BORING BATTING.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20543, 19 February 1935, Page 1

BORING BATTING.

Third Test Drawn in West Indies. United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received February 19. 2 p.m.) GEORGETOWN, February 18. The third Test between West Indies and M.C.C. was drawn. The weather was fine and the wicket easy when play was resumed. Safety was still the keynote of the batting and seventy-five minutes were occupied in scoring the first 30. Hammond was uncomfortable and eighteen minutes elapsed before he scored. Wyatt boringly batted for four hours, but with Hendren he consolidated England’s position. Constantine's medium-pace deliveries were sufficient to keep the batsmen quiet. At one stage he had three wickets for 9 runs. Wyatt declared at the tea adjournment, leaving ninety minutes in which Sealey stylishly put up the best innings of the day. Scores:—•

ENGLAND. Second Innings. Wyatt, lbw b Rolfe Grant 71 Paine, c George Grant b Neblett 1H Hammond, b Constantine 1 Smith, b Constantine 4 Hendren, not out 38 Leyland, b Rolfe Grant 0 Ames, not out •> Extras 22 Total for six wickets (dec.) 160 Bowling analysis:— O. M. R. W. Martindale ...... 8 3 16 0 Constantine 21 11 32 3 Hylton 8 3 18 0 Neblett 16 2 44 1 Rolfe Grant 22* 6 28 2 WEST INDIES. Second Innings. Wishart, lbw b Wyatt 0 Christiani. not out 32 Jones, b Paine 8 Sealey, run out 33 Constantine, st Ames b Paine .... 7 Neblett, c Hammond b Holmes .. 5 George Grant, not out o Extras 14 To\al for five wickets .... 104 Bowling analysis:— O. M. R. W. Townsend 1 0 9 0 Smith 4 2 13 0 Wyatt 4 2 7 1 Hollies 5 2 17 0 Paine 7 0 28 2 Holmes 3 1 16 1