ENGLAND WINS BY AN INNINGS

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21988, 12 January 1937, Page 9

ENGLAND WINS BY AN INNINGS

TASMANIAN MATCH ENDS A DAY EARLY

CENTURY TO AMES; SIMS

BOWLS WELL

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(Received January 12, 12.10 a.m.)

LAUNCESTON, January 11

The English cricketers beat Tasmania by an innings and four runs. England batted a further 40 minutes to-day, allowing Ames to reach 109 in 130 minutes, before being caught at deep square-leg. Having hit a total of 317, leaving Tasmania 213 behind, the Englishmen were anxious to give Wyatt another opportunity of batting practice and did not bowl to force an innings win. Putnam, a lefthander, who took five wickets for 87, completed a good double, batting 134 minutes for 77, but in spite of that individual effort the match ended at 5.15 p.m. with England winning by an innings and , four runs. Sims was again the destructive force, his figures for the match being nine for 59. Duckworth was keeping wickets brilliantly and claimed five victims in the second innings, including a clever leg-side catch which dismissed Morrisby. The match was really a three-day fixture, but the inability of the Tasmanians to handle England’s attack forced an unexpectedly premature end. England has agreed to a pheday match to-morrow. Scores: — TASMANIA

First Innings .. •• ..104 Second Innings Morrisby, c Duckworth, b Robins 25 Thomas, c Fames, b Copson .. 20 Green/ b Fames .. . • ■ ° Putnam, st Duckworth, b Sims .. 77 Jeffrey, c Duckworth, b Wyatt .. 8 Wardlaw. c Duckworth, b Sims .. 34 Rushforth. b Sims . . -• 24 Nicholson, c Fames, b Sims .. 9 Gourlay. st Duckworth, b Ames .. 1 Gardiner, not out • • • • JJ Thollar. Ibw, b Sims .. • - 0 Extras .. • • - • 3 Total 209 Bowling—Fames took one wicket for 30 runs, Copson one for 33. Robins one for 40. Wyatt one for 40. Sims five for 39. Hardstaff none for 25. Ames one for 1. ENGLAND First Innings. A. H. Fagg, Ibw. b Putnam 60 L, B. Fishlock, Ibw, b Gourlay .. 4 T. S. Worthington, b Putnam 50 R. E. S. Wyatt, b Thollar .. 1 L E. G. Ames, c Jeffrey, b Thollar 109 J Hardstaff, c Gardiner, b Thomas 55 R. W. V. Robins, c Jeffrey, b Gour-

lay .. .. • - 24 J. M. Sims, st Gardiner, b Putnam 0 G. Duckworth, Ibw, b Putnam .. 9 K. C. Fames, b Putnam .. 0 W. Copson, not out .. .. 1 Extras .. ' .. •• . 4 Total .. .- -.317 Bowling—Gourlay took two wickets for 83 runs, Thomas one for 34, Jeffrey none for 38, Putnam five for 87, Thollar two for 71.

CONDUCT OF INDIANS’ TOUR OF ENGLAND

OFFICIAL CRITICISM OP

CAPTAINS

“PUNISHMENT OF AMAR NATH

TOO SEVERE”

NEW DELHI, January 10.

The Board of Cricket Control, discussed the report of the committee which investigated incidents on.the English tour of the Indian cricket team.

The report attributes the lack of co-operation and co-ordination to the following:— (1) To C. K. Nayudu, the vicecaptain, for holding himself aloof from the team and failing to support the captain. (2) To the captain, the Maharajah of Vizianagram, for forming his own party and not treating all the members impartially. (3) To the feeling, whether or not it was justified, but which was shared by almost the whole team, that the captaincy on the field was faulty. (4) To too many idle players.

The report adds that no blame for the team’s failure is attached to the manager, except that he should have ‘ formulated written directions for the players in a match and off the field.

The report says that there were no breaches of discipline on the field, but that Amar Nath was guilty of ill-mannered ; and rude conduct in the presence of the captain in a private place.. The captain and manager, in view of the warnings given Amar Nath, rightly took disciplinary action, but the punishment was too severe. The report recommends that the board’s sentence on Amar Nath should stand, but as he committed neither a breach of discipline on the field nor moral turpitude, he should be regarded as having expiated his offence and ought not to be debarred from future participation in Indian cricket provided he apologises to the board.