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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May 23, 1939.

BRITISH

KENT'S CRICKET NEED

AT PRESENT IS MORE SUPPORT

Gloucester's Bright Outlook: Worcester. Hopes To Do Better

By KENNETH RANKIN

London, May 20.

At first glance the news from Kont does not look so good. The retirement of Woolley, who will coach at King's School, Canterbury, may not be total and complete, but if he does play, it will be in only very fow matches.

There is no need to emphasise what abilities of Emmett will have further Woolley's absence will mean, but an scope; and Neale, that cultured and even more disturbing thing is that under-rated batsman, will ngain no county cricket will be played at cause knowing spectators to comment Folkestone, and that there is a pos- that he must have learned some of sibility that Tunbridge Wells may, his strokes from Hammond. though not this season, lose their week unless greater local interest in the game is shown.

To neither of these grounds can any exception be taken on the score of lack of beauty or of amenities. In different support, therefore, must be presumed to indicate dissatisfaction with the standard of cricket or with the fact that Kent nowadays do not mopping up all their opponents after the manner of 1000.

To desert a team because it may get beater is a churlish thing to do, After

all, there is a certain virtue in the opposing side, and though, it is true that Kent lost more match than they won last year, they advanced three places in the table and could never be accused of stodginess or upathy.

20-YEAR-OLD BOWLER

One of the county's chief hopes lies in the fast bowling of young Scott, who is not yet 20. "With a good run- up and a nice action, he makes the most of his height. He must surely derive much mental stimulus from following the example of W. G. Grace in being born al Downend,

With other such likely players as Haynes, Lambert and Hopkins about, Gloucestershire's outlook is for from bleak. Their enterprise last season added to their already great popu- larity, and, come victory or defent, this team of personalities will be wei- come wherever they go.

If the Nawab of Pataudi could play regularly and if R. J. Crisp decided to return from South Africa, Worcester- With F. G. H. Chalk, B. H. Valenshire might do even better than last tine and Ames to exhibit their differ-year, when they Anished 11th. Never, ing arts; with Fagg to collect runs except in 1911, when they were nintlį, with precision; with Spencer and find they been so successful. But the Sunnucks to continue their improve- | batsman and the bowler afore-men- ment; and with Walt occasionally to flash a lurid bat, one branch of Kent's cricket bears sufficient blossom.

tloned are not likely to be seen. The cheerful captaincy of the Hon, C. J. Lyttelton and his own capacity for the emphatic striking of the bail are not inconsiderable assets, but Ter- ritorial duties will claim some of his

time.

THE BOWLERS

SUCCESSFUL FOOTBALLERS

AMATEUR GOLF

Group photograph of the Committee and First and Second Division players of the South China Athlelle Association, who had a wonderfully successful season in the Hongkong Football League just concluded. In addition to winning the First and Second Division championships, South China also won the Senior Shield and the Kotewall Cup, and kelped considerably towards carrying off the International, Lal Wah and Governor's Cups. They celebrated their successes with a dinner at West Point last evening.hting Yuen,

No Change In British WALTER

Davis Cup Team

London, May 16. The same players who repre- sented Britain in the first Found of the Davis Cup, against New Zealand. have been selected for the match in the third round against France.

C. E. Hare and Shayes play.

ed in the singles, and Hare and

F. H. D. Wilde in the doubles, for Britain against New Zea- land-Reuter,

pression for Nottinghamshire. The injuries and fitnesses that affected various members of the team were unfortunate enough of themselves. Worse was the grave

pular support.

TO LEAD

HAMMOND ENGLAND

IN TEST. MATCHES

London, May 22.

The Test Match Selection Committee met.

Leading Scottish Goalscorers

The following were the leading goal-scorem in the Scottish Foot- Ball League during the 1038-30 Beason:

FIRST DIVISION Venters (Rangers)

Wallace (Patrick Thistle)

27

Wilson (Hamilton Academicals) 27

Af'Kennan (Patrick Thistle) Thornton (Rangers)

to-day and chose Walter Hammond as captain of Dewar (Third Lanark) the English team in all three Test matches against the West Indies this summer,

The First Test will be played at Lord's on June 24, 20 and 27; the Second at Old Trafford on July 22, 24 and 25; and the Third at the Ovai on August 19, 21, 22 and 23.

The series of Test matches be- decrease inween England and the West Indies was instituted in 1928 when the two

That the authorities are alive to sides met at Lord's on June 23, 25 the crying need for fresh talent is and 36, to the the matches played obvious by the appointment of D. J. In England, the home country har Knight and Fairfax as coaches. S. J. won five and drawn one while of Staples, who might have been ex- the eight played in West Indies, the pected to have some chare in this aginda to. With three matches

has taken a similar post with England's two, Hampshire.

drawn. One One of last year's great disasters occurred when Butler, then at the England, according to experts, has

The present West Indian team in head of the bowling averages, was every appearance of being stronger stricken by appendicitis. Given com-

than those of 1928 and 1933. Jackson has gone to Langue crieicet,plete recovery and a good winter's tourists will depend mainly on an but his off-breaks will be available test, this 25-year-old fast bowler was attack consisting of fast bowlers and in mid-week matches, if required. be of the utmost value, for he has slow sub

spinners.

Constantine Inay Jenkins, who turns the ball the other re life of the pitch, and never fans have lost some of his youthful fire, way, made a good impression last to keep the batsman playing at him. but Martindale is likely to prove as year, so altogether the bowling looks head, Jepson and Giles as may be Johnson is anything approaching those responsible on Wood- fast as any bowler now playing, and more than reasonable.

expected, and can, by some feat of Voce, England's batsmen muy ex- Production, oblige with a left-hander, perience some uncomfortable periods, much gloom will be lifted.

The

BOWLING. WEAKNESS Another, however, is somewhat in- adequately adorned, for nobody took more than 88 wickets for the county last year, though it is true that Two years ago four Worcestershire Wright, who reached that number, bowlers, Martin, Perks, Howorth and was sometimes away on other duties: Jackson, took 100 wickets. Last year Refreshed by his trip to South Africa, Perks and Howorth repeated the fent and with his mind perhaps made up and Martin nearly did so. There is on the somewhat important question equals one way lag should not be of can expect plenty of successful again, given a nar- work. So, too, can Todd and Watt. mal acceptance of chances offered, a Much depends on whether Harding remark which especially applles. to can manage to combine accuracy with those who stand in the slips for Ferke, speed,

who, by the way, put on over two The fact that W. R. Hammond stone in weight during the South missed 13 county games last sum- African tour. -mer-meant-much to Gloucestershire, who finished 10th, whereas they had been fourth in 1937. This year he will be far more frequent, and he has, too, been appointed captain in succession to B. O. Allen, to whom everyone's banks are due for su con- tinually realising that a finish of some So is the all-round cricket, of which kind is what most people prefer. Martin and Howorth are able expon- Hammond'a selection does not mean enis, and as far as sheer batting goes that Allen will give up playing, there are the most promising Cooper, The names of the new captain, of with his excellent technique, the use

BENEFIT FOR VOCE Barnett, of Goddard and of Sinficid ful King and Gibbons, who, scoring Voce must have a paragraph to pre familar in a multitude of mouths. so many runs in his own manner, has himself. Last year he gave a fine Crapp's attractive left-handed batting long been the despair of bowlers. example of how spirit can overcome and his splendid fielding anywhere

physical discomfort. His services to are making him a prime favourite; It was a great pity that the centen-his county are being rewarded this the lusty vigour of little Wilson, the ary year of Trent Bridge should have season with a benefit when Yorkshire wicket-keeper,

and the all-round synchronised with a period of de-come to Trent Bridge on June 17,

The touring players are: 10, 20.

There will be no 'doubt regarding RS. Grant, Capt. (Trinidad), I., the adequacy of the batting," which Barrow (Jamaica), H. P. Bayley would become more than adequase it | (British · Guiana), J. H. Cameron livened up with a consistent sparkle. (Jamaica), C. B. Clarke (Barbados). The following is the latest call- Keeton, that unlucky player, bas, like L. N. Constantine (Trinidad), G. E. over for the Derby, which will be Butler, been operated on for appen- Gomez (Trinidad), G. Headley run on Wednesday: dicitis. This, let us hope, is the end (Jamaica), L, G. Hylton (Jamaica) of his misfortunes, and the beginning T. Johnson (Trinidad), E, A. Martin-

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of another such spell as gave him an England cap in 1934.

BATTING A WEAKNESS

In previous teams the batting has been a weakness but if the 1030 side decessors, the result of the Test series shows more solldity than its pre-

may be less certain Imagine.

than

many

dalo (Barbados), J. E. D. Scaley (Barbados), J. D. Stollmeyer]

Trinidad),

H. Stollmeyer (Trinidad), K. H. Weekes. (Jamaica) and E. A. V. Williams (Barbados).

Much has been written about the inscrutable Harris, who will play three half-volleys back to the bowler and then put a good-length ball through the covers with no trouble Of these sixteen players. Grant, at aif "The more often he does this Barrow, Crumurun, “Constantine, last, the better. Hardstaff's visit to Hendley and Martindale are familiar New Zealand, where he has done so with English conditions, while J. E. well, has given him a nice break D. Sealey toured Australia in 1830- from mo

more serious business, and G. 31. Constantine: (34) is the voteran

course,

of the side, the youngest being J. B Stollmeyer only 16.

"B" Division Tennis For To-day

F. H. Heane, that hard-working cap- tain, will have similarly benefited.

Oates, who kept wicket for the county for so many years, including the triumphal one of 1907, has been appointed scorer, a welcome move, seeing that he is no longer on the umpires' list. Larwood, of has gone to League erléket.

WYATT AVAILABLE Warwickshire, Hoppy In-the-renew- ed captaincy of Peter Cranmer and in the invigorating optimism which ho breathes, will have their usual regulars, except for Paine, the slow left-hand bowler, who and not re- Joined, R. E. S. Wyatt will be more often available, and Edgbaston spec- If courts are at for play, the "B" tators will enjoy watching the cul- Division of the Hongkong Tennis tured grace of J. R. Thompson once League will commence this after- the Cambridge term has ended,

Wally Hammond

to lead England again."

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London, May 22.

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#ersions. Castle, 66/1 (), and o.)

Legend, 40/1 (t. and o.) Fairfax, 06/1 (6)

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Sanchez, Ampon Win Exhibition Matches

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Shanghai, May`22. noon. The opening programme was The Philippine, Davis Cup tennis On Meyer and Hollies will most of to be played last Tuesday but rain toam left for Japan to-day after the bowling fall, with a certain prevented the matches from taking Amado Sanchez had defeated Lewis amount of help from the medium- place.

Carion 2-0, 6-1, 6-0, and Felicisimo

paced Wilmot and the sometiines use Most Interesting match to-day Ampon defeated: Li-f-3, 6-1-

hd slows of Croom. Wyatt, Dollery,

Jones (Third Lanark)

Walker (Heart of Midlothian) Marilu (Clyde)

Mathie (Motherwell)

M'Linlock (St. Mirren)

Black (Heart of Midlothian) .. Mine (Ibernians)

SECOND DIVISION

*******8AARR KKAARNAANNAARE

Walls (Cowdenbeath) Morrison (East Stirlingshire) Black (Dunfermline Athletic) 30 M'Gillivray (Dundee) Adam (Montrose) Coats (Dundee)

W. Black (Dundee United). Watson (Brechin City) Anderson (Morton) Donald (Airdrieonians) Fitzsimmons (Alloa)

1 (Stenhousemuir)

Ailne (East Fire)

Rico (Alloa)

Mitre (Fast Fife) had 17 of his goals, when with Cowdenbeath.

TOURNEY

BEGINS

No Surprises On First Day

London, May 22.

The British Amateur Golf |Championship began at Höylake to-day in ideal golfing weather on the Royal Liverpool' course. Three days will be occupied in reducing the entry of 167 tò 32.

There were no outstanding first round surprises- to-day, though T. | Edwards, of Aberystwyth, beat Ion. Michael Scott, winner to 1933, by two and one.

1. Calder, of Formby, beat Tony Torrance, the ex-Walker Cup caplain. by one hole and Charles Yates, the American holder of the champion- ship, bent Bruce Thompson, of Royal Liverpool, by five and four. Reuter.

DRAMA IN DAVIS CUP ENCOUNTER Spectators Show Partiality

Warsaw, May 22.

By beating Roderich Menzel in the first of the two remaining singles to- day, Tlocszynski put Poland on lovel terms with Germany in the Davis The match went Cup competition. to five sels before the Fole won.

The victory of Tlocszynaid over Menzel by 2-0, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 and 0-7 was due to a large extent to the un- sportsmanilka behaviour of tho Polish spectators, who openly took the side of the Polish player and loudly voiced their disapproval whenever the umpire decided a point in favour of the German.

As the result of Tlocszynski's victory. the issue will now be de- cided by the last singles match in which Henner Henkel will represent Germany, and the former Viennese player, Count Baworovski,' will re- present Poland.-Trans-Octan,

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· MATCH “INTERRUPTED"

Warsaw, May 22.

India Out Of Davis The decisive angles match between

Cup Competition

Henkel and Count Baworovski in the Davis Cup tie between Germany and Poland was interrupted by the umpire because of darkness in the third set. Henkel was leading by 6-4, 0-2 with the score 1-1 in the third. European The Pollsh public again demons-

Brussels, May 23. Leading by two matches to one, Belgium to-day clinched her tie in the second round of the Zone in the Davis Cup competition by sharing the last two singles, thus winning by three matches to two.

trated its partiality for the Polish player and tried to influence the um- pire's decisions by loud cries. Ghaus Mohamed (India) put his country on level terms by beating The unsportsmanlike attitude of Charles Nacynert 10-8, 6-2, 6-1, but the Polish spectators, however, fall- Andrew Lacroix (Belgium) over-ed to shake the equanimity of Hen- came Y. R. Savur in the final kel, who played in his best form singles by G-2, 6-2, 0-4.—United | and was completely sure of ultimate Press.

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