CRICKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 17, 1 November 1935, Page 3

CRICKET.

M.C.C. v. WEST AUSTRALIA

IMPRESSIVE BATTING

PERTH, October 31. The weather was overcast for the opening of the match between the touring Marylebone Cricket Club and Western Australia. A shower stopped play, biit the perfect wicket was not affected. Marylebone won the toss. Smith’s forceful all-round play and the style of Mitchell-Innes and Hardstaff impressed the spectators. Scores:— MARYLEBONE CRICKET CLUB. First Innings. Barber, b Ditchburn 9 Parkes, c Zimbulis, b Ditchburn ... 13 Hardstaff, b Ditchburn 13 Smith, c Ditchburn, b Zimbulis ... 83 Mitchell-Innes, b Zimbulis ... 53 Holmes, lbw, b Bryant ... .... 19 Langridge, not out ... 48 Lyttelton, c Ditchburn, b Newman 29 Griffiths, not out ... 5

Total (for seven wickets) ... 292

TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW. The following will represent their respective cricket clubs in matches tomorrow : Kia Ora. Seniors v. Ashburton, on the Oval— H. Jordan (captain), S. W. Kerr, J. Dillon, H. Lennon, C. Hansen, F. Holloway, L. Moore, R. Colvin,'R. Hobbs, O. Samuels, and R. Varcoe. Emergencies : R. Hansen and E. Samuels. Methven. Seniors v. Technical Old Boys, at Ashburton—A. R. Goatley, F. W. Cutler, 0. G. Jessep, A. E. Wilson, H. Reid, T. Owers, A. Watson, S. H. Macdonald, M. Macfarlane, W. Cook, J. Young. Emergency, W. J. Owen. Fairfield. Seniors v. Old Boys, at the Domain— S. Willis, G. Willis, W. O’Grady, C. Brady, R. Drennan, B. Jordan, T. Jamieson, T. Lawler, F. Bonifacio, M. Cunneen and C. Stills. Emergency, A. Woods. Juniors v. Technical, at Fairton —N. Phelan, H. Baird, P. Willis, Don McKay, Dave McKay, Alf McCall, Alec McCall, W. Ferris, E. Dunphy, B. Chapman and J. Baird. Emergency, J. [Dandie. Technical. Seniors v. Methven, at the Technical ground —Stigley, Gowans, Crequer, Harper, H. Jones, McNicol, Huffam, Roulstoni, Holland, Moyjjan, McLeod and Bennett. Juniors v. Fairfield, at, Fairton A. Porter, N. Jones, W. Sparrow, Walls, Sheehan, Smith, Keniry, Mathieson, Hill, Tally, Keen, Lamb, McCormick and Weeks. > High School Old Boys. Against Fairfield, at Domain Brown, A. Doig, B. Doig, Duncan, Fagan, R. Fear, P. Fear, Kerr, Ross, Sharplin, Tulloch and Chambers.