ENGLAND’S SELECTIONS

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 July 1938, Page 3

ENGLAND’S SELECTIONS

FOR THE FOURTH TEST FARNES INCLUDED [BY CABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYBIGHT.] LONDON, July 17. England’s side for the fourth Test match will be chosen from the following—■ W. R. Hammond, captain (Gloucester), P. A. Gibb (Cambridge), H. Verity (Yorkshire), E. Paynter (Lancashire), T. F. Smailes (Yorkshire), D. Compton (Middlesex), D. V. Wright (Kent), J. Hardstaff (Nottinghamshire), C. J. Barnett (Gloucester), T. W. Goddard (Gloucester), K. Fames (Escsex), N. W. D. Yardley (Cambridge and Yorkshire), W.E. Bowes (Yorkshire), W. J. Edrich (Middlesex). HUTTON AND GIBB INJURED. LONDON, July 17. L. Hutton and P. A. Gibb were injured when batting for Yorkshire against Middlesex. Hutton was struck by a ball from Edrich and was sent to hospital to have a finger X-rayed. Gibb was hit by a ball from Smith and received a deep cut on the head. He retired bleeding profusely. Three stitches were necessary. It was disclosed after an X-ray examination that Hutton’s finger was broken, and he will not be available for the fourth Test. If Gibb has not recovered from his inujury, Price (Middlesex) will be the wicketkeeper. AUSTRALIA V. NOTTS. TALE OF DEPRESSION. LONDON, July 16. The match between Nottingham and Australia was played 1 in cold, show ery weather. Play was interrupted by rain. The attendance was below 3000. It was a sepulchral day’s cricket, with occasional exciting events. It was impossible to generate enthusiasm with damp, black clouds hanging over the ground all day, and there was a series' of stoppages because of the bad. light and rain. Voce, who was unfit for prolonged spells or top speed, bowled dangerously, and his success under the handicap was a tribute to his skill and versatility. It was while Voce and Jepson were off that Australia, which was always fighting for runs, assumed command long enough to avoid disaster.

Harris, bowling off-spinners with clever changes of length and flight, was successful, but the form of most, of the batsmen was so poor that they must be thankufl they did not face the county’s full strength. O’Reilly’s aggression got Australia out of serious trouble. Bradman and Barnes alone had eyes capable of penetrating the gloom and sighting the ball. Bradman was coolly masterful and seemed well on his way to saving the side unaided, but when he went out Barnes carried a heavy responsibility. Barnes’s assurance was unshakeable, in contrast to Badcock, whose test place he The combination of the weather and public indifference appeared to depress Australia. Scores: — AUSTRALIA —First Innings. Brown, c Marshall, b Voce .. 4 Badcock, c Wheat, b Jepson .. 6 Bradman, lbw, b Jepson .. .. 56 Hassett, lbw, b Voce 2 Barnes, lbw, b Harris 58 Chipperfield, b Jepson .. .. 4 Barnett, b Harris 3 Waite, c Wheat, b Harris .. .. 25 Ward, not out 29 O’Reilly, lbw, b Voce 33 Fleetwood-Smith, c Jepson, b Harris 8 Extras 15 Total 243 Bowling: Voce took three wickets for 72, Jepson, three for 38; Harris', four for 60; Gunn none for 38; Marshall none for 20. -, toLu.NOTTS —First Innings. Keeton, b Waite 3 Harris, not out 1 Extras 0 Total for one wicket .. .. 4 WIVES FOR ENGLAND. (Recd. July 18, 11.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, July 18. Mrs McCabe and Mrs Bradman will leave on the Strathmore on August 6, to join their husbands in London. The other Australian cricketers’ wives have decided not to go to England.

LEADING PLAYERS LONDON, July 17. English cricket averages: Batting: Hammond 1,807 runs average 78/56, Dempster 912 —65/14, Paynter 1,554—64/75, Edrich 1,530 —63/75, Gibb 1,254—59/71, Bartlett 843—56/20, Fagg 1,446—55/61, Hutton 1,174—53/36, Ames 732—52/28, Compton (twelfth) 1,224 —51/00, Hardstaff (twentieth) 703—43/93. Bowes 62 wickets average 12/69, Clay 59—14/15, Butler 39—16/61, Leyland 43—16/74, Mayer 60—16/88, Pollard 115—17/17, Verity 87—17/52, Nichols (twelfth.) 94—19/82, Wellard (thirteenth) 91—20/13, Smailes (fifteenth) 68—20/67. COMMITTED TO PRISON LONDON, June 18. Freddie Bakewell, the England cricketer who was the star player of Northamptonshire two seasons ago, confessed this week that he was “completely stumped” when he was committed to prison for 14 days under a maintenance order at Northampton. The order was suspended so long as he pays his wife 17/6 a week and 2/6 a week off arrears. He said that he had earned nothing during the past fortnight, but was now able to start coaching again for 10/- a day. He is leaving his house in Northampton because he cannot afford the rent. A broken right wrist is keeping him out of the game and preventing him from earning his living. He injured it in a car smash that cost R. P. Northway; another Northamptonshire player, hip life, when the pair were returning from the last match of the 1936 season against Derbyshire. “I do not know whether I shall

play in county cricket again,” he said, “i may play for Northamptonshire—it depends on the county committee. I may join a league club.. I seldom go near the county ground. It depresses me. I know what I am missing, i can’t even play billiards or darts, and if I play cards I have to get someone to deal for me.”