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YORKS KEEP AHEAD OF RIVALS

ANOTHER DECISIVE

VICTORY

14 Bowlers Take Cheap Wickets

SUTCLIFFE'S 8th CENTURY

London, Aug. 2. THE bold challenge being made by Sussex for leadership of the county cricket league is be- ing just as boldly met by York- shire who occupy top position at the present, and they have added another decisive victory of an innings to the season's record to enable them to keep well ahead of their rivals.

Meeting Lancashire at Mar- chester they fairly outplayed their neighbours, Sutcliffe scor- ing his eighth century of the season and Verity adding to his splendid bowling record.

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. Somerset (118 and 105) Hampshire

(1 and 81) by 24 Sonthampton.

-and 5 runs at Manchester,

FONY

Yorkshire (362-9 dec.) beat Lanca-

shire (170 and

and 187) by an innings Leicester (291) beat Noritants (110 167) by an innings and 14 runs at Northampton. Worcester (309 and 396-5 dre.) hent Essex (247 mul 128-3) on 11 innings at Worcester.

and

SUTCLIFFE and VERITY who

white's decisive defeat of Lancashire by an innings. Sutcliffe scored his 8th century of the season and Verity bagged five cheap wickets.

were thiefly responsible for York.

TENNIS

JAPAN LEADS AUSTRALIA

WINS FIRST 3 RUBBERS

IN BOURNEMOUTH INTERNATIONAL MATCH

What Makes a Test Cricketer?

Natural

Ability

in a bowler the difference is probably less noticeable from the ringuide, but is

the less essential Watch the good stock bowlers of any county-Wensley, Mercer, Gregory, Locke, Matthews, Snary. They keep sa excellent

Essential length, vary their pace a little,

BY A. M. CRAWLEY

During the next few weeks we shall expect to see the team which is to go to Australia gradually choosing itself.

For

and are always trying to do something with the ball. But you do not expect to see them run match bowlers as Tate or Larwood through a side; they are not Test

İs

DECEPTIVE AVERAGES.

esther.

A bowler who has the ability What are the qualities which coming off the pitch a little quick- to become a great bowler is always go to make a Test match cricketer?er than a batsman has a right

Take the case of Sutcliffa. Now Sutcliffe is unique.

to expect. He will get life out of the last ten years he has been rat batsmen at some

n dalt pitch. He will heat

the indispensable as an England No.

time or 1, and he is a

very great. Test match player, yet as far as natural If you are looking for a Test ability goes he is no better than match howler you do not count the a good county player.

number of wickets this or that The only reason that he has man may take. You watch how risen above the ordinary rut of he bowls to Jack Hobbs or Frank first-class cricketers is through Woolley. You see him at the end his magnificent temperament. He of a long day has the patience of Job, a dogged wicket. fighting instinel, and is never in and many the least ruffled by his own misplaces by getting out Nos. 9, 10, takes. Now, of course, he has and 11 with great regularity.

Natural ability is, then, the first Suteliffe, then, is the exception essential in a Test match player that proves a rule: that among He must be a cricketer to the bone first-class players there

#Ones given that quality, [ certain number who have a natural firmly convinced, the rest ability which at once renders them come, but only by self-discipline potential Test match players,

and hard work. ·

Bournemouth, Aug. 2. In a two-day match between.also a long experience, Australia and Japan which opened | here to-day, Japan took a lot of three matches to mil, and cannot now lose. Four singles and two doubles rubbers are scheduled, and already Japan has won two singles

and one doubles,

In the opening match Jiro Sato of Japan beat Sproule 6-1, 3-6, 4-2, Notts (267, and 65-8) beat Surrey 6-3, and later Kawabara outplayed (177) on 1st innings at the Oval Clemenger to win in straight sets Warwick (260) beat Derbyshire (86

and 191-8) on let innings at Bir-6-2, 6-2, 6-3. minghum,

FRIENDLY MATCH.

Harry Hopman and Sproute teamed up for Australia in the first doubles encounter, but were

All India (229 and 87) bent Glamorgan | defeated by Sato and Kawnbara

(81 and 181) by 54 TRAN

at after an interesting five-sots en- Swansea.

counter, the scores in favour of the Japanese reading 6-9, 8-6, 9-6, 4-6, 6-4.-Reuter,

HONOURS LIST,

Batting

Sutcliffe (Yorks) v. Lanes ....

V. W. C. dapp (Northants) v

Leicester

196

106

Bowling.

Nor-

7 for 60

6 for 38

| Geary (Leicester)

thants

Amar Singh (All India)

Glamorgan

Eastman (Essex) Wor-

erster

Asti (Leicester) Nor-

thants

GERMANY'S CLAIM TO OLYMPICS

for 52 Next International

6 for 74

Mitchell (Derby) v Warwick 6 for 79 R. E. S. Wyatt (Warwick) v

Derby Bailey

shire

6 for 240 {ants) v Somerset à for 30 (Somerset) Hamp

Verity (Yorkshire) V Lan-

enshire

White (Somerset) v Hlamp-

shire

Mercer (Glanmorgan)

Indiu

All

Paine Warwick) v Derby-

shire

Buyer (Hampshire)

Somerset

for 30.

Meeting May be

in Berlin

Before the tenth Olympiad has For 35 been completed in Los Angeles this year, the International Olym-

5 for 35 pie Federation will have discussed the site and tentative dale of the 5 for 44 ext international games.

meeting of this group, represent-

The

5 for 49ing more than 50 nations will take place in Los Angeles during the festivities. Judging from the

6 for

Allom (Surrey) Notts... 5 for 69 number of applicants from all over

JUPP HITS OUT

BIG INNINGS A VAIN EFFORT

DERBY'S ESCAPE

the world, it would seem almost as though the present generation would not again witness an Olym- piad in America. In fact there are those who think that the games should always be held in Europe, and the long journey to Los Angeles will undoubtedly make up the minds of the majority of European nations to that effect. It seems almost certain that the games will be held in Berlin in 1936. Gernuny was to lave held this meeting in 1916, but was prevented from conducting the games because of the war. The

V. W. C. Jupp, the brilliant Teutons had made grent prepara- Northants all-rounder, who has tions for the 1916 Affair and had displayed exceptionally fine form built their beautiful stadium four with the bat and ball this season, years in advance. This structure added another achievement to his is still available and has been imposing record when Northants modernized to meet every require. met Leicester and suffered defeatment.

by an innings and 14 runs.

Jupp actually scored 106 runs

QUICKENING INTEREST.

out of a total of 167, making a The interest in athletica in Ger- bas. superb effort to avert the innings many in the last 10 years defeat. It was made in vain, multiplied tonfold. In fact it is however, the brilliant batsman re- woll known that athletic interest ceiving no support from his amongst the Gormnus is keener colleagues. Geary And Astill than in any modern country in- wrought the damage for Leicester, cluding ́ America. Other applic- the former helping himself to ants who will make a strong bid seven wickets for 60 runs and the for their people are Rome, Lisbon, latter G for 74.

Barcelona, Helsingfors. Buchos Yorkshire's Inninge win was Aires, Budapest,

Tokyo and gained after Lancashire had en- Dublin. joyed first use of the wicket. They If the meet were to be decidad were dismissed for 170, and the on precedence of application, Ger-, "Tyken went in to hit the home many would have the first call and attack in all directions. Sutcliffe Budapest, which was awarded the contributed 135 and the Innings cames for 1920 would get the meet- terminated at 362 for 9 wickets de-ing of 1940. Finland has been an einred. Verity bowled with realeant for the naat 12 years, markable effect when Lancashire and in that case Helsingfors would endeavoured to save the innings have the flags fluttering over their. defeat, and his 5 for 35 was re-stadium in 1944. Italy has also sponsible for Lancashire only get-been a persistent bidder and ting to within five of the Yorkshire should fit in with the games being held in Rome four years. Tervahire loat on first innings later. Whereas Spain or Arken- to Warwick, but were decidedly tina may find the anne of the pre- fortunato in not, meeting with a Rent Olympic champlona defending defeat. At the close of the same title in either of those (Continued on Papa 7.) ---

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The young player who finds him Leaving out those whose names self able to bowl or bat better are already well established, Bake- than the average has next to learu well, Paynter, Keeton. Pataudi, to control his temperament. He Komp-Welch. Townsend, and must learn what risks he may and Verity are a few whe ni

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C. S. BEAT WINS AGAINST C. G. SILVA

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It may be that he sees that ball It is not only consistency which, G. Silva, Club de Recreio, 21 shots

to Th more quickly than others-Capt. counts, but consistency and com- The match between A. M. Holland Nayudu gave that impression at mand. It is match-winning and and R. F. Luz which was down to be Lord's the other day-or it may he not match-saving which will bring played at the K.C.C. was unavoidably just instinctive anticipation. back "the Asbos."-Daily Mail. postponed.

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