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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 379, 14 November 1932, Page 5

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i melbourne match WEATHER, UNPLEASANT FOR RESUMPTION OF PLAY SLOW BATTING

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Rec. Nov. 13^6.30 p.m. , , Melitjourne, Nov. 12. ' .. The weather was„ dull and thre'atening when the . match between Victoria and England was resumed on Saturday. . Wyatt and Duckworth put up a stubborn defenee, but irqnmonger, who was in good fiorm troubled them both. Duckworth batted 56 minu'tes. Hammond opened with two vigorous i f durs with'?the first over from Fleet-wood-Smith.- Wyatt occupied 118 minr ; utes in .securing -80 runs, Tronmonger was very accurate. • Only seven ruris were secured for seven overs.. Wyatt j batted 142 minutes • and hit nine | boundaries, giving a sound display. jj • Jardin-ef had a splendid ■ reception. jj He commenced cautiously. Hammond . was . brisk .against Fleetwood- Smith, |i whose length was inaceurate. Ham-. mond, when 32,*- placed FleetwoodSmith just out of reach of Alexander at mid-on. The crowd heckled Jardine foi*/his slow batting. .■ He took 50 minutes to reach 10* : Hammond also quietened: down, but jtaok 59 minutes; to reach 50; The • chief cause of the slow batting was ; Ironmonger's ■ accurate bowling. Off ' 20-*overs-14 were maidens; - • 'Jardine -batted '68 minutes,: He was always troubled by Ironmonger, who. bowled 'one stretch for -90 minutes, : during which only five runs were scored off him, which was : a remarkahle , perf ormance on a perfect wicket. ! Amesiwas caught at leg in the last over before tea. He batted 28 minutes* • The Victorian score was passed as the result of . 242 minutes batting, against Victoria's 227 minutes. Paynter was looking for runs from the start, but Hammond monopolised the batting, and was verysevere on Fleetwood-Smith. He reached 100 in 165 minutes. The partnership realised the century -in 58 .minutes. Paynter,; when 26 received a nasty blow on the face hy a ball sent down by Nagel, and retired. After. Verity was run out, Paynter resumed. Hammond batted 224 minutes and hit 20 fours. He gave a fine display. - The attendance was 36,000 and the gate receipts £1470. VICTORIA First Innings *231 ENGLAND First Innings Wyatt, c Barnett, b Ironmonger 74 Allen, lbw, b Nagel 15 Pataudi, lbw, b .Ironmonger ...... 6 Duckworth, lbw, b FleetwoodSmith 16 Hammond, not out 169 Jardine, lbw, b Darling 19 Ames, c Rigg, b Alexander 15 Paynter, not out 28 Vefity, run out 2 Extras 19 Total for seven wickets 363