TWO CENTURIES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23015, 19 October 1936, Page 9

TWO CENTURIES

HAMMOND AND WYATT | M.C.C. FOUR WICKETS FOR 469 , j i (United Press Association) (By Electric Telegraph-i-Copyright) PERTH, Oct. 18. (Received Oct. 18, ajt 10 p.m.) Continuing England’s innings against Western Australia, Wyatt and Hammond to-day j completed a second wicket partnership of 221 runs. Hammond gave an impressive exhibition, scoring 141, runs in 180 minutes. Once havirjg passed his century he discarded safe methods and hit two sixes, the'first into the members’ reserve, wl>ere the ball broke a window in j the players’ dressing room. Hammond threw his wicket away, but was i satisfied that he had had sufficient practice. He gave chances when BLand 129. His timing throughout w:»s superb, his driving on the offside being particularly fine. Wyatt, in. contrast, was extremely dull, hisi painstaking innings of 106 runs bccupymg 282 minutes. He aimed bo secure useful practice and did not (accept all the> opportunities to score, except an occasional crisp off drive or hefty pull. J After tea Hardstaf.f and Fishlock, a lefthander, were msiking their Australian debut as partners. Both had early escapes. Fishlock’s strong onside shots included a. six. Hardstaff, after early uncertainty, especially against the fast bowler Halcombe, settled down to play attractively, his driving through j covers being admired. Several tinges he lifted, the ball to open spaces beyond the bowler. • f , Worthington, who has adopted some of Hammond’s ijnethods. showed, satisfactory form. * Despite Wyatt’s slowness the team maintained a fast rate of scoring and five sixes were hit \ Halcombe was thehmlucky bowler, having several chances missed in the slips. , .. The weather was; sunny and the wicket in splendid .order. Following are tho scores:— WESTERN AUSTRALIA First Innings .. . £ *42 ENGLAND First Infnings Wyatt, c Lovelock j b Halcombe 106 Barnett, c Francis, ,b Zimbulis .. 54 Hammond, c sub.,: by Newman 141 Fishlock, c and b Xnverarity .. 30 Hardstaff, not out I 87 Worthington, not out 39 Extras 12 Total fori four wickets 469 Bowling Analysis.—Halcombe, 1 for 108; Wilberfctrce, none for 87; Zimbulis, 1 for 1.31; Francis, none for 52; Newman, 1 for 61; Inverarity, 1 for 18. j TEAM’S ITINERARY The M.C.C. te fun’s itinerary for the Australian section of the tour is as follows: ■ October 16 to 19r—v, Western Australia, at Peiith. October 22 to 24 rv. Combined team, at. Perth. 1 October 30 to November 3—v. South Australia, at ; Adelaide. November 6 to . 10—v. Victoria, at ' Melbourne, j November 13 to 'l7—v. New South Wales, at S>*dney. November 20 to .'l4—v, an Australian Eleven, at Sjydney. November 27 tjo December I—v. Queensland, jat Brisbane. December 4 to 9—First Test, at Brisbane. December 12 tor 14—v. Queensland Country team, at Ipswich. December 18 to 23—Second Test, at Sydney. I ■ • ■ December 26 to» 28 —v. New South Wales Courftry team, at NewCSStl© I January 1 to 6--Third Test, at Melbourne. | January 8 to: 11—v. Combined team, at Hobart. January 15 to ‘lß—v. Tasmania, at Launceston! January 22 to : 26—v. South Australia, at i Adelaide. January 29 to (February 3 —Fourth Test, at Adelaide. February 6 to> B—v. Geelong, at Geelong. February 10 .'and 11—v. County Canberra. ~ February 13 tD 17—v. New South Wales, at ‘Sydney. February 19 to 23—v. Victoria, at Melbourne .. „ . February 26 toj March 3—Fifth Test, at Melbourne. March 5 and 6—v. Country at Benalla. ! i