OTAGO BATS AGAINST M.C.C. AT DUNEDIN

Wanganui Chronicle, 17 March 1947, Page 6

OTAGO BATS AGAINST M.C.C. AT DUNEDIN

SUTCLIFFE JUST MISSES HIS DOUBLE CENTURY (P.A.) Dunedin, March 16 A still, fine day with a tang of autumn in it, a good score by Otago of 322 for nine wickets, and a scintillating innings of 197 by the young left-hand batsman, B. Sutcliffe, were the main features of an interesting day’s cricket between Hammond's M.C.C. team and Otago at Carisbrook on Saturday. The attendance was upwards of 10,000. Six English bowlers were tried and, of these, Pollard was the most successful, though Wright, Bedser and Voce also bowled well. Scores: OTAGO First Innings W. Hadlee, c Hammond, 1) Pollard 12 B. Sutcliffe, c and b Edrich 197 G. H. Mills, b Pollard 32 A. W. Roberts, c Evans, b Bedser 0 R. H. Robinson, b Pollard 17 D. St. John, b Bedser 6 L. D. Smith, c Edrich, b Voce 12 J. O’Sullivan, b Pollard 4 A. W. McDougall, not out 5 I. W. Gallaway, b Edrich 0 Extras 37 Total, nine wickets for 322 Fall of wickets: One for 35; two for 154; three for 155; four for 203; live for 224; six for 249; seven for 293; eight for 322; nine for 322.

Bowling Analysis Voce _ o. 12 M. R. 51 W. 1 Bcdser 25 2 67 2 Pollard 29 7 ay 4 Wright 19 4 68 0 Yardley 3 0 7 0 Edrich 4.4 1 11 2