ENGLAND V. N.S.W

Hokitika Guardian, 27 January 1933, Page 5

ENGLAND V. N.S.W

POOR SCORING HOME TEAM 169 FOR FIVE. (Australian Press association.) SYDNEY, January 26. England’s return match against New South .Wales was commenced on a hot- summer's day. The wicket favoured the batsmen. England’s team is Wyatt (captain), Pata.udi, An.es, Loyiaud, Brown, Daw-mo-nd, Mitchell, Verity, Tate, Bo.ies, and Duckworth, with Larwood as twelfth, man.

Fingti ton, and a ninetcen-ycar-old pkiyeir, Brown, gave their side a good start, adding 58 runs before the former was bowled around his legs. Fingleton was uncor.aiii throughout, lie being dropped when five off Tate. Brown was also dropped at five off Bowes. Bradman replaced Fing’.eton, and lie s,’. nog wildly at the few balls whic.i he received until lie was honied, by a good length delivery. Kippax was caught at silly leg off a “camper” from Bowes, and thus the backbone of the New South Wales side was back in the pavilion at lunch with only 67 on the board. Mitchell nad an average of two for 10 at lunch, and he improved this to three for .12 when, in his first over -after the- adjournment, he completely beat Cummins.

The position was desperate when the left-hander, Rowe, aged only 16, partnered Brown. Rowe, who is playing ing his first representative game, raced to 40 in even time. A fifty partnership, of which Rovve contributed 37, took only 36 minutes. Rowe glanced and cut with precision. He- did not hesitate to lift the hall into the unguarded outfield. He reached fifty in forty minutes. He was particularly severe on Tate.

Brown, meanwhile, was batting more confidently. His fifty occupied 12-5 mintu-es. The total was. four for 160 at 3.20, when a -thunderstorm stopped play.

Play was not resumed until 4.42. Tea was taken at four, and the players took the field at 4.15, but before a ball had been bowled, rain drove them off for half an hour.

When play resumed there was had l'ght. Brown was caught in the slips without adding to his score. He had g' veil a solid display, and with Rowe had retrieved tlie position for New South Wales.

Love immediately, appealed successfully against the light. Later it was announced that stumps would he drawn.

The attendance was 23,238, and the takings £1,651. Scores: —

NEW SOUTH ‘WALES—First Innings Fingleton, b Mitchell IP Brown, c Ames, b Bowes 69 Bradman, b Mitchell ”V 1 Ivippax, c Mitchell, b Bowes ... 3 Cummins, b Mitchell ... • 0 Rowe, not- out 67 Love, not out 0 Extras 10 Total (for five wickets) ... a... 169 SIR S. JACKSON’S EFFORTS.

TO PACIFY PRESENT CONDITIONS

LONDON, January 25,

Sir Stanley Jackson, (ex-captain of Yorkshire and, England), speaking at the Yorkshire Club's annual 11.ee.1ng, said that the, Marylebone Club had considered the Board’s cablegram in a conciliatory spirit. He hoped -the Australians accepted the reply in the same spirit. Nothing in his cricket career distressed him like this unfortunate affair. The situation was so serious that lie would do anything short of sacrificing the honour and reputation of British people, to put the difficulty right. Everyone regretted that the Board thought it necessary to cable; probably now it was regrettad in certain quarters it was ever sent. It- was eesential that Marylebone should support the. team, for it was impossible to ( think they could have resorted to any method injurious to the game. It would be d-saistrous to cancel the tests. He hoped they would be continued to be. played in in amicable spirit.

“AA’e should be all careful, especially old cricketers, to say nothing to impugn the sportsmanship of another country,” lie added. “In my long experience 1 never knew an Australian cricketer with whom I could find fault. The Australians have always observed the written and unwritten rules of cricket.”

FOURTH TEST AT BRISBANE

SYDNEY, January 27

The Brisbane wicket for the fourth test- will be fast and true if the weather is good. Th 3 pitch is well advanced and beautifully grassed. It is gta.ted that it- will wear as well ass the A'delaide wicket for the first few days.

LORD HAWKE. LAMPORT AIT ON FROM NE. (Received Jan. 27Mi. at 8 a.m.) LONDON, January 26. Lord Tlavke, presiding at a. Yorkshire mieet’ng, strongly condemned Lancashire League's importation of Dominion cricketers which lie said, was detrimental to international cricket. New Zealand bad no sooner some to the test match arena, than ,three of her players were taken.