MAMMOTH TEST SCORE

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 46, 23 August 1938, Page 9

MAMMOTH TEST SCORE

HUTTON IN, 300

RECORDS GO BY BOARD

"LONG, WEARY DAYS"

ENGLAND 634 FOR FIVE

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The fifth and final cricket Test between England and Australia was continued at the Oval today when England's score was taken to 634 for five wickets (Hutton not out 300). The representative of the Australian Associated Press says: —"With scarcely a flash of brilliance to lighten two long, weary days England's score is reaching astronomical heights, aided by occasional. showers to refresh the wicket, which is still in perfect condition. England have already set Australia a tremendous task and it depends chiefly on Hutton how many more hundreds will have to be chased when Bradman at last gets possession of the wicket." Fingleton is unlikely to take any further part in the match. He has badly strained a muscle in the calf of his left leg and was unable to walk tonight. In an interview Hutton said, "My body and brain are tired. Still, I'm going to have a jolly good go at Bradman's record. Eight years ago when I was 14 years old I watched Bradman make 334 at Leeds, but little realised that I would probably have a chance of beating it." Howard Marshall, writing in the "Daily Telegraph," says: "Even in a match which already grows fantastic, England's total seems to mean almost certain victory." The attendance was 31,266, of whom 24,619 paid at the turnstiles. RAIN DELAYS START. Play started «at 11.55 a.m. The weather was cool and sunny after a series of showers. The crowd, which was larger than Saturday's, vociferously welcomed Hutton (160) and Leyland (156), who carried on from Saturday's score of 347 for one wicket. The wicket was apparently unaffected, but the ball was slippery, and Hutton received a full-toss from Fleet-wood-Smith,.which he off-drove to the boundary, enabling the partnership to break the prgvious record of 323 for any wicket for England. Hutton and Leyland were both even more confident than on Saturday, and continued to score steadily, the bowlers getting nothing from the wicket. The partnership produced 350 runs in 345 minutes. Waite replaced O'Reilly at 12.35 p.m. Fleetwood-Smith, however, maintained a high degree of accuracy, although handicapped by the wet ball, and almost bowled Leyland with a sharp leg-break. It was the first time today that the ball had beaten the bat. LEYLAND RUN OUT.' Play went on in a 'drizzle. Fleet-wood-Smith was so accurate that only 43 runs were added in an hour. Leyland, with a boundary off Waite, raised the 400 in seven hours, of which he himself had scored 187 and Hutton 179. O'Reilly returned at 402, and shortly afterwards Leyland was out. Hutton drove O'Reilly to mid-off and Hassett, after fumbling, gathered in the ball smartly; Leyland called a second, but Bradman dashed in quickly, took the ball on the run, and removed the bails. It was a clever piece of work. Leyland played a watchful, solid ininings, which was brightened occasionally by flashing drives. His form was particularly good today, and he hit seventeen 4's. Hammond, who replaced Leyland, immediately attacked the bowling, scoring 12 from one over by FleetwoodSmith. It was a welcome touch of brilliance, for Hutton by lunch had added only 31 runs in 95 minutes. SLOW AFTER LUNCH. Waite and McCabe used the new ball after lunch. Waite got some good ones past Hammond who, like Hutton, did not hurry in playing himself in. Again, Hutton, by tapping Waite for a single, reached 200 in 470 minutes. Fingleton strained his left leg and hopped off the field. In 40 minutes after lunch Hammond added only 10. By many subtle variations in the field and good bowling Waite and O'Reilly kept the runs down.

The batsmen were untroubled, however, and the total of 500 was passed in 520 minutes. When -Hutton was 241 he had reached the highest score ever made for England, in England. Hammond took 110 minutes to get 50, of which the last 30 occupied one and a half hours. Considering Hammond's liveliness before lunch, his stodgy and

unambitious search for singles now was astonishing.

Australia's situation was now so desperate that Bradman had to give McCabe a long turn with the ball. It was Fleetwood-Smith, hewever, who broke the partnership, tricking, Hammond after twice beating him earlier. PAYNTER GOES QUICKLY. It was drizzling when Paynter came in. He was quickly dismissed leg- | before. Rain delayed the resumption after tea, play commencing at 5 p.m. Waite bowled Compton in the first over after the adjournment. Hardstaff, the last of the recognised batsmen, was none too happy facing Fleetwood-Smith, but a couple of boundaries from full tosses gave him confidence. Hutton seemed to be tiring and was more reluctant than. ever to hit the ball, but, after batting ten and' a half hours, he broke Foster's record of 287 and became England's highest scorer against Australia. The total reached 600 after 630 min-' utes. The stamina of the bowlers was astonishing. Hutton, who now appeared to be striving as much against tiredness as against bowling, laboured towards 300, which he reached with a series of singles after batting for eleven hours. When the applause had died down an appeal against the light was upheld and play ended for the day. Hutton so far has hit twenty-seven boundaries. Details:—

. ENGLAND. : First Innings. Hutton, not out 300 Edrich, lbw, b O'Reilly 12 Leyland, run out 187 Hammond, lbw, b Fleetwood-Smith 59 Paynter, lbw, b O'Reilly 0 Compton, b Waite 1 Hardstaff, not out 40 Extras 35 Total ior five wickets 634 Fall of Wickets.—One for 29, two for 411, three for 546, four for 547, five for 555. BOWLING ANALYSIS. O. M. R. W. Waite 61 13 121 1 McCabe 29 8 59 — O'Reilly 66 19 144 2 Fleetwood-Smith 70 8 235 1 Barnes 17 2 40 — .