1938-01-18 — Page 33

AUSTRALIA ALSO BADLY OFF FOR BOWLERS

Grimmett Almost Sure Of A Place

(By William Pollock)

the tenth time that Oliver and I have been bedfellows), and I My present bod book is "Oliver Twist" (it must be about have just come across a passage that is most apt to my immediate circumstances.

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"Sudden shiftings of scene, and rapid changes of time and place, are not only sanctioned in books by long usage, but are by many considered as the great art of authorship."

It is too hot to bother about low it keenly; the majority in- questions of authorship; the aptness telligently.

is that here Adelaiden fortnight since I landed. from England, the temperature has been up to 105 de- grees (in the shade) and by day 1 have been sweltering at a cricket match and by night reading about the recent fogs of London. "Sudden shiftings of scene, and rapid changes of time and place...

TALKING CRICKET This morning, as I walked slowly down to Adelaide's lovely Oval, crossing the cool-looking Torrens statuc 10 the lake, passing the memory of Sir Iosa Smith, the man who in 1919 made the first success ful fight from England to Australia, and

through luxuriantly flowered paths to the ground, I fell to thinking how queer that while England is in the grip of football Austrails is in the fever of cricket.

The twelve thousand who focked

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SHEFFIELD SHIELD

Sydney, Jan 17. To-day's scores in the Shemeld Shield match were New South Wales. 203; South Australia 205 and i for no wickets.

In Brisbane the scores were Queensland 171 for 5, and Victoria 300.--Reuter Bulletin.

ago. But Clarrie only smiled that slightly Chinese smile of his, which may mean anything or nothing.

They do toll me that he has bo- come uncommonly Industrious in the pets these warm evenings, and secing how hard up for bowlers Australia is I-well, I shouldn't be surprised..

TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1988.

LAST WEEK'S CRICKET REVIEWED BY "R. ABBIT”

*(Continued from Page 8.)

recorded the extras as 34. The figure should have been 4. AN EASY VICTORY

bowling, that the batsmen just got themselves out! The China Now Year draws upon us and I have rather been taking stock, I will not say of the Club side to meet the United Services, but of the side. which might be picked to play T against another interport eleven. is not very cosy. For bowling we have Minu, Robert Lee, and possibly F. Baker. All the rest (perhaps I forgot Harry Owen-Hughes, on this change are only aDason's form) bowlers, though admittedly some of

It

As I had expected the Indians had tittle difficulty with the Club de Recreio. The latter, however, did very much better with the bat than they had done the week previously against the Civil Service. "However, They are just about as badly off they only managed to get 103 runs and with 8. A. Ismall, who is an for bowling as we are. Apart front astonishingly consistent bat making

but McCormick, who without great command, and the leg, 173, and Nazarin and Kitchell making them oro quite useful. As regards spinner Ward, both of whom played 30 aplece, the Indians had no trouble In knocking off the guns. I notice in Tests against Cubby Alien's 10, that Kitchell was the most success- ful bowler, taking four for 21 but there does not seem to be a "new"

it was towards the end of the innings.

BETTER BATTING

bowler In Australia.

time Slovers, who spends his

polca (and elimbing up telephone doing whatever you do with span ners and such like things up them), when he is not playing cricket, might get in.

on We have had

In this Test trial match most of the likely

sievers took five wickets for 21 coming trip challengers for the "home." Don Bradman captained on that frightful pitch in the last one eleven, Vie Richardson the third Test at Melbourne-but you other. Every evening about cricket up-and-down bowling as top class.

alr has would not rank hia medium-paced, been filled with words from broadcasters ranging from the Don himself down to me. Once more Australia is rapidly becoming cricket crazy.

the

Some of the young players given a show in the Test triul have clear of them called signs of what one "Englanditis." Not counting Brad man, who will skipper the side, or will eat his hat, there are only fourteen places going, and at least twice fourteen players are out after

them.

On the other hand, there is a glut of young batsmen of much promise -to say nothing of considerable performance just as there is in England. I have been amusing my- self by trying to match Australia's potential young Test match

bats

with ours. I make it evens, thus:---- Hutton

ENGLAND

(Yorkshire)

(Somerset) (Middlesex)

(Middlesex)

(Yorkshire) (Lancashire)

(Sumer)

I am getting more and more of

| Cimblett

Edrich Compton Yardley

Washbreak

Cox

to see this Saturday's play in the the opinion that Grimmett will get Vic Richardson-Clarrie Grimmett one of the places. He bowled like "testimonial" Test trial match have

a master in the first innings of this now been thunder-stormed home: as match, had Don

and scraping write at Glenelg, Adelaide's near-scratching, and soon got him with a est

seaside

hideout, tremendous beautifully-flighted ball to which flashes of semi-tropical Bghtning are the Don darted out-but missed. illuminating the local piece of the Facino-but nearly every one 19 talking cricket.

By howling him for a small score Clarrie Grimmett probably did the testimonial funds no beneft; Brad You can take that for granted. man not out at lunch time "reminds" The reason is just getting into its large numbers of people of import *stride and. this time the stride is a ant appointments they have away long one-thirteen thousand miles from the office. But he may well to England. The "domestic" in-have bowled himself to England terest is entirely secondary: the again. overwhelming interest lles in the side which will sail in March.

INDUSTRIOUS CLARRIE

million I recalled to Clarrie's mind how There are about seven people in the whole of Australia and the late Albert Trott did two hat- nbout six and a half millions follow tricks (and the gate no good) in match at Lord's long cricket closely. Most of them Zolls benefit

What is

there

SO..

familiar

about

his

BRISK

AUSTRALIA Ross Gregory (B.A.)

Dadcock 18.A)

*Jackson (NSW.)

11aasett (Victoria)

Hamence (8.A.)

Robinson (8.A.) | Barnes (NS.W.)

A useful change bowler,

I have seen all these young Australians except Barnes, and, be- lieve you me, they are good. Barnes (Sidney Barnes again) is only in the New South Wales second team at the moment, but Arthur Mailey is full of him and says he is going to be better than most. Well, Malley believed in Fleetwood-Smlu when hardly any one else did.

He-Arthur Malley, I mean-is one of three famous old Test players already fixed up to tour England I hear. Charlie with the team, Macartney and B Woodfull the other two.

STRIDE?

Why, it's Johnnie Walker's brisk stride, of course-but it can be yours, too. On those pleasant evenings with your friends, keep to Johnnie Walker. You'll be glad you asked for Johnnie Walker by name while you are enjoying its distinctively clean and refreshing taste. You'll be even more glad next moming-for this refreshing cleanness is evidence of the purity and age of the fine whiskics from which Johnnie Walker is blended. You can always trust Johnnie Walker.

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JOHNNIE WALKER

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Born 1820-still going strong

Sola Agents for China: GALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., LTD.

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Looking back at the Orat half of the cricket season I rather think that the batting is beginning to improve

S. A. Ismakl astonishingly consistent."

n bit; it is however, by no means too strong in view of the fact that we really cannot be said to have any good bowlers in the Colony. Time and time again I find when I speak to one of the players in match

where his side has been out for some hundred odd runs, he tells me that there was nothing porticular in the

now

AMAZING POOLS LUCK

Oxford Blue's

Success

London, Dec. 22..

H. M. Garland-Wells, the former Oxford University Double Blue and vice-captain of the Surrey County Cricket Club, has experl-, enced extraordinary, luck in connee- tion with the football pools. He has won eight dividends on last week- end's results.

"It was a freak week for results," he-said, "but-I-managed-to-land- one first dividend, one second divid- end, one third dividend and five. fourth dividenda.

"I have been going in for the pools for only eight weeks and this is the first time I have managed to win any- thing. I have not received an offer of £1,300 as has been reported. If I did I should most certainly accepi

An official of one of the pools or- ganisations stated: "We have not yet declared the dividends, but frankly they are bound to be very small.".

Last Saturday was an unusual one for the pools, because so many matches were postponed.

GOLF RESULTS ANNOUNCED

Stubbs Shield And

C. M. Young Cup

of

Results in the second round the Stubbs Shield were announced by the Royal Hongkong Golf Club as follows: Leigh and Orange beat (or received a walk-over from) Royal Engineers.

Dodwell & Co. beat Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. by G and 4.

P.W.D. beat J.D. Hutchison & Co. 2 and 1.

Co.

Lowe, Bingham and Matthews re- ceived a walk-over from Davle Boag and Co. scratched.

Insurance Conferation Life beat Chartered Bank and 5.

H.M.S. Cornflower beat Bank Line Ltd, 3 and 1.

Royal Corps of Signals bent R.A.O.C. 2 and 1.

Medical Department beat A.P.C. 2 and 1.

G. M. YOUNG CUP- Results in the G.M. Young Cup (First Round) were:

Union

A.P.C.

Insurance

Soclely

beat

Manufacturers Life Insurance w.o. from Standard Vacuum Oil Co., scratched.

Dodwell & Co. beat B., and S. Hongkong & Shanghai Bank beat Chartered Bank.

THE ADAMSON CUP

With a score of 76-12=04," G. Davies qualides in the Adamson Cup played on the Happy Valley course on January: 7-16.5 Other scores word E. Greenwood 86-10=68 #23 1.

Clark-76-068. There were..21%

the batsmen you have Ales Pearce, H. Owen-Hughes, Nazarin, Donald Anderson and Copt. Whitmarsh. The others would have to be people who could bowl a bit and 'hat a bit and Include one wicket keeper. I think that there is little doubt that Mann would keep behind the stumps, as he is probably a better bat than Stokes, though perhaps it would depend a great deal on current form as to whether Major Rawstorne would not keep the alde. With a bit of practice I can see him making a tremendous lot of runs. The other two places you could fill in dozens of ways. To my mind, so far neither of the two Finchers have established themselves as batsmen, but McLellan would undoubtedly have claims to an extended trial. A. H. Madar la a tried batsman, but he also this year, has not shown sufficient form to bo taken on trust. It would probably Lake too long to discuss all the players available for trial in the various places.

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Unfortunately we do not have to consider the matter! As regards the United Services match agains, the Club on China New Year, there is going to be a certain amount of difficulty if the original custom of playing as near as may be half and half is pursued. Quite frankly, back unless Commander Boucher for the game, the only Navy players,

the side are worth their place in Captain Whitmarsh, Ogle, and Pax- ton. In saying this, of course, I am speaking with full recollection of the fact that most of the senior Navy players are away. For the Army it is a little difficult to speak, as the. question ia

complicated by the seems remarkably unlucky as regards possibility that the Seaforths will be the taking of wickets. no longer with us. However, putting A POSSIBLE CLUB SIDE that on one side, the Military names which occur to my mind are:-Major I have no idea whether the Club Rawstome, Capt. Macintosh-Walker, will be able to field their full strength, Col. Teversham, Mann Weedon, but provided that they are I imagine Chivern, L/C Cheney, and possibly that the team will Pte. Hatfield. Barron is also possible (only something) like this:-F. Mar- as a fast bowler, but although he shall, L. D. Kibee, T. A. Pearce, H. bowls very well for a few overs, he Owen-Hughes, R. D. Allen, A. W.

be

Hayward, J. L. Pearce, F. Slokes, D. McLellan, J. E. Richardson, and F. Baker. This howover, is only a complete "shot in the dark." Such a side would be quite a useful one. I do not quite sea how to find places for H. F. Haymes and L. T. Ride,

something but the latter might possibly be preferred to Richardson.

I will deal with the Junior Divilon in my article on Friday next.

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