M.C.C. V. VICTORIA

Hokitika Guardian, 4 March 1933, Page 5

M.C.C. V. VICTORIA

VISITORS MAKE 321 TATE GIVES POPULAR DISPLAY, (Australian Press Association ) MELBOURNE, February 3. The weather was warm and the wicket was good for the match M.C.C. versus Victoria, Wyatt, the M.C.C. captain, agreed to the use of a Victorian made ball, far the first time in international cricket.

Wyatt won the toss. He was very cautious in his batting in the early stages. Half an hour was taken to score 15 runs.

Wyatt was well caught at cover after batting for 31 minutes

Hammond ’'opened stylishly and briskly at the expense of Ironmonger. Ho then obtained one six and two fours, off hits off Fleetwood Smith, and in that bowlers next over Hammond got one six and three fours from successive bits. He was then ■ caught on the fance off the last ball of the over. Hammond gave a delightful dis* play, lasting 40 minutes. He hit two sixers and eight fours •Sutcliffe batted nulch more freely aif ter lunch, although Ilia* batting could not be described as elegant. He batted for two hours, and hit seven boundaries.

Paynter wns below his host form. He was batting for an hour, hitting four "ours. A

Tate had a remarkable reception. He was cheered all the way to the wicket. He gave a breezy display of clean hitting.

Duckworth batted 31 minutes and hit one boundary. Ho was well caught at second slip. The last wicket added 35 runs, Bowes batting for 34 minutes, and hitting two fours. Tate gave a great display, playing a chanceless innings of 116 minutes. He hit fifteen boundaries. There was keen disappointment on .the pant of the spectators that he did not get the century. The attendance <was eleven thousand, and the gate £444. Scores: — ENGLAND—First. Innings. Sutcliffe, b Plant 75 Wyatt, c O’Brien, b Ebeling ... 8 Hammond, c Plant, b Fleetwood Smith ... ... 59 Paynter, c Ironmonger, b Plant 30 Allen, c Oakley, b Ironmonger ... 0 Brown, etd. Barnett, b Ironmonger 4 Tate, not out ... 94 Voce, b Ebeling 7 Duckworth, c Ebehng, b Darling 15 Mitchell, c Oakley, } y Ironmonger 6 Bowes, run out ... 20 Extras 3 Total Rowling analysis: Ironmonger 3 for 82, Plant 2 for 55, Ebeling 2 for 56, Darling 1 for 4. Fleetwood Smith 1 for 67, Alexander none for 49, Bromley none for 5. VICTOR!A...First Innings, O’Brien, rot out G Rigg, not out 3 Total for no wickets 9 OMISSION OF TATE FROM TESTS: COMPLAINT BY MRS TATE.

(Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, March 3

Mrs M. W. Tate told the “Sketch” that he r husband, Maurice, had not had a fair deal. They might have left him with m e if lie was not- wanted for the cricket tests. I was ill when he went, but cheerfully sacrificed my own feelings because I thought England needed , him. Maurice himself complains bitterly in his letters. In one, written after the third test, he says: ‘I .simply cannot • understand why I have been passed over. I can only flunk that seine one is up against me.' ” His wife added; ‘‘My sacrifice has been all lin vain.”