CRICKET Australia-Sussex Match Ends In Dramatic Draw

Press, Volume C, Issue 29534, 8 June 1961, Page 5

CRICKET Australia-Sussex Match Ends In Dramatic Draw

I Ji .Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) HOVE, June 6. The Australians and Sussex drew a dramatic match at Hove today with the Australians failing by only nine runs to win, and Sussex needing only one wicket to defeat them. The Australians were set to get 245 runs in 210 minutes to win after they had dismissed the county for 189 in its second innings.

| At stumps tonight the ; Australians were eight for ,236, but the last pair were at i the wicket because N. O'Neill ' was unble to bat. One of the last two was the opening batsman. C. C. McDonald. who made a great bid to get the runs. He carried his bat for 116. The tense battle thrilled the crowd of 3000 and the match was not really decided until the last over. However. Sussex had gone a long way towards saving the game when it captured four wickets for three runs in 15 minutes little less than an hour before stumps when the Australians had moved in front of the clock for the first time and looked set to go on to an easy win. W. La wry <3Ol, R. N. Harvey (17) and P. Burge <2O) had all gone forcing the pace, but McDonald was still there and with the score at 110 for three he was joined by A. K. Davidson. Attack On Bowling The pair then began a concerted attack on the Sussex bowling and rattled on 74 runs in 41 minutes. Davidson was the chief attacker, although McDonald was picking up runs steadily. Davidson s big hitting found a seemingly easy subject in the slow left-hander. R. Bell, and he hammered 18 off two of his overs as well as hitting an enormous 6 over long-off from the other slow bowler. G. Cooper. At 3.53 p.m. the Australians were 184 for three, needing only 61 runs and having 67 minutes to get them with six effective wickets in hand. It looked all over, but at 4.8 p.m. the Australians were ■hanging on grimly at 187 for Iseven. BELL'S WICKETS The much-punished Bel bowled Davidson as the [Australian advanced up the pitch to hit him. then he had R. Benaud brilliantly caught lone-handed by A. Oakman at [slip, and finally G. M 'Kcnzie [presented him with his I wicket by making a poor shot in the direction of cover and being well caught. In the middle of all this W. Grout was run out * when

McDonald called him for a quick run and he was yards out when the wicket at the bowler's end was thrown down. Bell had taken three for 3 in 11 balls, and although he took further punishment later, the damage was done The Australians never recovered and although F. Misson played another stout, defending innings of eight in 46 minutes, he was finallybowled by Bates with the dock just ahead of the Australians. MISSON OVT Mispon was out off the last ball of the second last over, and this left McDonald with six balls to get 17 runs. He took four off the third ball and another boundary off a no-ball, but the task was too great. McDonald batted 210 minutes tor his 116 and hit 15 fours. It was his second century of the tour, and it was a fine, fighting knock. The Sussex innings this morning was distinguished more by Misson’s bowling than anything else. He took three for 33 to finish with six for 75. only the second time an Australian bowler has taken six wickets in an innings on the tour. The first occasion was Davidson’s six for 46 against the M.C.C. Scores: SUSSEX First Innings .. .. 336 Second Innings A. Oakman, c Grout, b Benaud .. ..27

R. J. Langridge. lbw. b Miss on 16 E. R. Dexter. 6 McDonald, b Misson 21 K. Suttle, b Misson J, Parks, c Davidson, b Mis42 son 0 D. Smith, retired hurt L. Lenham. c Grout, b Mis5 son 10 G. Cooper, c Harvey, b Misson 43 i. Thomson, c Davidson, b Quick 4 R. Bell, b Quick .. 17 D. Bates, not out .. 0 Extras 4 Total 189 Fall of wickets: One for 43. two for 43. three for M. four for 85, five for 120. six for 135, seven for 140. eight nine for 189. for 185. Bowling O. M. R. W Davidson .. 10 3 20 0 Misson ., 30.5 5 75 6 Benaud ..12 2 36 1 Quick .. 18 4 54 2 AUSTRALIANS First innings 281 Second Innings C. C. McDonald, not out .. 116 W. La wry. b Thomson 30 R. N. Harvey, b Thomson .. 17 P. J. Burge, b Cooper 20 A. K. Davidson, b Bell 41 R. Benaud, c Oakman, b Bell 0 A. VV. Grout, run out 2 G. McKenzie, c Cooper, b F. M. Misson, b Bates 8 I. W. Quick, not out 0 N. O’Neill, absent injured .. 0 Extras 2 Total for eight wkts. 236 Fall of wickets: One for 59. two for 79. three for 110. four for 184. five for 184. six for 186, seven for 187. eight for 228 Bowling O. M. R. W Thomson .. 22 6 37 2 Bates .. 20 5 «>.> 1 Cooper ..16 0 85 1 Bell ..12 1 57 3