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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19960, 19 November 1934, Page 5

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AUSTRALIA v. TIIE REST BRILLIANT CENTURY BY WOODFULL United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph —Copyright (Received November 18, 11.5 p.m.) MELBOURNE, November 18. A feature of the second day’s play In the testimonial cricket match Australia v. The Rest was Woodfull’s fine century made in a partnership with Ponsford. Woodfull was given a great ovation by a crowd of 22,600 which attended notwithstanding unfavourable weather in the morning. The enthusiasm indicated the high esteem in which Woodfull, the retiring test captain who is playing his last match in big cricket is held. He reached the century in 172 minutes. McCabe, unfortunately, was injured when he was struck on the hand by a ball from McCormick, breaking a small bone. He is not likely to play cricket as a result for two months. The match will be continued on Tuesday. Following are the scores: THE REST First Innings. Richardson, c Darling, b Wall .. 10 Fingleton, c McCabe, b O’Reilly 57 O’Brien, c McCabe, b Grimmett .. 7 Scaife, b O’Reilly 5 Barnett, c McCabe, b Chipperfield 27 Ebeling, c Wall, b Chipperfield .. 1 Badcock. c Oldfield, b Grimmett .. 64 Nagel, b Grimmett 8 Hill, c McCabe, b Grimmett .... 3 McCormick, not out 6 Total 196 Bowling analysis: Wall took one wicket for 37 runs; McCabe, none for 21; Grimmet, five for 64; O’Reilly, two for 41; Chipperfield, two for 30; Darling, none for 3. AUSTRALIA First Innings. McCabe, retired hurt 5 Brown, c Ebeling, b McCormick 7 Chipperfield, b Napil 6 Kippax, c Badcock. b Ebeling .... 21 Ponsford, run out 83 Darling, b Ebeling 32 Oldfield, c McCormick, b Nagel .. 18 Woodfull. c McCormick, b Nagel .. 11l O'Reilly, c Richardson, b Fleet-wood-Smith 5 Wall, c Nagel, b Fleetwood-Smith 8 Grimmett, not out 10 Extras 1° Total 316 Bowling analysis: McCormick, took one wicket for 77 runs; Ebeling, two for 56; Nagel, three for 63; FleetwoodSmith, two for 75; Hill, one for 35.