CRICKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 280, 8 September 1936, Page 6

CRICKET.

LEVESON-GOWER’S ELEVEN. . HARD-HITTING PARTNERSHIP. (Received This Day, 11.55 a.m.) LONDON, September 7. Leveson-Gower’s Eleven in its match against the M.C.C. team owed nearly everything to a furiously hard-hitting partnership which added 111 runs in 48 minutes for the sixth wicket by R. Brown and Wellard. The former hit one six and nine fours, while Wellard hit three sixes and soveu fours. The wicket was good. Details are: — MARYLEBONE. First innings (nine wickets dec.)... 397 Bowling—Cover two for 98, Nichols one for 91, Wellard none for 88, Smailes five for 88, Brown none for 19. Second Innings. Wyatt, c Sutcliffe, b Gover ... 3 Verity, c Cover, b Nichols ... 38 Sims, o Brown, b Nichols ... 12 Leylaud, not out 29 Hardstaff, not out ° Extras ...■ ° Total (for 3 wickets) ... 98 LEVESON-GOWER’S ELEVEN. First Innings. Sutcliffe, c Fames, 1* Copson ... 3 Mitchell, run out 1 D. Smith, c Holmes b Fames ... 22 Ilendron, c Allen, b Fames ... H Nichols, c Duckworth, by Allen ... 4 Brown, c Duckworth, b Allen .... 64 Wellard, c Duckworth, b Verity ... 65 Sellars, c Wyatt, b Allen 12 Smailes, b Verity H Griffith, c Hardstaff, b Verity ... 4 Cover, not out 9 Extras ... ... ••• 9 Total »• 206 Bowling—Fames two for 51, Copson one for 27, Allen three for 25, Sims none for 43, Verity three for 51.

INDIA’S DRAWN MATCH. (Received This Day, 9.55 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 7. The cricket match, All India _v. Chan’s Eleven was drawn, play having been confined to one day owing to rain. India in the first innings scored 242 for nine and declared (Muslvtaquli 83). Chan’s Eleven in the first innings scored 138 for six.

TO PLAY BASEBALL. CONTRACTS: FOR TATE AND HENDREN. LONDON, September 7. The “Daily Mirror” says that “Patsy” Hendren and Maurice Tate are forsaking cricket, for professional baseball. Hendren is signing a contract to 1 play full-time for the White City in

the 1937 season. He is playing only in Sunday matches during the present season in order not to interfere with his existing cricket contracts. Tate has agreed to similar conditions. Baseball is becoming increasingly popular. Thirteen thousand people watched a game between the White City and West Ham on September 5.