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THE CHINA MAIL,

THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1961.

DRAMAS OF THE ASHES

It looked like crushing defeat until... Jessop's

74 minutes of glory

By

JOHN MELVIN

The most thrilling Tost match of all time? Automatically, the honour has been awarded to the historic Brisbane Test of last December. But the few survivors who witnessed the incredible Oval Test of August, 1902, will surely protest tic or no that this was the ultimate in cricket drama tic.

This England-Australia Test had everything

collapse and

revival, mighty sixes and stolen singles, a decision reached only after a breath-holding last wicket stand.

The drama was all the richer i Twice he dispatched the bowl-That

same over. the noble for being entirely unexpected. ¦ ing; of Trumble into the pavillon, thodes pissed the ball moundly No unforgettable thrills wire) Then, four runs past his ren- | between bowler and enid-on 10 promised on that duff and clás- ¦ tury, he ifted the ball to short give England a one-wicket vie- mal Wednesday morning at the leg for Armstrong to take Oval. Australia hard already shuple enteh, clinched the Ave-match rubber,

Unice-

The serme Was it for pread England to take another immering.

Disastrous start

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England were now 187 for seven, Still 70 runs were need- the th beginning to ed with want.

George Hirst was well dug in und with Lockwoo

The scoreboard read: was pushed up to Australla 324 and 121; Eng-1achwood fell und fand ta.

the score

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tury.

In this Arth Test, Hirst bad made 43 and 58 not out and taken alx wickets for 84. But

SPORTING SAM

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ningham, on May 29. It was in summer of glorious cricket, with Victor Trumper of Au tralia leading the wuy with colortal hitting which brought hin 2,570, a record unapproach- ed by on Australian until Bradman's grent year of 1930.

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More shocks

further

when, with foute disaster, Winners being dismissed for 23 runs in wickets down, they needed 70 minutes by Yorkshire the merely 32 runs to triumph. Australians started well in the second Text, dismissing both Ranji and Fry for ducks, But MacLaren and Jackson actded But more-shocks were come 102 and then rain washed out | In this see-saw battle. Through the bowling of Trumble and play once again.

Saunders, plus superb fielding, the next five wickets fell for 24

Dramatic swing

fourth where

In that first Test, England loss MacLaren, Fry and Ranji for 34 Funk Fry was caught at the wicket for a "duck": skipper MacLaren was

Austrulla won the third Tent rub out through a bad cali by at Shelfeld by 143 runs. Then Rauji and the elegant Indian came the magnifleent Prines, upsel by bis error, was Test at Manchester, clean bowled by Armstrong | Australia opened superbly with for 13.

173 runs on the board by lunch with one wicket lost. Trumper (103 not out) had become the

lunch Test century,

But then come "Johnny" Jessop was the hero of the yldesley who, playing on his first Australian to make a pre-

happiest hunting ground, anatch and the idol of Eug-promptly

1W0 drove his first Hish cricket for years to come, balls to the boundary. He went

on to make 138.

Giants

Lock-

214. Then

Lowest Test score Hirst and

Perhaps this remarkable Eng- Du a tricky, rain-¦ Dick Lifley fought stubbandy

Jand-Australia Test does not Jackson out on 53, Hirst 18, affected pitch, England were wit Lilley was caught at mid-

the tail-enders did sel 263 runs to win - and off. England

on 248-quite compare with the deana- and then were

fie events of that unique

tenth-man Aus- their stuff, they made

a seemingly dis- with 15 needed to win.

tralia-West Indies tie Lastwood making 52 and last nan astrous stari.

December. Yel, as a series, the Rhodes 38 not out, England 1002 rubber reached peaks of ended the day's play with 370 excitement which have never for nine. been surpassed.

Winning run

Enter the eleventh Min-

hia Rhodes joining fellow - Yorkshireman George

England skipper Archie Mat- ¦ Iren opened whil Lunet Pakaret and turned the second wilfred ball from Juck Saunders on fo Dis wicket. With his 50th de Hirst.

very, Saunders struck again.; bowling Johny Tykesky for a duck.

England-live for two. Though some thought his ac- tall, lean Jack tion suspect,

excellent. Saunders was an round-the-wicket left-armer of lively medium pace. He could turn the ball sharples and pro- duce the neopsonal exprevi dio- fivery,

He thrive on this drying Oval ground anel at third over clean bowler Palairet

Fen for three.

I would have become 16 for four if Gregory had not misseli Hayward at short-leg. As L was, hall the site wome cli- mixed for $8.

Play had already been inter- rupled once by rain. Now only about 4,000 kern enthusiasts

remained to watch what appear- est ta be a thumal conclusion to

a fascinating Test reries.

The onslaught

At this stage. with England 48 for Ave, the stocky figure of Cilbert "The Croucher" Jessop strode out to the wicket. With Knees and head bent, he took his famous unorthodox sunce.

The great Jessop ataried un- certainly, surviving a stump- ing chance and a Mimicult catch at long-aft, Then came the onslaught, no furious that Jessup completed his century In 74 glorious minutes.

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Australly were all out is less

than ninety minutes for 36,

Still Australia could make no more than 200, England last five for 4 before Juckipa (128) and Braund (85) led a revival which left England only 37 behind an

irst imings.

Now the Test, dramatically' England's favour. swung in Australla lost three wickets for 10 runs.

Only two Australians- Darling (37). who had been dropped at 10, and Gregory (24)-reached double The tourists were all

taking five 80. Lockwood

20.

After overnight rain, a de This year, England had the clarution put Australia in the team widgh many noninate, as ring line on a far more hostile the best ever to represent the wicket and down the wickets

like C. [L

seemed

Bumbled. Rhodes took seven for [}]

when country. Giants over

Arm- Pry, Hanjlizinhji, Jessop, Rhodes 17. Hirst three for 15, Rhodes snicked a ball strong in the slips. But Arm- and Hirsi, plus MacLaren, F. S. and Jackson, JT. Tyldesley, Len strome overbalanced the

grounded. Breund, Lilley (wicketkeeper) ba31

and "Bill" Lockwood. The suspense was agonising

The twelfth man for the first now, as patient Hirst, resisting

Test was Tom Hayward of Sur-

A win iny a few more

cricketer who boru the temptation

would surely be an automatic choice

for England open today

This was the line-up for the Bir- Edgbaston, first Text at

big drives, plodited slowly on by taking a well-placed single every over to keep the bowling.

At last he snatcher the single which brought the game to a tie.

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their lowest-ever Test score.

Of this meagre total, the great Trumper had made exactly hatt.

Following on, Australia had scored 46 for two when salva- ilon poured forth from Bir heavens. All further play was washed out.

Agures. out for for

A mere 124 tuns lay between England and victory and with 30 without loss lunch the match seemed virtually settled. now would square the series at 1-1, making the th Test the deciding battle.

After lunch England went from 38 for none to 08 for two, They sull seemed certain

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England stil needed eight годи to wa. And here canie the last man, Fred Tate of the great family of bowlers but no great shakes as a bateman.

He swung his bat hopefully and the ball somehow reached the boundary. A four. Only five more runs to win.

But there was no sreund miracle. Fred. carrying 17:0 hopes of England, was clenn bowled by Saunders' fourth ball which kept low and wrecked his wicket.

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TODAY Basketball Crispa y All Hongkong Southern Playground, 8.30 pm.

Teanle Mixed "B" Divizion: CRC v Urban 8, KCC CCC.

Cricket The First Test: England v Aus- tralia, al Edgbaston, Birmingham.

TOMOLKOW shooting HKRA Val meeting. HK and Shanghai Dank. 8.30 pm.

Water Polo

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NOW SERVES 14

GRECO-ROMAN WRESTLING

Russia leading on

second day of World Championship

Yokohama, June 7.

The second day of the world Greco-Roman Wres- tling Championship opened today at Kelo University. Memorial Hall before 2,000 fans, mostly school children.

Eighty-one wrestlers from 17 countries are competing for eight gold medals in as many weight divisions.

The Greco-Roman champion- ship differs from the freestyle

competition which ended lant Sunday In that the wrestlers

cannot use their legs.

Turkey second

Russia leads the Greco-

OPEN RINKS LAWN BOWLS FIXTURES

Following nre the Recond Roman competition with first round fixtures of the Colony round victories in six of the Open Rinks Lawn Bowls Cham- eight divisions. Turkey, which pionships: failed to wint a single gold medal in the freestyle, wh second with five wins against three losses.

SUNDAY, JUNE 18

(Commencing at 4 pm)

P. K. Yin, M. A. Daples, S. Raco- CHỜ GHẾ NU CCE VÀ 1 HURRI, C. 15. Donec 95

8. Torbarn, K. Bodte, E. J. Liddeli (KBGC) HKCE.

The tournament is scored under the bad mark system under which ค wrestler who has six points against him is eliminated. He loses four points. M. lemedios, C. C. Delgado, CA.

1. P. Brown, "Cersteja

Sequeira,

A. J.

on a fail, three on a lost deci-vanovich. A. A. Lopes Ree) at sien, two on a draw and one for winning a decision.

The Iranians, who captured five gold medals in the free- style, lost all of their five first round Greco-Roman inatches.-- AP.

Brisbane Cup acceptors

Brisbane, June 7.

KUGC.

A. 2. B

Marques, H. A. S. De Scuen, A. D. Reis, P. G. Da Luz Uk G. A. Guterres, GA (ee)

Noronha tee) at BGC. Noronha, C. E. Roz Pereira,

1. A. Peres, V. A. Neves, L. M. M. T. Nunes (PC) va G.

North. Bali, F. D. Angur. W.

Williamson (KBGC) «t KCC.

*F. D. Madar, G. P. Sanlos, H. PAVEL, S. L. Leonard (CCC) VA

Remedios, T. A Trok, E. A. V. Lestari, F. G. Barros (CCC) at

KFC.

F. A, Santos, J. V. Da Luz, T. M. Chatlilio, C. A. Cuello (FC) vi J. M. A. Ramjahn, J. J. Cowperth walte. R. M. tfeuerington, J. Hoosen HER CEI KBGC.

A. R. V. Ribeli, F. M. Botelho,

Minu, A. R. Minu, The following acceptors have. Mt. Rozarie, F. Tan (FC), v 1. R. S. f. Khan, been announced for the Brisbune A. K. Minu (IRC) at KCC. Cup to be run over two miles here next Monday:

R. A. Sales, N. A. Beltrao, A. P. Pereira, C. C. Pereira (Bec) v C. F. norario. F. X. M. Da Silva, A. M.

A. II. Abbas, F. R. Markar, M. A.

Trophy Run (12 slone Six | Alver, G. E. Passos (Ree) at KBGC. pounds), Tulloh (9:12), Sharply (6:4), Sol Dor (8:1), Trellies

Prix

El Arcuri A. J. Hussays (INC) v E. M. Silva, G. 3. Clayton. G. Hong Grond (7:12),

(7:02. Chny, 1. E. Morata (CCT) at PRC. Midswatu (7:6), North Row P. B. Gardner. G. T. Graliom, D. (7:6), Aladdin's Lamp (7:3), Dougues, N. Framer (TC) v N. T

Delgado, 11, Busin. S. 8. Uuszain, Drumcondra

Nyngan E. M. Remedios (FC PHC (7:3), Ray Returns (7:1) Winyn R. G. Lauret, A. M. Omar, F. R. (7:1). Passing Time (7:0), Prince Kermani, G. A. Sonza (CCC) V A. R. Hamson, B. Singh, R. Halmen Rezn (1:0).

Urgayness Hall (SC) at KFC. (7:0)-Reuter,

(7:5),

and

Everton share U.S. soccer lead

D. C. Synona, H. Ozarlo. J. Chubh. T. F. Baker (KCU V G.

Lee, R. S. Capell, D. D. Sequeira, M. 3. Divrela Cat Recreio.

A. R. Karnmdin, K. M. Hassan, M. Samy, A. M. Wahab Jr (IRC) V W. Hey, A. G. Skench, R. 9. Gourlay, W. M. Davidson (KDC) at Talkon.

S

1. Stevens, D. Hunt, Pope. T W. Holland (FRC) vs 01.

New York, June 8. Everion of England moved Sadick. A. H. Scemi. S. Bucks. into tie with the New York M. Hosan (IRC at Talkoo. Americans for first place in the wh, J. W. Tindall (KnGE VK A. G. Ladd, S. Smith, A. R. A. Bah-

International Soccer Lengue Chalmers, S. Oliphant. D. Mroweth, fire! rection by defeating R. M. Ma-Arthur (PRC) at Recroto, Dynamo of Rumana, 4-0, bc- fore a crowd of 7,110 tonight. Ever.on led 1-0 at half-time-

AP.

S. Y. Imail. O. K. Dallsh, R. Omar, O. Sequalra, A. M. Baptista, G. F

Adem (IRC) va V. A. Reario, A. A. Guterres (Rec) at

HKCC,

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