TEST RECORDS BROKEN

Evening Star, Issue 23352, 23 August 1939, Page 12

TEST RECORDS BROKEN

HAMMOND 22 CENTURIES DKE MORE THAN BRADMAN THIRD WICKET SCORE OF 284 RUNS Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, August 22. (Received August 23, at 10 a .in.) The final test between England and West Indies resulted in a draw. Hutton and Hammond established a third wicket test record of 264 runs. Hammond scored his twenty-second century in tests, eclipsing Bradman’s 21. Hammond batted three hours and hit 21 4’s. Hutton batted five hours and 20 minutes and hit 17 4’s. Details: WEST INDIES. First Innings. Grant c Goddard b Perks 0 J. Stoilmeyer c Perks b Hutton ... 59 Headley run out 65 V. Stoilmeyer st Wood b Goddard 96 Gomez b Perks 11 Weekcs c Hammond b Nichols ... 137 Sealcy o Wright, b Nichols 24 Constantino c Wood b Perks ... 79 Martindale b Perks ... 3 Clarke b Perks 2 Johnson not out 9 Extras 7 Total 49S Bowling Analysis.—Nichols, two for 101; Perks, five for 156; Wright, none for's3; Goddard, one for 56; Hutton, one for 45; Compton, none for 20. ENGLAND. First innings ... 352 Second Innings. Hutton not out ICS Keeton b Constantine 20 Oldfield c Seeley b Johnson 19 Hammond b Clarke , 138 Compton not out 10 Extras 14 Total for throe wickets ... 360 Bowling Analysis.—Martindale, none for 46; Johnson, one for 76; Constantine, one for 97; Clarke, one for 78; Grant, none for 38; Headley, none for 17. [The previous best third wicket partnership in a test match was established by Hammond (177) .ami Jardiue (98) in the fourth match of the series played by Chapman’s team. This particular encounter took place on the Adelaide Oval, and provided a most exciting finish, England winning by 12 runs. Hammond and Jardiue contributed 275 runs out of a second innings total of 333. In regard to Hammond’s centurymaking record, it must he remembered that the Englishman has played in a greater number of mutches than Bradman.]