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Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 July 1936, Page 3

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INDIANS BAT WELL IN TEST. FINE OPENING STAND (By Telegraph-Press Assn.-Copyright) LONDON, duly _s. The second cricket Test at .Manchester between All-India and England was drawn. The visitors batted throughout the final day and had made 390 runs for five wickets when slumps were drawn. The weather was showery, and the start was delayed for half an hour. Mustaqah was cleverly dismissed after a splendid innings which included 17 boundaries and in which there were no chances. Merchant’s invaluable innings was terminated when lie stoppeu a yorker on his pads. He hit 13 fours and scored ■ill round the wicket. Details: — INDIA. First innings 203 Second Innings. Mustaqali, e and b Robins .. .. 112 Merchant, Ibw, b Hammond .. .. 11l Ramaswami, b Robins -tiu C. K. Nayudu, st Duckworth, b Verity .44 Wazir Ali. b Robins 4 Amar Singh, not out 4S Maharajah of Vizianagram. not out (■ Extras Is Total for live wickets •’■On Bowling; Cover took no wickets for 01 runs, Allen none for 90, Worthington none for 27, Verity one for 60, Robins three for 103, Hammond one tor 19. ENGLAND. First Innings. Eight wickets for 071 (innings declared closed.) ENGLAND’S BOWLING WEAKNESS. LARWOOD STILL BEST ■ By Telegraph-Press Assn.-Copyright) Received Wednesday, 9.50 p.m. LONDON, July 29. England’s bowling weaknesses against India piompt renewed and anxious discussions on the prospects against An-tralia. The Daily Mail’s cricket writer says; “Somewhere we must find more hostile bowling for Australia. Names springing to the mind include Copson, Nichols, fames and Stephenson; also

Voce, Larwood and Bowes must he considered. Tnc Daily .Mail, in a leader, says. •'Oar him hay strength was not good enough to pievent India making a ;e----coru score. .Meanwinle Larwood and Voce were winning tor Notts against Derby. Larwood is undoubtedly the country's best speed howler. " BARRACKEIib OPPOSED. WOODFULL’S OPINIONS. Against the claims by English cricketers and writers that the barracking of Australian crowds during important Tests and State matches is a nuisance. Australian writers have frequently advanced the opinion that much of the comment is without malice, that the practice is amusing, if slightly vulgar, and that no great harm is done on the warm afternoons when it is most prevalent. Xow an Australian has stepped into the held to condemn. He is W. M. Woodful!, captain of Australian sides in England in 1930 and 1934, and against Jardine’s team of 1932. In a recently-published book, he makes no bones of the fact that barracking is a poor thing, and that it should be stamped out as quickly as possible. Some of his comments indicate his feelings : ‘'Derisive calls not always couched in moderate terms"—"comments without a strain of humour"— “remarks beyond the pale that have caused players of outstanding promise to tarn to other summer sports"—"an evil which is increasing alarmingly"— are ail phrases he uses. When a man of his experience and wisdom feels that way about the practice, it can be taken at pretty certain that the evil is not poular. with the players at least. Australian cricket would probably benefit if something were done. JACK HOBBS. Cricket enthusiasts, particularly Jack Hobbs’ worshippers, are greatly discerning. Recently, in Cambridge, the famous batsman’s home town, a tablet was unveiled, on which is inscribed the cricket records of the Surrey and England idol. The records were applauded, the tablet viewed, scrutinised, then criticised. The great man’s name had been mis-spelled ! The inscription read: “Hobb’s records.” Little time was lost in putting the erring apostrophe in its proper place.