PLAY IN THIRD TEST

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 221, 19 August 1931, Page 7

PLAY IN THIRD TEST

OVER THREE HOURS. z? NO CHANCE OF DEFINITE ' RESULT. MATCH DECLARED DRAWN. (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Special to the Press Association.) Received August 19, 9.10 a.m. MANCHESTER, Aug. 18. The third cricket Test England versus New Zealand was confined to 195 minutes. England batted and made 224 for the loss of three wickets and tho match was drawn. At no time was there a chance of a definite result. The umpires inspected the wicket after lunch and decided, to start at 3.15 o’clock. There were 4000 spectators. The rain not only destroyed interest in the match, but also robbed the New Zealanders of a substantial gate. The teams were as follow: ENGLAND.

D. R. Jardine (Surrey), captain. H. Sutcliffe (Yorkshire). E. Paynter (Lancashire). K. S. Duleepsinhji (Sussex). W. R. Hammond (Gloucestershire) L. Ames (Kent). G. 0. Allen (Middlesex). H. Larwood (Nottinghamshire). F. R. Brown (Cambridge Univer sity). I. A. R. Peebles (Middlesex). H. Verity (Yorkshire). NEW ZEALAND. Lowry J ames Cromb Dempster Allcott Weir Vivian Matlieson Mills Blunt

Pago (Kerr twelfth man) Lowry won the toss, and although tlie wicket was slow and easy, there was a chance that it might prove difficult and he sent England in. Sutcliffe and Paynter opened to Matheson and Cromb. After fifteen minutes’ cautious batting, Paynter attempted to turn Cromb and was brilliantly caught on tho leg side by James standing up. The score was then 8 for the loss of one wicket. A fins partnership followed between Sutcliffe and Duleepsinhji, which added 126 to the score. At 10, Duleepsinhji was dropped by Blunt in tho second slip off Matheson. He was also troubled occasionally by Allcott, but soon settled down to give a dazzling exhibition of stroke play until, in attempting to force a short ball from Vivian, he was dismissed by a high left-handed catch by Allcott at mid-on. Hammond at three was dropped by Page in the outfield off Vivian, and later was caught by Cromb at extra cover in trying to force a full toss from Vivian. The score was then 166 for 3.

Sutcliffe and Jardine remained untii the drawing of stumps. The latter reached his century in three hours, and gave a fine exhibition of correct and stylish batting. He was dropped by Weir in the outfield off Allcott at 53.

Cromb put up a fine oowling performance —sixteen overs, six of which were maidens —on a dead wicket. Matheson also bowled well at the start. Allcott was tho first change and bowled 27 overs, six of which were maidens. He bowled unchanged for 145 minutes.'i Detailed scores are as follow: ENGLAND.

First Innings. Sutcliffe, not out 10S Paynter, c James, b Cromb 3 Duleepsinhji, c Allcott, b Vivian ... 63 Hammond, c Cromb, b Vivian ... 16 Jardine, not out 28 Extras ... 5 Total for 3 wickets 224 Bowling analysis: Matheson no wickets for 40; Cromb 1 for 33; Allcott none for 75; Vivian 2 for 54; Blunt none for 12; Lowry none for 5.

PROPOSAL FOR EXTRA ‘TEST.

MANCHESTER, Aug. 17.

The proposal for an extra Test at the end of the tour is not favoured, as the New Zealanders would certainly be feeling the effects of travelling, and their heavy match programme. NEGOTIATIONS WITH CROMB. MAY PLAY FOR LANCASHIRE LEAGUE. • Received August 19, 12.30 a.m. LONDON, Aug. 18. It is officially stated that negotiations are proceeding for I. B. Cromb, a member of the New Zealand cricket team, to play for one season for the Lancashire Cricket League. VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND? CRITICS’ OPINIONS. (Special to the Press Association.) MANCHESTER, Aug. 18. The hope that the itineraries of future English Test teams touring Australia would be so arranged as to permit a return through New Zealand was expressed by Mr H. G. D. Leve-son-Gower at a dinner given last evening by the New Zealand Cricket Council to cricket writers attached to leading English papers. Mr A. T. Donnelly presided, and thanked the English 'journalists for the courteous and generous manner in which they had reviewed the play of the New Zealanders. Mr Leveson-Gower said that the New Zealanders had shown they were worth three Tests. The best way the English authorities could prove this would be to *send a full Test side to play in the Dominion. He hoped that arrangements would be made so that the next English side going to Australia'would return through New Zealand and play at least two matches. Mr Arthur Gilligan supported the idea. He said that the New Zealanders were as good cricketers as they were sportsmen, and deserved full Test status.

COMMENTS ON THE GAME. LONDON TELEGRAPH WRITER’S VIEWS. At 7.45 o’clock this morning a broadcast account of the play in the third Test was given through the radio telephone. Mr A. F. Donnelly, of New

Zealand, who was at Manchester, gave the scores- and introduced Mr Howard Marshall, of the London Daily Telegraph, who stated that the majority of the cricketers had left for London and that other speakers were not available. In the course of his remarks,. Mr Marshall said that the match could hardly be termed a Test, as the players had only gone to the wicket for the sake of a game. Play had commenced at 3.15 p.m. and had continued for three and a quarter hours. The indefatigable efforts of the groundsmen, assisted by a drying wind, and later by a hot sun, had been responsible for the teams taking tho field. Mr Marshall commented on the faulty catching by the New Zealand team, stating that Duleepsinhji had been dropepd at 10, Sutcliffe at 49 and Hammond early in his innings. “The New Zealand team did so well in the first Test that we all would have liked them to have had another ‘go.’ I do not want to speak of the New Zealanders individually, but it appears that vour players are like our county cricketers—they do not play cricket every day in the week. It is a fine thing for a team to make friends, and the New Zealand team have made many of a lasting nature. “One point about your cricketers is that they make every game worthwhile and they have enjoyed every game. One thing I had hoped was that they would not take it as a business, and they have not. They have taken risks and forgotten about the averages.” , , ~ Mr Marshall expressed regret that no further progress could be made with the game.

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. WON BY" YORKSHIRE. Received August 19. 9.55 a.m. LONDON, Aug. 18. Yorkshire won the county cricket championship. Following are results of matches: Middlesex v. Yorkshire. —Middlesex in the first innings scored 190 for 5, declared. Yorkshire in the first innings scored 141 for 3. The match was drawn. Somerset v. Sussex.—Somerset scored 236 in the first innings (Lee not out 134) and 87 in the second (Wensley 5 for 13). Sussex scored 386 for 8, declared in the first innings (H. Parks 125. Cook 109). Sussex won by an innings and 63 runs. Glamorgan v. Leicester. —Glamorgan -cored 105 in the first innings (Astill 5 for 27) and 202 for 9 declared in the second. Leicester scored 11 1 for 7 declared in the first innings, and 97 for 5 in the second. Northants v. Derby.—Northants scored 90 in tire first innings (Townsend 8 for 45), and 56 in the second (Townsend 4 for 10). Derby scored 217 for 6. declared, in thg first innings (Lee not out 141). Derby won by an innings and 71 runs. Notts v. Kent. —Notts scored 124 in the first innings (Freeman 6 for 67) and 157 in the second (Marriott 7 for 67). Kent scored 89 in the first innings (Voce 8 for 40), and 195 for 4 in the second. Kent won by six wickets. Hampshire v. Essex. —In the first innings Hampshire made 91 (Eastman 5 for 15) and in the Second 54 (Nichols 5 for 24, Smith 4 for 8). Essex scored 207 in the first (Kennedy 6 for 54). Essex won by an innings and 62 runs. GloiicesterV. Surrey.—Gloucester 135 in the first innings. Surrey’s first innings realised 98 for 8 (Parker 5 for 30). The match was drawn. "Warwick v. Worcester. —Warwick made 123 in the first innings (Brook 5 for 21), and 200 in the second. Worcester scored 129 in the first (Wvatt 6 for 52), and 110 in the second. Warwick won by 84 runs.