CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 2434, 28 July 1924, Page 5

CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

FOUR INSTALMENTS, CROWD DISAGREES WITH POSTPONEMENT. (By Electric Cable--Copyright.] [Aunt and N.Z, Cable A ..-mci.ition.] (Received Sunday, 11.40 p.m.) LONDON. July 20. Ernest Tyldesley was omitted and Hands replaced Dixon. The match opened in four instalments of fortyfive, fifty-seven, twenty-seven and forty minutes, between 11.30 and 4 o’clock when heavy rain finally settled matters. Afterwards, the sun shone gloriously. The abandonment disturbed a section of the spectators, numbering over one thousand, who inspected the pitch, then moved to tlie pavilion where Hornby, Breariey and others reasoned with them and got them to disperse. Tiier" was just 169 minutes’ play and South Africa’s score was a good beginning in the circumstances. The wicket was slow and rain had spoiled it to a degree, but there was no drying under the sun and the coming of rain again prevented it from becoming really difficult and in a measure rather handicapped the bowlers. Ward played masterly defensive cricket in spells of forty-five, fittv-sevon, twenty-seven a.nd ten minutes and might have been caught when at twenty-two. but it was a hard catch. Nourse played attractive cricket, but pave a chance when at seven. Altogether, with stoppages, were sixteen bowling spells and sixtyseven overs.