CRICKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 209, 17 June 1935, Page 2

CRICKET.

FIRST TEST MATCH. ENGLAND LOSES SEVEN FOR 384. LONDON, June 15. In the first Test match between England and South Africa, England won the toss and' batted, and at stumps had scored 384 for seven wickets. There was a crowd of more than 12,000. England dropped Peebles. The Africans' omission of Bell, who was regarded as their most dangerous bowler, was surprising. Possibly the captain, gambling on the weather, was. irelying on his spin bowlers. Wyatt was not impressive. He was persistently on the defensive and was dropped by Tomlinson before scoring. Sutcliffe was more enterprising. Langton and Vincent kept down the rate of scoring, and Sutcliffe fell a victim to the old leg-before-wicket rule. He played a, fine innings, and hit one six and five fours. Hammond was nearly knocked out by one of Crisp's deliveries which bumped. Puns came more freely after luncheon. Vincent replaced Langton and dismissed Hammond, who mistimed a stroke. 'I he second wicket put on 52. Mitchell-Innes was the third successive leg-before-wicket victim, the scoie being three for 179 when he. went. Leyland, realising that England was approaching a safe position, batted vigorously." but the crowd resented Wyatt's slowness in reaching the century after four hours at the crease. Crisp, who had a sore heel, left the field and did not return after tea, Walton taking his place. Crisp was greatly misssed. Wyatt hit more freely after tea, but after batting for 290 minutes Ayas caught at square leg. He hit mne fours The fourth wicket put on. ld9, beating England's 40-year-old fourthwicket record of 122 against South Af-

riea, which Hayward and Hill established at Johannesburg. * - Leyland was trapped by first slip seven runs later. "He had batted without a flaw for 110 minutes, and hit five boundaries. . \ The fielding was brilliant all day, and Cameron's wicket-keeping was splendidScores : ENGLAND. First Innings. Siitcliffe, lbw, b Langton 61 Wyatt, c Wade, b Crisp ... . ... 149 Hammond, lbw, b Vincent ... 28 Leyland, c Mitchell, b Crisp ... 69 Mitchell-Innes, lbw, b Mitchell ... 5 Ames, c Viljoen, b Vincent ... 17 Iddon, c Rowan, b Vincent ... 29 Nicholls,' not out 13 Extras 13 , ' Total for seven wickets .-..384 Bowling—Crisp two for 49, LangtoE one for il7, V incent three for iOl, Tomlinson none for 38, Mitchell one for 66. __ ■ V DOLLERIY FROM BERKSHIRE. MAILEY LIKES HTM. When the Australian cricket team which visited Jingland last year played Warwickshire, H. E. Dollery, a young newcomer from Berkshire, was not included in the county's eleven for the : < match. However, A. A. Mailey, the / famous former Australian eleven player, who travelled with the 1934 Australian team as a newspaper correspon- " dent, must have seen Dollery playing in another of Warwickshire's matches. Mailey stated, after the tour, that Dollery was the most promising young oatsman he saw in jkngiand last year, and would, he thought, become a great oatsman, "though ne may have to light against the prejudice that much coaching is necessary; before he can play in Test matches.'' Mailey's opinion of Doflery caused some little surprise in England"; the former Berkshire player nad only 10 innings, in six matches, tor Warwickshire last season, and, with a highest score of 44, averaged only runs. However, he scored a century for the county against ■ Gloucestershire recently/ and no doubt English ovicket enthusiasts are now taking notice of Mailey's opinion of mm, which' was widely published in England.