THE HONGEONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, AUGUST 13,
1934:
ENGLAND TO HAVE THREE FAST
FAST BOWLERS AT OVAL? FIVE SPEED MERCHANTS FIGURE Warwick
IN NOMINATED 14
GOVER, ALLEN, BOWES MOST LIKELY
-SELECTORS TAKE HEED OF PAST EXPERIENCES
· 'SUTCLIFFE BACK AGAIN: KEETON MITCHELL & HOPWOOD DROPPED
(By "Veritas"),
Londing an ear to the voice of experience (and probably not unmindful of the equally emphatic voice of the Press), the English test match selectors have included no less than five fast cum medium-fast bowlers in the list of fourteen players invited to attend the Oval next Saturday for the fifth and final Test match against Australia.
of 22.11.
It is almost curtain that threef Surrey, this year, and up to three of these will be finally chosen weeks ago had taken 00 wickets! on the morning of the match, for 1,990 runs, with an average! and if the past decisions of the selectors and the current form of the players are taken into account, one can hazard a fairly confident guess as to the most likely men to make the team.
Anymow, here are the names of the fourteen players:
ILES. Wyatt (Warwick) captuin
C.F. Walters (Worcester) Sutcliffe (Yorkshire) Hammond (Gloucester)
Hendren (Middlesex)
Leyland (Yorkshire)
Ames (Kent)
G.O. Allen (Middlesex)
1.A.R. Peebles (Middlesex)
Verity (Yorkshire)
Bowes (Yorkshire)
Furthermore ko is comparatively unknown to the Australians, True they have met him twice this sen. son through their encounters with Surrey, but that -is hardly sufficient for them to be able to claim they have mastered his de- liveries. Gaver is, especially on his own ground, very fast off the piter, and table to upset the best of batsmen.
PEEBLES' CLAIMS.
If figures don't lic.. Peebles would appear to have preference Inver Clark. The Middlesex man
Gregory, the latest Taal nominee in action. Hore ha le soun pulling Freeman to the boundary in the recent Kent v. Surrey match at Blackheath.
CAUSTIC
COMMENT ON "BODYLINE"
RANJITSINHJI OFFERS OPINION TO SIR STANLEY JACKSON
"YOU WOULD GET ME OUT, BUT IT WOULD NOT BE CRICKET"
Lose Eight Wickets
For 25 Runs
AN ASTONISHING · DEBACLE
AGAINST YORKSHIRE
The latest batch of London newspapers, brings news of the sensational collapse of War- wickshire against Yorkshire last month, when Warwick lost eight of their batsmen for 25 runs in an hour's play. Previously Paine had de- moralised Yorkshire to dismiss them for 101, and during the day 18 wickets fell for 126 runa. Most of the batsmen made a poor show against the slow left-arm rapinners of Paine, who captured eight wickets for 62 runs. Not only did the ball turn sharply, but it leapt from the pitch in a most disconcerting manner right from |the start and the batsmen were in
a sorry plight.
LAWN BOWLS LEAGUE
CHAMPIONSHIP
SATURDAY'S RESULTS OPENS
UP NEW SITUATION
KOWLOON BOWLING GREEN IN DANGER
ALL-IMPORTANT MATCH ON
AUGUST. 25
(By "Varitus").
Kowloon Bowling Green's upset at the Police Recreation Club on Saturday requires a new valuation of championship pros. pects in the first division of the lawn bowls lenguo.
CUBS WIN TWICE
YANKEES SHARE- HONOURS
LATEST BASEBALL RESULTS
The reverse has cost the Bowling Green an advantage which they have enjoyed for the best part of the season, and Craigengower first string are now in a position to take over the leadership if they can eleze the opening made by Saturday's results.
The Bowling Green still lead by two points but have played an extra match to their rivals from the C. C.C. Nevertheless the fact that they have those points in the bag may make all the difference when the season'a final count is taken,
DECIDING MATCH?
Davidson and Smailes realised
New York, Aug. 12. that they had us good a chance of
Rain hindered progress in the weathering the storm by trying to knock the left-hander off his length major leagues baseball pro. Practically speaking the cham-
they had by more pacific | Kramme to-day. Two matches in "I should bowl at your left traced to a device of the profess
result of the meeting between the elbow" said Jackson, "and place sional, Dan Hayward, who pegged methods; but Davidson's bat did the National League had to borionship can be said to rest on the as many men as possible to downe Banji's right foot to the not connect when he stopped out postponed, while the Arst ex Bowling Green and Craigengower turf in order to make him keep it to drive, while Smalles, after mak counter between Philadelphia and " on August 25. The cham leg."
Yes, you would got me out, on the ground and play a defening one glorious hit to long-on for Washington had to be called off pious are at home on the Austin Bix, saw the ball spin off his bat in the seventh inning,, and the Road green, and this itself will straight to Kilner at short-leg. second one abandoned. Jacker," replied Ranji, "but it
a tremendous amount to WOULD NOT DEFEND.
It was rather a blow when would not be cricket.
Nevertheless the Yankees com- them. Smaltes fell so 8000.
I left was cricket history handed batsman was just the one ploted a
The Bowling Green have not yet. "And thus
double header against
defeated on their own. made. Thus was born the greatest to deal with Paing's break-backs, Boston, and shared the honours, been
Browns and pastures this season. On the scoring stroke ever known. For This was quickly proved by Turner while St. Louig Ranjitsinhji, with his right foot who opened with two full-blooded Chicago finished all square in a other hand Craigongower have the splendid away record of winning four and losing one. "On the perforce immovable, still refused drives, followed with another shot double header.
merits of such performances it is
The book is one of great interest to every cricketer, for it gives the life story of one, of the greatest players the game has produced.
When Rani was seven he was looked after hy 14 men servants, and it is not without interest to three soldiers
wne Peebles who' enjoyed most lock cart. success among the English attack when the Australians were rattling up scores at Manchester and the For the fourth Text last month, Oval. At Manchester for in- when Australia scored fifteen players were originally stance, invited to be prepared to play. 345, Peebles took three wickels Five of them have been overlooked for 150 runs, including those of In the this time, these being Hopwood, Bradman-and McCabe. James Langridge, Nichols, Keeton and T.B. Mitchell.
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Gover (Surrey)
Clark (Northants)
Gregory (Surrey)
Mitchell, Hopwood and Kocton appeared in the fourth Test, the latter being included for Sutcliffe.. who was suffering from an injury. THREE CHANGES LIKELY,
It is fairly-certain-that-only. three altorations will be made in the final team. Sutcliffe will return, while the vacancies caused by the dropping of Mitchell and Hopwood, are bound to be filled by fast bowlers.
Hammond's remarkable form in county cricket has made his selec- tion vital, although ono finds difficult to shake off memories of his obvious batting fallares in the this summer. provious Tests Sutcliffe recaptured his old-time power at the wickets against-Sur- rey on Saturday-a most hearten- ing siga-and the claims of Ley- land and Hendron cannot serious- ly be challenged, in spite of Gre- gory's brilliant displays for Sur rey.
Gregory has been named by Arthur Malley as a Test match cricketer, but he has not yet bean given a chance to win his spurs In International cricket. He is, undoubtedly one of the finest forcing batamen in England- to- day, and up to three weeks ago had the impressive figures of 26 innings, I not out,runs 1,437, highest score 180, average 557.48. Navertheless it is diicult to soc how he can displace any of the aforementioned batsmen, for both Hendron and Loyland, the only ones who might be called upon to give way, have performed with great credit in the previous Tests.
ALLEN PROBABLE.
sive stroke. :
18
mean
has been consistent this season,
and six footmen to be on the defensive. To the to the long-leg boundary, and then In the National League, Chicago recall that in the 1980 series. it who used five horses and oue bulamazement of the bowlers he sent a bali from Paine soaring to Cubs twice defeated St. Louis difficult to assess the probable.
twisted his body, flicked his wrists drop among t the spectators near the Cardinals. and smashed the ball round to entrance gates. leg, writes Wild.
The atendineas of A. B. Sellers Asked for the excret of his in the crisis resulted in a sixth-low, cricket wizardry, Ranji said: wicket stand of 39 runs, and just It is just a gift of the people what Turner did for his side will of my race. Your players know he realised from the fact that he where the ball is coming and get scored 51 funs out of 74, with one into position for the shot when 0 and six 4's as his best strokes. the ball is just half way in its The Innings collapsed after he was know, caught. flight towards them. I though, when the ball has accom- plished but a third of its journey towards me." ...
last match at the Oval, when the Australians compiled their huge score of 696. Peebles captured no
(Continued on Page 7.)
Like Jack Hobbs, he played a lot on Parker's piece nt Cambridge, where he
Was educated. Once, in one day on that ground, he made three different centuries, for three. different teams, by walking from one game to another while his own team completed its innings.
It is Interesting to note that the origin of his famous leg glance is
In 1930, commenting on present- day Test match form; he said:
Don Bradman Has Best Test Bradman's performances are not
Match Average
London, July 29.
Despite his poor showing in the opening three test' matches, Don Bradman's record stand in the fourth match of the series pulled his figures to the top of the averages.
good enough to raise him to the standard of Tramper, Land Macartney, because he has no stiff bowling against him."
WAS HE OUT?
Following are the batting and bowling averages for the four MIDDLE STUMP K.O., Test matches that have been played:
Leyland G. O. B. Allen Sutcliffe C. F. Walters Headren Ames
Verity
R. E. S. Wyatt
Geary Keeton Hammond Nawab of Pataudi Bower Mitchell Hopwood
ENGLISH BATTING AVERAGES.
Highest Matches Innings Runs Innings
361
153 01 · 01
Not
Outs Average
70.20 01.00
··
*38
69*
50,50
336
82
1
$0.00
208
132
40.07
228
120
0
38.00
71
GO*
3
06
24.00
63
· 20.67
37
25
.18.50
104
217.33
$1.00
10.00
7,00
6.00
1.00
K. Farnes ... Clark batted once and mored two not out.
D. G. Bradman W. H. Ponsford s. J. McCabe W. A. Brown
36,50
Matches Inninga Runa
4
0
AUSTRALIAN batting aveRAGES,
Highest Not Innings
Outs 304
437
0
281
181
Average
72.83 70.25
7
403
137
02.17
260
103
ง
41.29
181
90
6
100
73
0
30.20 27.07
78
30
00
23
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77
A. G. Chipperfield W. A. Woodfall W. J. O'Reilly W. A. Oldfall Furthermore England's batting C. V. Grimmett
L. S. Darling will be further strengthened by T. W. Wall the inclusion of G.O. Allen. UPE G. Bromley to the middle of July, Allon had
dono very little bowling: his
figures in fact were so follows:- ovora. 189.4, maidens 29,
runs 442.
• Denotes not oui,
wickets 11, average 40.18. But Vority since then the Middlesex spoed K. Farnes
dras several outstanding Bowes
ments to his credit, while
his batting throughout the season has been of the highest class, earning him an average up to the middle of last month of 66.50.
19.50
BUT BAILS STILL STANDING
A novel point in cricket law was raised at Portland, when the Red Triangle C.C. played East Coker, a Somerset side.
Toby Rowland, the Tiangle's fast bowler, sent down an extra speedy delivery which took the middle stump of J. Haynes clean out of the ground, made it somer-
Scores as cabled by Reuter fol-
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
.
2.
R
H
E
12
1
8
1
Chicago St. Louin
124
(Collins homered) Chicago tes
7 16 2 Laine had a curious exper-|
(F. Herman hit two home runs He took four of the first five wickets for 17 runs, had and W. Herman one)
St. Louis
2 8 3. hit off him while taking his fifth wicket and finished by dismiss Cincinnati
G 11 3 ing Macaulay, Douglas and Har- Pittsburgh
១ 12 2
their meeting 'in⠀: «, outcome of fortnight's time.
Outside of this match, however, the Bowling Green have small cause to worry. They have to pay a visit to Kowloon Docks, who are at present holding down the "wooden spoon" position, and to second receive Cralgengower. string, whom only a week ago they defeated casily at Happy Valley.
PROGRAMMES COMPARED. On the other hand, Craigon gewer "A", in addition to thair Derby with the Bowling Green,
greaves without another run be- The Boston v Naw York and have to meet their own club mates,
ing scored against him. When the Warwick batemen Brooklyn-v.Philadelphia matches were postponed. on account of tried their hand they collapsed in rath. sensational fashion, although it
AMERICAN LEAGUE, was bad judgment that resulted in Kilner being run out. Macaulay New York .... got promptly to work, Groom being Boston caught at short-leg and Bates at New York ... long-on, while Hargreaves, playing
secured four wickets for a dozen in his first championship match, Boston
(Solteres homored) runs, thanks to some safe catching St. Loule
his colleagues. Warwick's
Chiengo
by
oight wickets crashod in an hour for 25 runs.
LAWN TENNIS TOURISTS
sault and come to rest, standing Germany, Belgium, U.S.A.,
In the ground four feat away, but
left both balls still in position, the heat of the day having molted the varnish sufficiently to enable them to form a bridge over the gap.
The umpires differed one declar- Ing "out" and the other "not out," na the bails were still in position. The batsman solved the dimculty by walking away to the pavilion, declaring that he know when he
was beaten.
HE WAS OUT. With regard to the novel point in the Blac Book issued by the M.C.C. on the laws of cricket and explanation of same, this example is quoted, and definite ruling is given, that if by some chance the middle stump is removed, leaving the balls in position, the batsman
N. Z. And Australia
The representation of Great Britain in international lawn tennie was announced at the July meeting of the Lawn Tennis Association when the following Players were nominated:
U.S.A. Men's Championships, &c.F. J. Perry and F. H. D. Wilde.
4
12
12
2
2
1
(Simmons homered)
St. Louis
9
0
Chicago
3
B
1
Cleveland
5 .10
1
(Averill homered)
Detroit...
12-
2
ten innings)
early in the Beason, receive-tho- who sensationally defeated them Police, who on Saturday lowered the champions' colours, and oven more important, pay a visit to the Civil Service.
A comparison of the pro grammes definitely favours the Bowling Green. In travelling to Kowloon and the Civil Ser vice, Craigengewer are facing the prospects of two defeats, while the Bowling Green have only their trip to Happy Valley to fear.
As a matter of fact, Cralgengowor seniors were very near to defeat
on Saturday fast. At the half way stage, the Recreio lod on two rinks, and only a concerted effort allowed (Owen homered. There were the homcaters to overtake their
Philadelphia
Washington
11
0 0
rivals.
At the Police Recreation Club the Bowling Green found difficulty (Blatch called off in the seventh in adapting themselves to the green, and at the same time ran up innings)
against A. R. Clark at his best. Clark'e bowling against Guy, was soma of the most spectacular of
TENNIS IN 1591 the BBBON. Continually he saved
positions for the Police,
Entertaining Queen
Elizabeth
ant
turned defeat into vi offecting 4
With the Police
coup d'etab against the Bowling Green second string, the Indian Recreation. Club were able to enf U.S.A. Women's Championships:
Writing to Lawn Tennie and trench themselves very securely at &c.-Miss F James, Miss B. Badminton, a correspondent has loaders of the second division, and Nuthall, and Miss K. E. Stammers, the following interesting refer it is now highly improbable them Captain and manager, Mr. F. R. L. once on an early record of tennis, being dislodged from this position, Dear Sir, I found these quaint By winning the game in hand they Crawford.
Tour to New Zealand and Aus- notes in a very old book. They do have over their nearest rivals, ther traila.-G. P. Hughes (captain and scribe what is rather like a lawn can lead the rest of the league by manager). F. J. Porry, Miss D. E. tennis court, also a game in some four points, which means a lot
this stage of the season, Round, Miss E. M. Dearman, and ways similar to rackets,
"In 1691 when Queen Elizabeth Miss N. M. Lyle.
was entertained at Elvethan by the German Championships, August Earl of Hertford, after dinner about PROPOSED L.B.W.412, and matches against Gor- o'clock ten ut his Lordship's ser
many and Belgium.-H. G. N vants, all Somersetshire, men, in a CHANGE
Cooper, C. E. Harc. R. K. Tinkler, square green court
10.20
13.20
12.83
5.00
4.60
is out.
ENGLISH BOWLING AVERAGES.
Innings Orers Maidens Runs Wkets Average
214.2 81.2 05
18
410 -228
21
17.08
10
22.80
22
204
10
20.40
Geary Haninond Clark G. O. B. Alon Mitchell
17
203
60.75
101.3
22
243
68.60
44
10
118
110.00
37
136
57
180,00 225.00
Leyland Hopwood
I feel that Allen's, current form, and his past experience, Fondren will help him to collect the tenth
position In the team.
After that it is a case of Gover, W. J. O'Reilly Clark or Peobles. Gover must be. V. Grimmett seriously, considered. He Is one
A. G. Chipperfield
of the most promising of our T. W. Wal young fast bowlers. Io has S. J. McCal rendered Invaluable service for I, S. Darling
"M.C.C. WILL NOT
1.
before her
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EMPIRE GAMES
End With Cyclingy
Events
C, R. D. Tuckey, Miss E. M. Dear Majesty's windows, did hang up lines man, Miss R. M. Hardwick, Bliss squaring out the form of a tennis N. M. Lyle, and Mins 11, C. court, and making a cross line in the middle; in this square, they (being BE DRIVEN" Scrivon, with Mr. A. C. Grinths stript out of their dublets) played five 18 non-playing captain and to five with handball at cord and cord Discussing a proposed change in manager.
ax they termed it, to the great liking
The Empire Games con of her fighness. And de the leg-before-wicket rulo, Lord Hawitd, honorary treasurer of the tralian cricketers and Englishmen, In the fourteenth century there Manchester to-day with
said. ""Wo; will
bỏ not
Last year, ho said, I volcod was a game at ball where a lino call events. The winner Runs Wickets Average:
my hopes for much an occurrence. the cord was traced upon the wallon-Milo Lord Hawke, who was prosiding Thank God it has come about below which the stroke was faulty, Time 4 mins.20.1
some of the players were enoot, 131,000 Matros. at the annual meeting of the Ho did not want to see the last others had two hands tied together (Australia) Timer Cricketers Fund Friendly Society, Test played to a finish, We ate and played in a hollow cake se expressed great pleasure at the not very rood at five or six-day cardial relations between the Aus-games," he gave, as his reason.
AUSTRALIAN ROWLING AVERAGES,
Innings Overs Maldens
274.4 03 $20.8 120
401
501
10
201
172
460,
81
11
.193
20.46 129.47 40.20
78,10
90.50
Yours faithfully,1,000 Yard
VT, H.Öyler. smer 1 min. 88.4/3.775)
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