ENGLAND'S TEST

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 163, 28 July 1937, Page 5

ENGLAND'S TEST

umted Press Aasoeiation

New Zealand Fails BATT1NG COLLAPSE Tourists at One Stage Seemed Certain to Win SPIN BOWLERS T00 G00D (From the tipecial Correspondent of the

with the leam.)

(Eeceived 28, 10.5 a.m.) LUNBON, July 27, ln a day remarkable for fluctuating fortunes, Engiand won the second cricket Test against New Zealand. New Zealand at one stage seemed certain to win, but the hatting buckled hadly in the second innings, especially against the spin howiing of Goddard. Pive thousahd spectators saw the tourists all out shortly after tea. New Zealand dominated the first hour's play. With New Zealand 's chance depending mainly on the takiug of two or three quick, cheap wickets, the game was resumed in duli weather. .The wicbet was firm and fairly faat, showing no signs of wear. Hardstaif and Paynter played with great care till the left-hander was niceiy taken at first slip, Vivian was Oowling with a teaeing lengtli, but Uowie was hurling them down with Jiue pace. The field was paeked in close to the batsmen. Hardstaif was disuiissea with a wouderful one-handed catch on the leg side behind the wickets. The New Zealanders, eneouraged by their eariy successes and scenung a chance of winning, bowied and lielded with great keenuese. Sensation piled on sensation. Eobins was briiliantly caugut at short square leg in exactiy the same way as Hammond. Wellard, in trymg ior a big hit agauinst Vivian, nushit to cover, where the Dall was safely heid by Waiiace. Brown sur vived a ieg-before appeal and was almost caughi. in the slips ofi Cowie. When seven were out for 75 New Zealand had a giorious opportunity,, but Eng*and recovered, Brown aal Amos playmg an invaluabie paxtnership which yieided 72. Ames played a fine inningfe. Brown was vigorous Out was fortunate in having several marrow escapcs. He hit eignt fours aud one si x. jSmith also hit hard, scoring four fours aud one six. The New Zealand bowling was almost unbeli*>vably hostile. Cowne gave a wonderful exhibition of sUstaiued.pace, reliable length and accurate direction. He bowied for nearly half an liour unchanged, maintainimg speed and remarkable persistence. He returned after half an hour's rest and quickly iinished the innings, dismissing both big-hitters briiliantly, catching the laat and promptly pocketing the ball as a souvenir. Vivian 'e shrewdly-pitched and flighted slows were in admirable contrast to the fast bowling and yaelded two valuable wickets. Dunning's swinging flight and nip off the pitch deeeived two good batsmen into legbefore disaster. Gallichan, althougn he failed to take a wieket, was very mexpensive. Tindill 's wicket-keeping was a f eature. He did not allow a bye and took a Temarkable catch. New Zealand was betraye.d by bad catching. ' There was an epidemic of dropped catches; Brown wae given four lives. New Zealand was left with the by no means easy task of scoring over a run a minute for four hours in a rather dull iight to win. The Englishmen made the task even harder, bowling to keep the runs down rather than get the batsmen out. Thds defeusive attack was adopted by Wellard, Smith and Hammond. New Zealand made a good if slow start. Vivian and Moloney took nearly an hour and a-half to score 50, aud then the latter waa run out through being sent back after being called for a run. Goddard was immediately introduced to dOal with Wallace. The result quickly justified the tactics. Eobins and Smith had two qmck successes in dispcsing of Kerr and Vivian. The left-hander had played a steady innings lasting an hour and a-half. He hit two fours, one six and seven two'e. Engiand 's strategy was then altered, the fielding side strivung for victory instead of playing to avoid defeat. The attack was entrusted to the spinners, Goddard and Brown, the former bowling olf breaks rOund the wieket of steady length and considerable turn. Hadlee failed to connect in attempting a big hit, Page was beaten dn playing defensively forward. Donnelly was confident and undisturbed, but tho others were disconcerted. Tindill missede a top-spinner, and Gallichan, Dunning and Cowie were dismissed quickly by Goddard. Detadls; — ENGLAN1). First Innings (dcc. for 9 wckts) ... 358 Second Innings. Hutton, c Vivian, b Cowie ... ... L4 Baxnett. l.b.w., b Dunning 12 Hardstaff, o Tindill, b Cowie ... 11 Hammond, c Moloney, b Cowie ... 0 Paynter, e Cowie, b Vivian ... ... 7 Ames, i.b.w., b Dunning 39 Robins, c Moloney, b Cowie 12 Wellard, c Wallaee, b Vivian ... 0 Brownt b Cowie 57 Smdth, c and b Cowie ... ... ... 27 Goddard, not out ... ... 1 Extras ... ... 7 Total 187

NEW ZEALAND 1 1 irsi inniugs ua mk «m 201 i

Second Innings. Vivian, c Ames, b Sniitb ... „. 50 Moloney, run out 20 Wallace, b Goddard 5 Kerr, b Smith ... 3 Hadlee, b Goddard 3 , Page, b Goddard 2 Donnelly, not out 37 Tindill, l.b.w., b Brown 0 Gallichan, e Wellard, b Glddard ... 2 Dunning, b Goddard ... 3 Cowie, c Wellard, b Goddard ... 0 Extras ... ...» ... ... 9 Total .,134

Byea, 7, leg-b^e# 1, no-bail, Bwilb-

O. M. R,i W. Oowie ...... 23.5 6 67 6 Dunning 12 2 35 2 Vivian ......... 17 5 64 2 Gallichan 8 4 14 0 Leu byes, 7.

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

O. M. R. W. • Wellard 11 2 30 0 Smith 14 2 34 2 Hammond ... 6 1 18 0 Goddard 14.45 6 Brown 5 0 14 i

BOWLING ANALYSIS