ENGLISH CRICKETERS’ EASY WIN
MATCH AGAINST NORTHAM
Recd. 9.30 p.m. Northam, Oct. 3. By an innings and 215 runs the touring cricket team won their first game in Australia, played against the Northam (W.A.) Country District. In their first innings England declared with 409 runs on the board and for four wickets intact.
Northam collapsed in the second innings, and the home side was disposed of for 71, which brought their total for two innings to 194. Edrich, at the rate of a wicket per over, collected six wickets with only 20 runs taken off him, while Smith repeated his first innings performance, bowling four overs, with one maiden and 18 runs taken, to be responsible for the four remaining wick-
The English captain, Hammond, was the team’s most impressive bat, retiring when he had knocked up 131. Compton made 84. and Edrich. 38 not out.
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Wanganui Chronicle, 4 October 1946, Page 5
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