BIG SCORING

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 380, 15 November 1932, Page 5

BIG SCORING

(Press. Assn.-

HAMMOND'S DOUBLE CENTURY AGAINST VICTORIAN ELEVEN VISITORS' B1JG LEAD

-By Telegraph — Copyrlght).

Rec. Nov. 14, .50 p.m, . Milbourne, Nov. 13. - For the. resumption of the visiting English team's. qricket match with Victoria, thundery conditions were prevailing, but the wiclcct was good, being unaffected by the week-end showers. . Paynter was dismissed- by a smart catch behind the wicket by Fieet-wood-Smith's fourth ball. . At 12.40, rain caused ^ an adjournment of 40 minutes. Hammorid was out soon after resumption. He gave a superb display lasting 247 minutes. He hit one six and 24 f ours. The innings was declared closed at 2.53 p.m. Ironmonger was again in good form. He bowled 38 overs for 19 maidens. Fleetwood-Smith was better than on Saturday, but still a little disappointing. Woodful was batting confidently, although he was batting slowly. Oakl'ey had some very narrow escapes. Woodful was out for a poor stroke after 75 minutes. ' Oakley made several excellent strokes. Darling, who wqs suffering from a strained thigh, had a suhstitute to run for him. The wickets fell quicktoward the end, three going in one of Allen's overs. England's fielding generally was showing a great improvement. The match finished at 5 o'clock. The attendance was 10,000 and the

gate receipts were £400. . VICTORIA ; First Innings 231' Second Innings > Woodful, b Verity 25 : •Oakley, b Hammond 21 1 O'Brien, Ibw, b Verity 4 Riif, b Mitchell 7 : Thomas, c Duckworth, b Hammond 6> Darling, c Duckworth, b Allen 6 ' Barnett, b Allen 4 1 Nagel, run out 2' Fleetwood-Smith, run out 1 Ironmonger, not out 71 Alexander, b Allen Oji Extras 10 i Total 94^ Bowling: Allen took three wickets for 21 runs, Bowes none for 28, Verity two for 10, Mitchell one for; 14, Hammond two for 8. 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, b Ironmonger 203 Jardine, lbw, b Darling 19 ( Ames, c Rigg, b Alexander 15: Paynter, c Barnett, b FleetwoodSmith - 37' Verity, run out 2| Bowesj not out 3' Extras 18s Total 408 Bowling: Alexander took one wicket for 80 runs, Nagel, one for 86,! Ironmonger three for 62, Fleetwood-j Smith, two for 124; Darling one for} 36. • ; i