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Were the OLD Better?

GANG

them, indeed-Lord's, for in- stance were something of a terror to his contemporarios.

Conditions of cricket being so different in his day, it is im- possible to draw anything like

The first test match cominenter"

in Brisbane to-mrow, “Plum" Warner analyser England's

chances.

a true comparison between him I shall probably be asked to and the Australian champion, bend down the next time the but I am going to suggest that M.C.C. Committee meet for say- Bradman is at least his equal ing this, and I realise I can if not, indeed, his superior, never again go to Harrow!

3. Was Hayward a better And yet Woolley, in his ad- mirable book, "The King of No. 1 than Sutcliffe? No-not so Games," does not give Brad- good. Hayward was a magni-

DON BRADMAN.

man a place in a World's XI. of ficent player of fast bowling, "keep at it, Tom," and Tom to-day, not being sure of his and, indeed, of slow left-handed did for three mortal hours by ability ол sticky wickets. I bowling, but he was nothing the clock and without an cnsy.

To Lockwood stand two great have only seen Bradman bat like so good to leg break and twice on sticky wickets, e. googly bowling us the great fents: at the Oval in 1890, on England. at Lord's, in 1934, Yorkshireman, Ilayward was a a wicket the equal of any that "when he made 13 runs, and at beautiful stylist, and Sutcliffe is even "Bosser" Martin can pro- Sydney, in 1933, when he played not a stylist but a more con- duce to-day, and at Old Tar-

Australian a splendid innings of 71 out of fident and determined No. 1 ford, in 1902, in the terrific victory a total of 128. I would venture except Hobbs, never opened the three-run

match. I have seen Larwood, to differ with "The Pride of innings for England. Kent." Bradman would always 4. Was Lilley a better wicket- however, how at times in a keeper than Ames? Possibly, but 'manner which has not been sur- XTERE the cricketers af my be my first choice.

Ames is easily passed by the fast bowlers of That some of

the best wicket. any age, the elders find

W. G. GRACE.

Phone 27778/9. Way better than those of

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1936.

DAYLIGHT-SAVING

to-day?,

When I began to play first class cricket, and during the

greater part

of my career, there was no such fierce light as now boats around the personali- ties of cricketers,'

our

it difficult to give their due

Asks

keeping bals. 6. Are there any bowlers, in- man England dividually or

as a pair, like

the matter P.F. WARNER has ever had Barnes and F. R., Foster? No.

be in-1 may stanced by the

story of the famous cricket- Lilley,

or

A far better Barnes is the best bowler on all batsman tha wickets I have never seen. Aus- William Storer trallan opinion is emphatic that

er whó, when Bradman was and little, or no appreciable he is the best bowler England

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5.

'more

over

very

in his

wicket-keeping has ever sent to Australia, and innings difference great We lived in a quieter and playing

that Foster is the best bowler of calmer age. The cauldron of of 251 . England, at Lord's, skill.

How does. Larwood com- his type. Barnes was a criticism may occasionally have in 1930, kept on remarking. bubbled, but it did not seethe, "He's got a lot to learn yet." to pare with Richardson or Lock- "hostile" bowler of fast-medium and our failures and short- which his companion eventually wood? No fast bowler ever had pace with his arm in "the sky." beautiful action or an impeccable length, pace off comings escaped-to-a large ex replied: "If he learns much a is characteristic of His tent unnoticed. Rather was it the more he will ruin the game!!!" greater control of the ball than the pitch, and the power of being Larwood, but on performances able to turn the ball both ways. Excellency the Governor that, mode to emphasise our successes

Foster's left arm came over us. Lockwood must be given the sensing public sentiment. he and to pass lightly over

him and, if it had been in a bucket of oil fallures.

2. How does Hammond com- preference should have sprung somewhat,]

pare with MacLaren or Juclison? Richardson must be bracketed for a week, so 'smooth and easy was his action: he kept a perfect of a surprise on the Legislative W. G. Grace was a king who Great as MacLaren and Jackson at least equal with him.

could do no wrong. He was al- were (men used to lay a level Lockwood in his day was the length, and he often straighten- Council yesterday by champion-ways an heroic figure, even in "fiver" at Sydney that Mac- best fast bowler I have ever ed his inswinging deliveries. His ing the cause of daylight-saving the senson of 1891, when he Laren would get a 100, and sceno fast bowler ever had fast ball came off the ground

19 with (Complete Opera) to the extent of putting forward, averaged only

an Jackson's record in Test matches a better slow ball-but Richard- with the speed of a genuine fast for the consideration of all aggregate of 771 runs in 40 in England-most unfortunately son was the more consistent, bowler.

7. Is Verily a better bowler innings and a highest score of he never went to Australia-is and could bowl for hours on end affected, who might be

but 72 not out.

wonderful), I think that Ham without losing his pace, as he than Rhodes? I think not, for provisional proposal for

Those who maintain that the mond is every bit as fine, if not & did at Old Trafford in 1896, he does not posacss Rhodes's vancing the present standard cricketers of to-day cannot be finer player than either of them. when "W. G." urged him to finger spin nor his flight, but he time of Hongkong by thirty compared to their predecessors will experience something of a minutes throughout the year.

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It is well to remember when NOW criticising the moderns that our last two teams in Australia won the rubber 4-1.

What of individuals? Is Brad-!. man a better batsman than

is none the less a great bowler who can hold an end even on the best Australian wickets and can get the Australians out--when

FOR THE COUGHING the turf is false, as he did, at

SEASON!

Lord's, in 1934, obtaining 15 wickets for 104 runs. Rather faster through the air than Rhodes, he may yet equal- that great cricketer's record and gro in first for England.

Grace How does Hammond — The coughing-sessou-has-be-are-no-two-coughs alike in the

8. Is the Relding as good as it compare with Maclaren, orgun. Coughing has already been world."

was? There is no slip combina- Jackson? Was Hayward a better heard to drown the parson's saw,

According to every coughertion like MacLaren, Braund and No. 1 than Sutcliffe? Was though examples are few as yet (and who should know better Jones, but Hammond and Mit- Lilley a better wicket-keeper because proper respect for than he?) there never was and chell, of Yorkshire, are glorious than Aimes? Is Larwood as ligions keeps at home on Sun- fine a fast bowler as Richardson days many a cougher who would never could be a cough like his slip fieldsmen. Robins is magni-

There are

desire to secure more time for outdoor recreation, will, we have no doubi, find fairly widespread public approval. His Excellency cited the objections raised some four years ago by the General Chamber of Commerce to similar suggestion-objections which, as he pointed out, were not stated in detail; and he was where the proposed introduction bowlers, either individually or as loud in a theatre or a concert been heard, or heard of, and the Fishlock and Hardstaff and

as a pair; like Barnes and F. R. hall.

student never makes such a sug- Allen has made a name for him- of daylight-saving was at one Foster? Is Verity the equal Coughing has come in a little gestion unless he deliberately self at short leg. The fielding time similarly opposed, experi- of Rhodes? Is the fielding as earlier than usual this year, means to drive his entertainer of the England XI, at the Oval, ence has shown its value to the good as it was? Is captaincy perhaps because of the un- to give a better show than he. India, could not have been sur-

passed.. community at large. It is of better or worse?

1. Grace and Bradman.- orthodox summer; but, having ever gave before.

This is all the stranger be- 9. Is captaincy better than it interest, in this connection, to only played with and against arrived, it can be fairly counted

he was past his upon to stay till next summer. Cause recall the stiff opposition which | Grace when

every cougher tries to was? Yes, generally speaking. Indeed there is no month in force upon every other cougher It is less stereotyped, and more the late Mr. William Willett, the prime. But what a bataman he which it thrives so well as May, the one, only, infallible, remedy elastic, and the setting of the

was! He was not a stylist in

makes old originator of the iden in Eng-the sense that Hobbs, Woolley, when the Easter indiscretions in for every kind of cough-except, field sometimes land, encountered before the re- Ranji, and MacLaren were, but matters of overcoats and under- it seems, its advocate's. But stagers stare. The energies of are better pre- form was finally adopted. The what a magnificent player he wear have had time and op-

ters little; any rough and ready served. Jardine is a past mister idea which Mr. Willett had in was of fast bowling even at the portunity and spring weather the medical classification mat fast bowlers

enough to do their worst....

division will-do-cigarette, in this respect. age of 50!

There is, however, too much mind was to secure a working He was a big man in every The student of coughing and nervous, bronchitis, desire toj day more closely approximating sense of the word, was W. G.coughers, then, has a good six attract attention, emphysema, bowling short of a length-- the hours of daylight. For and he was big enough-to-ad-months-in-which to prosecute will-to-annoy-because-he-knows-howling "defensively" it is mit that he did not think he his researches; and he will be it-tenses, relaxed throat, crea-called-with only two or three fleldsmen in front of the wicket. years he carried on his cam-would have liked "that googlie deaf and blind to omens if heftive joy of artist,

Hence many runs are scored by paign, and when finally in 1909 stuff," but he was so superb as does not foresee unusual-enter Referring each specimen to a Bill incorporating his pro-a batsman technically that he tainment from a season which

In my time bowling was very posals came before Parliament would, I am certain, have mas has begun with the silence of one or more of such origins, the the hook stroke,

Coughlin, who has collector is free to enjoy the tered that type of bowling as he Father

seldom on the short, sidó. Lately. there has been an approach to it was rejected by one vote. mastered every type of bow-coughed up the last of his any great variety of sound and man-

he met in his thing but phlegmatic political ner.

the old and sound principle that Seven years later, however, the ling that

it not for time. Let

one addresses on the air.

He will observe to what noble length is the foundation of all Summer Time Act was passed,

moment be forgotten that Yet there is little hope, un-use some coughers can put com- good bowling. The Australians and in the following year a com- he played on wickets which fortunately, that there will be paratively slight gifts; how with bowl a length and at the wicket. mittee which was appointed to were

able to show that in Malaya, or Lockwood? Are there any not shrink from coughing twice It is an insult to suggest that ficent anywhere.

such a cough has ever before some fast deep foldsmen, like

of

nothing like so true as report on its working expressed the modern pitch, many itself as being strongly in favour

To sum up, bowling is not so hearers many

of coughing very little cough there may be qualified to take advantage of an imposing volume of shout, or good as it was--though it must what promises to be an excep-crow or squeak; and how others always be remerabered that the of its continuation. Ever since, Matters of detail apart, such as tionally good season. Nearly neglect to cultivate their gifts, improvement in wickets handi- every one is content to suffer and having what envy calls real-caps the modern bowler. As for on the Kowloon- daylight-saving has been part of the effect

as a rule in craven silence from ly shocking coughs do their best batting, we have no four such

in not to let them be heard.

batsmen as MacLaren, Jackson, the national life of the country. Canton Railway time-table, other people's coughing,

and Fry-or Hobbs, the church, in the theatre, at the He will lament the deadening Ranji It must, of course, be remain-weather reports, etc., bered that Hongkong is a city, scheme, in general principle, talkies, in the office, in public effect of habit, and see many a Sutcliffe, Woolley and Hondren, vehicles, in domestic privacy good cough, once used with skill of recent years. But Hammond not a big territory like Malaya would appear to have much in Fow, indeed, are the true tua- (in default of a foreign accent is a glorious player and Hard- of the system by one town out the public generally and of from inwardly cursing and try-point in conversation, now de- anyone with added experience the absence of a tail. Many of many would be open to serious business interests in particular ing to stop their ears, listen graded into an ineffective, tire- Where England are strong is in

keenly to the sounds and reflect some, or even ridiculous trick.

He will wonder at the unequal of our bowlers bat uncommonly objection. There are also will doubtless be a determining upon what they hear.

Doctors admit-indeed, they gifts of nature; hearing one well, Moreover, we have several arguments for: and against factor when the Legislative

pretend to have discovered-man wheeze monotonously, like promising young men-Comp the suggestion that the clock Council comes to conelder any that there are several different an old sheep, and another ton, Edrich, Gimblett, Hutton, should be advanced to the same concrete proposals placed before sorts of cough. Their categories (peculiarly welcome in domestic Dollery and N. W. Yardley. The

lean years are past. extent in winter as in summer. It

must be andły jejune, for there

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