DRAWN GAME IN TASMANIA
EDRICH TAKES FOUR WICKETS (Bee. 13.55 am.) LAUNCESTON, January 17. The match between the M.C.C. and Tasmania was drawn. The M.CC, which had scored 467 for five wicketa yesterday when play was abandoned because of rain, declared its inninn closed to-day and dismissed Tasmania for 103._ Tasmania followed on and had scored 120 for six wickets at stumps. The total attendance, were 10.260, and the takings £1176. The wicket was practically undamaged by the rain. The early batsmen were nervous, and seven wicket, ware down for 30 runs before Murfett, a left-hand batsman, attacked the bowling, pulling and driving aggressively for 66 minutes and hitting seven fours. W. J. Edrich, who at one stage had taken three wickets for no run, and J. T. Ikin, who had taken three wickets for 3 runs, were both punished later.
„ * o,low on R. Thomas pulled R. Pollard for two glorious sixes. Ikin gave promise of wrecking the second innings, but Wiles was stubborn. Scores:—
M.C.C. First innings (for five wickets decared) 467 TASMANIA First Innings ' Morrisby, c Ikin. b Voce .. 0 R. Thomas, e Gibb, b Edrich .. 8 M. Thomas, c Yardley, b Voce .. 4 Wiles, lbw, b Ikin .. ..13 Calvert, c Gibb, b Edrich .. 2 Gardiner, lbw, b Edrich .. .. 0 Laver, c Gibb, b Ikin .. ..8 Clark, c Pollard, b Ikin .. ..0 Murfett, pot out .. 46 Richardson, st Gibb, b Hutton .. 8 Kildey, b Edrich .. ..13 Extras •.. .. .. 5 Total .. ..103
Fall of wickets: one for 0, two for 12, three for 16, four for 20. five for 20, six tor 30. seven for 30, eight for 49, nine for 68.
Second Innings Morrisby, b Pollard .. 5 R. Thomas, c Compton, b Ikin .. 35 M. Thomas, c and b Ikin .. 22 Wiles, not out .. 83 Calvert, c Yardley, b Compton .. 18 Gardiner, c and b Ikin .. 3 Laver, c Fishlock, b Ikin .. 0 Clark, not out ~ 8 Sxtras .. .. 7 Total for six wickets ~ 120 Fall of wickets: one for 7, two for 47. three for 70. four for 97, five for 110.
BOWLING o. M. R. W. W. Voce 7 4 7 2 R. Pollard 11 5 19 0 W. J. Edrich 9.7 1 26 4 J T. Ikin .. 7 2 17 3 L. Hutton 5 0 29 1
BOWLING M. R. W. W. Voce 5 1 8 0 R. Pollard 9 3 23 1 J. T. Ikin 14 0 54 4 W. J. Edrich 3 0 9 0 D. C. S. Compton 6 1 27 1 N. W. Yardley L. B. Fishlock 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25086, 18 January 1947, Page 9
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