AT LORD'S

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 145, 22 June 1938, Page 13

AT LORD'S

NEXT CRICKET TEST

ENGLAND V. AUSTRALIA

FAMOUS GROUND

On Friday the second cricket Test of the 1938 series between England and Australia is to open at Lord's, the home of the game in" England. If the weather is fine the scene' should be a notable one. There .will be thousands there and there will be mahy more thousands" who, though not present in the flesh, willbe in spirit. Indifferent weather will not worry them physically; their main concern will be that the conditions will permit the Test to be played without Interruption by the weather and that there will be good reception as they jsit up long into the night to take their cricket by the hearth.

Among cricketers "Lord's" is something of a hallowed name. . Notable performances there in Tests take on a greater degree of lustre —a century" at Lord's means something more than a century scored anywhere else. Lord's is a ground rich in traditions and because of the way in which they are treasured the cricketers .of modern times who try out their prowess there are subject to critical analysis and comparisons with the giants of the past. Lord's and the M.C;C.,.as "Wisden's" records, were founded in 1787. The club has enjoyed an uninterrupted career since that date, but there have been three grounds known as Lord's. The present ground, the third, was opened in 1814. PREVIOUS TESTS AT LORD'S. The Test which is to open on Friday will be the sixteenth between England and Australia at Lord!s.. la the fifteen Tests which,.h.ave ; beeh,play-, l ed there in previous tours by the Australians honours are easy, England and Australia each, having won five, and the remaining five, having been drawn. The first. Test between. Australia and England at Lord's was played in 1884 and was won by England by an innings and five runs. In 1886, in the % next Test at Lord's, England also won handsomely, by an innings and 106 runs. Australia won by 61 runs in 1888, England by seven wickets in 1890, the next Test at Lord's, in 1893, was drawn, England won by six Wickets in 1896, Australia by 10 wickets in 1899, the 1902 and 1905 Tests were drawn, Australia won by nine wickets in 1909, the 1912 Test was drawn, Australia won by eight wickets in 1921, the 1926 Test was drawn/ Australia won by seven wickets" hi 1930,: and England by an innings and 38 runs in 1934. ■:-■ '..':•',' ENGLAMrS 1934 WlN. '•'"" ."';;' England's win in 1934 was her first success in a Test at .Lord's against Australia since 1896, and in it England amply avenged the defeat suffered in the first Test of the 1934 series at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, the scene of the recent Test, which was drawn. In the 1934 Test at Lord's England was greatly helped by the weather. England won the toss and, batting first, ran up a total of 440 (Leyland 109, Ames 120, Walters 82). Australia made a good start—l 92 for two wickets—but rain fell during the weekend and greatly affected their prospects. The conditions were capitalised for. England by H. Verity, who registered a wonderful bowling performance. He had taken Bradman's .wicket on the Saturday, and followed up on the Monday by taking six more, hr Australia's first innings, giving him a "bag" for the first innings of seven wickets for 61 runs. Australia's irinings closed for 284, to which Brown contributed 105. Bradman made 36. The wicket was more difficult for the Australian batsmen when they followed on. Verity, supported by brilliant fielding close to the wicket, was again most destructive,- getting eight wickets (including those of Woodfull, Bradman, and McCabe) for 43. runs. Australia's second innings realised only 118 runs. The conditions that prevailed, plus the ability of Verity to take full advantage of them, were too much for- Australia. Verity's record " for the match was ififteen wickets for 104 runs, "which ex? .ceeded Rhodes's at' Melbourne in 1904 of fifteen wickets for' 124 runs.' '. '• '■"";" . ' CENTURY-MAKERS.'. '''".■/•■'-. After the dismalness, from the. Australian point of view, of the result of the 1934 Test.at f Lord's, the record of those who have made centuries in the. Tests played there does something to restore the outlook, for Australian batsmen have had more success in this connection, but only slightly so. Australians have scored eleven centuries in Tests at Lord's and Englishmen ten. Those who have gained this distinction are as follows:—For Australia: W. Bardsley (1926), 193 not out; D. G. Bradman (1930), 254; W. A. Brown (1934), 105; H. Graham (1893), 107; S. E. Gregory (1896), 103; C. Hills (1899), 135; C. G. Macartney (1926), 133 not out; V. S; Ransfofd (1909), 143 not out; G. H. S. Trott (1896), 3,43; V. T. Trumpet (1899), 135 not out; W. M. Woodfull (1930), 155. For England: L. E. G. Ames (1934), 120; A. P. F. Chapman (1930), 121; K. S. Duleepsinhji (1930), 173; E. Hendren (1926), 127 not out; J. B. Hobbs (1912); 107, and in 1926 119; M. Leyland (1934), 109; A. Shrewsbury (1886), 164, and in 1893 106; A. G. Steel (1884), 148.

Graham's 107 at Lord's in 1893 was not only the first Australian century at Lord's, but was made on his first appearance for Australia against England. When Duleepsinhji scored his 173 for England at Lord's in 1930 it was. his first appearance for England. No Australian has yet scored two centuries against England at Lord's, but for England this distinction is shared by Hobbs and Shrewsbury. Bradman's score of 254 is the highest individual total in Australia-England Tests on the famous ground.

HOBBS'S RECORD

BEACHED BY HAMMOND

TWO HUNDREDS IN MATCH

(Received June 22, 2.30 p.m.)

LONDON, June 21.

In the series .-'■ of county cricket matches which was concluded today W. R. Hammond (Gloucestershire), by scoring 110 and 123 against Derbyshire equalled J. B. Hobbs's record of making centuries in each innings of a first-class match on six occasions. Another outstanding performance was that of P. Smith, who made 101 for Essex and took eight of the nine wickets which fell in Middlesex's second innings. Results are:— Essex v. Middlesex, at Chelmsford.— Essex, 300 (Wilcox 91) and 221' (P. Smith 101); Middlesex, 281 and 241 for nine (Comptoh not out 87; N. P. Smith eight for 99). Middlesex won by one wicket. Worcestershire v. Sussex, at Worthing.—Worcestershire 168 (Hammond five for 52 and 375 (Gibbons 118; Wood six for 39). Sussex 336 (Oakes, not

out, 148? and 208 for four (John Lang-"": ridge, not out, 84). Sussex won by six. wickets. . '*'':"'. Warwickshire v. NorthamptonshirieV'; at Birmingham—Warwickshire 184; (Buswell six ior 70) and 285 for five. declared (Wyatt 121). shire 191 arid 128. Warwickshire won by 150 runs. . . . Yorkshire v. Surrey, at Sheffield.— Yorkshire 416 (Barber 157, Smailea . 116). Surrey 52 (Bowes six for 32, Smailes four for 16) and, following on, 162 (Hutton five for 45). Yorkshirs won by an innings and 202 runs. Glamorgan v. Cambridge Univer-. sity, at Swansea.—Glamorgan 388 (Dyson 117, Smart 95) and 344 for eight declared- (E. Jones 132). Cambridge 338 (Langley 119) and 288 for four (Gibbs 133). The match was drawn." ' " "' ■;' ',> (Some of the results were nbi' cabled.). —'«m»-.i iiim.juj.'