Cricket WEST INDIES WELL PLACED

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28770, 16 December 1958, Page 26

Cricket WEST INDIES WELL PLACED

G. Sobers Makes 136 Not Out (A\Z. Press Association—Copyright) KANPUR, December 14. An aggressive innings of 136 not out by G. Sobers, who also shared a century partnership with B. Butcher (60), helped the West Indies reach a strong position against India on the third day of the second test. The teams recorded a tie on the first innings, both scoring 222, and at the close of play the West Indies had made 261 for five wickets in its second innings. India, 209 for five overnight, lost its last five wickets for 13 runs this morning. The fast bowler, W. Hall, took three of the five wickets to finish with six for 50. When the West Indies started its second innings, India struck telling blows by dismissing both openers without a run being scored, but then Sobers, with Kanhai and, later, Butcher, restored the position. BRIGHTER TESTS lan Johnson Confident (N.Z Press Association—Copyright/ MELBOURNE, December 15. Bowlers had lost the spirit of adventure and were to blame more than batsmen for dull cricket, the former Australian test captain, lan Johnson, said in a television interview in Melbourne. In spite of this, he was sure that the remainder of the present test series would provide bright Mr Johnson, who is now secretary of the Melbourne Cricket Club, said bowlers were now bowling more defensively to keep runs down. Fielding, which had become more scientific, was also a contributing cause of slow scoring. “Make the bowlers take a little less time and you will be assured of brighter cricket,” Mr Johnson said. Players in the Brisbane test should have been ashamed of themselves, he said, but he felt that the standard would improve in future tests. BOWLER TO TEACH AT HAMILTON W. Walmsley Leaving Queensland (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) BRISBANE, December 15. The veteran Queensland spin bowler W. Walmsley is playing his last Sheffield Shield match in Brisbane. Early next year he will go to New Zealand to teach at the Mormon Church college at Hamilton. He said today that he had received a call from the church to teach at the college. Walmsley expects to fly to New Zealand after the southern State cricket tour by the Queensland team. He has played for New South Wales and Tasmania as well as Queensland. PLUNKET SHIELD TEAM Practice Match This Evening Canterbury’s Plunket Shield team for the match against Otago, beginning on Christinas Day. may have its first match as a team this evening—against a Canterbury Brabin tournament side. It is proposed to play the match at Lancaster Park, over three days, with play lasting about two hours each evening. The players will assemble at Lancaster Park at 5 p.m. today, and if the weather is unsuitable or the state of the ground prevents play, they will continue the course of physical training which began recently. The practice match should be of considerable value to the team, if only in establishing field placings for different types of batsmen and for varying types of pitch. It may help resolve one of the main difficulties—the selection of slips fieldsmen for the team is almost barren of slips Wellington Brabin Shield Team (New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, December 15. The Wellington cricket team to play in the annual Brabin Shield tournament against Auckland, Canterbury, and Otago, at Kilbirnie, Wellington, from December 29 to January 3 will be picked from: B. F. Hastings (captain), D. S. M. Crombie (vice-captain), K. W. Burke, A. P. G. Ellis, P. R. Gibson, G. R. McLellan, A. B. McCallum, B. Murray, J. Stoddart, I. J. Therkleson, D. O. C. Williams, M. Williment, P. J. B. Young. COLLEGE MATCH Wanganui Beats Wellington (New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, December 15. Forceful batting by S. W. Veitch and tricky bowling by M. A. Sewell helped Wanganui Collegiate School to beat Wellington College by an innings and 25 runs in the annual cricket match. Wanganui declared the first innings closed when the score was seven for 303, Veitch having made 143 and P. J. Nancarrow 54. Bowling for Wellington B. Thawley took four for 44. Wellington made 126 in the first innings and 152 in the second. For Wanganui Sewell took seven for 69. New Bats Sent To Richardson (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) LONDON. December 14. a 8.0.A.C. pilot. Captain ?'? naltl . Hockley, left London for &yqney today on a regular Britannia

flight his luggage included two new cricket bats for the Worcester and England opener, Peter Richardson. Captain Hockley said: “I met the English cricketers on a recent trip to Australia. Peter said he could do with a couple of replacement bats. We promised that the first crew returning to Sydney would fix for him.” a