TEST MATCH DRAWN

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 22, 26 July 1933, Page 9

TEST MATCH DRAWN

ENGLAND V. WEST INDIES

REMARKABLY EVEN SCORING

BODY-LINE ' EEPEISALS

United Press Association—By Electric,. Telegraph—Copyright. . .(Received July 2G, 11 a.m.) LOXDOJST, July 25. The second cricket Test, West Indies v. England, played at Old Trafford, Manchester, was drawn. England, with one player unable to bat, failed by one run to roach the West Indies score in the first innings. Play ended when the tourists wore all out in the second innings for 225. Jardiuc scored a century for England, and Langridge took seven wickets in the West Indies' second innings. There was more fust leg-theory by the visitors, and, by way of reprisal, also by England. For the start of play today the position was that England in the first innings had made 2<i'.i for six wickets, Jardino being not out with US and Robins with 0. JAEDINE'S DEFENCE. The West Indies resumed the attack with modified body-line bowling, Martindale once bumping the ball high over Jardine's head. Constantine used an orthodox field, and bumped the ball occasionally.' Jardino, using his height, saved his face by holding the bat straight and high or by means of a welltimed duck. He batted for 200 minutes in making 127, his score including eight fours. Jardinc and Robins added 140 runs. Robins was often in difficulty to the fast leg-theory bowling. A feature, of the match was the West Indies' excellent fielding. Opening the West Indians' second innings, Roach, and Hcadley played steady cricket until lunch. After the adjournment? these two faced leg-theory reprisals, Clark bowling fast left-handed over the wicket with six leg-side fieldsmen. The ball flow unpleasantly round the ribs of the batsmen. Roach was •struck once, but made- good strokes off short balls, hooking and glancing nicely. Headlcy was chiefly concerned in preserving his wicket and his own safety. Roach's dashing innings, which lasted seventy-five minutes, including eight fours, was the brightest feature of the subsequent play, in which interest was diminished owing to the probability of a draw. Hoad was dismissed in an unusual manner. He edged a ball behind the wicket, and the ball flew off Ames's leg into Hammond's hands. Laiigridgo enjo3red a deadly spell, in which he took five for 23 before tea. After this debacle Constantino and Achong, hitting splendidly, added 59 in half an hour for the eighth wicket. Constantino batted seventy minutes, and hit ten fours. LANGEIDGE'S FEAT. Laugridge, when ho dismissed Achong, became the first player of the season to take a hundred wickets and score a thousand runs. Details:— ENGLAND. First innings. Sut-cliffc, ran out .'•.... 20 Walters, lbw, b Martindale- 46 Hammond, c Martindale, b Constuntiuc ." 34 Wyatt, c Constantine, b Martindalo 18 Jardine, c Constantino, b Martindalo 127 Ames, c Headley, b M'nrtindalo ... 47 Langridge, c Grant, b Achong ... 0 Robins, st Barrow, b Achong .... 55 Verity, not out 0 Clark, b Martindalo 0 Maciiulay, absent (hurt) ........ 0 Extras IS Total : 374 Botvling. —Martindale took five wickets for 73 runs, Constantino one for 55, Achong two for DO, Valentino none for 40, Hcadloy none for 05, Da Costa none for 12, Grant none for 12. WEST INDIES. First Innings 375 Second Innings. Roach, lbw, b Langridge 04 Barrow, c Langridge,. b Clark 0 Hcadley, o and b Langridge' .... 24 Hoad, c Hammond, b Langridge . . 14 Grant, c Hammond, b Langridge . 14 Wiles, st Ames, b Langridge 2 Constantino, b Langridgo 64 Da Costa, c Sutcliffe, b Clark 0 Achong, st Ames, b Langridge ... 10 Valentine, not out 10 Martindale, c Verity, b Robins .... 1 Extras 13 Total 225 Bowling.—Langridge took seven wickets for 56 runs, Clark two for 42, Robins one for 41, Wyatt none for 11, and Verity none- for 40.