CRICKET AT PERTH

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22256, 2 November 1935, Page 13

CRICKET AT PERTH

MARYLEBONE TEAM FIRST MATCH OF TOUR VISITORS SCORE 344 RUNS By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (.Received November 2, 12.45 a.m.) PERTH, Nov. 1 The Marylebone Cricket Club's team opened its tour of Australia yesterday with a match against Western Australia. Although a smart shower delayed the opening of play tHe perfect wicket was not affected. 'Marylebone won the toss and had made 292 runs for seven wickets when stumps were drawn. Smith played a forceful all-round innings, and Mitchell-Innes gave a stylish display. The visitors to-day completed their innings for 344 runs. The local batsmen were extremely cautious against unimpressive bowling and play was featureless. They made 169 for six wickets. Details of the score are: — MARYLEBONE. —First Innings Barber, b Ditchburn 9 Parks, c Zimbulis, b Ditchburn . . 13 Hardstaff, b Ditchburn . . . . . . 13 Smith, c Ditchburn, b Zimbulis . . 83 Mitchell-Innes, c and b Zimbulis . . 58 Holmes, lbw., b Bryant 19 Langridge, b Ditchburn . . . . 59 Lyttelton, c Ditchburn, b Newman 29 Griffith, c Halcombe, b Newman . . 17 Sims, not out . • • . 18 Baxter, c Kimpton, b Zimbulis . . 9 Extras . . • • - 17 Total . . . . . 344 Bowling.—Halcombe took no wickets for 64 runs, Bryant one for 19, Ditchburn four for 46, Jones none for 75, Zimbulis three for 83, Newman two for 38. WEST. AUSTRALIA—First Innings Taaffe, c Innes, b Langridge . . . . 76 Everett, b Baxter . . . 0 Ditchburn, c Parks, b Sims . . . . 15 Horrocks, c Smith, b Sims . . .. 3 Lovelock, c Park, b Sims . . .. 18 Newman, lbw, b Sims 22 R. Bryant, not out 21 Kimpton, not out 1 Extras . 13 Total for six wickets . . . . 169