1935-06-26 — Page 21

TEST CRICKET TEAM AVERAGES Surrey Captain Replaces FOR THE

Mitchell-Innes

London, June 26. ER. T. Holmes, the Surrey Cap. tain, has replaced N. 8. Michell- Innes in the third test against South Africa which is to commence On Saturday, Michell-Innes is suffer. ing from hay fever,—Reuter,

Holmes. In considered one of the brightest bats in County cricket at present and last month in a match against Gloucester, scored a brilliant 78, 60 of which were sixes or fours. Holmes, who captained Oxford University in 1927, has cured two centuries to date this Beaxon,

101 against Lancashire and 114 ngalust Worcester.

This is his first appearance in a Text match.

August, 1905.

He was born In

SEASON

IN FIRST CLASS CRICKET

STEPHENS HEADS

THE BATTING

The following are the first class cricket averages up to and includ- ing Saturday, June 1:

Waabbrook

In an 18-holes exhibition match at Bakewell

A. Melvlile

Winged Foot Golf Club, New York, N. 8. Mitchell-inne Gene Sarazen and Jesse Sweetser re- it. 7. Bartlett

BATTING

Times Not

Highest Lus. Out. Nuns. Inna, Avez,

12 4 427 12

contly defeated Miss Wethered, the south 18) (Derby) 10 2 English girl, and Mrs. Glenna Collett Sutlife Vare, whom they gave 6 strokes, by / 2 and 1.

Julian Wexni

(Park (1)

Mend

THE HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1935.

E. F. 1. Heane

Leyland Barber

Wetlard

ILO. M. Kimpson

Smart Barling FACE Haristal

Ashdown

11. 1

25 81 120 124

1510 110

11 1 4 193

40.43 47.33 45.71 46.80

SIT VL

46.20

1

314 360

45.34

(Glamorgan)

12 21

44.78

10

1 430

*43,00

483 102

40.90

A 207 16

43.00

1 410, 12

408 125

817 90

41,00 40,89 $0.02

0 270 50

2367

418

Townsend (L. FJ Arnold

0 183 79

98.00

0 325 18t

26.11

2 941 78

1 310 10

BELL

6. 1 172 62

24.40

34.28

11 405 142*

Niple (A.)

10% (F. 8.) (Domarket) Cox (Northants).... Fiahlock

ERT. Holmes M. J. Turnbull Tyldesley

A. I. Ringleton

#infeld

Hammand

D. F.. Walker

A. Benn

Todd

C. F. Walte

13 1 206 71

50 194 13 #0 200 DO 112 201

140 441. 138 Biznes not out.

BOWLING

24.03

38.75

32. 12.50

12.16

12.23 BL.II

(Qualifiemtoni 10 wickets: average 24.)

0. м.

W. Aver. 281.2 дя 477 42

19 11.7#

69.60 Staples (A.).. 108

011

14.05

EX 14.02

NEW CRICKET RULE MAKING FRIENDS

A Laughable Compromise

Recalled

London, June 2.

A quarter of the cricket season is already over, which is a depressing reflection to the faithful. For some the past month has left bitter memories of shivering hours on wind- doctor's bill to follow, swept grounds, perhaps with a writes "Watchingman" in the Observer. Others who wisely wrapped themselves in winter raiment, have en- joyed long days of singularly varied play. A gallant inn- ings is still a gallant innings, even when it is viewed over the top of an up-turned coat-collar.

Everything has been present except game, and cricket will cease to bo Aunshine. It is many years since such cricket.

In any case, if a decision is made high scoring and such low scoring have been together on the same days; that the wicket is unfit for

only just and new players have entered and con- bowling, surely the

miserably logical course is to declare the match county once 20244 16.20-trodden--one of the doormats a draw, as though the wicket were

kind of of the competition-head the cham- unfit for any

762 0 15.24

has wedge

beett

HONOURING GREAT SUSSEX CRICKETER

FORMER ENGLAND

PLAYER

W. NEWHAM TESTIMONIAL

LEAGUE FOOTBALL PARLEY

ARRANGEMENTS FOR SEASON

NO

NUMBERING OF PLAYERS

• Sussex County Cricket Club are At a conference of representa- arranging to give Mr. W. Newham, tives of all the Football League who has been intimately connected with the county's cricket for fifty-clubs held in London on Saturday. four years, a testimonial. Mr. June 1, a proposal that players Newham, who is in his 75th year, be numbered was turned down. was a great amateur batsman, and

The conference, whose recom was captain, aceretary, and assis tant-secretary of the Sussex C.C.C. mendations will go forward to the record without parallel in League decided to leave the two- annual meeting of the Football County cricket..

referees queation to that gather- He played for England in a Testing, and also those of the four-up- match against Australia at Sydney and-down scheme and increased in 1887-88, and for the Gentlemen pay to referees. against the Players at Lord's

Educated at Ardingly, ho gained

And when the worst has the thin and of the Now that a place in the eleven, and first ap-ngement Committee to suggest to 17.20ned and rain or snow has de accepted, it is permissible

617 29 17.82

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I. W. V. Robina 178 Premman

14 223 RA 495

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112 405 13%

68.00 Bower 62.77

200.1 197

ms 14.83

11 2

G45 228

09.00 Smith (2)

1 415 512

B9.24

(Mid'sex) 123.1

421

124

64.77 Clark

J42.2

240

2415

10.17

10 0 GR3 160

BA.30 Verity

$16.6 124

1

442 183

60.26 Tat

442 189

66.36 A

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188

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280 124 £1.00

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462 27 17.11

17.33

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498 Mayor

107.1

210

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Nomerset)

Polland

188.4

19

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30

18.00 18.23

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141.4

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475

18.00

Parka 12.)

243.1

621

18.Kt

Mitchell

302.6

417 30

18.19

Leply)

15042-

208.1

20 436 32

10.94

214.8

Boyles (E.)

157,5

17

Wellard

174.4

143

76

4.22 26 20.07 17 20.04 23 21.00 21.20

Smith H. A.)

20

(center)

Vin

Smalles

243

221.4 $7 421 24 2.17 200.3 45 601 20 24.31

Paramount's musical, "Missisippl," which will be shown Friday at the Queen's Theatre, features W. C. Fields, Bing Crosby and

Joan Bonnett.

Partne

Cornfard (J.)

69

one

fear that

match

It was decided to ask the Man-

peared for Sussex in 1881, enp-the Football Association that the 453 26 18.00 layed fast bowl.taining the County cleven in 1889. Third and subsequent rounds of He played for Sussex for 25 years, the FA Cup start later, January the new leg-before-wicket rule toing will be appiled in a mat

certain and at his best was in the first 30-being suggested for the Thirt to decide the Championship. provide a splendid subject for enger will deny that it would be the height light of batamen, and played fast Round, with intervals of a fort- 18.52 incussion and lively argument.

of absurdity for

to be bowling with n measure of akili night until the semi-finals. An team

interval of three weeks instead of After a month of trial opinion on presented with an opportunity to win that has rarely been surpassed. ita merits and

In first-class cricket Mr. New-aix between semi-finals and Final demerits remains the game with a large score, while divided. The best minds are still the some of the best fast bowlers in the ham obtained 14,663 runs with an as at present, was also proposed. open minds. There are

some men country were compelled to remain idle average of 24. One of his finest who continue stubbornly to blame the although members

of the fielding displays was against Lancashire vete against the broadcasting of The clubs passed a unanimous change in the law for everything that team?

at Old Trafford in 1894, when the Cup Final. They agreed to SCARED BATSMEN 695 134 21.71 does not reach the ideal in batsman-

scoring 110 not out, he carried his ask the Management Committee to ship.

SOUTH AFRICAN AVERAGES

BATTING

Not

A. D. Nourse

Inne. Out. Tume. Tuns. Aver.

34 2 730

GLAN

1. J. Batin

16 3

164*

R. G. Viljoen

11 1

1 460 162 132

69.00 68.00

11. B. CamCTOB

A. How

K... Dalton

11. F. Wade

When the score rrawls they des

clore that the cause is the heavy bur. It is a thousand pities that such but right through the Sussex frat | formulate a scheme whereby play-

innings of 174.

The

Sussex club hope that are retiring from the game would cricketers and clubs outside the be permitted to take up refereeing. county will all join in honouring without going through the long one of the game's most respected Probationary course necessary un- and devoted servants.

der present regulations.

den placed upon the batsman by un-complications should now threaten a accustomed restrictions. But

even great game simply because many bats- the most ardent of the "antis" fail men have adopted methods which The alleged burden render them liable to be hurt or to explain why should crush players on some days scared-by a form of bowling no more and not on others. On the whole, Idangerous than that which ha ex- think the new rule hna made moroisted for generatiora.

number friends than enemies. The

Rain if it falls nt the right time nut to it has been comparatively small,

in the right quantity, 500 80.00 and there have been plenty of tall and

totals and little grumbling about splendid thing for cricket. Its effects how us which of our idols have feet ampires' decisions.

The body-line controversy has not of clay. There is no doubt that a its ugly hear, but there was a little moisture in a wicket has a de- is suspicion that it has left a legacy in pressing effect when the pitch in Repulse Bay Hotel this evening. The Rovers drew so with

upon many

16 L 624 102

161 30.35

45.28

12 1

"1

11. Tomlinson

A 2 183

34.18 501 30.50

15 a

A, B, Lagion

116

45.

R. J. Crian

D } 114

10 14,20

A. J. Bell

40

214 10.00

... Vicent

7 A

12

20

15

&,00

X. Balaka

14 the happenings at Trent Bridge,

Also batled 1. Mitchel 1; 1 2. Whom 12.

• Signifies ant out.

A. B. Langton.. 234

4. J. Criep

....

la

meeting of the There will be a Council of the Hongkong Rifle Asso- eintion in the Board Room, Morning, Post Building, at 5.30 p.m. today.

be held

at

when, by an agreement between the perfect. They are so busy looking for last bus leaves Repulse Bay Nottinghamshire and Somerset cap the break which often isn't there that a.m.

tains, fast bowlers were taken off and they have no time for anything else.

of

kept off. No suggestion was made It has been finely said that the "intimidation" or "direct attack."

A resolution expressing keen disappointment that the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer had not provided any relief Entertain- ment Duty was passed.

At Copenhagen, recently Blackburn P selected Copenhagen team. Everton defeated - Servette at Geneva by 3 goals to 2.

tack" The first thing to learn about life in notTGESSE BID LT BASESTEIGSTE the bowler, was to be afraid of life. With

con- sidered to be the villain this me.

BOWLING

0. ht.

R

TV. Aver.

4 भ 625

worn pitch, not the 40 15.42

HD,1

20

663 34

10.34 617 20 19.AR

.

44

417 EA 20.17

100.4 14

618

28 22.07

R

50.00

A. J. Hell ...... 180.2 33

C. L. Vincent.. 170,5

1. Tomlin

E. 1. Dalton

X. Baiankan... 42.3

10 130

1521 5 30.40

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TICH on the hand. On the hand! rely entirely on defence and to fear Reverely on the Dear, dear! If a hall that gets up no to higher than a player's hand, even the to use scoring shots, whereas the old super-back- except hand which grips the top part of the

ameng hat handle, in considered dangerous players, was to attack the bowling.

much should risked to make hay before the IB- evitable unplayable ball came along and it was bound to come soon-If In a game of long ago, when Cam the bowlers knew their job. That bridge were playing the M.C.C. at principle, in spite of changing fash- Lord's, Albert Trott's fast ball hit ions, remains sound" to-day. But H..II. Marriott rather painfully, and most teams are blind to it. the University captain, partly us what schoolboys used to call yous than the sight of a player whose de- There is nothing more melancholy suggested that Trott was dangerous,

to cricket the better.

A COMIC EPISODE

and that it would be a tragedy if fence is not of the highest order pot- some of the side were injured and tering and scraping on a slow pitch. kept out of the Varsity

Το On the other hand, there are match.

few delight of the Cambridge

ner, things in cricket more impressive than

of

a great defensive player

the kindly M.C.C.

Becretary, probe the sight

сорес-

swayed by sentiment, arranged with frustrating by his close watching of the M.C.C.

that Trout should the ball and his masterly footwork captain bowl

the arts of a great bowler. that day. Tho no more

The subtle attractiveness of selenti- quence was that Marrlatt minde 146,

the University scored 607 for fic defence at a time of difficulty has six wickets and won the match. The been several times shown recently Cambridge captain dil not stop laugh Lord's wickets which have caused so by the batting of Hearne on those for weeks.

Now that was a rare case, the out-many others to Hounder like novices. There are two Hearnes contained in come of exceptional circumstances.

Low due of Rues are sacred things the same slight neat ligere There is

The

before the University match.

the Hearne who often bats with a pre-

Chat

But even those whose memories bridge veeupied air and seems to consider severni decades cannot rechil Ja becusion when it was thunght

negus

the

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dulge in Kame there must have

been

the many cheer of

clap of irony and the wickets at least as badly worn as

sarcasm. And there is the that at Nottingham. I cannot help

Carne wh

when the bali is turning feeling that if the unhappy body flurry or fear, meeting the ball with his side failing, bats without line rumpus had not occurred,

with its scandola and accusations

the centre of the bat blade, combin aggerations, which led people to beg wristwork with footwork, correct. lieve that any ball that rises high is scholarly, artistic. A good deal

nenace to life, there would have this season.

has been seen of that second Hearne

and ex-

been less fuss at Trent Bridge.

An unfortunate procedent has been established. In future, when the bali

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