BRIGHT BATTING

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 21, 9 February 1937, Page 8

BRIGHT BATTING

—Press Assn,

Englishmen Hit Out At Everything PRACTICE FOR TEST

(By Telegraph-

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(Becexved 9, 8.45 a.m.) GEELONG, Feb. 8. Although they lost their wickets xapidly the English batsmen were hitting out at Geelong and treated the spectators to a fine display. The mateh ended in a draw but Engiand might have won. Eobins had a spell of excellent bowling and broke the back of the local batsmen and paved the way for a poor score. It was intended to enforce a fallowon. However Engiand acceded to a request to again bat from the public viewpoint. Verity and Worthington were uninspiring. Verity was practising in view of the possibility of being one of the opening batsmen in the Test. Following their dismissal the others hit out. Ames and Leyland coutributed fifty in twenty-four minutes. Eobins danced yards from the wicket to have a erack at the bowling while Ames showed his disdain of the fairly accurate attack and penetrated the field with powerful grace. Leyland shed his usual doggedness aiid Sims revelled in a display of hitting. Wyatt in attemptine to foilow the example of Eobins hit a ball up and lost an opportunity to secure practice. Eobins, using the breeze, tied up the local -men with leg breaks and an oceasional "wrong'un" nonpiussing the batsmen. With the end in sight The English bowlers became charitable and gave runs with longhoppers and fulltosses, allowing the last pair t.o figure in an- entertaining partnership. Scores: — GEELONG. First Innings. Brown, st. Duckworth, b Sims .... 13 Anderson, b Eobins .......... 28 Hassett, l.b.w., b Eobins ........ 20 Metherell, b Eobins 21 Eoss, st. Robins 7 VVeddell, b Eobins .. ..y,. ..... 5 Doyle; c Worthington, b Leyland , . 6 Uollins, b Ames 11 Scholiela, b Leyland 9 Hurley, .c and b Sims .. ...... 18 Mair, not out 18 Extras 5 Total .. .. i. .. 161 Bowling analysis: Farnes, 0 for 24:. 2 for 33; Eobins, 5 for 36; Ames, 1 for' Wyatt, 0 for 20: Sims, 2 for 15; Leyland,. 14; Hardstaff, 0 for 14. ENGLAND. Second Innings. Worthington, b Sehofield 69' Verity, run out 20j Howard, l.b.w., b Sehofield ...... 4J Wyatt, c Hassett, b Doyle ..... .. 6 Eobins, run out .. 20 Leyland, st. Hurley, b Weddell .. *53 Ames, c Hassett, b Doyle .. ., .. 36 Hardstaff, c Collins, b Doyle .... 2 Sims, c Anderson, b Metherell .. .. 33 Duckworth, c Mair, b Hassett .... 15 Farnes, not out 12 Extras .......... .. .. 5 Total .. 253 Bowling analysis: Collins, 0 for 19| Mair, 0 for 33; Doyle, 3 for 59; Schofield, 2 for 46; Brown, 0 for 16; Weddell, 1 for 29; Metherell, 1 for 27; Ander$o$ 0 for 8; Hassett, 1 for 7; Kossj 0 for