WEST INDIES 546 FOR FIVE

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27303, 20 March 1954, Page 8

WEST INDIES 546 FOR FIVE

CRICKET

DOUBLE CENTURY BY WEEKES

RECORD PARTNERSHIP WITH WORRELL

(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright)

PORT OF SPAIN, March 18. A magnificent record stand of- 338 runs by Everton Weekes (who made a double century) and Frank Worrell (167) helped to put the West Indies in a commanding position against England on the second day of the fourth test. The West Indies, who lead by two wins to one in the series of five, had scored 546 runs for the loss of five wickets today. It was their highest score against England in the West Indies, beating their 535 scored at Kingston in 1935. England’s attack, depleted by the absence through injury of the pace bowler Statham, rarely threatened the supremacy of Weekes and Worrell. The third wicket stand of. 338, scored at a run a minute, is the highest for any West Indian wicket in a test match. The previous best, also by Weekes and Worrell against England, was 282 for the fourth wicket in the 1950 test at Nottingham. Weekes. who was concerned in a disputed umpiring decision when in the early forties yesterday, batted faultlessly for six hours. His 206 included 26 boundaries. He has now scored 483 in five innings in the series. Worrell, at times, showed classic form but lapsed occasionally with badly timed strokes. His 167 occupied 74 hours and included 23 fours.

UMPIRING IN TEST ENGLISHMEN SAID TO HAVE BEEN CRITICAL (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) > PORT OF SPAIN, March 18. Complaints that some English players indicated by words or actions that Umpire Woods was incompetent or unfair during the first day’s play in the fourth test yesterday, were made by both umpires, according to the, “Trinidad Guardian ’ today. The paper said that one of the players asked Woods: “Are you deaf? Didn’t you hear the snick?” Woods was said to have replied that he did not know he had to hear a snick to give a decision. The same player is said to have asked Woods if he had wax in his ears, and another to have inquired by signals whether Woods was hard of hearing. The paper said that Umpires Achong and Woods, in their protest to Hutton, told him they were supposed to control the game, and they should have better conduct from the English players. An open letter to Hutton on the front page of the same paper said that three charges made against the West Indies were: (1) The West Indian standard of umpiring falls below the standard of English umpiring. (2) The West Indian umpiring is not only incompetent but dishonest. (3) Hostility bordering on intimidation had been directed at the M.C.C. since the tour began. The letter said that the West Indies pleaded guilty to the first, rejected the second with contempt, but pleaded guilty to the third, while dissociating Trinidad from it. COMPETITION POINTS The following are the points in all grades at the conclusion of the ninth round:— First Grade.—HSOß 56, Rice 43, LP 40, OC 36, St. A 33, West 32, Syd 28, East 12. Second A.—WOB 62, LP 56* St. A 50, Rice 41, HSOB 40, Syd 24, WesU2l, l4. Second B.—LP 52, BHS 46, SBC 41, C.C. 31, OC 31, East 23, St. An 18, Rice 12. Second C.—TOB 62, Syd 53, Vty 50, Vty T.C. 40, Mar 28, LP 27, HSOB 27, OC 21. President’s.—Syd A 72, Vty A 54, Rice 53, TOB 51, Mar 47, LP 47, HSOB 44,-West 38, Syd B 35, St. A 29, Vty B 28. Third A.—St. A 75. Mar 51. WOB 48, HSOB 47, PTOB 31, Rice 26, West 19, LP 11. Third B.—Syd 70, St. A 65, WOB 55, PTOB 46, OC 42, Rice 26, East 21, LP 1. Third C.—Xav Coll 51. WHS 46. Fourth A.—Mar 77, West 72, HSOB 62, Syd 57, WOB 54, East 52, St. A 39, LP 35. Fourth B.—St. A 74, Syd 66, TOB 65, West 62. Mar 41, Rice 27, LP 17. Fourth C.—SBC A 101, CC A 77, BHS A 57. BHS B 55, WHS 54, SBC B 42. Peterson Shield.—St. A 621, Syd 608, LP 513, HSOB 502.

Hadlee Trophy.—HSOß 63, LP 63, St. A 62, OC 60. East 565, Rice 55, West 545, Syd 51. In the president’s and fourth B grades those teams who, by reason of their meeting a further bye have played one game less than the others, will be awarded, an extra four points. SUBURBAN TEAMS TO PLAY WESTLAND The senior B and third grade teams selected by the Christchurch Suburban Cricket Association to travel to Hokitika at the end of this month to play Westland are . as follows: Senior B.—R. Sercome, A. McGee, A. Britton (captain), A. Taylor (Wigram), F. Clements, L. Edgington, R. Chitty, N. Nicholls (Sumner), A. Candlish, L. Truman (Spreydon), V. Smith (Waltham), and R. Irving (twelfth man and manager). Third Grade.—H- Brown, A. Molloy (Beckenham), E. Vincent (Halswell), G. Wootton (captain, Riccarton), M. MeGlinchy (Templeton Farm), J. 800 l (Grosvenor), J. Pearce (Merivale), S. Southern (Papanui), R. Campbell (Sumner), R. Smitheram* (Hillsborough), D. Kimm (Spreydon), and J. Bettridge (twelfth man and manager).

Scores:— WEST INDIES First Innings Holt, c Compton, b Trueman , 40 Stoilmeyer, c and b Compton . 41 Weekes, c Bailey, b Lock . 206 Worrell, b Lock .. •• . 167 Walcott, not out .. .. . 70 Pairaudeau, run out .. . 0 Atkinson, not out . 5 Extras . 17 ■ i Total (for five wickets) . 546 Bowling O. M. R. W. Statham. .. .. 9 0 31 0 Trueman .. 27 1 116 1 Bailey .. ..31 7 104 0 Laker .. o . 41 7 126 0 Lock .. ..51 13 128 2 Compton .. 6 1 24 1