England’s Narrow Escape

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 7068, 30 January 1933, Page 7

England’s Narrow Escape

Exciting Finish in Match Against N.S.W. BOWLERS TRIUMPH ON BAD WICKET United Pross Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright Received Sunday, 7.30 p.m. SYDNEY, Jan. 29. Dismissing New South Wales for 12S on a bad wicket, England required only .110 to win, and accomplished this after losing six wickets. About lifteon thousand were present to-day when dull and cloudy weather prevailed. New South Wales wore again unfortunate in having to bat on a wicket damaged by heavy overnight rain. Five good wickets fell before lunch, while 83 runs were added and tho remaining four batsmen were dismissed after the adjournment for 11 runs. Bradman in tho early stages of his innings was a little venturesome, but later played with delightful freedom, being severe on tho slow bowlers, Mitchell and Verity. Hammond bowled unchanged to-day on a wicket which gave him every assistance. Kippax, Bradman, Cummuns and Hill all lost their wickets at short fine leg, where Hammond, Verity and Mitchell had a cluster of fieldsmen not more than six yards from the batsmen. Bradman batted for 123 minutes, and ho hit seven fours. Kippax appears to have lost all his form.

The crowd was in high glee when England’s opening batsmen were dismissed for 11 Tuns. Smart fielding by Cummins was responsible for Wyatt’s downfall. As' a result of dashing cricket by Lcyland and Hammond, including a sixer by the latter, tho 50 mark was passed in 45 minutes. Chilvors then came on and his second ball completely baffled Hammond. His fourth bumped awkwardly and hit Love under the eye. Fingleton* took over tho wickotkeeping job and brilliantly stumped Ames. With the addition of one run after tea, Verity and Leyland were out. Leyland played a bright innings, hitting five fours. The total was then six for 70, Chilvers having three wickets for 5. There was groat excitement at this stage, the crowd visualising victory for New South Wales; but Brown and Tate wiped off tho deficit by enterprising batting. Scores: —

NEW SOUTH WALES

First Innings .. I B '-* Second Innings. Fingleton, Ibw, b Tate 7 Brown, c Duckworth, b Hammond 25 Bradman, e Ames, b Hammond .. 71 Kippax, c Verity, b Hammond .. 1 Cummins, c Verity, b Hammond .. 3 Rowe, e Bowes, b Hammond .... 11 Love, b Verity 2 Hitt, c Mitchell, b Hammond .... 0 Chilvers, run out 0 Howell, b Verity 6 Stewart, not out 0 Extras Total - 1 28 Bowling: Bowes, 0 for 19; Tate, 1 for 10; Verity, 2 for .26; Mitchell, 0 for 2S; Hammond, 6 for 43. ENGLAND First Innings • Second Innings Wyatt, run out * 8 Pataudi, b Hill 0 Lcyland, c Stewart, b Chilvers .. 33 Hammond, std. Love, b Chilvers .. 24 Ames, std. Fingleton, b Chilvers . 3 Verity, c Chilvers, b Howell .... 1 Brown, not out 1Tate, not out .. 2( * Extras 8 Total for six wickets HO Bowling: Hill, 1 for 40; Howell, 1 for 33; Chilvers, 3 for 29. Poor Scoring in Sheffield Shield Match Received Sunday, 9.50 p.m. BRISBANE, Jan. 2S. In the Sheffield Shield match the weather was close, rain interrupting play. Queensland in their first innings made 129 (Cook 28, Andrews 34, Bcnstcad 20). Wall took 3 for 25, Grimmett 6 for 49, and Tobin 1 for 30.

South Australia lost 6 wickets for 184 (Richardson 21, Nitschke 47, Lonergan 31, Whittington 29, Tobin 36).

Century in 45 Minutes

Per Press Association WANGANUI, Last Night. For the second time this cricket season Bullock-Douglas, tho All Black threequarter, has scored a century. Yesterday he secured 102 in 45 minutes, and retired. Included in his total were eight sixes. This was in the second innings of Wanganui against Technical Old Boys, while in the first innings G. Thrush had carried his bat for 112.