HAMMOND EXCELS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 194, 17 August 1936, Page 15

HAMMOND EXCELS.

final cricket test. ENGLAND 471 FOR EIGHT. WORTHIKGTON ALSO A CENTURY. LONDON, August 16. The third and final cricket lest match between England and India was commenced at the Keimiiigton Oval on Satuiday. The weather was ideal and tlie wicket was perfect. . In older to strengthen their batting, the Indians included Jilani and Hussain in place of (J. IS. Nayudu and Jleheroniji. Allen won the toss and England opened with Barnett and Fagg. lhe latter plajed defensively to a ball wide of the off stump and snicked it into the wicket-keepers, '''Hammond began shakily, surviving two appeals for leg-before-wicket. ills innings was characterised more by steadiness than brilliancy. Barnett played a patchy innings, and, in attempting a pull shot, lie was out leg-beforc. , , There were .12,000 spectators after the luncheon adjournment. Shortly after the resumption, Mushtaq Ali was forced to leave the field with a leg injury. Ley laud was a long time in making his nrst Id runs. He had been driving Amar Singh with success, but, when he tried to do the same to Nissar, he was clean bowled. Hammond, in attempting to be foreetul. had several lucky escapes, and most ot the scoring was left to Hammond's 200 took 170 minutes. He was dropped by Wazir Ali when his score was 96. Worthington and Hammond added 200 in 130 minutes, eventually doing almost as they liked with the bowling. Hammond finally dragged one from Nissar on to his wicket. He had hit 30 fours in his innings of 217 and the partnership had realised 26ti runs. . Two overs later Worthington also pulled a ball on to his wicket. He had hit 19 fours. „,, , , The outstanding feature of the play from then on was the brilliant work of Hussain, the Indian wicket-keeper, who did not concedc a single bye. Scores: — ENGLAND.—First Innings. Barnett, Ibw (n), b Nayudu 43 Fagg, c Hussain, b Amar bingh a Hammond, b Nissar Leyland, b Nissar ~ •"> Worthington, b Nissar Allen, c Hussain, b Nissar w Verity, c Hussain. b Nissar 4 Sims. Ibw b Amar Singh JFishlock, not out Voce, not out * Extras Total for eight wickets 471

THE AVERAGES.

RACE FOR 2000 RUNS. (Received 10 a.m.) LONDON, August 16. The English cricket averages to date

are: BATTING. a, Runs. Avge. Fishlock J-3S -i'oq Leyland lj>0J> jl'S?? Hondren 104. 47.3J Hardetaff ;}®^® Hammond 1-!S7 IS'llS l'aynter In -n Kimpton JO.,, 4-.o0 Dempster 114* "Jn'Ti Melville 722 40.11 Parker 3"J on'S? Parks . Io8o 3J.o7 Wortliington }§13 on'n? Barnctt 1 < o7 30.04 p"g . 1051 38.39 Holmes (18th) .... 1313 Verity (27tli) .... 671 33. j1 bowling. Wickets. Avge. Veritv 179 12.36 Copson 128 13.38 Larwood . 11° 12.oJ J. smith 113 13.80 Bowes 104 ,ir~I Sinalles 112 Ji - !;! Clay la.ln L. F. Townsend .. 54 16.40 A. V. Pope 74 17.32 Gover i«j— ii.*xo Voce (19 tli) i 117 18.60 Kobins (23rd) 0G 19.42 Allen (26th) .... o7 19.7o