ENGLISHMEN MEET COLTS

Chronicle (Levin), 8 October 1946, Page 5

ENGLISHMEN MEET COLTS

Press Assn

AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TOUR

By Telegraph

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Keeeived Monday, 8.50 p.m. F1H1M ANTLE, Oct. 7. The F.ngiish bowlers Wright, Bedser and Poliard. liiakiiig their lirsl appoa'rance in Australia, were lield up by some W.A. t'olls batsmen in a one-dav neatcli at 1-Temanlle oval today. W. Langilon. the lefthandor, held the bowlers up I'or Iwo hours. Bedser and I'ollard. lioth overweight, did not bowl with full steani up. The slow spinner Wright had 11 runs hit oll' his lirst over and couhl not tuni the ball inueh 011 tlie hani wicket but he improved his length. He is expe.rimeuting and has changed his run, eliminating some of the liops which marked it in Englaiul. The left hander Fishlock was the most entertaining of Englaiul 's batsmen whose innings was declared closed by Yardley with four down for 197. (iibb, in his lirst innings of the tour, scored half a century but gave a mixed displav and is not a stvlist. The opening batsman Washbrook scored 25 patcliilv. ENGLAND. First Innings. Washbrook, lbw, b Alderman .... 25 Gibb, c Sparrow, b Kigg 5 Fishlock, b Fisher 50 Hardstaff, lbw, b Iiigg 10 Jkiii, not out .. 31 Yardlev, not out 7 Exlras 23 Total for -1 wickets (dec.) .. 197 Bowling: Dunn 0 for 49, Alderman 1 for 38, Fisher 1 for 33, Rigg 2 for 49, Langdon 0 for 5. WEST AUSTRALTA COLTS. First Innings. Rigg, lbw, b Poliard 1 Sparrow, e Yardlev, b Voce .... 6 Langdon, c Yyce; b Langridge .. 48 Letchford, b Wright 8 Baelt, b Wright 30' Alderman, b Langridge is O.utridge, not out 22 Fisher, not out 3 Extras 2 Total for six wickets 133 Bowling: Voce 1 for 18, Poliard 1 for 14, Wright 2 for 52, Bedser 0 for 31, Langridge 2 for 21. T The matck was drawn.