DRAWN GAME AT HOVE

Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27988, 7 June 1956, Page 4

DRAWN GAME AT HOVE

CRICKET

BRIGHT BATTING BY

SUSSEX

Press Association—Copyright) . HOVE, June 5: The Australians left Hove today for the first test match at Trent Bridge with the seventh drawn match of the tour, two wins oyer the Universities, and one loss to Surrey. ; ' The Australians played the seventh draw against Sussex today, resuming their second innings against the county championship table leaders only eight minutes before stumps, which were advanced to enable the tourists to get c /

Big hitting and the, unexpected partnership of 76 between Marlar and Ames, which, when broken, meant the end of the Sussex first innings, caused the Sussex fieldsmen to enter the final eight minutes in high spirits. Suttle, to the crowd’s delight, measured a bowling run, mocking the fast bowler, Pat Crawford, for his last delivery of the match. Suttle had taken -nearly 40 paces by the time he delivered the t>3ll to Burke.

The Sussex innings was always lively, their 86 to stumps yesterday being made in even time, and the innings of 298 taking 326 minutes. Parks, the first Sussex batsman, was out today for 35. He moved down the pitch and tried to drive Johnson, but miss-hit the ball to Miller in the covers. Sussex was three for 134. Lawrence joined Sheppard, and the pair carried the score to 207 at lunch, Sheppard* scoring 50 in 110 minutes, and going on to 94 at lunch when Sussex trailed the Australian total by only 25, with seven wickets in hand Crawford was no-balled five times by umpire Gray as he dragged through on delivery. The result was that Crawford bowled from well behind in the following overs. There were two isolated no-balls later on, making eight * or . I, S after three yesterday. After the last no-ball Benaud replaced Crawford, and was promptly hooked to the boundary by Sheppard.

Sheppard Dismissed Sheppard took three off Miller’s first over after lunch to reach 97, and faced the second over from Wilson. He played forward, and was completely beaten and bowled. y

Suttle had resumed with Sheppard when stomach trouble forced Lawrence to retire ill at 16. Wilson joined Suttle but two balls after Sheppard went he was caught by Benaud off Wilson for no score but with the fifth ball of Miller’s twenty-fifth over he was caught by Harvey in the covers off a hard drive.

Webb and Suttle carried the total f °'\, 22B , when Crawford took Webb s middle stump. Harvey caught Suttle off Crawford minutes later for 11 J Marlar, who had replaced Webb. Marlar began with a str a .ght drive to the boundJy off m Ck v&™ d „. took Sussex to eight for innings ® them a lead ° n the flrst Marlar’s boundary was the first of h ? was dropped by Benaud at deep mid-on off Mackay when b? 1 ?a fOU - r ’ M arlar went on to make 64 nun ™ before being caught by Langley off Benaud. It was the highest score of his career, and included Sl^,^ ours an d five sixes. Marlar reached 42 after only half n^A OUr ' fearlessly hooked, ‘drove mtn t fhe a =i y i dr S ?ged ’ and Pulled balls. bo'undaTy PPlaUdlng crowds lini ng the hit lhree sixes off Wilson is one over—one straight-driven hieh scre'en 71 S ° n ’ S head and Over the si ghtScores:— Rirat • AUSTRALIA First innings .. T r, , Second Innings J. Burke, not out „ J. Rutherford, not out .. ’*B Total for no wicket .. Bowling s “«le .. °2 ’2 R n BiSheppard .. .. 1 0 8 0 » SUSSEX r> o xi. First Innings D. Smith, c Miller, b Crawford .. 2’ A. Oakman, b Miller ™ D. Sheppard, b Wilson , .. "97 J. Parks, c Miller, b Johnson ** 35 A. Lawrence,-retired ill .. ..16 K. Suttle, c Harvey, b Crawford ’’ 12 R. Wilson, c Benaud, b Wilson .. n N. Thomson, c Harvey, b Miller . 3 R. Webb, b Crawford .. 4 R. Marler, c Langley, b Benaud .. 64 A. Ames, not out .. 4 Extras .. .. *.’ll Total for nine wickets .. 298

Bowling O. M. R. W. Miller .. 28 8 64 2 Crawford .. .. 31 9 88 3 Johnson .. 13 3 40 Wilson .. 23 9 73 2 Benaud .. 6.1 3 16 Mackay 2 0 6 0