VICTORIA OUT FOR 189

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 25022, 2 November 1946, Page 9

VICTORIA OUT FOR 189

M.C.C. Bowler Takes Six For 48 HASSETT BATS WELL (N. 3 Press Association —Copyright) (Rec. 11.45 p.m.) MELBOURNE. Nov. 1. The M.C.C. team added 9 runs to its first day’s score of 349 for eight wickets when it resumed its first innings against Victoria to-day. Victoria started badly in a blustery wind, and was dismissed for 189, the English slow bowler, D. V. P. Wright, taking six wickets for 48 rims. L. Hassett was top scorer for Victoria with 57. L. Hutton and C. Washbrook opened the M.C.C. team’s second innings, and the score was 8 for no wicket when play was stopped because of the bad light. Victoria’s opening batsman, K. Meuleman, poked his bat at an off ball and was caught behind point by N. W. D. Yardley. Tamblyn and Harvey went out same way. being deceived by the flight of Wright’s dropping ball. Harvey was batting well and confidently looking for runs. He batted for 44 minutes and hit three fours. After lunch Miller and Hassett fought back against good bowling. W. Voce had a long spell. He was slightly under length, tne ball occasionally flying and keeping low. Each batsman met Wright in the last English season while serving overseas, but each handled him gingerly. The pair added 64 in 82 minutes before Miller was caught off the shoulder of his bat. He added a valuable quiet 32 in 82 minutes.

Hassett was just beginning to sparkle in his best style when he mistimed a pull and was easily caught after an artistic innings. He was in for 133 minutes and nit four fours Johns n was in staunch support, defending

soundly and scoring quickly with varied shots. Overthrows off Voce gave him four. The total at this stage was 150, the last 50 being put on in 40 minutes. Johnson took charge when Hassett JefL swinging Voce for four. A rising ball led to a catch behind. Freer went to a brilliant one-handed catch in the slips. Next ball Voce made a desperate attempt to catch Ring for the hat trick but just failed to reach the ball. Wright finished off the innings with three wickets for two runs, giving him a fine six for 48. The wicket was wearing, thus helping the bowlers. The M.C.C. began in dull light. An appeal for a catch behind from Hutton off Johnston was not allowed. The next ball, a hard catch in the slips, was missed. Nine balls had been bowled when an appeal against the light was upheld. * There was an attendance of 15,324 and the takings were £llOO. Scores:—

M.C.C. First Innings L. Hutton, b Johnson IS C. Washbrook, c Barnett, b Johnston 0 P. A Gibb, b Ring 22 D. C. S. Compton, c Harbey. b Ring 143 J. Hardstaff, lbw, b Freer .. 15 N. W D. Yardley, c and b Tribe .. 70 J. T. Ikin. not out .. .. 31 J. Langridge, lbw. b Tribe .. 0 W Voce, c and b Johnson .. 21 A. V. Bedser, run out .. ..22 D. V. P. Wright, b Tribe .. .. 0 Extras 19

Ming .. .. V A W * Second Innings L. Hutton, not -out .. 7 C. Washbrook, not out .. 1 Total for no wicket .. 8 BOWLING . O. M. R. W Johnston I. ..I*o 8 0 Freer, one ball, no runs. VICTORIA First Innings Tamblyn, c and b Wright .. 5 Meuleman, c Yardley, b Voce .. 3 N. Harvey, c and b Wright .. 21 Miller, c Hutton, b Wright .. 32 Hassett, c Bedser, b ikin .. 57 Johnson, c Gibb, b Voce 31 Barnett, not out .. ♦ 17 Freer, c Ikin, b Voce .. .. 0 Ring, c Gibb, b Wright .. .. 1 Tribe, lbw, b Wright .. .. 4 Johnston, b Wright .. .. 0 Extras .. .. ..19 * Total .. .. ..189 Fall of wickets.—One for 5, two for 19. three for 38, four for 102, five for 137, six for 172, seven for 172, eight for 177,

Total ' .. ..358 BOWLING O. M. R. W. Johnston .. ..18 1 68 1 Freer .. *... 18 3 21 1 Johnson .. .. 18 2 79 3 Tribe .. .. 25.7 4 88 3 Ring .. .. 8 1 42 2

nine for 185, ten for 189. BOWLING O. M. R. W. W. Voce 47 48 3 A. V. Bedser .. 8 3 19 0 D. V. P. Wright .. 14.4 1 48 8 J. Langridge 10 0 37 i J. T. Ikin 4 0 18 i