100 Years Ago: 31 October 1924

MCC's dominant start in odds match

Day 1

Kalgoorlie: Goldfields Association v M.C.C. (two-day match, not first-class)

Brilliant Woolley

M.C.C. 346/9 (H Sutcliffe 38, A Sandham 36, F E Woolley 67, E H Hendren 40, R Kilner 63, W W Whysall 20, M W Tate 34, R K Tyldesley 29*; C Taylor 5/70. GOLDFIELDS ASSOCIATION to bat.

This is a two-day odds match, with the Goldfields team having 15 players.  M.C.C. chose to bat first on a fine batting pitch in good weather and scored at a good pace throughout their innings.  Herbert Sutcliffe and Andy Sandham began with an opening partnership of 67, but the most memorable innings was played by Frank Woolley, who stroked a powerful 67 in less than 50 minutes, including 2 sixes and 10 fours.  All the main M.C.C. batsmen got some good practice, except for Jack Bryan who was caught without scoring.  Patsy Hendren had his first innings of the tour and scored a rather quiet 40.

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