NARROW LEAD OF 19 RUNS

Hawera Star, Volume LII, 28 January 1933, Page 3

NARROW LEAD OF 19 RUNS

• M.C.C. PLAYING N.S.W. SCORES OF TjHE FIRST STRIKE HOME TEAM OPENS! SECOND, j ONE WICKET FOR THIRTY-SIX. (United fTesß Association —By Electric Telegraph Cocyright.) SYDNEY, Jan. 27. The cricket match (between __ the M.C.C. team and New South Wales! was continued in very sultry weather. The wicket was* affected hy rain, which was followed by hot isunshine. Hammond and Verity dismissed the remaining five New South Wales batsmen for the addition of only: 11 runs,' and the innings closed for 180. England in reply made a first innings score of 199. At"the drawing of stumps for the day New South Wales in the second innings had lost one wicket for 36. Hammond took three wickets for three runs this morning and Verity' took two for eight. Both made the 'ball lift awkwardly from the pitch. The New South Wales innings lasted 195 minutes. Rowe batted 92 minutes and hit five boundaries. Wyatt and Pataudi opened for England" and there was an early thrill for the spectators when Pataudi was out in the second over. He was caught at short fine leg, where Love and Hill also Joist their wickets. Wyatt opened his shoulders and executed some forceful cover drives to the fence, but at 35 be lost Hammond, who was well caught m the outfield. Howell had then taken two wickets for 12 runs. The wicket had improved after hutch and Wyatt and Verity carried, the score along at a steady rate, add-! iug 50 in 58 minutes . Wyatt, who was | subdued facing Howell and Hill, reached liis half-century in 95 minutes. : The third wicket fell at 10S, when | Verity was also caught at short fine leg. He had shown the strokes of a batsman of class. Wyatt -soon followed, being out in his usual fashion, leg before wicket. Then without addition to the total Cliilvers uprooted Arnos’ middle stump. In a. partnership of 23 minutes ,Levland and Brown added 45 runs. Both pulled Cliilvers for lofty sixers and each was taken on the fence attempting another such hit. Both hit four fours and a six. The tail-enders of the 1 team failed and the side was out after Iff’' minutes’ batting. , The fielding of the New South Wales team was definitely superior to that, of England. Fiugleton again failed to get going in Nmv South Wales’ .second innings, hut Brown was battiim nicely when stumps were drawn. The scores arc: NEW SOUTH WALES. First Innings. Fingleton, b Mitchell 19 Brown, c Ames, b Bowes 69 Bradman, i> Mitchell 1 Kippax c Mitchell, h Bowes 3 Cummins, b Mitchell 0 Rowe, o Mitchell, h Verity 70 Love, c Ames, b Hammond 4 Hill, o Verity, b Hammond 0 Cliilvers, 1.b.w., b Hammond 4 Howell c Brown, h Verity 0 Stewart, not out O' Extras 10 Total ISO]

Bowling: Bowes,.took two wickets] for 48 runs, Tate none for 42, Mitchell: three for 32, Hammond three for 22, Verity two for 9, Brown none for 17. j Second Innings. Fingleton!, 1.b.w., b Tate .(I Brown , not out IS I Bradman, not out 19 Extras 1, Total for one wicket 36 ENGLAND. First innings. Wyatt, 1.b.w., b Hill . 93 Pa-taluli, <■; Chi Ivors, b Howell ...... 2 Hammond, c Rowe. ib Howell < Verity, c Stewart, b Cliilvers 33 Ames, b Cliilvers 6 Levland, c Rowe, ib'Cliilvers 29 Brown, c Stewart, b Hill 29 Tate, c Fingleton, b Hill 16 Duckworth, not out 6 Bowes, st. Love, b Chilvers 0 Mitchell, 1.b.w., ib Chilvers 0 Extras 9 Total ;• 199 Bowling: Stewart took no wickets for 38 runs, Howell two for 40. Hill three for 39, Chilvers five for 73.

SHEFFIELD SHIELD PLAY QUEENSLAND vT~S. AUSTRALIA. RAIN INTERRUPTS GAME. BRISBANE, Jan. 27. In a Sheffield Shield' match between Queensland' and South Australia Queensland in their first innings lost one wicket for 37 runs (Cook not out 21). Rain caused an abandonment for the day.