1936-05-22 — Page 9

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY,

Australia's Power In

Ted Drake, hero of the 1935-36

English Cup final. He scored the

goal which gave Arsanal the trophy.

Here he is seen teating out his log

After being trasted for a cartilage in-

-Jury...

Looking At English Cricket

(Continued from Page 8)

IS AS GREAT

AS EVER

MAY 22, 1936.

The Cricket World

Successes In India And South Africa

BRADMAN'S SPLENDID

LEADERSHIP

wicket, as

(By a Special Correspondent.)

himself afterwards ad- or Australia's power on the cric-mitted, but he was given not out.

the 100 wickets that South Africa ket field, during an English lost at such a low average as 21 runs winter when devotees of the each, Grimmett secured 44 for 14.69 summer game have been peer- each and O'Reilly 27 at 17.03 each. ing with anxious eyes into the Their bowling was mathematical in

Mr. Leuls Dullus, exactitude. veil of the future, has been appreciation, said that O'Reilly was proved again and again.

probably the only bowler the world who could pltch over after over with scientifle precision and without caus-

in one

The Commonwealth has been abls to send a formidable team to South Africa even without Woodfull, Brading casualties to the fielders at the "silly feg." In this series of matchex man, Pensford, Wall, Kippax, bolle arrest advanced the number of his And auch A young hope as Bromley. They have overwhelmed the Southwickets in Test to 210-100 against expected to play an important part Africans, whose praises were sung in Englanil, 77 Against South Africa, in the Teat series "Down Under" next

227 20

the West Indies

re-

this country a few months ago. Allan any other man.

been

other party, including same veterans' in excellent preservation, have And Grimmett, the crackerjack with giving object lessons to the Indians, the poker face, as Americans would who are about to revisit England describe him, bowled his firs ball in a There was no kden, apparently, of gainst England keeping some of thend

and took his last wicket In this

rast masters

March

TO-MORROW'S LAWN BOWLS

9

LEAGUE PROGRAMME AND TEAMS

Rain, though very velcome in namy respects, has made lawn bowls impossible this last week. But there are indications of an improvement for to-morrow when another full programme of Icague matches is scheduled...The fixtures and teams selected to date follow.

FIRST DIVISION

CRAIGOWER "A" 1. INDIAN RC.

A. E., Costea

A. A. Rainck

11. Rumahn

R. P, di Lux (skip)

A. B. Gomes

C. F. BummORE

U. M. Omar (skip)

Bel Arculit

J. Landolt

V. N. Allenza

3. Cavanagh

B. Unna (kp)

CIVIL SERVICE

P. E. Knight

J. Cook

C. Sirange

F. J. Jones (akly)

13, Major

W. Burling

J. F. McGowan

J. Doakin (ship?"

J. Gellatley

La Collrer

8. E. Alderman

J. Hollidge (skip)

HEO SALOON 2014,

F. W. Lines

J. Watson

M. It. Abbas

A. Jakar

A. M. Wahab

A. 9. Mndus (skip)

19. M. Khan

R. M. Kumjah

H. Y. Adai

A. it. Ballah (skip)

J. Hussen

A. K. Minu

A. H. Rumah

A. H. Minu tukipi

POLICE LLC.

W. Camerun

R. H. E. Mazka

A, E. Carey

W. Mair (skip).

Ja Dlemdinning

W. 8. Dali

F. E. E. Honker

J. Shephen (5)

W. Greig

C. Dowman

J. Opti

W. E. Hollande (skip)

TÀ KOO KG

J. Wald

F. K. Pattinson

W. Cunningham

J. Chalmers (skip)

T. Grimca

W, Brown

N. 1. Kariji

ti. McNay

A. H. Aiver

1. V. Pearse (akip)

J. J'au

J. Fitzgerald

W. t'helps

W. Wan takip}

Elenersen

11. J. Toftever

H. L. Fox.

POLICE R.C.

C. Blackburn

7. Channing

1. 8. Mekar

J. B. Eliddell (akip)

C. B. Pile

B. I. Farlow

A. 3, Johnsen

8. Logan takip}

N. France

T. R. Hunter

|G. 8. Alexander

W. Mellardy (akly)

Referere

T. H, Rowell

G. B. Gravez

J. H. Beach

O. B. Robertson (skip)

E. Strange

3. Dobson

F. 1. W. Haynes

J. Rodger (skip)

▾ CIVIL SERVICE

W. B. Chester Woode

7. H. Daly

YACHT CLUB

{}, 11. King

J. A. U. Morrison

A. T. Hamilton

Stanley McCabe, one of the stal-i W. Macfarlane warts of Australian cricket who is

8. Bright

3. Full

S. Handle

I. Krews

I. Duncan (skip)

W. Weir skip)

.

W. J. Hanson1

2. Hemer

J. J. Whyte

P. 8. Camaldy

3. G. Merer

A. 1'ark

winter.

BADMINTON AT

CAMBRIDGE"

Hopes Of Half Blues Being Awarded

Three Malayan Chinese represent-

in their own country to maintain the rubber on March 3, 1936-eleven standard of the Sheffield Shield years of marvellous work, particularly tournament. The opportunity Was for a man who entered into

the ordeal seized to give the best satch practice of international cricket in his thirty to the young men knocking on the third year Defying the passing doors of the dressing rooms of State years, Grimmett's wisdom becomes teams. And splendidly have several more priceless by liz amazing accurred Cambridge in the annual inter- of the players who have longed for sey. It is even said that he have varsity Axture against Oxford this such valuable

ule experience shown that delivered a "no-bail" and never a Australia can look with confidence to widel One bowler, E. L. McCormick, year. They were H. S. Ong, T. S, the rising generation to take the man of speed, from Victoria, has in Lee and C. J. Wee, who also took places of those who have borne the

championships. gained in consistency of length A поло of hostility. He may succeed Wall, The fielding of the Australians, especially on the ground, was almost faultless in this tourna ment.

CAPTAIN WITH IDEAS White Victor Richarson has led his

subtle variety of pace change, he must den and the heat of many testing during this tour. His attack Part in the All-England badminton

be able to pitch the ball within a foot or so of any given spot.

H. S. Ong has further distinguished himself by captaining the Cambridge side and by taking part in the All badminton championships, England he reached the semi-inal In

singles Uitle by

benting E. Baldwin, on English

the

II.

M. Hendersos

J. Poison

A. M. Holland (skip) R. C. Wailure (skip).

J. Hentley (sk(p)

A. Murdock

A. Kleven

M. Purvis

It. R. Woort

J. F. Westlake, sürəy

. J. Pengelly

W. Ilyer

2. N. akan

(skip)

R. R. Davies, (skip)

C. Champelovler

M. Cunietij

H. E. Strange

11, F. Westlake, jor. šakip)

V. HOWLOON D.G.C.

1. E. Maughan (skip)

W. A. Corneli

CLUB DE RECREIO v. KOWLOON DOCKER. S. Robertson

J. E, Noronha

> F. Xavier

Ribeiro"

C. G. SIYA jakip)

A. A. Remeš{c@

E. M. Remedioa

.. Marques

II. A. Alver (skip)

D. C. Alves

G. K. P. Irmedios J. J. Data

F. X. M. da Bliva

(xlp

KOWLOON C.c.

II. Gittles

W. Geall

F. C. Fincher

J. Fraser (sk5p)

A. E. Alketako

W. Hyde

N. J. Bebb'rylon

*

R. P. Phillips Jakiri). G. Lee K. G. Cal Good

A. Hyde Lay (skip)

CRAPCOWER "D"

A. 3. Coelha

B. WhitemR'S

H. A. R. Bouza

C. 8. Roselet (kis)

-J. W. Leonard

H. W. Kend

A. M. GALE

J. B. Soare

W. X. WAY

B. R. Abraham

• G., Centrilo (uk{p)

B.K. ELECTRIC

H. Burron

T. T. Raundermon

J. Bioan

H. Hearon (akip)

V. Sorby

J. L King

7. T. Tadzelt

A. F. Paul (skip)

W. Orchardt

0. G. Thompson

WV. Bloker

W. 1, Walker

K. C. Hamilton

C. 1. Hooking

31. 21. Roma (skip)

11. 8. Rogers

9. M. White R. Drake

(2. Bhorcift (ship)

F. Cherso

R. O. Head

J. C. G

G. E. F. Thompson

v. CLUB DE RECREIO

W. It. Kimkett (kin)

Resepere 1

C. E. Gabingan

. F. Duckworth

FOOTBALL CLUN “N”

C. W. IL Wilson

P. Morvan

P. A. Machado

J. M. 5. Rosario

P. A, Yvanovich

L. E. Outler (skip)

F. A. Xavier

A. V. Barma

C. 1. Date

11. Rosario (akip)

A. T. Gulleren

C. J. Pereira

L J. Bilva

F. X." Bourra (skip)

♥, KOWLOON CÆ.

D. Mulcahy

A. Nimim

V. C. Labrum

J. A. I. Selby (skip) J. M. Juck (skip)

W, V. Field skip

E. B. Carter

J. H. Gelllag

A. McKellar

N. M. Currie

K. M. OmaT

W. GU (kip)

SECOND DIVISION

CRAIGENGOWER ♥. FOOTBALL CLUB “A” | A. Chapman (sklo)

I K. Khara

D. A. Rosario

R. M.

W. J. Bagler

days. Possibly the South Africans and. became wenry by continuous ericket, HOW TO BEAT AUSTRALIAI

Some undoubtedly passed through a cerned, however, there is that “good Slow or medium-pace bowling level standard" to offer some comfort. should seldom be effective on wood peried when they were far from fresh A game does not live on a limited wickets unless backed up by general and eager. The loss of Cameron was number of giants. But English bowl ship. If you are a fool you had bet beyond computation. Neither Beli ing is not only without giants. It has ter bowl fast," was the caustic advice or Vincent was able to play. Never- not even a good standard. There are of a famous player. He uncons that theless, when all extenuating circum-country so well, Dut Bradman, in his internation, and being

being beaten a number of comparatively new bow the slower paces required) brain. It stances are considered, the Australians first season with South Australia, has lers who last season took a reasonable used often to be said that this or that won the rubber with such consummate had the pleasure of being the captain White. It was the first occasion in number of wickets, but the discourag bowler got batsmen out "in the air." ease that South African critics have of the state that has won the Sheffield the history of the championships ing point concerning them was that This did not mean that he swerved. been unstinted in paying tribute to Shield. Bradman's success in this that a varsity player reached the for the most part they were stereo- it meant that he introduced cun- their worth.

tole was not generally expected but he semi-finals, typed in method, a little above medium ningly designed changes of pace and

SOUND JUDGES

seems to have taken

This achievement Intense interest

by H. S. Ong pace, able to swing a little for a few pitch. And it is only the mind that In every way their cricket has been in his companions, to have introduced has renewed the hopes of the bad- overs with a new ball, content to pitch can rise superior to artificial wickets very superior. Victor Richardson has fresh players of ability, to have made minton enthusiasts

of obtaining a Just a irifle short, which makes scor-wicket which kill spin and forbid proved himself R shrewd captain, the cleven splendid folders and to half blue for the game and in well- ing dimcult, but which is not a shortbreak.

equal to every emergency. His tac prove himself a captain with ideas, informed circles the present applica- cut to wickets. This type of bowler In a few months an England team ties impressed sound junges of the R. Parker, a protege of Bradman, and tion is expected to be considered seldom advances beyond an elemen-will go to Australia with the "ashes" game. Although 455 was the highest C. L. Badcock, who played so well for favourably. Besides Ong, Lee and sary stage. And this in a type now the prize, not to mention our cricket's total of any Australian innings in the Tasmania in a mach aginst Douglas Wee, other members of the team are largely bred.

It is the custom to blame the arti-be no Larwoud to combine exceptiemal second time in only ore match, and partnership for the first wicket. In S. O. Agrell,

self-respect, and this time there will five Tests, the tourists had to bat Jardine's team, have established a F. Moffit, D. C. Rought-Rought and ficial wickets for everything innocuous pace with exceptional accuracy. The that they won by nine wickets. There nine innings during the season (in- about present-time bowling. There is newer fast bowlers are "all over the oven a wide-spread idea that "doped place" bowlers, a joy to batsmen who tralians were in a winning position. man has shown that ho la to be was one draw, and then the Aus- cluding 369 against Tasmania) Brad- pitches did not enter till after the have pluck as well as eye. And in Their average for a wicket was 45, dreaded by bowlers as much as ever. war. Yet it is well over thirty years Australia the atmosphere dacs since scoring became no absurdly high help swerve, and the easy grounils Why did they win so decisively as South Australia was that Bradman

not-and-only-61-wickels-were-forfeited. Perhaps the most-uncommon-feat-of- that the M.C.C. were moved to urge neutralise spin and any pranks from this? They had three fine batsmen should score 367 against Victoria at

The death occurred at the. General the county committees to forbid their the ground. The strategist, the mun groundsmen to use top-dressing. The who plots and plans, is the player the opening pair and the man who Melbourne and that in the return ospital at Penang, Inst week, hint was taken only in be forgotten. needed out there. Let our ambitious. A. Brown, whose style and strokes was out for a single, the boy Bad- ninton player, who was employed at went in at the fall of the first wicket match at Adelaide, when Bradman Mr. Lim Hock-kest, well-known bad- ARTIFICIAL WICKETS youngsters, then, realise that bowling were so much admired in England cock, in his More than one generation of bow properly applied, can contain some of

season, should the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking second lers has come and gone since Alfred the elements of big-game stalking Fingleton, were so effective in their by one team is entitled to a place was typed w

during 1934, and his partner, J. H. obtain 325. Surely such chastisement

ement Corporation. The cause of death Shaw, one of the wise men of his something of crime detection. Let time, wrote: "While

Deceased was something them obtain wisdom from the words first-wicket partnership that they among the curiosities of cricket. As

only 20 ought, I think, to be done to limit the of Spofforth, who said: "A bowler made 105 at Johannesburg, 233 at Bradman has been helped by some had only been married a few years. preparation of artificial wickets, it is must have some special object in view Capetown, and 141 in the Anal Test new bowlers his happiness must have An all-round sportsman at school, ho not correct to attribute to this prac--a sort of Japanese determination at Durban. Not since the day of been complete.

became a promising badminton play- tico the inefficiency of much of our to attack." Let them use their brains Hobbs and Rhodes had such round The is another "Don" in Australia er upon graduation and had been in modern bowling. The state of the as well as their muscles and finger and resourceful first-wicket batsmen with the surname of Tallon, playing of years. He was for a time captain the competitive field for a number wickel cannot account for short length, snap. That is the way to beat Aus. been taken to the Southern Daminien, for Queensland. Tallon is wicket-of in bowling. It does not, surely, ex-tralla.

Fingleton had the distinction of keeper, bung

but F. Easton, of New South of the Merrylads Badminton Party making 112, 108, and 118 in the third,

similar qualifications.

ons. and had recently been making great fourth, and fifth

quidnunes delaro that either strides in the game at the Hu Yew an average of 76.83, while Brown, who might succeed Odield when he re- Seah.

compiling

plain the frequency with which the How simple seems on paper! ball is hooked to square-leg. I often

hear it said, that-thís is a new stroke.

It certainly in a new stroke, but it

rests

and co

The

is created by bad length bowling. A RHODES SCHOLAR MAY also made 121 in the third match, had tires, but Walker, of South Australia,

BE SCRATCHED

2

PENANG SPORTSMAN.

DEATH OF WELL-KNOWN

-----BADMINTON-STAR-

of

years old and

A

A likeable and unassuming young

contaci

such handsome Agures as 59.57. In must also have claima to considera. man, deceased was populor with these Tests there were six partner- tion, for he is not new so weak

everybody who came into ships producing over 100 mins, and batsman дя ве seemed at Lord's with him. either Brown or Fingleton, or both against M.C.C. six years ago,

He leaves behind his wife and a

of them, were concerned in each. New South Wales have discovered baby girl to mourn his loss.

The third man was McCabe, who at least three new batsmen of whom had an average of 84, largely due to Ray Robinson has aroused great ex-

that rank long-hops flourish exceed. that unless there when Beuter 189 not out in the second Test. This peelations. Victoria have faith in an- Notts man, Hardstaff, has enhanced a

bataman cannot hook a good-length ball to-day any more than he could twenty years ago." Now events have turned full' circle. Shaw'a words could stand as an indictment of Eng- leh bowling as we knew it last sum.

London, May 21. Mr. Gerald Deane, manager of the mer,

wold Those who have eyes to see realise Mantan Establishment

rainfall ingly, especially when someone of the the trainer "Lawson and I may ad- googly type is operating. But while vise Viscount Astor, when he re- England's bowling badly needs length, turns to England on Monday, to it also needs head, and hend is no acratch Rhodes Scholar from the use without accuracy. Before a nian Derby. He holds many valuable can successfully set traps for a bats- engagements and we do not wish him man, feed his pet stroke, indulge in a to run risks."-Reuter.

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

IVE FIXED THIS MILK

FOR DYNAMITE, "TAG I

GEE WHIZ...GEE

WHIZ... HE'S GONE!!

YOU TAKE IT OUT TO

KİM AND THEN HURRY-

OFF TO SCHOOL!

OKAY,

MOM!

innings was a ripasto to Dudley offer cricketer of the name of growing reputation, and both he and Nourse's dazzling 231-the highest Gregory. That is not surprising Barber, of Yorkshire, may return to score by a South African in a Test even if he is not related to the Gre- the other side of the world in the match. Both men were brilliant, but gorys of Sydney. Indeed, Australia autumn. Such a genuine worker as in 105 minutes before lunch on the seems, full of cricketers,

he occasionally has his hour of suC- last day MeCabo scored exactly 100 The tour of the English cricketers cess, but he needs economy of energy in manner worthy of Bradman. under E. R. T. Holmes in Australia And to maintain a more accurato When 14 McCabe was caught at the has been of educational value. The length.

Lost, Strayed Or Stolen

FRECK. FRECKWHEA

DYNAMITE IS DON'T GONE! SOME GET SO

BODY TOOK

HIM, I

BET!!

WHAT MAKES

You

THINK

EXCITED

CALM YOURSELF! HE'S

GONE?

HE USUALLY WHINNIES WHEN I BRING HIM HIS BREAKFAST! THIS

MORNING HE DIDN'T MAKE A SOUND!

P. 1. Analuw

V. Walker

8. W. Strange

1. C. 1. Bourя (akin) J. Rummæli iskle}

. Etephens

1. A. Trengrove

A. Humphrey

EJ. Edwarda (skip)

SMOKERS

C. Fletcher

J. A. Binnen

A. Rpary

1. Ovory (skip)

R. J. Houghton

W. W. His T. W. CarT

L. E. Lammert (skip)

do a little private research

By Blosser

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