Brilliant Bowling By Tribe

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 February 1947, Page 9

Brilliant Bowling By Tribe

Collapse Of English Batsmen MELBOURNE, February 18. Brilliant bowling by G. Tribe, who took six wickets, caused the collapse of the M.C.C. team in its match against Vistoria, which was drawn. The M.C.C. team was dismissed for 118 in its second innings, having scored 355 in its first innings. Victoria’s score in its first innings was 327. Bowing oh a good wicket Tribe and D. Ring, the spinners, were responsible for the small scoring by the M. batsmen. Tribe’s figures w r ere six for 49 off 14.5 overs. When Victoria resumed its innings to-day F. Freer helped A. L. Hassett to add a valuable 66. He was beautifully caught at first slip. Hassett, who was then 99, completed his century in 247 minutes. At 126, when swinging wildly at N. W. D. Yardley’s first ball, he was neatly caught at deep cover. He batted for 280 minutes and hit six fours. Tribe, who made 60 in 80 minutes, batted freely with a variety of shots. Scores:— M.C.C. First innings 355 Second Innings L. B. Fishlock, b Ring 11 C. Washbrook, c Miller, b Freer 0 P. A. Gibb, lbw, b Loxton .. . . 6 D. C. S. Compton, c Freer, b Ring 10 J. Hardstaff, c Hassett, b Tribe .. 26 J. T. Ikin, lbw, b Tribe 12 N. W. D. Yardley, lbw, b Tribe .. 28 J. G. Evans, c Ring, b Tribe .. 5 A. V. Bedser, c and b Tribe . . .. 5 R. -Pollard, st Baker, b Tribe . . 5 D. V. P. Wright, not out .. .. 8 Extras 2

VICTORIA First Innings M. Harvey, c Evans, b Bedser .. 10 K. Meuleman, st Evans, b Polland 14 K. R. Miller, st Evans, b Bedser .. 6 A L. Hassett, c Fishlock, b Yard- . ' ley 126 N. Harvey, c Evans, b Wright .. 69 S. Loxton, c Washbrook, b Wright 2 D. Ring, b Wright ■- J F. Freer, c Bedser, b Pollard .. 22 G. Tribe, c Bedser, b Wright .. 60 Baker, not out .. 13 I. Johnson, absent 0 Extras - - • ■ •

Australian Team For Fifth Test SYDNEY, Feb. 18. The Australian team for the filth test, starting at Sydney on February 28, is;—D. G. Bradman, A. L. Hassett, S. G. Barnes, B. Dooland, R. A. Hamence, R. Lindwall, C. V. McCool, K. Miller, A. R. Morris, D. Tallon, E. Toshack, G. Tribe. The Victorian allrounder, I. Johnson, broke a finger last Saturday and was not available. M. Harvey and F. Freer have been dropped. The English captain, W. R. Hammond, who has been suffering from flbrositis, is not expected to be fit for the test. Leading Plunket Shield Averages Following are the leading batting and bowling averages in the Plunket

Total Bowling O. M. .. 118 R. W. K. Miller .. .. 2 1 2 0 F. Freer 4 1 9 1 S. Loxton. .. .. 5 0 11 1 A. L. Hassett 2 0 5 0 D. Ring .. 13 0 36 2 G. Tribe . . 14.5 0 49 6 K. Meuleman 2 1 4 0

327 W. Bowling O. M. R. A. V. Bedser 22 1 90 2 R. Pollard .. - • 26 4 72 2 D. V. P. Wright . . 24.2 1 108 4 J. T. Ikin .. .. 5 1 25 0 N. W. D. Yardley 7 1 27 1

Shield series: — BATTING U.S. Runs. Avge. Ins. N.O. R. Sutcliffe (A.) .. 1 Ill 339 84.73 W. A. Hadlee (0.) ft 166 285 57.00 A. W. Roberts (0) F7 1 110* 209 V. J. Scott (A.) ., ;» 1 79 207 51.75 D. D, Taylor (A.) ft I 98* 205 51.25 E. W. Tindall (W.) J 91 217 43.40 F. B; Smith (C.) t. — 100 212 42.40 R. H. Scott (C.) .. :» — st; 200 40.00 L. D. Smith (0.) 6 71 145 36.25 W. W. Wallace (A.) 5 — st; 178 35.50 I. B. Cromb (C.) . i —.. 78 177 £>3.4 0 BOWLING 0. .19. It. W. Av. D. H. Taylor (A.) 1 11 1 11.00 1). S. Wilson (W.) 89. 23 105 12 13.75 H. B. Cave (W.) 140 38 270 10 17.2*3 T. A. Freeman (0.) 28 4 09 4 17.25 B. Sutcliffe (A.) , til 20 122 7 17.42 A. McDougall (0.) 116 38 210 12 17.50 G. W. Overton (0.) 123 38 204 15 17.60 C. A. Sneddon (A.) 128 48 256 13 19.69 R. II. Robinson (0.) 110. 0 21 259 13 19.92 .1. H. Parks (C.) 248 86 448 19 23.57 J. A. Cowio (A.) 204 52 420 18 23.83