A COMMANDING POSITION.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20715, 28 November 1932, Page 9

A COMMANDING POSITION.

i M.C.C. TEAM'S USEFUL | SCORE. I FOUR WICKETS DOWN FOR | 339 RUNS. I i t | SITCLIFFE 157, NOT Oil". i (vmtea i-siF.as association—-r.Y ei.Ki.triu TELEGRAPH—COI'YKIGBT ) ( Received November 27th, 5.3 p.m.) SYDNEY, November 27. At the end of the second day : » play in the match between the English team and New South 'Wales, the Englishmen held a commanding position. New South Walesa had scored 273 in the first innings on Eriday ; ;ul on Saturday England scored 339 for the loss of four wickets, Sutcliffe retaining his bat for 137. It was announced in the morning that Oldfield was in bed suffering from influenza and, as there was no other man in the New South Wales team capable of keeping wicket, Jardine (the English captain) readily agreed to the substitution of IT. S. Love (New South Wales) for Oldfield. Jardine'a gracious act, which was unprecedented in Sydney big cricket, was appreciated by the Now South Wales team and by the public. Good Opening Partnership. Sutcliffe and Wyatt gave England a great start, adding 140 before O'Reilly claimed Wyatt "s wicket. Frequent previous appeals for leg before by O'Reilly, who was the only one of the New South Wales bowler? to trouble the batsmen, had been-turned down. In the early stages Sutcliffe was enterprising, collecting runs at all points of the ground. Wyatt, on the other hand, was verydrear, scoring only two singles in half an hour. He brightened later, plaj'ing: nice, forceful cricket. After taking 65 minutes to compile i 20 runs, Hammond went out to a splendid running catch by Bradman. O'Reilly then had two wickets for 20. off 39 overs, including eight maidens. Me maintained an immaculate length. Sutcllffe's Slow Scoring. Sutcliffe went along steadily, refusing to take any risks. Between the lunch and tea adjournments he added only 47 runs, oventually reaching his century in 213 minutes. He hit 14 fours. The New South Wales total -was passed with eight wickets in hand. Sutcliffe and the Nawab St' Pataudi made a third wicket partnership worth 100 runs in 78 minutes, whereof Pat&udL contributed 4l by neat glauces and cuts. Pataudi went on to paS&Tlis half century and Sutcliffe his 130. The fielding of the New South Wales team was good, Bradman being outstanding. The attendance was 36,738, and the gate takings totalled £2395. The scores ..were as follows: NEW SOUTH WALES. Eirst Innings. J. H. Eingleton, not out .. ..319 W. Bill, e Jardine, b Tate .. 22 D. G. Bradman, llnv, b Tate .. IS A. F. Eippajf, c Voce, b Tate .. 3 S. J. Mctiabe, e Allen, b Tate .. 67 S. Hird, c Ames, b Allen .. 9 J<\ Cummins, lbw, b Voce . . 0 W. A. Oldfield, c Sutcliffe, b Allen 5 W. J. O'Beilly, b Allen .. .. 0 IT. Theak, b Allen .. .. IV W. Howell, b Allen .. .. 7 -Extras .. .. ..14 Total .. .. .. 273 Bowling—G. O. Allen took five wickets for 68 runs, W. Vo:e, one for 53; M. W. Tate, four for 33: P. if. Brown, none for 28i AV. If. Hammond, none for 25; 11. Verity, none for 30. ENGLAND. , First Innings. H. Sutcliffe, not out, .. 337 R. E. $. AVyutt, lbw, b O'Reilly .. 72 W. R. Hammond, c Brhdman, b O'Reilly .. .. 20 Nawab of Pataudi, st Love, b Hird 01 P. B. Bi-oWn, st Love, b Hird ; ..: vi Extras .. .. 23

Total for four -wickets .. 339 SHEFFIELD SHIELD. mCHARDSON'S FINE INNINGS. (Received November 27th, 6.30 p.m.) ADELAIDE, November 27. In the Sheffield Shield matcli between Victoria and South Australia, Victoria scored 454 in the first ihnings (K. S. Rigg 166 and King 41). Bowling for South Australia, 0. V. Grimmett took five wickets for'l6l, Wall one for 99, and Jamiesoii two for 50. iSbuth Australia in tile lirst innings scored 202 for tho loss of three wickets V. y. Itichardson not out 115, and H. C. Nitsclike 40). V. Y. Richardson attacked the bowling throughout and his was a most spectacular knock.