END OF FOURTH TEST

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19861, 26 July 1934, Page 9

END OF FOURTH TEST

NOTABLE GAME RESULTS IN DRAW United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, July 24. The fourth Test match was drawn, rain stopping play at 12.50 p.ni. Leyland and Hopwood were then batting and England, with four wickets in hand, still needed 135 runs to avert an innings defeat. Wicket Waterlogged. When play ceased at lunch, following a heavy downpour, England had lost six wickets for 229 runs. Light rain was still falling at 2 o’clock. The water penetrated the covers and the wicket became waterlogged. The captains inspected the wicket at 2.45 o’clock, when the rain ceased. It was intended to reinspect the wicket at 3.30 o’clock, but further rain intervened. W. M. Woodfull and R. E. S. Wyatt made a lengthy inspection of the pitch at 4 o’clock. A squeegee roller was applied around the pitch and there then seemed to be prospect of play within an hour. Play Abandoned. The captains inspected the wicket at 4.30 o’clock and when it was further inspected at 5 o’clock they disagreed and the umpires made an inspection. The umpires decided to have another look at it at 6 o'clock, when they abandoned the match. During the weary wait the discussions chiefly concerned the incident in which Hopwood received the umpire’s verdict on appeal for a catch by Wall at silly mid-on. The Australians were convinced that Hopwood was out, Oldfield and other’s near the wicket joining in the applause for what appeared to be a brilliant catch. The umpire must have decided that Wall took the ball from the ground. Following are the scores: ENGLAND.

AUSTRALIANS V. DURHAM HOME SIDE’S EARLY LOSSES. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph- Copyright (Received July 26. 1.30 a.m.) LONDON, July 25. The Australians commenced a match against Durham at Sunderland, this morning. The teams are:— Australia—W. M. Woodfull, W. H. Ponsford, L. S. Darling, A. F. Kippax, E. Bromley, B. Barnett, H. Ebeling, L. O’B. Fleetwood-Smith, A. G. Chipperfield, W. Brown, W. A. Oldfield. Durham —C. L. Adamson, H. Gibbons.

RAIN BRINGS LUCK TO ENGLAND

First Innings. Walters, c and b Chipperfleld .. .. 44 Keeton, c Oldfield, b O’Reilly .. .. 25 Hammond, b Wall 37 Hendren, b Chipperfleld 29 Wyatt, stpd. Oldfield, b Grimmett 19 Leyland, lbw., b O’Reilly 16 Ames, c Oldfield, b Grimmett 9 Hopwood, lbw., b O’Reilly .. .. 8 Verity, not out 2 Mitchell, stpd. Oldfield, b Grimmett 9 Bowes, c Ponsford, b Grimmett 0 2 Total 200 Fall of wickets —One for 43; two for 85; three for 135; four for 135; five for 168; six for 170; seven for 189; eight for 189; nine for 200. Bowling Analysis. G. M. R. W. Wall 18 1 57 1 McCabe .. .. * 2 3 0 Grimmett .... 30.4 11 57 4 O’Reilly .... 35 16 46 3 Chipperfleld .. 18 6 35 2 Second Innings. Walters, b O'Reilly 45 Keeton, b Grimmett 12 Hammond, run out 20 Hendren, lbw., b O’Reilly 42 Wyatt, b Grimmett 44 Leyland, not out 49 Ames, c Brown, b Grimmett .. .. 8 Hopwood. not out 2 7 Total for six wickets .. .. 229 Fall of wickets —One for 28; two for 70; three for 87; four for 188; five for 190; six for 213. O. M. R. W. Wall 14 5 36 0 McCabe .... 5 4 5 0 Grimmett .... 57 24 72 3 O'Reilly .... 51 25 88 2 Chipperfleld .. 9 2 21 0 AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Ponsford, hit wkt„ b Verity . .. 181 Brown, b Bowes 15 Oldfield, c Ames, b Bowes 0 Woodfull, b Bowes 0 Bradman, b Bowes .. .. .. . .. 304 McCabe, b Bowes 27 Darling, b Bowes 12 Chipperfleld, c Wyatt, b Verity .. 1 Grimmett, run out 15 O’Reilly, not out ii Wall lbw., b Verity 1 584 Fall of wickets—One for 37; two for 39; three for 39; four for 427; five for 517; six for 550; seven for 551; eight for 557; nine for 574. Bowling Analysis. O. M. R. w. Bowes 13 142 6 Mitchell 23 1 117 0 Hammond 29 5 82 0 Verity 40.5 H3 3 Hopwood 30 7 93 0 Leyland 5 o 20 0