ENGLISH CRICKETERS

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 108, 2 November 1929, Page 9

ENGLISH CRICKETERS

EVEN PLAY' AT PERTH

BOWLEY SAVES SIDE

PERTH, Ist November. The match between the English cricket team and West Australia was continued to-day. , The weather was ■ cloudy, with drizzling showers. There was a fair attendance of spectators. It was a bowler's wicket for the earlier portion of the play. Duleepsinhji, on his appearance, was cheered, but there was a'sensation when he was Clean'bowled with a yorker. The single hero of the day was Bowley, who, despite a painfully-injured hand, batted doggedly and saved his side. The Englishmen had six wickets down for SS, but the improving wicket aided the batting.' The Englishmen carried their .score to 191. West Australia in their second innings lost one wicket for 59 when stumps were drawn. Following are theiscores:— WEST AUSTRALIA. First innings 185 Second Innings. Taafc, not out .-.■ 23 Cornforcl, b Worthington .;. 7 Horroeks, not out ...; 22 Extras „\. , '7 Total for one wicket 59 ENGLAND. ■ First Inning's. Dawson, c Inverarity, b Webster 7 Turnbull, c Richardson, b Webster 20 Bowley, not out 79 Duleepsinhji, b Richardson 1 Woolley, Jbw, b Evans 13 Worthiiigton, c Horrocks, b Rich- . ardson ... ?... 8 Gjlligan, lbw, b Richardson 2 Nichols, c Hcwson, b Halconibe 23 Earle, c Taafe, b Halcombo .... 14 Cornford, c Hewson, b Evans .... 10 Allom, b Halcombe 7 Extras 7 Total 191 Bowling Analysis.—Halcoinbe took three wickets for 35 runs, 'Evans two for 46, Webster two,for 36, Richardson three for 07. .