MARYLEBONE TEAM

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22262, 9 November 1935, Page 14

MARYLEBONE TEAM

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MATCH Visitors five for 314 (Received November 8, 11.25 p.m.) ADELAIDE, Nov. 8 The Marylebone cricketers to-day began a match against South Australia at Adelaide. The weather was favourable and the wicket perfect. The visitors' captain, Holmes, did not play owing to an injury to one of his hands. The new leg-before-wicket rule was used for the first time. Lyttelton won the toss for Marylebone, and Smith and Parks opened the batting. They gave a sparkling display and tackled the bowling, which was not particularly hostile, from all angles. Twelve runs came off the first over and Parks made 18 in the first 20 minutes. Hardstaff and Human played a brilliant partnership. Human made 78 in 45 minutes. He hit nine fours.* The 200 appeared on the board'in 212 minutes and the next century in 73 more minutes. When stumps were drawn Marylebone had made 314 for five wickets. Details of the score are:—

MA RYLEBONE—First Innings Parks, c Walker, b Waite . . .. 67 Smith, c Movie, b Ward . . ,r 52 Hardstaff, c Waite, b Ward . . . m 90 Mitchell-Innes, c and b Waite . . 0 Human, c Bradman, b Ward . . .. 87 Langriclge, not out 11 Sims, not out .. 1 Extras • . 6 "Total for five wickets . . . . 314 Bowling.—Thompson took no wickets for 70 runs, Williams none for 45, Ward three for 97, Collins none for 36, Waite two for 33, Ryan none for 27. GAME IN. AUSTRALIA SHEFFIELD SHIELD CONTEST OPENING MATCH BEGUN (Received November 8, 10.16 p.m.) BRISBANE. Nov. 8 The Sheffield Shield cricket contest was opened to-day with a match between New South Wales and Queensland. New South Wales in the first innings made 309 for six wickets (McGilvray 68, Easton, not out, 67, White, not out, 59, Marks 29, Fallowfield 28). The visitors, after-losing five wickets for 146, made a remarkable recovery, and the seventh wicket partnership added 101 in 84 minutes.

MATCH IN INDIA WIN FOR AUSTRALIANS CALCUTTA, Nov. 7 Australia, scoring 54 for the loss of four wickets in the second innings, defeated the West of India States at Rajkot by six wickets.