ENGLAND MAKES POOR START

Chronicle (Levin), 19 October 1946, Page 7

ENGLAND MAKES POOR START

Seceived Friday, 11.50 p.m; . PE]RTH, Oct. 18. Len Hutton scored only 10 runs in an uncomfor table stay of 47 miuutes against the Combined team's bowlers : this afteriioon and then played a ball from the mediuin paced righthander Cumming, on toi his ' stumps. He had been most cautious against an accurate attack. The lef thunder Fishlock _ also failcd, being caught off the othcF opener Puckett, .the fast mediuin, for 11. Washbfobk, howevqf,, • shdwed sound, foTm. The Combined team had batted until 3.15 p.m., Teaching a total of 462 which is a record against any English team at Perth. Watt 157 and Johnaon 87, compieted the sixth wicket parthership of 217 in 185 minutes.* >Johnson, the Victorian allrounder, is a test tcain candidate. Thc English fieldihg was much improved but the attack weakened by ihe absence of Edrich who has a carbuncie on his right arai. COMBINED TEAM. First Innings. Meuleman, c Pollard, b lkin .... 16 Edwards, run out ^45 Barncs, c and b lkin .. .. 45 Robinson, c and b lkin 8 Herbert, b Edrich .. 28 Watt, run out 157 Johnson, c Hutton, b Langridge .. 87 Kessey, not out 34 Doolands, c Langridge, b Pollard 10 Puckett, c Yardley, b Bedser .... 2 Cumming, b lkin 13 Extras ................ 17 Total 462 Fall of wickets: 55, 88, 115, 130, 177, 394, 406, 430, 441, 462. Bowling: Pollard 1 for 69, Bedser 1 for 85, Edrich 1 for 20, Langridge 1 for 85, lkin 4 for 172, Compton 0 for 14. ENGLAND. First Innings. Hutton, b Cumming 10 Washbrook, not out 36 Fishlock, c Kessey, 8 Puckett . . 11 Compton, not out 6 Extras .. .. 6 Total for two wickets .... 69 Bowling: 'Puckett 1 for 33, Cumming 1 for 13, Johnson 0 for 14, Doolands 0 for 8.