EVEN N.S.W. BATTING

Grey River Argus, 22 February 1947, Page 3

EVEN N.S.W. BATTING

M.C.C. BOWLER SMITH

Takes Eight Wickets

(Rec. 10.5). SYDNEY, Feb. 21. The match between the M.C.C. team and New South Wales opened to-day in ideal weather, on a perfect wicket. New South Wales won the toss and batted.

Consistency was a feature of New South Wales’ batting. The first six batsmen all exceeded twenty runs, and at stumps the home team had scored 336 runs for the loss of nine wickets. England has a strong batting side, with all its batting stars except Hammond engaged. Smith captured the bowling honours, and thoroughly deserved them. With a limited attack, England did well to keep the New South Wales score within reasonable bounds.

Carmody and Morris began the batting in a breezy fashion, scoring 38 off the first six overs, including 13 from one over by Voce. Fifty runs came up in 36 minutes. Morris was in dashing form, timing and placing the ball beautifully. He scored all round the wicket. After an hour’s play, Morris jumped to Smith, and missed, and lie was easily stumped. Carmody lost, no opportunities of scoring, and he engaged in some lusty pulls. He and Barnes continued to bat 'brightly until lunch, when, after 90 minute.F play, the score was on» for 115. Carmody reached 50 in 88 minutes.

Barnes and Carmody continued to force the pace upon resuming. They hit 12 off one over from Smith. This bowler got. his revenge in the next over, when he trapped Carmody with a top-spinner. Carmody had batted for 113 minutes.

A quiet period followed, wherein Pollard bowled four maidens. Not liking this restraint, Barnes hit out wildly against Smith, and, after being dropped at long-on, when 42, he.was caught in the same position two balls later.

Two young newcomers, Lukeman and Kissell, batted like veterans and they kept the score moving along at a good rate. The two hundred took 183 minutes By tea, when the total was 3 for 213, the English attack seemed to have been collared. When the partnership became worth fifty, Kissell fell a victim to a new ball —caught in the slips. Lindwall treated the bowling with scant respect. He made 37 runs of a 50 partnership in 27 minutes, in which he hit seven boundaries. He got out to a brilliant catch at mid-on, Pollard jumping high to grab the ball in one hand.

Lukeman, meanwhile, was batting soundly, and was collecting runs at a steady rate. Finally, lie was completely beaten, losing his middle stump. He batted for 142 minutes, and hit eight fours. New South Wales made 336 runs, for 9 wickets, which were scored in 294 minutes. Scores: — NEW SOUTH WALES (Ist innings) Carmody, 1.b.w., b Smith 65 Morris, stpd. Evans, b Smith ... 44 Barnes, c Voce, b Smith 44 Lukeman, b Smith Kissell, c Voce, b Pollard 22 Lindwall, C Follard, b Smith .... 4a Pettiford, c and b Smith 6 Lush, c Ilardstaff, b Smith 2 Saggars, b Smith - Johnson, not out g Toshack, not out Sundries ‘ • Total for 9 wickets • • • 33G Fall of wickets: 78, 145, 168, 218, 288, 295, 303, 311, 334. Bowling: Voce 13/2/65/0; Pollard 20/4/70/1; Edrich 12/1/59/0; Smith 24/0/119/8; Hutton 3/0/16/0.