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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1934.

ENGLISH BATSMEN DEMORALISED BY SLOW BOWLERS

A rink in play during last Saturday's Lawn Bowls league match between the Indian Recreation Club and Civil Service, (Photo: Ming

FOUR

Yuan).

INEXPLICABLE COLLAPSE AGAINST GRIMMETT AND O'REILLY

Australia Wins Deservedly After Holding Upper Hand

FORCING the cricket from the

opening ball of the day, Aus tralia yesterday magnificently won the first Test match at Nottingham by 238 rans. The whole team res pondled finely to Woodfull's call for on-the-toes-cricket, batsmen in the -first hour of the day hitting at everything and thereby scoring rapidly, and bowlers and fleiders afterwards throwing the English hatsmen into disorder by their

LEADING COUNTIES ch standard work.

LOSE POINTS

YORKSHIRE SUSTAIN INITIAL DEFEAT OF SEASON

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MIDDLESEX LOSE 8 WICKETS FOR

London, June 12.

51 RUNS, BUT WIN! Sussex, Kent, Yorkshire, Surrey, leading counties in that order in the county cricket championship table, all lost points in the course of the programme which came to a close to-day. Kent. Yorkabire and Surrey) were beaten outright whlie Sus-1 sex lost first innlaga perbreek Nottal

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Middlesex obtained traordinary victory shire. After

leading by runs on the first innings, they hind a thrilling scramble to hit off the runs, losing eight wickets before they reached 51, the required num her,

Peebles

demoralised York- shire, capturing 5 for 68 in the realised first innings. which

174, and 7 for 85 in the second, which totalled 220.

Mitidlesex scored freely in their) initial visit to the crease, aggres Kating 344, of which

scored 116.

Hetime

RACE AGAINST CLOCK.

Then in a race against the clock. Middlesex went

runs, and

for the despite wonderful bowling by Bowes, who took 6 for

17, managed to score them withi

two wickets in hand.

This was

Yorkshire's first

outright defeat of the season. Notts and Sussex had a keen innings Jend. fight for first finishing in favour of Notts, who scored to the Sunsex total of 312.

J. Parks (104) for Sussex and Harris (107) for Notts were the There Was chief run-getters, never any hope of a definite de clsion and Sussex played out time.

MOST IMPROVED TEAM.

Surrey came

Best Performances

BATTING.

E. T. Killick (Free

Barnett (Gloster) Somerset

For.) v. Cambridge

Arnold

(Hants)

Derby

O'Conner (Essex)

Surrey

Armstrong (Leicester)

194

173.

144

*143

1-10 y. Oxford

Mend' (Hants) v. Derby 138 Alderman (Derby) (v. Hants

Wilcox (Free For.) v. Cambridge

Hetime (Middlesex) v.. Yorkk

AUSTRALIA

won deservedly.

Apart from the first day's play: they always enjoyed the upper; hund. They obtained a grip on the Saturday which they never relaxed, and although yesterday the odds were against them when England went into lunch with 20 rune on the board and all wickets Intact, by dint of Ane team work they broke down what had been regarded a the best English batting side for years, dismissing them for us small a total as 141.

and Grimmett. They had the CEF honours go to O'Reilly Englishmen guessing in both in-

nings. It is significant that both are slow spin bowlers. Not even a crumbling wicket yesterday ex- plains away everything.

ACCORDING to the cables, these

bowlers had the batsmen all

hitting too late or too early, Only three wickets were clean bowled. Sutcliffe, the Nawab, Hendren. Sun Geary were all caught in the and fold. Leyland, Hammond Farnes fell victims to Oldfield's vigilance.

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yesterday.

Actually the 179 runs are not sol important. For a fast bowler to inke ten wickets in a match, when on the opposition, it is the slow bowlers who did the damage, is quite sullcient to reveal that bowler's worth.

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THE

HE most inexplicable thing!

About the match was collapse of the English batsmen before slow bowlers, In past

the

years it has been Australia's spoed merchants who have demoralised

Players evincing keen interest in a close head during the I.R.C. and Civil Sarrica second division iawn bowls langue mateff. (Photos Ming Yuan).

English" batsmen. One has Rvely LEONARDO GAVIA WINS

recollections of MacDonald and Gregory. The general impression was the English batsmen "knew slow bowling too well to be seri- ously troubled by it unless it was exploited on a glue pot.

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O'Reilly, who destroyed Endland TRENT Bridge was never that during this match. Yet the figures of O'Reilly and Grimmett 1wo Innings respectively for runs and were not concerned over how many wickets they lost fa read:-784-40-129-11: 85.3-52-120- getting them. Consequently 8. little more than an hour's batting

saw 114 added to the overnight sacrificed their wickets in securing

attack is far more formatable

total of 159 for 3. Five hatsmen means that the Australian these, but it was worth it. Eng-than any of the English critics. land were made to bat half an were prepared to admit when they hour before lunch, which meant first saw that after the' adjournment they month. would face a cut-up wicket.

the morning. McCabe

con-

Lwo

them in

action last!

ANOTHER TITLE

PHILIPPINES TENNIS ACE NOW THE

TOP OF THE TREE.

SECURES CITY CHAMPIONSHIP IN CONVINCING STYLE

Manila, June 28. Leonardo Gavia, Jr., retained

the city open tennis champion- ship by defeating Leopoldo Calixto in the finals yesterday

at

Victoria afternoon

the Courts. The scores were 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 and 6-2.

BIG FIGHT ON TO-MORROW

By winning the title yesterday, twice at Trent Bridge, while Gavin earned the right to keep the BROWN alone remained stolid in BOTH countries have now won

other matches were left. Osawa trophy, emblematic of drawn. England's second innings the city open tennis championship. total yesterday was the second it was the neond time he won the BAER WILL MEET

tinued his hurricane hitting, and quick runs were made by O'Reilly, Darling and Oldfield,

LESLIE Ames, who is no mean footballer, had to thank his experience of the winter game for the catch with which he dismissed Brown. The wicketkeeper falled to hold the ball at the first attempt, but as it was falling to the ground, he kicked it up and caught it on the rebound. Smart

WOODFULL and a Fansford In Englund's side yesterday would probably have saved them from defeat. Apart from Leyland, England had no defensive bats- men. Possibly this was just as well. A definite result is much better than a drawn match, which and spectacular. 119

is made drawn by laborious bat- ting on the part of a team,

124

Allen (Cambridge)", na Free For.

113the morning Australia took the Li-only course open, They went

-Harris (Nolts).

Sussex ...

107

Parks, J. (Sussex) v.

104

102

Notts

B., H. Valentine (Free For.. Cambridge

BOWLING.

Probles (Mid- dlesex) . Yorks.

and

v. Northants

5 for 68

Clay (Glamorgan)

and Parker (Gloster)

7 for 85

5 for 39 G for 72

v, Somerset

7 for 61

Sinfield (Gloster} v. Somerset

Goddard (Gloster) Somerset

Bowes (Yorks) v. Middlesex

5 for 70

5 for 75

6 for 17

FARNES made his future selec- tion for the Tests a practical certainly. During the match he took ten wickets for 179 runs.

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lowest made on the ground la a

ja cup championship. This match innings. two-leg trophy. completed Test

The match yesterday turned out The lowest was 112, compiled by England in 1921 when Australia to be one of the closest and best won by ten wickets. Yesterday's fought encounters in the entire total is actually the smallest for tournament. Calixto played ins- pired tennis, but Gavia's better

the argu if second innings.

court generalship won

The first set was won by Calixto visits to the crease, the Aus by 1-6 count. He started out fine

aggregating 647 for their two ment for him. tralians had the distinction of and clinched three games in a row, compiling the highest total of then slowed up his pace to allow runs in two innings in Tea Gavin knot the count ut 3-alh match at Nottingham. The pre- They halved the next two games vicus best was GIG in two innings then Calixto forged ahead by play- by England in 1905.

ENGLAND'S "TAIL" AGAIN IN THE

LIMELIGHT

SIX WICKETS FALL FOR THIRTY EIGHT RUNS

London, June 12.

Australians Try Golf

When lunch was taken, England had BRADMAN'S SKILL There were 12,000 spectators pre-scored 27 for no loss, Walters scoring sent to-day at Trent Bridge for the 17 and Sutcliffe 10. fourth and last day of the first Test

With the score at 51. Sutcliffe lost

London, May 3. The Australians played their match. The weather was sunny withhia wicket when he was caught low first match yesterday-but at

ing sterling tennis and captured the set to the tune of 3-6.

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CARNERA

POSTPONEMENT NOW VERY UNLIKELY

New York, June 7. Jack Dempsey and Ancil Hoffman, co-handlers of Max "Modest Maxie" Baer, Ameri- can challenger for the world's heavyweight championship, to-day announced that they had abandoned the idea of asking for a week's postponement of the bout scheduled for June- 14.

The two fought-at-break-neck pace in the second set, but after a prolonged argument which featured by Gavia's smashing net

Both said that although the attacks and volleyings he finally challenger could use an extra week won the act by 7.6 score. Calixto of training, he would knock out offered him a stir fight in this Carnera. Italian Man Mountain,

set and forged him to extend him-regardless of the 2-1 odds gam self before romping away with theblera

set.

are offering today against such a feat.

five tuck

The third set found Gavia play-

The United Press learned that ing true to form and allowed his opponent to score only one game. the efforts of Commissioners Lar- Calixto took the third game after ry Phelan and J. 1. Wear were which he was badly outclassed by responsible for the defeat of the postponement idea when placed be- his rival.

Calixto started the fourth set by fore the New York Boxing Cum- taking the first game. He threat-mission for approval. the wicket wearing.

down, in the first slip by Chipperfeld.

ened to stage a rally, but Gavia

Bill Brown, members of the com- Brown (37 not out) and McCabe The ball bowled by O'Reilly, spun of golf, not cricket!

These Test match cricketers checked him with his beautiful mission, announced carlier to-day (74 not out) continued Australia'ahin bat. He scored 21. 51-2-24. second innings. They took the over- Hammond then joined the England went down to the delightful West baseline shots and accurate that he would recommend a month's

at Bickley, near placements. Gavia night scare of 159 for three wickets

games in a row, dropped the postponement of the bout or com- Oldfield, of Chislehurst.

seventh and won decisively the Plete cancellation. He said that his recommendation would be based on. O'Conner

made possible Essex to 181, before McCabe was caught skipper and after adding 32 runs was Kent course

In the slips by Hammond off Farnes. smartly stumped by

Bradman played a good game, eighth game from Calixto and the poor physical condition of Bher first innings score of 265, by He made 88 which included one sixer Grimmelt. 83-2-10,

man with it the match and the trophy, who has not had a fight. In nearly bitting up 143. Surrey actually and 15 boundaries. In innings was.

The Nawah of Pataudi next came

This extremely ft young seems able to play any ball Į symbolic of the championship. up against the gained a lead replying with 286. magnificent and he was at the wicket

was bowled neck and crop with an similar for one hour and 10 minutes. 181-1-in and with the score at 91, Walters

game with the greatest of ease. Essex responded with a

off break from O'Reilly. Walters" Lotal in their second knock and 88,

After watching him play slx Sarrey were set 266 to win. They Darling joined Brown but only re-effort was a gallant one and during

onee get into mained to score 14 runs when he fell his stay at the creuse he scored 40-holes and Rever were dismissed for 227.

and a second victim to Hammond off the which included seven four's, 21 trouble, I came to the conclusion

The Hendren joined the Nawab.

interest Hampshire, Gloucester

Essex fast bowler. 210-5-1-1. Menn- Glamorgan obtained comfortable while Brown, who was joined by latter picked it a wrong ball to hit that if cricket did not wins. Arnold and Mead who both Chipperfield, batted patiently. Chip off Grimmett and sent a skler which him so much he might very well Sanderson. And if those games scored centuries placed Hampperfield, however, failed and became Ponsford fielded at deep mid-off. be a great golfer, writes F. W.

not

told enough, I am Maurice Leyland joined Hendren were shire in an impregnable position the third victim of the Hammond 103—10. against Derbyshire, and although Farnes combination, being sent back

"the second innings to the pavilion after scoring only four and at 110 the hero of England's he is well above average at lawn'

stand in the first innings was caught tennis and billiards. Alderman in scored 121, Derby could not avol runs, 231-0-4,

AMES' FINE CATCH. the innings defeat.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE.

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. Essex (265 G 286) beat Surrey 1286 & 227) by 38 runs. Notts 1331) beat Sussex (312 & 180-4) on first innings. Middlesex (344 & 51-8) beat Yorks (174 & 220) by two wickets. Hampshire (481)

beat

Derby (108 & .291), by innings & 82 runs: Gloucester (407 & 32-01 beat Somerset (213 & 225) by ten wickets. Glamorgan (201 & 129-21

beat, Northants (129 &

197) by eight wickets. OTHER MATCHES. Leicester (409 G 158-3) drew with Oxford (435), Cambridge (411 G 331-5 dec.) drow with Free Forestors (311 & 373-5).

JONES GOES TO NOTTS

12 months, since knocking out Max Selimeling, former German title- holder, in the eighth round.

Because of the rumours makinige. the rounds of Cauliflower Alley on the poor condition of the chal- lenger, Carnera to-day picked up from a 9-5 favourite to a 2-1 Tavour- ite to win.

Tho

announcement made by Dempsey,. co-promoter of the Charles Jones, the Arsenal match, and the wily Hoffman,

by Chipperfield, who took off a very Woudfull plays golf as he plays and Welsh international half-Baer's mentor, means that the bout low fly off one of O'Reilly's. fastesterlcket-accuracy and no chances.Pack, will. after all,

deliverien. 110-3.

MAGNIFICENT STAND.

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become will proceed as has been sched-

juled for the past few month.

LEAGUE BOWLS

K.B.G.C.. TEAM" FOR SATURDAY

His long shots are good, without manager for Notts County.

An announcement to this effect Cloucester owed their ten wie- A highlight of the morning's play

The score nt ten time was 115 for any attempt to get excoptional

he recently brought a denial from kels victory against Somerset came when Lesile Ames took a chiefly to their bowlers. Parker brilliant catch behind the wickets to five, Leyland having six to his credit distance, and on the greens

will never spoil, a good score by the Arsenal, who intimated that in the first innings with 7 for dismiss Brown who was at the wicket and Mr. "Extras" four.

trying to hole long-distance putts. Jones had entered into an agree- 64, and Sinfield and Goddard with for 205 minutes, scoring 73. Ames

McCabe and Darling, too, are ment with them.

Jones, who ended his playing. 5 for 70 and 5 and 75 respectively appeared to drop the bail but ho

Leyland was playing magnificently, good.

career at the close of last season, in the second kept the Somerset kicked it up from his toe and brought off an amazing catch. Brown baited.

peculiar found himself in the acores down.

stolidly and obviously did not go for atome-wailing, fighting for time.

He hit only three Ames, who joined him after ten, did

position of being claimed by two taken by asporating, Farnes went out with a clubs. A long conference follow- Clay did some great bowling the bowling.

not atay long. He Was

The following have been selected for Glamorgan against Nort-boundaries. 244-7-73.

Oldfiek had scored ten runs when O'Reilly playing an off spinner. Ha duck, having followed Verity to theed with the directors of Notts

caught. County, who had un Interview to represent the Kowloon Bowling hants, finally earning figures of

Grenn Club second team, in ● thoir with the Arsenal board. 11 for 111. In the second in-O'Reilly skied a ball from Geary only scored 12, but lasted 70 minutes,crease when Leyland was

which Verity. Aelding at backward which was excollent compared to what 137-00.

was to come. 194-6-12. nings he captured 6 for 72.

Mitchell Joined Verity. It was the As a result Lord Belper, presidengue match again the Hongkong point, held. 207-8-18.

Club, nt Kowloon on Geary was out with a duck. Chip last hope. There was not more than ont of Notts County, was able to Football Grimmett partnered Oldfield and

H. F. Stoneham, C. B. Hosking. word careful. Mitchell scored very drow with Lelcoster after bath (whon. six more runs had been added, Į parfloid caught him low in the slips, a half hour to play. The batsmen announce that Jones will 'Im-Saturday."

Woodfull declared the innings closed off Grimmett, 1967).

Then Leyland was caught by Oht slowly, Vority did not score at all. [mediately take over the manago" W.-E. Hale, H.,'II. Rose (Skip).

ment of the club.

G. J. Chambora, C, L. Farmer, sides had topped the 400 mark in at 12.30 p.m. The score stood at 273

O'Reilly's buflot-like delivery finish. Jones started his playing career their first innings, and Cambridge for eight wickets.

the match; for he took Mitchell's with Cardiff City, but he was with M. J. Henderson, J. G. Moyer drew with Frne Forresters. The

wicket with a leg spinner.

Nottingham Forest when he trans (Skip).

As a J. Macdonald, EV Searle, Cantaba aggregated 742 for 15 wickels in two innings, and Freo Faced with the task of scoring 380

England had last by 238 runs, with ferred to the Arsenal,

son (Skip). Improved team the Forresters replied with 684 for 15 runs for victory in just over four hours England side, for the next wickets

grent tacticians. country-Essex-and were beaten wickets, both E. T. Klick and Walters and Sutcliffe went to the came down in rapid order. Timo was only ten minutes to play before time player he was one of the game's J..G. Chariton, G. E. F. Thomp

B. II. Valentine making centuries. wickets. They hatted very cautiously. growing short, too, which made it ex- and the call of a draw--Reuter, by 38 runs.

most

in

There was some free batting at the Universition, whore Oxford

CAUTIOUS BEGINNING.

fell, of O'Reilly, having out up a splendid stand for two solid hours, Ined which he scored 18. 137-818.

The heart seemed go out of the

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