M.C.C. TEAM

Evening Star, Issue 22573, 15 February 1937, Page 6

M.C.C. TEAM

MATCH AGAINST NEW SOUTH WALES HOME TEAM OUT FOR 231 Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, February 13, The start of the- match _ between. England and New South Wales was delayed for half an hour, due to the turf adjacent to the wicket being in a sodden condition. New South Wales was expected to score well against England’s limited attack, but the wicket soon showed a pace which was not expected. Beattie, after two splendid boundary hooks off Fames, attempted another’ and mistimed it and was bowled. Worthington soon relieved Copson, and M'Cabe weakly pushed a ball to Faroes at forward leg. The third wicket fell at 26,. when Fingleton was caught behind the wicket in Faroes’s fourth over, and at 32 Robinson ran himself out. Faroes bowled with a fresh breeze, and had much life. Copson, although liot successful in taking wickets, made the ball rise sharply, but the experienced Chipperfield and the colt Jackson survived till lunch, when the score was 40. There was a bright change for the steadily increasing crowd after lunch ; when Chipperfield batted breezily, making vigorous hooks and drives off the fast bowlers. From one over by Faroes Chipperfield scored 12, hut when 37 he mistimed'a hook and was struck on the face and trod on his wicket. He was assisted from the field in a dazed condition; The colts Jackson and Lush were associated in a splendid partnership. Lush when 11 was missed by Ames in the slips off Copson, but Jackson, when 42, was caught in the slips off Robins. He batted 101 minutes. At the tea interval the score was 170 for six wickets, Lush 43. The latter was dismissed at 49 after 96 minutes’ batting. He played splendidly after settling down. The tail-enders took the total to 231, Sims taking the last four wickets. England’s period of 35 minutes’ batting proved sensational. The young fast bowler Lush, after a wild initial over, had Worthington sensationally caught near the boundary by the twelfth man, Barnes. Later Barnett was caught at second slip when he protected his head from a bumping delivery. Duckworth stayed with Leyland till stumps. Lush has taken two wickets for 7. Details NEW SOUTH WALES. First Innings. Beattie b Faroes 8 Fingleton c Duckworth b Faroes 8 M'Cabe c Faroes b Worthington 9 Robinson run out 2 Chipperfield hit wicket b Faroes 37 Jackson c Ames b Robins 42 Lush c Duckworth b Sims 49 Hynes c and b Sims 35 Oldfield b Sims 2 Chilvers not out 18 White c Robins b Sims 3 Extras 18 Total 231 Bowling Analysis.—Faroes, three for 65; Copson, none for 35; Worthington, one for 28; Sims, four for 46; Robins, one for 39.

ENGLAND. First Innings. Worthington c sub. b Lush ... 4 Barnett c Beattie b Lusk b Leyland not out Duckworth not out 1 Extras 4 Total for two wickets ... 24 COMMENT BY MACARTNEY SYDNEY, February 13. C. G. Macartney says: Despite the moderate score compiled by New South Wales, its position at present is satisfactory. New South TVales 7 s cany collapse was due to the good bowling and difficult wicket conditions. Later _ the batsmen gave a refreshing exhibition of vigorous hitting, combined in several cases with good forward footwork. The wicket improved considerably after lunch. Beattie, Fingleton, and M'Cabe all fell to wicket peculiarities. The ball popped and jumped viciously, and had the batsmen guessing from the outset. The Chipperfield and Jackson and Jackson and Lush partnerships retrieved a bad situation. Lush is by nature a forceful batsman, and he should never depart from that style. His attractive innings augurs well for his future. Chipperfield was attacking entertainingly when he received a dangerous blow in the face in trying to negotiate a hook stroke. The running between the wickets generally was good, as was the Englishmen’s fielding. Fames was always dangerous Sims and the other bowlers employed the swing and spin in an endeavour to exploit the wicket conditions to the best advantage. Lush gathered' the wickets of Worthington and Barnett with short balls, which possessed considerable pace. A GOOD DAY’S WORK Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, February 15. (Received February 15, at 10.30 a.m.) J. B. Hobbs says: There was plenty of life in the wicket so that the bowlers could make anything short lift considerably, even for a time after lunch. In the circumstances it was not a disadvantage for Robins to lose the toss. Chipperfield started making strokes at once —Fine square cuts and straight drives. He played a proper game, slinging his bat at the ball. The only blemish to this refreshing display was a cut over the slips’ heads, Jackson’s innings was oven better than Chipperfield’s because he made no shots in desperation. He showed equal ability on each side of the wicket and seemed to have all the strokes. Watching Jackson brought back to my mind that brilliant cricketer of the same name, the late Archie Jackson, whom I so much admired and whose first-class debut I saw here. Lush, though also getting a good score, was not quite so convincing as Jackson. He showed a particular liking for a drive, more or a push, but with plenty of power _ behind it. It is curious that the wicket seemed to recover immediately after Chipperfield had gone, but this was perhaps more marked because the fast bowlei’s hesitated to bowl any more short balls. Hynes looked worth more than his valuable 35 until he misjudged a flighty orte from Sims. The final score of New South Wales was good when the bad start was considered. Sims finished up with the moat impressive bowling figures, but I think chief credit should go to Farnes, who gave England a start and unsettled New South Wales. The fielding was not up to test standard, but one cannot blame the Englishmen for relaxing a bit. They seemed to get more pleasure out of their cricket than in the test. In any case it was a good day’s work to get a strong side like New South Wales out in less than four hours.