TALLON ANOTHER RECORD

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 31, 7 February 1939, Page 15

TALLON ANOTHER RECORD

A Press Association cablegram f rnn , Bi isl.au,> state** 111;»t in the Sheffield Slii'-M Ml. kri lii.it< h ijft \v«-« II Queensland and \ aim ' L Jest ei day. Dun Ta'Hon, wlid i'M" ' !' '' " uki ■; '.siv-iiiiij; record in Mir i,>uffnsland-\ew Smith Wah game .it In l '* at, New far. «as responsible for icinarknble teat within a moni At I*.. ir-li.nif he rqu.ill .I tile record for a mll-1. 111111ri u's Ii itching three mm anil r-' .mi |', i.-T lour. Him work yesterday notable si :H' ill that lie did mit ;il|.m ,i mi liw- in \ ictoria s innings. I in- in..si Uii kft-kff|iinjr il ism iss.i Is in an 1111..1 , - hitheito unif l.y K. Smith i i■ i-.• .; i.• i in I !)2l>, I>y \\ . I* al'rinioiiil < r ui MOo. ami by W. |.\ i», j,. ( . i M ■! '!!•>. \ I in -linif,I inif, I'I.TT. Price ]i|,|., { in t'ie '"inl.li Test, against Australia at T,c. .Is 1.-! \ car. When lie wa« responsible lor i'if (lininixHul nt' seven batsmen, lie caiiirlil seven of the Yorkshire side. At. tiie Sydney Cricket Ground 011 .Thihi.ii v 3 Tallon dismissed six New South Wales 1 1.11smen in the hi-coiu 1 and •UroiiJit his tally of dixmissals in tin- match to I.'.

This equalled the world'* record for a first-! Ue« match, established by K. l'ooley for Surrey against Shiwfx at the Ova! in 186 S. Pooley r.mirlit eight mid stumped four. Tallou caught ii I lit* and stumped throe. The st olen 111 tlie present game are: — Victoria. 348 ( Hawsctt l.'tOi. Bowling: Ohi ist, three for 4S. Kllis throe for 04, \V. Tallou two for ST. Quoentdaml. 168 for one wicket (Brown 7d not out. Cook 44, Allen 37 not niiti. Tlie i.wue i« between Victoria and South Aim) I'alin. a.-i there is now only one point between tlioni. If Vietoi in lost* on the first innings nt Brisbane the one point thus earned would make the tallies 1! >- a 11. In any (.aso the inaitch at Adelaide commencing on February 24 will not only be the la«t shield match of the year, but an actual final.