SECOND CRICKET TEST.
HANDSOME LEAD OBTAINED BY ENGLAND. INDIANS CLOSE INNINGS FOR 203. HAMMOND MAKES 118 NOT OUT. . . 1 (Received Sunday, G. 30 p.m.) LONDON, July 25. The second cricket test between England and India, at Manchester, was played in threatening weather. India won the toss. Ramaswami’s forty was the result of seventy minutes’ faultless batting. Wazir Ali batted for 145 minutes and played defensive cricket. Duckworth’s wicket-keeping was of the highest standard. It is considered that the M.C.C. is bound to take him. to Australia. The wicket was not helpful to the bowlers. Hammond’s classic display of two hours included sixteen boundaries. The Indians completed their first innings for 203 and England had lost two ! wickets for 173 at stumps. Scores:— INDIA—FIRST INNINGS. Mushtaqali, run out ..._ 13 Merchant, c Hammond, b Verity 33 Amar Singh, c Duckworth b Worthington,27 C. K. Nayudu, lbw. Allenl6 Wazir Ali, c Worthington b Verity 42 Ramaswami, b Verity. 40 J. Khan, c Duckworth, b Allen 2 C. 8. Nayudu, b Verity ~~10 Maharaja Vizianagram, b Robins 6 Meherhomji, not out 0 Nissar, e Hardstaff, b Robins 13 Extras i
Total 20 3 Bowling analysis: Allen, 2/29; Go ver, 0/29; Hammond, 0/34; Robins, 2/34; Verity, 4/41; Worthington, 1/13. ENGLAND—FIRST INNINGS. Gimblett, b Nissar . 9 Fagg, lbw. Mushtaqali 39 Hammond, not out jjg Worthington, not out ' 5 Extras ’ 2 Total for two wickets 173
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Wairarapa Age, 27 July 1936, Page 5
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