TRIAL MATCH AT LOAD'S.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19349, 9 June 1926, Page 13

TRIAL MATCH AT LOAD'S.

ENGIAND SCORES 250. REST MAKE 102 FOR ONE. INCIDENTS OF THE PLAY By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. {Received 5.5 p.m.) Reuter. LONDON. June 7. The trial cricket match, England versus the Rest, was continued at Lords this morning. The attendance numbered 10.000. The weather was fine and warm and the wicket good. Hobbs (13 not out) and Hendren resumed England's first innings with the total at 38 for three wickets. Jupp and Larwood were bowling very accurately. Neither batsmen showed the slightest inclination to hit. Hobbs attempted to place Jupp to leg, but found a ring of- in-fielders there. Larwood's clever work at mid-off caused Hendren to be run out. His partnership with Hobbs had yielded 44 in 55 minutes. Four wickets were now down for 81. Hobbs hit Hearne strongly. Chapman reciprocated and made some nice cuts and chops before he was dismissed. Hobbs continued to bat tvell. He pulled Jupp to the boundary. Allen also got Jupp away, but scoring was difficult against Larwood. Hobbs was out to a clever running catch by Hearne. Judged by his usual high standard Hobbs was stodgy. He was never really comfortable against the fast bowlers, particularly Larwood. He hit six fours. The board now read 171 for six wickets. Allen and Kilner played brightly, Kilner was brilliantly caught at point. The partnership had added 64. Allen was always sound. He gave no chance. Some big hitting marked the opeuing of the Rest's second innings. A quarter of an hour yielded 21 runs. Sandham was confident. He drove Tate to the on and turned Kilner to the leg boundary. Hallow's straight driving was powerful, especially against Macaulay. The bowling was changed frequently, but the batsmen were not perturbed and continued to make steady progress. When the total was 86 Hallows was dismissed after 80 minutes' solid play. Sandham and Hearne quietly played out time. Following are the details of the scores:— ENGLAND.—First Innings. Hobbs, c Hearne, b Fender .. . . 85 Holmes, b Larwood 3 Woolley," c Fonder, b Larwood . 21 Carr, b Larwood .... .. 0 Hendren, run out 20 Chapman, c Strudwick, b Fender ~ 11 Allen, c Strudwick, b Durston . . 44 Kilner, c Duleep Sinhji, b Jupp . . 37 Smith, b Jupp .. 1 Tate, c Strudwick, b Durston . . .. 10 Macaulay, -not out ~ . . • »» 5 Extras .. .. ... .. 13 Total . . .. .. it •• 250 Bowling Analysis—Larwood took three wickets for 57 runs, Durston two for 73, Jupp two for 40, Hearne none for 34, Fender two for 32, Shepherd none for 1. REST OF ENGLAND. First innings . . . . .. .« 211 Second Innings. Hallows, lbw, b Ivilner ~ .» 41 Sandham, not out .. . * 46 Hearne, not out .. ~ ~ . 6 Extras .... .. «. 9 Total for one wicket . . . . 102 CRITICS DISAPPOINTED. BATTING OF ENGLISHMEN. MORE FORCING PLAYERS NEEDED. A. and .N.Z. LONDON. June 7. After two days of the trial match at Lord's, responsible critics are unanimous in deploring the grotesque excess of safety play by potential test match batsmen, who are described as "England's slowmotion players." Clem Hill, in a striking newspaper article, asks what ails the English batting? "The players are dull and slow," he says, "quite a foreign brand to that I knew on previous visits. "Even Hobbs," says Hill, "was too leisurely, and took over three hours to score 85. Sandham even refused to take risks when Kilner tempted him with full pitches to leg, and took two and a-half hours to make 34. Tyldesley and Hallows were both more than an hour in scoring 17. Jupp bowled for long periods without a man in the long field, yet Hobbs and Hendren did not' attempt to exploit the opportunity, though Hendren at present heads the British averages. "The form shown at Lord's suggests that the players are not fit for anything higher than county cricket, owing to their grotesque caution. Kilner alone displayed clean and confident hitting, and the crowd was genuinely disappointed when Duleep Sinhji's brilliant catch sent him back to the pavilion." Hill adds that for two days he has been watching the cream of England's batsmanship, but with the exception of Duleep Sinhji, Hobbs and perhaps Kilner, there was not a single innings that sparkled. "At no time," t says Hill, "did the batsmen take command. Although the bowling was accurate there was not so much devil in it that batsmen could not have taken a risk by jumping out into the ball and hitting to the outfield. Perhaps the shadow of Trent Bridge affected them all. Hobbs is not the attacking player lie was in Australia in 1912, but he has a tremendous responsibility. Chapman is not far from being one of the best batsmen in- England." Other experts support Hill's view. If the display at Lord's indicates the spirit which is going to animate the test matches, they say, it will take a week instead of three days to secure a result. The critics are unanimous in insisting on the necessity for discovering and encouraging forcing batsmen of the type of Chapman, Fender and Duleep Sinhji, who can forget their averages. Kelleway, writing in the Daily Express, adds a trenchant note to the general chorus of disapproval. He says that as an Australian he wants Australia to win, but the interests of the game would be better served if England were successful, i He describes Hobbs' display as simply un- ! worthy of England's greatest batsman.