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ENGLISH SELECTORS SET MORE PROBLEMS

Information On Some

$

Of The New Testites: Facts And Figures

(By "R. ABBIT")

There can have been very fow Selection Com- mittees in the last thirty years or so that have given general satisfaction. There have been none so far as I know who ever explained the reasons for what they did, and the public and the cricket writers are left to guess for themselves.

Raymond Lul) and his Hawaiian Serenaders who will be appearing

As regards this year's selections and perhaps has been too good un alt against the Wert Indrans there wasd man to achieve that particular very little criticism, though certain level estar in balling and bowling on the stage of the Queen's Theatre for three days from Thursday, circles thought that the team was which brings a man into a Test side rather a sledge hammer to crack a regularly. E. W. Clarke though no

Colonial However

orbatsman has several ocensions nut. Dominion side

feel hurt if been preferrent as a left hand

fast

any

would

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S'HAI PREPARES

England did not put out her full bowler, Leyland, the no compari-Swimming

trengta as witness the fuss in India son exes between then in bowling. because we are resting one of our far surpasses him as a left hand bat. best players with a view to a later Yet Nichols has so far accomplishæd Australian contest. And, as a matter

alter the "Cricketer's Double" (1900 runs tough and 100 wickets in the same senson) fact, the nut proved a very tough and one to crack, and the Selectors were eight times, 1920, 1932, 1933, 1935- mat quite satisfied. Gimblett who 6-7-8-9, and in the last fe years has been tried in Tests before dis has each time been the first player not satisfy them and he was replaced to complete the double. It is only

Goddard was preferred to

of

I have done that one realises what

the various

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their third victory in four Manila appearances last night by defeating have not the figures of buat rain-ja worthy cricketer Nichols is, and ruined mutes before me but I know that one has come to take him for held at noon yesterday, confirmation of the cable advice received 31 points to 20.

At a meeting of the Shanghai Amateur Swimming Association the University of Santo Tomas by there was good deal of criticism of slow batting in the second knock of granted except in he Test Cings.

W. W. KEETON

from Hangkong was read in a letter received from the Colony's The game was close throughout Pertolly Think that in

Sunday, England. such weather a draw was the better tion until I dug into

Another rather surprise selec-swimming body, advising the local group that the visiting swimmers with the score never more than a

Kamakura Maru decision. But, as I had the uitting volumes of Wisden, when I began would leave the Southern port on the .. Wingsang on August-27 paint apart in all quarters except

SEATTLE & VANCOUVER (Starts from Kobe) was criticised and many said

that to realise the position, Keeton, born and would arrive on August 31. Other members of the team would last.

The Canadians led in the first Verity could have won the game for in 1805, first appeared for Nolls in leave Hongkong on an Empress liner on September 3 and would quarter by nine to eight, and main- England. This, however, is rather

lained their slight slim margin

Heian Maru (from Kobe) by the way as Goddard might also 1928 when he played 5 innings for arrive here later.

But even after

throughout. Eave done so had more use been average of 22.00.

this promising start he was forced made of bim.

With the news that the visitors are have to go out strongly to beat them, the third quarters but the Canadians

Both teams scored eight points In NEW YORK via Panama uut of the side by the plethora of definitely sending a

*Arima Maru team here, pre- splendid batsmen the County had at

The ailment of Toby Gavrilc has "eed" the game by scoring eight goUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Honolulu, Hilo, San Francisco, Anyway the Selection Committee at period. He played one innings Purations are being speeded up to at last been

been diagnosed as Typhus,

Los Angeles, Mexico & Balboa to Valparaiso. cotermined to have a good stir up only in 1929 (12 runs) and dirt out make the interport, contest us suc-which means that he will be out of points in the Inst quarter against Living

Ginyo Maru (Starts from Kobe).... Thursday. out here when Cricketers

and will

LONDON, MARSEILLES, NAPLES via Suez. not be still take a month or so to come out appear at all in 1830. In 1931, how-cessful as those which preceded it active participation for the whole Santo Tomas five points.

meeting was a prelimin-summer Yesterday's Air-ever, after the sad death of W.

In the interport.

Husimi Maru....

Monday, (It would be about six bob by whysall and the retirement of Pay. Jury to others. A reply to Hongkongjable to take

be a tremendous mail) one

Hakozaki Maru (Calla at Casablanca) Saturday, keep in close touch one cannot

being drafted advising them that His absence with the

ton he inde goud and his subsequent arrangements for their stay will be loss, and the local team will have to

Suwa Maru game. ticket news sent out by the agencies figures as shown in this table are made. The visitors will be in Shang-leak around for a swimmer tu re- In the two Chinese swim- Is ridiculously small and practically very interesting.

hai for some considerable time be-place him. untains bare results onl One has i

NOT ENOUGH NEWS

The

Amount

of

is collecting a harvest of runs or wie

no menus of newing which cricketer

1271 1932

1933

“

Innings Total Average Centuries

42 1:40 31.00 41 Jeno 2029

42.00 47.1R

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bad patch, and, still, we don't know

19734

1207 48.20

3

1933

20

36,12

1030

1559

38.07

1937

40

1889

44.07

N

14977 30.55

kela, or having o

more important injured list. Seler-1

who are un tions and omissions are very largely influenced

by this. For instance, 1 iness or accident imagine that only

15

definitely

and fore the netunt interport gala takes mers, Z. K. Lok

C. L. Wen, place as the meeting is scheduled for Shanghai has two discoveries, but neither has recorded as good time September 7, 8 and 9.

COLONY SENDING TWELVE

Gavriloff. 10:

Shanghai will have the best chance Hongkong is sending up a team of twelve swimmers, including repre-in the breast stroke and the bark- sentatives In the various swimming stroke, an her two young swimmers,

It will be seen that he was very events and in the relays and water R. Hall, the breast stroke champion, etconsistent in 1932/3/4, and in the

It is expected they will be and J. Lumsdaine the backstroke polo.

of the side tatter year he played for England fairly good side and Shanghai will swiminer, should not only win their has kept Paynter out selected for the third Test unless against Australia, going in frst with

nsked

at Leeds and stand down to make with C. F. Walters to

scoring 25 and 12. It must be ad- room for some other bats.

Was

The three selections which caused mitted however that he only got his

the most surprise to me were those place because Sutcliffe was suffering

of Keelon, Nichols and Perks.

Old- from a strain.

VARIATIONS

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I will be

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feld, though he first played only in 1935, has been knocking at the door for a long time. In his Brst season Agures dropped right away in 1935, he made 1020 runs for an average of but this was the result of an un- 35.17 and hit two centuries for Lab fortunate motor necident in the pre- cashire. He fell off a little in 1936 vious winter. He did not come into ad 1937 averaging 26.36 and 27.17 the side until late June, and this set only, but last season he made 1550 back seem to have put him out of runs for 37.80 average scoring four the running, especially as Sutcliffe centuries. Ife has been making a lot was still going strong. He recovered Henry Armstrong, the negro light- of runs lately and on 14th July he his form in 1937 but fell oft in 1938 weight and welterweight boxing

health. was 15th in the Batting Average. He owing to ill

us he had

of the world, who is champion is an extremely stylish bat and his undergo an operation for appendicitis accustomed to being a top-heavy inclusion causes no particular sur in October. This season he has been favourite is only a 7-5 favourite for prise. He is twenty eight and a half scoring consistently and made 312 Tuesday's lightweight title fight with years old,

not out against Middlesex on 13th Lou Ambers, former holder of the M. S. NICHOLS

July last, although he already had tille. The selection which surprised me

completed his thousand runs. that of M. S. was most, however, Nichols; not that he is not a most excellent all-rounder; but because 1 Test had rather got the idea his

first Match days were over. He is close upon 39 years of age and played for have both failed and Edrich (dead view of the closeness of the

out of form this year) has proved he night between the two men.

match temperament. the

The uncertain condition of Arm- England against Australia in the

test fourth Test Match in 1930. He did has not not, however, visit Australia in Jur-It looks as if Keeton might be a rirong's hands is encouraging Am- dine's team in 1932/33, but playedly made a duck in the first innings,

but played solution though he most unfortunate-bera' backers-United Press. In the third Test Match against the!

This la sald to be the best light- weight "natural" since Benny Leo- A PARTNER TO HUTTON It is clear that the problem of who nard fought Tendler in 1923.

had not yet is to partner Hutton

The fight is expected to draw 35,-! solved. Gimblett

in $150,000 in and Fogk 000 "fans" and net

been

However, Edrich had many chances West Indies in 1933. In 1934 he was twice 12th man against the Austro- and Keeton looks promising.

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fast

Echo Defies Rescue

Brown

R. T. D. PERKS llans. In 1938 the most he achieved

Perks of Worcestershire has been

GRAND CANYON, Ariz. was selection in the thirteen or four-

Chief Park Ranger Perry teen players who were asked to be coming along steadily present at the Old Trafford for the medium bowler, accurate of length

to perform. aird Test Match, but as no ball was and with a disconcerting swing. His was assigned to one of the oddest

tasks ever given man It was to rescue an echo. Tourists bowled and no eleven even selected pace, gather, has increased con-

mon crying for help. one cannot know if he would have siderably in the last couple of sca- got in or not. (It is surprising how sons. He first played for his county reported a

tourist sitting on a rock below the often a player is twelfth men or is in, 1830 and has gradually worked Brown raced to the scene and found

and up his number of victims until he rim shouting into space. no play- selected and there

of most depend- then he gets drop

dropped-The answer hos come to be one must be that the Selectors work on lable bowler in county cricket. His 14/7/30 he had taken 89 wickets for current form). Nichols was selected figures since 1934 are as follows. for the Players vs, the Gentlemen in

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1938 both at Lord's and

STEADY

DY EXCELLENCE

1034 Scarborough.

1035

It will therefore be десп

that

1036

though Nichols has been on the

fringe

1037 1938

It

of things for years he has only on two occasions actually played in a

Wickets Average

95

110

121

27.27 21.38 18.30

120

21.98

132

23.50

an average of 22.84.

OMISSIONS

respective events, but are tipped to break the interport records for these events.

Water polo prospects are rogy, and Shanghoi should be well in the run- Ining to win this as well as the med- ley swim events, with the afore- mentioned two young swimmers to represent the locals in the breast and backstroke.

The centre, Job Ross, was the star of the Canadian team-United Press,

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