CRICKET IN INDIA

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 147, 19 December 1933, Page 11

CRICKET IN INDIA

M.C.C. WIN FIRST TEST

AMARNATH'S CENTURY

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United Press Association—By Electrlo Tei«crapb—Copyrlgnt. i (Received December 19, 10 a.m.) CALCUTTA, December 18. A complete collapse when'a flue partnership between Aiuarnatb and Nayudu was broken led to the defeat of India iv the first Test, with M.C.C. at Bombay by nine- wickets. Amarnath scored . a century, the feat arousing great enthusiasm.

Commencing thoir ■■ second ■ innings India's representatives were faced with the formidable taak of wiping out a deficit oi" 219 runs on the first Innings, tile M.C.C. tourists having. doubled India's score. Two wickets went cheaply, but then Amarnath and Nayudu established a third-wicket partnership which effected a big improvement in India Js position. These two batsmen added 186 runs before being separated. At one stage. the score was 207 for two wickets, but by lunch time four, more- wickets had fallen for the addition of only 18 runs. The remaining four wickets yielded only 33 runs, the sido being all out for 258, to which total Amarnath contributed 118 and Nayudu 67. Defeat by an innings had been averted, but the M.C.C. made the winning runs at a cost of only one wicket.

Amarnath, tho Lahore century-maker, became the hero of the hour, and ft is stated reliably that he has already been offered an aggregate sum of £1540 by wealthy admirers. Hysterical women divested themselves of costly jewel 3 and bangles and flung them at the young Test cricketer. The scores were;— INDIA. First Innings ................... 219 C'oiah and Janishedji, who were unbeaten as tenth-wicket partners on the first day, made 31 and 4 not out respectively. -Colah. was stumped by Elliott off Nichols. . .. ' . Bowling.—Langridge took three wickets for 42 runs, Verity three for 44, Nicholla three for 52, iind Clark one for 41, '. Second Innings. "VVazir Ali, c Nichols, b Clark ...' • 5 Navle, c Elliott, b Clark ......... 4 Amarnath, c NicTiols, b Clark .... 118 Nayudu, c Valentine, b Nichols .. 67 Jai, c Jardine, b Nichols ........ 0 Merchant, c Elliott, b Langridgo . 1 Amar Singh, lbw, b Verity ....... 30 Colah, c Elliott, b Nichols *...... 12 Nissar,' lbw, b Nichols .......... 1 Jamshcd.ii, not out .............. 1 Bamji, Ibw, b Nichols .......... 0 Extras • 19 Total „ ..................... 258 Bowling,—Nichols took five wickets for 55 runs, Clark three for 69, Langridge one for 32, and Verity one for 50. ■,■■■■■ m.c.c. . .. ' ; First Innings 438 ■ Second Innings. . Mitchell, lbwj /b Amar Singh .... 9 AValters, not Out 14 Barnottj' not ....,i..;.V... ««■' 17 Extras .................... 0 Total for one- wicket ........ '40