ENGLAND V. N.S.W.

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 26, 15 February 1937, Page 2

ENGLAND V. N.S.W.

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SYDNEY, Feb. 13. - Tiie 'atart of the match betweeu Eng-i * land and New South Wales Was dClayed half ; an/ hdur 4ue to the turf adjaceiit to ihe wicket b.eing in a soddea condition.. New South .Walea was expeeted . to. score well against England 's limited ^ attack-but the wicket soon showed a pace Whieh Was not expeeted. Beattie, • after two -splendid- boundary hooks off .. Farnes, attempted anpther but auatjmed it qnd was bowled* Worthjngton soon relieved (Jopson and.McGabe weak--ly pnshed tke hail to Farnes at forward leg. The third wicket fCll at 26 when Fihgleton Was clufht behimi in Farnes * fourth ove'r, and at 32 Robinson Ma himself but, . vFaraes bowled with the fresh breege and had mueb* life. Copson, alttteagh not Buccessful in tfiking wickets, maide ^ the ball .rise , but ea^erienced Chipperfield and the colt Jackson survivCd till j lunch when the score was 40,

There was a bright change for ihe steadily increasing crowd after lunch When Chipperfield battsd breegily, making vigorous hooks afid drives off the fast bowlers. From oue over by Farnes Chipperfield scored 12 but When 37 hf , mistiined a hook, was struck on the f|ce and trod on his wicket, Ha was assist* ed from the field in a daxed condition, The colts Jackson and Lnsh associated in a splendid partnership after Lnsh, When 11, ha0l been missed by Ames in the slips off- Copson, Jackson, When 42, was caught ra the slips off Robins. He battsd 101 minntes, At the tea interval the Score was 170 for six wickets with Lush 43, LUsh Was dismissed at 49 after 96 minutes ' batting. He played splendidly. afteY settling down. The tail-enders took the total to 231, Siffis talung the last foiir wickets. ilngkittd'S period of 36 minntes' batting proved sensationaL The youngi fpst bowlor Lush, after a wild initial! over, had WorthipgtOtt sepsatioaally caught near the boundaiy by the tweifth man Barnei. Later Eatnett A. was caught at second slip when he pfo*i teeted his head from a bumplnj dH liveiy. Duckworth stayed With Leyltfidj * till stumps. Lush had takea tWe! , wickets for severn tuni. NEW SOUTH WALESs First Innings. . ^ Beattie, b Farnes .. „ 8| Fiaglcton, c Duekwo|th, b Farnes 8,McOabe, o Farnes, b Worthingtoa 0; Robinsen, rUn out „ * g| fChipperfield, Jb.it wicket, b Farnes 37| Jackson, e Ames, b Robins ** 42j Lush, c Duckworth, b Sims # Kynes* o and b Sims ^ ,t *, ** 35 Oldfield, b Bims .. .. „ ,* % Chiivore, not out .. ig w White, e Robins, b $i"ms .. ,* .. g " Extras , . oi. .. .. , , ,, 18 Total . . , . ,* ,, .. ,, 231 Rowling: Farnes 3 for 65, Copsoa 6 > fpr 35, Worthingtoa. 1 for 28, Sims 4 for 46, Robins 1 for 39, ENGLAND, First maiags. ' Worthingtofi, 0 siib., b Lush .... 4 Barnett, c Beattie, b LuSh 6 Leyiand, not out 9 Duckworth, not out ....•«».•& L •Extras .a. .. 4, .4 „ 4 Totai for two Wickets M i i ll