M.C.C. TEAM

Evening Star, Issue 20346, 30 November 1929, Page 10

M.C.C. TEAM

DISMISSED FOR 171 QUEENSLAND SIX FOR 187 BRISBANE, November 29. England won the toss and batted .first, the attendance being 5.000. The weather was fine and hot. Gilligan and Dnleepsinhji delighted the crowd, the latter being particularly" attractive in all-round play. He batted for sixtyone minutes, and hit nine fours. Giiligan hit six fours. Ducat, the English coach in Queensland, was impressive, but the others went easily before the attack of Oxenham and Hnrwood. Oxenham, who is a test tour “ certainty,” secured three leg-before decisions, two in succession. Barratt aroused enthusiasm by lifting Oxenham for six. The last nine wickets yielded only 40 runs. O'Connor kept wickets well, and the fielding generally was fair. O'Connor and Levy opened the Queensland innings, and the captain was bowled in Nichols's first over. There was no tea adjournment, the English innings having closed between 3 and 4 o’clock for 171.

Levy and Gough wore sissocialcil in a partnership of IBS, which was broken when Levy was caught in the slips. He gave an exhilarating display, scoring most of his runs with well-placed shots behind Iho wicket. He/hit thirteen tours and batted tor oigbty-five mi mites. Gough batted solidly and bit six fours. The fielding was lax. and the English total was passed in US minutes. The fast bowling of Nichols was most troublesome. Oxenham lost his wicket after a sound display. Details;— ENGLAND. First Innings. Gilligan h Howe . ... W Dawson c Brew b Hormbrook ... 7 Dnleepsinhji c Brew h Hunvood ... BA Ducat Ibw b Oxenham ]•'! Turnbull c O'Connor b Hurwoud ... B 'Worthington Ihw b Oxen ham ... -1 Nichols Ibw h Oxenham 0 Legge b Oxenham ... 4 Barrait c Ilnbbart h Hunvood ... 11 Benson e O'Connor b Hunvood ••• A Allorn not out D Extras ... w 4 Total ... 1/1 Bowling Analysis.—Hormbrook, one for 26; Hunvood, four for 48; Amos, none for 21; Oxenham, four for 67; Brew, none for 25; Rowe, one for 10. QUEENSLAND. First Innings, O'Connor b Nichols ... ... 4 Levy c Dnleepsinhji b Nichols ... 86 Gough b Nichols ... 52 Rowe b Nichols 6 Oxenham b Dnleepsinhji 26 Weir b Nichols 6 Hubbard not out 1 Brew not out •; Extras B Total for six wickets IS7