INDIES LOSE TEST

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 232, 29 June 1939, Page 9

INDIES LOSE TEST

Brilliant Batting By Headley

LONDON, June 27. England won the first cricket Test against the West Indies at Lord’s by eight wickets. After England’s first innings had been declared closed at the overnight score of 404 for five wickets, the West Indies, who made 277 in the first innings, were dismissed the second time for 225. G. Headley, the “West Indies Bradman,” made 107, thereby gaining the distinction of making a century in each innings. England’s second innings score was 100 for two wickets. .

Headley played a stubborn innings in scoring his second chanceless century of the match. He was shaky early, but batted attractively after he had settled down. He took 120 minutes to reach 50 and completed his century in 225 minutes. In the course of his innings he carried his aggregate for the tour past 1000 runs. . England was left with 110 minutes in which to get the 99 runs required for victory. Details: — WEST INDIES. First innings 277 Second Innings. Grant, b. Bowes ••• 2 *] Stollmeyer, c. Verity, b. Copson 0 Headley, c. Hutton, b. Wright .. 10 1 Sealey,* c. Wood, b. Copsou 29 Weekes, c. Wood, b. Verity ..... 10 Constantine, c. Hammond, b. Verity 17 Cameron, c. and b. Wright 0 Martindale, c. Bowes, b. Wright .. 3 Hylton, c. Hardstaff, b. Copson .. 13 Clarke, c. and b. Copsou 0 Barrow, not out ® Extras LI Total 225 Bowling: Bowes took one wicket for 44 runs; Copson, four for 07; Wright, three for 75; Verity, two for 20; Compton, none for 8. ENGLAND. First innings 404 (Declared for live wickets.) Second Innings. Hutton, b. Hylton 16 Gimblett, b. Martindale 20 Paynter, not out Hammond, not out •■ • 20 Extras . 2 Total for two wickets 100 Bowling: Martindale took one wicket for 51 runs; Hylton, one for 30; Constantine, none for 11.

BOWLER TAKES ALL TEN WICKETS

Derbyshire’s Collapse In

County Series

The collapse of Derbyshire for 20 runs in the first innings against Yorkshire, and the taking of all 10 wickets by Smalles in Derbyshire'* second innings were the big sensations of the latest series of English county cricket matches. In the first innings J. Smurthwaite took five for 7, and Smailes four for 11. LONDON, June 27. Results of county cricket matches are:— Hampshire v. Middlesex, at Newport.—Middlesex, 261 (Robertson 97, Edrich US; Boyes five for -15). Hampshire, 93 (Smith six for 23), and, following on, 1-13 (Peebles four for 23). Middlesex won by an innings and 25 runs.

Kent v. Nottinghamshire, at Tunbridge Wells.—Nottinghamshire, ,222 (Keeton 80; Watt five for 50), and 207 (Heane 88; Watt six for 67). Kent, 176 (Todd 81; Butler four for 25) and 240 (Valentine 90). Nottinghamshire won by 13 runs. Lancashire v. Surrey, at Manchester.—Surrey, 278 (Phillipsou five for 61) and 240 for nine, declared (Parker 88 not out; Pollard five for 63). Lancashire, 199 and 305 (Oldfield 131). Surrey won by 14 runs. Somerset v. Leicestershire, at Bath. — Somerset, 223 (Walsh six for 72) and 89 for one. Leicestershire, 119 (Wellard five for 46), and, following on, 192, Somerset won by nine wickets. Warwickshire v. Northamptonshire, at Birmingham.—Warwickshire, 390 for nine, declared (Dollery 117), and 138 for three.' Northamptonshire, 378 (Greenwood 94). Warwickshire won on the first innings. Worcestershire v. Gloucestershire, at Gloucester.—Gloucestershire, 236 (Neale 70 not out), and 226 (Martin five for 60). Worcestershire. 386 (King 106, Gibbons 104), and 79 for five (Lambert five for 46). Worcestershire won by five wickets. Yorkshire v. Derbyshire, at Sheffield.— Yorkshi-e, S 3 (G. Pope six for 44, A. Pope four for 37), and 310 (Barber 100). Derbyshire. 20 (Smurthwaitc live for 7, Smailes four for 11), and 97 (Smailes 10 for 47). Yorkshire won by 276 runs.

Essex v. Cambridge University, at

Brentwood. —Cambridge, 115 (K. Smith five for 31) and 77 (R. Smith six for 42, Vigar four for 20). Essex, 198 (O’Connor 92; Webster seven for 178). Essex won by an innings and 6 runs. Sussex v. Oxfoid University,, at Eastbourne.—Oxford, 178 (Cox four for 6). ami 32-1 (Wood six for 77). Sussex 169 and 277 (Eager six for 66). Oxford won by 56 runs.