SIDELIGHTS ON TEST MATCH

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19835, 26 June 1934, Page 9

SIDELIGHTS ON TEST MATCH

COMMENT ON FORM OF PLAYERS

UNCERTAINTY OF GAME CONFUSES CRITICS

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, June 24. Mr P. F. Warner in the “Daily Telegraph” says: “Australia will very likely head our total. Our bowling is far from impressive. Verity alone looked like a Test bowler. Brown batted magnificently. If ever there has been a greater wicket keeper than Oldfield I have never seen him.” “The Times” cricket writer admits that so far Australia seems the better side. The Australians have so many more strokes than the average English batsman, while the Australian fielding is immensely superior. Critics generally anticipate a drawn game. Rumour in Circulation. The “Daily Telegraph” says that a report was circulated during the weekend that Woodfull, at the tea interval at Lords on Saturday, protested against Bowes’s fast bowling. Sir Stanley Jackson, chairman of the M.C.C. Selection Committe, states that the report is untrue. It was probably based on the fact that Bowes asked for additional fieldsmen on the leg side after tea, but the request was refused. Sir Stanley Jackson added that no instructions were given to Wyatt regarding the placing of the field. Wyatt’s reason for depriving Bowes of a third leg side fieldsman was doubtless technical. Sir Stanley Jackson declared: “I have no knowledge of any of my colleagues indicating to Larwood’s captain that he would not be allowed to bowl the leg-theory. I cannot believe anyone would do such a thing. My colleagues are fully aware that the team in the field is under orders of the captain, who is solely responsible.” AUSTRALIAN PRESS COMMENT. ENGLISH BOWLERS CRITICISED. United Press Association-By Electric Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, June 24. The Australian Press Association representative says that with 248 runs behind, and eight wickets to fall, Australia can await Monday with equanimity, unless the pitch takes a sudden and unexpected turn for the worse. This levelling performance was achieved despite the tantalising obstinacy of England's tail-enders, also the fast bowling bogey had been, temporarily, at any rate, overcome Fames’ and Bowes’ shattering energies on the rock of Woodfull’s sclidity, and Brown’s, Bradman’s, and McCabe’s hearty aggression. Indeed, England, with two fast bowlers, looked less impressive than with one. Fames proved over expensive to keep on long, but he and Bowes may be more dangerous on Monday, since there was heavy rain all night throughout London. However it can be honestly said that Brown seems to thrive on fast bowling. He is a born opener and looks safer than lower down. Bradman never looked more dangerous, hitting with great power and confidence. He is the 1934 cricket mystery. He was luxuriantly happy without being reckless, yet immediately adopted the defensive. He lost his wicket by a poor stroke. Oldfield kept wicket for 91 hours in an innings of 440, and did not allow a bye, which is a tremendous feat. Leyland Praised. D. R. Jardine, in -The Daily Express” pays tributes to Leyland, and puts him on a high pinnacle. He says Wall got most of our wickets, and it was a relief to see him taken off. Fames did not look the bowler he was at Nottingham. The English fielding in the slips and gully was slovenly and messy. Bradman appeared to get himself out through overanxiety to score on a fast wicket, which was very dry, and will play tricks on a fourth day unless rain binds it together. PICTURES OF FIRST TEST. AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE. Uuited Press Association -B.v Electric Telegraph -Copyright (Received June 25, 9.40 p.m.) SYDNEY, June 25. Pictures of the first Test match, which finished on June 12, were published in Sydney to-day. The Dutch Air Mail landed the pictures at Batavia last Thursday, and they were obtained there by Captain P. G. Taylor, the Australian airman, and Sir Charles Kingsford Smith’s trans-Tasman colleague, who landed with them at Wyndham on Friday evening. He thence made a 2000 mile flight across the Continent, spending Saturday night at Broken Hill and arriving in Sydney on Sunday with as little fuss as if he had flown 60 instead of 6000 miles.