POOR START

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23073, 25 June 1938, Page 15

POOR START

TEST AT LORD'S ENGLAND BATTING McCORMICK'S SUCCESS THREE CHEAP WICKETS LUNCH SCORE 134 RUNS By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received June 25, 12.35 a.m.) LONDON. June 24 The second cricket test match Australia versus England was commenced this morning at Lord's. The weather was fine and hot and 20,000 spectators were present when the game began, hundreds sitting without their coats. Hammond won the toss and England batted. Three wickets fell cheaply to McCormick and then Hammond and Paynter rhade a stand. The teams are:— AUSTRALIA D. G. Bradman (South Australia), captain. S. J. McCabe (New South Wales), J. H. Fingleton (New South Wales). W. A. Brown (Queensland). C. L. Badcock (South Australia). A. G. Chipperfield (New South Wales)-. A. L. Hassett (Victoria). W. J. O'Reilly (New South Wales). E. L. McCormick (Victoria). L. O'B. Fleetwood-Smith (Victoria). B. A. Barnett (Victoria). Twelfth man, M. G. Waite (South Australia). ENGLAND ( W. R- Hammond (Gloucestershire), captain. K. Fames (Cambridge University and Essex). H." Verity (Yorkshire). L. Hutto'n (Yorkshire). L. E. G. Ames (Kent). D. V. P. Wright (Kent)'. C. J. Barnett (Gloucestershire)'., E. Paynter (Lancashire). D. C. S. Compton (Middlesex). W. J. Edrich (Norfolk and Middleeex). A. W. Wellard (Somerset). Twelfth man, J. Hardstaff (Nottinghamshire) . Messrs. Smith (Warwickshire), and Walden (Northants), are the umpires. Two Wickets fall lor 20 McCormick opened the attack from the pavilion end. There was a light breeze across the wicket. McCabe bowled at the other end. Disaster came early. Hutton, after scoring four off a no-ball from McCormick, played defensively at a shortish in-swinger on the leg stump - and cocked up an easy catch to Brown at short square leg.

There was plenty of life in the wicket. McCormick, bowling at the highest speed he has achieved since his arrival in England, badly beat Edrich in his third over and shattered his stumps. Thus two wickets were down for 20 within 20 minutes, discounting England's advantage in winning the toss. Sensational First Hall-hour Hammond joined Barnett, who was batting with characteristic confidence, and began crisply. To the first ball in McCormick's fifth over Barnett was out. The, ball pitched well up on the off stump and Brown, dashing in from short square leg, held a spooned up catch. McCormick then had three wickets for 15 in a sensational first half hour. The gates were closed at noon as every seat had been sold. The crowd then totalled 30,000. , Fleetwood-Smith replaced McCabe when the score was 35, O Reilly a little later replacing McCormick. Stand by Hammond and Paynter Fingleton went close to throwing down Paynter's wicket. The atmosphere became less tense, with Hammond and Paynter playing Fleetwood-Smith and O'Reilly with firmness and skill. Hammond especially was graceful, and confident. He hit deliveries from O'Reilly to the boundary on several occasions. The score at the lunch adjournment was 134, Details are: —• ENGLAND—First Innings Barnett, c Brown, b McCormick .. 18 Hutton, c Brown, b McCormick . . 4 Edrich, b McCormick Hammond, not out .. • # • « • • •~ Paynter, not out .. •« * * 11 Extras . . . . * * * « » • _ Total for three wickets . . . . 134 An hour's play alter lunch brought the score to 194 lor three wickets, Hammond 100 not out, Paynter 62 not out, extras 8.