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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1934.

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"CRICKETER" SELECTS ENGLAND XI FOR SATURDAY OVAL TEST

Wally Hammond whom England expects to do his duty, following his 302 not out agálosi Glamorgan.

OVAL TEST RECORDS

AUSTRALIA'S

AUSTRALIANS HAVE

42.75 AVERAGE.

H

MCCABE HITS SIX OF

25 CENTURIES

TOUR STATISTICS TO DATE

TAVING won the first Test, last the second, and drawn the third and fourth, the Australians are meeting England in the final Test, which will be played to a finish, at the Oval on Saturday. With a win in hand for each team, this match will decide the 1934 rubber.

To date the tourists have won nine of their 27 It is matches, lost one, and drawn the remaining 17. interesting to note that since the fourth Test at Leeds they have drawn every match in which they have taken part.

The Australians have scored i1,543 runs in Eng- land, for the loss of 270 wickets, glying an average of 42.75 runs per wicket. Their opponents have scored 4,869 for 422 wickets, an average of 23-36.

Of the 25 centuries scored by the Australiana Stanley Me TWO WINS AT

Cabe claims six, while W. H. Ponsford claims four, and Don Brad- man four, including his 304 against England in the fourth Test, KENNINGTON No English player has scored a century since the last Test.

Below will be found a complete and comprehensive survey of the tour to date:

SITE OF FIRST TEST

IN ENGLAND

ENGLAND SECURE INNINGS MARGIN THREE TIMES

The following are the complete results of the tour in the correct) order of matches:

At Worcester, the Australians

defeated Worcestershire. Worcester: 112 (C. V. Grimmett 5

for 63).

Twenty-five centuries, including TOUR RESULTS one treble century and five double centuries, have been scored by the Australiane, as follows: 304 D. G. Bradman v. Engiand 281-W. H. Ponsford v. M.C.C. On past performances, England's 240 S. J. McCabe v. Surrey chances of winning the last Test 229*W. H. Ponsford v. Cambridge match of the present series, which 206 -D. G. Bradman v. Worcester commences at the Oval on Satur-192 --S. J. McCabe v. M.C.C.

181 W. A. Ponsford v. England day, are very bright.

175A. Chipperfield v. Essex Since the firat Test ever play-172-W. M. Woodfull v. Lancs. ed in England, in 1880 (which 160 -D. G. Bradman v. Middlesex was played at the Oval), 16142-S. J. McCabe v. Lance Tests have been fought out on 140-D. G. Bradman v. Yorkshire the famous Surrey ground, and 137-S. J. McCabe v. England of these England have lost only 228W. M. Woodfull Y

two, the second, played in 1882, 125 W. H. Ponsford v. Surrey when Australia won by the nar row margin of 7 runs, and the 119-W. A. Brown v. Lancs. last, in 1980, when the homo 116-A. Chipperfield v. Hants. team were routed to the extent 113-W. A. Brown v. Northants

of an innings and 39 runs.

Of the remaining 14 matches, England have won nine, the balance having been left drawn.

The following is a complete sum- mary of all Test matches played at the Oval since 1880:

1880. England won by 5 wickets. England: 420 and 57 for 5. Australin: 149 and 327,

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1882. Australia won by 7 runs,

England: 101 and 77.

Australia: 03 and 122.

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1884. Drawn ̧ England: 346 and 85 for 2. Australia: 551.

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1886. England won by an

nings and 217 runs. England: 434.

Australia: 68 and 149.

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108*-S. J. McCabe v. Leicester

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105*-S. J. McCabe v. Gentlemen 105 W. A. Brown v. England 105 W. A. Brown v. Cambridge 101A. F. Kippax v. Dusham 100L. Darling v. Oxford

Glamorgan 100W. A. Brown v. Notts

including Fourteen centuries, one double century, have been scored against the tourists, as fol- lows

219-Sandham (Surrey)

|153

+

Leyland (England) 140W.G.LT. Lowndes (Hants) | 139 -Mead (Hants) [132 ~~Hendren. (England)

128.-F. C. de Saram (Oxford) [116 -Gregory, (Surrey)

in 120-Ames (England)

109 Leyland (England) 107 Tyldesley (Lanes) 105A. W. Snowdon (Northants) 105*-Arnold (Hants)

1898. England won by an ina-104 A. B. Sellars (Yorkshire)

ings and 137 runa. England: 317,

Australia: 80 and 100.

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102*-R E S. Wyatt (MC.C.)

Among The Bowlers

Two Australians have taken 10 wickets in a match:

95 (C. V. Grimmett & for 27, w.

J. O'Reilly 4 for 25). Australian: 504 (D, G. Bradman 200, W. A. Oldfield 67, W. M. Wood- fall 48, A. F. Kippax 0, Howarth 4 for 185).

JARDINE, LARWOOD AND VOCE SHOULD ALL BE PLAYING

Verity's Tribute To Touring Skipper Represents His

Team's Loyalty

No England eleven could be complete without D. R. Jardine at the helm and Larwood and Voce in the attack:

Hedley Verity, in the hour of his triumph in the second Test at Lord's, said, "I need not say how proud I am to have helped Mr. Wyatt and our team to win at Lord's, but I could not help thinking of my old skipper, Mr. Jardine, and how A delighted he would have been to have led England to such a great victory." It was a pleas- ing thought that was shared by all the members of Jardine's victorious touring eleven,

BATTERY OF FAST BOWLERS

BATTING DOWN TO NO. 9 GIVES SOLIDITY

KIPPAX WORTH HIS PLACE IN AUSTRALIAN SIDE

(By Cricketer.)

THE LEG THEORY CONTROVERSY WAS RENEWED

M. Woodfull, the Australian

get when he leads his men out of the

WITH VIGOUR AT TRENT BRIDGE DURING THE WEEK-akipper, in in the awkward position END MATCH BETWEEN NOTTS AND THE AUSTRALIANS not knowing what reception he will AND IT IS FEARED THAT THE FINAL PLAY-TO-A-FINISH TEST AT THE OVAL, WHICH COMMENCES ON SATURDAY, Oval MAY BE MARRED BY THE HOSTILE ATTITUDE OF THE CROWD TO THE AUSTRALIANS. VOCE'S OMISSION AF-

TER HIS 8 FOR 66 IN THE AUSTRALIAN FIRST INNINGS AT NOTTINGHAM WILL NOT EASILY BE FORGOTTEN IN [THE INTERVENING SIX DAYS, AND THE RUMOUR THAT [THE TOURISTS OBJECTED TO HIS LEG THEORY TACTICS

FORTUNATE AFFAIR...

TIM WALLIS ANOTHER REGRETTABLE FEATURE OF A MOST UN-

DOUBT

Voce, however, has been again passed over, wisely or not, and we must confine ourselves solely to the selected fourteen players from whơm England's deven will be chosen on Saturday

EBELING MAY BE morning.

INCLUDED

The probable eleven is likely to be comprised, of the following in batting order: Sutcliffe (York- FLEETWOOD-SMITH |shire), C. F. Walters (Worcester), Hammond (Gloucester), Hendren (Middlesex), R. E. S. ALTERNATIVE.

Wyatt (Warwick) (Capt), Leyland (Yorkshire), Ames (Kent), G. O. Allen (Middlesex), Verity (Yorkshire), Bowes (Yorkshire), and Clark (Northants).

PEOPLE who should know

are already saying that there will be at least one

change in the Australian team for the fifth Test,

at

England's huge score Old Trafford showed that the bowling must be strengthen-

At Leicester, Leistershire drewed, and the recent successes with the Australians. Leicester: 152 (W. J. O'Reilly 7 for

of Ebeling, the s

les second

39),

239 for ; (E. W. Dawson 91, W, J. O'Reilly 4 for 40), C. Fleet- wood-Smith 4 for 83).

Australia: 368 for 5 dec. (D. G. Brad- man 65, A, F. Kippax 80, S. J. McCabe 108 not out)... At Cambridge, the Australians beat Cambridge University, Australians: 481 for 6 dec. (W.` H.

Ponsford 222 not out L Darling 98, W. A. Brown 105, D. G. Brad- man 03. Cambridge: 158 (C. V. Grimmett 9

for 74).

160 (Cox 61 not out, Fleetwood- Smith 3 for 31).

At Lord's the M. C. C. drew with Australians,

M.C.C.: 962- (Hendren 185, R. E. S.

· Wyatt 72, T. Wall 6 for 74). · 182 for 8 (R. E. S. Wyatt 102, C.} V. Grimmett 4 for 80). Australians; · 559 for 6 dec

(D. G. Bradman 6, W. H. Ponsford 281 not out, S. J. McCabe 192, F. R. Brown 4 for 134, J. C. White 1 for 77, LA, R. Peebles 1 for 141)| R. R. E. S. Wyatt 0 for 88, C. &. Marriott 0 for 128),

At Leyton, the Australians, de- feated Essex.

Essex: 220 (Nichols 62 not out, W. J.

O'Reilly 6 for 79),,

125 (C. V. Grimmet 5 for: 54°0'- Reilly a for 64).

Australians: 438 (A. Chipperfield 175.

W. M. Woodfull 55, W. Brown-58. ↑ K. Farnes 8 for 111)..

side's

WOOLLEY REACHES 2,000

W London, July 5. A feature of County cricket on Saturday was the completion of 2,000 runs by Frank Woolley, Kent. Another meritorious performance was that of Sinfeld, Gloucester;" who celebrated the first double of the season-100 wickets and 1,000 runs.

fast bowler, suggest that he will be brought in, either to assist Wall or to take his place.

In view of Wall's record at Manchester-none for 160- and comparative failure at Leeds he may be dropped.

Australia's only other re serve bowler is Fleetwood- Smith.

The only difference between this team and the side which triumphed at Lord's is the substitution of Allen and Clark,. two fast bowlers, for Kenneth Farnes, fast, and George Geary, medium Ita fast.

GOVER NOT, FAVOURED :)

SUTCLIFFE INCIDENT

STRAINS LEG

NOT DROPPED

FROM ELEVEN

PARSON'S BRIGHT BATTING.

YORKSHIRE FOILED

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the free innings of the match between Yorkshire and the Aus

(UTCLIFFE strained leg in

tralians at Sheffield when he was run-out attempting a second run after a mis-field by Fleetwood- Smith He stood down from the

fourth Test as a result, and was not dropped as some considered.

Ian Peebles (Middlesex) made] [his Test debut in the 1930 series Gover (Surrey) is fast, but. In- A. B. Sollars is the first York- when the Selectors, out of sheer experienced. He has not yet felt abire, captain to make a century desperation following Bradman's the thrill of Test cricket and the against an Australian touring team 934 at Leeds, introduced him reaction is problematical. In addi into the inevitable drawn Man-tion he has achieved little to "set chester game.

the Thames on fire" this season.

He was played, to get Brad-Nichols the Egnex all-rounder, HENDREN" SERIOUSLY INJURED man's wicket-he got it for 14 runs and he also secured the wickets of McCabe and Grim- 'mett for 'n total of 150 runs in

55 overs.

would have been a better choičé, though the Selectors might have passed him over, deliberately for frequently "bumping" the bill but Bowes is quite as bad. Retained for the final Test, he Gregory (Surrey) could have [dismissed Woodfull, Ponsford, done no more this season to havo Kippax, Oldfield, Grimmett, and secured a place he has hit eight Wall for 204 runs in 71 overs in a centuries-but who is he to dis total of 695 to more than justify place? His slow bowling quali

fication is not sufficient to exclude

his inclusion.

Patsy Hendren, one of Eng- land's most dependable bats and one of the world's finest alipr. fieldsman, seriously fractured Els left hand yesterday and may be unable to play. In the last Text Match. It is stated, however, that Voce may still find a place in the England eleven, gas

1921.

Four seasons later, Peebles Is, Allen, Bowes, or Clark, the only since D. C. F. Burton did so in however, not the bowlero was. three doubtful starters, though his He is more accurate than ais club-flelding is excellent. mate R. W. V. Robins, but appeara With a battery of three fast Hardstaff, the umpire in the Derby-Middlesex match, had a to have lost his command of flight bowlers (Allen, Bowes and Clark),

busy time before the arrival of and is erratic-the type who might a fast medium (Hammond), and a well lose the match, especially on slow bowler (Verity), with Wyatt Chester, who was injured. He Baldwin as deputy umpire for the fast Oval wicket, by failure to and Leyland as change bowlera, come off. It is speed that is want-and batting down to No. 9, the changed ends with the bowlers, while Armstrong, the Derbyshire ed at the Oval and the faster the England team presents a solidity left-arm slow-bowler, umpired at that has not been manifest in the the striker's end. As it happen

bowlór the better.

Brst four Tests,

Many will disagree regarding the decision, when Alderman was rub ed Armstrong was called on for a batting strength down to No. 9 out.

TEST MATCH AVERAGES pointing out the failures of Sut-

At Oxford, the Australians de- Complete statistics for the first:

1890. England won by two wic10 for 80-Grimmett v. Worcester feated Oxford University by an in-four Tests are as follows kets.

| 11 for 79-O'Reilly v. Lelcester. [nings and 33 runs.

England: 100 and 95 for 8,

Australia: 92 and 102,

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1893. England won by an in- nings and 43 runs.

England: 488...

Australia: 91 and 349,

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England: 145 and 84.

Australia: 119 and 44.

||11 for 129—O'Reilly v. England Australix: 819 (L. Darling 100, W. H

.. Fonaford. 76, R. G. Tindall 5 for

94),

Oxford: 76 (Fleetwood Smith 5 for Bradman

* 80. Ebeling 4 for 34), (1,

216 (F. C. de Saram 128, C. V. Grimmett 7 for 109),

Ponaford

Leyland

11 for 78-O'Reilly' v. Glamorgan O'Reilly took 9 for 38, in the Brst innings against Somerset, and Grimmett had 9 for 74 against Cambridge In the first innings,

Verity (15 for 104) and Farnes At Southampton, Hampshire McCabe -

drew with the Australians, an Hampshire: 240 (Mead 180, W, G. L. Butelife F. Lowndes 150, Lord Tennyson | Walters 60, B. J. McCabe 4 for 78, Fleet Hendren wood Sadth 1 for 111, W. J. O Reilly 8 for 128),

Verity

1896. England won by 66 runs. (10 for 179), who performed the feat in Test matches, are the only England bowlers to have taken 10 wickets in a single match against the tourists.

1899. DrawE,

England: 570.867

Australia: 352 and 254 för 5.

ket,

Matthews, with 9 for 158 at Northampton, was the only other 1902. England won by one wie. English bowler to meet with suc

cess in both innings.

England: 183 and 263 for 9. Australin: a2 and IEL

1905. Drawing

England: -430 and 281 for 6 dec. Australia: "569" and 124" for 4.

1909. DrawIL. England: "852 and 104 for 8.A Australia: 825 and 339 for 5 des.

1912 Earland- won, Englandı!: 245 "and":175.3 Australia: 111 and 65.

1921. Drawn

England: 409 for 8 dec and 244

for 2 Australia: 889.

Alles

169, for 7 dec. (Arnold 109 not Brown out).

Chipperfield Australians: 488 (S. J. McCabe 79.

Amer L Darling 96, A. Chipperfield 114

Wyatt not cut, W. M. Woodfall 2. W. Woodfall Brown 0, D. G. Bradman 9, A. O'Reilly

Baring 5. for 121)

Geary 10 for 1 wicketka Kabag to Keeton At Lord's the Australians de Hond feated Middlesex

| Grimmett Middlesex: 258 (Hendren 115, R-

for 80)

1926 England won by 289 runs, V. Robins 65, C. V. Grimmett England: 280 and 426, Australia: 802 and 125,

Olfeld

Darling

Patsudi

Bawes

114 (0, V. Grimmett 5 for (27). Australiana: 845 (W/M2 Woodful): 0, Mitchell

1930, Australia won by an 180 A. Kippax 241 runs. nings and 39

** W. H. Pengford 0, D. G. Bradmap|Hap

Australia: 69

thoven 4 for:50, Smilth: 4 for 99)

29 for, no wicket,

(Continued on Pate 11).

BATTING

Verity

O'Reilly Farnes 1. B. ha, no.” Avg. Bowes 6.487.304 072.88 Grimmett

Chipperfield

5 281 1811 70.25 Geary, Mar 351 163 170.20 Hammond

7 403 137 1 67.17 Wall

McCabe. 061.00 Clark 1 59.501 Allen 281155.22 Mitchell 5·204′ 132 · 0:80.68 Hendren

Leyland

91 603 455 Darling

289, 10541.28 Hopwood.

cliffe, Hammond and Wyatt to get Lancashire Hope

going, and to this all I am able to

reply is Sutcliffe's Test record in A. D. Baxter, the Scot who is BOWLING

OMR. W. A only equalled by Hobbs, Hammond qualifying for Lancashire, Is sug 213.8 83 410 24 17.08 and Bradman, and he scored 203 rested as one who ought to be 274.4 109 547:24 22.79 against Surrey at the Oval on Mon-given a Test trial. He bowled 813 18 223 10 28.80 day. Hammond scored 802 not out well for Lancashire against the

**93.** 22-264.10′ 26.40 |

269.9 125 501-17 29.17 against Glamorgan last Thursday Australians in June, and was the 7619 2016 40.20 and is at present heading the only man really to trouble the 83 17 2034 50.75 English averages with 82-85. Players in the Oval match. 101.3 21 293 6 68.30 Wyatt is averaging 61 for the

148) 24 469 | 6 | 78.16)

81 18-193 2 9.30 on and has proved in the past that LS. H. Summers, of Dulwicb; 44-19 116 1 116.00 he is the "big" match player.

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8 1861 136.00 5772251 255.00 ANI0:40

101 850

15. 2): 51° 0. 32 1550

gave a great all-round display in a

CLARK AND ALLEN recent match. He scored 109 in a The performance of Clark at Old flawless knock and captured 5 Trafford must not be taken too wickets for 18 runs against harshly as he was there forced to Kenley."

bear the brunt of the shock

8 181-99_1_3620|_ AMONG THE FIELDSMEN attack with little support from Brilliant Parsom

6 228 1200 84.00 Hammond (9), Chipperfield (7), Allen. He is a very deadly left- 45.00:41.00 = 28.00 Verity (4), McCabe (8), Sutcliffe handed bowler, and it only remains The

Rev. J. H............... Parsons

| 166-736927,66 | (2), Geary (2), Hendren (8), Grim- to be seen whether he can bowl at dominated the game between War- 678 30 3 26.09 mett (1); Wall (1), Ponsford (8), his beat for long periods, wick, who won ever 3 63 53,020,66

287201850 Bromley (2), Leyland (1), Walters The maine doubt existed regard thoroughly that he made 104 870 17.33 (8), Darling (1), O'Reilly (1), and ing Allen, who has only recently 121 He batted less 6--66|39||12|18.20 Wyatt (2), and Brown (1),

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WICKET-KEEPERS

Oldfield stumped five and caught

Ames caught seven

recovered from an operation His hours and hit three 6' and twel

8 for 58- against Sussex at Hove 48.

and 4 for 42, against Surrey, at the pr

Oval has, however, dispelled those. With the last pai doubts

RUNS PER WICKET England: 2028 runs for 55 wie If one

vorage 12201 Tuna, for 51 wic-

probe

(Conti

wick needed - 12. Hollies

finished off the successive deliveries lay: for two TTE

rom: