HUTTONS'S BRILLIANT 151

Chronicle (Levin), 4 November 1946, Page 7

HUTTONS'S BRILLIANT 151

EN GLISHMEtf PliAY VICTORIA ReceiVed iSunliiiy, ;7 p.iii.i -. h JMELJ80 LlvN L; N o v. J. Hilttyu, with h. rejfiaritabic 151 not out^ t siiveil a, (xdkwyse oil- a-;. .waxn wicketJ There' was ideal 'weather. Hutton. slrcywed |'|'vJrsaiiiity and j brilliance in overcQniing diliieuities, i elever footwork, aird': keen judginent being highlights. • . ; P.aee , and swing rarely worried him but Tribe, Jolmson and Itiiig had him irn difficulties frequently. His cleverness enabled him to triumph in oue of the best centuries on the ground in the eircumstances. He swung Johnston 's fast left-handers over the fence and liit 14 fours. The others were in continual diliieuities but laclc of control preveuted the • bowlers taking full advantage. J ohiigon, the oli-spinner, gave easilv the best performance, He tirrned and tiighted cleverly. Tribe and Ring delivered many good ones and'manv bad ones. Victoria needed 447 in 306 minutes when Tamblyn and Meuleman opened. No difficulty was eneountered until the brilliant lielding of Waslibrook caught Meuleman oiit of the crease. Harvey and Tamblyn each notehed nice fours, Tambh'n espeeially using his feet cleverly. Wright, strangely enough. was not used. The'other spinners were punished until Hutton's secoud ball, a vvrong 'un, bowled TatuWy11There was an attendance of 29,211 and the takings were £2234. ENGLAND First Innnings 358 Secoud Inninga Hutton, not out . . . 15 1 Washbrook, b Tribe 17 ; Gibb, c Tribe b King 10 Comptou, c Tribe b Iting 18 Hardstaff, l.b.w. Johnsou 21 Yardlcv, l.b.w. Jolmson . . 20 Ikin, std Johnson 21 Voce c Freer b Johnson 7 Sundries 8 Total (declared) 7 for 279 Bowling: Johnston none for 00, Freer none for 45, Tribe 1 for 70, Johnson 4 for 38, Ring 2 for 52. Fall of wiekets: 53, 85, 113, 144, 18(3, 265, 279. ' * ' • VICTORIA First Innings * . . . . 189 Seeond Innings Tamblyn b Huttou 21 Meuleman, run out . 14 Llarvey, nut out 12