MATCH AGAINST SURREY

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27405, 19 July 1954, Page 11

MATCH AGAINST SURREY

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PAKISTAN SCORES 81 FOR THREE (N2.. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 8 p.m.) LONDON. July 17. Put in to bat by Surrey on a damp wicket at the Oval today, the Pakistan cricket team, which has been dogged by bad weather during its tour, had 95 minutes’ batting before heavy rain prevented any further play. In that time it lost three wickets for 81 runs. Opening the innings for the first time ( on the tour, the wicketkeeper, Imtiaz Ahmed, scored twice as fast as the regular opener, Hanif Mohammad. He took boundaries freely off Surrey’s, formidable new ball pair. Peter Loader, who did so well in the Gentlemen v. Players match, and Alec Bedser. It was a different story when Tony Lock took over with his left-arm spinners. He dismissed Hanif Mohammad at 43 and Imtiaz Ahmed at 50—both caught by Stuart Surridge in the slips. The off-spinner, Jim Laker, joined the attack, and Maqsood Ahmed, lashing out impetuously, had his wicket wrecked at 67. Waqar Hassan and A. H. Kirdar stayed together until the rain stopped play for the day half-an-hour before lunch. Scores:— PAKISTAN First Innings Hanif Mohammad, c Surridge, b Lock 14 Imtiaz Ahmed, c Surridge, b Lock .. 33 Waqar Hassan, not out .. ..17 Maqsood Ahmed, b Laker .. .. 11 A. H. Kirdar, not out .. ..4 Extras .. .. .. ..2 Total for three wickets .. 81 Fall of wickets: one for 43, two for 50, three for 67.

PAKISTAN DRAWS AT NORTHAMPTON Press Association—Copyngnt) LONDON. July 16. The Pakistan cricket tourists’ all-round batting strength showed to advantage when the team drew with Northamptonshire at Northampton today. After losing seven wickets for 209, Pakistan fought back spiritedly for a total of 368, and a first innings lead of nine runs. With so much' play lost through rain yesterday, the first innings scores were all that mattered, so the county side merely batted out time, scoring 80 for the loss of three wickets by the time the match ended.

M.C.C. TEAM FOR THIRD TEST GAME WITH PAKISTAN AT MANCHESTER TWO- CHANGES MADE (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, July 16. England’s team for the third test against Pakistan at Manchester, starting on July 22, shgws two changes from the side which won the second test. The team was announced today as: Davis Sheppard (captain), Trevor Bailey, Peter May. Denis Compton, Alec Bedser, Godfrey Evans, Johnny Wardle, Brian Statham, Tom Graveney, FYhnk Lowson, Jim McConnon, and Jim Parks, twelfth man. Both Bob Appleyard, the Yorkshire medium pace bowler, and Reg. Simpson, the NottinghMtehire amateur opening bat, who played in the second test, are unfit. The M.C.C., in announcing the team, said that Appleyard is suffering from a slight attack of fibrositis, and is not considered to be entirely fit for a five-day test, and that Simpson would have been picked but for a fractured finger. They are replaced by Jim McConnon, the Glamorgan off-spinnei\ who gets his first test chance, and Frank Lowson, Yorkshire’s opening bat. The M.C.C. also said that Len Hutton,

who captained England in the first test, had informed the selectors that in view of the fact that he had only just returned to the game after an attack of neuritis, he did not wish to be considered for selection. England lead 1-0 in the four-match series, the first test having been drawn.

COUNTY MATCHES Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, July It. County cricket results:— Sussex 307 for nine declared (Cox 78; Flavell nine for 122) and 75 for one beat Worcester 134 (Wood four for 32, Thomson five for 47) and 246 by nine wickets. Glamorgan 134 for nine declared (Wardle five for 46) and 84 (Trueman seven for 49) drew with Yorkshire 151 and 48 for seven (Watkins five for 12). Hampshire 254 (Harrison 114; Jackson seven for 64) and 146 for three drew with Derbyshire 350 (Kelly 116, Dawkes 143; Cannings seven for 132). Leicestershire 393 for seven declared (Tompkin 99, Jackson 128 not out) and 171 for eight declared drew with Middlesex 259 (Robertson 107; Jackson five for 32) and 157 for six. Surrey 347 for eight declared (Barrington 108 not out, Laker 113; McHugh six for 98) and 202 for seven (Fletcher 89, Barrington 68) beat Gloucestershire 326 (Emmett 108, Milton 117; Surridge five for 02) and 78 (Laker six for 20) by 145 runs. Nottinghamshire 328 (Martin 73) and 228 for eight declared drew with Lancashire 329 for two declared (Wharton 85, G. Edrich 167 not out. Washbrook 65 not out) and 196 for four (G. Edrich 84). Kent 266 (Leary 60; K. Dollery five for 82) and 114 for five declared drew with Warwickshire 190 for nine declared, and 42 for one. Players 144 (Marlar six for 47) and 191 beat Gentlemen 126 (Louden seven for 37) and 160 (Appleyard four for 22) by 49

Bowling O. M. R. W. Bedser .. .. 7 2 17 0 Loader .. .. 4 0 16 0 Lock .. .. 11 1 34 2 Laker .. .. 8 4 12 • 1