100 Years Ago: 22 October 1924

Howell's pace rocks Colts

Day 1

Perth: Western Australia Colts v M.C.C. (two-day, not first-class)

Howell Begins Well

WESTERN AUSTRALIA COLTS 187/13 (H R Cantwell 66; H Howell 4 wkts, A P Freeman 2 wkts, F E Woolley 2 wkts, R K Tyldesley 3 wkts). M.C.C. to bat.

The Colts team consisted of 15 players, who batted all day but found scoring difficult against the M.C.C. bowlers. Harry Howell’s pace was too much for the locals at the start, and he dismissed the first four batsmen on the list with 23 runs on the board.  Eleven wickets were down for 96, but Hubert Cantwell batted very sturdily for 66 before being run out.

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