ENGLAND WINS

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 259, 29 July 1937, Page 11

ENGLAND WINS

Cricket Test Against New Zealand MARGIN OF 130 RUNS Visiting Batsmen Fail in Second Innings CHANCE OF SUCCESS LOST (Feom the Special Correspondent of the United Press Association with the Team.) (Received July 28. 10.10 p.m.) Manchester, July 27. After a day of remarkably fluctuating fortunes, England won the second cricket Test at Old Trafford cricket ground by 130 runs. New Zealand at one stage seemed certain to win, but tlie batting buckled badly in the second innings, especially against the spin bowling of Goddard. A crowd of 5000 saw the tourists all out shortly after the tea adjournment for 134, after England had been dismissed in the first innings for 187.

New Zealand really lost the match in the second hour of the day, when four catches were dropped enabling the home side to recover after a sensational collapse. Had the high standard of the fielding in the first hour been maintained, England would probably have been out for about 100 runs New Zealand would then almost certainly have won. The home team would have been unlikely to use spin bowlers with so few runs betweeu the sides. It will probably be many years before New Zealand has such a wonderful chance to win an official Test. Howard Marshall, in the “Daily Telegraph,” says New Zealand had the game safely in its hands and then let it slip through its fingers. When seven English batsmen were out for 75 runs New Zealand had a glorious opportunity, but England recovered, Brown and Ames playing an invaluable partnership for 72. Ames played a fine innings, and Brown was vigorous but fortunate, having several narrow escapes. He hit eight 4’s and one C. Smith also hit hard, scoring four 4’s and one 6. The New Zealand bowling was almost unbelievably hostile. Cowie gave a wAn/lnrfnl nvhl.

a wonderful exnibition of sustained pace, reliable length and accurate direction. He bowled for nearly an hour and a half unchanged, maintaining his speed with remarkable persistence. He returned after half an hour’s rest, and quickly

finished the innings, dismissing both the big hitters, brilliantly catching the last and promptly pocketing the ball as a souvenir, i Vivian’s shrewdly pitched and flighted slows provided an admirable contrast to the fast bowling, and yielded two valuable wickets. Dunning’s swinging flight and nip off the pitch deceived two good batsmen into legbefore decisions. Gallichan, although he failed to take a wicket, was very Inexpensive. Tlndill’s wicket-keeping was a feature. He did not allow a bye, and took a remarkable catch. Now Zealand was betrayed by bad catchings, and during an epidemic of dropped catches Brown was given four lives. (B New Zealand’s Task. New Zealand was left the by no means easy task of scoring over a run a minute for four hours in a rather dull light to win. The Englishmen made the task even harder by bowling to keep the runs down rather than to get the batsmen out a defensive attack being adopted by Wellard Smith, and Hammond. New Zealand made a good, if slow, start. Vivian and Moloney took nearly an hour and a half to score 50 runs. The latter was run out through being sent back after being called for a run. Goddard was immediately introduced to deal with Wallace, and the result quickly justified the tactics. Robins and Smith had two quick successes, disposing of Kerr and Vivian. Tlie left-hander batted steadily for an hour and a half, hitting two 4’s, one 6, and seven 2’s.

England’s strategy was now altered, the fielding side striving for victory instead of playing to avoid defeat. The attack was entrusted to the spinbowlers, Goddard and Brown. The former bowled oft’-breaks round the wicket, with a steady length and considerable turn.

Hadlee failed to connect in attempting a big hit, and Page was beaten in playing forward defensively. Donnelly was confident and undisturlied, but the others were disconcerted. Tindill missed a top-spinner, and Gallichan, Dunning and Cowie were dismissed quickly by Goddard.

Goddard made clever use of the only blemish on (he wicket, a small rough patch just outside (he off-side stump. It is a remarkable fact that only four runs were scored from him by the right-handers. The rest was recorded by Vivian and Donnelly. Details: — ENGLAND. First, innings (declared for nine wickets) 358 Second innings. Hutton, c. Vivian, l>. Cowie 11 Barnett, 1.b.w.. b. Dunning 12 1 lardstaff, c. Tindill, b. Cowie .... 11 Hammond, c. Moloney, b. Cowie .. 0 Paynter, c. Cowie, b. Vivian 7 Ames, 1.b.w., b. Dunning 39 Robins, c. Moloney, b. Cowie 12 Wnllard, e. Wallace, b. Vivian .... 0 Brown, b. Cowie 57 Smith, c. and b. Cowie 27 Goddard, not out 1 Extras (leg-byes) 7 Total 187

Second Innings. Vivian, c. Ames. I>. Smith 50 Moloney, run out 20 Wallace,• b. Goddard u Kerr, b. Smith •> Hadlee, b. Goddard 3 Page, b. Goddard 2 Donnelly, not out 37 Tindill, 1.b.w., b. Brown 0 Gallichnn, c. Wellard, b. Goddard 2 Dunning, b. Goddard 3 Cowie, c. Wellard, b. Goddard .... 0 Extras (byes 7, leg-byes 1, noball 1) 9 Total , 134

Howling Anal.wiH. 0. M. Cowie 23.5 6 K. (17 W. Dunning. .... 12 2 2 \ h um 17 5 (14 G.'illichan ... 8 1 1 1 (1 NEW ZEALAND. 'irst. innings .._2S1

Bowling Analysis. W 0. JI. R. Wellard 14 J :io (> Smith 14 *> 34 o Hammond 6 i 1'8 0 Goddard ..... 14.1 2!) 6 Brown ...... (Smith bowled a 5 0 no-ball.) 14 1