ENGLAND WINS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 154, 1 July 1936, Page 7

ENGLAND WINS.

FIRST CRICKET TEST. Indians Fade Out, Vanquished By Nine Wickets, GIMBLETT VERY CONFIDENT. United Press Association. —Copyright. (Received 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, Jane 30. The wicket at Lord's, lor the first Test between England and India, was again saturated this morning, and was rolled with blankets as blotters. The weather was overcast and threatening, and drizzling rain shortly after noon prevented the game being restarted until 3.15 p.m. When play was resumed India, with a first innings lead of 13 runs, had seven wickets down for 80 in their second turn at the crease. The Indian tail-enders were soon dismissed, and England was left with 107 to secure for victory. Mitchell (Yorkshire) was out for "a duck," but Gimblett and Turnbull patiently scored the required number of runs, leaving the Englishmen winners by nine wickets. Gimblett, playing in his first international—and in his second year of first-class cricket— ; was very confident. He hit 11 boundaries in 100 minutes at the wicket. Scores: — INDIA. First innings 147 Second Innings. Merchant, c Duckworth, b Allen .. 0 Hindlekar, lbvv, b Robins 17 Mushtaq Ali, lbw, b Allen 8 C. K. Nayudu, c Robins, b Allen .. 3 Wazir Ali, c Verity, b Allen 4 Amar Singh, lbw, b Verity' 7 Palia, c Leyland, b Verity 10 Jaliangir Khan, c Duckworth, b Verity 13 Vizianagram, c Mitchell, b Verity .. 0 C. S. Nayudu, c Hardstaff, b Allen 9 Nissar, not out 2 Extras 8 Total 93 Bowling: Allen took five wickets for 43 runs, Verity four for 17, Robins one for 17, Wyatt n6ne for 8. ENGLAND. First innings 134 Second Innings. Mitchell, c Merchant, b Nissar .... 0 Gimblett, not out 67 Turnbull, not out 37 Extras 4 Total for one wicket •... 108 Bowling: Nissar took one wicket for 26 runs, Jaliangir Khan none for 20, C. K. Nayudu none for 22, Amar Singh none for 36. COUNTY CONTESTS. Mercer and Clay Share Twenty Wickets for Glamorgan. DERBY AND NOTTS DEFEATED. (Received 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, June 30. Rain seriously interfered with the series of county cricket matches, which began on Saturday. Derbyshire and Notts, two of the three leading sides, lost on the first innings to Lancashire and Sussex. The game at Hove between Sussex and Notts was A. F. Wensley's benefit. The outstanding individual feats were those of John Mercer and J. C. Clay, who each took five wickets in both innings of the Glamorgan-Worcestershire match at Neath, despite which the former was defeated. Results and leading performances:— Surrey: First innings, 197 (Dyson six for 47). Oxford University: First innings, 236 (Gregory four for 44). The match was drawn. Gloucestershire: First' innings, 66 (Bowes six for 20, Smailes four for 40) ; second, two for 248, declared (Barnett 150 not out, Hammond 74 not out). Yorkshire: First innings, 190 (Goddard six for 67); second, three for 31. Yorkshire won on the first innings. Lancashire: First innings, 194 (Copson four for 35); second, 94 (Copson four for 35, A. Pope five for 33). Derbyshire: First innings, 61 (Booth six for 18); second, four for 92. Lancashire won on the first innings. Notts: First innings, 74 (J. Cornford four for 31); second, 201. Sussex: First innings, nine for 327, declared (Melville 125, A. J. Holmes 107); second, none for 7. Sussex won on the first innings. Leicestershire: First innings, 288 (Santall five for 47); second, five for 102. Warwickshire: First innings,, 266. Leicestershire won on the first innings. Essex: First innings, 137 (Watt seven for 37); second, 126 (J. G. W. Davies seven for 20). Kent: First innings, 187; second, two for 77. Kent won by eight wickets. Cambridge University: First innings, 215 (Hazell six for 83); second, two for 83. Somerset: First innings, 323. The match was drawn. Northamptonshire: First innings, 173; second, seven for 32. Hampshire: First innings, eight for 233, declared. Hampshire won on the first innings. Worcestershire: First innings, 157 (Mercer five for 53, Clay five for 31); second, 150 (Mercer five for 66, Clay five for 70). Glamorgan: First innings, 238 (E. Davies 104; Jackson six for 71); second, 61 (Jackson six for 18). Worcestershire Avon by eight runs.

LARWOOD'S BENEFIT.

M.C.C. GIVES 25 GUINEAS. LONDON, June 30. The Marylebone Cricket Club has contributed 25 guineas to Harold Larwood's benefit fund. The Notts v. Yorkshire game, at Nottingham on July IS, 20 and 21, has been allocated for the purpose. Larwood personally and gracefully acknowledged the donation, says the "Sketch," which asks: "Is this the first step toward bridging the gulf between Larwood and Marylebone ? It can be made so, but only by Larwood himself, who, since the breach, has twice refused invitations to play for England. The next step is Larwood's. The door is open wide for his return to the England team."