QUEENSLAND GAME DRAWN

Chronicle (Levin), 27 November 1946, Page 7

QUEENSLAND GAME DRAWN

M.C.C. BATSMEN FAIL TO HIT OUT Received Tuesday, 11.50 p.m. BRIGBANE, Nov. 26. Tlie Queeiislaiid-M.C.G. match was drawn. M.C.O. did not accept tlie challenge issued by l^ueenslanil when Talion de-clax-ed the iStates' iimixigs closed at 230, loavixig England 320 to wiu in about as uiauy niinutes. Wliexi Gibb's "wicket i'ell for only ten Edrich joined Waslibrook aud the pair played steady and eorrect ericket vvithout the risks tliat would liave been involved in going at'ter runa for a win. These two virtually made England's position seeure and evcn the rapid fall of Ediicli's, Gompton's, and llanunond'a wiekets later did not revive liopea of a decision. Waahbrook gave liis niost" atyliah dia pluy of the tour in his eentury and lost his wicket only l'rom the last ball of the day. (^ueensland 's second inniiiga total wenl in cpiiek 1iiue iroiu the overnight score of 133 to 230 as the rosult of earei'ree hilling by .Johnsoxi wliose 75 included nine i'ours and two sixes. Talion 's deelaratioii just before lunch was not so niueli a sporting gesture as oue based 011 conunonsen.se. lle liad lel't llaniniond just suiiicient time to tenipt liiiu into an advenlurous polffiy with enough runs to uuike it risky. Norinally Ilannnond might have been prepared to take tlie risk, but 110 doubt feared the possible psyehological effect of failure of his Initsnien with the lirst test so near. Furtlierniore, it provided soiui* opportunity for practice against 11 cCool wlio is bidding fair to become Englund 's Ijogey-inan. Eugland's batting todav was never dull. in fact Edrich aud Washbrook each hit a six as weli as several fours, but made no attempt to force the scoring beyond a good e\ en time rate. The wicket, in spite of four full day's pluy favoured Ihe batsmen to the end and in spite of the suceesses in the latter stagcs tlie spin bowlers' expectation of assisti'.nce from the pitch was never fully realised. Scores: — qi;j:en«lane. Eirst Innings 400 Second Innings. . Gnok, b Sniith . • .. 11 1 liogers, b Smitli 29 : Morris, b Wright . . 30 Talion, l.b.w., b S.nith 35 McCool, b Wright 0 Mackay, not out 33 : Johnsoii, c ('oinpton, b Wright .. 75 J Archer, not out 7 Sundries 10 Declared i'or six wiekets 230 Bowling: Bedser U for 21, Edricli 0 for 24, Wright 3 for 03, Smilh 3 for 93, Compton U for 14. j M.G.G. First Innings 310 Second Iinnings. : Gibb, c Rogers. b Cook 0 i Edrich, b Mc.Mnhon 71 Washbrook, c Talion, b McGool .. 124 Ikin, st. Talion, b McCool 11 Coinpton, c Ellis; b McCool .... 13 Ilamiuond, b Young . . , ... . . A., .... . 1 Yardlev, not out 5 Sundries 7 Six wiekets for 238 Bowling: Ellis (J for 48, Gook 1 for 7, McMahon 1 for 23, Joluison 0 for 51, McCool 3 for 7s, Young 1 for 24.