M.C.C. FORCED TO FOLLOW ON

Press, Volume CV, Issue 30979, 8 February 1966, Page 19

M.C.C. FORCED TO FOLLOW ON

(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) SYDNEY. A stout-hearted 87 by Peter Parfitt, who for the first time on the tour showed glimpses of form, could not save the M.C.C. from having to follow on against New South Wales at Sydney today.

M.C.C. were all out for 329 to trail the state’s first innings by 159 runs.

want before Friday's vital fifth test in Melbourne.

morning. After that on a cool windy day in which the light was never good, there was usually leg-spin operation with John Edrich the first victim from a weak pull to midwicket. Parfitt played better than anybody else, but finally draged a ball into his stumps when the M.C.C. were 23 runs short of saving the follow-on. The task proved too much for the tail-enders though the final margin of failure was only 10 runs. Parfitt added 54 in 65 minutes with Mike Smith, 55 in 40 minutes with Barry Knight and 78 in 85 minutes with John Murray.

Defeat at Sydney would hardly help Mike Smith's team in their attempt to regain the confidence and zest they have clearly mislaid in the last fortnight. The M.C.C. always faced a struggle today when they resumed 404 runs behind with eight wickets left. In addition to himself, Bobby Simpson could call on Johnny Martin, Geoff Davies and Norman O’Neill to discomfort the English team with wrist spin. Between them they shared all the wickets to fall today apart from that of Eric Russell the first man to go. Russell played across a near yorker from Grahame Corling after half an hour's play this

Left half an hour’s batting the M.C.C. made 23 without loss by the close. On a pitch taking some spin the M.C.C. must summon every ounce of determination and skill they possess on the final day tomorrow to avoid losing. Already Australia have all the morale advantage they SCOREBOARD NEW SOUTH WALES First Innings .. .. 488 M.C.C. First Innings G. Boycott, c Booth, b Renneberg .5 R. Barber, c Taber, b Renneberg .49 R J. H. Edrich. c Walters, b Martin ..36 W. E. Russell, b Corling .. 26 M. J. K Smith, c Thomas, b O’Nei'l ..40 P. H. Parfitt, b Davies . 87 B. R Knight, c Taber, b Simpson .. 35 J. T. Murray, lbw, b Davies 25 D. A. Allen, not out 9 K. Higgs, c Renneberg. b Martin .2 J. D. Larter. c Simpson, b Davies . 4 Extras (byes 7, leg-byes 4) .11 Total .. ..329 Fall of wickets: one for S 3, two for 66, three for 106, four for 122, five for )76, six for 231, seven for 309, eight for 316, nine for 323. Bowling

These figures show that the M.C.C- never gave up trying to wrest the initiative from the state bowlers.

Second Innings G. Boycott, not out ~ 17 R. W. Barber, not out .. 6 Extras ..0 Total for no wicket .. 23 Bowling

0. M. R. W Renneberg 22 4 92 2 Corling 17 4 51 1 Martin 19 4 56 2 Simpson 14 4 45 1 O'Neiill 9 2 S2 1 Davies, 12.7 0 42 3

Renneberg . 0. M. R. W. .3 0 17 0 Corling Walters .21 40 10 2 0