BREEZY BATTING

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 November 1935, Page 7

BREEZY BATTING

M.C.C. v. S. AUSTRALIA VISITORS’ GOOD SCORE [BY CABLE—PBESB ASSN.—COPYBIGHT.] * > ADELAIDE, November 8. x The weather was favourable and the wicket perfect for the opening cricket match between the M.C.C. team and • South Australia. Holmes did ' not play because of a hand injury. The/ new leg before wicket rule operated for the first time. Lyttelton won the, toss, ,Smith and Parks opened-for M.C.C. They gave a sparkling display tackling the bowling, which was not .particularly hostile, from all angles. Twelve, runs were scored off the first oyer by Parks. Eighteen were scored in the first twen- ; . ty minutes. ? - : • •'/ * Hardstaff and Human were associat-. p , ed in a brilliant partnership. Human made seventy-eight, in forty-five min- L. : utes. He hit nine fours. The first two • hundred were up in 212 minutes. The next century went up in seventy-three minutes. Scores '.... . . ENGLAND—Wt limings. » ■' ...■---a Parks, c Walker b Waite ••• •• Jj7 Smith, b Ward ...... -• . • Hardstaff, c Waite b Ward 9« - Mitthell-Innes, c.and b Waite ... ' 0 Human, c Bradman b Ward .. 87 Langridge, not out .. •• • • - Sims, not out ~ i Extras .. • 6 Total for five wickets .. .. 314 Bowling: Thompson 0 for 70. Wil Hams 0 for 45, Ward 3 for 97 Collins 0 for 36, Waite 2 for, 33, Ryan o_for ...• 27. ’ . QUEENSLAND v. N.S..WALES., BRISBANE, November 8. In the Sheffield Shield opening match against Queensland to-day, New South Wales in the first innings lost •6 wickets for 309. McGilvray made 68 Easton (not out) 67, White (not out) 59, Marks 29, and Tallo,wfield 28. New South Wales, after losing- five wickets for 146, made a remarkable i recovery, the seventh wicket partnership adding 101 in 84 minutes.