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MRS. HAMM6OD'S ILLNESS
KEPT SECRET FROM HUSBAND.
hLondon, Nov. 3.
While Hammond was battling to
save the English Test teasa from de
feat in Australia, his wife, fighting
a three. weeks' battle against illness,
was determined that the news would
not get to her husband to spoil his
batting.
Mrs. Hammond was staying with
her mother, Mrs. J. B. Lister, in
Yorkshire, when she was I'itten by
a dog. Ever since then she has been
in bed, under constant medical care.
Throughout her convalescence she
had one thought, "Walter must not
be told." Yesterday caane the best
tonic. "Wally" scored his fourth cen
tury in successive innings and equal
led two records. Now she feels that
the need for secrecy is past. To-day
she planned to telephone Hammond
to break the news of her illness. "I
had to keep it from Wally, because
I know he would have worried, and
he must not worry now, just ihen
he has found such good fo:rm."
London, Nov. 3.
The "Herald's" cricketing writer
says :-"I am informed that the Test
selection committee will not advise
the Marylebone club to send Allen
reinforcements, owing to optimistic
reports received from Australia re
garding the injuries of members
of the team. All are expected to be
fit for the first Test except ,Wyatt.'
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