142 TOP SCORE

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30629, 21 December 1964, Page 21

142 TOP SCORE

M.C.C. Saved By Murray J J (N i P .4 -Reuter— Copyright I PRETORIA. December 20. J. T. Murray, the 29-year-old Middlesex wicket keeper, hit the highest score of his first-class cricket career when he made an attractive 142 for the M.C.C. against North Eastern Transvaal on the second day of the match at Pretoria yesterday. Murray, whose innings Included 20 fours and a six over long-on, batted 201 minutes with F. J. Titmus (65). They added 137 in a little more than even time to rescue the M.C.C. from the embarrassing position of being 134 for six just before lunch. Their stand was mainly responsible for the M.C.C. finishing with 350 and taking a first innings lead of 146.

The leg-spinner, G. Hall, finished with the best figures, six for 145.

When play ended for the day North Eastern Transvaal was struggling in its second innings total, being 23 for three after 45 minutes' batting. NORTH EAST TRANSVAAL First Innings .. 204 Second Innings L. Liebenberg, c Barrington. b Price .13 E. Brotherton. b Titmus . 2 T. Banyard, b Price .. 0 D. Lindsay, not out .. 2 J. Viljoen, not out .. o Extras (b 4. lb 1, nb 1) 6 Total for 3 wkts. .. 23 Fall of wickets; One for 14. two for 14, three for 19. Bowling: Price, 6,3, 14, 2; Brown, 2,1, 2.0; Titmus, 4, 3. I. IM.C.C. First Innings R. W. Barber,, c Lindsay, b Burke 1 J. M. Brearley, c Lindsay, b Burke .. ~ 45 E. R. Dexter, b Botten .. 22 K. F. Barrington, c Banyard, b Hall .45 P. H. Parfitt, b Hall .. 9 M. J. K. Smith, b Hal! .. 4 F. J. Titmus, run out .. 65 J. T. Murray, lbw, b Halt . 142 J. S. E. Price, c Lindsay, b Hall .. .. ’2 R. Hobbs, not out 3 D. J. Brown, lbw. b Hal! . <1 Extras .. ..12 Total . 350 Fall of wickets: One for 5. two for 47, three for 106, four for 124, five for 124, six for 134. seven for 271, eight for 291, nine for 350.

Bowling: Botten, 35, 8, '.OO, 1; Burke, 32, 12. 67, 2; Hall, 39.5, 7, 145, 6; Viljoen. 6,0, 12. 0; Banyard. 2.0, 14, 0