THE TEST MATCH
THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 23, 1939
Hutton And Hammond Smash Third-Wicket Record
England's Skipper Tops Bradman's Total Test 100's
Match Left Drawn; Rubber Regained
LONDON, TO-DAY. Featured by a record-breaking third wicket partnership between Len Hutton (165) and W. R. Hammond (138), the final Test match between Eng- land and West Indies concluded at the Oval yesterday in a draw.
IN ADDING 264 In 180 minutes, during which time England's skipper dominated the scoring, Hammond and Hutton bettered the figures for third wicket partners hips in any Tests and the former took his total number of conturi es in any Test match to 22 thus beating Bradman's old mark of 21.
England, having secured a lead of 220 runs, declared with only 3 wic- kets down, but it being discovered that insufficient time had been left for West Indies to bat, the match was left drawn and England thus won the rubber.
CONSTANTINE HITS OUT West Indies tail wagged vigorously when play commenced yesterday morning, Constantine hitting hard for 79 to enable West Indies to secure a lead of 146 on the first innings.
falling a victim runs.
to Perks for two
Constantine, now joined by John- son, had in the meantime brought his individual score to 79 by hard hit- ting and he was eventually dismiss→ ed when he was held by Wood for Perks to claim his fifth wicket. Con- stantine hit a six and 11 boundaries. Johnson was nine not out and total 498.
ENGLAND BAT AGAIN Hutton and Keeton opened land's second innings about an hour before lunch and brought the score by to 39 when Keeton was bowled
TEST SCORE
BOARD
ENGLAND--1st Inns
362
SECOND INNINGS
Hutton, not out
165
Keaton, b Constantine
20
Oldfield, c Sealey, b Johnson W. R. Hammond, b Clarke Compton, not out
19
1381
10
14
Extrao
366 Total (3 wkto. dec.) Hardstaff, Nichols, Wood, Wright, Goddard and Perks did not bat.
Fall of wickets-1 (Keeton) for 39; 2 (Oldfield) for 77; 3 (Hammond) for 341.
Bowling Analysis
0. M. R.
2 46
Martindale Johnson
W.
....10
0
14 2 76
1
.20 3 97
1
17 1 78
1
1
1 38 0
0
Constantine Clarke Grant Headley
4 0 17 WEST INDIES—1st Innings R. S. Grant, c Goddard, b
G. Headley, run out
G. E. Gomes, b Parka
65
REPORTS ON
8-BALL OVER
London, August 9.-The M.C.C. last night issued the following regarding the eight-ball over:-.
"The result of the first year's trial of the eight-ball over in first-class and minor County cricket will be con- sidered during the coming winter.
"It is known that in league and club cricket the eight-ball over has been given a trial, and reports on these trials received by the secretary of the M.C.C., Lord's Cricket Ground, Lon-` don, N.W.8, before October 1, 1938, will be of much value.
"In the case of clubs affiliated to leagues, associations, or conferences, clubs should not report individually, but expressions of opinion from each controlling body, with a statement of the number of clubs represented by the reply, will be appreciated."
U.S. TEAM MANAGER &
96 WHITE CITY "INCIDENT"
Perko
6
the
Jeff Stollmeyer,
G Perks,
Hutton
59
Eng-
Vic Stollmayer, st. Wood, b
Goddard
-11
R. H. Weekes, o Hammond, b
Nichols
137
J. E. D. Sealey, c Wright, b
Nichols
24
L. N. Constantine, d Wood, b
'Perks
E. A. Martindale, b Perka'
England were never in difficulty in their second innings, Hutton batting confidently throughout the innings which lasted 320 minutes during | Constantine after he had made 20. which time he hit 17 fours.
Oldfield and Hutton remained to- gether until the interval when the to 54 for one. total was brought Hutton had scored 23. and Oldfield
The weather was threatening and the wicket was damp when the West Indies resumed their innings in the morning before a crowd of 2,000.seven. Sealey (17 not out) and Constantine, The crowd had increased to 5,000 who had scored a single overnight after lunch when Oldfield, after scor- added 45 runs between them when the former was caught by Wright off Nichols. Sealey contributed 24.
Martindale joined Constantine, but the newcomer had a short life, being bowled by Perks after scoring three
ing 19, was caught by Sealey off Johnson, the total being 77 for 2.
Walter Hammond became associat- ed with Hutton and the play became quite lively, the runs coming in fast who defied the from both batsmen bowling until the tea interval. Hutton Clarke shared the same fate, also reached his 50 runs in 115 minutes
runs.
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C. B. Clarke, b. Parks Johnson, not out
Extras
Total
498
Fall of wickets:-1 (Grant) for 12; 2 (Jeff Stollmeyer) for 128; 3 (Headley) for 134; 4 (Gomes) for 164; 5 (Vic Stollmeyer) for 327; 6 (Weekes) for 389; 7 (Sea; ley) for 434; 8 (Martindale) for 445; 9 (Clark) for 475; 10 (Con- stantine) for 498.-
Nichols Perks
Bowling Analysis
0. M. R. W. .34 4:161 2
30.5 6 156
5
Wright
13 2: 53
0
Goddard Hutton Compton
121- 56
7 3
1
0 45 1:200
-Reuter.
and Hammond took 75 minutes to make 59.
The score at the tea interval was 222 for 2, Hutton 97 and Hammond 70, both not out.
After he had been batting 220 min- utes, Hutton reached his century, his second against West Indies in the present series, while Hammond, scor- ing much faster, took only 155 min- utes to reach three-figures.
This was Hammond's first cen tury in Test matches against West Indies and, in accomplishing this feat, he also beat Don Bradman record, of 21 centuries in all
When the score had been
to 341 and his personal tion to 188, one of Clarke's spinne got through Hammond's efence end his magnificent
Hitting 21 foure wsoplated with
London, August 9.-The. Ameri- can athletes who took part in Monday's
White Chernational meeting at:
London, showed a
position yesterday to fogar di
booing of their miler, Blaine Ride-
out, as merely a spontaneous out. burst on the part of some specte tors who did not understand what was happening during the races, Mr. Guy Stollenwerck, the United States team's manager, told reporter. that the expert critics appeared to: share his view that the supposed. jostling on a bend in the last lap was. all part of ordinary racing tactics, and that the incident did not affect the re- sult,
"We have practically forgotten the booing. The hospitality and gracious- ness of your crowd, apart from one small incident, was gratifying to all of us, and we hope that our showing was sufficiently good, to warrant a continuance of the usual friendly ré- lations: between | American athletes and those of your country.” Questioned about the that there would be an into the incitient the
ere was no protest
matter is naished.
estion
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