RAINCUTS PLAY
One Innings Match LN* Z P.A Reuter—Copyright i LONDON. Sept. 14. W. E. Russell, the Middlesex opening batsman, enhanced his claims for a regular England test place with a solid half-century against the l World XI at Lord's yesterday Thanks to Russell, the England XI has so far managed to make 148 for four off 40 overs. Only by turning the match into a single innings game of 75 overs each have the organisers salvaged it from the weather which did not permit a start until the after”''•*> of the second day. Scores:
ENGLAND XI R. W. Barber, b Gibbs « W. E. Russell, not out 56 P. H. Parfitt, c Hanif, b Gibbs 4 K. F. Barrington, lbw, b Sobers 2 M. C. Cowdrey, c Reid, b Gibbs ..27 M. J. K. Smith, not out 6 Extras ( b. 8, l.b. 1. n.b. 3) .12 Total (for four wickets) 148 Fall of wickets: one for 68, two for 72, three for 75, four for 128.
Bowling R. W 0. M. Hall .. 7 0 29 0 Griffiths .. 10 1 42 0 Sobers .. 8 3 11 1 Gibbs .. 9 1 37 3 Reid . . 5 0 17 0 Hanif .. 1 1 0 0
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30856, 15 September 1965, Page 19
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