The Age from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia • Page 28

yiitritmni.iyiiiiity'i EASTBERN fOTOXS Page 24 36,094 Thursday January 21, 1971 australias teeing Toyota crafor. THE AGE TRUST YOUR TOYOTA TOP SHOT V3I9 whitehorse rd.nunawading Dtoe87866IK31inesy TT 'V. but Australia needs an Injuries epidenfi By Frank Tyson surface. But even this batting advantage will not suffice to offset the blanket of Snow's power over the homo players. Moreover, the English fast bowler's successes have been having a heartening effect on his bowling colleagues.

Lever is beginning to realise the meaning of the phrase that "fast bowlers hunt in -( ,1 Shots which batsmen dare not attempt against Snow, they now rashly try against his bowling partners, with disastrous results. In a Test series of seven games the strain will tell; Particularly r-if three games are played by a touring, party -of 16 over a short period of three weeks. After its convincing defeat Sydney, sickness and Injury have come to the assistance of Australia. On the eve of the match in Melbourne, d'Oliveira and Edrich remained dubious selection quantities for England, whilst Shuttleworth and Fletcher were deemed non-starters. But nothing short of an epidemic can dislodge England from the position of favorite for this supplementary Test.

For Australia, too, is suffering from Its own peculiar brand of illness; the proneness to a fast bowling malady called Snow blindness. English fast bowler John Snow is now at the height of his touring powers. His 740 in the second innings of the fourth Test and his rubber aggregate of 22 wickets has established his undoubted superiority over the home batsmen: a complex which Lawry and his men will find difficult to dispel over tha remaining three encounters. The Melbourne pitch In January will be infinitely less responsive to Snow's cutting powers than the Sydney paralysis; the complete inability to move any part of Boycott, the English opener. Luckhurst has added to his laurels of form with his century against Northern NSW and Hampshire's three figure score in Newcastle, allied to the continuance of Cowdrey's lack of conviction with the bat, for a while suggested that the Yorkshire player could be the logical substitute for the injured Fletcher.

But in the end Cowdrey's experience told In his favor. In spite of the unfitness, of pletcher, stability will still be the keynote of the English selection. Test regular d'Oliveira should come under starter's orders. Thus with the non-consideration of Shuttleworth and the retention of Willis the integral players in the Sydney game will not be vitally altered. By contrast with the English orderliness, Australia's selection has a certain illogicality.

There has been no attempt to include a journeyman opener to counteract the early cut and thrust of Snow. Consequently Lawry will again be compelled to call upon the stopgap services of Stackpole, Redpath or Ian Chappell to partner him. Their survival against the English opening attack and Snow's early infiltration into the middle order with the new ball seems Just as likelyMniMeYliourw as it was in IJerth and Sydney. i. The final XI of the home sfde will 'be decided upon the issues of whether to play-' two opening bowlers or to Include all the Gleeson, O'Keeffe and Mallett.

Duncan's position is assured 'In his moving performances, this season' -andithe-s high'' praise which he has received' from arid Australian opponents alike. The selectors' cholce'is therefore whether to partner Duncan with Thomson, or to open the attack with the moderate medium pace of Duncan and Chappell. The latter solution Is most unlikely, with O'Keeffe batting at number eight and Mallett at nine, it would add depth-to the home batting. But then, what' can nine batsmen do which seven could not do equally well, if they are worth -their salt One -thing is certain. Previous Australian combinations have lost one match in three, even though, had the advantage of their home conditions.

The omission of any drop of the new blood In the new line-up would suggest complacency with the formula for failure. ii And this surely Is a time for positive boldness If the one Test deficit is to be made good. As a result, Lever's effectiveness has Increased In proportion to his improvement in line and swing. The English fielding, which would scarcely have done justice to a junior side in the early phases of the tour, has now risen to the international level of Snow's bowling. It is unusual to discover ouick bowlers such as Willis and Lever catching close to the wicket with the skill of a Simpson, when one would normally expect' tnem to De lounging in tne outneia.

Complications have set In as far as the Australian case is concerned. They are also suffering from Boycott Captain worried about star left-hander's condition -l- ore -A WT-M 500 i-'-i i Test shows his style ABOVE South Africans Laura Roussow (left) and Brenda Kirk. Ihey could not be contacted yesterday. BELOW LTAV secretary, Mr. Alex Aitchison, shows police the damage to the courts.

damage Hell play if only 90 per cent, fit Pliifiii Cowdrey returns By PERCY BEAMES Top England batsman John Edrich. is battling to recover from tonsillitis and play in the fifth Test against Australia at the MCG today. This is the second time in succession Edrich has been a worry to England on Test match eve. Fifth Test teams Shearer decides to join pro. ranks By Peter Stone Former Australian amateur golf champion Bob Shearer turned professional yesterday.

Shearer, 22, has been apprenticed to one of Victoria's leading club sionals, Dennis Lucy, -at Albert Park. He will be tied to Lucy for three years, and in his first 12 months as professional he must play without receiving prize money. Shearer won the national amateur title at Royal Adelaide in 1969. He was champion of champions in Victoria last year and won the Australian foursomes title with Bill Britten at Royal- Sydney in November. In 1968 he was dual Australian medallist with Sydney's Barry Burgess and Tasmanian Duncan Wright, and last year he was leading amateur with fellow torian Allan Reiter in the Australian Open championship.

Shearer represented Victoria as a junior for five years, captaining the team in 1968. Last year he broke into the State senior team for the first time. Not in Open During his apprenticeship he must receive an invitation to play in every event on the professionalxcalen- Vice captain Colin Cowdrey is back in the England team after being dropped for the fourth Test in Sydney. He takes the place of Keith Fletcher, who damaged his wrist in the game against a NSW Country XI, in Newcastle, last week end. Cowdrey beat John Hampshire for the vacant batting position, and his inclusion was the only change to the England line-up that trounced Australia in Syd- ney.

But there is still an outside chance that Hampshire could make the side. This rests on how Edrich feels this morning. I Edrich, who went Into the fourth Test with a slight leg iniury. has been having AUSTRALIA, (from) W. LAWRY (Capt.) I.

CHAPPELL G. CHAPPELL K. STACKPOLE I. REDPATH D. WALTERS R.

MARSH A. MALLETT K. O'KEEFFE J. GLEESON R. DUNCAN A.

THOMSON ENGLAND R. ILLINGWORTH (Capt.) C. COWDREY G. BOYCOTT B. LUCKHURST J.

EDRICH B. d'OLIVEIRA A. KNOTT J. SNOW D. UNDERWOOD P.

LEVER R. WILLIS J. HAMPSHIRE (12th) By Peter McFarlino and Jim Robb baselines of the eastern and western courts; Dug two-inch diameter holes into both courts; and i- Wrote the words "SMASH APARTHEID NO TOURS" in three-foot-high letters in pink paint on the "'western wall of the centre Court. Hours of play II a.m. to 6 p.m.

Lunch 1 p.m. to 1.40 p.m.; tea 3.40 p.m. to 4 p.m. Admltance: Stand Adults, Children, $1. Outer Adults, Children, 40 cents.

Umpires: L. Rowan, M. O'Connell. Gates open 9.30 a.m. each day.

Sunday Is the rest day. The demonstration obviously was aimed at South African Federation Cup players Laura Roussow, 24, and Brenda Kirk, 20. They arrived in Melbourne on Monday to take part in the Victorian championships which start on Saturday. -They practised at on Tuesday and it is believed hit-up at the It will be fine to- with the temper-orure in the low 80's. But the vandalism willnot, Security guards patrolled Kooyong tennis courts last night, to a repetition of yesterday's anti-apartheid vandalism and they -will do so for the next 10 days.

LawnJTennis Association Of Victoria has employed the guards on a until the end of. the Victorian championships week. Malverh-CIB is investigating done to the western section' of the centre court area by anti-apartheid demonstrators early yesterday morning. The Spread sump oil mixed with turpentine on the freeway side of the court and poured paint on to It; Poured paint on to the upset the scneoule for the Royal South Yarra Tennis Victorian champnnshms which start on Saturday. Uub vesterday- Chemical experts from LTAV officials refused the Shell Company last night to divulge their called in yesterday after whprpnhnnts Shearer did not enter noon and removed the oil and turpentine stains with a process similar to that used on oil slicks on beaches.

Earlier, an LTAV workman cut away the paint-damaged grass. And the South African Trade Commissioner, Mr. T. Brooks, said he did not know where they were, but was trying to contact them. Cont.

Page 22 John -Edrich the Victorian championship to be played at Woodlands' early i next month because his decision to turn professional! was pending. Shearer' said yesterday he turned 'nrofessidn'sr be cause he wanted medical treatment since, Tuesday night. He had a temperature of 102 when a doctor examined him at 11 p.mi on Tuesday. Yesterday his still not He' got but of bed for a short while after lunch and did a few exercises, but could not practise with' other members of the team. Hopeful He returned to bed before 6 p.m.

and when- I spoke to him he said: "I'm a bit off; but play." 'i MCC team manager, Mr. -David Clark, said last night the doctor had reported that Edrich could play, and there was no further need for medical "The doctor Will not 'be seeing Edrich again" Mr. Clark But' England captain Ray Illingworth is concerned. "I'm worried about Edrich and I hope he will be all right. We, want him in the side and we are prepared to play him so' long as he is 90 per cent, fit," he said.

Edrich will have a fitness test this morning. He will bat for about 10 minutes and report how he' feels. Cowdrey did not press for his own inclusion. In fact he left the selec tion committee meeting when it became a toss-up between him and Hamp-. shire.

Mr. Clark said the; decision to play Cowdrey was made after a fairly lengthy discussion. Finally. It was agreed the nets but it was felt there; was some doubt about him getting through a five-day game without any recent preparation. Both Fletcher- and will be' fully recovered for the sixth Test in Adelaide on January 29.

Willis, who replaced Shuttleworth for the Sydney Test, yas happy with the way his shoulder felt yesterday. He will support John Snow and Peter Leve 4-s-, No injury worries or sickness was' reported frdni the Australian camp, last night. All trie players are waiting for isthe choice of twelfth man. It could be Ashley Mallett, Kerry O'Keeffe or John It is to be hoped O'Keeffe gets his chance, as the side can do with a shot of fresh blood. Australia's cricket badly dented by it? 299-run thrashing at Sydney, will be' completely crushed if England wins this Test.

If England wlns: we might as well say goodbye to the Ashes. Australia would have no hope of hitting back from two down. Cont. Page 22 gun lur a living. "I wanti tj) find ptijt.

how good I can'e with $rictice seven days' a of playing; only at' weekends," he said. Shearer 1 joins inc-lher former Jian, 'Stanley, In professional'" ranks and these two bring about a in Victorian professional golf. Test newcomer Kerry O'Keeffe, NSW leg sends one down at the I Stofith Melbourne nets yesterday, 4T4 -''fc criticised EVERY THURSDA NIGHT FIRST RACE 7.40 P.M. T.A.B. DOUBLE RACES 2-6 Quinella Race 7 fwo large houses on-course tote FORWARD SCRATCHINGS vonne From MICHAEL RICHARDSON "I criticise any Aborigine who has made it and got Africa.

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One of the groups intends to try to get the Commonwealth-sponsored Aboriginal Sports Foundation to dissuade Miss Goolagong from going. The secretary of the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders of black Australians over apartheid policies." In Melbourne, a director of the Aborigines Advancement League (Mr. Bruce McGuinness) said the league was disappointed Miss Goolagong had decided to go to South Africa. felt Miss Goolagong would return- "a lot clearer '-and wiser about apartheid and the ways of South i. In Sydney, the Federal Minister charge of Aboriginal' Affairs (Mr.

Wentworth). said he be- (Mrs. Faith Bandler) said in Sydney last night she would contact foundation members today. "I feel that no black Australians, however famous in sport, culture or politics, should allow themselves to be treated as honorary whites by a country that has a racist policy." She said a meeting of the council's Federal executive on Monday agreed that Miss Goolagong had not given much thought to the implications of her de cision to play in South that Cowdrey's experience and success on the MCG were too. important to be overlooked.

Cowdrey has scored three of his five Test centuries against. Australia on the He has' made more runs in Test cricket than any other batsman -7297 and will be appearing in his 108th Test match for England. Fast bowler Ken Shuttle-worth, who suffered a strained groiri before the fourth Test, was the second player to fail to face selection. He bowled fairly well at RACE BROADCAST 3XY: Maurle Klrby all races Comments A p.m. and 6.25 p.m.

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