BOTH SIDES MAKE 504.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 708, 8 March 1933, Page 1

BOTH SIDES MAKE 504.

M.C.C. Team and Victoria Score even Totals. United Press Assn.—"By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. MELBOURNE, March 7. : The return match between the i M.C.C. team and Victoria ended in a ; tie, both sides totalling 504. The M.C.C., in the first innings, scored 321, and to-day declared their second innings closed when nine wickets had fallen for 183 runs. Victoria, whose first innings score was 327, had time to score 177 runs for the loss of three wickets. Resuming in perfect weather on a good wicket, the Englishmen gave a surprisingly dull display, batting very cautiously. Hammond made some splendid drives. The Australian bowlers performed well. The innings was declared closed-at 3.51 p.m. The Australian batsmen made a great bid for victory and there was intense excitement during the closing stages of the game. Rigg. driving and pulling excellently, reached 50 in sixty-six minutes. and Bromley was inclined to be reckless When one run was wanted off the last ball of the day for Victoria to win, Rigg mishit and was caught. Rigg gave a grand, all-round display for 113 minutes. He hit seven fours. His partnership with Bromley was worth 130 runs. Scores:— M.C.C. First innings 321 Second Innings. Sutcliffe, b Ebeling 11 Wyatt, c and b Fleetwood-Smith 29 Hammond, c O’Brien b Ironmonger 64 Paynter, b Ironmonger 2 Allen, lbw b Fleetwood-Smith .... 48 Brown, lbw b Ironmonger 5 Tate, c Brdmley b Ironmonger .... 6 Voce, not out 2 Duckworth, c Edeling b FleetwoodSmith 2 Mitchell, c Rigg b Ironmonger .... 5 Extras 9 Total for nine wickets declared 183 Bowling.—Alexander, none for 33; Edeling, one for 44; Ironmonger, five : for 31; Fleetwood-Smith, three for 66. VICTORIA. First innings 327 Second Innings. | O'Brien, c Duckworth b Bowes .... 7 Rigg, c Mitchell b Bowes 88 Darling, c Hammond b Tate 19 ! Bromley, not out 56 Extras 7 Total for three wickets ... 177 Bowling.—Bowes, two for 56; Voce, | none for 22; Tate, one for 35; Hammond, none for 40; Mitchell, none for j 15; Brown none for 2. LARWOOD NOT COMING. ! Injured Foot Prevents Visit to N.Z. MELBOURNE, March 7. Larwood is not going to New Zealand with the M.C.C. team owing to a splinI tered bone in his big toe. He has been j ordered to take a month’s rest, and will I return to England by the Otranto.