PAYNTER’S PLUCK.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 694, 22 February 1933, Page 11

PAYNTER’S PLUCK.

Great Innings in Fourth Test. (Special to the “ Star.”) BRISBANE, February 14. Eddie Paynter, the hard-hitting Lancashire left-hander, again came from hospital and held up the Australian attack to-day, after his example of courage and will-power yesterday in coming straight from a hospital bed to bat for ninety-four minutes in terrific heat. Paynter’s action yesterday was entirely voluntary, and was inspired by a desire to help his team out of a difficult position. He batted well to-day, hitting with power and running for the strike. Pie was 56 not out at lunch, and his partnership with Verity was then unbroken. The pair later carried the score to 320, Paynter making 83.

Paynter was a very sick man while he was batting yesterday, but struggled on with the greatest fortitude because of the crisis facing England, after the loss of six key wickets. At the hospital Paynter listened in yesterday to a broadcast from the ground, and when the fall of wicket after wicket was announced, he said, “ Get me my clothes.” He drove by car to the Bellevue Hotel, collected his cricket flannels and hurried on to the ground. At the drawing of stumps he was very weak. Tn England’s second innings Paynter made 14 not out. He hit the winning hit, a six off M’Cabe.