FIRST CRICKET TEST

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 17 June 1935, Page 5

FIRST CRICKET TEST

England Scores 384 Runs With Seven Wickets Down GAME WITH SOUTH AFRICA WYATT MAKES 149 (Uuitcd treas Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright). .’ LONDON, June 15. England batted . first in the first cricket test against South Africa today, and had made 384 runs for seven wickets at stumps. Wyatt, the English captain, made 149. Grisp had a sore heel and was absent two hours. This greatly handicapped the South Africans’ chances. The fielding was brilliant all day and Cameron’s wicket-keeping was splendid. The attendance was 12,123. England dropped Peebles. South Africa’s omission of Bell, who was regarded as the most dangerous howler, was surprising. Possibly the captain was gambling on the weather and was relying on spin bowlers. England won the toss.

Wyatt was not impressive at first. He was persistently on the defensive and was dropped by Tomlinson before scoring. Sutcliffe was more enterprising, but the pitch did not help the Africans, though Langton and Vincent kept down the rate of scoring. Sutcliffe fell to leg before wicket, out under the old rule. He played a fine innings and hit one six and five fours in his- 61. - - -

Hammond was nearly knocked out by one of Crisp’s deliveries which bumped. The runs came more freely after lunch. Vincent replaced Langton and dismissed Hammond, who mistimed his stroke. The second wicket put on 52 runs. Mitchell-Innes was the third successive leg before victim, the score being three for 179. Leyland, realising England was approaching a safe position, batted vigorously, but the crowd resented Wyatt’s slowness in reaching the century. He scored his hundred in four hours at the crease.

Crisp left the field and did not return after tea, Dalton substituting. Wyatt, who hit out freely after tea, after batting for 290 minutes, was caught at square leg. He hit nine fours. The fourth wicket put on 139, beating England’s 40-year-old fourth wicket record of 122 against South Africa, which Hayward and Hill established at Johannesburg. Leyland was trapped by first slip seven runs later. He batted without a flaw for 110 minutes and hit five boundaries in his score of €9.

Scores were: ENGLAND: First Innings. Sutcliffe, 1.b.w., b Langton ......... 61 Wyatt, c Wade, b Crisp 149 Hammond, 1.b.w., b Vincent 28 Leyland, c Mitchell, b Crisp ...... 69 Mitchell-Innes, 1.b.w., b Mitchell 5 Ames, c Viljoen, b Vincent 17 Iddon, c Rowan, b Vincent. 29 Nicholls, not out 13 Extras 13 * Total for seven wickets 384 Bowling: Crisp took two wickets for 49 runs, Langton one for 117, Vincent three for 101, Tomlinson none for 38, Mitchell one for 66.