WICKET IN POOLS OF WATER

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21086, 12 July 1938, Page 7

WICKET IN POOLS OF WATER

Rain Hampers Test Cricket LITTLE HOPE OF PLAY Torrential Downpour Yesterday United Press Association—Electri* Telegraph—Copyright (Received July 11, 11.40 a.m.) LONDON, July 11. The weather at Manchester at 10.15 a.m. was fine, but there is small prospect of play in the third cricket Test match, between England and Australia. TORRENTIAL RAIN FALLS MATCH ALL BUT WASHED OUT United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph -Copvrlght (Received July 11, 11.44 p.m.) LONDON. July 11. Torrential rain fell in Manchester at 11 a.m., and there was no play today. The decision was reached without inspecting the wicket, which is

surrounded by pools of water. There will probably b. no play tomorrow. HAMMOND LEADING BATSMZ.N BOWLERS HEADED BY BOWES United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received July 11, f. 30 p.n.) LONDON, July 10. English cricket averages are as fol-

lows:— Batting A v ge. 82,09 Hammond Runs. ,. 1724 Paynter .. 1506 68.45 Edrich ,. 1452 66.00 Dempster 912 65.14 Gibb .. 1212 Geary 612 61.20 Hutton .. 1116 55.80 Compton (terth) .. 1173 53.32 Ames (twelfth) 732 52.28 Hardstaff (fourteenth . .. 678 48.12 Bowling Wickets. Avge. Bowes 53 12.43 Lev land 36 15.72 Mayer 46 16 50 Clay 46 16.47 Pollard .. 104 16.50 Verity (seventh) .. 81 17.67 Nichols (eighth) .. 92 18.80 Smailes (tenth) 65 19.70 Wellard (fifteenth) .. . .. 83 20.62 Barnett and Goddard do not appear in the averages.