CRICKET TEST

Hokitika Guardian, 28 June 1933, Page 5

CRICKET TEST

WEST INDIES 97

GOOD BOWLING BY ROBINS. -.United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—-Copyright./ , LONDON, June 26. The weather was dull and the wicket comparatively hard when tile 'lest, niatcii was resumed. ( .the miserable score of the West Indies is not an index of their merit, i.il luck pursued them. Headley overbalanced and sac on the wicket. Daces la having killed a tricky break was swinging back to the crease and knocked tiie ball on to the wicket. The West Indians have yet to acquire test temperament. Getting Hammond, Walters and Leyland for three runs wa s their undoing The bowlers became exhilarated and erratic, and the lielding lagged, just when the game was coming their way. Alien sent Roach’s off stump flying in the second over. Barrow and Headley, the latter limping badly, tried to retrieve the disaster, and took half an hour to add six Macauley evoked laughter by setting a leg trap. Verity puzzled Barrow, who returned a very so.t catch. The first hour produced only 25 runs, and at stumpy West Indies were fighting to avert a follow on, three leg before decisions being a shattering blow to their hopes, Scores;— ENGLAND—First Innings/ H, Sutcliffe, c Grant, b Martindale 21 J. Walters, c Barrow, b Martindale 51 V. R, Hammond, c Headley, b Griffith ... 29 M. ]fi. Leyland, c Barrow, b Griffiths ... 1 D. R. Jardinc, e Dacosta, b Acliong 21 M. T. Turnbull, c Barrow, b I Acliong 28 G. O. Allen, run out 16 W. V. Robins, b Martindale ... 8 L. E. G. Ames, not. out 83 H. Verity, e Acliong, b Griffiths 21 Madau-ley, 1.b.w., |> Martindale 9 Extras ... ... 8 1 Total ..... ... ... 296 Bowling: Martindale took 4 for 85, Francis 0 for 52, Griffith 3 for 48,. Acbong 2 fop 88, Dascosts 0 for 15. AVEST INDIES—First Innings. Roach, b Allen ... ... 0 Barrow, c and b Verity , „ ... 7 Headley, I.b-.w., b Allen 13 Merry, 1.b.w., b Macauley 9 Hoad, 1.b.w., b Robins ... 6 ( Dacosta, b Robins 6 , Acliong, b Robins 15 j Francis, b Robins 4 Martindale,' b Robins 4 Grant hit wicket, b Robins 26 ( Griffith (not out) ... 1 Extras p | Total 97 1 BowlingMacauley 1 for 25, Allen 2 , for 13, Verity 1 for 21, Roibns 6 for 32

ENGLAND WIN BY AN INNINGS. (Received June 28 at 9.39 a.m.) LONDON, June 27. The West Indies followed on, and in their -second. Innings wore all out f nr 172. England won by an innings and 27 runs. Scores;— WEST INDIES—Second Innings. Reach, c Sutcliffe, b Macaulay ... 0 Barrow, 1.b.w., b Robins ]2 Headley, 1> Allen ... 50 Grant, 1.b.w., b Macaulay 28 Dacosta, 1.b.w., b Vertiy 1 Merry, b Macaulay ... ", 1 Hoad, b Verity 36. Acliong, c Hammond, b Verity ... 10 Martindale, b Macaulay • 4 Griffith, b Verity ... 18 Francis, not out ... 11 Extras 2 Total 172 Bowling: Macaulay took 4 for 57, Allen 1 for 33, Verity 4 for 45, Robins 1 for 36.

COLONTALS IN LANCASHIRE

LONDON, June 26

League icrnket performances : —Hn’d 62 runs and two wickets; Richardson 61 and four wickets: Fairfax 12 runs and one wicket. (Jromb 66 runs; Merritt 11 rims and five wickets. Constantine 63 not out and three wickets.

AUSTRALIAN' TOUR IN 1934. SUSPENSION OF ARRANGEMENTS. LONDON, Jun o . 27. Tho “Daily Chronicle” understands that its adviser? in England are urging the Australian Board of Cricket Control that it \v : l] be better to -cancel the Australian visit of 1934 unless the Mai'ylebone Club alters iffi attitude regarding bodyline bowling. Meanwhile the arrangements for the tour have been suspended.

SUSPENSION NOT CONFIRMED

SYDNEY. -Aivee 27

Mr W. H. Jeanes, secretary of the Australian Board of (Vcket Control, fiav.s he }/R no knowledge -of -any snscfusion of arrangements for the / Indian eleven’? tour in IdM. He dp-

cl i np'l to further comment. beyond effttine that the M.O 0. cable :ina the bocivline bo'vTing complaint '-onh 1 n ot be considered until September 21.