed un-he cracked eventy- practice for thr Birminghot one fours in a day's enregile Test, and 1 puis the seléntars of 97. He matched his skipper in a spot,'* both times they were batting together, yet he has been with Surrey twelve years with only an occasional outing In the senior side.

The Australlam were cock- n-hoop al getting Surrey en the floor so easily, for they remembered what Jim Laker did to them in 1956.

Worth Test place

ga

Laker be gun--they tell me he dues not even

pay to Into the grond now--but Tony Lock remains, and, although the four wickets he captured expensive, he still looked worth a Test place. Sigriffent, 14 bowl these days with his steeves relled up as if to show to the work his new action had no bent elbow in it!

There are only two 1- spinners in the country. Worth the name, Tammy Grown bough and Doug Allen, and while Day are showing only mediocre form Lock must remain the answer. I saw Greenhough against Essex and the Aussies would!

have carted him Crut of the Parish of Kennington! Allen, they tell me, is not much bet- fer us to now. Lock's addition::)

advantage over them--he' Teft arm, of course, against then Fight is that he is the slanding close fielder in Eng- land-still!

The big query hangs over May. In the first innings he gol 58 good runs before geiting run out. He square cut Kline. started running, was rightly sent back by Roy Swetman and never attempted lu re cover his ground. It was nothing e the true May. Then in the second innis after gathering 26 he did not! resume after tea.

It lacked as though the groin i hurt he sustained came when

he stretched forward to Bobby

Skapson, 'The official

Sports Diary

TODAY

Borcer English FA XIV

Combined

Chinese at IK Stadium, 1.30 pm.

Teunts

Men's "D" Division-allon IDICCIA (3) » HRV, SCAA V Re- crelo (1), LRC v KTGCA (1). PORC v CCC (2).

Section 2: Urban S. v KTGCA (2), FIKCCSA (1) v CHC, Recreio (2) v LRC.

Ladies' "g" Division: USRC v LRC, Úras 9, v DRC,

Bowl

2 Division: rc "BV HERC. 0.15 3.

TOMORROW Roceer

tournament:

Junior knock-out semi-final: Five-One-Søven v Wai-

Bon Club 6.15 pm."

Interpori dinner for the Eng

FA team at Ying King Restaurant,

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+ Tunnla

Men's "C" Division-Section 1: KITC CRC (2), BKCCSA Y LIC, Urban S. v KCC ( CHC) (a), Stanley Club v cac (3).

CCC

Section : Recreto 1 v AMSA. BCAA PORG, CCC (1) ▼ KEGICA, KOO (2) V PRC.

Mixed "A" Division: 3CAA V UCC,

Kee v che.

Bowls

1st Divinen: CCC v 18C, 8.39 pm.

The buzz of chatter inclined towards Colin Cowdrey -kip- pering England at Edgeston And I still say Trevor Bulley

"must"

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-22 YARDS-

AVID LARTER,

71⁄2in. bowler, is the tal- lest player in cricket. And he takes the longest run.

D Northamptonshire's 6ft.

but the slips oro standing ing out of comoro range. Is Larter's 31-yard run, which he covers in 18 strides, really necessary? On His captain, Raman Subba Row, says: "David hos to find his own

In fact, running and walk- ing, he covers a quarter of a mile in every over ho bowls. When

rhythm. the high- speed camera caught the 21-year-old paceman in action against Hampshire. his run was measured at 31 yards, and his follow- through at eight yards.

In the picture

you can sec the gully and the wicket- kceper (16 yards back),

At the moment he needs this run, and as we are averaging 20 to 21 overs an hour I don't mind it a bit.

"In fact I don't want David to alter his run. I wont him to settle down. He is He is a great prospect. not

0 fear-away fost

bowfor ho swings the balt both ways and is aiming at accuracy as wall as spood."

avaraga Larter gets through on aver in four minutes. That comporos woll with Trucman, Stat- ham, OF Australia's Davidson.

·31 YARDS

Dicta Drake wins Rinaldi says he has

the Grand Prix Du Printemps

Paris, May 22.

Mme Leon Vallerra's colt Dieta Drake, who is engaged in the Doucaster St Leger, won

I believe that Larter, liko the Grand Prix Du Printemps

his former county col-over a mile and a half at Sam Isague Frank Tyson, will

Cloud today.

Ridden by Maxime Garcia,, be

eventually savo energy scored by three lengths from and time by cutting his

enormous run.

CRAWFORD WHITE.

Sir Stanley Rous: Everton can go ahead if U.S. Soccer League organisers assume responsibility

Rome, May 22, Sir Stanley Rous, President of the English Football Association said tonight he had nothing against English participation in the New York Summer Soccer Tournament. Commmending on #report that Division Everton, the First soccer club representing Ent- las at the tournament, was Considering withdrawal from the lauament, Sir Stanicy said:

front "1 have received a cable

Alan Hardaker, Secretary of}

BRICK BRADFORD

THE TOP IS WRECKBO!

RUSSIA HAS SENT A SPY TO RESCUE JONES. \THINKING HE IS ONE

OF THEIR AGENTS IN

·IVESTERN HANDS – THE WEST, TOO, HAVE (DRGANISED A SPY TO

RESCUE THEIR MAN HELD CAPTIVE IN

IF I EAT ALL THIS

I'LL

BURST

GENERAL. REX!

RUSSIA

The English League, informing

of the matter.

"I have cabled him back say

In That England can go ahead if the United States Football Association ASSTUBES fatl responsibility for the tourna 31.

Sir

The next step Stanley, here with the Eng Heh national team which will meet an Italian team on Wed- nday, added that the Inter- national Soccer Federation full had not yet received tar

of the tournament schedule and its rates.

WE SHALL FOLLOW

"These must be led at once to FIFA," said Sir Stanley. "We must know who is going to safeguard the interests of the English team representing duri enuatry."

1

sald Everton would par ticipate in the tournament

L

learned how

how to

beat Moore again

Haines Falls, May 22.

Earlam, with Pl Point : Giulio Rinaldi, who meets Archie Moore for Archie's lengths further away third of i the t runners, Clary, klden

share of the world light heavyweight boxing title by Australian Jockey neville in Madison Square Garden on June 10, said today sellwood, was fourth.

he learned one thing when he beat the venerable Moore in a non-title bout in Rome last October,

Dictu Drake, a son of Epsom Derby winner Phi Drake out of Dictature, tock the lead as they went into the straight and won easily.

Parimutuel dividends to a Lue-frane stake were: win 5.30 francs places 2.40, 4.00 and 6.30.

M. J. Steni's Night and Day was favourite at a shade under 2 to 1-Chlm Mail Special.

Sacked

Sheffield, May 22. Ralph O'Donnell has at his job as a schoolteacher.

The Shelfeld Wednesday who returned with centre-half. the club from a tour of Nigeria Sir Stanley said it was up today, said: "I have been given the American organisers of the sack because I went with the tournainent to take the Wednesday on this tour". The

these requirements were ful- Alled.

next step.

"We

Shefeld club

playeri Tour

have demonstrated Our matches on the tour, whning and drawing the other, gund will," he commented AP.

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"I learned how to beat him! viz." the rugged Bellan fighter said. "Moore is the best If he is Puncher I ever met,

wenker as a result of ma'sing the wright, he also will be faster."

Moore weighed more than 100 potund for he October night, Rinajdi welghed 180 today, a aid he would have no difficulty making the 175-pound Imit,

on the whole looked strong and moved well. Moek lost ä 10-rounder to Rinaldi Inst February 24, and has consi- derable respect for him.

Advice

"I think he will go the dis- tance ngainst Moore," he said, and if he does he'll get the deelsion. I definitely don't advise him to stand 10e-to-toe with Moore. If he tries to stop with him that's his only chance of getting kunelted out"

The challenger boxed tour rounds before a large delegation of newspapermen. He went two rounds each with Freddie Mack of the U.S. and Latigi Napoleon, a sparring partner from Italy.

Mack slung Rinaldi with a solid right, but the challenger | AP.

Rinak!!, 20, has a 25-3 record and has won nine fights in a row. He now has boxed 40 rounds since arriving here on May 10-

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