CRICKET England Wins Test By Innings

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28619, 23 June 1958, Page 13

CRICKET England Wins Test By Innings

(Special Correspondent NJZ.P.AJ (Rec. 9 p.m.) LONDON, June 21. England won the second test at Lord’s by an innings and 148 runs—the first time New Zealand has ever been beaten at Lord’s. The match was all over by 3.30 p.m. With 10 minutes last night, New Zealand’s second innings lasted for three hours, with the side all out for 74. An exhibition match of 20 overs aside was then played.

The hero of New Zealand’s second innings was j. W. D’Arcy, who batted for a little more than two hours for 33. He scored these runs out of a total of 44 while five wickets fell, and he hit four 4s.

It was a first-rate performance nd it was head and shoulders

ibove those of the other New Zealand batsmen. Intermittent rain overnight had dampened the uncovered wicket ind play was delayed for half an hour until noon. The wicket took pin slowly and sometimes the ball rose sharply. As the sun tame out the turf dried and May gsed all his bowlers. The most successful was again i/ick, who took four for 12. The jecond highest score was made by Hayes, the last man in. He hit Laker for two soaring sixes to mid-wicket. Friday’s Play On Friday, rain delayed play till 3.20 p.m. -and changed the pitch from a batsman’s paradise to an ideal wicket for Laker and Lock. England went on to make 269, Hayes finishing with four for 36. New Zealand was all out in the first innings in 110 minutes for <7—the fourth lowest test socre ever in England, and New Zealand's lowest on an English tour. Laker took his first three wickets for no runs, and lock, In his last 49 balls, took four wickets for one run. Laker finished with four for 13 md Lock wi*h five for 17. Only Sutcliffe (18) played them with any confidence and he had ■ couple of rather lucky lives. When England resumed its first Innings Lock took the first boundtry off Hayes of the match, tog him to souare leg. Lock and Trueman added 22 before Hayes, with a full toss, tent Trueman’s leg stump somersaulting to stick in the soft turf about five yards back. Laker lofted Mac Gibbon. and Blair ran round tn midwicket to take an easy catch. Loader, after taking a boundary past extra cover off Mac Gibbon. lo*ed him to Pintle at point. So 32 runs had been added in about 40 minutes. N.Z. First Innings New Zealand’s first innings began just after 4.15 p.m. and Mav opened with Trueman and Loader. Once again Trueman took Miller's wicket. The left-hander turned his third ball neatlv to the leg boundary, but the sixth ball of the first over must have swung In. for Miller tried to turn it. missed, and was leg before. D’Arpy swept Loader neatlv off his toes to the long-on boundary. With New Zealand 12 for one wicket in about 35 minutes. May brought on and Lock. New Zealand was immediately In trouble. Laker made the ball lift and turn to who was completely foxed. A.fter plaving five balls uncertainly, he made an »ttemot to hit the sixth. Gravenoy ran round from to ta v e a catch a little behind the wicket. At the other end Lock made the ball turn sharply to D’ArCv. leaving a black patch on the wi*»ket everv time it hit. Harford played five balls from Laker carefully and sent the sixth straight back to the bowler for a simple D’Arcv swent Lock to the leg hn”ndarv and turned him for three. This brought D’Arcv to taker’s end and. after plaving four balls, he did get over one which turned shaHv. Tnmp’n at short leg took a neat Laker had tak°n three wickets In three o ver **s for ho runs, and now Sutcliffe was annlauded when he walked out, his right fomarm still heavily bandaged. Reid hit Lock for a soaring s’X over long-on to a burst of cheering. In the same over he attempted another drive, but did not get hold of it and was caught by Loader at long on. Sutcliffe Dropped Sutcliffe went tp on-drive Laker, did not get the ball quite in the middle, and skied it to midpicket. Lock ran about 20 yards and got to the ball, but could not hold it.

Mac Gibbon was caught at midoff bv May off Lock. Alabaster was out to his first ball from Lock. The ball appeared to find the edge and bounce off his pad for Lock to run forward and take the catch. Now Petrie joined Sutcliffe, and Sutcliffe monopolised Laker as much as possible, playing him carefully. He was nearly caught by Cowdrey at first slip after he had scored 8. He was batting well, playing a shot at every opportunity. Petrie held up his end manfully. When May brought on Bailey. Sutcliffe drove him beautifully through covers off the back foot. This over only allowed Laker and Lock to change ends. The change had the desired result. for Lock, in his first over at the pavilion end. sent a faster one to Sutcliffe and clean bowled him. Laker at the other end had Petrie caught almost immediately by Trueman at short leg. off the shoulder of the bat. Petrie was applauded all the back to the members’ stand after batting 40 minutes without scoring. Hayes took a single off Laker and then Laker had him caught at first slip by Cowdrey. New Zealand Follows On New Zealand had to follow on. 222 behind, for the last 10 minutes of the day. D’Arcy and Miller stayed there for three overs without scoring When play resumed on Saturday. May opened with Loader and Trueman. D’Arcy took 10 runs off Trueman’s first over—a couple off the back foot to mid-off, four Past mid-off and four to squareteg.

It was a good start but in Loader’s second over, Miller in turning the ball to leg did not get on top of it and Trueman took a catch waist-high at backward leg.

D'Arcy was not worried by Trueman and he took a couple to square-leg, then punched him past cover-point to the boundary. In two overs D’Arcy had taken 16 off Trueman and May brought on Laker. A succession of maiden overs followed. Eventually Playle played back to Loader and had his off-stump uprooted. Harford also stayed half an hour for three, two of them off a no-ball, but he never seemed at home.

Reid came a quarter of an hour before lunch and played Laker and Lock with restraint. The ball often rose sharply and hit the splice. At lunch New Zealand was 37 for three. D’Arcy had made 30. The England team applauded him into the pavilion where all the members rose and clapped him—an honour usually reserved for cen-tury-makers. It was a tribute to his sound batting, courage and determination.

With the wicket drying out after lunch, May put on Trueman and Bailey. Reid cut Bailey neatly off the back-foot and straight-drove Trueman and it seemed that he was settling in nicely. Reid Caught

The ball, however, was coming through' rather high and one came into Reid at chest height. He could not keep it down and it flew straight to Cowdrey at first slip. New Zealand was 41 for four.

-With only three more runs scored, Sutcliffe was out for a duck. It was the first time since his injury that he had faced fast bowling. Although he handled Trueman confidently enough, he played back to a ball from Bailey which turned off the seam, took the edge of his bat and knocked out his off stump. It was the last ball of Bailey’s over and Trueman with the first of the next over had D’Arcy. D’Arcy attempted an off-drive and snicked the ball to Bailey in the gully. It was a grand innings and once again the England team applauded with the crowd of 22,000, as he walked back.

It was now virtually all over, although Mac Gibbon and Alabaster added 12. When Alabaster faced Laker he was bowled first ball. Lock bowled Blair and had Mac Gibbon caught at mid-off by May. Hayes and Petrie added 18 for the last wicket. Hayes spoiled Laker’s figures—he had bowled 11 overs for 8 runs—by hitting two sixes and taking 14 altogether off the over. Petrie hooked Lock nicely but it was all over when Hayes skied Lock Who nearly collided with Richardson in taking the catch himself. Scores:

ENGLAND First Innings

P. E. Richardson, c Petrie, b M Hayes 36 J. K. Smith, c Petrie, b Hayes 47 T. W. Graveney, c Petrie, b P. Alabaster • 37 B. H. May, c Alabaster, b M. MacGibbon .. 19 C. Cowdrey, b Hayes .. 65 T E. Bailey, c Petrie, b Reid .. 17 T. G. Evans, c Hayes, b MacG. Gibbon .. 11 A. R. Lock, not out 23 K S. Trueman, b Hayes 8 J.' C. Laker, c Blair, b MacGibp. bon 1 J. Loader, c Playle, b MacGibbon .. 4 Extras 1 Total 269

Bowline O. M. R- W. Hayes .. 22 5 36 4 Mac Gibbon .. 36.4 11 86 4 Blair .* 25 6 57 0 Reid .. 24 12 41 1 Alabaster .. 16 6 48 1

NEW ZEALAND First Innings J. W. D’Arcy, c Trueman, b Laker •• M L. S. M. Miller, lbw, b Trueman 4 W. R. Playle, c Graveney, b Laker 1 N. S. Harford, c and b Laker .. 0 J. R. Reid, c Loader, b Lock .. 6 B. Sutcliffe, b Lock .. 18 A R. MacGibbon, c May, b Lock 2 J C Alabaster, c and b Lock 0 E. C. Petrie, c Trueman, b Laker 0 R. W. Blair, not out .. . . 0 J. A Hayes, c Cowdrey, b Lock 1 Extra 1 Total .. ..47

Bowling O. M. R. W. Trueman .. 4 1 6 1 Loader ..4 2 6 0 Laker .. .. 12 6 13 4 Lock .. 11.3 7 17 5 Bailey .. .. 1 0 4 0

Second Innings D’Arcy, c Bailey, b Trueman .. 33 Miller, b Loader .. 0 Playle, b Loader 3 Harford, c May, b Lock ... 3. Reid, c Cowdrey, b Trueman .. 5 Sutcliffe, b Bailey .. 0 MacGibbon, c May, b Lock .. 7 Alabaster, b Laker ..5 Rlair, b Lock 0 Petrie, not out .. .. .. 4 Hayes, c and b Lock .. 14 Extras .. . • .. 0 Total .. ..74

Bowling O. M. R. W. Trueman .. 11 6 24 2 Loader .*. 9 6 7 2 Laker .. .. 13 8 24 1 Lock .. .. 12.2 8 12 4 Bailey .. ..5 1 7 1