CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 30 July 1931, Page 5

CRICKET

THE NEW ZEALAND TOUR. SECOND TEST. ' ENGLAND’S LARGE SCORE. A FINE START. (Special to Press Association). (Received this day at 9.25 n.m) LONDON 1 , July 29. Tlie second test commenced at the Oval.. The weather was fine, but cloudy. New Zealand were weakened by the absence of Dempster. Tire doctors consider the muscle strain not sufficiently improved to warrant the risks of playing. English ciitics deplore the absence of New Zealand’s greatest batsman and consider this gives an advantage to the stronger England eleven. Also omit Talbot and Matheson. England’s team was as selected. ~ Jardine won the toss and Sutcliffe and Bakewell opened to Cromb and Allcott. Evidently Lowrv refrained from using Weir as an opening bowler, ns he was needed to open the hatting. Runs (jame slowly in the first hour, each batsman snicking Cromb once dangerously near Blunt at second slip. Allcott once beat Bakewell badly with a fast ball. The first hour realised, fifty. Vivian then relieved Allcott. Cromb bowled 17 overs for 46 runs before lie was relieved by Weir. •Sutcliffe attempted a abort single off Weir. Bakewell hesitated and' the bowler returned to the wicket keeper, Bakewell being run out. ' In the second test at the Oval, England won the toss and Sutcliffe and Bakewell opened to Cromb and Allcott. When the total was eightyfour Bakewell was -run out: Duleepsinhji and Sutcliffe then settled down, the former giving several chances' in the earlier portion of his innings. The Indian soon overcame a period of indecision however,- and began to give a beautiful display of shots all round the wicket. When the total was 262 he skied a ball from Allcott, ■Weir taking a good running catch. Nine runs later Sutcliffe in attempting to force the pace, jumped out at a ball from Vivian and was smartly stumped. , The wicket was, very, slow, and, the bowlers had an unenviable; task. The attendance was. fifteen thousand. ENGLAND—-First innings. Sutcliffe st. James b Vivian ... ..... 117 Bakewell run out ... .1. ... ...,,40 Duleepsinhji c Weir b Allcott ... 109 Hammond (not out) ... ... ... 35 Ames (not out) .1.. ... ... ... 9 Extras ... ... .2 Total for 3 wickets 312 PRINCE VISITS OVAL. LONDON, July 29. Rain after lunch in the test coincided with visit of the Prince of-Wal-es. # The Prince remained for nearly an * hour but not seeing any play, ~shook liands with the players.ancb told Lowry —“The last time I was at. the Oval; was during (the Australian test. I brought rain then too,” The wireless report of the cricket match broadcasted this morning '■ from Wellington and other main stations did not come'fthrough Too. clear from London, it was necessary to. repeat th:e message as received at. Wellington. The report of .the game stated that. England had all,.,the advantage pf . the day. Jardine won,, it be;- toss, ; and the. 1 wicket was very easy from the start, the bowlers being unable to get any pace from the pitch. There was a rain shower just after lunch that delayed play for over an hour, and this made the ball greasy, and more .difficult, for ithe bowlers. Though the advantages were all against the New Zealanders, their work in the field throughout the day was described as very brilliant, a first class display being given." Allcott and Cromb bowled exceedingly wejl throughout the- day’s play.', ;.The message when referring to the play of Duleepslnghi was somewhat mutilated, b.ut;.-it was gathered that after starting somewhat shakily and giving a couple • of very difficult chances, he settled .down and gave one of his most .polished displays of batting, and that is generally accepted as par excellence. Sutcliffe gave a sterling display, his.battmg. being very solid throughout.