M.C.C.'S BRIGHT BATTING

Chronicle (Levin), 14 January 1947, Page 8

M.C.C.'S BRIGHT BATTING

COMPTON SCQRJES BRILLIANT / ' • CENTURY Received .Mohday, 11.8 p.m. HOBART, Jan. 13. Batling ljkiskly Lhgland lost eiglit wiekets i'Of 353 against the cotnbiiied team. Coinpton whs the hero with 124 in 119 mihutes includiiig 14 fours. He was inore solid than tisual, using his feet well for petfectly-ti'ihed diives. glances and pillis. He is the second Eiiglish batsmaii to pass 1000 rtins pn the touir and is nolV only 23 behihd Huttoh's 1042. The othet- batsmen were light-hearted. Hardstaff raii up 60 in 56 minutes with eight fours. and Edrich hit two mighty sixes. Fisnlock was spectacularly caught by Johnson falling sideways one-haiided. Layer, the seventh bowler to be tvied got the remafkable Jigures -of four wiekets for three ruhs With his last 12 balls. He is a relative Of the latc Frank Laver, the fornler Ylejboitrne aiid test jilayer and has a medium-paced' oit'-break action Jizzling oif-the wic-ket. jNtiller inade a stylisli 30 and' Johnson was batting well but has been out of Juck latelv. He was conlident and free all round the wicket and Peached S0 not oht in 100 minutes, includiiig two glorious sixes and eight fours. ENGLAND Second innings Gibb, c Gardiner b Muvfett ...... 11 Fishlock, c and b Johnson ...... 46 Hardstaff, c M. Thomas b Johnson 60 Compton, c Barnes b Laver .. .. 124 Hdn, e Clark b Miller 50 Edrich, std Gardiner b Laver .... 22 Yardley, b Laver 19 Be'dser c Morrisby b Laver ^ 5 Evans, run out 4 Wright, e Gardiner b Laver . . : . 0 Extras . . 12 Total for S wiekets deelared 35.'! Tlie wiekets t'ell at 26, 117, 121, 289, 315, 348*and 353*. Bowling: Miller four for 52, Murfett one for 99, Hassett noue for 21, Joliuson two for 52, Bai'iies one for 30, Laver five for 26, Clark none for 61. COMBTNED TEAM Second innings Hassett, c Fishlock b Pollard .... 11 !Miller, Ibw li Ikin 30 j Johnson, not out 80 j M. Thomas, not out 21 Extras 3 Total for two wiekets 145 The wiekets fe.ll at 20 and 73. Bowling: Pollard one for 37, Bedser nopo for 21, Tkin one for 35," Compton none for 17, TTardstalf none for 18, Gibb none foi' 14. The match was drawn.