CRICKET TEST

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 163, 25 June 1934, Page 7

CRICKET TEST

P. F. WARNER’S COMMENT Bowling Not Impressive TRIBUTE TO OLDFIELD (By Telegraph—Brees Assn.—Copyright.) (deceived 25, .11.30 a.m.) LONDON, June 24. 'The Test forecast is light to moderate variable winds, occasional showers, bright at intervals, perhaps thunder. P. F. Warner, in the “Daily Telegraph,’’ says: “Australia wifi very likely head our total. Our bowling

was far from impressive. Verity alone looked like a Test bowler. Brown batted magnificently. If ever there was a greater wicketkeeper than Oldfield, I have never seen him.” > OLDFIELD’S GREAT FEAT. The Australian Press Association representative says:—“With 248 runs behind and eight wickets to tall, Australia can await Monday with equanimity, unless tho pitch takes a sudden and unexpected turn for the worse. This levelling performance was achieved despite the tantalising obstinacy of England's tail-euders, also, the fast bowling bogey, temporarily at any rate, was overcome, Fames and Bowes shattering their energies on a rock— Woodfull’s solidity, Brown’s, Bradman's and McCabe’s hearty aggression. Indeed, England, with two fast bowlers, looked less impression than with oue. Fames was over- expensive to keep on long, but he and Bowes may be more dangerous on Monday since there was heavy rain all night throughout London. However, it can be honestly said that Brow nseems to thrive on last bow ling. He is a born opener, and looks safer than lower down. Bradman never looked more dangerous, hit. ting with great power and confidence He is the 1934 cricket mystery. He is luxuriantly happy without being reckless, yet immediately ho adopted the defensive ho lost his wicket by a poor stroke. “Oldfield kept the wickets for 91 hours in an innings of 440, yet did not allow a bye, which is a tremendous feat.” D. R. Jardine pays tribute to Levland, and puts him on a high pinnacle Ho says: “Wall got most of our wickets, and it was a relief to him taken off. Fames did not look tho bowler ho was at Nottingham. The English fielding in the slips and gully was slovenly and messy. Bradman appeared to get out himself through over anxiety to score on a fast wicket, which was very dry and will play tricks on the fourth day unless the rain binds it together.” “The Times” cricket writer admits that so far the Australians seem the better side. The Australians have so many more strokes than the average English bateman, and the Australian fielding is immensely superior, he says. Critics generally anticipate a drawn game. REPORT AND DENIAL (Received 25, 1.45 p.m.) LONDON, June 24. Moult, in the “Daily Telegraph” says:— “A report was circulated during the week-end that Woodful at the tea interval at Lord’s on Saturday, protested against Bowes’s fast bowling. Sir Stanley Jackson states that the report is untrue. It was probably based on the fact that Bowes asked for an additional fieldsman on the leg side after tea, but the request was refused. Sir Stanley said that no instructions had been given to Wyatt regarding the placing of the field. Wyatt’s reason for depriving Bowes of a third Ing-side fieldsman was doubtless technical. LARWOOD’S LEG THEORY Statement by Sir S. Jackson (Received 25, 10.45 a.m.) LONDON, June 24. Sir Stanley Jackson, chairman of the selection committee, declared: “I have no knowledge that any of my colleagues indicated to Larwood’s captain that he was not to be allowed to bowl the leg theory. I cannot believe anyone would do such a thing. My colleagues are fully aware that when the team is in the field it is under the orders of the captain, who is solely responsible.” ENGLISH AVERAGES Batting and Bowling LONDON, June 24. The English cricket averages are as follows:— BATTING.

Buns. Aver. Ames 1205 86.07 Pataudi 945 78.75 Mead 1034 73.85 Tyldesley 1152 67.76 66.94 Gregory 1255 62.75 Leyland (thirteenth), 746 , 57.3S; Wyatt (fourteenth), 619, 56.2’ 7; Woolley (twentieth), 1025, 51.15; Hendren (twenty-third), 1053, 50,14; Walters (twenty-fifth), 825, 48.52. BOWLING. Wickets. Aver. Larwood .......... 55 J 4.72 Veritv 15.33 Geary 40 16.10 Pain? 62 16.77 sDial les 43 17.18 'fate 54 18.87 -Mitchell (tenth), 71, 19.63; Bowes (eleventh), 47, 20.00; Voce (thirteenth), 53, 20.47; Freeman (tourteenth), 91, 20.48; Gover (twentysixth), 59, 23.59.