HOLLOW VICTORY

Northern Advocate, 16 August 1933, Page 5

HOLLOW VICTORY

THIRD CRICKET TEST WEST INDIES ECLIPSED. r —! v REMARKABLE BOWLING. CLARK AND MARRIOTT. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received 9 a.m.) LONDON, August 15. ' The last'two wickets fell this morning for five additional runs made by Martindale, Ton minutes’ play today sufficed for England to gain a hollow

j'victory by an Innings and 17 runs, j The in a tell was a triumph for j Clark and Marriott. The latter is a j schoolmaster, aged 28. lie was playing in his first test, match. He cannot appear regularly in first-class cricket, Clark enhanced his reputation -by a very deadly “in-swinger,” which .straightened out after leaving the pitch. Details of the score are: — EMC LAND. First Innings 212 WEST INDIES. First Innings 100 Second Innings. Harrow, c Ames, h Clark 10 Roach, Ibw, 1) Marriott 06 Feeley, b Marriott, 12; Da. Costa, b Marriott 25 Headley, c, Ames, b Clark 12 Merry, c Barnett, b Nichols .... 11 Grant, c Ames, b Nichols 14 Achong, not out 22 Ballantyne, c Barnett, b Marriott 0 Ma,rtindale, not out 0 Griffiths,; c and b Marriott 0 Extras 8

• Total 195 Bowling.—Clark took 2 wickets for -"*4 runs, Nichols 2 for HI, Marriott 0 for 50, Langridge 0 for 20, The extras comprised seven leg byes and one noball (Clark). ACHONG ENGAGED. BY ROCHDALE CLUE. (Received 0 a.m.) LONDON, August 15. The Rochdale Club has engaged Achong, of the West Indies team, as its professional for the 1934 season. COUNTY SERIES. . FREEMAN TOPS 200 WICKETS. TWO DOUBLE CENTURIES. PAT AUDI AND HARRIS. (Received 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, August 15. By taking 11 wickets in the scries of county cricket matches which commenced on Saturday, A, P. Freeman, the Kentish slow bowler, topped 200 wickets for (he sixth consecutive season —a- record performance. Other outstanding performances were the compilation of double centuries. by Pataudi (Worcester) and C. B. Harris (Notts). It was unfortunate that -T. T.ee did not. have time to accomplish a similar feat in the same game as the young Indian. Detailed results: —

Derby: First innings, 24.1 (Townsend 8.1); second, 8 for 350, declared (Townsend 100, Lee 82, Jackson Ofi). Yorkshire: First innings, 218 (T. B. Mitchell 0 for 66); second, 2 for 137. Derby won on the first innings. Warwick: First innings, 200 (Mercer 5 for 73); second, 2 for 248 (Kilner 104). Glamorgan; First innings, 416 (E. Davis 85, Dyson 88, Duckfleld 80). Glamorgan won on the. first innings. Gloucester: First innings, 278 (.Seabrook HO); second, 8 for 340, declared (Dacro 00). Leicester: First innings, 437 (Berry 121, Astill 156 not out); second, 135. Gloucester won by 40 runs. „ Kent: First innings, 230 (Valentine 103); second, 116. Sussex: First innings, 160 (Freeman 6 for 06); second, .128 (Freeman 8 for 57). Kent won by 140 runs.

Lancashire: First innings, 207 (Watson 04); second, 2 for 27. Hampshire; First innings, 271 (Mead 113 not out). Lancashire won on the first innings. North a nts: First innings, 238; second, 2d7 (Parker 4 for 43). Surrey: First innings, 232 (Matthews d for SO); second, d for .101 (Barling 91). Northants won on the first innings. Middlesex: First innings, 35.3 (Hendren 70, Tindall Sd); second, 0 for S. Notts: First innings, 4 for dfil, declared (Harris 243, Keeton IfiS). Notts won on the first innings. Worcester: First innings, 0 for 400, declared (Pataudi 222). Somerset; First innings, S for 387 (.1. Lee 103 not out, F. Lee 70). The match was drawn. •