HUGE SCORE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23123, 23 August 1938, Page 9

HUGE SCORE

fifth test match leyland run out record partnership TWO WICKETS FOR 434 bain during night By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received August 23, 12.55 a.m.) LONDON, August 22 After heavy rain early this morning, which delayed the start, the fifth test match between England and Australia was resumed at the Oval, and the Englishmen's score was carried on to 431 for two wickets at the luncheon adjournment, Leyland being out for 187. When stumps wero drawn on Saturday England's score stood at 347 for one wicket, the not-out batsmen being Hntton (160)' and Leyland (156). Piny was started at 11.55 a.m. The weather was cool and sunny. The crowd was larger than Saturday's, and vociferously welcomed Hutton and Leyland. The wicket apparently was not affected by the rain, but the ball was slippery. Hutton received a full toss from Fleetwood-Smith which he drove to the off boundary, enabling the partnership to break the 323 which previously was the record for any wicket for England. Hutton and Leyland wero both even more confident than on Saturday, and continued to score steadily, the bowlers getting nothing from the wicket. The partnership had made 350 in 345 minutes. Waite replaced O'Reilly at 12.35. Fleetwood-Smith, however, maintained a high degree of accuracy, in spite of being handicapped by the wet ball, and he almost bowled Leyland with a sharp leg break. It was .the first time to-day that the ball had beaten the bat. Details of the score are as follows: — ENGLAND. —First Innings Hutton, not out 191 -Edrich, lbw, b O'Reilly 12 Leyland, run out 187 Hammond, not out 20 Extras 24 Total for two wickets . . . . 434

TRAVESTY OF CRICKET FUTILITY OF BOWLING WICKET HEART-BREAKING O'REILLY ROBBED OF HIS ART LONDON, August 21 Commenting in the Daily Telegraph on the first day's play in the fifth cricket test match, Mr. Howard Marshall says: "Although Hntton and Leyland did magnificently, it was a ridiculous travesty of cricket, due to the hoart-breaking wicket reducing the bowling to futile formality: The wicket so grossly favoured the batsmen that it entirely destroyed the balance of the game. O'Reilly could barely spin the ball. It was pathetic to see such a great bowler robbed of his art. "England should score 1000 runs. In view of its batting strength such a grotesque total does not appear to be impossible."

W. A. Old field, the former Australian wicketkeeper, writing in the Sunday Dispatch, says: "Fielding only three regular bowlers, England and Australia both seem determined upon a war of attrition. In view of the perfect wicket England may eclipse Australia's 701 at tho Oval in 1934." D. 11. .Jardine, writing in tho Observer, says: "13oth sides gambled in the selection of the bowling, but Australia was more courageous, apparently hoping to win the toss. Such a wicket, reducing tho. world's present best bowler to impotence, is a freak and is not conducive to tbo best interests of the game."