ENGLAND CERTAIN TO WIN CRICKET TEST AGAINST WEST INDIES

Wanganui Chronicle, 12 June 1950, Page 6

ENGLAND CERTAIN TO WIN CRICKET TEST AGAINST WEST INDIES

LONDON, June 10 (Rec. 6 pm).--In normal circumstances 'England should gain a comfortable victory over West Indies at Manchester on Monday after a gripping battle today in which England consolidated a hard won advantage. The West Indies finished with four of the best batsmen out for 122 in the second innings, but they require another 264 runs to win. However, unless the pitch improves tremendously over the week-end and England’s bowlers go to pieces, or the West Indies T/at like supermen, the result is almost inevitable. As it whs, only a superb display by Jeffrey Stollmeyer, the tall elegant opening batsman, and a series of remarkable escapes, that West Indies lost no more than four wickets in the second innings. Scores were:— ENGLAND First Innings. Hutton, b Valentine 39 Simpson, c Goddard, b Valentin-e 27 Edrich, c Gomez, b Valentine 7 Doggart, c Rae, b Valentine 29 Dollery c Gomez, b Valentine 8 Yardley, c Gomez, b Valentine 0 Bailey, not out 82 Evans, c and b Valentine 104 Laker, b Valentine 4 Hollies, c Weeles, b Ramadhin . 0 Berry, b Ramadhin 0 Extras ! ~ 12 Total - 312 Bowling: Johnson, none for 18; Gomez, none for 29; Valentine, eight for 104; Ramadhin, two for 90; Goddard, none for 46; Worrell, none for 13. Second Innings Simpson, c Weekes, b Gomez 0 Edrich, c Weekes, b Ramadhin 71 Doggart, c Goddard, b Valentine 22 Dollery, c Comez, b Valentine 0 Yardley, lbw, b Gomez - 25 Bailey, run out 33 Evans, c Worrell, b Ramadhin 15 Hutton, c and b Worrell 45 Laker, c Stollmeyer, b Valentine 40 Hollies, c Walcott, b Worrell 3 Berry, not out 4 Extras 30 Total 288 Bowling: Gomez, two for 47; Walcott, none for 12; Valentine, three for 100; Ramadhin, two for 77: Goddard, none for 12; Worrell, two for 10. WEST INDIES First Innings Rae, c Doggart, b Berry „ 14 S’tollmeyer, lbw, b Hollies 43 Worrell, st. Evans, b Berry 15 Weekes. c sub., b Bailey 52 Walcott, c Evans, b Berry ..... ..... 13 Christian, lbw, b Berry 17 Gomez, c Berry, b Hollies .. 3» Goddard, run out 7 Johnson, c Dollery. b Hollies 8 Ramadhin, not out .... 4 Valentine, c and b Berry ...... 0 Extras 7 Total 215 Bowling: Bailey, one for 28; Edrich, none for 4; Hollies, three for 70; Laker, none for 43; Berry, five for 63. Second Innings Rae. c Doggart, b Hollies 10 Stollmeyer, not out 67 Worrell, st. Evans, b Hollies ... 28 Weekes, lbw. b Hollies 1 Walcott, b Berry -- 9 Christian, not out 2 Total for four wickets 122 Bowling: Bailey, none for 9: 2dr«ch, none for 10; Hollies, three for 4.3: Berry, one for 35; Laker, none for 20.