CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 19 August 1929, Page 6

CRICKET

ENGLAND V. SOUTH AFRICA

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).

LONDON, August 17. There was drenching rain' yesterday.

Play in the test match to-day commenced at 12.45 p.m. 1 The South African team is: Cotter all, Seidle, Mitchell, Taylor, Morkel. Owen-Smith, MacMillan, ■ Vincent. Cameron, Deane, and Quinn. South Africa won the toss. England batted first, their score being at the drawing of stumps, 166 for four 'Wickets. Scores: — < u-,. ENGLAND—'First Innings. Hobbs, c Quinn, b MacMillan ... 10 Sutcliffe, (not out) S 4 Hammond, st Cameron, b Vincent 17 Woolley, hit wicket, b Vincent • 46 Wyatt, c Deane, lb Vincent ... 6 Leyland, (not out) 0 Extras • Total for four wickets .:. 166 Showers of rain curtailed the play. NOTES ON THE PLAY. LONDON, August 17.: One of the largest cricket crowds of this'season assembled at the Oval, but when there-- were .25,000 present, tlrev saw only two!and half hours play There was not merely a la-te start,; but there were two heavy downpours. Besides drenching thousands of people the showers interrupted the game. A second shower loft such widespread pools that stumps were drawn early. There is much comment at Deane putting in England on a dead wicket, but there is no doubt that he did .so ■ because he hoped to got England o.ut'i cheaply rather than because he feared that ,his own batsmen would be got’ out still more cheaply. The African spin howlers made good use of the wicket, but tbe had came so slowly that the batsmen had ample time to see the ball. The first hour’s runs camo mostly from leg-pulls and some square outs. Hobb was unusually restrained, and he put the ball straight Quinn s hands at short leg. Hammond, unlike the others, began to drive immediately. He walked out to drive a ball which kept low, when he was brilliantly stumped. Woolley had : a great reception, marking that veteran’s achievements •in the earlier tests. Ho was unconcerned; as always. He started by straight hitting Vincent for six, but his play was mostly of the quietest, he contenting himself with easy ones and twos, with an occasional bang .to’ the leg side. Unfortunately, ho stepped back and dislodged his bails. Sutcliffe’s play was sound, careful and chanceless.

(Received this day at 11 a.m.) • .. • LONDON, August 18. ;j batting averages.

Runs. Average Hobbs ... ■ 1540 66.95 Hammond ... 2307 65.91 •Wyatt ... ... 2120 57.29 Mead ... 1152 54.29 Duleepsinhji 1945 54.02 Sutcliffe ... 1754 53.15 Dipper ... 2057 52.73 Woolley ... 1836 49.62, Sandham ... 1916 49.12' BOWLING AVERAGES. Wickets. Average R. Tyldesley . 137 14.91 White ... 145 15.25 Freeman ... 222 15.41 Goddard 158 16.17 Shipman 51 16.67 Voce .. 103 16.55 R bodes 83 16.63 Barker .. 117 16.78 Tate .. 121 17.76 Geary ... ... 140 , 17.90