SMITH TOOK NINE WICKETS

Chronicle (Levin), 24 February 1947, Page 5

SMITH TOOK NINE WICKETS

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englishmen fail against slow bqwling *

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Received Munday, 7 p.m. SYDNEY, Feb. 23. The English batamen again t'ailed against the slow bowling attack when iiiey resnmc'd the match against New Mouth Wai ea today. Euglaud-'s battiny ' was, perhaps, ux>set by au. aceident t.o ihe opener, Hutton, who had to. retife after being struck on the jaw when the total was 20. After being X-raved in the city, Ilutton 'Vontinued his inuings late" in the afternoon. lii taking nine for 121 Mmith put up a very line bowling perfonnan.ee aml must now be a serious contendvu* fov u L)lace in the final Tent. lu additiou ■ Mmith liattcd stubbprnly while 3S rumwere added. J'fay was continued in sweltering heat and onlv six runs were added to the Mtate's total beforc Mmith claimed his ninth victi.ni — a graud performauce. The New Mouth Wales innings occu pied 30(5 minut.es. England 's innings began in a sensa lional manner. Hutton was in one oi hy punishing nioods and he toolc 14 troni Eindu alf's first over, including three t'ours. He al-so hit Euslx to the t'enre but, i,n the same over played a kicking ball on tf) his jaw which was spl-it aivl he had to retire. Hutton had made 10 in seven minutes. Edricli replaced him and hgd made 1 ivo when in Eindwall 's second over he was struck in the stoniach. He *o,l lapsed and lay prone on the wicket foi se.veral niinut.es bet'ore he was able to resume. Idndwall and Tmsh made the ball g?t up sharply and following these inei dents Washbrook and Edrich were cantions and uncertain. Having overcome the speed bowlers, however, Washbrook fell to the wiles of Johnson and. the score at lunch was one for 33. Afto.i 152 minutes, Edrich, iu an attempt to enliven the scoring, was out for 30 to a brilliant running catch on the leg boundary. He had batted well despite the oarlv knock and the eonsecjuent indecision. Fighlock and Hardstaff failed and England, with f'our down for 74, was in a perilous position. Three wickets had fallen for three runs. Comptou and Yardley then becanie associated in a partneship realising 51 runs in even time. Comptop played ax flne fighting innings. He. xvd? m.uch more subdned (hau usual and until he had re.ached (50 he had not hit one boundary, He batted 131 minutes. With Comptou 's dismissal at sev?n for 172 Hutton made a reappearance and again batted delightilully. With the score at seven for 2Q0 (made in 223 minutes) an appeal against the light at 3.20 p.m. was up,held. Hutton had been batting 07 minutes and he hit seven fours. NEW MOUTH WALES First Innings. Carmody, lbw, b Mmith 03 Morris, st. Evans, b Mmith . . . . 44 Barnes, c Voee, b Mnvitli . . . . . . 44 Eukeman, b Mmith 70 fvissell, c. Voce," b Pollard ....... 22 Eindwall, c Pollard, b Mmith . . . . 43 Pettiford, c and b Smitli 0 Eush, e Hardstaff, b Mmith .... 2 Maggars, b Mmith 21 Johnston, tloI; o.ut 11 Toshack. e and b Mmith . . . . . . 3 Extras • • • • 7 Total .. 342 Fall of y(ic.kets:. One for 78, two fpr f43, three for 108, four for 218, five for • 238, six for 203, seven for 303, cight. for 311, nine for 334, ten for 342. Bowling: ■ Voee none for 65, PoUaql 1 for 74, Edrich none for 30, 'Mmith 0 for 121, Hutton none for 10. First Innings. ; Hutton, no.t out 30 Waslxbro.pk, b Johymon 13 Edrich, e Morris, b Toshack .... 31 Compton, b Petfiford 73 Eishlock, e and lp .Jolmspn 0 ."YardstalT, st. Maggars, b Toshack 1 Yardley, c ahd b. Pettiford .. . . - 23 Evans, e ATorQs, b T°shack ..... 3 Mmith, not. o.nt ............. 12 Extras .... 4 To.fal for seven wickets .... 2Q0 Bowling: Lindwall none for 31, Lugh nonp for 15, JpFnspn 2 for 35, T-oshgek 3; for 7-0, Pefti|ord; 2 f 91; 39. 1 * V