CRICKET TEST

Hokitika Guardian, 14 August 1933, Page 5

CRICKET TEST

ENGLAND MAKE 312

MATCH WITH THE WEST INDIES

(United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copy r igh t. I

LONDON, August 12

The weather was fine and the wicket was in good condition for the test match at the Oval between the West indies amd Ragland. The attendance was fair. The teams are: West Indies; GhuGfc •(■captain), 'Barrow. 'Roach, Headley, Daeosta, Sealy, Merry, Achong, Valentine, Martin dale and Griffiths; twelfth man, Christiani. England': Wyatt, Walters, Turnbull, Marriott, Hammond, Ames, Langridge, Nichols, Clark, Bakewell and Barnett;

tweli'th man, Gregory, v England won the toss, but they man an inglorious start, the We*t Indian bowlers having the upper hand throughout. Four of England’s best man were back in the pavilion by lunch. Walters, when only two, was

well caught in the elips °ff a second attempt at the fifth ball' he got. Hammond had a life off the next ball of the over, Headley just failing in a brilliant attempt at a catch. Wyatt started steadily, but lie wn.» well caught at 13, when he appeared to bo set.

The first hour yielded only '34 run?. Bakewell, who scored 107, played with the utmost caution, not attempting to touch many of Majtindnle’s 'bumpers. The weather improved after lunch, when the batsmen were able to see the rising balls better. Bakewell's century took 145 minutes. He hit eight fours.

Ames played a bright innings of fifty-five minutes, his score including five boundaries. There were rapid changes in the bowling, which never lost its keenness. Barnett and Nichoffl played a merry partnership, the latter scoring quickly on the leg side tiH Headley land 1 Achong slowed them down. The attendance was 17.000. Scores: ENGLAND—First Innings. Walters, c Merry, b Martindale 2 Hammond, c Barrow, lb Valentine 11 Bakewell, c Headley, b Scaly ... 107 Wyatt, c i(chong. b Martindale ... 15 Turnbull, b Martindale 4

Langridge, c Harrow, b Daeosta ... 22 Ames, c Headley, b Martindale ... 57 Barnett, run out 52 Nichols, b Achong 49 Marriott, 1 b Martindale 9 Clark, uot out 8 Extras 5 (Total 312 Bowlin? analysis: Martindale 5 for 95, Griffiths none for 44. Valentine 1 for 55, Daeosta 1 for 30, Achong 1 for 59. Headley none for 15, Sealy 1 for 10.

COUNTY RESULTS ' LONDON, August 11. Mead ha,s scored 2000 runs lor the 6 eason for the tenth time in his career. The following are the County cricket results :

KENT V. DERBYSHIRE Kent—First- innings, 209 (Woolley 72; Copson took five for 62) j second innings 229 (Woolley 161). Derbyshire —First innings 84 (Freeman took s** for 30); second innings 194 (Freeman took six for 82). Kent won by 160 rune.

WORCESTERSHIRE V GLOUCESTERSHIRE Worcestershire—First innings 193 (Goddard took six for 67)'; second innings’2os (Goddard took six for 73). Gloucestershire—First innings 253 (Dacre 56); second innings one for 146 (Hammond, not out 86). Gloucestershire won by nine wickets. SUSSEX V. SURREY Sussex—First innings 441 (J. Parlres 163). Surrey—First inningg 214. They followed on, losing one wicket for 36. Sugeex won on the first innings. YORKSHIRE V LEICESTERSHIRE Yorkshire—First innings 550 (Sutcliffe 174, Michell 95). LeicestershireFirst innings 154. They followed on, making 145. Leyland took six for 46. Yorkshire won by an innings and 251 runs. LANCASHIRE V MIDDLESEX Lancashire —First innings, five for 114, declared (Paynter 82, Lister, not out 100). Middlesex—First innings, 191. Hopwood took five for 47. They followed on, making 200 (Hulmo 74). Hopwood took six for 60. Lancashire won by an innings and 23 runs. HAMPSHIRE V NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Hampshire—First innings, 466 (Mead 152, Pothecary 118).. Nottinghamshire —First innings, seven for 396 (Keeton 110, Carr 84, Voce, not out 66, Lilley, not out, 62). The match was drawn. GLAMORGANSHIRE V SOMERSETSHIRE Glamorganshire—First innings, 234 fD. Davis 63); second innings, none for 134 (Dyson, not out. 65, E. Davies' 74). Somersetshire —First innings, eight for <129, declared (Young 135). Somersetshire won on the first innings.