1934-06-07 — Page 8

THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1934.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THE QUEST FOR THE

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ASHES

WOODFULL

BRADMAN

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KIPPAX

OLDFIELD

R. ABBIT DEALS WITH THE ENGLISH SIDE

A NUMBER OF UNFORTUNATE OMISSIONS

TEAM WHICH MAY POSSIBLY PLAY TO-MORROW

(By R. Abbit)

By the time this article appears in print, my readers will have had the names of the fourteen players chosen to attend at Trent Bridgo for the first Test Match of the 1934 season in their possession for 48 hours, together with some general comments.

think however that if we examine was in 1930 when in the third Lent the situation we can get pretty close match in England he made a duck to the composition of the team itself, and took one wicket for ninety-five) though this must needs be varied rups.

accordingly as the wicket promises to

It is true that In 1928 for Chapmann's

be wet or dry. Indeed I consider it Australian Side he took five for thirty- quite on the eards that the actual five in the first innings besides making eleven will not be relected definitely sixty-six. His innl Test Agures were, until the very morning of the mutch-batting 8-95-66-13.75 and bowl- ing 20.8-70-177—19—av, 25.10. In this he was top. But it is six years ago and 1 have seen nothing in the cables to account for his return to big cricket.

"BRACKET PLAYERS,

The team neems to me to include certain players who fall into brackets, un it were, as for instance I cannot see Both Kennett Farnes and Bowes play. ing.

The most surprising point how ever is the emision of barwood, We do not definitely know why this

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There has been 'n suspicious enger- news in wires I have seen to reparti that Larwood is quite ft again, but 1 have keen no notices of his bowling for in good spell at top once. There! are only two unlutions possible, One is the most unlikely one hinted at in cable that Larwood would refuse to piny in Tests (n) is one stury had it, from loyalty to Jarding or (b) because

Larwood's name but I cannot see this very athletic youngster, who earned

in living, I believe, na a minor pre.

promptu accounts of the Tests in time

Mitchell for Jardine's team in 32-33! took in Test cricket three wickets for twenty runs apiece. Frankly one is

ut here surprised at either ving! ineluded and I certainly enumot see them both in.

A POSSIBLE TEAM. The team 1 would select on a hard wicket would be.

R.E.S. Wyatt, the Nawab, K. Fartes, Sutcliffe. Hammond, Ames, ilendren. Leyland. Nicholls, Verity and Mitchell.

WALL

McCABE

THE FIRST TEST MATCH

DRAW MOST LIKELY RESULT IF WICKET IS DRY.

STARTS TO-MORROW

BROMLEY

GRIMMETT

DROWN

PONSFORD

AUSTRALIA'S BID to recover the "Ashes" lost to D. R. Jardine's team in 1932-33 begins at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, to- morrow, when the first of the current series of Test Matches will start. Interest in the

outcome of those games is practically world- wide, following as they do the much discussed serics in Australia eighteen months ago, and it is already established that every ground record will be broken this year in England at Nottingham, Manchester, Leeds, Lord's and the Oval.

Neither team has yet finally been chosen for to-morrow, and much will depend on the conditions. It is generally felt that both sides are remarkably strong in batting, and less powerful in attack. Given a dry wicket

big scores are anticipated, with a draw over four days of play, the most likely result.

Not Australia's Youngest Test Team

INTERESTING RECORDS OF FORMER TOURING PERSONNELS

largely question of inmediate form. Neither view is correct, about which ane knows little out here.

In the event of Wyatt's'thunk injury

Walters would captain the side.

The team of 1930 included cleven

the trip in the present team there are eight newcomers.

The teams of 1912 and 1921 each

WHO'S WHO IN THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM

STRIKING ARRAY OF ALLROUND TALENT REVEALED

PLAYERS WHO HAVE PEFFORMED

DOUGHTY DEEDS

The following ae pen-pictures of the Australian Test players now in England, from whom will be drawn the, cloven to oppose England in the first Test at Nottingham to-morrow.

W. M. WOODFULL (Victoria).

L. DARLING (Victoria).

WIGHTMAN CUP SELECT

ENGLAND PICKS STRONG SIDE:

NEW COMBINATION.

1N DOUBLES

The Wightman Cup selectors have chosen the English team to oppose America's Indles team at Wimbledon on June 15 and' 16, and based on the recent trials, there are practically no surprises.

The team is:

Miss Dorothy Round

Miss Dearman

Miss B. Nuthall

Miss M. Scriven

Miss N. Lyle.

Mrs. L. A. Godfree

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The exclusion of Miss Kathleen

same

Is painstaking and f shrewd Laetician. Made his first trip to Eng-season it the age of 19 he came to the A dashing left-hand bat. In 1928-29. land under II, L. Collins, and returned front by scoring 37 and 96 against to Australia with the best average N.S.W. From then until last season that an Australian had ever had in he was in and out of the State side, Stammers as a singles player is his first tour-679. A dour opening but is now the backbone of the State rather baisma, with a rock-like defence. XI. Well built, he takes plenty of "Veritas," and it would seem that unexpected, writes One of the pilars Australian and risks. Also Victorian teams. Has been in fine medium-pace bowler and a brilliant England will rely on the

11 useful right-hand form this season. Age 7. A school-frit. Played in master.

two Tests against three players who played singles Jardine's men, scored 148 ruas for last year and were average of 37, highest score 85. Age

beaten in 25.

Amerien..

Mike Round obviously goes in as No, singles, with Miss Peggy One of the most promising opening Scriven us her lieutenant.

D. G. BRADMAN (N.S.W.)

W. BROWN (N.S.W.).

Is hokter the world's highest in- dividual score in first-class cricket- 452 not aut against Queensland in; 1929-30 Henson. las inade the hisphost individual score

Scored a in Anglo- antsinen in Australlo. Australian Tests-33-1 at Leeds in double-century in the last Shefickt 1980. In this tour he falled by only Shield match. Stayed at the wicketa 10 to reach 3,000, and finished with for over two and a half hours in scor- Lyle and Miss Dearman are

ing 60 against Jardine's team out of palpably doubles players,

an average of 98.6.

As Mrs. Godfree, Miss Nancy

In the Tests he averaged 130.14 for a toul of 18. Very consistent this Betty Nuthall will play seven completed innings, Going back his best innings being 206 and 154.singles.

seuson and has scored over 600 runs,

to Australia, he scored 447 (average Age 21. 71,5) in the Teste against the West Indies, and in the following season seared 806 with the phenomenal aver-

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STRONG IN DOUBLES.

WILB

Miss

No. 3

T. WALL (South Australia).

Al Forest Hills last year this of 2015 against the South Afri- An impression seems to prevail that There are five howlers: excluding the Australian team about to starting will be the third visit for Grin- Of the present team, the forthcom-

Australia's fast bowler. Had a combination fairly successful tour in England in Wyatt, and only two men who might their quest of the Ashes" is the mett, Fosford and Woodfull, compiet. son, being mostly unable to cope with average of 20.03. Was out of forms

not highly he had been retuined at 21 fee of nat easily make fly. On a

Not ruch a prolife scorer last sen- 1930, when he took 57 wickets at an superastul, Miss Round winning £2,000 to report the Tests.

Mticky Personally I think both stories drop out for Geary, unless it was de- represented Australia in England; "AUSTRALIA'S FINEST TEAM."

wicket, it is possible that Farnes might youngest, in average age, that has jog nine years' service for each. Larwood's bowling. In the Tests against the West Italien in 101, but losing both and

one match, Miss Scriven against England he scored 306 ruus did better against South Africans, capturing the only one in which Miss Nuthal poppy-cock.

cided to strengthen the butting when and that the team contains more new

at an average of 60.75, his highest taking 13 wickets for 66 runs in she played. I know there is a book which benrs Walters would come in. But this ismerthers thon any previous leamiest that ever represented Australis Test at Melbourne. Tials brought his to take all ten wickets in a Shefeld : the second three Tests. One of the few players The I team was probably that score being 103 not out

But Miss Scriven appears to be in England. Under the captaincy of England to seven, which is more than Test averages against England last annexing the French title for the number of centuries in Tents digninst Shield match, Headed Australian on the top of hor form, and since viously, serving out the necessarily im- keeping him out I rather ungine | members who had not previously matches, of which they won 2, lost any other Australian has made against Year with 16 wickets at 20.37. AKxecond successive year, can right- Warwick Armstrong, they played 38 only was, and 14 were drawn. Each this year, his acores including 253.]

England. Recovered his old form20. A schoolmaster. of eight batanen-laeartney, Bards, 187 aut aut, 128, and 101. Is a

ly be regarded as a suitable selec- A. F. KIPPAX (N.S.W.). " loy, Armstrong, Ryder, J. M. Gregory, master of all the strokes, with an

Hon. an aggregate of more than 1;000 rans: Andrews, Collins and Taylor-scored anusunt half-pull, half-hook shut of

Most stylish hat in Australia, There will be two entirely dif 2,000 ench), with averages ranging

brilliant fteld.; Age 26,

Trupes. Has captained New South compared with the 1933 team. Wales for several seasons. One of B. J. BARNETT (Victoria)

tho relect few who have scored over If the trials are to indicate any- 5,000 runs in Sheffield. Shield cricket.thingissDearman and Miss" A good wicket-keeper and left-flighest score 316 not put against Nancy Lyle will be one pair, and minded batsman. Very quick on his Queensland in 1927-28 season. Hias Mrs. Godfree, probably partnered feel and takes the ball well on the leg twice scored two separate hundreds. side off fast bowling, Age 25; in a match, once against Sussex by Miss Nuthall, the other. What-

1930. With Ilooker, alinres

ever the line-up, eurrent form E. H. BROMLEY (Victoria), world's last-wicket record partnership suggests that England will be Brilliant left-hand bat and a useful versus Victoria in 1928, his share be Godfree has recaptured

of 367, made for New South Wales very strong in doubles, as Mrs. meilian-pace left-hand bowler. For- ing 2 et al. He has had one old-time brilliance.

all her merly played for Western Australia. trip to

to be printed and served up at next!

nurning's breakfast tables.

THE RESULT? Now as to our chances, So far as SELECTORS UNCONVINCED. I can see the Australians are a

There unly then remains the secondi magnißcent batting side, except that had 10 men; tht of 1896 had nina) (Bacartney' and Bardsley more thans own. Useful slow bowler and a Modelled his style on that of Victar ferent doubles combinations

salution that the Selcelors are not several of them don't like really fast; and thus of 1909 had eight who absolutely convinced that he is fit for bowling, but I have grave doubts of had not previously visited England,

full pace bowling over a long gone. It may well be, however, that they are) giving him further time to try out his Foot. And indeed, if Larwand is going! to play anywhere, let it be on n Lord's wicket. We shall see later.

their bowling.

Grimmett might bring off one of his If the wicket is n glue-pot, then old time feats,

O'Reilly is their best howler on the Jarbole, but in this department I think

Walker, Juelsen, Bedman, a'Beckett, were, in the order of age-McCabe,

The new comers to the tens of 1030)

Fairfus, Wall and Harwood. Their I suppose that no one will be at all that England has slightly the better wood (27), with an average of ranged from McCabe (20) 10 surprised that R.E.S. Wyatt-hus been of matters. I am not sure however years. The older members chosen to Captain the Eagle side, if she has not rather the worse batting fu, Oldfield, V. Provided he did not show any lack of sids. Leyland is rather an uncertain Grimmett ranged in age from Pons Ponsford, Kippus, Hornibrook, Wood

Richardson is hardly conceivable that quantity in a Tet, and Fiammond has anyone else could be chosen. Natural done little a far this year, na far ford (0) to Grimmett (38), with an ly the critics have toyed about with: we know.

average of 33.14 years. The average, other names. (Awful chaps these:

On the whole I think that 'n drawe of the whole team of 1990 was cricket journalists for ing up is most probable, if the weather is 27.73 years. column or two with gut!)

form it

But seriously in thong days the captain has gut to pull his weight laj the bum. Of the anus mentioned, in' these days English Captains of yester year don't stage come-bucks,

fine and the wicket goud.

ABSENTEES,

GRIMMETT OLDEST.

ned?

Whlic notieing with great pleasure!

U the younger members of the pre-i the return of Hondren. I am frankly!ent team, Brown, Bromley, MeCube, disappointed that R.WV. Robins is

iectwond-Smith, Darling Barnett, ut in the side, as he is such a brilliant Bradman and Chipperfield, range in VALENTINE TO COME. Chapman had his day, and

glar-rounder. He is, however, rather inus one it was. But he has passed of moods.

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BROADCAST.

EVEN WYATT BECOMES SCEPTICAL.

INJURY LIKELY TO KEEP HIM OUT OF BEST.

London, June 6. Even R., E. S. Wyatt is now casting doubt on the likelihood of his being fit to lead the England Test team at Nottingham on Friday.

He stated to-day that as result of his fractured thumb, it was very doubtful whether he would be able to turn out. The injury will be further examined later to-day-leuter.

Lo

Eaglandin 1930. Scored

four venturies.

Fin

A brilliant fieldsman in any position. 1.514 runs in 1936 tour for average of Was brought into the fourth Test 60.07, including side against England because of his Scored 30 in Texts-average 6489 TO-DAY'S LEAGUE atrang leg-sine play. He scored only 26 and 7 and was dropped for the last Test. Has done fairly well this ROAD, Age 21.

Had only 11 innings last year. scored 21-highest score 170-for average of 29.18. Age 34. A sports goods sales-

S. J. MCCABE (N.S.W.).

The most attractive batsman in Aus.

TENNIS

THREATENED BY

RAIN

A threatening overhead indicates

C. V. GRIMMETT (South Australia).

One of the best slow bowlers of all] time. Took 20 wickets in Tests fur- an trench (22) to Chippersteld 7), with an average of 216 years.

ing the English, tour of 1930 for an alia; also a splendid fast-medium The obler members-O'Reilly, Ebeling,

average of 30.89. Obinined all ten howler, and regarded as the finest all- his prime as a player. On the other Paynter, tro, is a man I had expert Wat Ponsford, Eippas, Oldfeld, hand B. Valentine is hardly come ed to see in us, besides his brilliant Woodfuil and Grimmettrange in age.

Yorkshire wickets for 37, and secured rader in Australia 10-day Scored that league tennis may possibly be to his. He may well captain our dest left hand batting, he is a splendid field. from O'Reilly and Ebeling reach 29)

altogether 144 wickets in first-cinus 185

nt average of 19.77 in Tests hold up by rain for the first time ile in Australin, but as yet he has understand that this latter depart to 'Grimmett (32), averaging 14.125 from 58 down to 30 an innings. Four Tists against D. R. Jardine's team. traita in four Test "rubbers. As anion programme is scheduled, but

matches at an average 10.85. Coar-gainst Jardine's team. Although: hardly shown that consistency of per- ment of the game is been insisted in years. The average age of the whole or

paratively a failure in the last series paly, has already represented Aus-this season to-day. A "B" Divi- formance that along can warrant in- by the Selectors.

team is 231 years.

the howlers-Armstrong Me Did not enter big cricket until com- bowler, he occasionally brings the ball but rain appears to be inevitable. clusion in a Test side.

Donald, J. M. Gregory and Mileyparatively late in his career, but has back a little and has a deceptive slow The must probable successor tol

Of course, the figures for 1981 have each captured more than 100 wickets taken more wickets in Sheffield Shield one. A brilliant field in any position, Jardine, had he retained his form and I understand that ZBAV will be been landed by the passing years, with averages ranging from:Arm cricket that any other bowler, Made particularly in

Owing to the Hongkong Cricket Wyatt dropped his, would undoubtedly laying Daventry's running account setbe and Bradman being respon-strong (147) to Malley (19.8) runs a striking Test debut in 1021-5, when played much this season through ill-league matches during the week, it the slips. Has not Club courts not being available for have been C.F. Walters, fut le has of the first day's play for some time.sable for an addition of eight years to wicket, Of this great team, Old- he took eleven England wickets for health. A sports goods salesman. done practically nothing this year, rom 1 think 30 or so. I suppose the aggregate of the "juniors," and field is the only player who is al 82 runs in the fifth Test. Has done

is doubtful whether the Club's en- while Weatt has played excellently, this is D.V.W.P.--but I hope it will be Wall Ponsford, Kippax, Oldfield member of the team of 1031.

W. A. OLDFIELD (N.S.W.).

counter with the and I personally doubt Walters' ia bit clearer than the boat-race.

University, will materialise this afternoon. It will A worthy successor to that wonder-probably be played on Saturday by ful line of Australian wicket-keepers, mutual agreement. Blackham. Kelly, and Carter. Hel takes the ball cleanly and without This leaves three other matches, flourish. Has kept wicket: for Aus-with the Recrclo visiting Pokfulam trafin in every Test, since the fifth to play the Graduates. They should Test in 1921, with the exception of win comfortably. Chinese Recrea- the fourth Test in Brislinne last year on Club, present leaders of the when he was not available on account division go to Sookunpoo, and of injury. Age 36.

should also garner points from the [I.R.C.

clusion in the side as I noticed that in the trial game Wyatt went In Arat! with Sutcliffe, a combination which I expect will be tried cut on Friday nexí.

THE BRACKETS.

Before I suggest what I think may be the English side I would draw ny roaders' attention to one or two 'brackets'. For instance I cannot for the life of nie gee both K. Farnes and Bowes in the side. Roth are very fast, and both are quite negligible as batsmen.

Bowes has bowled Bradinan, but ho has rather the reputation of relying

them too

Oaks Probables And Jockeys

RICHARDS ON MISTOR

London, June G.

rather on the Inst bumped ball-anil The probable starters and jockeys be is frequently guilty of bumping for the Daks, the second classle of short A Agurek in the Derby meeting, to be run on Australia with Jardine were (n) Friday, are now. announced. Teata: 23-2—10—1, (b) First-Class Matches:-200-22-838-30, nød (e)

All Matches: 206-25-1029-48.

Pretty poor figures. It is true his only Test Match wicket was Brad- man, but I find that it was a long hop! which Bradman tried to hook and played on to his wicket,

I personally fancy Farnes. In the other bracket I Gudi Genry and Bit- chell. The former is n rather

murs

prising selection, as he is forty onu years of age. I am a lile doubtful about him but no for nu 7 can make out his last appearance for England;

(Sam

Instantaneous (Dick) Shining Cloud (Nicoll)

(Wragg)

Wragg) Solitude (Fox) Mocnatone (Canty) Light Brocade (Carsiako) Kyloe (T Burns) Call of Duty (H. Beasley) Zelina (S. Donoghue) Mistur (G. Richards).

-Reuter.

Woodfull and Grimmett for 24 yours

to the aggregate of the seniors,

The present is the 18th representa- live team to visit England. Exclud- ing executive officers and visitors who have sometimes taken part in games us emergencles, the actual playing: members of all the teams number 121; individuals. Of these, 49 were select ed from New South Wales, 48 front Victoria, 17 from South Australis, four from Queensland and three from Tasmania.

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several tripa.

ARMSTRONG'S FOUR TRIPS.

Age 42.

fairly well this season.

TRENT BRIDGE, THE GROUND OF SMALL SCORES

WHAT RECORDS OF PAST REVEAL The first Test to be played at Nottingham, or Trent Bridge W. J. O'REILLY (N.S.W.). as it is alternatively known, was in 1899, when the match was left drawn, with England needing 135 to win with three wickets series of Tests-twenty-seven wickets tain South China, and as the latter Australia's star bowler of the last The Kowloon Cricket Club enter- The average shows an amusing in band. paradox-that each team consisted of

Int 27.25 each. A tall, well built right have lost to the C.R.C., and drawn 0.72 players; the explanation, of

Altogether five matches have Scores at Nottingham have been delivery a medium-pnced ball which

hand iwwler, he has as his stock with the Indians. course, is, that many of the players been played at Nottingham, of comparatively small, and both sides straightens up from the ler. The K.C.C. have beaten the University whereas the made more than one trip, and son which England has won two, only averaged a little over 200 por greatest bowling, find since Grimmett, and were only narrowly benton by

Australia one, and two

innings. TC-

In ninc visits to the Almost unknown at the beginning of the Recreio, it would auggest a win maining have been left drawn. wicket, England has an aggro-the 1932 acason, when the South for the home team.

gate of 1,848 runs, with an aver- Africans were touring Australia. At No fewer than 14 players paid four England last won in 1980 by 99 age of 204 runs por Innings the end of the scaner he was the bost visite to England. Among these were runs.

The K.C.C. will enjoy the ser Armstrong, with 20 years' service, date at Trent Bridge was in 1921, nings, has totalled 1,602, with an

Australia's only success to Australia, having batted eight in Lower in New South Wales. Are 29.vices of Dunne, who will partner and Bardsley and Mucartney, with 18 when they carried all before them, average of a

Schoolmaster by profession..

Stapleton, and if all three paire fraction over years. These periods, however, in-

200 W. H. PONSFORD (Victoria).

produce proper form, the K.C.C. clude the war interval, the three They wou comfortably by

should win. Only two individual centuries] named having been members of the Wickets.

Before the advent of Don Bradman, teams inmediately, before and after England frst, won in 1900 by have been scored at Trent Bridge. Was known as the world's

Here is the programms, with five wickets, and the second drawn A. C. Maclaren obtained oge for batsman. Scored 423 (the world's the home team given first, Among others of the 14 were Jarris game was in 1920, when only England in 1906, when ho scored Tasmanis, and broke this recurd in record) in ble first appearance against

H.K.C.C. 14 years; Noble and few balls were bowind, England 140, and Don Bradman recorded 1027 by scoring 407 against Queena- Trumper 11: Clem Hill, 10; and H. scoring 32 without loss, and rain one for Australia in 1930, when land. Though Don Bradman has beg

stopping any further play.

he hit up 131,

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the war.

and Oldfield,

Trotl, 9.

tent runs.

wonder

G.A. 1.R.C.

ILC.C.

V.H.K.U.T.C. v Recreio Y C.R.C. VSCAA