CRICKET West Indies’ Good Opening In Test Against England

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 August 1950, Page 3

CRICKET West Indies’ Good Opening In Test Against England

LONDON, August 12.—Centuries by Rae and Worrell put the West Indies in a strong position against England in the fourth and final test at the Oval today. At stumps the West Indies had scored 295 for three wickets.

With the comforting knowledge that a draw would enable them to •win the series, the West Indies took no chances. Conditions were all in favour of the batsmen, but the opening pair, A. V. Rae and J. B. Stollmeyer, batted cautiously and their partnership of 72 took 100 minutes. Trever Bailey signalled his return to the England side by getting Stollmeyer leg before wicket, but the wicket did not fall until, tea when Rae, who had completed his second test century, tried a big hit and was bowled by A. V. Bedser. F. M. Worrell, before scoring, had a lucky escape. Rae played a ball gently towards square leg and ran. R. T. Simpson, sensing a possible runout, became too anxious, and his throw was a little wild. The wicketkeeper, A. V. Mclntyre, had to leap high to gather the ball and the chance was lost. At 69 Worrell was dropped by the English captain, F. R. Brown. Worrell completed his second successive test century in 215 minutes. Although meeting with.little success, England’s bowling was far from disappointing. D. V. Wright bowled with unusual accuracy in both length and direction, and was mastered by none of the batsmen. M. Hilton fitted in well as the left-arm slow bowled, and was able to keep the runs down, and Bedser was consistently good. Scores: — WEST INDIES First Innings A. V. Rae, b Bedser 109 J. B. Stollmeyer, lbw., b Bailey 36 F. M. Worrell, not out .. .. 100 E* Weekes, c Hutton, b Wright 30 Extras I®

Total for three wickets .. 295 Fall of wickets —one for 72, two for 244, three for 295. Bowling: T. E. Bailey one for 50, A, V. Bedser one for 53, F. R. Brown none for 39, D. V. P. Wright one for 89, M. Hilton none for 54.

L. E. G. AMES SCORES 100TH CENTURY Leslie Ames, 44-year-old former England wicket-keeper, today became the twelfth player in the history of cricket to score 100 centuries in firstclass cricket. County results are: —

Yorkshire: First innings, 354 for eight wickets declared (Lowson 91, Watson 132); second innings, 281 for three wickets declared (Hutton 79, Lowson not out 141). Northamptonshire: First innings, 298; second innings, 194 for four wickets (Brookes 103). The match was drawn. Gloucestershire: First innings, 475 for seven wickets declared (Emmett 80, Young 149); second innings, 123 for four wickets declared. Derbyshire: First innings, 329; second innings, 164 for five wickets. The match was drawn.

Sussex: First innings, 404 for seven wickets declared (Sheppard 129); second innings, 150 for five declared (Laker four for 49). Surrey: First innings, 257; second innings, 298 for eight wickets (Parker 87). Surrey won by two wickets. Worcestershire: First innings, 80 (Tattersail seven for 24); second innings, 221 (Tattersall five for 70). Lancashire: First innings, 207 (Chesterton six for 61); second innings, 97 for one wicket. Lancashire won by nine wickets.

Middlesex: First innings, 249 (Wright five for 61); second innings, 241 for three wickets (Edrich not out 77). Kent: First innings, 254 for six wickets declared (Fagg 88, Pawsonnot out 103); second innings, 239 for six wickets (Ames 131). Kent won by four wickets.

Glamorganshire: First innings, 321 for eight wickets declared (Jones 115); second innings, 132 for four wickets. Hampshire: First innings, 218 (Muncer six for 83). The match was drawn.

Essex: First innings, 277 (Walsh eight for 119); second innings, 347 for six wickets declared (Dodds 74). Leicestershire: First innings, 24.4 (Palmer 74; P. Smith seven for 75); second innings, 213 (Berry 106, R. Smith eight for 87). Essex won by 167 runs.

Nottinghamshire: First innings, 249 (Harris 88; Buse six for 88); second innings, 170. Somersetshire: First innings, 334 for nine wickets declared (Walford 114); second innings, 86 for one wicket. Somersetshire won by nine wickets.