VICTORIA'S POOR SHOWING

Chronicle (Levin), 2 November 1946, Page 7

VICTORIA'S POOR SHOWING

VOCE AND WRIGHT WORRY THE •> BATSMEN Received. Friday, 8.45 p.m. MELBOURNE, Nov. 1. Eng'land added niue rims today in a blustery wind to tlieir overniglit seore. Viotoria started badly, Meuleman yoking liis 'bat at an off ball and was eaught behind point by Yardley after juggiing. Tamblyn and Harvey went' out the same way, being deeeived by the flight of Wright 's dropping ball. Harvey was stroking weli aad coniidently l.ooking for runs. He batted for 44 minutes and hit three fours. After luneh Miller and Hassett fought baek against the good bowling. Voee liad a long s£jell. He was slightly uuder length, the ball oecasionally tlying or keeping low. Each of the batsmen raet Wright in the last English season while with the services, but each handled hini gingerly. They added 154 in 82 minutes before Miller was eaught off his slioulder, but he had added a valuable if quiet 32 in the 82 minutes. Hasset was jus't beginning to sparkle in his best style when he mistimed a pull and was easily eaught after an artistic innings. He was in for 108 minutes and hit four fours. Johnson was in stauneh support, defending soundly and seoring quiclcly with varied shots. Overthrows off Yoce gave hini four. The total at this stage was 150, the last 50 being put on in 40 minutes. Johnson took charge when Hassett left, swinging Voce for four. A rising ball led to a catch behind. Freer was brilliantly eaught one haiid in the slips. Off the next ball Yoce made a desperate attempt to catch Ring for the hat-triclc but just failed to reach the ball. Wright finished off the innings with three wickets for two runs, giving him a iine six for 48. The wicket was wearing, thus helping the bowlers. England began their second strike in a dull light. An app.eal for a catch behind from Hutton off Johnston was not allowed. The next ball, a hard catch on the slips, was missed. Nine balls were bowled when a appeal against the light was upheld. There was an attendance of 15,324 and the takings were £1100. Scores: — ENGLAND First Innings Ikin, not out 31 Bedser, run out 22 \Vright, b Tribe . . .. 0 Totai 358 YTCTORTA First Innings Tamblyn c and 1) Wright 5 Meuleman, c Yardley 1) Yoce .... 2 M. Harvey c and b Wright 21 Miller, c i-Iutlon 1) Wright 32 Hassett c' Bedser b Ikin 57 Johnson c Gibb b Yoce 31 Barnett, not out 17 Freer c Ikin 1) Yoce '.. .. 0 Ring, c Gibb b Wright 3 Tribe, Ibw Wright 4 Johnston b Wright .. . . ...... ... 0 Sundries «,*..• 19 © T ' Total .. .. 189 Fall of wickets: 5, 19,' 38, 102/ 137, 172, 172. 177, 185. Bowling anulysis: Yoce. 3 for 48, Bedser 0 for- 19,! Wright' 0 for 4S, Langdrige 0 for 87, Ikiii Ffdr 18. • ENGLAND Second Innings Tluflon, not out .. .. .. 7 Washbrook, not out 1 No wb'kets for eight runs. Bowling: Johnston 0 for S, Freer one ball no runs.