ENGLISH TEAM

Grey River Argus, 10 December 1928, Page 5

ENGLISH TEAM

makes big score. Against Queensland. (Australian & N.Z. Cable Assn). WARWICK, (Queensland) Dec. 9. The mutch between Queensland county and England was commenced to-day. Queensland in the first innings made 128—McComb 36, Peachey 38. Freeman took eight wicketf? for 32, and Geary one for 30. England in the first innings lost •ix wickets for 427. Sutcliffe 77, Tyldesl y 115, Hammond 116. England scored 427 in 197 minutes. Cooper took one wicket tor 78, Broadfoot jbo for 88, Drews 2 for 90, Biax tan cl one for 47 Hawke Cup Contest LAY'S CENTURY. WANGANUI, December 9. The Hawke Cup elimination match, Wanganui v. Taranaki, was continued yesterday in jjerfVct weather. The wicket was ■Still good, when Wanganui’s not out men, Giesen (96), and Sewell (IJ, resumed, the home el ven’s total for the loss of five wickets be--192 at the close of the first day’s play. The S cond ball of the first over, •aw Giesen dismissed. caught by Quickfall in the slip'. The Wanganui batsmen collared the bowling. The tail, added 177 runs before the end eaav. The principal contributors were Sewell (73), Hitchison (35), Darby (26), London (9). For Taranaki:—Petty took four for 95, Quickfall three for 95, Lay one for 40, Nasmith two for 77. Taranaki (first innings 190) commenced the second innings with Wilson and Nasmith, the first wicket tailing when ths total was 41, Nasmith go. ng leg before to Treadwell with 21 to his credit. Lay joined Wilson, and the pair had added nearly two hundred when stumps were drawn for thi • day. Lay reached a century shortly before time, being 105 not cut. Wilson was 91.

The match will be resumed tomorrow .although heavy rain all last night promises to place a different complexion on Taranaki •’s chances.