HAMMOND’S CENTURY

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 24, 23 October 1936, Page 9

HAMMOND’S CENTURY

English Cricketers at

Perth

SIX WICKETS FOR 420

Match With Combined Team Opens By 'telegraph—Press Assn.—Copy right i Received October 23. 12.4 a.m.) Perth, October 22. The England-Combined teams cricket march commenced here to-day. The teams are: England: G. O. Alien. J. Hardstaff. L. Fishloek. H. Verity. C. J. Barnett. A. Fagg. T. S. Worthington. R.- E. S. Wyatt, W. Voce, W. Copsou. W. R. Hammond. Combined team: McCabe. Fingleton, Badcock. Grimmett. Alexander. Bryant. Halcombe. Lovelock. Shea. Zimbulis, Wilberforce. Newman is twelfth man.

England in its first innings scored 420 for six wickers. Details:—

ENGLAND. —First Innings. Wyatt, 1.b.w.. b. Grimmett 27 Fagg. b. Halcombe 35 Hammond, c. Wilberforce, b. Zimbulis 107 ■Worthington, c. and b. McCabe SO Fishlock, not out 01 Hardstaff. e. and b. Zimbulis U Barnett, c. McCabe, b. Wilberforce -■ 24 Allen, not out 8 Extras 28 Total for six wickets 420

Bowling Analysis.—Halcombe took one wicket for 105: Wilberforce, one for 40; Grimmett, one for OS; Zimbulis, two for 107: McCabe, one for 33.

‘MAGNIFICENT STRIKE’

J. B. Hobbs on Hammond’s

Innings

CAVALIER BATTING

(Received October 23, 12.4 a.m.)

(By J. B. Hobbs—Copyright—Reproduction in Whole or Part Forbidden.)

Perth, October 22.

The feature of the day’s cricket, and one which gave satisfaction alike to the Englishmen and Australians, was Hammond’s magnificent innings of 107. Even though the bowling must be considered among the weakest that will be encountered in .State games it proved Hammond to be in his best form. Two hundreds in succession make a very encouraging start even to the best players. The Australians will be equally pleased because they appreciate good, batting even though it comes from the enemy camp. Hammond was in carefree mood and treated all the bowlers, except Grimmett, in cavalier fashion, although there was no high hitting until Zimbulis came on to bowl and Hammond was getting near his century. Grimmett he played on his merits. Apart from hitting to leg the only shot he employed against the slow bowler was a forcing back shot. He got several fours in this manner. He hit three sixes, all off Zimbulis, the second taking him from 94' to TOO. He took another one off the next ball, but it should have been a catch to Fingleton at long-off. After appearing to judge the ball perfectly, he let it drop out of his hands. It fell over the boundary line, which was half a dozen yards from the fence. Fagg had his first innings in Australia, and it was a mixture. I should say he has hardly settled down yet. He has not pace. Another fine innings was Worthington’s 89. I think everyone was sorry to see him miss his century. As a matter of fact, he was going so well that we were surprised he did not get it. He had just got some beautiful fours through the covers, which is a sure sign of a batsman being in form, when he played a half-forcing back-shot to McCabe to be easily caught and bowled. Fishlock, the left-hander, displayed good form, and among his hits was a straight drive for six off Grimmett. He reached 50 with another six, this time off Zimbulis.

Grimmett did not unduly trouble the batsmen, though it appeared that he was flighting the ball and changing the pace in his old familiar way.