M.C.C. AND VICTORIA DRAW

Chronicle (Levin), 19 February 1947, Page 8

M.C.C. AND VICTORIA DRAW

Sf, ; iteceivbti Tuesday, .11. oi p.m. MELBUURNE, EeD. 18. Victoria. shocited Eh^laiid bv* dislhiss ing them for 118 in the second innmg." on a good wicket. Tribe ahd- Ring, th. Spinrters, hefe rfespohsible fdf the sinai; scoring- Tribe again Shoh'ihg all rduhd ability'by taking* 6 for 49 otf 14..5 overs: Earlier Ereer hdlpdd HasSett to add d valuablfe 66, but was beautii'nily caiiglu left-hand at lirst slip. Hdssett, theii 99; eompleted the eehtuty in 247 rriinutes: At 126, wheii swinging wildly at Yard , l&3r's hrst ball, he was nedtly cauglit-at iie'ep covfer. The gftme was drawn. VlCTORlA First Innings. 51. irafvev, c Evan's, b Bedser . . 10 Meuleman, st Evans, b Pollard . . 1-i Afiller, st Evans, b BedSer u HasSett, c EiShiock, b Yardle}-* . . 121/ N. Harvey, e Evans, b Wright .. 69 Loxton, c Washbrook, b Wright .. 2 Ring, b Wright () Preer, c Bo'dser, b Pollard 22 Tribe, c Bfedser, b Wright 6u Baker, not out 13 Johnson, al/sent u Sundries 5 Total 327 Bovjding: Bedser 2 for 90, Pollard L for 72, Wright 4 for 10.8, Ilcin 0 for 25, Yafdley 1 for 27. ENGLAND First Innings 355 Second Innings Fishiock, b Ring 1 1 Washbrook, c Miller, b Freer .... 0 Gibb; lbw, b Loxton 6 Gompton, c Freeiv b Ring 10 Hardstaf'f, c Hassett, b Tribe . . . . 2(5 fkin, lbw, b Tribe 12 | Yardley, lbw, b Tribe 2tEvans, c Ring, b Tribe 5 Bedser, e and b Tribe 5 Pollard, st Baker, b Tribe '3 Wright, run out i S Sundries 2 Total . . . . 118 Bowling: Miller 0 for 2, Freer 1 for 9, Loxton 1 for II, Hassett 0 for 5, Ring 2 for 3(5, Tribe 6 fol 49, Meuleman 0 for 4. The Australian team for the fifth test starting on February 28, is; — Bradma.n, Hassett, Barnes, Doolaiid, Hamence, Lindwall, McCool, Miller, Morris, Tallon, Toshack and Tribe. The Victofian allroundef, Ian JohnsOii, bfolce a finger last Satui'day and was not available. M. Harvey' and Freer have been dropped. >