ENGLISHMEN BAT FREELY
COUNTRY MATCH IN VICTORIA CENTURY TO FISHLOCK (Received March 5, 11-5 p.m.) BENALLA (Victoria), March 5. The English cricketers began today a two-day match against a Victorian country side on a perfect wicket. They batted freely, scoring 344 runs in 246 minutes, 12 men batting. A feature was a total of 104 in 158 minutes by L. B. Fishlock, in his first innings since he broke his hand a Adelaide before the fourth Test there. W. R. Hammond made a most artistic 53 in 60 minutes, and W. Voce and G. O. B. Allen made a last wicket stand of 80 runs in 40 minutes. Voce scored 53 not out in 50 minutes; each scored a six and each was in good f°rm- , Fishlock’s form indicated that he probably would have been troublesome in the Tests if he had not been injured England in its first innings made 344 (Fishlock 104, Hammond 53, Voce not out 53, Allen 33, T. S. Worthington 26 and W. Copson 19). Kneebone took four wickets for 63 runs, Adams three for 74, and McDonald two for 91. . a x The country team in its first innings has lost- two wickets for 29 (Davidson not out 21).
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Southland Times, Issue 23141, 6 March 1937, Page 7
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