FIFTH TEST COMMENCES LATE, FINISHES EARLY

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6992, 19 August 1929, Page 7

FIFTH TEST COMMENCES LATE, FINISHES EARLY

England Sent In DOWNPOUR STOPS PLAY AT 4 FOR 166 HAMMOND IS VIGOROUS. United Press Association —By Electril Telegraph—Copyright. Received Sunday 7.0 p.m. LONDON, Aug. 17. One of the largest cricket crowds of the season assembled at the Oval for the Test, but the 25,000 saw only half an hour’s play. There was not merely a late start, but two heavy downpours, besides drenching the thousands present, interrupted the game, the second shower leaving such widespread pools that stumps were drawn early, There was much comment at Deane putting in England on a dead wicket, but there is no doubt he did so less because he hoped to get England out cheaply, than because he feared his own batsmen would be got out still more cheaply. Africa’s spin bowlers made good use of the wicket, but the ball came so slowly that the batsmen had ample time to see the ball. The first hour’s runs came mostly from leg pulls and some square cuts. Hobbs was unusually restrained and put the ball straight into Quinn’s hands at short leg. Hammond, unlike the others, began to drive immediately. He walked out to drive a ball which kept low, when he was brilliantly stumped. Woolley had a great reception, as an appreciation' of the veteran’s achievements in the earlier tests. He was unconcerned, as always. He started by straight hitting Vincent for six, but his play was mostly of the quietest, the batsman contenting himself with easy ones and twos, with an occasional bang to the leg side. Unfortunately, ho stepped back and dislodged his bails. Sutcliffe was sound, careful and chancelcss. The score at the drawing of stumps was 166 for four wickets.

ENGLAND—First Innings,

Total for four wickets .. .. Hampshire Match Drawn Received Sunday, 7 p.nl. LONDON, Aug. 16. In the second innings in the match against Hampshire, South Africa scored 408 for 7 and declared (Dean not out 133). Hampshire in- the second innings scored 158 for 3 (Mead not out 50). Play was abandoned owing to the rain. The match was drawn.

English. County Cricket Results GEAEY’S EECOBD. TAKES TEN GLAMORGAN WICKETS FOR 18 BUNS. Aust. Press Assn. —United Service. Received Sunday, 7 p.m. LONDON, Aug. 16. County cricket matches resulted as follow: — . Essex v. Middlesex.—Essex m the first innings scored 152 (Wilcox 71) and in the second 165 (Franklin 77; Peebles 5 for 56). Middlesex in the first innings scored 197 (Hendren 89; Smith 4 for 50) and in the second 122 for 4. Middlesex won by six wickets. Sussex v. Gloucester. —In the first innings Sussex made 263 (Dulcepsinhji 03; Parker 4 for 76, Goddard 6 for 85) and in the second 116 (Parker 7 for 49). Gloucester in the first innings made 214 (Lyon 62, Bowley 5 for 64) and in the second 164 (Dipper 69; Langridge 5 for 72). Sussex won by one run. Nottingham v. Warwick.—ln the first innings Nottingham made 311 (Walker not out 133). Warwick in the first innings sepred 71 (Voce 4 for 21, Staples 5 for 34). Warwick followed on for 172 (Bates 71; Voce 6 for 76, Staples 4 for 70). Nottingham won by an innings and -68 runs. Yorkshire v. Derby. —In the first innings Yorkshire made 287 (Robinson 95) and in the second 269 for 5, declared (Holmes 100, Leyland not out 61).' Derby in the first innings scored 226 (Hutchinson not out 68; Dennis 4 for 45, Macaulay 5 for 62) and in tho second 121 for 2. Yorkshire won on tho first innings. Surrey v. Somerset. —In the first innings Surrey scored 321 (Hobbs 134, Gregory 67; White 8 for 113) and in the second 140 (White 5 for 41). Somerset in the first innings scored 184 (Pender 4 for 55) and in the second 116 (Peach 6 for 3S). Surrey won by 161 runs. Leicester v. Glamorgan. —Leicester in the first innings made 102 and in the second 21. Glamorgan in the first innings made 160 and in the second 68 (Geary 10 for 18). Leicester won by 15 runs (record for first-clkss play). Geary's feat becomes a record for English first-class cricket. Bill Howell's 10 for 28 against Surrey was the previous best.

Hobbs, c Quinn, b MacMillan .. . Sutcliffe, not out 10 84 Hammond, st. Cameron b Vincent 17 Woolley hit wicket, b Vincent .. Wyatt, c Deane b Vincent 46 G 0 3