TEST MATCH

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20231, 28 June 1937, Page 8

TEST MATCH

ENGLAND AT WICKETS. SEVEN DOWN FOR 370 RUNS. GAME WITH NEW ZEALAND. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. LONDON, June 27. The first test cricket match between England and New Zealand was commenced at Lord s yesterday, tngiana winning tne toss and scoring 370 runs for seven wickets. Hammond (140) and Hardstaff (114) were the principal scorers. The weather was fine and the wicket and outfield were in perfect order. It was the 100th test match on an English ground. There was an attendance of 20,000 during the afternoon. The teams were as follows: England.—Robins, Hammond, Barnett, Verity, Hutton, Voce, Hardstaff, Ames, Paynter, Cover, Parks. New Zealand.—Page, Hadlee, Kerr, Wallace, Vivian, Cowie, Tlndill, Donnelly, Moloney, Dunning, Roberts. •Roberts and Wallace both played with injured fingers bandaged. New Zealanders’ Good Bowling. Inspired by the importance of the occasion the tourists bowled and fielded with commendable determination and well-deserved success. The batsmen were restrained, even late in the afternoon. Before the luncheon adjournment the bowlers were predominant. Cowie opened impressively with fine pace and accurate length. He bowled Hutton off his pads. The young opening batsmen was in for nearly half an hour without scoring. Parks' off stump was knocked back with a beautiful ball. Cowie bowled for over an hour without rest. His fTgures when relieved were 12 overs, two maidens, 27 runs, two wickets. With two wickets down for 31, elaborate care was displayed by Hammond and Hardstaff to the menacing

speed of Cowie, the steady accuracy of Roberts, and the tantalising length and flight of Vivian. Only 87 runs were scored in two hours before lunch when the tourists were able to look back on a satisfactory morning of resolute work. Gained the Mastery. After lunch the batsmen gradually gained the mastery. Scoring quickened and 60 runs were added in the first and 90 in the second hour. Fortune, deserted the fielders just when a little luck was required. Hardstaff was missed in the slips at 50 off Vivian and Hammond snicked a ball just out of reach of Tindill at 71, also off Vivian. At 80 Hammond mishit the left-hander almost into his stumps. The fielding generally was bright and rounds of applause were raised by the fast, clean ground work of Kerr, Wallace and Hadlee. Page placed his field intelligently, cutting down singles from many of the strongest strokes by Hammond when the batsmen were entrenched. Effective service in slowing the scoring was given by Dunning. Hammond, who hatted over two hours for 50, reached his century in three hours. Hardstaff scored 50 in 140 minutes and his century in 220 minutes. The pair added 245 runs. Both batsmen were dismissed by good catches, Hammond from a snick in the slips and Hardstaff from a hard hook to midfield. The Bowlers Supreme. After breaking the big partnership the bowlers were supreme, four wickets falling for 36 runs in three-quart-ers of an hour. Following the tea adjournment Cowie yorked Barnett and Ames played on Vivian. The left-hander.was wonderfully steady in one period, bowling 11 overs for eight runs and two wickets. Robins and Paynter forced the pace until the captain was well caught, behind the wickets. Paynter played the brightest innings of the day, but even he scored less than a run a minute. New Zealand finished a strenuous day with the comforting knowledge that it had restricted a powerful batting side to almost even time scoring on a run-mak-ing pitch. Details of -the scores are as fol-

ENGLAND. —First Innings. L. Hutton, b Cowl© 0 »T. 11. Parks, b Cowie 22 ,T. I lan isi a ft', c Moloney, b Roberts 114 \V. R. Hammond, c Roberts, b Vivian 140 E. Paynter, not out. 4 2 ■C. ,1. Harnett, b Cowie 5 L. K. G. Ames, 1) Vivian T» R. W. V. Robins, r. Tindill, b Roberts 18 W. Voce, not out 12 Extras 12 Total for seven wickets .. • 870

Bowling. O. M. R. W. nowic 33 7 D7 3 Roberts 37 11 83 2 1 Minning ... 2»» 3 0 i n Vivian ii 10 93 2 Moloney .... 2 i 9 0 Page 3 0 12 0