FOURTH CRICKET TEST

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25552, 21 July 1948, Page 5

FOURTH CRICKET TEST

VIEW OF SELECTION FOR ENGLAND

“AN ALMOST WINNING SIDE ” [By W. R. HAMMOND.] (Rec. 8 p.m.) LONDON, July 20. England’s team for the fourth test is much on the lines I expected. I agree with the selectors that there is no need to upset more than is necessary an almost winning side. Emmett, unfortunately, was not a success as an opening batsman, and Dollery showed that he was lacking in big match experience. Hutton, who is having medical treatment and missing the present Yorkshire game, expects to be fit by Thursday. I considered him ah automatic choice for Leeds, because I am still a little puzzled why he was dropped at Manchester. Perhaps he will repeat his last year’s performance, when he hit a century against South Africa at Leeds. The player to drop out of the 12 names will be, I think, either Young or Laker. Only if there is rain about are the selectors likely to include both. Should both play, Cranston may be twelfth man, Cranston played in the final three tests against South Africa last season, and in four against the West Indies during the winter. He is one of that almost extinct class in this country, the all-rounder. Washbrook has been forgiven his lapses at Manchester, where he was missed three times in scoring his 85 not out. If the selectors had any ideas of making a change here, these must have gone with Robertson’s failure in the Middlesex match against the Australians. After his magnificent bowling at Manchester. Pollard had to stay in the side, and I hope he finds similar wicket condition's at Leeds. I am glad to see that Crapp keeps his nlace. This Gloucestershire lefthander has just the right temperament for test matches. FUTURE AUSTRALIAN ' TOURS OF ENGLAND REPORT BY COMMITTEE OF M.C.C. (Rec. 8 p.m.) LONDON, July 20. A sub-committee of the M.C.C. has issued a report suggesting that visits by Australian test teams may have to be arranged after 1952 at alternate fiveyearly and three-yearly intervals instead of the traditional four-yearly visits. The report said that English cyicket was taking longer than had been expected to recover from the effects of the war, and that a heavy burden was placed on the M.C.C. in its efforts to select adequately representative teams to go to Australia, South Africa, India, and the West Indies. The report added that such a move would give leading players a chance to rest before the important Australian matches instead of yielding, sometimes reluctantly, to invitations to make a winter tour to a less important series of matches. “The M.C.C. must give priority of consideration to its traditional foes, Australia and South Africa,” said the report. TARIFF CONCESSIONS TO N.Z. ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY MR TRUMAN (Rec. 11 p.m.) WASHINGTON, July 19. President Truman to-day issued proclamations announcing tariff concessions to New Zealand, Ceylon. Brazil, and Lebanon as a result of their Governments* ratification of the international trade agreement negotiated at Geneva in October. The New Zealand concessions are effective from July 31.

prison, whose head was cut when he ducked into a short, rising ball from Lindwall just before stumps, retired hurt, but he expected to resume his innings to-day. - , , , „ . There was a remarkable collapse of the Australian batting after the partnership of Morris and Loxton had been oroken. It was Morris’s fifth, and Loxton’s third century of the tour. They were flawless scorers. The 44-year-old Sims ran through the tailenders, dismissing Loxton, McCool, and Lindwall in one over, and finishing with six for 65 off 24 overs. Scores: MIDDLESEX First Innings .. . • . • 203 Second Innings Brown, b Johnston .. ..3 Robertson, retired hurt .. .. 19 Edrich, lbw, b Lindwall .. 1 D. C. Compton, lbw, b Johnston .. 2 Mann, b' Lindwall .. .. 0 Dewes, not out .. .. 40 Sims, c Loxton, b Ring .. ». 1 L. Compton, not out .. ..28 Extras .. , .. - • .. 2 Total for five wickets .. 100 Bowling Analysis.—Lindwall, two for 26; Johnston, two for 8. AUSTRALIA First Innings Morris, c Brown, b Young .. 109 Brown, lbw, b Whitcombe 8 Bradman, c D. C. Compton, b Whitcombe .. 8 Harvey, c Mann, b Bedford .. .. 10 Loxton, c Edrich', b Sims .. ..123 Hamenee, lbw, b Sims .. 30 McCool, c Young, b Sims .. 0 Lindwall, st L. Compton, b Sims .. 1 Talion, b Sims .. ..17 Ring, b Sims .. .. ..2 Johnston, not out .. .. 8 Extras .. .. .. 5 Total .. .. *.317 Bowling Analysis.—Whitcombe. two for 43; Edrich, none for 59; Bedford, one for 44; Young, one for 78: Sims, six for 65; D. C. Compton, none for 23. IDLE MINES IN N.S.W. (Rec. 9 p.m.) SYDNEY. July 20. After the loss of over 12,000 tons of coal through strikes in New South Wales mines yesterday, nine mines were idle to-day for a loss of 7679 tons. The miners at one colliery struck because a service of hot tea in insulated containers, supplied by the Joint Coal Board as an experiment, was temporarily withdrawn because of lack of equipment. The chairman of the Sydney County. Council (Mr J. O. Cramer) reports that in spite of the restrictions the council is selling more electricity than ever before. The council has used 5430 tons more coal than is provided for under the Joint Coal Board order.