THE FINAL TEST

Wairarapa Age, 7 August 1926, Page 5

THE FINAL TEST

HOURS OF PLAY. DECIDED BY CONTROL BOARD. SIX DAYS TEST LIMIT SUGGESTED (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) LONDON, August s.—The Crieket Board of Control, at its meeting at Lords, decided that for the final Test match the follow-on and declaration rules should apply as for county matches. The wicket will be mowed ■every morning in the presence of the umpires; and the outfield, if possible, will be mowed also. The hours of play will be as follows : 11.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m, on the first day; 11 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. on the second and third days; and noon to 6.30 p.m. on the fourth and subsequent days. The board recommended that the Advisory Committee be consulted regarding the playing out of Tests, and suggested that in future Tests should be limited to six days, and if no result has been arrived at by that time, the match not, to count in the series.— (Reuter). WARWICKSHIRE’S GOOD STAND. NINE WICKETS DOWN FOR 298. LONDON, August s.—The weather was perfect and the wicket good for the match between the Warwickshire eleven and the Australians. The visitors completed thqir innings for 464 runs, and Warwickshire has lost nine wickets for 298. The attendance was about 8000. Hendry and Ellis, Australia’s two not-out batsmen, carried on brightly, and their partnership yielded 93 runs in an hour and a quarter. Hendry was sound, and was never beaten. Warwickshire’s opening was not auspicious, three wickets falling for 58 runs. Then Quaife and Santall carried the score to 104 by means of careful play. Gregory was bowling faster than usual, and turning from the off, which made him very difficult to play. Parsons was quiet and confident, and was strong on (he off-side. He and Santall hit freely, mostly in front of the wicket. When the partnership had added 88 runs to the score Santall was ■well held By Collins low at mid-off. Parsons followed the next ever; stepping out to drive Mailey, he was easily stumped by Ellis, after having batted for two hours, and ten minutes. He displayed fine wrist work, while his drives were powerful and his hits to leg well timed. Calthorpe and Smith provided the best partnership of the day, putting oil 42 runs in twenty-five minutes. The 'fielding was generally good, but nevertheless, the county players scored an unusual number of boundaries.

AUSTRALIA. First Innings .. .. 464 Bowling Analysis.—Hewetaon 3/83, Partridge 1/84, Quaife 4/118, Wyatt 2/72, Calthorpe 0/44, and Santall 0/34. WARWICKSHIRE. First Innings. N. Kilner, c Woodfull, b Gregory' 13 Wyatt, b Gregory 19 Bates, b Gregory »' 13 Quaife, b Mailey 21 Parsons, st Ellis, b Mailey 80 Santall, c Collins, b Mailey 38 Smith, b Ryder 39 Calthorpe, c Collins, b Gregory .. 18 Fiddian-Green, not out 19 Partridge, c Bardsley, b Mailey .. 16 Hewetson, not out 3 Extras .v ........ .. 19 Total for nine wickets 298 (Reuter). RAIN INTERRUPTS PLAY. (Received This Day, 1.20 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 6.—Rain from the early hours of the morning ceased at eleven, and it was decided to start play at 12.30 p.m. if no mare fell, but this, at present, is problematical—(Reuter.)