CRICKET M.C.C. Makes Poor Start.

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 October 1946, Page 5

CRICKET M.C.C. Makes Poor Start.

Combined Team Scores 462 Runs PERTH, Oct. 18. In its first innings against the M.C.C. the Combined Australian team was all out at the tea adjournment for 462. The not-out batsmen, Watt and Johnson, resumed the innings with the score at 271‘ for five wickets. They began confidently and scored freely. Watt scored 157 before ■he was run out, and Johnson 87. In failing light, the M.C.C. made a poor start. L. Hutton was bowled by Cumming when he had scored 10, and L. B. Fishlock was caught behind off Puckett at 11. The score at stumps was 69 for two wickets. Hutton had an uncomfortable stay of 47 minutes against the combined team’s bowlers and then played a ball from the medium-paced righthander Cumming on to the stumps. He had been most cautious against an accurate attack. Washbrook, however, showed sound form. The combined team’s total of 462 was a record against any English team at Perth. Watt and Johnson completed a sixth-wicket partnership of 217 in 185 minutes.. Johnson, the Victorian all-rounder, is a test team candidate. The English fielding was much improved, but the attack was weakened by the absence of Edrich, who has a carbuncle on his right arm. Scores: —

COMBINED TEAM. First Innings. K. Meuleman, c Pollard, b Ikin 16 Edwards, run out 45 S. G. Barnes, c and b Ikin .. .. 45 Robinson, c and b Ikin .. .. 8 Watt, run out 157 Herbert, b Edrich 28 Johnson, c Hutton, b Langridge 87 Kessey, not out .. ... .. . • 34 Dooland, c Langridge, b Pollard 10 Puckett, c Yardley, b Bedser .. 2 Cumming, b Ikin 13 Extras 17 Total 462

• Fall of Wickets.—One for 55, two for 88, three for 115, four for 130, five for 177, six for 394, sewen for 406, eight for 430, nine for 441, 10 for 462.

Bowling. O. M. R. W. R. Pollard .... 30 6 69 1 A. V. Bedser .. 28 2 85 1 W. J. Edrich .. 10 4 20 1 J. Langridge .. 32 5 85 1 J. T. Ikin .. 34.6 2 172 4 D. Compton . . 2 0 14 0 Byes, 4; leg-byes, 10; wide 1, by Bedser; no-balls, one each by Bedser and Pollard.

M.C.C. First Innings. L. Hutton, b Cumming .. • • 10 L. B. Fishlock, c Kessey, b Puckett C. Washbrook, not out . . • • 3J> D, Compton, not out “ Extras °

Total for two wickets .. .. 69 Fall of Wickets.—One for 30, two for 54.

Bowling. O. M. R. W, Puckett .. .. 10 1 33 1 Cumming .. 8 3 lo 1 Dooland .. 2 0 3 0 Johnson 8 4 14