TEST CRICKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22457, 29 June 1936, Page 9

TEST CRICKET

MATCH WITH INDIANS

SMALL SCORE BY VISITORS ENGLISH BATSMEN ALSO FAIL By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Eeceived June 28, SJS p.m.) LONDON, June 27 The first test cricket match between England and the" visiting Indian team was commenced at Lord's ground to-day in fine weather. The wicket, which had been wet, was drying under the influence of the sun. There was an attendance of 15,000. Allen, the English captain, won the toss and put the Indians in to bat after an inspection of the wicket. The visitors opened very carefully and were doing fairly well until Allen took three quick wickets and Robins bowled Hindlekar with a "googly" delivery. The fall of these wickets completely changed the aspect of the ganie from no wickets for 66 runs to four for 66. From then on the Indians were forced to struggle hard for runs. However, Vizianagram batted courageously. The English wickets fell more rapidly than those of the Indians. Amar Singh bowled very fast, his deliveries swinging dangerously, while Nissar made the ball move away to leg in a deceptive manner.

Giinblett again exposed his fault of trying to hook the ball before he had secured a proper sight of it, the result being that he was cleverly caught. Mitchell was bowled off his body, and the dismissal of Turnbull and Wyatt presented Amar Singh with four successive wickets. Leyland defied a well-balanced attack for two hours before being dismissed by an over-pitched delivery. Details of the scores are:— INDIA. —First Innings Merchant, b Allen . . . • • • • • 35 Hindlekar, b Robins • • 26 Mushtaq Ali, c Langridge, b Allen 0 U. K. Isayudu, lbw, b Allen . . . . 1 Wazir All, b Allen . . • • • • Amar Singh, c Langridge, b Robins 12 Palia, c Mitchell, b Verity .... 11 Jehangir Khan, b Allen . . ... .. 13 Vizianagram, not out . . .... 19 C. S. Nayudu, c Wyatt, b Robins 6 Nissar, st. Duckworth, b Verity . . 9 Extras • • * • • • y Total ; -- 147 Bowling.—Allen took five wickets for 35 runs, Wyatt none for 7, Verity two for 42, Langridge none for 9, Robins three for 50. ENGLAND. —First Innings Mitchell, b Amar Singh . . .. 14 Gimblett, c Mushtaq Ali, b Amar Singh .... • • il Turnbull, b Amar Singh 0 Leyland, lbw, b Amar Singh . . . . 60 Wvatt, c Jehangir Khan, b Amar Singh 2 Hardstaff, b Nissar .;; . . • • • • Langridge, c Jehangir Khan, b C. K. Nayudu Allen, not out * * o Duckworth, not out . . .. • • •« * Extras • • " I Total for seven wickets . . . • 132 COUNTY MATCHES LANCASHIRE BEATS KENT BOYES FIVE WICKETS FOR 12 LONDON, June 26 Kent was defeated by Lancashire in the latest series of county cricket matches which concluded to-day. Hampshire, which finished second to last in the 1935 competition, easily defeated Leicestershire at Leicester. The chief credit for the victory was due to the bowling of C. S. Boyes, who took five wickets for 12. The results of the matches are as follow: — MIDDLESEX V. GLOUCESTERSHIRE Middlesex: First innings, 317 (Hendren 100); second, 329 (Hulme 87 not cut; Sinfield nine for 111). Gloucestershire: First innings, 249. Middlesex won on the first innings. CAMBRIDGE V. SURREY Cambridge University: First innings, 359 (Yardley 116 not out); second, four for 107. Surrey: First innings, 291 (Fishlock 128). ■ • The match was drawn. ; WORCESTERSHIRE V. DERBYSHIRE Worcestershire: First innings, 233 (Gibbons 99; Copson five for 34); second, 162. Derbyshire: First innings, 247 (Townsend 76); second, seven for 149 (Perks five for 63). Derbyshire won by three wickets.

KENT V. LANCASHIRE Kent: First innings, 164 (Fagg 7l); second, 183. Lancashire: First innings, 131 (Freeman four for 41); second, eight for 218 (Watt six for 65). Lancashire won by two wickets. NOTTS V. WARWICKSHIRE Notts: First innings, 435 (Hardstafl 121, Lilley 124). . Warwickshire: First innings, 98 (Voce four for 42, Staples five for 13); follow-on, 236. Notts won by an innings and 101 runs. LEICESTERSHIRE V. HAMPSHIRE Leicestershire: First innings, 62 (Boyes five for 12); second, nine for 334, declared (Berry 143). Hampshire: First innings, 140; second, five for 147. Hampshire won on the first innings. YORKSHIRE V. SOMERSET Yorkshire: First innings, 392 (Barber 92, Verity 89). Somerset: First innings, 146 (Bowes five for 32); follow-on,. 94 (Bowes four for 29). Yorkshire won by an innings and 152 runs. ESSEX V. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Essex: First innings, 150 (Jupp six for 60); second, eight for 334, declared (Nichols 101) Northamptonshire: First innings, 253 (Lamb 91 not out); second, five for 133. Northamptonshire won on the first innings. SUSSEX V. OXFORD Sussex: ™irst innings, 424 (Melville 142, H. Parks 159). Oxford University: First innings, 226; follow-on, 172. Sussex won by an innings and 26 runs.