1937-06-19 — Page 21

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 19, 1937.

HAMMOND TAMES NORTH BOWLERS

INNINGS THAT WILL GO DOWN IN CRICKET HISTORY

FARNES' GREAT BOWLING AT LORD'S

(By HOWARD MARSHALL)

London, May 26.

A GLORIOUS century by Hammond and some

fine bowling by Farnes enabled the South to beat the North by six wickets on the stroke of time at Lord's yesterday. The South were set to make 156 in approximately three hours allowing for the extra half hour

and after exactly 2 hours Compton hit the winning four.

cut Pope with graceful precision, and then Gimblett, leaning forward at a ball from Voce, which he might have lift alone, just edged a catch to Maxwell, who took it leaping side- ways.

That was

A GRAND MATCH, FINISHED IN GLORIOUS WEATHER, WAS A MOST APPROPRIATE START TO M.C.C'S WEEK OF

a pity, but Hammond COMMEMORATION. THE BATTING OF HAMMOND AND THE came in to smash Voce through the FAST BOWLING OF FARNES STOOD OUT IN A GREAT DAY'S covers with royal violence, a stroke CRICKET. HAMMOND ON MONDAY WAS GOOD ENOUGH, worth waiting all the day to see, IN ALL CONSCIENCE, BUT YESTERDAY HE WAS GREATER and from that moment he took com- STILL, DOMINANT, MAJESTIC, THE MASTER. HE HIT 11 mand. FOURS AND A SIX, AND MADE HIS RUNS OUT OF 140 SCOR- ED WHILE HE WAS AT THE WICKET IN JUST UNDER TWO HOURS.

SUBTLE VERITY

Walter Hammond, above, the Gloucester and England Test cricketer was featured in a memor- able innings in the North v. South Test trial at Lord's, and one which will retain a permanent place in the annals of the game.

Hollies and hit him for a glorious six into the Press Box.

EXQUISITE STROKE

He might have been caught at An even finer stroke' came im- Whether he was driving he nearly decimated Fleet-street mid-off off Verity, bowling with be-

or stepping back and autiful accuracy and subtle varia-mond stepped back and forced Hol- mediately afterwards, when Ham- with a prodigious hit into the Press box forcing the leg break like lightning through the covers, or placing tion from the Nursery end, but Bar- lieg' leg-break square through the the faster bowlers to leg with oceans of time for the stroke, he was nett went first, tickling Hollies round the corner for Maxwell to move across and take a clever catch.

supreme.

We are apt to under-estimate our contemporary players, belit- tling them by comparison with the masters of other days, but no one can deny Hammond his place with the immortals. The relatively few spectators who

covers, a masterly, exquisite stroke.

Compton, in the meanwhile, was playing second fiddle with a fine Verity kept an end closed, and sense of the fitness of things, and the South fell behind the clock, although Verity remained unshaken though with the extra half an hour and impeccable, Hammond swept we felt that the result was inevit-superbly to the inevitable conclu¬ able. Even so, Verity was menac- sion.

and bowled

had the felicity of watching him one sizzle up and ricochet off Ley-ing. He tempted Ames out

Ames' hands, bowled him-76-3-2; he

Twice in succession he drove yesterday saw an innings which land's glove into

the left-handed Todd. with a lovely Hutton to the long-on boundary be- should not be forgotten when the stretched high above his head, a cricket history of our times victory for the South became more ball; he kept even Hammond play-fore he reached his hundred with a

than possible. comes to be written.

single, and then Compton brought a glorious day to a close with an Dollery found one from Farnes No other bowler could tame Ham-altogether appropriate on-drive for coming through a bit quicker than mond, though, and he jumped and

As for Farnes, he bowled in the

grand manner, and during the day took five wickets for 33 runs, and good wickets at that. He, also, is a player who may have been un- derrated in the past, but there can be no doubt of his quality.

PROPER FURY/

The North were 14 runs behind

he expected, and played on, that brought us to some lively and rather desperate hitting by Maxwell and Pope, who seemed anxious to prove that the quality of the South's bowling had been exaggerated.

DISRESPECTFUL BATTING!

Pope dealt severely with some when Paynter and Hutton came out inaccurate stuff from Robins, who to continue their innings against

nearly caught Maxwell from a hard the bowling of Farnes (Pavilion

drive off his own bowling, and then end) and Gover. Everything was

proceeded to bowl Pope next ball. perfect-sun, a breeze, an interest-

Maxwell, in the meanwhile, was ing situation, and Farnes intent on

batting most disrespectfully, driv- the kill, and attacking with proper jing Gover through the gap where

fury.

his

trousers,

mid-off should have been, and clouting him towards the Tavern We had an inkling of what was for four all run. to come when Farnes brought one

hill to

Gover hitched up knock rasping down the Hutton's off-stump out with a crack.appointed a mid-off, and sent Max- A majestic ball, and Hutton played well's middle stump flying with a almost apologetically at it, and con-bang, which was hardly surprising, siderably late.

ROBINS' GREAT CATCH

i

for Maxwell tried to hit a straight ball over the clock tower. If he had been content to aim at the Pavilion roof, he might have join- The score was 21 then, and foured the immortals instead of re- runs later Hardstaff tried to drive turning to the dressing room. Farnes without moving his left foot to the pitch of the ball,, and Robins, in the gully, snapped up a scorching catch off his 'toes.

NORMAL RATE

Gover quickly finished off the in- nings after that, and at 3.20 the South set about their task of scor- The North by this time were ing 156 in approximately 21⁄2 hours. struggling, and the spectacle of This merely meant scoring at a Farnes' huge figure pounding to the normal and unhurried rate, though if wicket can have given them no plea-Barnett and Gimblett began; as sure at all. Todd came on for an hour or so was all they needed. Gover at 30, but Farnes was the Gimblett drove Voce twice beauti- man of destiny, and when he made fully through the covers, Barnett

ing carefully.

to four.

AS SOLE AGENTS

FOR

BOLLINGER

CHAMPAGNE

WE CAN CONFIDENTLY

· RECOMMEND THEIR

VINTAGE 1928

WHICH BIDS FAIR TO OUTCLASS

EVEN ITS FAMOUS PREDECESSOR

OF 1926

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., LTD.