CRICKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 57, Issue 25, 9 November 1936, Page 2

CRICKET.

M.C.C. PLAY VICTORIA. ALL OUT FOR 344 RUNS. (By J. B. Hobbs. Copyright in all countries. Reproduction in whole or in part forbidden.) MELBOURNE, November 8. The match between the Marylebone Cricket Chib and Victoria was delayed by steady rain on Saturday. At luncheon the Englishmen’s innings had closed at 344. The English' batsmen gained more uselful practice in this match. Allen must be gratified at the form shown by Barnett and Hardstaff, and to a lesser degree by Fisliloek. Fagg scored only 20, but shaped encouragingly. Strokes came from him with such regularity that he seemed to have stolen Barnett’s thunder, for he was scoring quite in Barnett’s manner. If he had been seeing the ball less : clearly he might not have touched, the fatal one and been caught at the wicket. Fisliloek and Hardstaff opened somewhat shakily, but soon shook that off. They had splendid knocks in their own particular styles. Leyland was disappointing and if he had been a youngster we should have been concerned, but he had had little cricket and lacks practice. What the English batsmen must do out here, not as at Home, is to push at the ball instead of making full-shoul-dered wristy off drives. The ball conies along at a different angle and faster than at Home, and if you are hitting it hard it means you hold the bat in the air longer to get force into the stroke and do not time it well. _ It pays to push the ball, for fours will come just as easily—in fact, the ball, travels to the boundary faster. The Englishmen want more batting practice. The tail is still disappointing, but our tail-enders usually crack up against slow leg-break bowlers. Frederick got three wickets for 7 runs this morning, and six for 65 in the’ innings, but he was flattered, as several victims contributed largely to their own undoing. Scores:— ENGLAND. First Innings. Barnett, c Rigg, b Ebeling ... 131 Fagg 1 c Barnett, b Ebeling ... 20 Worthington, b McCormick ... 0 Leyland, run out ... ••• 24 Hardstaff, c Plant, b Frederick ... 85 Fisliloek, notout ••• 42 Allen, st. Barnett, b Frederick ... 11 Sims, lbw, b Frederick ... 18 Fames, b Frederick 8 Wade, c Barnett, b Frederick ... 0 Voce, st Barnett, b Frederick ... 2 Extras 13 Total 344 Bowling—McCormick took one for 77, Ebeling two for 49, Sievers none for 61, Plant none for 68, Frederick six for 65, Gregory none for 11. A TIE AT DUNEDIN. (Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, Nov. 7. A tie was the unusual result of the senior cricket match between Albion and Carisbrook A, each side scoring 64. For Carisbrook Kerr took 7 for 36, and Dunning 3 for 23, and for Albion Allen took 5 for 27, and Silver 3 for 20.

The matches were limited to one day with further play on Monday evening in matches in which a decision was not reached.

Dunedin 121 (Francis 3 for 11, Boddington 3 for 20) was beaten by Carisbrook B 125 for 8 (Douglas 4 for 21).

University 153 (Uttley 62, Lemin 3 for 21, Chettleburgh 3 for 16), met Grange 114 for 4 (Knight 61, Henderson 3 for 21). 4 Kaikorai 204, met Old Boys 61 for 5 (Cook 2 for 10).