TEST CRICKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22193, 21 August 1935, Page 11

TEST CRICKET

ENGLAND'S STAND 313 FOR FOUR WICKETS RECORD PARTNERSHIPS DRAW APPEARS CERTAIN By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright LONDON. Aug. 19 The final cricket test match between England and South Africa was continued to-day at the Oval in fine weather and on a good wicket. When stumps- were drawn for the day the visitors had completed their first innings for 476 and England had made 313 for four wickets. The South Africans' total at the drawing of stumps on Saturday was 297 for six wickets, Viljoen (60) and Dalton (21) being the not out men. In marked contrast to the caution displayed on Saturday, the South Africans immediately went for runs this morning. Undeterred by the early fall of two wickets Dalton played very forcefully with one or two risky shots. He reached his 50 in an hour. He continued to drive and hook splendidly, until he fell to a skier at cover-point. Dalton had batted 140 minutes and hit 19 boundaries. Langton was equally dashing. The pair once scored 27 in 12 minutes. Their partnership of 137 broke all Anglo-South African ninth wicket records. South Africa's innings occupied 475 minutes. The ninth wicket lasted 70 fninutes in spite of constant changes of bowling, together with keen and accurate fielding. Africans' Mistakes in Field , South Africa's total left England no hope of victory, yet it was large enough to give the South Africans a chance if their bowlers were as successful as their batsmen. Nevertheless the quality of the wicket was demonstrated by the ease of the English batting. Producing an average of 75 runs an hour it made the policy of sending the South Africans in first look even more unfortunate.

i The English batting began unconvincingly, but the South Africans failed to make the most of their opportunities. Mitchell, in the slips, dropped an easy catch from the first ball Wyatt J hit, thuß depriving Langton of two wickets in two balls. Hammond should have been easily run out when he had made 32. The South Africans appeared to be in a strong position when England had lost three wickets for 98. Hammond and Leyland were highly uncomfortable, but the pair settled down and dealt out severe punishment, adding 151 runs in 105 minutes. Fine Fourth Wicket Record The 30,000 spectators were delighted by Hammond and Leyland giving them a feast of stroke-making during the fourth wicket stand of 151. This broke the English record established by Tom Hayward and A. J. L. Hill at Johannesburg in 1895-6. Hammond was brilliantly stumped after exceeding Hobbs* aggregate of 1562 runs against South Africa. Loyland's dashing century occupied 125 minutes, and practically assured a draw, as only one more day remains for play. Details of the scores are: — SOUTH AFRICA—First Innings Siedle, c Ames, b Robins . . . . 35 B. Mitchell, c Ames, b Read .. . . 128 Rowan, lbw. b Robins 0 Nourse, c Wyatt, b Bowes . . . . 32 Viljoen, c Clay, b Read . . . . 60 Cameron, cA. Mitchell, b Read . . 8 Wade, c Hammond, b Bowes .... 0 Dalton, c Robing, b Read . . . . 117 Vincent, b Robins « „ . 6 Langton, not out „. 73 Crisp, o Ames, b Bowes 0 Extras * „, t . 18 Total 476 Bowling.—Read took four wickets for 136 runs, Robins three for 73, Bowes three for 112, Wyatt none for 3, Hammond none for 25. Clay none for 30, Nichols none for 79. Fall of Wickets: One for 116, two for 116, three f0r.164, four for 234, five for 248, six for 254, seven for 312, eight for 333, nine for 470. ENGLAND—First Innings Bakewell, c Cameron, b Langton . . 20 A. Mitchell, b Crisp . . ...... 40 Wyatt, c Cameron, b Vincent . . 37 Hammond, st Cameron, b Vincent 65 Leyland, not out 119 Ames, not out . . .. >« . „ . . 25 Extras . • .. # k , . Total for four wickets . . . . 313 Bowling.—Vincent took two wickets for 101 runs, Crisp one for 75, Langton one for 77, B. Mitchell none for 25, Dalton none for 28.

RESUMPTION OF PLAY ENGLAND'S GOOD SCORE 534 FOR SIX WICKETS (Received August 21, 1.15 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 20 Play in the test match was continued this morning in fine weather. The wicket was still good. Ley land and Ames resumed batting. The former raised his scoro to 161 and then ' was stumped off Mitchell's bowling. At the luncheon interval England's total was 534 for six wickets, or 58 more than the visitors' first innings score. Additional details are:—Leyland, st Cameron, b Mitchell, 161; Ames, not out, 148; Nichols, c Siedle, b Langton, 30 j Robins, not out,, 10 j, extras, 23,.