MATCH DRAWN.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 299, 2 December 1936, Page 6

MATCH DRAWN.

CRICKET AT BRISBANE

Exciting Finish T& M.C.C. Game. Press Associat ion—Copy right. Brisbane, December 1. There was an exciting finish to the cricket match between England and Queensland, which was drawn, Queensland’s last pair playing out time, says J. B. Hobbs in special comment for the Press Association. Twenty-eight runs behind on the first innings, England had made 52S for eight wickets in the second at luncheon, when a declaration was made. Queensland lost nine wickets for 227 runs in the second innings. With 40 minutes to go and three wickets left, Ames missed stumping Amos, the ball sticking in the top of the wicket-keepers’ pad. The pitch was more favourable to the slow than to the fast bowlers. Robins, Verity and Wyeth found it responded io spin. Baker and Amos held the fort for 55 minutes, Baker comple ting 50

runs in 101 minutes. K Hammond bowled a soft over to hurry the 200 runs up, and the new ball was taken with IS minutes left by Fames and Voce. With the last ball of his over Fames had Amos well caught at slip by Fagg. Amusement was caused by -a field of five slips and two short legs behind the wicket, a woman shouting to the batsman, “Look behind you!” With eight minutes to go, Fames in his next over sent out JBaker leg before. He played a great innings for 63, and it was entirely due to him that Queensland saved the day. Fames put in all he knew in every ball of the last over, but he failed to take the necessary wicket. Detailed scores are:

ENGLAND. First innings 215 Second Innings. Fagg, c Brown, b Allen 112 Barnett, c Brown, b Amos 25!) Fishlock, c Cockburn, b Dixon .. 41 Hardstaff, c and b Allen 12 Ames, c Dixon, b Wyeth 60 Robins, b Wyeth 17 Verity, c Baker, b Amos 8 Hammond, not out 4 Leyland, c Dixon, b Wyeth 2 Voce, not out 4 Extras 9 Total for eight wickets (dec.) 528 Bowling: Dixon took one wicket for 126 runs, Cockburn none for 49, Oxenharn none for 56, Amos two for 90, Wyeth three for 95, Allen two for 103. QUEENSLAND. First innings 243 Second Innings. Rogers, lbw, b Robins 11 Brown, c Ames, b Farnes 5 Andrews, lbw, b Robins 44 Allen, b Robins 4 Tallon, lbw (new rule), b Verity 18 Baker, lbw, b Farnes 63 Cockburn, c Fishlock, b Verity . 2 Oxenham, lbw, b Robins 12 Amos, c Fagg, b Farnes 39 Wyeth, not out 4 Dixon, not out 4 Extras 21 Total (for nine wickets) .. 227 Bowling: Voce took no wickets for 37 runs, Farnes three for 45, Robins four for 63, Verity two for 31, Leyland none for 18, Hammond none for 12.