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AUSTRALIA ALSO BADLY OFF FOR BOWLERS

Grimmett Almost Sure Of A Place

(By William Pollock)

My present bed book is "Oliver Twist”, (it must be about the tenth time that Oliver and I have been 'bedfellows), and·1 have just come across a passage that is most apt to my immediate

circumstances.

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THE HONGKONG

SHEFFIELD SHIELD.

TELEGRAPH.

Sydney, Jan. 17. To-day's scores in the Shemeld Shield match were New South Wales 208; South Australia 295 and 11. for no wickets.

In Brisbano the scores were.— Quectusland. 172 for 5, and Victoria 304-Reuter Bulletin.

In

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

They do tell me that he has bo-

uncommonly industrious the nets these warm evenings, and seeing how hard up for bowlers Australia is I-well, I shouldn't be surprised.

come

TUESDAY, JANUARY ∙18, 1988.

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

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

As I had expected the Indians had little dimcully with the Club da

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 9. A. Ismail, who is an for bowling as we are. Apart from McCormick, who bowls fast, but astonishingly consistent but making without great command, and the leg-13, and Nazarin and Kilchell making 30 oplece, the Indians had no trouble In Tests against Gubby Allen's lot, there does not seem be a "new"i

that Mitchell was the most success- bowler in Australia.

ful bowler, taking four for 21 but ft was towards the end of the innings.

bowling, that the batsmen just got themselves

New out! The Chiria 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 against another interport eleven. It which might be picked to play

la not very easy, For bowling we havo Minu, Robert Lee, and possibly F. Baker." All the rest (perhaps I forgot Harry Owen-Hughes, on this season's form) oro

some of bowlers, though admittedly change them are quite useful. As regards the batsmen you have Alec Pearce,

others would have to be people who Anderson and Capt. Whitmarsh. The

could bowl a bit and bat 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 it would Stokes though perhaps depend a great deal on current form as to whether Major Rawatorne would not keep the side. With a bli of practice I can see him making a tremendous lot of runs. The ather two places you could' fill in dozens of Ways. my mind, so far neither

Sudden shiftings of scene, and rapid changes of time spinner Ward, both of whom played in knocking off the runs. I notice Owen-Hughes, Nazarin, Donald

and place, are not only sanctioned in books by long usage, but are by many considered as the, great art of authorship."

Slevers, who spends his

time

It is too hot to bother about low it keenly; the majority in climbing up telephone poles (and questions of authorship; the aptness telligently.

is that here in Adelaide, a fortnight since I landed, from England, the temperature has been up to 105 de- grees (in the shade) and by day 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,

ENGLAND-ITIS

view in this Test trial match most of the likely challengers for the coming trip "home." Don Bradman. captained oneeren, Vie Richardson the other. Every evening the air has been filled with words about cricket om broadcasters ranging from the Don himself down to me: Once more Australia is rapidly becoming cricket crazy.

We Have had on

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

Sievers took five wickets for 21 on that frightful pitch in the. last third Test at Melbourne-but you would not rank his medium-paced, up-and-down bowling as top class.

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 I make it evens, thus:- with ours.

AUSTRALJA Ross Gregory (SA)

Badcock (5:A.)

crossing the cool-looking Torrens Some of the young players given lake, passing the statue to the a show in the Test trial havo cicar memory of Sir Ross Smith, the man who in 1919 made the first success-signs of what one of them called ful flight from England to Australia, "Englanditis," Not counting Brad- and

on through luxuriantly man, who will skipper the side, or flowered paths to the ground, I fell will cut his hat, there are only Hutton to thinking how queer that while fourteen places going, and at least England is in the grip of football twice fourteen players are out after Gimblett Australla is in the fever of cricket.them.

01

The twelve thousand who flocked

ENGLAND

(Yorkshire) (Somerset) (Middlesex) (Middlesex) (Yorkshire)

(Lancashire)

(Suesex)

Edrich

Compton Yardley

Washbrook

and cox

I am getting more and more of to see this Saturday's play in the the opinion that Grimmelt. 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: ns

ns match, had Don scraping' write at Glenelg, Adelaide's near-scratching, and soon got him with a I

seaside hideout, tremendous beautifully-lighted ball to which flashes of semi-tropical lightning are the Dan darted out-but missed. Illuminating the local piece of the Pacific but nearly every one is tolking cricket.

est

Jackson (N.S.W.) Hasselt (Victoria) Hamenco (S.A)

Robinson (9.A.)

| Barnes (N.39.W.)

*A useful charge bowler,

I have seen all these young By bowling, him for, a small score Australians except Barnes, and, be- Clarrie Grimmett probably did the lieve you me, they are good, Barnes testimonial funds no benefit; Brad-¦ ̈ (Sidney Barnes oguin) is only in You can take that for granted. man not out at lunch time "reminds" the New South Wales second team The season is just getting into its large numbers of people of import at the moment, but Arthur Malley is stride and this time the stride is aant appointments, they have away full of him and says he going to long one-thirteen thousand miles from the office. But he may well to England. The "domestic" in have howled himself to England terest is entirely secondary; the

again... overwhelming interest lies in the side which will call in March.

seven million

INDUSTRIOUS CLARRIE

There are about

recalled to Clarrie's mind how people in the whole of Australia and the, late Albert Tratt did two hat- about six and a half millions follow tricks (and the gate no good) in 'cricket closely. Most of them fol- his beneflt match at Lord's long

What is

there

SO

familiar

about

his

be better than most. Well, Malley hardly any one else did. believed in Fleetwood-Smith when

HeArthur Mailey, I mean-is one of three famous old Test players already fixed up to tour England with the team, I hear. Charlie. Macortney and Bill Woodfull the other two.

BRISK 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 morning-for this refreshing cleanness is evidence of the purity and age of the fine whiskies from which Johnnie Walker is blended. You can always trust Johnnie Walker.

JOHNNIE WALKER

Born 1820-still going strong

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

PAA STRANCHAT |-*" FONCHEONGCH...♥"TERIETSEN :

are

BETTER BATTING

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

8. A. Ismail astonishingly consistent.”

a bit; it is however, by no means too strong in view of the fact that we really cannot be sold to have any good bowlers in the Colony. Time and time again I And when I speak to one of the players in a match where his side has been out for some hundred odd runs, he tells me that there was nothing particular in the

AMAZING POOLS LUCK

Oxford Blue's

Success

London, Dec. 22.

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

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

"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 £1,500 as has been reported. If I did Í should most certainly accept It."

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.

FRIENDLY RUGBY

Adventure Selects Players For To-day

The following team will represent H.MS. Adventure in a friendly match against the Army'at Sookuṇ- poo at 3.45 p.m. to-day:

Telegraphist Dufty; A. B. Northcott, A. B. Merriman, Sig. Murray and Lieut. Smith; Lieutenant (E) Wal- aham and Payr. Lieut. Roantrec."

A. B. Crabbe, 3. B, A. Jones, Marine Dumbleton. Ldg.

Tel. Crabbe, O. A. Dyer, Sergeant Burston, C. E. R. A. Martin and Marine Mum- fore, s

'WIN FOR AUSTRALIA

Marsellies, Jan, 17. The Australian rugger team defeat- ed France 18 to 11 to-day---Reuter Bulletin.

ALL DAY BOWLS

The all-day bowls match, for the Attaboy Shield of the Kowloon Bowl- Ing Green Club will be held on Chinese New Year Day January. 31,- at the Kowloon Bowling Green Club. Details and the entry flat have been posted on the nolice board at the Club

KOWLOON GOLF

The 80-hole Anat of the Junior Championship of the Kowloon Golf Club played on Sunday, remalied: In a Victory for W. Bastifi byer FA; Hill, 1yer and D.

TO

of the two Finchers have established themselves as batsmen, but, McLellan would undoubtedly have claims to an extended trial. A. H. Madar is #tried batsman, but he also this year,

has not shown sufficient form to be taken on trust. It would probably take too long to discuss all the players nvallable 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 against the Club on China New Year, there is

certain going to be a

amount difficulty if the original custom of playing as near as may be half and half 15

frankly, pursued. Quite unless Commander Boucher is back for the game, the only Navy players worth their place in the side are Captain Whitmarsh, Ogle, and Pax- ton. In saying this, of course, 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 is compileated by the seems remarkably unlucky as regards | Hayward, J. L. Pearce, F. Stokes, D. 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

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McLelim, J. E. Richardson, and F. Baker. This however, is only a complete "shot in the dark," Guch a side. would be quite a useful one.

which occur to my mind are:-Major I have no idea whether the Club Rawstorme, Capt. MacIntosh-Walker. will be able to field their full strength, I do not quite see how to and places Col. Teversham, Mann Weedon, but provided that they are I imagine for H. F. Haymes and L. T. Ride, Chiverall, L/C Cheney, and possibly that the team will be something but the latter might possibly be Pie. Hatfield. Barron is also possible (only something) Uke this. Mar- preferred to Richardson.

as a fast bowler, but although he shall, L. D. Kilbee, T. A. Pearce, H. I will deal with the Junior Division bowis very well for a few overs, he Owen-Hughes, R. D. Allen, A. W.in my article on Friday next.

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