TEST CRICKET

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 263, 30 June 1932, Page 5

TEST CRICKET

(Pross. Assn.

ENGLAND DEFEATS INDIA ' WITH MARGIN OF 158. DIFF1CULT BOWLING.

— By Telegraph— Copyriglit)

LONDON, Wednesday. The first test match hetween the Indian ericketers and England was concluded at Lord's to-day. England winning the match by 158 runs. When sttifnps were drawn yesterday each side had eompleted an innings, India liaving a deficit of 70 runs, while England, in their second venture, had lost four wickets for 141 runs. Continuing their innings to-day Jardine applied the closure. when 275 runs were up for the loss of eight wickets. ilndia were left with 346 to make to win, but had only compikd 187 when the last wicket fcll. Jardine's performance is regarded as consolidating his prospects for the captaincy of the English side for Australia. The Indians had little opportunity on a wearing wicket, against good bowling. Details : — ENGLAND First Innings 259 — Second Innings — Sutcliffe, c Nayudu, b Amar Singh 19 Holmes, b Jehangir Klian 11 Woolley, c Colah, b Jehangir Khan 21 Hammond, h Jehangir Khan 12 Jardine, not out 85 Paynter, b Jehangir Khan 54 Ames, b Amar Singh 6 Robins, c Khan, b Nissar 30 Brown, c Colah, b' Naoomal Jeoomal 29 Voce, not out 0 Extras 8 Total for 8 wickets (dec.) 275 Bowling*.— Nissar took one wicket for 42 runs, Amar Singh two for 84; Jehangir Khan four for 60; Nayudu, none for 21; Naoomal Jeoomal, one for 40; Palia, none for 11; Wazirali, none for 9. INDIA First Innings 189 — Second Innings — Navle, lbw, b Robins 13 Naoomal Jeoomal, b Brown 25 Nayudu, b Bowes 10 Colah, b Brown 4 Nazirali, c Jardine, b Bowes 6 Wazirali, c Hammond,. b Voce .... 39 Jehangir Khan, b Voce 0 Lall Singh, b Hammond 29 Nissar, h Hammond 0 Amar Singh, c and b Hammond .. 51 Palia, not out 1 Extras 9 Total 187 Bowling. — Bowes took tliree wickets for 30 runs, Voce two for 28, Brown two for 54, Hammond three for 9.