A SLOW START
THIRD CRICKET TEST ENGLAND 04 FOR TWO (Received Feh. lb, 3 p.m.) GEORGETOWN, Feb. 14. The third cricket test started to-day. The teams are:— England ; Wyatt, Holmes, Townsend, Hendren, Hammond, Leyland, Ames, Smith, Paine Hollies, and Iddou. West Indies; George Grant, Ilolte Grant, ;Headley,',(Constantine, Sealey, Hylton, Martindale, 'Christian, Jones, Neblett, and .Wish art.
Ijain throughout the night flooded the outfield and held up the start until 3.45, but the matting wicket was not affected.
Wyatt won the toss and opened slowly, flattering Grant’s fast bowling and causing the crowds to implore Wyatt to “get a move on,’’ but a slow bowler separated (the pair. Smith brightened up affairs and scored the first 25 after coming in bv pulls and longhandled drives. At stumps, two wickets wore down for 64. Details: —
ENGLAND —First Innings—
Townsend, Ibw., b Belle Grant ... 16 Wyatt, not out 17 Smith, c Headley, b Hylton ... 2,5 Paine, not out 0 Extras 6
Total for two wickets
Bowling: Hylton, one for 19: Constantine, none for 15; Martindalc, none for'- fopr j Neblett, none for seven; Grant, one for 13.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18632, 16 February 1935, Page 15
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184A SLOW START Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18632, 16 February 1935, Page 15
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