M.C.C. TEAM.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 250, 22 October 1928, Page 7

M.C.C. TEAM.

DRAW AT PERTH.

Geary's Nose Broken By A

Rising Ball.

WESTERNERS SAVE FOLLOW-OH

PERTH, October 21.

The cricket match, England v. Western Australia, "was concluded yesterday, a drawn game resulting. There were 8000 spectators. The gate takings totalled £580.

The weather was dull and threatening and rain compelled some stoppages.

When stumps were drawn on Friday England had made 406 runs in their first innings and Western Australia had lost four wickets for 18L The good fielding of the visitors yesterday saved many runs and the local side was dismissed for 257, or one run over the follow-on limit.

The innings had lasted 5& hours. Horrocks, quite a youth, batted 174 minutes against all the English bowlers. He had six partners and made 75 runs, including eight fours.

England's second innings was stopped by rain shortly after the resumption.

When play commenced again Geary, who was batting freely, was knocked unconscious by a fast ball which rose and broke his nose. He was sent to hospital. This incident cast a gloom over the match. Otherwise the play was without incident and provided uninteresting cricket. Details of the scores are:— ENGLAND.—First Innings. Leyland, e Hal combe, b Evans .... 15 Sutcliffe, lbw, b Hal combe ....... 28 Tyldesley, b Hal combe 66 Hammond, b Evans 14 Mead, lbw, b Inverarity 1 Jardine, c Richardson, b Halcomba 109 Hendren, c Taafe, b Richardson .. 90 Ames, e Stokes, b Richardson .... 36 Chapman, c Richardson, b Evans .. 26 Geary, run out ........... 1 White, not out 1 Extras 19 Total 406 Bowling: Halcombe three for 114, Evans three for 83, Richardson two for 58, Inverarity one for 92, R. Bryant none for 25, Taafe nose for 7, Qninlan none for 9. Second Innings. Geary, retired hurt 15 Leyland, not out 6 Mead, not out .................... 1 Extras 4 Total for one wicket .......... 26 WESTERN AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Richardson, c Chapman, b White .. 44 Quinlan, c Chapman, b White ... 14 Taafe, c Hammond, b White 0 Mcßae, c Ames, b Jardine 34 Horrocks, not out 75 F. Bryant, run out 61 R. Bryant, c Sutcliffe, b Leyland .. 2 Inverarity, b Hammond 2 Evans, c Ames, b Geary 2 Stokes, c Leyland, b Hammond .... 5 Halcombe, b Hammond 0 Extras 18 Total 257 Bowling: Hammond three for 67, Leyland one for 47, Geary one for 55, White three for 59, Mead none far 11, Jardine one for 0.

THE TRIAL MATCH.

Australian Team Makes Score

Of 398.

BUNS BT GBDfMETT

MELBOURNE, October 21

The cricket match Australia v. Tha Rest was continued yesterday. The weather was cold with occasional light showers. The wicket was good but slow.

Ponsford, one of the not out men for Australia, was stylish. His innings lasted 134 minutes. He hit seven fours. Andrews, the other not out man, was patchy. His innings lasted 111 minutes and he hit five fours.

Kip pax batted soundly for 71 minutes and hit four fours. At one stage four wickets fell for 19 runs. Scott, Kellewav and Nothling were bowling well. Gregory was slow. Woodfull, who was indisposed, was stodgy. Oldfield and Grimmett were associated in a very bright partnership for 86 runs in 44 minutes. Grimmett was surprisingly good, and Oldfield was faultless. " He batted 85 minutes and hit four fours. Details of the scores are:— THE REST. —First Innings. Harris, c Oxen ham, b Gregory....... 6 Jackson, c Oldfield, b Oxenham 18 Kellewav, run out 15 Richardson, c Hendry, b Gregory.... 5 O'Connor, b Oxenham 31 Bradman, c Oldfield, b Grimmett... 14 Nothling, lbw, b Grimmett 8 Nicholls, lbw, b Oxenham 0 Thompson, std Oldfield, b Grimmett 5 Scott, b Oxenham 0 Ironmonger, not 0ut............... 2 Extras 7 Total 11l Bowling: Gregory two for 26, Blackie none for 21, Oxenham four for 28, Grimmett three for 29. Second Innings. I Harris, not out 3 Jackson, b Gregory 0 Total for one wicket 3 AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Hendry, c Kelleway, b Scott 45 Ponsford, c Jackson, b Nicholls ... 73 Andrews, c O'Connor, b Nothling .. 44 Kippax, c and b Kelleway 34 Oxenham, c O'Connor, b Scott 1 Scaife, b Kelleway Woodfull, lbw, b Nothling 2! Gregory, st O'Connor, b Bradman .. 3S Grimmett, c Nicholls, b Keileway .. 43 Oldfield, c O'Connor, b Nicholls ... Blackie, not out Extras _ Total 398 Bowling: Scott two for 76, Kelleway three for 72, Nicholls two for 7j-, Nothling two for 51, Bradman one for 36.