SLOW BATTING

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 122, 19 November 1932, Page 13

SLOW BATTING

M.C.C. AT MELBOURNE

AGAINST AUSTRALIAN XI

BAEEACKEES BUSY

Clnlted Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright MELBOURNE, 18th November.' The weather was fine and cool, and the wicket in good condition, for the opening of the match between the English cricket team, and an Australian eleven. The English captain, Wyatt, won the toss, and when stumps were drawn England had eight wickets down for 238 runs. The attendance was 23,000, and the gate receipts £1200.

The game opened brightly, Wyatt scoring fours off Nash's first two deliveries. Play then became dull, and an hour's batting brought only 39 runs. Nagel was in particularly good form, and bowled nine' overs for seven runs.

As in the Victorian game, Wyatt was dismissed leg before wicket in the last over before lunch. He batted for 87 minutes.

The total score before lunch was only 56, and the crowd became sarcastic.

Suteliffe gave a poor display, making several lucky snicks. He also gave a chance when 29 to Oxenham a£ leg off Ironmonger. In two hours twenty minutes Sutoliffe scored 36, the crowd then cheering every stroke ironically. The century was brought up in 145 minutes. Two-runs had been added when the Nawab of Pataudi was clean bowled, i He batted .for an hour, and hit ,two boundaries.

Runs came at a funeral, pace. Suteliffe was labouring dreadfully, as in the Adelaide game, and 150 was reached after 195 minutes' play. A section of the crowd then commenced counting out Suteliffe. . . . ~ •.

At 182 Leyland was caught at mid-off from, a weak stroke. He batted for 77 minutes, and hit four boundaries. ■

The score was unaltered when Suteliffe sided the ball to cover and was easily caught. He batted for, 214 minutes, and hit five fours.

Wickets then fell quickly, the batsmen attempting to force matters, but Oxenham was bowling well.

Brown brightened the game by clean hitting. He batted for nineteen minutes, and hit sis boundaries. ' • • -

Oxenham turned the ball welly bowling twenty overs, of which six were maidens, and ytook five wickets for 47 runs. Following are the scores:— ' '. . ' ENGLAND, Mrst Innings. "Wyatt, Ibw, b Oxenham 29 Sutcliffe, c Bradman, b Ironmonger 87 Pat'audi, b Nash 23 iteylanS, c Darling, b Ironmonger. 38 Allen, not ouf .. 12 Paynter, c Barnett, b Oxenham .. , 6 Larwood, c Darling, b Oxenham .. 2 Brown, -b Oxenham ........... ; ... 27 Voce, Ibw, b Oxenham ...:....... 0 Duckworth, not out .......:....... 3 Eitras 11 Total for eight wickets ...... 238