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Show Don Kenyon pushes his Test claim By PAT MARSHALL 1 ENGLAND'S, "Who opens with Hutton?" problem grows more difficult. Test Trial men Beg Simpson and Don Kenyon continue to show improved form, while two who were not in the trial, Cyril ' Washbrook and Frank Lowson, move up among the likely candidates. Simpson proDably Is favourite following his satisfying innings """ ' against "the enemy" on a placid Trent Bridge wicket on Saturday an innings which brought him 60 confidence-inspiring runs and gave him a Ions look at some of the Australian bowling. But my I how this man Kenyon in trying. Already he has taken a hundred off Llndwall and Co.. and Inninw after Innings he is dr-ing his primary job as an opener taking the Rhine oft the new ban and subduing the opening attack. WAY AHEAD So far this season he has made two centuries and on Saturday, In addition to those hundreds, he made his eighth score of over 50 (63 v. Derbyshire). Kenyon has had only 13 knocks so far, but his aggregate of 7t5 puts him way ahead in the race for the first 1,000 of the summer. Meanwhile, Cyrh Washbrook continues con-tinues to show consistent form, and right out ot nowhere to challenge comes Frank Lowson. Lowson, out of the game until Saturday because of a wrist injury suffered playing Soccer Just before the season opened, shared in a terrific opening stand of 173 with England skipper Hutton against Glamorgan at Sheffield. Hampshire lag in scoring race Hampshire lead the County Crirket Championship table with 40 point from six games, but. thev nre 'way' bnhind in the Brighter Cricket rare basd on the runs scored per 1110 balls. And leading the counties arc Esex whn haven"t won any of their lx county games. Table: AilAtmllani ....SIM D.rh'hir V77 r.twi H(1 64 WnvirkKhlre ..4.47 N-r.h.n w. g;:,l:'.r,.::::::g:i:5 OlflR M.31 Oxford Un 42.0'.' Purrev 4R.tW NotU 4;'. 40 Lancashire 47.34 Suvsex 41 IS Wrrretershlr Cambridge Un 40 RS Yorkshire 47.37 Somerset 40.i Middlesex .io L.reMershir . .33 fin 01mm-arn 46.03 M.O.C 30.88 |
