Visitors' First Wicket Falls Sensationally

Chronicle (Levin), 10 March 1947, Page 5

Visitors' First Wicket Falls Sensationally

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WELLINGTON, March 10. The M.G.C. tour of New Zealand opened at the Basin Reserve this, morning under ideal conditions. ; The weather was fine with a slight : northerly breeze, which was not strong enodgh to- affeet play. j M.C.C. omitted Wright and Yardley, while Barber was twelfth. man i for Wellington. ! Hammond won the toss and de-| cided to have first use of the wicket. ; Washbrook and Fishlock opened the English innings. Cave bowled; the first over, a maiden, to Wash-i brook. I Murray then bowled from thej northern end and there was a sen.-j sation in his second over when j Fishlock touched the- ball to slips, | where Lamason took a good5 catch.l Edrich then joined Washbrook. • :M.C,.G, -opehe4 thmr' seoring wfeen Washbrook-; tiirheSf baip df • Cave's third over to leg fbr a two. : Seoring remained slow, however, this being the only run-getting stroke in the first six overs. Cave was brought on against the breeze and his first delivery hurt Washbrook when it struck him on the shoulder. Edricfi opened his | account in the next over with a shot to the gully. A pretty off-drive by Edrich became the first boundary of the match and brought the M.C.C. total to double figures. He followed this j was a fine on-drive, which also hit the fence. 1 Cave's fifth over saw Washbrook survive a confident appeal for leg before from a ball which rosesharply. However, Washbrook brought his score to double figures with a leg glance for two andl a short on-drive. Both batsmen were chasihg runs, but good' fielding and the lift that the bowlers obtained from the pitch kept the score down. Edrich was now sighting the ball well and appeared set for a big score, but he failed to get on to a ball from Cave and Murray took a brilliant catch in the slips. Compton joined Washbrook with two wickets down for 32 runs. Detaiils:

M.C.C,— 1st Innings Washbrook, not out H Fishlock, c Lamason, b Murray 0 Edrich, c Murray, b C'avc- 20 Compton, not out 7 Extras 2 Total, two wickets for ...» 4'0-