(93) and the future Test batsman Ross Edwards (56) and Lock declared next morning when they were out. The by now established opening partnership of Geoffrey Boycott (126) and Brian Luckhurst (111) took the innings to 215 before a wicket was lost and Ray Illingworth declared just before stumps at 258/3. The England spinners Ray Illingworth (2/85), Keith Fletcher (3/43) and Colin Cowdrey (2/46) worked their way through the second innings and Bob Taylor took two catches and made two stumpings. Only Tony Mann, who made his maiden first class century of 110, and Les Varis, who also made his highest first class score of 44, made runs. "Lockie" came in last and hit 24 not out in a stand of 37 and Western Australia were dismissed for 285. The tourists needed 344 to win a first class match for the first time on the tour, but the makeshift opener Cowdrey was caught by Invererity off Dennis Lillee (2/72) for 6 and the MCC were 12/1. John Edrich (70) and Keith Fletcher (45) added 108 for the second wicket, but they lost regular wickets thereafter and only 60 not out by Brian Luckhurst, coming in at number 6, kept the team together and they survived with 256/6. Western Australia Country vs MCC The MCC won another country match, but it was not the push over that the other had been. No England bowler took a wicket in the home team's 150/2 as both openers were run out before a sporting declaration was made. Alan Knott (32) and Keith Fletcher (66) opened the innings and put on 86, but they lost five wickets before they hit the winning runs. As before they batted on to the end of the day for batting practice and ended on 163/5. South Australia vs MCC Thus did D'Oliveira save the M.C.C. from a second defeat. What a tragedy he was not permitted to bat in this fashion, to bat true to type and inclination, to help force an English victory when the opportunity presented itself in the Brisbane Test. For, on this Adelaide occasion, D'Oliveira was magnificent. He batted with authority and power to strike 22 boundaries during his 232 minutes at the crease. This was the D'Oliveira Australians had heard about, the D'Oliveira they wanted to see, the D'Oliveira who had escaped the confines of Coloured cricket in Cape Town to win the hearts