Evening Standard from London, Greater London, England • 31

Davidson loses place Coldwell rocks over-' uncle's funeral' fickle Aussies Kendgl! (17) plays From JOHN CLARKE: Worcester Wednesday By HAROLD PALMER The batting form of the Australians was as fickle as the April weather in the opening first clas match of their tour against Worcestershire here at Worcester today Prrcinn drooped a soccer bombshell today when they announced the rCSlOIl r'r' a it vnrtnUr lnffViolf Ton Tlauiflcnn anH ion aroppuu a for 14 days of their regular left-half lan Davidson and Horton replaces Parfitt mH 17-vear-old Howard Kendall to take his place in Saturday's FA run Final with West Ham at Wembley Manager Jimmy MUne said allied Northampton to attend the 18 when he youngest He was Martin Horton (Wormter-shirH will replace Peter They lost Simpson and with only 15 scored then rallied like men refreshed by adversity as Burge and Lawry put on 93 together Then Burge who had begun to be all beefy aggression got out and close on his heels went Booth out for a duck to make the Tourists 110 for four for Arsenal Huddersfield navfdon had been miss last week's game with Parfitt (Middlesex) in the MCC team to meet Surrey at Lord on Saturday Pariitt has a fractured elbow Your pools TheS her-j who brought about he lashed at a D'Oliveira no bailor the dlscom- Burge reached 51 Hive Ui oneniMiL Fje AC miTMIIPC most of the discom-i surge reacnea ai Hive of 75 in 95 minutes and was fiture was a man whose career out manv feared was ended by a back going strong when getting a touch injury last Win Coldwell to cSkiwell he was caught oelnud Worcestershire's Devon-born open- dividends played outside-left when they beat 2-0 in 1930 Kendall set Preston on the Wembley road when he scored the only goal of the replay with Nottingham Foiest at Preston That was' his first game in this competition He played in the two games against Bolion in thp next round and also in the home Fifth Round tie wth Carlisle Born in Durham Kendall captained the England team which won the recent youth tournament in Holland There is no other surprise In the Preston team which is: Kt-: Hu Sirl-b- Iawton I runt i Pinuif on WiNon Asiwwh DavMin r'lnivn Ho den Beaten twice Head Booth lbw at the second attempt in an over for figures oil three for 17 in 122 overs So Booth came in consistency personified as the records show But now all that was NO PI p- ITS Id i 1 18 17 Eager for singles funeral of an uncle In Edinburgh But there was no such funeral Chairman Allan Harrison said today: facts were reported to us and the Board had no option but to suspend pend the player" Milne said he became suspicious because nothing nan been said about the funeral until the clay before it was suDPo-ed io have taken place lie said: "I had Davidson In the office yesterday and on pressed he chanced ns siuiy He ihen said he hud gone to Edinburgh to help a relative who was in debt 'REHEARSAL1 pointed out that he could iust as easily have gone by road itfu-r the match He knew Saturday's game was intend'd as a rehearsal for the Cup "There is no one more upset than 1 am at this moment but what else could we do in circumstances 7 He said the rest of players had three days to over the shock and he did the gpt not i b's kq 4s Cicit'-'iiai i Treble Chmit cal ui about him was his bri'f bafflement beaten in three ana lout to the third After this came Cowper to make is first scoring stroke in la handsome cover drve i- AIter taxing his firgt jeoj-mg stroke Eng and i an5some cover (For lb 11 7a At the start of the dav Cold-well said he felt fine He musi be feeline suiierfme oy no Simpson won the toss and tne first scoring strokes came asi Lawry forn the batsmen looked as Fagermm nert for singles as prudent bS iS? he ufl out caught who while liking big orders do STtff i side off his glove Of id Point -a pjv-li-lS put i-UA O' la Th-e- Nne Bult Four Away Fh'V -70s ri'n lilt 4 'i tto Caiti 2 bjm-0 ll'M J'H i Virginia (IB) lias best win Oliveira fit over for EMPIRE Chance Ifi'T 'd I ii p' LI Eight i) Sti-i ir trouble in ''VolcoVvc 'uld hardlv 'have been a 45? a sharp oft one ft pnjj him 'Richarcln at he Then Simpson touched a catch hnninua to first slip off Flaveil and next Match Treble 1- Mjlcti Treble Chance if' iii ltfe put L- 1J would be adversely 1 wJ Away NO PLAY TODAY go: over O'Neill who looked a bundle of nerves missed by a foot as he plaved at Coldwell and had his off stump knocked out Nun Rf'uIU 12 Four bine Uriws oO Easy Si Ton Three Competition 'H ia £4 9 Match id 14 18 pU £11 Hal 17 Rain prevented plav toda at Lord's in the match Detween MCC and Yorkshire I PI LITTLEWOODS HOWARD KENDALL captained the England Youth team let us: Gillingham hope for title win Thick and thin Burge joined Lawry t-he thick and thin of it in gradually they rubbed the goss oB bowlprs' elauon and when the spinners Slade Gmora and D'Oliveira came on began impose their will on the game The first boundary came as For their visit to Newport I morrow where a win would gtvo them ffe Srth DivLion chwn lionship Gillingham team will I Eu'it-match Treble Chaneg for 4 vMH! ins ''3 Pie- o-n ti i bo Ltic if'-r 27 goalL835 -J jji 25 Jo- T-iVmaleh 2d point 11 tw id I'o-'imnnii- pi 1 I' 1'7 17 pi £3 10 P-J draw: T4s Nino Reultc: 24s Away: 10 511 Wade ars most promising junior c-nred the best victory of hpr career in the London hard Court championships at the Hurlmgham Club today when she defeated our third-ranked player Ppidre Catt 0 6 writes Richard Evans The results MEN'S SINGLES Third round: J- a- Uau-M'a JTj fiaSTSSi1 'VAr pti i- BHi Africa! 6 6 0 women SINGLES TWr Round beat Ciarni-r 'S Afrcal Riehy (USA' heat Mr RllbiTW A WuirrnK'vrr in 1 think they oijpci pd Kendall will be the youngest player ever to appear in the final and Milne says ol him: He is a natural footballer and not the type to be unduly troubled by nerves NO COMMENT Davidson hurried froni the ground this morning after being eiVen the news and made no comment He did not travel with the party that pft for Weybridge Brian Godfrey travelled as 12tli man The advance final programme on sale this week has Davidson name at left-half for Preston Although Kendall fave d2 ling display as Davidsons deputy on Saturday it was not thought that he would keep his He said today My has knocked me i suddcw1 anyone wouM oc a oil BOln but I don't think it w11 bother me onre I st firtou Oiff Bastin ha been at least one of tne VrWone of Brooks can go say Palace bJS iff D-OMolT hto Jf t0 mid'fiS5man sirafght same batsman straigni Gbb Frarru SUwry was at 19 Kniey hit SOCCER i for I -fid i--ti Former England a johnny Brooks Jfi he retained by Crystal Paiace Yet ne was signed from Brentford for So le months ago Palace want a sma te onlv other player tm' retained is also Stan Forster who came nom Margate in 1961 Trrhit Chance Draw i vj 8a I4A Ss Trrblc Chance Away £'i2 I'm IV I 1 4 Result 24 Three Draw our Away: AAV4 'paid for 5 co wtponed match i 9d Point 18 pi £49 12 £26 10 1 A pt £4 11 If Sit Result A30'- Fair Fi Result ifor 2d I lony 1 ai'es p'avedi correct C5b 4- reel ii2 1A 4 correct 8 Lo-Score ifor Ad 1 oa £ip JlJI 10 thj-i 77T7T7lIT WlKfTSNMWe' HAS TWO Hi Iinttford Happy o-Lt mm: Tny rrDPir vhllK Hi fjonuford rT etC5" jcottish champion three-year old HI LKERAN VERNONS 13 ifor £2 Border Pok ry 9 4a westnarh W-icgo and Weiparie Cornrrae Doubt RVw A 7 4 A Fearle Ardrley Sarnh shaun Kean Man Tliion Surprising Paddle Bjfi Mam Editjon CrMgh Hiinon Kern: P1J 8 r0 Airport Dan Bine 8paport II: Hero i na pi Km ijghts On: asfgsaS' EJWIM8LED0M 7' Ciihi-mateh Treble Chant ij- £b9 lb pu- lr Twelve-match 96 Point jri maicliM 1 7 pts i Rs pw £1- Three Draw 2' Eight RmpIIL Four Away 8040 H-Fiv ifor Ad B3 aPP'- 22 coal £35 1 21 BR NT 0 0 8 7 il l-t ert UP Kid P' rprdr: NO ffiySDoubwi OnnqueM Ton Up Kill M-nrldd Kim CRAYFOBD Tinker's Poaoh: 7 4J' EVl i4 neVon: 851 Flown 817 0lr 8 4 hpm n6p Double: Uellob 7 4ATOa-'nd 82 Oapw 'i een inm: 81 Sprfd lydiat 'House Queen 'in' Rauira starts w'th two big advantages i rlrL 4'innn TV Trophv final at HiSSSw tcjjJjht over 880 yards writes William WlIeS WU bf running on iinw thev may PIGALLE PRTNCE HUlstnde Kilkeran Prince Betting 9-2 stride 9-4 Plgallei Kilkeran Prince 5 Joystick iw others iiirm -45 Jan' ZETTERS l-o Chance lo: 23 'Khl-match Treble L17 i P'li jd Queer nd HouJ I TONIGHT BUST Lydl 19 Joy ip TINY'S TR1PPF-R Tra 1 (Wimbledon 915 7 45 There are 164 tea services to choose from when you come to MAPLES in the Tottenham Court Road 7 vi My Shlrtry 7 47 7 (' aiancr no Teinpo 4 Mac 9-12 930 Kmg Tom Sniui 7301 Van key: 7 8 0 Running 9oo-ru pleasant wi-? 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