TASMANIANS SCORE 223

Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26628, 14 January 1952, Page 7

TASMANIANS SCORE 223

Match Against Tourists

(Rec. 7 pm.) HOBART, January 12 Although failed by their, regular bowlers, the West Indies dismissed Tasmania fpr 223 runs in the first day’s play of a three-day game at Hobart. Denis Atkinson had his best bowling day of the tour, taking four wickets for 26 runs. Sonny Ramadhin failed to take a wicket, in 13 overs. Atkinson gained his success with medium-paced swingers that made pace off the pitch. Keith Schmidt, a 28-year-old orchardist, was top scorer for Tasmania with a hard-hit 55. Schmidt came into the team only as a lastminute replacement, when Maddox broke his finger in the game against the West Indies at Launceston. He made the most of his chance. Hooking, pulling and driving with power and precision, Schmidt scored his runs in less than two hours. When he come in four wickets were down for M2. Then with Newman he set about to provide the best batting treat for top day. When he was completely in onrge of thte attack he Was run out Schmidt travels each Saturday more todn 20 miles to play cricket. Newman, a former Victorian district batsman, supported Schmidt well, using his feet daringly to the spinners and driving the ball powerfully through toe covers. Newman batted attractively. When set he tried to sweep Stollmeyer behind square-leg. It spuh back behind him to hit the leg stiiton. . Thomas, who opened the batting, was stubborn in a dull stay of 148 mutates for 43.

Stollmeyer’s Wickets When all the other bbwlers had failed to dismiss the dour left-hander, Goddard brought on Stollmeyer, who has bowled only twice previously this tour,, Not only did Stollmeyer have The alas beautifully caught by Rae, deco in front of square-leg, but he later got Newman’s wicket. Batting for 10 minutes, Walcott gave a taste of bls great driving powers. In two overs from Cowley. Walcott three times di-ovfe the ball beautifully through the covers tb ’eave the flteldsthen standing. Scores were:—

LOW SCORE BY INDIA

FOURTH TEST WITH ENGLAND

S(Rec. 7.20 p.m.) NEW DELHI, Jan. 12England, with seyeh, wickets m hahd. only 58 runs behliid India on the innings at the close of on the day of the fourth test at KanP 'feiglancf dismissed India tdfr 121 and wheh stumps Were drawn had scored 63 for three wickets. Four days reresponsible for India’s stnall sc°[*--They dismissed India between Tittersall taking six for 48 aha Hilton four for 32. , . . j The grassless Pitch. bowlers. After trying his pace attack for an hour, during wh . lc . h . 3 * J^i 8 were scored without a Wicket falling, Ehgland’s captain, Nigel Howard, turned to his spinners with immediate success. A ~, England’s batsmen also had to fight hard for runs on a tricky pitch. Scores were:—

TASMANIA First Innings Morrisby, b Atkinson .. 13 Thomas, c Rae, b Stollmeyer .... 43 Davidson, c Stblfcieyer. b Ferguson .. 12 Richardson, run out .. 0 Newman, b Stollmeyer . to .. 44 Schmidt. Htn btit .. 55 Goodwin, lbw. b 'Worrell i. 19 Cowley, c Guillen, b Atkinson .. 20 Laver, b Atkinson Diprose, hist out 1 .. 2 Alexander, b Atkinson Extras :: is Total 223 Bowling •M. H. W. P. Jones 11 1 s ? r. M. Worrell 9 2 8. Ramadhin 13 5 ?! ? D. Atkinson . 8.2 W. Ferguson 20 1 2 2tt 4 8 i J. B. Stollmeyer 6 1 J. D. Goddard 1 WEST INDI 0 es 5 0 rfr»t Hnint J. B. Stollmeyer, nbt o C. L. Walcott, ndt 6ut 1 " 14 Total for no wickets it 17 Bowling 0. M. R. W. Cowley .. 2 0 *! 8 Goodwin .. 1 0

frltst Vnnings ?• Boy. b Tattersail V- Mankad, b Tattersail ., P. R. Umrigar, b Tattersail .. V. 8. Hazare, c Ridgway, b Tattersall 1 0. G. Phadkar. b Tattersail . .. H R. Adhikari, b •• 6 Majrekar, e Graveney, b Hilton .. 6 C. K. Nayudu, st Spoonet, b Hilton I* Joshi, b Tattersall 2t 4 H. 8. Shinde, not out .. . Ghulani Ahmed, c Poole, b Hilton extras .. . • 4 • . Total .. >" * Bowling: B. Statham none for W, * Tattersall six for 48. wSk3, b jfanX Spooner, b Shinde •• A w Y ravene y> b Mankad £• ?™ins, not out .. •• r ‘ Robertson, not obi •• Extras ,. 1 .. »• 21 J Total for three wickets .• fi «n»lmg: V. Mankad two for 31 > & Shinde one for 17. 63 H.