CRICKET

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12902, 1 July 1936, Page 7

CRICKET

■ENGLAND v. INDIA

VISITORS LEAD BY 13 ON FIRST ■ <rf ! STRIKE; ’‘' : ' “ DISASTROUS SECOND INNINGSSEVEN DOWN FOR 80 (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright). . LONDON, June 29. There was no: play in the test match at Lord’s before lunch owing to ratal, hut a resumption was made at 2.15 p.m.,- and there was a sensational fall of ’ wickets, seven ‘ ting lost for 30 runs in less* than an hour. England, who on Safin r Ay had io : st seven wickets for 132, in lepiy io the Indians’ score of i 47, was polished off iai 19 balls, and india tt-d by 13 runs on the first .innings. The visitors made a disastrous start in the .second inui igs, however. Allen made: unexpected pace from 'the pitch and swung Pie ball disconcertingly. Half the side was cot for 39 runs, and seven-wickets were doun for. 89 when bad light and rain called a halt for the day. Details wore:—INDIA First Innings ...» 117 —Second Innings— Merchant, c Duckworth I* Allen;.. 0 Hindlekar, lbw, b Robins ... 17 Muslitaq Ali, b Allen ... ... 8 C. Nayudu, c Robins' b Allen ... 3 Wazir Ali, c Verity b Allen ... 4 Amarsingh, lbw, b Verity 7 Palia, not- out ... Io Jeliangir Khan, c Duckworth b Verity 13 Vizianagram, not out 6 Extras / Total for -seven wickets ... 80 ENGLAND •—First Innings— Mitchell, b Amarsingh 14 Cimblett, e Mushtaq Ali b Amar-s-ingh ’ ... ..' H Turnbull, b Amarsingh 0 Ley land, lbw. b Amarsingh ... 60 Wyatt, e Jahangir- Khan b Amarsingh 0 Hard-staff, b Nissax 2 La-ngridge, c Jeliangir Khan b O K. Nayudu 19 Allen, <: Jeangir Khan b Amarsingh 13 Duckworth, c Vizianagram b Nissan ' 2 Robins, c C. K. Nayudu b Niss-ea-r 0 Verity, not'out 2 Extras ... 11

Total 134 Bowling: Nissar, three for 36; Amarsingh. six f0r.35; C. K. Nayud-u one/ for 17; C. S. Nayiulu, none for eight. WI UKET UNPLATABLE. (U.P.A. by Eleo. Tel. Copyright). LONDON, June 30. At Lords the wicket was saturated. It was rolled with blankets as blotters. Tho weather is overcast and threatening. A further inspection at 11.30 showed it was hopeless; also another at 12.30. There was a drizzle. THE OLIVE BRANCH? M.C.C. AND LARWOOD WILL I-IE PLAY AGAIN FOR ENGLAND? (U.P.A. by Eleo. Tel. Copyright). ißeceived June 30, 10 p.m.) LONDON, June 30. M.C.C. contributed 25 guineas to the Larwood benefit fund, which Larwood personally' gracefully acknowledged. The Sketch ask,s: “Is this tho first step towards bridging the gulf between Larwood 1 arid Marylebone? It can bo made so. but only by Larwood himself who, since the breach, has twice refused, invitations to plia.y for England. The next step’ is Larwood.’,■«. The door is open wide for his return to England’s team.”