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London, June 24. Perspiring Londoners aro drop- ping conventionalities in an ondeavour to accommodate them- solves to the stifling weather which reigns in the City this summer.

THE HONGKONG

CRICKET HISTORY OF

SOUTH AFRICA ·

TEAM WHICH TOURED ENGLAND SIX YEARS AGO

VISITORS FAIL MISERABLY IN THE FOURTH TEST MATCH

(By R. Abbit)

come

TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1935.

CAMERON'S GREAT INNINGS

SECOND TEST AT LORD'S

ENGLAND BOWLERS

PUNISHED.

MENZEL AND MAIER IN

LUSTY MATCH

Last Eight In Lawn Tennis Championships

7-

GB. Malfroy and Max M. Hooley beat 2. Van den Kynde and Mile. 15. M. Watson 3, Pallada and áll«. G. Terwirdt beat B. lawrence and Mr. B. R. Lawrence, ST.

SHIP COLLISION JUDGMENT

JEFFERSON AND AFRIKA

BOTH TO BLAME

That both parties were to be. blamed for the collision, was thè declalon arrived at by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, in his judgment, delivered yesterday, in the claim and counter-claim for damages brought by the American Mall Line and the East Asiatic Co., Ltd., respectively,

R. Mense and Bleens F. Cepkova bent The action arose through a coi |lision in Hongkong harbour on

neen and Mile, H. R. Couquerque, 6-4, London, July 1.

M. Hainville and Mlle. A. Baumgarten beat:

R. Godsell and Miss M. Raney, 6-3, 6-the morning of December 14, 1934, M. Dertium and Mian E. 11. Harrey beat between the 8.a. President Jeffer

Henkel and Fri, M. Horn, 1-6-son (owned by the American, Mail Dr. P. U. D. Spence und alle. J. Goldachunkit Line) and the m.v. Afrika, whose owners are the East Asiatic Co., Ltd.

SECOND ROUND

In the judgment, which was read

Fleet Street and the Strand to- in the field, and though England was 130. Morkel and which only realised Test match at Lord's, writes fairly held her own, and might, with C. H. Kingsley and Mr. F. C. Petres,2,aut by Mr. Justice R. E. Lindaci,

men

man

DUCKWORTH.

no further.

4-6, 6-3.

and Mr. D. Andrus, scratched..

Mr. P. C. Jenkin, K.C., instructed

the American Mail Line, and Mr. Eldon Potter, K., and Mr. II. C. Mac- by Mr. D. H. Blake, appeared for

Marton, of Messrs. Deacons, for the East Asiatic Co., Ltd.

was evidently approaching his beat making his stroke, so that there was had already beaten Mrs. J. B. Pill. W. Artena and Mme. A. Werring beat, namara, instructed by Mr. O. E. C.

ля л

Than) to player.

D. N. Jones and Mrs. W. J. Dyson, 11-

C. Aeschliman and His G. A. Clarke. Jervoise beat. Hendrie and Miss A. F. L.

Matejka and Mex. M. Mayne,

Metrich, -3, fum).

C. R. Faweus and Minn M, E. Lumb beat

were

After a brief respite from the

(Continued from Page 8). protracted heat wave which sont the city workers into their lightest

winning the first on the ninth gamb sultings and the nearest drink-

after leading by 63. Miss Jacobs quenching establishments, another

had to resort to lobbing tactics, and risa in the thermometer has

not only saved the set by so doing, in the first Test Match this year, and, Already the started.

mercury CHAPTER IX (CONTINUED):

An enormous crowd assembled but seemed to have undermined Mian rocords 19 degrees and warmer

ad on Sunday at Manchester. on Saturday doubtless as a tri- Lyle's confidence in the second, which 11. as happened at Trent Bridge, it rain- weather is predicted by weather A COMPLETE FAILURE

she won at -1.

9./ Minn The fourth Test Match was played England declared but in that match bute to our visitors' unbeaten re-

Noel was not as ensily clerks who are smugly watching

to South cord, and to their sporting quali- the effects of a real summer in at Manchester at the end of July and the rain did not place of the traditional English it is one of the ironies of cricket that, Africa's all and Freeman pitched the ties as cricketers and witnesedbesten by Mrs. F. S. Moody on the... G. Collins and Mr. 1. D. Howard ser. though, for the first time South ball well up and took seven for 71 fine day play in the Second entre court as the score 6-1, 6-3

G. von Cramm and Hme. B. Sperling beat indicaten. In many of the rallies sho Innings first. rain,

Africa could place her strongest team in the

Taylor alone did A.E.R. Gilligan. much. In

a little more luck, have won at least, their second lanings the day provide a vivid spectacle of weakened by the absence of Ham-

The wicket behaved very well, and two more games in the first not, which N. 12. Farquharson and Mite R. M. Hard as Sir. Atholl was unable to attemi Chief Justice found that the Presi white-costumed visitors and mond, Tate and Larwood, the visitors South Africans managed to get 166

R. Lund and Mr. G. Luen beat P. v. v.

dent Jefferson was responsible for workers in the midst of which the put up the worst display of the whole thanks to good knocks by Taylor and was the best seen at headquarters this went against her at Geel. In the sick lead - Langmead and Miss B. Boxmes, Court owing to indisposition, the the collision to the extent of. 70 per tour. It mainly consisted of the com- Morkel again, while Cameron made a summer. I will not describe it as

$-4.

Dr. H. a. N. Cooper and Misc E, M. cent. and the Afrika to the extent ataunch supporters of the bowler to failure of the first three bats-gallant 83. But they were beaten by perfect, because the spin bowine second she led by 32, but could kekberwood and Miss V. 31. Montgomery, 6--4, |

could make the ball turn quickly, and there was the occasional delivery "home" affair between

Of the remaining matches the Dearman beat A. Laerulx and Mme. J. de

of 30 hat and neat black city, suit main-men in each innings--they scored an innings and 32 runs.

Mrs. M. R. Keulemeester, 6–3, 2—6. G-

per cent. tain a moist and limp dignity.

which kept twenty among them in the six in-

low. extremely

F. H. D. Wilde and Miss K. F Blammers Up till lunch no, batsman could King and Mia J. Ingram in note- There are more brown sklan Innings)-and an inability to play Free

In this game Duckworth caught

ance offered by Mias Ingram (who Pallars and Mile. Terwindi, wo,; W. Hines the city limits than have been

the three and stumped three batsmen and afford to take the slightest liberty in worthy because of the stout resist-hal 1 Landry and bine. Caron, Callert, 6-1 Although England had won soon for many years and the sun-

real duel between batamen and bow-had 1830-31.

England's fourth ranked burnt colonial-on-leave is able to third Test Match there had been some

criticism of the composition of the form which was shown In

ler.

The undoubted feature of the day Camouflage himself easily among English side. 3. C. White, though a It is, therefore, curious to find a re

On the other hand, Miss V. II. their numbers.

very useful bowler of the non-stop ference in the Cricketer of 1929 to Week-end excursions to the type, was not of nearly so much value the fact that Duckworth was not com- was the truly mangalficent Innings Montgomery and Mins F. S. Ford both wicket played by Cameron, who came in at showed that they could do better than awkward period and proceeded to they actually did against Sleena E. coast is providing rallways and in a three day match. Only one bow parable to Cameron

treat which der Merwe, Cameron's understudy!

performers.

J. Jedrzejowska, of Poland, respec- best petrol stations all along the road cluded and an early train

THE FIFTH TEST.

Then when two wickets fell quickly, tively. are doing a roaring trade in stopped his bowling bad left the side

To sum up the situation in a very helping the motorist seek cool with a very moderate attack for a

Although they had lost the rubber, Cameron the hitter changed into good hard wicket. As captain, White seclusion in the country.

great week. I name the match be- recently

tly rattled up 104

and 43 in the them. The last Test was played at did he perform.

tween Menzel and Borotra as the best hile the Oval in the second half of August Africa

while match Notts-South

Ko far, and Budge as the young un- Barratt came in as the fast bowler and they found the usual perfect Oval

needed player who has impressed us

Comments upon such progresK | As has been said Hammond and Tate wicket very much to their liking. were on

on the injured list and this There is no doubt that they were de-

most as has been made in doubles must of brought in Wyatt and George Geary. finitely on top in the game generally,

necessity be withheld, at any rate pro, It is interesting to note that this is and it is a little difficult to understand,

tem.

Resultat. the first time that the present Eng apart from the well-known ungarles COAL MINE DISASTER sh captain was included in a repre- Fourth Test. For, in the fifth match.

of Cricket, the sorry display in sentative side in England.

England won the to all right, and A BRILLIANT PARTNERSHIP Sutcliffe obliged with his usual hun- England won the toss and batted red. Woolley got 48, but,- for all day on a perfect wicket, and did, the rest.-there was nothing doing, very much better than she might have and the side were all out for 258. done. Sutcliffe and E. H. Bowley A poor score un a perfect wicket.

to come off, and then A terrific explosion occurred in both failed Wyatt and

and Woolley came together. a conl mine at Girll to Wudley was dropped when he which 33 Indian miners were killed

only made twenty, and instead of the and 43 were injured.

third wicket falling at fifty it full The removal of the injured is nearly three hundred! Wyatt sig still in progress and rescue work is nalized his first appearance in a Test proceeding feverishly in the hope Match in England by making 113. of finding some of the victims stil while Woolley got 154. It must have much the same side as beleg side, which dismissed Rowan, who

bron a delightful partnership to watch as 245 runs were made in 10 minutes, save that MeMillan was Leyland and George Geary also hit which, on form, was the obvious thing. spirit about the visiting eleven be

buses with boom business, whistler, Larwood, of pace has been in-keeper and not even as good! as Vanan the England bowlers like village Cepkova, of Czechoslovakia, and Miss A Martin Lexray and Mme. R. Henrotin police that while he was driving car

4-0,

Mr. E. Bacci, of 4 Village Road, Happy Valley, has reported to the W. Muir and Mine M. Whitmarsh -

1308 in Leighton Hill Road last night, he knocked down a woman, Fung Yee, THIRD ROUND

who received head injuries and was Von Cramm and Mme. Sperling, war Cremoved to hospital Wilde and Mi Slammern beat Cooper and.. Mim Dearman, 2-6, 6-2, 6--1.

Certainly the weather has con./ was replaced by A. W. Carr, who had South Africn did not let that worry, Cameron the defender and right well few words, the week has not been Naynert and Mile. N. Adamson, wor

spired with all things to make of 1935 Jubilee summer which will be remembered. British

long

Wireless.

MANY INDIAN MINERS KILLED

AND INJURED

Calcutta, July 25.

alive beneath the debris.

to the ignition of gas in the lower depths of the mine.--Reiter.

אייייי

of piny

THE TEAMS

The

Muriver, the English team should!

DISCRIMINATION

He played each bail on its merits, and if the bowler chose to serve him up a real bad one, it was uncere- moniously cracked to the ropes.

more

Cameron may play many innings which will yield him a cen- Kive a tury, but he will never greater exhibition than he did nt Lord's on Saturday.

MEN'S SINGLES

FOURTH ROUND

+

Menzel (Czechoslovakia) beat F, Maler „Spaint, 4-3, 6--0, 9 --6, 6-2,

It was the advent of the new ball, and lion-hearted Nichols after ten that. Crawford (Australia) beat (i. 2. brought his wonderful innings to a close. Hammond did the rest at the other end.

Hughes (Gult, nominisimd), 7

02.

9. B. Wood (U.S.AJ) beat B, C. Hapman. (Australia), 6-1, 64, 3.6, 6-3.

3. W. Aurihi (6.21., nomlanted) best B. D. Andrews ((Zew Zealand), 44, 51, 6-4,

V. R. Methath (Australia) beat N, Sharpe

WOMEN'S SINGLES

Farrimond made n grent debut and have been a stronger batting side, na ing late in the South African gay despite two possible chances of stump- Hobbs was in for Bowley, Hammond gave as good and polished a display (61), 61, 65, 75. for Hendrens and Ames for Ducks Any English wicket-keeper sinc worth. Yet on a plumb wicket they the days of Strudwick at his best.

He made a magnificent catch on the were tumbled out for a comparatively trifling cure, The South Africans

had played a sterling innings for his for Bell, side.

Lord's is a very diffenft ground

lunet

THIRD ROUND

Mr. P. 9. Mosely 11.8.A. here is 25. Noel 18.15, 43, 6 a *Sirena 1. Grokova (Crechodosakini beati Miss V. 1. Montgomery (6.83, 1, 1 1

Smr. It. Mathieu (France) w BI P. K. M, M. R. King 1.R, nomigarsh) Lent Milgram (6.3.), 97, 91

MEK, J. Jendrejowska (Poland) en Miss

£

1. For 16.55.1, 0.7.

Actual details of this appalling lieved that the explosion was dus out, and England had 427 at the closa Whether or no there was a earefree, won which to keep wicket, and Farriers (2, 3, 46, 64, disaster are lacking but it is be.

retained an England's wicket-keeper The situation somewhat resembled cause the rabber was definitely lost Ind on his perfariance should be That at the end of the first day's play do not knew though I rather suspect for the remainder of this year's Tests.

Wyatt handled his bowling very welf

indeed. The only criticism have make of his enitalney in this respect is that I would have preferred im ant to employ Verity and Lang ridge at the same time.

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MEN'S DOUBLES

FIRST ROUND

Once more the first three batsmen, fatterall, Siedle and Bruce Mitchell. failed. This time they got 14 among them which meant that in nine Tent Nichols lawled with a tremendous consecutive innings they had heart. He ends down each ball as match collectively scored 36 runs an ever-though he does not intend the Ente. F. Funcer, G

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to make any mora runs,

Verity

is not aver this year, but England kept a good length, and so did Lang-

Siedle or Bruce Mitchell this year

1

i would be lucky to see the backs of ridge and Mitchell, until Camerou four apiece. But they are reaping in to play one of the best fight- the fruits of a constructive pulley in sending young men instead of dealing in was-birds, with

to the future.

GLORIOUS BATTING

Cameron trak xix apiece off ing innings of his career, Verity, Langridge and Mitchell in turn, and in half an hour had knocked up a really glorious 50. I noticed that Mitchell lost his longth when sub- To hark back, however, to the jeeted to much punishment. South Africans' innings. After the Langridge made the catch of the three corly crashes (three for twenty-day in dismissing Dalton from a tre- five), Herbert Taylor played a lovely mendous drive. innings and he and Deane aided 21-4 runa in 100 minates,

It was a fitting moment for the Taylor

his King to come out on to the field-his century and Deale only faled by fest

public

appearance since his rest. Boven rans, Then Cameron, Morkel

A most noticeable feature was the kuplendid English fielding, a most welcome improvement on some of the disgraceful exhibitions seen in *1934.

Hammond, in the slips and gully, brought off somerexceptionally clean pleces of work, while Ames and Hul- es gained universal, recognition for their spoed in dashing after the ball and for their unfailing accuracy ta return it full pitch to Farrimond at

the wicket.

SUTCLIFFE'S HOODOO

35

Bertrum and W. Musgrove heat J.

N. 4. Farmsharwars mul V. G. Kirby Beat ... Iturwell and 13. M. Junina, 1 1, 9---7. 444, 7.

AKCOND ROUND

C. E. Malfray sud A. C. Sledyan bent k Gabrowlls and E, Straub, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3,

B. Budue and G. Maku beati, W. Butler and . . . Meredith, 6-4, 11, 4

M. liernard and C. Because sent t Gofsell and H. M. Turnbull, 6, 3, 44, 4-6. fie Steful and H. C. Fisher beat N. te

any al Rt. L. Wackett, 5, 3-4-1.8-2.

THIRD ROUND W. b. Alfion and 2. Yan Ryu beat 2. Yamagish! . Nishimura, 7 78, 61.

WOMEN'S DOUBLES

SECOND ROUND

KƐew, J. 11. Pittman and Miss A. M. Your test. Mr. M. R. Kinse and Masc

FF. Whittingstall, 4-6, 4-3, 3-1.

MR. V. Burr and Mrs. E. B. Law beat Miss M. 11. Holman and Mias B. Soames, 6-3, 6-4.

Min J, Hartigan and Mrs. H. C. Hopman

bent Fri. M. forn and Signuring 1. Valeriu,

4.

Min J. C. Rúlley and Mrs. D. G. Shepherd-

Harron beat Mie 4. 12. Cinto and Miss M. Whitmarsh 6-4, 3--0, 6-0,

Mile J. Jedrzejowika and Mine 8. Noel at Mrs. W. F. Freeman and Mr. H. M.

Turnbull, 10-8, A-3.

Mias M. Heeley and Miss 1. E. Round beat

Mr. R. V. Pontes and Miss R. J. Smith, -1.

0.7.

THIRD ROUND

and McMillan all felt it their duty to exceed the half-century, and, with useful scores from Owen Smith and Vincent, the South Africans were able ito declare at 492 for eight wickets. i THE RETORT DISCOURTEOUS

But any idea of a victory for the when visiting team was speedily dispelled after losing Hobbs for a trifle of

afty-two,

Sutcliffe and Hammond proceeded and put up 109 and 101

piece not out! Six runs more, cne wicket than the whole side had scored in the first innings Match draw, and everyone satisfied. Te

Mr R. E. Harlock and Mrs. J. S. Kirk Bell once again had Sutcliffe out-beat Min it. Batt Min M. Hurgeme conclude this chapter--for the tabul- the third time in three innings and Smith, 6-3, 4-2. ated results were given in my last, Wyatt rightly sent in Leyland instead

MIXED DOUBLES article--one cannot do better than of Hammond to prevent Bell's in- quote the concluding sentence in

FIRST ROUND awingers from being the same danger Wieden's resume, written by the late, to a left-hander as to a right-hand Sidney J. Southerton, after the season batsman. Wyatt himself batted very best 3. Lesueur and Mme, R. Mathies, 0–4, concluded:

well, meeting all the bowling with The impression left by the tour confidence. was that South Africa will, in the The official figures showed that near future, be a far more dimeult 20,884 spectators paid for admission, side to beat than they were Inst the full attendance being estimated

at 31,000,

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IL F. David and Men, J. 3. Pittman wo, H. Pletance and Mec E. Magrendy sCT.

P. Kukuljevio and Mrs. W. G. Lowe beat R. M. Turnbull and Mrs. R. K. Turnbull,

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