HADLEE IN FORM

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 202, 27 July 1937, Page 7

HADLEE IN FORM

SCORE OF 91 IN TEST. ENGLAND DECLARES. TOURISTS MAKE 281. (From the Special Correspondent of the United Press Association with the team.) (By Electric Telegraph- Copyright.) Received July 27, 10.45 a.m. LONDON, July 26. On the second day of the Test match between England and New Zealand, England declared at their overnight score of 358 for nine wickets. New Zealand replied with 281, of which Hadlee contributed 93. In their second innings the Englishmen have lost three wicKets lor 37.

When England declared New Zealand were presented with a reasonable chance of securing a first-innings lead, but again several of the top batsmen fell cheaply, leaving the following players the dilticult task of fighting their way out of an awkward situation. This they did with great resolution, the last five wickets contributing 162 runs. New Zealand lost five wickets before lunch, three falling to the really fine fa6t-medium bowling of Wellard, the Somerset all-rounder, who dismissed a trio with identical deliveries,’ the ball swinging late across from the leg 6tump to the oif. Excepting for his deadliness, the attack was restraining rather than dangerous, although constant watchfulness was required lor the quickly turning breaks of Brown.. VIVIAN FORCEFUL.

The morning play was enlivened by the graceful forcefulness of Vivian. The left-liander played with confidence and judgment, always seeking to attack and driving particularly well. He batted two hours and hit seven fours. He was dismissed by a particularly good ball. I\either Smith nor Wellard was able to make the ball lift awkwardly. Hammond oowled a steady length, but lacked nip off the pitch. Goddard was soon introduced aud bowled off-spinners to a teg field. \V allace was enterprising to have two twos and two fours in his first six scoring strokes. Vivian also was confident and forceful. Fifty were scored in as many minutes, then Wallace jumped out for a big hit and was smartly stumped. . . When Kerr, Donnelly and Vivian had been dismissed in quick succession by the lively bowling the tourists were in a difficult position and it seemed doubtful whether they would escape a follow-on, but Hadlee chose this most opportune occasion for his biggest score of the tour. He gave an entertaining display of adventurous aggressiveness for an hour, in which lie reached half a century. He smote the bowling with the full swing of the bat. Many of lus strokes were lotted, but they were always clear of the fieldsmen. Hadlee steadied considerably later, proceeding comfortably till he was dismissed in an extremely unfortunate fashion when seven short of his century. He was playing a ball stronglv to square leg ■when he slipped and kicked down his off stump. He had batted two and a quarter hours and hit ten fours, ten twos and three threes.

Page was an unspectacular but invaluable partner in a. stand which gave 95 for the sixth wicket. He stayed nearly two hours and saw a follow-on avoided before being smartly caught in the guliy. . Play was twice stopped, once owing to the bad light and again while the crowd and the players stood for a minute in silence coinciding with the funeral .of the great fast bowler, McDonald.

GALLTCHAN VIGOROUS. Gallichan was mainly responsible for the effective wagging of the tail. He punched the loose balls with vigour in a useful innings which lasted threequarters of an hour. He was caught in the slips. _ . Brown maintained his spin till the last, taking the la6t two wickets. Robbins was unable to howl through injuring a finger in fielding. There were 25 changes in the bowling, illustrating the fact that every ruse was employed to try and prevent the batsmen settling down. ENGLAND IN AGAIN.

England was left with an hour to bat, and early howling successes encouraged New Zealand. Barnett was beaten by a swinger; Hutton was out to a wonderful diving catch at first slip and Hammond was snapped up close in at square leg. Cowie, bowling with great fire, bumped the next ball clean over the head of Paynter. England, losing three of their best batsmen in half an hour, were ill a rather ticklish position, especially as the light was failing. An appeal a quarter of an hour before time helped them to escape without further loss. The last day of the match is now likely to be most interesting unless the Home side elects to be satisfied with a draw.

After lunch the news that the tourists xyere making a good fight quickly spread and the crowd was swelled perceptibly. Four thousand eight hundred paid and the estimated attendance was 8000. Details: — ENGLAND. First innings t 9 wickets (dec.) for 358 Second Innings. Hutton, c Vivian, b Cowie 14 Barnett, lbw, b Dunning 12 Hardstaff, not out ... ... ° Hammond, c Moloney, b Cowie ... 9 Paynter, not out Extras

Total for three wickets 37 Bowling Analysis.

Leg-byes, two. NEW ZEALAND. First Innings. Vivian, b Wellard 58 Moloney, lbw, b Smith 11 Wallace, st Ames, b Brown 23 Kerr, b Wellard 4 Donnelly, lbw, b Wellard ... 4 Hadlee, hit wicket, b 'Wellard ... yo Page, c Smith b Hammond 33 Gallichan, c Brown, b Smith ... 30 Tindill, b Brown ... 6 Dunning, not out 4 Cowie, st Ames, b Brown ... ... 0 Extras 15

In view of the good performance of N. Gallichan, the Manawatu cricketer, in the first day’s play of the second Test at Manchester, a letter received by one of his friends in Palmerston North throws light on the Manawatu player’s non-inclusion in a number of

recent matches. In one early in June he was suffering from a sore left shoulder and in addition had a bout of influenza. His troubles did not stop there, for his teeth required attention. and it now' appears that it has not been a matter of form at all that has questioned his inclusion in first-class- matches but rather one involving physical reasons.

0. jtf. D. W. Oowie Dunning Vivian ... 7.4 ... 4 ... 3 1 1 1 17 13 5 2 1 0

Total .. Bowling Analysis. , 281 0. M. It. W. Smith ... 22 7 . 29 2 Wellard ... 30 4 81 ' 4 Hammond ... 15 5 . 27 1 Goddard ... ... 13 5 48 0 Brown Byes four, ... 23.4 leg-byes 4 eleven. 81 3