FIGHT FOR RUNS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19667, 27 June 1938, Page 5

FIGHT FOR RUNS

TEST AT LORD’S

ENGLAND’S 494 TALLY HAMMOND GOES AT 240 TOURIST’S 299 FOR FIVE BROWN 140 NOT OUT (Eire. Tt;l. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. June 27. 9 a.m.) LONDON, June 26. The weather was fine ana hot on Saturday when England, with an- overnight score of 409 runs for five wickets, resumed the first innings in the second cricket test match against the Australians at Lord’s. The attendance was 33,800, a record. A queue began to form at 9.30 p.m. on Friday and by 8 a.m. on Saturday extended on three sides of the ground. England’s innings, which lasted 7 hours, 20 minutes, finished with a total of 494. Five wickets fell on Saturday .for the addition of 85 runs. Australia, at stumps, had made 299 runs for the loss of five wickets.

Waite again fielded for Chipperfieid. It was found that Chipperfield’s finger was not fractured. He may play on Monday. England’s not out pair, Hammond (210) and Ames (50) scored freely for the first 20 minutes after play resumed. McCormick lacked the fire his bowling showed on Friday. One ’ball struck Hammond’s elbow, causing a temporary stoppage. Ames was content to keep up his end for Hammond, the pair adding 43 runs*in half an hour.

Hammond’s Greatest Innings

A well-pitched-up iball in McCormick’s twelfth over rooted up Hammond’s leg stump. His innings had lasted 6 hours 10 minutes. He gave two extremely hot chances. His score included 32 fours.

It was the greatest innings of his career, compiled with classic grace. His straight driving was immensely powerful. ' Later, it was announced that his arm was severely bruised, necessitating strapping. O’Reilly returned when the score was 472 and got Verity in the first over after 20 minutes, of dull defence.

O’Reilly set a leg trap, with no slip, for the tall, powerful batter, Wellard, who .slammed the first 'ball to the boundary. He was caught in the next over when he skied one to deep midon.

Ames tried to keep the strike. Fleetiwood-Smith caught him in two minds whether to play forward to a leg-break. He was well taken by McCormick at first slip. Ames had batted three hours 45 minutes, giving a chanceless and mostly restrained display. He hit 10 fours.

The crowd shook with laughter at the ferocious attempts of Wright and Fames to hit the slow bowlers until a leg-break shattered Wright’s wicket.

Australia Opening

F ingle ton and Brown opened Australia’s first innings 25 minutes before lunch to the bowling of Fames and Wellard and wore the shine off the new ball.

After lunch, Fames was faster and one delivrey struck Brown in the stomach. Fifty runs were up in 40 minutes, a comfortable start. Wellard, who appeared to lack accuracy, was played with ease. Fingleton was going nicely after an hour’s batting when he finally snicked a ball from Wright straight to Hammond ai fine slip. Bradman began crisply against a high-speed attack from Fames. He played Verity so comfortably in the first three overs that it was a shock *o see him attempting to cut and play the ball on to his wicket after a stay of an hour. The ball that dismissed Bradman seemed to come quicker from the pitch than he expected and the batsman failed to get properly on to it. Verity was accorded an ovation at the end of the over.

Brown, meanwhile, was playing steadily tout cautiously.

McCabe Starts Brightly

McCabe opened with his usual ■brightness. He hooked a rising long hop from Wellard to square-log for six and raised the score to 150 in two hours. Fames was rewarded with McCabe’s wicke’t when the batsman cut him hard, straight and low to point. Verity, in .falling, held a brilliant catch. McCabe hit one six and fivefours.

Hassett sent the score along at au excellent rate, and Australia’s position at afternoon tea, though insecure, was a little happier. Edrich had a brief turn ‘at bowling without success. Hassett, when 32, gave a difficult chance off Fames 'to Wellard, while Brown, when 99, was nearly 'bowled by Wellard. Brown’s 100 took 19a minutes.

With the total at 231, Brown was struck on the neck, tout he soon recovered. Both he and Hassett played many dazzling shots off all the bowlers. Hassett square drove We'llard for a powerful four and was then out in the same over. His admirable and versatile innings included six fours. Badcock deflected a ball from Wellard to his wicket and the crowd roared.

Brown and Barnett •played out time. The latter, after a shaky start, defended resolutely. Brown was at the wickets four hours 25 minutes for a chanceless display, which included 15 fours. Australia needed only 46 to save a follow on.

Details of scores are as follow: — ENGLAND First Innings

Barnett, c Brown, b McCormick 18 Hutton, c Brown, b McCormick .. 4 Fdrich, b McCormick .. 0 Hammond, b McCormick . . . . 240 Paynter, lbw, b O’Reilly .. • • 9 9 Compton, lbw, b O’Reilly .. .. 6 Ames, c McCormick, b Fleetwood,Smith 33 Verity, b O’Reilly . . . . ■ • 3 Wellard, b McCormick . . • • 9 Wright, b Fleelwood-Smith .. 6 Fames, not out .. . ■ • • 3 Extras - 4 Total 494 Fall of wickets. —One for 12; two for 20; three for 31; four for 253; five for 271; six for 457; seven for 472; eight for 478; nine for 483.