COMBINED TEAM OPENS
MATCII WITH ENGLISHMEN Received Thursdav, 11.-15 p.m. PERTII, Oct. 17. The Englislt bowlers generally showed an improvement when the three-day malch against a eonibined team, inc.lud/ ing fonr Eastern States players, liegan todav. However, tliey were let down imdly.in the field, especially in the slips. ; At least half a dozen chances were missed. The fast medium right-hander, Bedser, hnd three chances missed oll' ! him. The pitch assisted the spin and a feature was the extended trial given to Jkin, a slow right hander, wlio tnrned from leg. Lie oaptured three wickets including those of P.arnes, a test team certainty, and Aleuleman, a strong possibility as opening batsman. .Barnes was foreed down to a slow rnte of seoring by accurate bowling. The most attraclive batting was by Watt, a West Australian, )>ut he had three lives. COIMBTNED TEA2M l-'irst Innings. Meulenian, c Pollard, b Ikin .. .. 1(5 Edwards, rnn out 45 Barnes, c and 1) Ikin 45 Robinson, c and b Ikin 8 Herbert, b Edrich 28 Watt, not out S2 Johnson, not out ,35 Sundries 12 Total f'or 5 wickets 271 Bowling: Pollard, 0 for 3(5; Bedser, 1) for 44; Edrich, 1 for 20; Langridge, 0 for 40; Ikin, 3 for 113.
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Chronicle (Levin), 18 October 1946, Page 5
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