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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1961.

THE GAMBLE THAT FAILS

Crucial third Test opens today SOMERSET ATTACK

AUSTRALIANS CERTAIN OF

RETAINING ASHES' IF THEY WIN THIS MATCH

London, July 5. England, with Peter May back as captain, set out at Heading

loy tomorrow on the difficult task of winning at least two of the next threo Tests in order to rogain the Ashes. Should Australia triumph they cannot be overhauled. So this is a match England must not lose.

Brian Statham, the Lancashire fast bowler, has been declared unfit to play. He strained his left side during his benefit match last weekend against the Australians, at Old Traf- ford.

The reluctruit decision was Zealand at Old Trafford, bulkay..W. A. Grout, G. D. Mu- announced by Gubby Allen, | all through his career he hor Kenzie, Twelfth Man: L. Chairman of the Selectors, been one of the vent pace men | Kline.

practised in County Cricket, and he is Umpires: J. S. Buller and J.

Längridge-AFP.

Biur Slatham had for nearly 1 hour with the still a formidable bowler, other members of the England;

Hendingley nels. Statham took only

team at the

normal

MAN,

Just

attempted his full pace,

England

have 辟 knotly Ja his problem in choosing the final

cleven. never

Should they discard Allen, Close, Pullar or Jack- Bon**

Knotty problem

Tucy should omit one of the bowlers if they desire to avoid

Whether Leafie Jackson, the ver eng tall, but no one is 40-year-old Derbyshire open-willing to propheny

how Ing bowler, will make his first pitch will have. Will it be appearance in a Test against

as cantankerous

as the ridge Australia will not be definitely known until the morning, but! It seems almost certain that he will play.

He has played only once be tore for England, and that was years #go ogninst New

Australia drops Frank Misson

t

at Lorest. That was the question tonight.

At the moment the pitch is extremely hord, but it begra all fuvnar the signs that it will spinners later.

England have won the foss 12 successive times, Peter May the 1 Brat three and Colla Cowdrey the last nine, but will the 13th be the unfucky number?

Not a happy ground

T Compared with the recent

Test t Lurt's, both

England and Australia have a different captain. Peter

leads May

in Entland for the first time two seasons and Richle Benaud

now returns to lead his men

again.

So May and Benand renew the personal rivalry of 1958-59, Australia outplayed England and

back Won

the

Leeds, July 5. The Australian team for the

third Test nich ugalast Eng-j land, which starts at Heading- ly here tomorrow is: H. Benaud (Captain), C. C. Me- Donak, W. Lawry, R. N. Hur- vey, N. O'Neil. P. Burge. li. Simpron, A. Davidson, K. Ashes, during a controversial Mackay, W. Grout. G. Meies in which the fast bowlers Kenzie, Twelfth man: 1. Ian Meckift and Gordon, Rorke Kilne.

were the central figures.

The return of Captain Richte Benaud in place of pace bowler Frank Misson Is the unly change from the Australia side that won the second Test at Lord's.

Benaud missed the securl Test

when

This has not been one of Englund's happy hunting grounds when meeting Aus- tralia. Only onec has victory gone to England since the Brst! Test here in 1000. That was Ave years ago, and it came by

because of shoulder trouble, Het the margin of an innings and batted in the nets at Ifending- 42 runs.

ly today and also had an ex- tensive howling spell before declaring himself it.

UNFIT

Mr Sydney Webb, the Austra

Ban team manager, suld when

WICKET MAY

NOT LAST

Leeds, July 5. Mr Sydney Webb, manager. of the Australian cricket team who meet England in the third Text match which starts at Hendingley here tomorrow, said today that he could see the wicket lasting,

After inspeeting the wielert

Webb asked: Mr

"Does usually crack so early?"

#101

The wicket had some bare patches on it and was short of grass and captain Richie De- naud and Vice-captain Neil flurvey also looked" at i

| xiously.

The Australians had net prae- before lee here this morning inouneing their team. Leg-spin bowler Benaud, who missed the second Test through injury, dicl not bowl at first today. He went straight in the net and had a lengthy spell with the bat-China Mail Special.

A

Laver-McKinley Wimbledon final

London, July 5.

Rod Laver, the Australian runner-up for the past two years, will meet "Chuck" McKinley, of the United States, in the final of the men's singles on Friday in the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships.

LAVER... the favourite.

Henley Royal Regatta off

could well prove to fime starú

Australia victorious in this latest tussle, Already they have proved fremendously strong in baiting and with Benaud to luspire them they are likely to cause England much trouble.

the team was announced that Unfortunately the England Misson was unit because af

players do nut seem able to rise heel trouble and fast bowfer to the big occasion, but if May Hon Gaunt was also unit be- can bring some stability to the

cause of recurrence of his

side strain.

li Benaud

is really over his shoulder trouble he will obviously reinforce the spin- bowling strength of Australia, which might be an important facior at Headingly.

The pace bowling is correspond-

Ingly

reduced

abrence

with

of Misson, but

Henley, July 5.

There was a rupid service for the spectators here' today when the Henley Royal Regatta got off to a quick fine start and served up 62 events in six hours over the traditional 2,111- metre course (one mile 550 yards).

This is a historic Henley. En- wn up they are certain of re-tries have come this year from talning the Ashes.

Russin the Brst since 1958, from Japan, the first to raw here! in 25 years, and from Finland.

hatting, the issue may swing in kavour of the Old Country."

if Australia Win and become

The teams

The teams are:

Eugland: (From) P. B. H. May

the (Captain), G. Pallur, R. Subba

from the United States won their first heats in the Thames Challenge Cup.

whose The American crews, countrymen have won this, event Russia's attempt to see the 17 times at the last 19 regattas, Diamond Sculls from Stuart are all in the same quarter of MacKenzie (which MacKenzie the draw, so an

all-Amerlean

has held for four years) get off! luat is ruled out. the Row, F. I. Dexter, M. C. Cow-

AUCCLES

have given the Lord's will Australiens conádence in the department. Benaud's shoulder has been 50

of McKenzie at drey, N. K. F. Barrington, D. B.

troublesome,

duct must

whether

Close, J. T. Murray, D. A. Allen, | 9. A. R. Lock, F. S. Trueman, II. L. Jackson,

in the first round.

Laver. 22-year-oll, red- haired left-hander, decisively bent Ramanathan Krishnan, the Indian Champlon, 6-3, 0-6, 0-2 In the semi-final toxley.

McKinley, 20-year-olti Cul- lege buy, also won in good style, beating Britain's Mike Sangster, who was unseeded, 6-4, 6-4, 8-8.

McKinley is the first Ameri- can to reach the final since Tony Traberi wau in 1954.

Interesting final

On today's form, everything points to an Interesting Anal.

İnet, second

peded, lacked some of the bite he had shown) in the previous round, but he walk you well and produced rome "flashing passing shots.

McKinley, secited No. 8, la a chunky burd of energy who chases everything and today he exuded confidence in every- thing he did.

Yesterday's results

McKINLEY.

dark horse

the

TODAY'S

MATCHES

Wimbledon, July 6.

THRASHED BY WORCESTERSHIRE

London, July 5. Harold Stephenson, Somerset's professional cap-

tain made a gamble that failed badly today. He won the toss against Worcestershire and put them in to bat on the always placid Dudley wicket. Worcestershire's reply was to thrash the Somerset attack for 394 before declaring with only five wickets down.

Dan Kenyon hit 152 in a stay during Derbyshire's first innings of three hours 50 minutes, with of 164 at Gloucester. In

thr 441 fours as his chief strokes. second of two spells, he took Ron Headley, the 21-year-old fur wickels for two runs- Sun the famous West Indian dismissing batsman George Headley, helped Buxton Kenyon add 170 for the second liveries wicket, and he was 150 not out when Worcestershire declured. It was the highest score of his career,

201 not out

Another

career-best per- formance was that of 25-year- old Norman Hill, the Notting- hamshire opening batsman. He bli 201 not out in a total

of 350 for four declared first

sgainst Sussex in the

Oates, Morgan and with consecutive de- ut 43, and Det byshire hed then lost their frst eight wickets for that mengre score.

Carr and Dawkes revived matters, but at 80 A'Cour struck senin and dismissed them both in the same over. He lahed with six for 50.

Yorkshire in form

Australian Ren Grieves pull- Laticashire out of trouble against the Kent seam-howlers 1 Folkestone. Seven men were tiges helped Grieves put an 80 for 48, but fast-bowler

for the eighth wieket. Grieves 1 reached three gurts in made 70 lucluding 13 Fours and

County Championship match ever played at the village of

S'Ireoaks.

out

The Yorkshire bewlers were

Britain meets South Africa late grand manner, driving slow-his county reached 155.

bowler Ron Bell onto the roof of the pavilion for his fourth six. Denis A'Court, the Gloucester- shire neutn-bowler, performed the first hat-trick of his career

the semi-finals of the women's Results nt foray's other matches tingles here today.

Britabi's Centre Court sweet- heart Christine Truman takes on

were:

MIXED DOUBLES

Third round B. N. Howe (Australia) and Mis the unseeded Springbok, Renee Buling (Gerammy) beat W. Reed | Schuurman, and the 29-year-old (USA) and M A. 3. Hayden British star

Mortimer Angela (Britain) dei, 9-11, M,

N. C. Gibson and Mrs N. C. Gibson meets the dainty South African Australin, beat 6... Strong and No. 1 sted Sandra Reynolds.

J. A. Wheeler (Britain) 2-0.

6-4, 6-2.

J. Ulrich (Denmark) and Ms C Mercells Belgium; beni J. n.

The form books point to A final between Miss Reynolds and

McGulte and Miss F. V. M. Muc- | Miss Truman. Lumman (Brkaln) 6-2, 6-4

A. Gartner

man South Africa) beat A. LID Australini and Miss S. Gunderson

(USA) 0-1, 6-3,

Fourth round

R. N. Howe (Australia and Miss P. Buding (Germany) beat 5. Likhachev and Miss A. Dmitrieva iftussa 7-0. B-6, 6-0,

Marea (Argentina)

and Mika M. Smith (Australia) beal J. F. Mandarino (Brazil) and Miss C. H. Curunado (Spain) 0-4 0-2.

F.A. Frochting and Miss J. Bricks (USA) bent A. Bey (Rhodesia) and Min L.. M. Hutchings (South Airica) 6-2, 7-5.

F. Stole And Miss L. Turner (Austraila) beat C. A. Fernandes Brazil) and Miss M. U. Mellery (Australia) 7-5, 5-6, 6-3.

3. Javorskey and Mrs V. Sukova (Czechoslovakia) beat N, C. Gibson and Mrs N, C. Gilson (Australia) 4-3, 0-3.

It. Mark (Australia)

and Mi

S. N. Moore (UBA) beat G. D. Oakley and Miss Mt. S. Clarke (Br

tuin 0-3, -3.

J. E. Barrett and MIST R. Woodgate

Gaertner at M

bent A.

T. Schuurman

(South Afrte) 0-2, 7-8.

R. K. Nyymones (Finland) and Max N. . De Somoza Argentina)

beat 3. Ulrich (Denmark) and Miss

C. Merrells (Belgium) 8-0 0-3.

MEN'S DOUBLEB

Quarter-Anals

K. Pielcher

Yesterday

tralian second

the

a CX-

World swim

record

20-year-old

Berlin, July 5. Guenther Tiltes, of East Essex girl vanquished the Aus-

seed Margaret Germany, today beat the world swimming record for the 100 Smith and she stands

metres breast-stroke here with erent chance against the 21-

time of 1 minute 10.0 seconds, year-old Durban outsider, Mis Schuurman,

German according to the East news fency, ADN,

Despite her slim build, the other South African, Miss Reynolds, will probably prove too powerful for Miss Mortimer the veteran" of the post-war Wimbledon battles.-AFP.

Tittes clipped seven-tenths of a recond off the ratified record of 1 min 11.5 secs set by the Russian, V Minaschin, In 1957.

-Reuter.

CARLESI WINS TOUR DE

FRANCE 11th STAGE

Anquetil retains overall

lead

Antibes, July 5,

and Newcombe In a dramatic last-minute sprint the tall Italian

(Australia bent A. R. Mills and

1. K. Wilson (Britain) 7-5, 3-0, 0-3, 1-6, 6-4.

WOMEN'S DOUBLES

Quarter-finale

9. Morre (USA) and L. Turner (Australia) brat E R. Duldig (Aus tralia) and Mt. German

(South Africa 9-7 6-1-Reuter.

U.S. baseball results

Results

Lengue cluded:

to a promising start when 0.

Kent School from Connecticu!, Tjurin had

victory an easy over L. Street, of Cardington, Imperial College, Landon, by led from the start to bent

one and a half lengths clocking 7 minutes 9.0 stends over the traditional Henley course. They Cleveland

meet University College New York

U.S. crews shine

Australia: R. Benaud (Cap- however, that tain), C. C. McDonald, W. A. remain is 10 Lawry, R. N. Harvey, N. C.

will he

fully O'Neill, P. J. Burge, R. B.Simp- Sculls row, Finland's Olymple

son, A. K. Davidson, K. D. Me-

effective.--Router.

bronztan

THE SUNIAN LOTION THAT PROTECTS YIN

ARRE SWIMMODI

Rugby win for

Fijians

In another exciting Diamond Dublin.

oarsman J. Kortelainen was beaten by three quarters of length by Britain's K. K. Smith.

Favourites

The other Amerlens elights.

heat who

Japan's Furulcawa Electric win class in the second Rowing Club four travelled

Cornell University, PIC aver 8,000 miles to compete in

beat Die

Scullers Wyfold

Tideway the

Cup (coxiess fours). After taking an early School Club, London, by three. quarters of a length in 6 mins

lead they Sydney, July 5,

Col a two-secom

Ince as the British ward University, who defeated Club crossed Finland's Valkeakosken Verivet- the line 14 lengths ahead of hot crew,

The Fina Rugby Union tour-mid-stream wobble and it cost 5 secs and Eliot House, Har-

ing side beat Sydney Barbarians Vests Rowing

them the

was them.

by 43 points to 17 here today.

The score at half-time 13-albut the Fijians gave a dazzling display of handling and passing after the interval and dienoralised the Barbarian defence.--Renter.

THE GAMBOLS

"GEORGE, TUB BRIDES

CAN YOU

PARTY IS AT OUR

HOUSE THIS WEEK-END

GET THE

AFTERNOON

OFF?

Barry Bye Baby

be

Eliot House, who must Evidence of the strength of favourites to beat this year's American University rowing unimpressive Cornell crew, won come un the first day today by one-third of a length in when all ihres eights entered 8:54.0.-AFP & Reuter.

by

Barry Appleby

ALL THE GIRLS

ARE DYING

TO SEE YOU

WHAT ELSE DO YOU THINK WE INVITED

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New York, July 5.

Di today's Major - bureball matches in-

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Charnley retains European title

cycling star, Guido Carlesi, today beat the fastest pedaller in France, Jacques Anquetil

to win the 11th stage of the Tour De France professional cycling race.

A huge crowd of ardent There were three back-break- cycling fans, tressed in Antibes ing mountain climbs for the summer Angry including cyclists today bikinis cheered in the 25-year- south in dery summer sun. Yet as they raced old Carlesi when he finished the nothing 225 km (140 mile) stage from supremely fit and Turin, Haly, in minutes 1 second.

scens to upset the

confident & hours 42 Anqueti, who is backed by the

might of the French team.

Sad moment

Although

But all was not well for Italy. sad moment today they

star የፓሮስን

their Anquet lost 30 lost one of seconds to the speedy Talian Battistini, second in last year's he still held the overall lead. Tour de France. He crashed in- er's yellow sweater which he to a Tour "caravan" car and donned on the Arst day of was injured. In fears hic aban- the Tour,

doned the race.

Five new caps

in Britain's Walker Cup team

zome

London, July 5. Britain's golf selectors sprank surprises when they an- Rome, July 5,

nounced the Walker Cup team Dave Chamley (Britain) kept today to meet the United States his European lightweight box at Scattle on September 1 and 2. ing title here tonight when Ramanda

The team, which Nobile (Italy) capinined by rethed after the fourth round will be: of the meheduled 15-round fight with an injured right thumb. -Reuter,

GAS IS TOPS

SAYS MR. THERM

will be Charles Lawrie,

Major D. A. Blair, M. F. Bonallock, J. B. Carr, B. H, G. Chapman, M. J. Christmas, D. W. Frame, G. Huddy, M. S. R. Hunt, R. D. Shade and J. Walker.

Five players receive their Arai, "caps"-Chapinan, Frame, Christmas, Huddy and Shade." Few people could have anticipated 112

selection of Chapman, Huddy and Frame In preference to Jan Caldwell the English champion, and Alec Shepperton, who won both his singles in his Walker Cup ap pearance two years ago.

The recnil of Major Blair, Scotland's most stylish golfer who played in the 1938 team, will also cause surprise. Ho will be 44 next month nud hin business activities havo uffccled

1 opportunities of

In good form Northampton, and the County champions put Northants out for 199. Test re- jeet Ray Illingworth took four 4tor 30. At the close Yorkshire were only 86 behind with all their wickets in hand,

Closing scores

Close of play scores In Loday's matches were:

At Aldershot: Oxford Univers sity 325 for seven declared (D. Worsley 05. C. Fry 38, M. A. Baig 44, C. Drybrough 71 not for one out). The Army 22 wicket.

At Folkestone: Lancashire 155 (IC. Gritves 79), Kent 172 for four wickets (S. Leary 31, R.

| Wilson 61 not out).

At Dudley: Worcestershire 904 for five declared (D. Kenyon 152. R. Headley 150 nol out). Somerset 43 for one wicket.

At Northampton: Northump- tonehiro 100. Yorkshire 91 for

he wicket (K. Tuylor 51 not Gut).

At Birmingham: Hampshire 287 for nine declared (B. Horton 88; P. Sainsbury 40). Warwick- shire ve runs for no wicket.

At Ebbw Vale: Surrey 275 (A. Parsons 69, M. Stewart 65). Glamorgan 33 for no wicket.

At Loughborough: Leicester- shire 283, (M. Hallam 115, J. Birkenshaw 01, D. Kirby

Ave wickets for 78 runs). Cambridge University 30 for no wicket.

A Gloucester: Derbyshire 164

(A. A'Court six wickets for 50). 130 for Ave

Glowestershire wickets.

At Worksop: Nottinghamshire 350 for four declared (N. 10 201 not out, G. Millman 53), Sussex 20 for one wleket. Reuter.

Easy 5,000 metres

win for Murray Halberg

Helsinki, July 5.

New Zealander Murray Halborg Carlesi,

Casily who lies fourth in

won the 5.000 metre the overall standings, and who

Interna- event of Helsinki's took great Tisks as he raced tional Track and Field Games down the sleep passes today.

tonlakt. stands as a threat to Anquetil. Luxembourg's Charly Gaul, injured earlier his week, seems to have lost his chance to wreat the overall lead from the French champica.

of

The Olympic gold medallist was never threatened although he stopped running one lup short of the goal and lost al he least seven seconds before realised his mistake and re- After the withdrawals entered the race. Halberg's win- Battistini and another rider ning time was 13:57.4. today, the 83 alders left out of The 100 metres dash was the 132 Flarters head on to ene-man show by Kenya's Aix En Provence,

who Rdicance Seraphino Antro 100 kms (124 miles), for the 10.4 seconds heat and com- 12th stage.-AFT.

fortably won the Anal In 10.0. Dennis Johnson of Jamales, had a muscle strain immediato. ly after the start and loft TDCC.

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Full results of the meeting were: 5,000 netres; 1. Murray Hal- berk New Zealand, 23:474 2, Gordon Pirie Great Britain, 14x2. 14:00.0

Rollo Hoeykinpuro, Finland,

100 metres: i. S. Antao, Kenya, 10.0. 2, David Толет, Great Tiritain, 10.4, 3. D. Ejoke, Nigeria,

10.4.

400 metres: 1 -

Bright- well, Great Britain. 49.0.2, U Williams, USA, 46.7, 3. — Adolf Flummer, UBA. 40.7.

10 metres hurdlen: 1.--Valentin Tehtalyakov, Boviet Union. 4. 3– Jaenbus Melan, Bouth Africa. 143. 3-33 Forsander, Sweden, 149.

Bhat put: Jay Bylvester, USA, 120 metres (50 foot ip inches), 2- Attred Болностик, Poland. 17:00 (50-11) M. T. Lucking. Great Jiritain, 17:45 (05-10),

10gh jump: To Avant. USA, 2:40 metres 10 feet 11 inclus). Jantik feller. Finland, And Colla Ridgeway, Australia, 1:16, (8-5).

Jovelfu 1-Gurgery Kulent, Hun-

70:10 metres 250 test),18- Vaiko itulema, Finland, it frut). Mikho Paananen, Finland, 19:20

road Jump: 1Josef Schmidt, Roland (13) fest # inches), 1- Jorma Valkama, Finland, 3:00 (89-11). J-Olodekan. Nigeria, YR (95-8) AP.

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