AN EASY VICTORY

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 231, 12 September 1934, Page 7

AN EASY VICTORY

Australian Cricketers LAST MATCH OF TOUR Game With Levesen Gower’s XL By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Received 12, 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 11. The Australians beat Mr. H. D. Leveson Gower’s XI. by an innings and 48 runs. The weather and wicket wore good for resumption of play. Mr. Leveson Gower’s team, following on, lost Wyatt when the total was 18. Sutcliffe was brighter than usual until he was clean-bowled by Fleet-wood-Smith with a beautiful ball. Leyland and Hendren, driving hard, raised 100 in 95 minutes. Thon Leyland was run out as the result of a splendid’ return by Woodfull.

With Hendren out and the total four for 134 Human and Nichols were left with the responsibility of averting an innings defeat, but they failed to stay long. Sturdy hitting by Townsend prolonged 'the innings, but all were out after 225 minutes.

Fleetwood-Smith, after lunch, took five wickets for 42 runs off 17 overs, and was largely responsible for Australia's easy victory. Details: — AUSTRALIA First Innings 489 LEVESON-GOWER’S XI. First Innings 223 Second Innings Wyatt, b McCabe 2 Sutcliffe, b Fleetwood-Smith 36 Leyland, run out 42 Hendren, b O’Reilly 42 Human, c Brown, b FleetwoodSmith 9 Nichols, e Ebeling, b FleetwoodSmith . 17 Townsend, not out 39 Verity, st. Oldfield, b FleetwoodSmith 0 Duckworth, c Ponsford, b Fleet-wood-Smith 5 Fames, b Fleetwood-Smith 0 Bowes, b O’Reilly 20 Extras 6 Total 218 Bowling Analysis: Ebeling none for 35, McCabe one for 15, Fleetwood'Smith six for 90, O’Reilly two for 72. MARYLEBONE v. KENT Watt Takes 5 for 122 (Received 12, 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 11. ifcarylebone, in the second innings, made 316 for 9 and declared—Hudson, not out, 127, Garland Wells 71; Watt took 5 for 122. Kent, in the second innings lost 6 for 208 —Ashdown 79. The match was drawn.