SLOW SCORING AT CARDIFF
WEST INDIES PLAYS GLAMORGANSHIRE HOME TEAM MAKES 123 a u i , LONDON, May 27. A cheerless day’s cricket in the match between the West Indies and Glamorganshire, which disappointed a holiday crowd of 12.000 at Cardiff. J 3 an end wh en rain began to fall. Glamorganshire won the toss and batted in chilly weather. The batting was mainly defensive and brilliant ground fielding also restricted the scoring. Pleass and Hever made a stubborn ninth wicket stand which delayed the end of Glamorganshire’s disappointing display. Johnson deserved his five wickets. He bowled accurately throughout the innings. Scores:—
GLAMORGANSHIRE First Innings Woolier, c Weekes, b Johnson h E. Davies, b Valentine .. '*27 Parkhouse, b Johnson .. .. 17 Jones, b Valentine . '' 7 Rbbinson, c Walcott, b Johnson ’’ 6 Montgomery, c Ramadhin. b Valentine 0 H. Davies c Weekes, b Valentine .. 12 Muncer, lbw, b Ramadhin Hever, c Walcott, b Johnson .. g Shepherd, c Walcott, b Johnson 2 Pleass, not out 14 Extras .. .. ’ ’ ”21 Tota] ~ , j 23 Bowling:—Johnson, five for 33; Gomez none for 18; Ramadhin, one for 17 Valentine, four for 34. WEST INDIES First Innings Rae. b Hever • .. n Stollmeyer. not. out . . ” ” n Worrell, not out .. .. ”14 Extras .. .. * ‘ Total for one wicket 27 BowlingHever. one for 11; Woolier none for 14; Shepherd, none for 2.
COMPTON WITHDRAWS FROM TEST TRIAL LONDON. May 26. o. i'? Compton has withdrawn from t h n e J est fn 1 °’\ Mav 31 - H's injured knee is still under treatment. G - , De wes has been promoted to Inn teHm . an . d J- D. Robertson and D. B. Carr will join The Rest.
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Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26124, 29 May 1950, Page 7
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