TEST FAILURE

Taranaki Daily News, 3 August 1931, Page 9

TEST FAILURE

“LUCK AGAINST TOURISTS” DEFEAT BY INNINGS AND 26 VALIANT DEFENCE IN VAIN VIVIAN, BLUNT AND KERR (Special to Press Association.) London, July 31. Despite valiant efforts by Viviati; Blunt and Kerr, New Zealand was de* feated in the second cricket Test by in innings aiid 26 runs, ilie. New Zealanders being all out in the second innings for lfJ7. The attendance was 7000. The result proved a considerable disappointment after the team s excellent ihbwirig.jh the first W tat Lord's, Blit it is generally agreed that luck, as well as a strong English side, was against New Zealand. . Play to-day was in dull, threatening weather, and the wicket had lost most 6f its Stirig; though it still enabled the sjpin bowlers to turn the ball. Alter Mills and i?age had been bowled Bltmt and Vivian settled down to, retrieve matters. The faced the bowling With every confidence. Vivian-hdoked Verity for a magnificent six, lihd’shortly afterwards reached hU 50, in $5. minutes. In the last over before lunch he relaxed his caution and lathed out at Peebles, skying an easy chtch to Brown at point, Vivian showed lack of experience in hitting at this stage, but otherwise he plriyed. with the assurance of a veteran arid. the ability k>f a true batshian. He hit four fours and one six, and with Blunt added- 88. The score was then 13fl for In the second over after lunch Lowry whs caught; off his. glove; the. ball -being defected past the wicketkeeper to Duleepsinhji. Effiir runs had been added. BLUNT’S FINE DEFENCE. •Blufit continued to. show impervious defence, but in attempting- to fequareciit'Peebles he was bowled by a googly. It was an invaluable iririihgs, lasting lit) minutes. Six wickets were dotvn for 161, Kerr started brilliantly, and in one over, from Brown hit four successive/boundaries, trite W btbught. bh, Jnd Kefr, lit attempting a forcing back shot chopped the brill-.iiitb his . wicket. Twenty-seven runs hrid. been. added. ' Verity relieved Peebffis, whom James ih this preceding oyer had sent twice lb tile boundary. The change was immediately successful, Peebles taking, a brilliant • one-hand catch at 'backward point 1 bfcfbife Another rith, -Was scored. . Merritt awd Ct oriib passed the first innings total before the. former went l.b.w. in attempting to tufii, Tate. The ninth wicket thus fell witli the score at 1116. Tn the next over Allcott gave Allen At short leg An easy catch, arid the initials ■wbsSd at 3.15. England’s bowlers were assisted by the wicket, and had the moral advantage of the declaration and the followom They maintained a steady attack throughout. Tate bowled brilliantly; sending down 21 tbvfers;six/of'... which were maidens. He is still undoubtedly England’s leading stock bowler. Peebles and Bro writ again bbwled, wdll. The latter most favourably impressed the

critics, y . ■ '■.■ ■■■ ■ ’ New 'Zealririd’S, best Bateman, C. S. tiempstcr, is ■ resting during the. next match, • rind wiit- possibly play in the final .Test' it Birriiihgliam. THfe fecorris are:— ENGLAND. First Innings ..Mi... -116 ’.NEW ZEALAND. First Ifinirigs N 193 Second innings. Weir, b Befebles 5 ... ...... .- 6 Mills; - B Bfbwii ;...;. •■ • 30 Pagt; b Tati ...................3 Blunt, b Peebles ........43 Vivian; c Bfowri, B Peebles 51 Lowry, c Duleepsinhji, b Feeblfes .. 0 Kerr, b Tate • 28 James, c Peebles, b Verity ... .i. 10 Merritt, 1.b.w., b Tate ............ 4 Allcott, c'Allen, b Verity ......... 1 Cromb; not oiit ..................: 3 Extras,, IS Total 197 BCrtylihg. analysis.—Allen took no wicket® fbr 23 runs; Tate, three for 22; Peebles, four for 63; Brown, one for 39;'Vefity, two for 33. ENGLISH CRITICS OVERJOYED. X C ■ (' J HOBBS KIND TO NEW ZEALANDERS Rec. 5.5 p.m. London, Aug. I. English critics are overjoyed at the Test victory and generally consider Jardine’S terim the nucleus of a strong Side fob Australia rieit year. Generous tributes are paid to the New Zealanders,, especially Vivian and-Blunt. It is acknowledged that the visitors had bad luck. Jack Hobbs in the Ddily Mail says: I hope the New Zealanders will riot be downcast by the defeat. I am prepared to shy that hrid they won ' the toss and batted on the easy wicket on the first day they would have saved the game. Their batting is far stronger than their bowling. I still think Lowry never allowed the spin bowlers time to grit their lengths on the i.rst day. Vivian batted beautifully. I regard him as a splendid player of the future. Optimistic England supporters must remember tlie absence of Dempster. Such * fine opening batsman can make a jffcat difference. VALUE QE TEST TO ENGLAND. CRITICS’ OPiNIONS OF TEAM. Londbn, July 31. The Evening Standard, remarking: "It is useless to pretend that the big Issue of the New Zealand tests was not to build a team for the Australian tour, ’ r says: “England has good, reason to be pleased at the Jessoris of_the Oval match. The most heartening feature has been the bowling of Brown, Verity and Allen.” Hobbs, writing in the Daily Mail, gays; “We want to see the Englishmen when up against it, also on a hard wicket. Meanwhile there is a good

ground work in Bakfcwcll arid Verity, and BrbWri will certainly improve. Jardriie's captiiiricy was- gbOd, find his handling of the bowling generally excellent.” NEW- ZEALANDERS UNFORTUNATE A DISAPPOINTING PERFORMANCE. By Tehjrraph.—Press Association. Wbllirigtbfi, Atig. 1. Comfrientirig on the. result of the second Test, Mr, Brice, .chairman of the New Zealand Cricket Selection Committee,. said: “I think our playfets Unfortunate in not getting the first knock, in . which case they would have, done better. The only fliirig for our players to do is to wait for the next Test to retrieve their reputation, which I think tlifey will do. Dempster was a big loss. Had he been playing the gaiiie would have been drawn. England’s boWling talent wifoda bit too not for us Oh the wicket; and it is apparent the English Bowlcts riihst be able to spin the brill a bit, arid Allen with his pace riiu?t have ■been very difficult in turning the ball back. ‘.‘lf nothing else, the match gfas a great experience for our play’efo. Even go the performance was disappointing. T thifik the batsmbn should have iriad’e a few riiore runs. Our bowling must have been pretty weak, tob, arid it is without the experience that was behind the Ehglish bowlers. Evidently it was not a wicket for slow bowlfers, arid it seeriis unless we get a wicket to suit OUr slow bowlers dtlr bowling is not gobd enough. Oiir players I thought WOrild have better adapted theniselvies to wet conditions in view of tlie experience they have had bn wet wickets during the totir. Still we have put M.C.C. out for 40 runs, and that was a much worse perfdimiahec than outs in this Test.” BROADCAST CLEARLY HEARD. Wellington, Aug. 1. “It was possible this morning to hear practically all the broadcast sent out by the Radio Broadcasting Company Of the wireless telephone comment from London on the third and final day’s play in the second Test cricket match. The atmospheric conditions beeaine Ulifavourable towards the ent of the broadcast, and conversation was again out of the suestion. The speakers at tlie London end were Gilligan, Blunt, Dempster, Janies and Mr. Cecil Wray, the New Zealand Rugby Union's representative in England.