Evening Standard from London, Greater London, England • 33

it AVAHiTIU OIAAUAAU 1UUAI( ArlUli 20 IVM'-JX 25 YEARS WITH BIRMINGHAM HOW anager I erncl He has role of schemer against the Italians jjihe fact that Birmingham City managed to avoid relegation from the First Division has not saved Gil Merrick After 25 years with the club as a player and manager he has resigned at By BERNARD JOY 4 lAest Ham and England centre-forward Johnny Byrne changes to scheming inside-forward taking the place of George Eastham in the Football League team to meet the Italian League in the request of the board Today Walter Adams seci ary of the club said: uMr Gil THE TEAM u9 scorns IllbUnnn WHHmim i umt latl Saiat-Mtrtla vtisr AWT QinJt MtW Pota la Ghana one Right now more concerned with 2000 Guineas engagement WAITERS Blackpool i COHEN THOMSON iFulham) (Woltesi MULLERY NORMAN FI OWERS (Spur (Spurftl ICaot Wolvcsi HUNT BYRNE (Liverpool I (WHami Milan on Saturday week His switch is yet another permutation tried by England team manager Alf Ramsey for the inside-forward trio Alongside Byrne against the Italians are Roger Hunt and Fred Pickering On the Wednesday beforehand against paine PICKERING Uruguay England field Greaves csouthmptm lEvertom Byrne Eastham Against Young England on Friday the formation is Greaves Hunt Eastham Although Byrne has the qualifications for the new role centre-forward has been accepted as his position for two seasons now and when he was capped at inside-right against Ireland two seasons ago was the schemer There is no schemer in the of 19 out and skill decided threat to Apart from Jimmy who is nursing a Merrick met the board this morning who notified him that changes and complete reconstruction of the club were to 'take place and asked him to resign To this Mr Merrick agreed In mind Gil Merrick's long and faithful service as a player and later as team manager the board deeply regret the necessity of severing fills 23 caps Merrick has been a one-club man A native of Birmingham he joined the staff at St Andrews in August 1939 and after the war became the regular first-team goalkeeper lie first played for England jn November 1951 and held his GIL MERRICK 25 years at Birmingham Tourist side has Test look about it Johnny Haynes other accepted touring party sprightly control make him a Eastham Armfield groin injury all the tourists who are not playing against Uruguay play against the Italian League So Alan Mullery the Spurs and former Fulham right-naif and Pickering win their first League honours Ron Flowers captains the side THOMPSON from left-half Maurice Norman (Liverpool i continues at centre-half and Bobby Moore is rested Norman faoes a busy spell On Friday he plays against Young England Wednesday gainst Uruguay the following Saturday against the Italians and he is also with Greaves Ramon Wilson and Bobbv among the 20 whom Europe will be chosen to meet Scandinavia on May 20 So Norman must be delighted that he is rested from the Spurs team playing at Coventry tongh Hitchens plays Ital7 have an international aaaimfc Switzerland on the Sunday after the inter-League match but a3 the new Italian team have reiied on hotne-produced talent a dazzling array of foreign-born stars can be NG dawn: Kuc )J GmIi Ait 25 bwS S3 big II Swi SI io am 500 (lA fthur may 1960 and was appointed manager the following month For four of the last live years Birmingham have been struggling to keep their First Division place with their fate depending on the last game of the season By beating Sheffield United 3 0 on Saturday the club avoided relegation this season SOCCER FIXTURES TONIGHT Slace for three years winning 3 caps He remained on the By JOHN CLARKE The Australians having stood up without flinching to 10 days of hospitality that make the eve Birmingham piaying staff until of Waterloo ball look like a vicarage tea party get down to feat hit for Mn Ie ollowed the him ant to win the Stakee lut I him in the Stakes thii the business tomorrow when they play march their opening first-class SURREY COUNTY SENIOR LEACUE Hampton I630t Ban-stead Ath Feltnam (6501 LONDON LEAGUE Div Barkmg-sde Met Police (6 SOt Hatfield 16 301 Eppinit Ro! ennui (6 30) Hermee Slade Green Ath (Slade Green 6301 HlghAed Harold Hill (630) LONDON YOUTH Final: West Ham Leyton Orient (Upton Perk 7 301 OTHER MATCH Coventry Tottenham (730) DIV Brentford Hall (7 301 Div I Ipswich Crystal Paine (7301 Div II Millwall Southend (7301 QP Ranseri Fulham i750l SOUTHERN LEAGUE I Bexley United Guildford (6 30 1 Cambridge City Merthyr i7 15i Division Barry Gravesend (6 0i Friendly Romford Reading 7301 METROPOLITAN LEAGUE Professional Cup Anal (1st leg) Battings Bedford (7 131 Div 1: Araenal Tonbridge (London Colney ARA may solve talent drain against Worcestershire Their chosen XI has a Test look about it yet only three of its Simpson O'Neill fie'ded against the League They Include former and played in the equivalent match three years ago 615) Crawley Tottenham (6301 Guildford Citv H30I Charlton and teams as unplaced Park trial Then Co-Several since bets Evening Standard Rowing Reporter Aston Villa and England centre-forward Gerry Hitchens Rest of the World left-back Karl Schnel-linger Alcafini who played fer Brazil and Italy in the Word Cup and Sivori ISTHMIAN LEAGUE Bromley Wimbledon (630i Hitchin Sutton (6301 LONDON CHARITY CUP arm! Ana: Hounslow Wealdstone 1 6301 ATHENIAN LEAGUE-Div II: Harrow Aveley (645 1 League Cup 12nd leg) Windsor and Eton Heine! Hempstead (630) fjphe ARA have decided to replace races in clinker boats with events for craft of restricted dimensions This will BRENTFORD Brodle: Jones Smith Scott Thomson Lazarus Ward McAdams Soutar Hales HULL 8wan Davidson Sharne: Simpkm Milner Summers: Clarke Wilkinson Corner Henderson McSeveney rates Then wretched cold wet weather the county twice got the tourists out for their lowest totals (177 followed by 141) on the lovely New Road ground But the three survivors of that occasion between them scored more than half of the aggregate total and when rain ended the match at lunchtime on the third day Worcestershire were having rather the worst of a drawn game be welcomed by rowing clubs but the rejection of a strong plea to change the senior status rule will not be so popular Brabazon Trophy draws 173 golfers the straight 1 suit Shot Trial Stakes all so much atKempjoo Riband ml by Mine is seldom! The loss to rowing of many young oarsmen who win senior races while still at school and then cannot find places In the crews of smaller clubs who have no seniors is a wastage the spent can ill afford Of the batsmen playing Cowper- and of the bowlers For the first time an 18-hoi: qualifying competition will be for the English Amateur stroke-play championship the Brabazon Trophy at the Royal Cinque Forts Deal on May 20 Of the 173 golfers who have entered 133 will take pvt in the Pi Hawke will be having their first experience of a match on an English w'cket 1 Sandringham Moraland I I Banker VICTORIA DIVISION II 1 Brighton Libertas I I Home next best 2 Flinders I Prthran Allow for draw MooneeP (l)v ColUsgwd (0) Away next host Hera in front of taeh Ssture I farMaat for th Srat of the summer pool Games marked Banker are considered the best bats ether remarks indicate alternative seleetions Figures in brackets shew results of League games last season On the right is a summary home away and draw 15 sxparts Matches in hsavy type are an Points and RssulU pools HAD FA CUP FINAL 2 Preston NE West Ham Utd Good away 1 14 Bowler loo Cowper a graceful left-hander also bowl off-spinners: Hawke a qualifying test fpr 90 places in the ch: ampionship proper which begins powerful-shouldered medium-pacer from South Australia took 14 on May 21 Among those exempted are Ronnie Shade Michael Bonal-iack Martin Christmas and Alan Thirwell Overcrowded -The ARA have turned down the idea of changing the status rule to permit an oarsman to win two senior races instead of one before qualifying as a senior Instead they recommend the introduction of more races far senior-juniors This may solve the drain" problem but it creates another as most regatta programmes were already seriously overcrowded VICTORIA DIVISION III 2 Croydi i--l Heidelbg I I Allow tor draw 1 Essendon Moorablin Banker a Frankstan 2) Trident (51 Homo next best Rosebud North cote Out of league (void) 1 Springvale 21 Ringwd (II Allow for draw 1 Sunshine Hsh's i LCJ Good homo VICTORIA DIVISION IV Ilurlingham tennis Result in the London Hard Court Lawn Tennis Championship before rain stopped play ar Huriingham today WOMEN'S First Round 1 Mrs Stevcnton I Kent 1 bt Roberts i Surrey I 6 5 6 0 South African wickets during our winter and finished above McKenzie and Benaud in the averages for that series Against them the Tourists will have a side smarting under their defeat by Glamorgan in the Knock-Out Cup which should add to their determination Worcester field the team that lost the cup match with the substitution of the coloured South African D'Oliveira for Ormrod This will be first outing for his adopted county and his first appearance in England in this class of cricket Halfyard is back after two years 1 Tullamne Chelsea I Allow for draw SCOTTISH SUMMER CUP 1 1O1 Si J'hnat'ne ill Allow for draw 11 1 1 Airdrie i2 Queen of Sth 111 Good home 15 8 Dundee Utd Dundee Playing Friday (void) 1 Dunfermline ill Falkirk (0) Banker 15 1 Hearts 1 4 1 Hibernian 2) Banker 12 3 1 Kilmarnock (51 Motherwell (2) Banker 1 Morton I Th Lanark I Banker 10 8 1 Partiek (2i St Mitto (I) Allow fer draw 13 8 REPRESENTATIVE MATCH 2 NS Wales Ever ton Good away 15 NEW SOUTH WALES N) 2 Mayf'ld Adamst'n Allow for draw 8 9 8 QUEENSLAND STATE 1 Hellenic Redbank Allow for draw 10 1 4 QUEENSLAND DIVISION I 1 Dnipro i5i University ill Banker 14 2 Germania I Allow lor draw 7 2 Holl'dia St Halana Allow for draw 5 1 Postal Taringa I Good hems 14 VICTORIA STATE a Alexander Lion I Homs next best 4 Melbourne 4i Juvsntus (O) Away next best 2 Po Ionia (41 Wilheimina (1) Hama naat bast a Slavla (Si Hakoah 111 Homs neat best 10 1 4 SOUTH AUSTRALIA DIVISION I Rain hits cricket Kent fast bowler Dave Halfyard plays his first game for the county since 1962 when he turns out in the two-day friendly against Middlesex starting on the Bo waters (Sittingboume) Ground tomorrow Rain prevented any play todn in friendly game wit' a Croatia i4l Victoria (0) Home neat but 11 1 EnSeld (31 Cumberland (0) Allow for draw 6 3 Hellas Rolonia I Home next best 7 4 SOUTH AUSTRALIA DIVISION II Sussex at Southampton and in the second Oxford University trial was abandoned 2 Elizabeth Beograd (2) Goodaway oosoool 1 Lion I Port Adelaida Halfyard has not played for the county since he broke a leg in a road accident near the end of he TONIGHT'S GREYHOUNDS Metb'rne JU 8T Playing Sunday (void) foi Tr'stina George Allow for draw STS 1 Napof I I Salisbury I I Good horns 2 Orange Edinbgh Allow far draw 2 I I Malta i I Good away HOBART LEAGUE (Tasmania) 1 CaHes Juventus I Allow for draw 2 Eagles Rapids I Good away a Olympia I Rangers I Away next best 2 Hobart Croatia Allow for draw 1962 season but he reported back this mot tcr training earlier this month 2 VICTORIA DIVISION I 2 Austria Croatia Good away 11 a Bayswtr I Sunsh Homo nest boot 5 8 1 Dndonng I Box Hill Allow for draw 9 8 'Team from: Cowdrey JOeholfo Luekhurat Wilson CcnntM 8 Lery Prodeer Jones A Dixon A cut Halfyard Dye 4 7 4 SLOUCH 730 Wood Roee: 746 On the Nod inapt: 86 Cherry Park: 8 23 Sliced Character: 840 Walk Right Back: 853 Derry 916 Poye Trader: 34 Mitchel Mike Deuble: On the Nod end Poyle Trader ROMFORD 7 45 Ally Buster Future Charm Coppanicus: 81 Kinkaiou Rose Bridge Peridot Park Portesa: 818 Kilnaglory Alley Gaimonian Dove Divided Prince 856 Fearless Tansy Merchit Foundation Little Blond 8 55 Ortonville Edward (nap) Silver Pies-sure Chariot's Reject 9 14 Sugarloaf Plum Ark'ow Fire Biddy Mulligsn 9 33 THE PICK OF THIS WEEK'S SELECTIONS i Spurs at Coventry Rathlogan Man Total Stranger Leading Fdd'er 95S Silent Trek Wareside Coventry application to America the Brazilian First EIGHT NINE RESULTS Dun- fsrmlins Hearts Kilmarnock Morton Dnipro Postal Sandringham St Albana Esssndsn Waverley Lion Collingwood: Croatia Victoria: Hellas Po'onia Pnrm 3 from S20 linee at 3s ad staked TREBLE CHANCE Alexander Melbourne Polonia Slavia Bayswatsr Brighton Moo nee Ponds Frankstons Croatia Hsllaa Olympia Napoli (12) Tl EN Rhipendy Red Hauan Double: Orion vi'ie Edvard and Rathlogan Man 745 By Bye Blackbird Klmbola Domicile 81 Mon Chip Price System Beat Fan 318 The Still Man Sunahot Rylane Cambridge Brearley and Titmus White and Parfitt Gloucester Australia Mortimers and Burgs Leieester Hallam and Hitsheock Inman and Smith Northamptonshire Derby Norman and Morgan Oxford Univ Sabins and Boy-eott Sussex Lons-ridgs and Pressdee WiRfhire Hampshire Chivere and-(Marshall Hanna and Horton Sly vision side tonight has been turned down by the FA because vw lateness of the application Instead Coventry will play Spurs whose team Is: Brown (W)S Baker wiry Mullery Brown ILI Marehl Jobes While Sa kul Allen Dyson CRICKET CHOICE AWAYS West Ham Evsrtan Adamstown Southsids St Helens Makedoaia Fsrntret Albion Hsrsulsa RHREE DRAWS Alexander Lien Melbourne Juventus Bays-water Sunshine City: Manse Ponds JUNIOR-KITHBRiflAss (PERFORATED ZINC 1 Mffo The following paired katsmen are aolaated 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