DOUBLE CENTURY SCORED

Chronicle (Levin), 15 October 1946, Page 2

DOUBLE CENTURY SCORED

liAMMOND'S FINE BATTING Received Munday, 11.55 p.m. PERTH, Oct. 14. England's captain, Walter llamiuoudy domiinited play in the concluding day's play, making his 166th century iu tirstclass cricket and pilotiug his tearn to a lotal of 177 beforc he was last mau out. He batted 312 minutes for 203 ruus and liit 16 fours but only two of the boundaries were scored among his first hundred ruus. Hammond wa,s sedate, watcliful aud patient until his tea in had gained a lead. Then he opened Out at loose deliveries aud made several forceful shots ofit' better leug'lh bulls. The vice-captaiu, Yardley, played attraclively for 3S aud l'eter Smith, although missed iu the slips when 23, defeuded stubbornly iu the scventh wicket partncrs'hip with Hammond which produced 149 ruus. In the threequarters of an hour remaining, Westerji Australia scored 48 for oue wicket. Edrich who had Rigg smartly caught at first slip by Hammond, taking his first wicket of tlie niateh which was drawn. ENGrLANl). First Innings. Gibb, lbvv, b Puclcett 20 Washbrook, c Barrass, b Cumming 17 Ikin, run out 66 Hardstaff, lbw, b 0 'Dwyer . . . . 52 Hammond, b Puckett 208 Edrich, c Watt, b O'Dwyer .... 10 Yardley, b Puckett 3S Smith, lbw, b Cumming .. .. .. 46! Evans, lbw, b Puckett 7 Voce, b Puckett 5 Wright, not out 0 Extras '. 8 Total ' 477 Fall of wiclcets: 29, 66, 146, 171, 201, 272, 421, 450, 470, 477. BowJing: Cumming 2- for 10S, Puckett 5 for 126, O 'Dwyer 2 for 140, Herbert 0 for 60, Barras 0 for 21. WEST AUSTRALIA. '' . First Innings .. .. .". 366 Second Innings. Rigg, c Hammond, b Edrich . . .. 6 Edwards, not out 24 Langdon, not out 15 Extras .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Total for one wicket * > 4S Bowling: Edrich ] for 14, Voce. 0 for 5, Ikin 0 for 7, Wright 0 for llj.Hardstafl' 0 for 8.