EDRICH SAVES ENGLAND

Chronicle (Levin), 11 January 1947, Page 5

EDRICH SAVES ENGLAND

SPARKLING DISPLAY AGAINST COMBINED TEAM •■i..; Jierei ved 1-Tidav, 11:30 p.m. llOBART, Jan. 10. « in Ihe Ilobart encket gronnd Edriclq ; . ie a sparkling ^2 iu s4 lninutes in . .diiig 11 fours and two sixes. savitiL . v : • ■ : s 1 1 « I from severe trouble in tlie 1 ! . .! >a rt inateh against a eonibined tean imkng the test players .lohnson, Mil ■ . i ! a sset 1 and Barnes. England liad lost t'our for 53 befori -n'o.-k aud Fdrich added ltlfi in P 'i:-tes. Fdrieh used his feet smartl.\ : a ha i d-liil t i ng and aggressive dis Fishlork witli many gooil shot> i.-ade 7)2 in 1~>7 lninutes, ineluding sevtu. v.nrs, l.earing the brunt of the earlv ■ ii-laugli1 . .Mnrfeit, a fastish mediuin -hl'iiander, got three wiekets for la ■ ,'f 'ai.- lirst nine overs sending down - v. Mtgers witli a good control of tln •■(!. The other batsnien wero shaping ,.o..rly until F.eilser and Kvans. added 7( n 7)2 niinutes. witli Wright making his ;op score of tlie tour. Murfott was iu nished in tlie later stagcs of the jaiue. t'lark. a slow spinner, was thc .faust sueeessful liowler. Scores: EXGLAXD. First Innings. • . i i 1 1. e Gardiner, b Murfett .. .. 1 1 -hh.-k, Ibw, b Barnos 52 ilui.Lialf, b Murfett 11 I . 1 . e Gardiner, b Jolmson .. .. 5 i.bicli. Ibw, b Clark 82 Var.lley. 1) (,'lark -) it.flser, e aud b Clark 51 i .ans, e Clark, b Miller 3-1 '■ .ahi. e and !i .lolinson 2' I'fllanl, not out - Sundries 13 Total 278 Tlie wiekets fell at 4, .8. M2, 53, 15b, !'• i. 1 1'.7). 237), 270, Bowling: Murfett "3 for 89, Millei I for .Tnhnson 2 for 74, Clark 3 for 4s, Barnes 1 for 19. COMBINED TEAM. First Innings. Morrisbv, not out 8 K Wrhoinas, not out 15 Sundries 2" Total for no wiekets ...... 25