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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. ⠀⠀ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, ⠀⠀ 1936. |

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THE TRIANGULAR TOURNEY TEST FIASCO

South Africa Was Too Weak, And Australian Cricket

Was Under

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visiting teams

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(By R. Abbit')

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ABOUT THE PLAYERS

however After this point Weather

and

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Lord's they never

and

won a

the the

Australian Selectors Make Changes

Fleetwood-Smith, W, A. Brown and L. S. Darling come into the

M. W. Sievers, and Ray Robinson, who was twelfth mon.

TIMELY INNINGS BY BOUCHER

(Continued from Page 12.)

Pritchard succeeded and shortly after tea was taken-though why the and promptly played "Three Blind Mice" I don't know!

and the summer was a terrible one. THIRD TEST MATCH The Australians in all played matches of which they won D, lost B and drew twenly. (One against South Wales was abandoned with- out a ball being bowled.) The fact was they had no spin bowlers, who could take advantage of conditions

London, Dec. 23. which would have gladdened the

The Australian team for the third of a Boyle, n Turner or heart

test match will be chosen from the 11ugia Trumble. The results rather

following: D. G. Bradman, C. L. followed the weather. They lost Badcock, W. A. Brown, L. S. their Brst match against Notts by

Darling, J. H. Fingleton, S. J. Mc- aix wickets but thereafter they won Cabe, E.. L. McCormick, L. C.

linishing.

thing O'Brien, W. J. O'Reilly, W. A.. Old- I now came to the final matches before the War-the lamenta- that part of the trouble was finan-six straight off the reel,

Incidentally F. A. Ward. ble failure which was known as the Triangular Tournament when clal. Speaking subject to correction with an, innings victory over South fickl, L. O'B Fleetwood-Smith and

I believe that payment for broken Afgien at Manchester,

considered to effect nthia was a most unfortunate_sturl the South Africans came over to England as well as the Austrn-time is not

amateur status in Aus- as it convince people that South lians. The experiment in any case was foredoomed to failure. No cricketer's

tralia and I read only the other day Afrlen were not up to Test Match doubt, on paper to its founder, Sir Abo Bailey, who was a great that the payment. now amounts to form and robbed the future games side in place of A. G. Chipperfield, supporter of South African cricket, it looked reasonable enough, about £600 for a tour in England of much interest. but I fancy both he and the other South African authorities entire-Anyhow, however that may be, in the ly underestimated the extent to which it would upset ordinary early part of 1012 very bitter dis- agreement broke out between Aus- County cricket and still more the extent to which people would trata and the Board of Control. It wickets softer. Australia won only become fed up about this interference.

ended in the refusal of Victor Trum- per, Warwick Armstrong, Ransford, three more malchus, including their The County Championsisip is ព The controlling body in Australian Coller and Clein I to make the second Test against South Africa,

Control trip in the summer. which has

great cricket is the Board of

ner. The Editor of by July 17, and after this game at single the which of

out that it is formed by delegates up- Wisten pointed hold upon the affection

speake English cricketlog pubile. Unless pointed annually by the six States highly for the average of Australian Hant, and their record was twelve draws and four defents. Kelleway are extraordinari- | of the Commonwealth. There is at cricket that they could send as strong none of their batsmen could really

[STRE aut with one which came in ly good and play most interest-present a somewhat ominous num a side as they did, but yery often get down to the slow wickets, be with his arm. 41,3-24.

New at times ber,

South

Bardsley they display ing cricket

Wales, Bardsley, Macartney and Kelleway sides

Mucartney. interest

Victoria had to carry them. Austrolla except Western 177 them

and

Minnett, of whom great things In during the Test Matches, and in

In each send three delegates, Queens- Their side did not have the benefl the batting line had been expected

land 1x that

South those days my recollection

two, and

Australia of Hardern's services but they had in

was a great disappointment, C., B. and Tasmania, one fur legs excitement about | and

Com- there

enchi,

R. R. Minnett, T. J. Matthews and Jennings showed much promise and Test Matches than there is now. ing down below this supreme W. J. Whitty men who had played in

summer would hard-wicket

I regret I had to fade away at this So when is turned out that the counelt, each state has its own as against England in Australia before probably have done big things. I stage, and the balance of the game, South Africans were rather weak sociation and these associations are though they had not done very do not recall his playing agoinst

Is it not written in the Telegraph of side, everyone was thoroughly fed formed by the delegates from the much. S. E. Gregory went too but England in at the moment but Monday next, along with the Army- up. From the Australians point of aflisted clubs in each state. That he was only a shadow of his former he is still alive pccording to Wisden Club game? Seinh!

with the bat, and and did little view, of course, it did not matter is to say the members of the various self

aged

W. Carkeek afty-two so much but they had troubles of clubs elect their own representallves. Bardsley (165.33), Kelleway (00.00), who had understudied Carter behind

the representatives become the and Macartney, (32.83) were All was not well with These

•Australian cricket. In fact this state controlling berly and the state only three who averaged over twents the sticks in 190B was the first wie-

ket-keeper and though he had im-beaten by her: or putting it for too mildly. There controlling body

elects the state de- and some of the figures are very proved his game considerably he was beaten and yet had won three games Just as the Australians had, But I was a definite split in the cricketing legates to serve

The South African never in the first Alght.

think that the M.C.C. were quite world in Australia and its coming Board of Control. which rules the bowling

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not at all strong. In

great impres- had been evident during the Test whole of Australian cricket. This bowling Matthews took 15 wickets sion and Wisden went so far as to right to wash out results with regard Malches in

in Australia in 1011/12.

supreme Beard now meets only four for 17 apiece, Whitty 25 for 19.30, say that he was the best of all left to the weak S., African side and to T It perhaps fitting opportunity or five times a year, but the state as-and init 19 for 20.94 runs. I am hund bats, not excepting Clem 11. announce that the result hung upon to explain the method of cricketing rociation commitices meet frequent-speaking now of Test games only But it is the way of the cricket world the match at the Qval.

to exalt the idol of the moment

England were very strong. THE QUARREL.

The weather was also somewhat above all other players that ever Warner, picked to lend them in the ing the present system but I believe Of the exact details of the miser-to blame for the side did well enough stepped on a cricket field. Macart- previous winter, only played in one that in all important points. it was able quarrel in Australian cricket on good fast wickets, but after

aney however w

was considered to be game though health had much to do the most the same in, 1912.

am not quite certain but I believe fine May the weather went to bits the

improved pla

player since 1999, with it. But still more surprising and one can Fasily recollect the form he showed in 1021.

was the omission of Johnny Dougles find that

who there again as Wisden in

had actually been the captain den in 1013 he in the previous rubber, and was only quoted as being reminiscent of picked in this inst test owing to the Trumper at his best. Kellew adour defensive batsman was illness of Hayes. Incidentally why style seemed to forecast the slow-nyes was picked I can never make out Truly the English Selectors did Scoring in present-weird things in the five or six years

Gregory, the before the warl They loved chop skipper, was forty-two and though ping and changing round and it he started well enough on the hard seems followed the momentary sue wickets

cess of any particular participant in have already referred to the county cricket. bowling but Individually

their own.

control

on the

Which exists in Australia.ty and at regular intervals,

I am at the present moment describ-

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of course.

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England was

The weather was uncertala and start with(I am getting tired of C. B. Fry who captained Englund writing that bit.)-but fell off later. had some doubt perhaps about bal- as he was by no means certain of ting first as lite sun was shining after his length m

Hazlitt had more guile

roin ni noon, before which time no

4 respectivo"

at his command than most of the play was possible. However he others but he was considered to batted and the Australians lacked a throw

and had to vary his action by Spofforth! Hobbs and Rhodes put straightening his arm a lot before up 107 for the first wicket, he passed musler, Matthews made eventually 00 and 49 Test history when he brought off a Woolley scored 02 and no one elst hat-trick in each innings against did

did very much. The side was out South Africa at Manchester for 245. Dy this time it Macartney was probably as good a second day and there had been

it was the in- slow bowler as anyone of the side

from rain-which con- on wet wicket. He took 43 wic

side erruptions

on the third kets in all for 10.34 runs but he was (43)

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He and Bardsley both wickets fell for 21 runs-Barnes hnd rung which in Ave for 30, and Woolley 5 for 20 season Wak [] great rung in only 9.4 overs, Australla feat. David Denton and Hobbs were out for 101 runs. alone did it

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Australia Webster only played in 12, D. when

to get 310 to win had Smith in 17 and J. W. McLaren in p.m. on the fourth day. Kelleway went in to bat at 3.30 12 matches. So you can call it five went before

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players. Of all the and regular English players who batted rattled the score up to 40 at a tre- though Macartney and Jennings more than twenty-seven times,to mendous pace, both left at that total. wit 101 players-only 31 got a four Then Bordsley was thrown out by figure aggregate and so the Austra- Hobbs when he seemed Ilans had the better of it by 42% to the run easily,

to be taking 31% roughly,

There was much I do not propose to discuss any of it was not even a close thing. It discussion but the umpire later sald the Test Matches in detail save the one in which England beat Austra were out for 65 and England won by

proved

to be the end. Australia lla at the Oval. For the rest the 244 runs. Woolley tabulated results with figures will and his total in the match was to

took for

101 20 sumce.

for 40-an amazing performance. Dean had 4 wickets for 19 runs.

AUSTRALIAN TEST MATCHES (1) Va South Africa

First Test at Manchester

Australia 488,

South Africa 205 and 05. Australia won by an innings

and 88 runa.

Second Test at Lord's

South Africa 203 and 173. Australia 390 and 18 for no

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