M.C.C. TEAM
OPENING MATCH OF TOON WESTERN AUSTRALIA ALL OUT. 185 PERTH, October 31. The first engagement of the English team was started to-day. Rain compelled an early lunch, and there was an enforced adjournment for 15min during the afternoon. -There was a small attendance, and the wicket was dead. Western Australia won the toss, and batted first. The first century occupied 95rnin. Play was featureless, and the bowling was disappointing. Details:— WESTERN AUSTRALIA. Richardson c Cornford b Allom ... 3 Taff'b Nichols t p, r.yant b Worthington ... ... 20 Horrocks c Allom b Nichols 51 R. Bryant c Cornford b Nichols ... 34 Rowe b Worthington 2 Inverarity c Cornford b Allom ... 24 Evans c and b Woolley 24 Howson run out ... 1 Webster not out 4. Halcombe b Nichols 4 Extras 'l3 Total 185 Bowling Analysis.—Nichols four for 57, Allom two for 50, Worthington two for 46, Bowley none for 17, Woolley one for 0. ENGLAND, —First Innings.— Turnbull not out 17 Bowley retired hurt 1 Dawson not out 7 No wickets for ... ... ... 25 Worthington and Allom were the most impressive bowlers keeping a fine length. Nichols belied his reputation for speed, and the others were not inipressive. A feature of the day was the line batting by Horrocks.
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Evening Star, Issue 20321, 1 November 1929, Page 4
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