TEST DEBACLE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 497, 3 April 1933, Page 5

TEST DEBACLE

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N.Z. OUTCLASSED HAMMOND PUTS UP RECORD TEST SCORE LOCAL BOWLING LACKS STING

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Eden Park, Saturday. Play was resumed in the second test match in bright, sultry weather. Yesterday's Play Sutcliffe .and Wyatt opened England's. innings to the bowling of Badcock and Duning. Sutcliffe had been scoring slowly, 1 but seemed to be set for the afternoon. Freeman sent him down the most arrapt of long-hops and there was. a gasp of surprise when the famous batsman played forward and gave Weir, at cover, a simple cateh, 56—1—24. Appeal Against Light After tea b.oth batsmen started to take toll of the bowling. Wyatt reached 50 in 99 minutes.. At 5.10 p.m. Wyatt appealed against the light. The umpires upheld the appeal and stumps were draw.n. . Badcock, in his second, over beat Hammond with a ball that jnst topped his bails, and Dunning in his second over clean bowled Wyatt with one that the batsman did not attempt to play but which took his off stump. j 139_2_ 60, James w;as. frequently applauded for his skilful taking* of the balls on the leg side. Badcock was bowling extremely' well, his , first five overs costing only seven runs, and Hammond who was now warming up kept a close eye on him. ... , . , New Zealand's score was passed when play had been resumed for 23 minutes and ten minutes. later the score was 170. The scoring proceeded in singles and the second century went up after 177 minutes' play. The lunch score was two wickets for 286 runs. Hammond's First Century The spectators gave Hammond an ovation as he beautifully glanced Badcock to the fence to bring up his century after 135 minutes at the wickets. He ihen straight drove Dunning for six. With the total at 227 Weir was tried with the ball and Hammond cut him to the boundary, but in the next over he was nearly bowled by a shooteivpast his leg stump. Hammond was now getting great power into his shots and a cover drive off Dunning fairly hummed to the terrace fence. The score soon reached 250 after 210 minutes. Hammond gave his first chance at 133 when Dunning got his right hand to a ball well above his head but he was unable to hold it.

Dempster Fields Well Hammond square-cut Badcock neat[y for three, and late-cut Dunning to the fence to bring up 300, and followed it with another boundary through the covers. In the following over he lifted Badcock high to the off for four. The fielding at thi's stage was keen, Dempster having been outstanding for some time- at mid-off. Hammond lifted Freeman straight and high over the ropes for 'another six — a high, soaring drive, which the crowd enjoyed. Allen came next to see Hammond hoist Freeman on to the terrace for his third six. . Freeman Bowls Queerly Allen cut Badcock to the line and singled Freeman. The colt was bowling a queer mixture. The crowd laughed when a ball hounced three times on the way to Allen, but the next two balls were of a perfect length and had the batsman guessing. After an unsuccessful lbw appeal Hammond cut Badcock for a brace past point to see his double century hoisted amid tumultuous applause. He straightway drove Newman — who replaced his f ellow Nelsonian — for four. There was more life in the English batting now. Three Sixers in an Over Hammond gave a real thrill to the game by jumping out and lifting Newman for three sixes in the next over. The first sailed well above the sight screen and the next two scattered the crowd on the terraces. Four hundred was now on the board, with the batsman having a good time at New Zealand's expense. Allen went for a hit off Badcock and deflected the ball into the stumps. 407— -5 — 12. Brown followed and faced Dunning. Hammond lifted Badcock to long off, where Dempster got the ball into his hands, but dropped it! Weir came on and got Brown, who lifted one to Page at mid-off. 450 — 6—13.

Terrific Hitting Yoce filled the gap and had a narrow escape from. being run out. Page took a turn at the terrace end and Hammond made a gallant effOrt to hit him into a neighbourhood backyard. He was now punching everything and there was a big roar from the crowd when a following sixer bounced off the hill. Nineteen runs came off the skipper's over. A two off Weir made Hammond 299. Voce hit over a yorker from Weir and was clean-bowled. 501 — 7 — 16. Duckworth was next and Hammond off drove Weir to the fence to get his 300 and another great ovation. At tea the score was 507 for seven. Hammond up to tea had hit ten sixes and 34 other boundaries. Hammond Sets a New Record When 336 was hoisted qgainst Hammond's name there was a great burst of applause. This set . a new world's record for Test ericket, beating Don Bradman's score of 334 at Leeds in 1930. • Hammond skied a ball to Dunning off Weir, but it was a no-ball. The innings was.then deplared at 548 for seven wickets, and as the pair went in Hammond was given the fines.t reeeptjon a "^portsman ever received at Fden Park. It was the biggest innings in first-class cricket in this country. He was master of the sit.uation, always, quiet on occasions, but brilliant when in scoring mood. Sqores:- — ,v , New Zealand — First Innings Mills, b Bowes ....» .....* 0 Whitelaw, b Bowes 12 Weir, b , Bowes ...... ...... 0 Dempster, not out ...... ...... ...... ...... 86 Kerr, lbw, b Yoce ...... *...... 10

Page, st Duckworth, b Mitchell 20 -Badcock, -b Bowes ...... J James, b Bowes ...... •••••• 0 Dunning, b Bowes 1? Newman, b Voce ...... ...... 5 Freeman, run out ■ 1 Extras 11

Total 158 Bowling: Bowes took six wickets for .34 runs; Voce, two. for 20; Mitchell, one for 49; Allen, none for. 11; Brown, none f bv 19 ; Hammond, none for 14; . .. • ■ , Second Innings Mills, not out-..,... 4 Whitelaw, not out ...... , 4 Total for no wicke-ts 8 V ^ England- — First, Inntngs j Sutcliffe, c Weir, b Freeman ^4 Wyatt, b Dunning, — r.... .. r:. 60 Paynter, b Dunning ...... ...... ...... ...... 36 Ames, b Badcock ,26 Hammond, not out 336 Allen, b Badcock ...... - . 12 Brown, c Page, b Weir — . ...... 13 Yoce, 4) Weir 16 Duckworth, not out ...... ...... 6 Extras ...... 19 t . Total for 7 wickets (dec.) ^48 Mills and Whitelaw opened New Zealand's second innings to the boyding of Bowes and N. Allen. Duckworth stood at short-stop tpjv^oth bowlers, who , were roeking them. in with a fair burst of speed, ' Wit|i J>oth . batsmen cautious, the scoring, -,.was slow. . , , • Mills hooked Allen nicely for tjvo. The Middlesex^ mah was a^hade faster than his Yorkshire colleagnex hut neither could be rated as fasUjbpw.Iers if one compared .stalwarts, like.Jones and Cotter in.ofhei* years.;:, - c ...Both the batsmen kad put,.pn four runs when the day's play isame.to an end. ' , > '