LITTLE ENTERPRISE

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 56, 8 March 1937, Page 9

LITTLE ENTERPRISE

ENGLISH BATTING

COUNTRY CRICKET MATCH

BENALLA, March 6.

Rain prevented play until 2 p.m. on the .second and last day of the cricket match between England and the Country League. The match was drawn. Country closed its innings at the tea adjournment to allow England to bat again. Davidson, a left-hander with a strong defence, scored mostly with snicks and glances, in making 52, retired. He batted 146 minutes. Heavey, who made 30, gave a strong, attractive exhibition of free hitting, scoring two sixes and three fours. On a dead wicket J. M. Sims and W. Copson were the best bowlers, but'G. O. Allen, coming on late, had the best average.

Little enterprise was shown when England batted again. R. E. S. Wyatt was sound. H. Verity concentrated on defence, and was deadly slow. He scored 22 singles and one four in 77 minutes. M. Leyland attacked the bowling strongly for 32 minutes, and hit five fours in making 33, not out. Scores: England, first innings, 344 (Fishlock 104, Hammond 53, Voce 53 not out, Allen 33, Worthington 26, Copson 19). Bowling for Victorian Country, Kneebone took four wickets for 63, Adams three for 74, McDonald two for 91.

Country, first innings, 147 for eight, declared (Davidson 52 retired, Heavey 30, Walker 29). Bowling for England, Allen took two wickets for 5 runs and Sims two for 34.

England, second innings, 118 for six (Leyland 33 not out, Wyatt 30, Verity 24, Worthington 14 not out). Bowling for Country, McDonald took three for 39, Bennetts two for 17.