The Bermuda Recorder

              i 1 i saturday january 16 1w0 the bermuda recorder page nine « flashes of splendour at kensington runs the west indies had hi ready lost three wickets iasports&i the boys started confujontu and comfortablv ltl soon became evident that we were in for a treat and what a treat it was i worrell the great artist that he is played with master ful ease his placement was a revelation we have seen frank bat before and every occasion was a thing of beauty a joy forever but it seemed that the passing of years had tmtrl.nl his stroke play with a golden fringe deftness and rtttety certainly tbe ball mark by barney millar barbados over 11,000 spectators at kensington were thrilled by ik exquisite display of bats to us who had witnessed ciber titanic struggles on the suine historic turf visions of former davs floated before our anxious eyes could these two youngsters both holders ot recodrs in their own rights rise to the occasion now facing them cold tbf>y do what challenor and tarilton heroes of the twenties and the thirties had done before them worrell himself had eclipsed a record set by tim tarilton v hen he scored 318 in 1945 to displace tim's 304 scored kinst trinidad in 1921 and niber had covered himself v ith world lory wild his s intilatidg sb5 itgnittst pakis t i ii in jamaica had moved rii!»laii<l's len hutton's 364 ii'to second place as the higlu t st individual score for a test dusting off the sports three b.f.l a games tomorrow by stabilizer tnanship on saturday evening bffbre some cool rain brought a frelcohie respite to the firing englishmen a team in somerset this match will commence at 1.30 the bfl have set down three matches for play tomorrow afternoon in their usual week-end competition series they are all first divi sion games and they should provide good football enter tainment for the fans who west indies batsmen garfield sobers and frank worrell pulled the west indies out of a big hole in the first t*>»t m»teh everybody who took part in that game have gone on to trinidad for the second test the league champions devonshire lions will be playing on this ground also they meet the southampton bangers at 3.15 they had better not take the bangers l'ghtly they may run iato serious trouble if they do two batting artists were at work on a masterpiece of intricate detail they had essayed the difficult task of compiling a respectable score for the west indies team efter the opening players had failed england had collected 4*2 iltlrilljr two and a half thp of play and oarfield ohert aitd frank worrell both of world fame had cnn t<.g..tli.t with the total just past the one hundred mark this was on friday evening in england during one of his most dazzling displays wellard a sportsv riter with a poetic touch bad been moved very few if any of them will forget the two last matches the mcc played in barbados the colony match when mcc were beaten by ten wickets and the grim bat ting struggle of mcc and west indies batsmen in the test they certainly wfln't forget the roles played by batting a n innings b y frank worrell knows no dawn it btarts at high noon to write — turn out to see them today i endorse his every s.'utiment kept steady pace behind his batting partner who bad gone to the crease head of him he was thc perfect eompletrteiit to the hnpcrturablfe arid elegit bobers who had set himself the task of compiling his firs test century against england iniperturable yes — for even when fortune was kind to him in the matter of a catch which irue.nan seemed to fumble it had not the slightest effect on his mastery of thc situation stars worrell and sobcm reports say these two batted for nearly fifteen hours fighting to save their team from going down to possible defeat they saved tbe day allright and smashed many records doing it it was a great display ol batting skill and concentration wbieh far surpassed any thing turned in by the mcc players wellington rovers go to white hill to play the somer set eagles after beating the phc last week wellington will be hot on sunday entries aie an unpredictable lot and will fight to win even if they don't tbey will give welling ton a good game the match of the day b<l will the sports ili pembroke the dock hill kangres doek hill lost last week to the devonshire lions ind the pembroke juniors turned in a sharp game agi fust arena where worrell is still considered one ot the worlds leading bats.iwii after his recent performance he is sure to get a place in th ne<t test many people thought that sobers would smash his otfn record of 365 runs in a test match which he created t gainst pakistan but he didn't it wai a grand comeback i'or the barbadian after the tragic acci dent in which he was involved late last year saturday dawned bright and c'ear but some early morning showers caused lovers of the game to look prayerfully toward the sky would for i.nie be kiudf and to whom batsman a treat this was the calibre of the two men who faced england — an england fighting resolutely then the siln won out and puy started under almoht ideal cbnditibns jjermudian cricket lovers have become very in terested in this series of test matches between the west indies and england we will try to keep them up to date on the latest information about them we think over here that the series will be a keen struggle but we have hopes a eertain feeling let us say that the west indies will beat mcc we won't bet on it but we think so trnm behind the almost cokmftal fortress f over 300 rosedan^tneat today and he showed his appre'et hitou by some excellent foot work thereafter as be strode majestically through the 80's end 90's to complete his 100 and with the plaudits of the crowd echoing round the ground came the first few i.iiudrops heralds of the end of the day's play continuous from 2.30 cocktail bar and restaurant if west indies bat the way they have done in thi test just ended they should if they don't it will be curtains for them mcc will be hard to beat even the local big shots say that and they should know shows start 2.30 5.35 8.45 gregofff jean carroll charlton burl peck simmons baker heston-ives mumm i •*_*•■■*■««» a>.£*rz at loyalty inn the big game in the bfl tomorrow should be at at the bermuda sports arena where the pembroke juniors ir.ee t doek hill rangers juniors looked pretty good last wi ek at somerset and they could give doek hill a fright even if they don't beat them and two happy batsmen pteceded some tired and tiring fieldsmen toward the pavilion mangrove bay while a satisfied and cheering uowd awoke echoes around the field it seemed that huge crowds and classic perform ances often go hand in hand dine with us and try our most talked about meal ham steak with pineapple 1 * all next week may praises batting of worrell sobers bermuda football montgomery clipt elizabeth taylor eva marie saint entertainment every thursday and sunday in 1927 in the now historic too series mr archie greaves a flambouyant journalist of that decade described the crowd as being twenty-four deep like the great hiudeu burg line overlappiug into the very basin of play association come out sunday evening and enjoy yourself in our lovely surrotiudiugs on the terrace raintree county the batting of frank wor rell and garfield somber in the unfinished first test match between west indies and england at kensington oval was praised on sunday by england captain better may at his weekly press conference held at the marine hotel may said of worrell he is a tremendous artist and that against two such world bats i..eu in the engaud bowling stood up well challenge cup competition 1959-60 season quarter finals george rogers & calypso serenades a for reservations phone 8412 oday the cheers re-echoed continued on page 10 all matches will be played on sunday the 24th january 1960 and will commence at 3.00 p.m island theatre today continuous from 2.00 national sports olnb field shows start 2.00 4.00 5.55 7.45 9.50 hilt's bermuda vacations wellington rovers v de vonshire lions referee e postlet hwaite linesmen : r hunt c benbow b.f.a re presentative mr j chiappa somerset cricket club field russ tamblyn peter sellers alan young he said that the beating of sobers with a ball just after lunch by offspiuuer david allen was an event on this \ ieket aud that be liked allen's approach who was p'aying m his first test tom thumb announces west end rovers v pem broke juniors referee l smith linesmen : m bean d fletcher b.f.a representa tive kr e t richards m.c.p devonshire recreation club field dock hill rogers v ram blers refwjyr j ferreira linesmen : k dunstan l clarke b.f.a representa tive i mr c hinson cooper u mrs maria benn's monday tuesday wednesday 1960 carnival tour may said that allen's spinning finger was sore and was having treatment lauren bacall and robert stack he also said that paceman brian statham should be fit for the next match in i riuidad the gift of love trinidad u may said that freddie trueman was uot feeling well gii saturday and that his btomach was giving him sonic trouble asked whether or not too many bouncers had been bowled in this test may said that it was a matter for tbe i'mpires to decide whether there was intimidation leaving bermuda on february 3 i960 with stop overs enroute at b.a.a field thursday friday saturday max bygraves and barbara murray pembroke hamilton club v wolves referee r o'leary linesmen . v ripley g smith b.f.a representative : mr p ashton.b antigua ... st kitts . . . montserrat . . . martinique st lucia . . . barbados . . . grenada arriving at trinidad for all of the a cry from the streets speaking of the torrid first bomr of play on the first day when west indies paeemeu hall and watson were operat ing may maid colin cowdrey's • ■<) runs in the circumstance v as every bit valuable as keu uarrington's hundred aud that not enough credit had been giran to the england openers tor the manner in which they stood up to the attack glorious carnival fun against returning to england ly sea colin cowdrey and freddie trueman whose wives were expecting babies had been given permission to fly lack home aud some others on the side had applied to the mcc for permission to do sc and to pay the difference in going back back by air and were waiting for the answer but that there had been no general protest as such on louise vc jackson february 17th 1960 treats . the schoof of dance all arrangements for hotel accommodations sightseeing and participation in au of the fabulous carnival activities are being arranged recital may said he felt happier hbout bis aide than he did a week ago and that they had !■ arnt a great deal in the last tveek his placers had dono well over the past four days and the kensington wicket was delightful price starts at 8 8 0 t e a\^n manager walter robius said that his team enjoyed playing against an absolutely fine set of chaps and with the game being jlayed in such fine spirit at the • colonial opera house hamilton saturday february 20th 1960 at 8.00 p.m . tickets may be purchased from students loge 20 - - balcony 15 - orchestra 10 for further particulars contact mrs maria benn or king street hill's bermuda vacations parliament st may said that while th cam's fielding had improved one or two of toe players still needed to buck up he was not happy about one or two things and the fielding was one he termed the barbados crowds knowledgeable aud generous and quite the most enthusiastic and educated crowd i have ever seen telephone 1-1159 telephone 1-1169 you must book immediately so as not to be disappointed all traffic during carnival is very heavy he gave emphatic denial to a story published in an eastern caribbean paper that members of the side had protested he also said that they would l:e giving a cocktail party for tbe officials who looked after them and press correspondents ii each island advertise in the bermuda recorder - it pays f 4mihhshm