A DRAWN MATCH.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 303, 20 November 1935, Page 7

A DRAWN MATCH.

M.C.C. AND VICTORIA. MELBOURNE, Nov.'l9. Adding 85 to yesterday's score, tho M CC. team only succeeded in drawing with Victoria to-day, the home side dismissing the English batsmen tor -o-. Victoria’s slow bowlers, Gregory and Smith, triumphed, gaining for Victoria a lead of 80 on the first innings. Gregory’s display of slow bowling was rewarded with five wickets ior 69. Smith and Plant share the other W 1 Victoria went in for a second kno-k and after Rigg (59 not out) had completed a good double innings and looked like being unbeaten Victoria declared to give the Englishmen an hour s batting. Scores: — VICTORIA. First innings Nine for 332 Second Innings. Lee, c Mitchell-Innes, b Read 16 Rigg, not out 4.J Vernon, not out _ Extras Total for one wicket Bowling analysis.—Read one foi 3- , Holmes, none for 3; Parks, none 21- Langridge, none tor 19, buns, none for 39; Mitchell-Innes, none for 3. M.C.C. First Innings. Parks, c Scaife, b Gregory Barber, c Nagel, b Plant ’- Smith, lbw b Gregory Hardstaff, int wicket, b Smith ... Mitchell-Innes, lbw, b Smith u) Sims, c,and b Gregory ... Holmes, c Gregory, b Plant - Lyttelton, c Nage , b Smith Griffith, c Nagel, b Gregory „ Read, c Plant, b Gregoiy ... ••• 0 _ Langridge, not out ... ■ r _ Extras _ BoSi 92 NageT none for 44, Plant - Gregory 5 for 69, Smith 3 for 60. Second Innings. Lyttelton, lbw, .b Ebeling “ Holmes, b Ebeling ... Mitchell-Innes, c Plant, b Nagel ... iSrnitli, not out ... ° Hardstaff, not out Extras _ Total for three wickets ... ... 23 Bowling analysis.—Ebeling 2 for I, Nagel 1 tor 3.

LEG-BEFORE RULE.

USE IN NEW SOUTH WALES

SYDNEY, Nov. ]9. The New South Wales Cricket Association has decided to use the new leg-before rule in grade games. The rule will apply in district cricket in all States this season, but not to Shield cricket.