TEST SELECTION SURPRISES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20803, 11 August 1937, Page 9

TEST SELECTION SURPRISES

TEAMS FOR THIRD MATCH COMMENT OF ENGLISH CRITICS NEW ZEALAND’S LEAD AGAINST ESSEX United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, August 9. England's surprise test choice is A. D. G. Matthews, who formerly played for Northants, and was then coach to the Stone School, and who recently played three times for Glamorgan. He took 22 wickets at an average of fourteen runs. He is a fast medium bowler. Anglo-Australian Tests “The Daily Telegraph” learns that there is no intention of extending the English-Australian tests to fiv days. NEW ZEALAND’S LEAD AGAINST ESSEX HADLEE’S STYLISH CENTURY United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright CHELMSFORD, August 9. To the Essex total of 256 runs in the first innings. New Zealand replied with 368, and at the close of the second day’s play, Essex had lost four wickets for 109 runs. Visitors’ Superiority New Zealand began the day in fine style. Hadlee and Wallace together added 173 in less than two hours. Hadlee was in fine form, driving with great power. He hit ten fours and two sixes in a chanceless century, his first for New Zealand. Wallace gave a capital display of varied stroke play, hitting 12 fours and one six. New Zealand’s innings, like the County’s, tailed away after the fall of the second wicket. After lunch, only Weir, Lamason, Carson and Tlndill offered much resistance to the steady bowling of Evans and Nichols. The latter was remarkably inexpensive considering that the conditions favoured the batsmen. He bowled 33 overs at top pace, for only 65 runs. Tlndlll’s success, after a long, lean period, was an encouraging prelude to the test. The Essex second innings opened sensationally. Page took an acrobatic catch in the slips to dismiss Eastman, the former Otago coach. Cowie and Dunning enjoyed early effectiveness, although the wicket was still viceless. Vivian took a quick, valuable wicket. Wilcox, the Cambridge captain of 1933. again played a fine Innings. The tourists finished the day in a very promising position. The weather was like a midsummer day in New Zealand. The attendance was about 4000.

ESSEX IN BAD POSITION SIX WICKETS DOWN FOR SMALL SCORE United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received August 11, 12.50 a.m.) CHELMSFORD, August 10. Essex with four wickets down for 109 runs resumed in dull weather on a good wicket and six wickets are down for 143. Following are the scores:— ESSEX First innings Wilcox, st. Tlndill, b Page .. ..116 Eastman, c Weir, b Cowie 37 Avery, c Haoiee, b Dunning .. 46 Taylor, c Lamason, b Dunning .... 0 Nichols, lbw., b Dunning .... 12 Vere-Hodge, lbw., b Cowie .... 0 Belle, b Cowie 18 Wade, c Page, b Dunning .... 4 P. smith, not out 6 R. B. Smith, b Dunnmg 0 Evans, c and b Dunning 4 Extras 13 Total 256

Second Innings: Wilcox, c Page, b Cowie 58 Eastman, c Page, b Dunning .... 6 Avery, lbw, b Cowie 29 Taylor, b Dunning 2 Nichols, st Tindill, b Vivian .... 11 Vere-Hodge, b Cowie 21 Belle, not out 7 Wade, not out 1 Extras 8 Total for six wickets .. .. 143 NEW ZEALAND First Innings Vivian, lbw., b Nichols 61 Hadlee, b Smith 106 Wallace, c and b Eastman CO Donnelly, c Wade, b Nichols .... 4 Weir, c Belle, 6 Evans 29 Carson, c Nichols, b Evans .... 15 Page, b Evans o Lamason, c Wilcox, b Smith .... 25 Dunning, c Eastman, b Evans .... 7 Cowie, lbw, b Evans 0 Tindill, not out 23 Extras .. 10 Total 368 Bowling analysis—Nichols took two wickets for 65 runs, P. Smith two for 119, Eastman one for 51, Evans live for 57. CLOTHES ON FIRE CRICKETER'S STRANGE EXPERIENCE United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, August 9. L. Parnell, batting at Dartmouth, caught fire when the ball struck his thigh, igniting matches in his pocket. He was stumped as he jumped, clasping his leg, but was allowed to resume.

Bowling Analysis W. O. M. R. Cowie 29 12 56 3 Dunning 29.3 9 71 6 Vivian .. .. 26 49 0 Weir .. .. 6 0 24 0 6 1 20 0 Page .. .. 3 0 23 1