CRICKET.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18101, 17 June 1924, Page 8

CRICKET.

THE TEST MATCH.

MISTAKEN TACTICS.

SENDING ENGLAND TO BAT.' ; (by cabtb— pkbs3 association copybiqht.) . vStdott "Svs" Skbvicb.) • ; LONDON, June—. , Newspapers unanimously criticise Taylor's judgment in sending England in. when an over-night drying.wind'had beem. responsible .for a good and improving wicket. The "Weekly Despatch" says that Taylor gambled that ihe recent rains wouldVrnake the wicket sticky, but the pitch . played easily from the. .start* resulting in the decision becoming a tragic.blunder. , Hobbs was always, complete master of the bowling. Hendren was over-cautious ana apparently anxious to break a series oi failures. "... NOT UP TO THE AUSTRALIANS^ ("Argusi'V- v • .-. ■ ,■;•;■ '.LWhosty. June 1 14. ' The "Observer".- says': "The Africans scarcely created a test match atmosphere, Their bowling, lacking variety' and- deadli : nesa, was not the type to which the Australians have accustomed us. Nor was the fielding, though good; up> to ' Australiait standard." ."■ . • . • .= 3?he pitch was so good that the one absorbing topic of discussion was Taylorls' reason for putting England in.

LEADING AVERAGES.

ENGLISH AND AFRICAN. (Australian and k.z. cable association.) (Received June 16th, 8 p.m.) LONDON, June-15. Tho leading averages to date are:— ENfiLISBI Batting. Hobbs ... ... .. 72.67 Hendren .. .. .. 61.45.-, Dales ... '..,., .. 44.36 Bowling. Wickets. Average. Parkin .'.. ..... 89 8.85 ■ Macaulay ' ... ... 65 ' 8.87 Tate -• ••' 77 9.23 i Kilner .'... •• -48 , 9.82, SOUTH AFRICANS. Batting. Nourse* .. .. ... 46.35 Susskind .. .'. ... 42.57 Hearno ... , .. ... 28.20 Taylor .. ' .. .» 25 Bowling. Wickets. Average. Parker '.. -.. 4 8.50" ' , Carter 88 14.94 Dixon .. '.. 22 17.18 COUNTY .MATCHES. (eettteb's TELEGRAMS.)' " ; LONDON, June ,15. At Lord's, Somerset made 178 (M. Lyon 51), Lee taking five wiokets for 85, against Middlesex, who made 97 for six. At Manchester, Surrey made 195, _ R., Tyldesley taking five wicketa'for 52, against 1 Lancashire, who replied with 84 fpr- four wickets. Notts, playing Northants at Nottingham, madej!73 (Whysall<6l, John Gunn 87). <