HADLEE, A CENTURY

Evening Star, Issue 22723, 10 August 1937, Page 9

HADLEE, A CENTURY

FIE PARTNERSHIP WITH WALLACE THE ESSEX MATCH NEW ZEALAND'S GOOD LEAD (From the Special Correspondent of the United Press Association with the Now Zealand team.) CHELMSFORD, August 9. (Received August 10, at 10 a.m.) New Zealand began the day in fine style. Hadlee and Wallace together added 173 runs in less than two hours. Hadlee was in great form. Driving with great power, he hit ten 4’s and two 6’s in a chanceless century. Wallace gave a capital display of varied stroke play, hitting twelve 4’s and one 6. New Zealand’s innings, like the county’s, tailed away after the fall of the second wicket. Only Weir, Lamason, Carson, and Tindill offered much resistance to the steady bowling of Evans and Nichols. The latter was re-

markably inexpensive, considering that the conditions favoured the batsmen. He bowled 33 overs at top' pace for only 65 runs. Tindill’s ‘.success after a long lean period was an encouraging prelude to the test. The second innings of Essex opened sensationally. Page took an acrobatic catch in the slips to dismiss Eastman, the former Otago coach. Dunning enjoyed early success, although the wicket was still without vice, while Vivian took a quick and valuable wicket. Wilcox, Cambridge captain of 1933, again played a fine innings. Tho tourists finished the day in a very promising position. The weather was like a mid-summer day in New Zealand. The attendance was about 4,000. NEW ZEALAND. 1 First Innings. Vivian Ibw b Nichols ... 61 Hadlee b Smith 106 Wallace c and b Eastman ... ... 88 Donnelly c Wade b Nichols 4 Weir c Belle b Evans 29 Carson c Nichols b Evans 15 Pape b Evans 0 Lamason c Wilcox b Smith 25 Dunning c Eastman b Evans ... 7 Cowie Ibw b Evans 0 Tindill not out 23 Extras 10 Total 368 Bowling Analysis.—Nichols, two for 65; P. Smith, two for 119: Eastman, one for 51; Evans, five for 57. ESSEX. First innings ... ••• 256 Second Innings. Wilcox not out ... 53 Eastman b Dunning 6 Avery Ibw b Cowie 29 Taylor b Dunning ... 2 Nichols st Tindill b Vivian . 11 Vere-Hodge not out ’. 6 Extras 2 Total for four wickets ... 109 * —Bowling Analysis.—

ENGLAND'S TEST TEAM NEW BLOOD INTRODUCED CHELMSFORD, 'August 9. The general impression concerning England’s team for the third test is apparently that the selectors are to ho commended for introducing new ■blood, but criticised for not introducing more. From the New Zealand point of view, the omission of Cover is reassuring, hut with Fames included the fast bowling is in good hands. Matthews has much the same pace and stylo as Wellard, but he is not such a useful all-rounder. By dropping Brown and Wellard for Fames and Matthews, the selectors have weakened the batting; consequently, they had to sacrifice Smith to include Compton and build that department up again. The English team again has no left-hand bowler, and only Robins is a regular slow right-hander. The batting order of the side will be Barnett, Hutton, Hardstaff, Hammond, Paynter, Compton, Ames, Robins, Matthews, Goddard, and Fames. If the Oval weather and wicket are typical it will bo virtually impossible for either team to win in three days unless some sensational collapses occur and big scores are registered. If there is rain, the tourists, with three slow left-hand bowlers, should he well equipped to take advantage of the conditions. The New Zealanders are now showing perhaps their best allround form of the tour. Especially impressive has been the excellence of their ground fielding at the Oval, Swansea, Birmingham, and Chelmsford.

A SMPWSE CHOICE LONDON, August 9. (Received August 10, at 10 a.m.) England’s surprise choice is A. D,. G. Matthews, formerly of Northants, then coach to the Stowe School, and who recently played three times for Glamorgan taking 22 wickets. He is a fast, medium bowler. The ‘ Daily Telegraph learns that there is no intention of extending th* English-Anstralian tests to five days, PROPOSED AUSTRALIAN TOUR VICTORIA APPROVES OF VISIT MELBOURNE, August 9. The Victorian Cricket Association tonight approved of the New Zealanders visit, and is prepared to play a match in the middle of November,

0. M. R. W Cowic ... 14 2 35 1 Dunning ... 16 2 46 2 Vivian ... ... 10 2 19 1 Weir ... 2 3 5 0 Pago ... 1 0 1 0 Donnelly ... 1 0 1 0