HUTTON UNBEATEN

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 70, Issue 256, 16 August 1950, Page 5

HUTTON UNBEATEN

GOOD TOTAL OF 160 V (Rec. 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 15. Hutton was the hero of the day at the' Oval to-day on the third day of the .final West Indies - England test, scoring an unbeaten 160—his 12th tpqt rpnturv ' "At stumps, England’ were 221 runs behind'the West Indies’ first innings total of 503, with six wickets in hand. ’' England’s one chance seems to be 'to seore r 3O0 rr rhore as quickly as possible, but rain threatens to upset this hope. Scores: ■> WEST INDIES First' innings ... ... . • 503 ■ENGLAND First Innings Hutton, not -out 160 Simpson, c Jones, b Valentine .. 30 Sheppard, b Ramadhin .. .. 11 Compton, run out .. .. _ .. 44 Dewes, c Worrell, b Valentine .. 17 Bailey, not out 9 Extras H Total for four wickets .. 282 Bowling—. Jones took none for 64, Worrell none for 30, Ramadhin one for 63, Valentine two for 90, Gomez hone for 24, Goddard none for none. M.C.C. TOUR OF AUSTRALIA (Rec. 12.15 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 15. The M.C.C. to-night announced three more names for the forthcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand. They are D. S. Sheppard, A. J. Mclntyre and R. Berry. The remaining two names will be issued on August 27. Sheppard is a right-hand batsman; Mclntyre is the Surrey wicket-keeper, and Berry is a slow left-arm bowler.