CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 25 October 1932, Page 5

CRICKET

M.C.C. TEAM. . (Auitralidn Preh Aaociation.) , ' " PERTH, October 22. The cricket pitch was flooded after heavy rain, and there was no play to-day in' the' English ’cricket' team’s imucn against Western Australia. THE THIRD DAY’S PLAY. (Received + h:s day at 9.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, October 25. After luncheon, the Englishmen picked up, and their ’bowling pace quickly rattled the' We'steali'd»s.' Hill Smith,* a' 'cousiii df Olem Hill, the famous Australian, was dismissed by Brown’s first ball. Smith went for a big hit with the ball round hie head, making an easy catch, his firio false stroke, after an eighty-brie minute innings, The, wicket improved under Hfe hot sun and gave the 'bowlers paog. WWestralia’s captain made a good showing arid net several 1 changes of bowling dashingly, He t \cciijribed to Verity .playing the ball oil to his wicket. He'batted for forty-five min-

utes, getting 36. Verity' was then v nipping venomously from the pitch. The innings ended with one run savins the follow on. .Jardine ' tried Wyatt and Leyland ns the opening pair. Wyatt hit freely and clean, but was beaten in Holcombe's isecond over, his stumps being scattered. ’Solid batting followed with Leyland shaping aggressively. Ames was dismissed in playing a yorker from O’Shaughnessy. After fifty-one minutes the score was nineteen. Brown retrieved his first inrings failure by ia smart 28. Verity played solidly for 17, and time was called with five down for 152.

The .impression is that the Englishmen have not yet found their landlegs or form, and it is impossible to take any views from this match. Bradman, with five inter-State,crick-arrived to-day to participate in the second match on Thursday, which, with continued fine weather, will be a far different proposition to this game. England 'declared at eight wickets •for 354 on' the resumption of play.. The Wcstraliam batted very carefully. Curtin Was «"t on fhe sixth ball of tbp first over. England tried out her bowlers making si* changes by luncheon, Bowes being tried three times 'but apparently he was not very formidiable. The wicket ’was better than anticipated, but one end.

The '3001*03 were-.—-ENGLAND—First ' Innings. 3 wickets for 334 declared. SECOND INNINGS. Wyatt, fb Halcombe ' 14 JLeyland, c HAH, b Smith-Martin 69 (Arne.?, b O’Shanghnessy 19 Brown c Jarvis b Martin ... 28 %'erity, st. Lovelock, b Martin. 1" Jardine, not out Extras ' ... .... -v *■■ 6 Total fo'r five wickets ... 162 ». WEST AUSTRALIA— First Innings. Curtin, 6 Larwood ••• 0 j> ew ,,.(» Wyatt b Brown H Hill-Smith, c Wyatt 'b Thrown ... 20 Calder, b Brown ... 9 'Jarvis, b Larwood' 3 Bryant, b Verity '] nverarity,' c and b Verity ... lb jLovelock, not out 14 Mart'll, b K-tcbN'l ... 2 run cut ... ••• 0 HalconJbe, c' Brown b Mitchell ... 1 •Extras ••• iv, Total ... ... ••• ■'•>.’ ••• 135

brahman. AVAILABLE EOiC TKS i’. SYDNEY, October 25. The Sydney “Sun” announces that Bii.’dman li s agreed not fo comment on first elas.i cricket, prior to the next meeting of the Board of Cricket Control, when the prayer-writer question will be reviewed. Bradman will thus be available for the first test match.