WEAK BATTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 118, 21 May 1938, Page 9

WEAK BATTING.

NORTHANTS ELEVEN. I Australians Win by Innings And 77 Runs. FLEETWOOD-SMITH COMEDY. T'nitod l'ress Association. —Copyright. (Received 10 a.m.) LOXDOX, May 20. Dismissing Northamptonshire for 394 and 135 the Australians beat the weakest county in last year's .championship by an innings and 7< At the eiul of Thursday's play Xorthants, in reply to Australia's declaration at 406 for six. had ]."!> oil the board for the loss of three wickets. Timms (five) and Brookes (none) being the not out Fleetwood-Sinitli was involved in an amusing incident prior to the resumption of the Northampton match this iuorning. He was accidentally locked in his room at the hotel, and the manager was unable to unscrew the lock. Finally the Victorian googly bowler was released with the aid of a jemmy, manipulated by the local police.

The weather was warmer and bright when plav restarted to-day. The remaining Northampton batsmen fell like ninepins. adding only 54 runs to the overnight total. Ward was the destructive agent. With the first ball of the day he dismissed Timnis. Brookes (who was only 21 when he hit a century against Xew Zealand last year) was more often beaten by the greater spin to-day. but lie managed to hang on until he reached 37. The other batsmen were weak and hesitant by comparison with the opening pair. The second innings was virtually a repetition of the first. The early batsmen (Nelson. Greenwood and Snowden) played well, but the others showed little class against stead}' bowling. Greenwood alone batted with vigour, while his teammates seemed to be trying to avert an innings defeat. A hailstorm stopped play for a quarter of an hour, but even this could not prevent an Australian victory. The Xew Zealanders. F. P. O'Brien and W. K. Merritt (both of Canterbury) were out as the result of weak strokes. A ninth wicket stand between tfee other Xew Zealander. K. C. .Tames (Wellington) and Partridge, realised 40 runs, the best of the innings. Australia won with half an hour to spare. The Surrey eleven to meet the Australians at the Oval to-morrow comprises:—E. R. T. Holmes (captain), HM. Garland-Wells. F. R. Brown, R- J. Gregory, E. W. Brooks (wicket-keeper), tj. S. Squires, T. H. Barlin. A. R. Gover, L. B. Fislilock. E. A. Watts, and F. Berry (wlio took SI wickets at a cost of 13 runs apiece for the second eleven in 1937). J Scores at. Northampton: — | AUSTRALIA. j First innings, six wickets (dec.) for 406 j XORTHAXTS. —First Innings.

I Uowlinjr: Ward took six wickets ! 7"» runs. Chipperfiehl one for 14. j \voo<l-Smitlt one for 33. Waite one I 41, MK'al»e none for 22. | Second I niii

MrC.il.f took four wirkels f„r 2S i nn-. AViiito t ]i!•••«• To i 2s. Fleet\vd. xl-Sinit !i two for Ward <-•»«■* '" r 17. ' n„. t»-.. sj.in Ikiw'!l-!«S. K. A W. 11.1 ~ iiihr I ~11.1 I-. <»'M. rii-i"'. wi.mi-Siiiitii i!eiti, «,;! ~;i\ .11 I!( >11 L ill till- .!« — |i;il I llltMlt . K.lrll ill- t.'lkell -4 - 1 I ill- matches a'le.iM.v played on ' 111- In;::-, the ii.i iim-v'.s i ostini: runs a:i«1 '.in; j ; il!i-i's :>77 F Vet !-Smiti; lias l!ie ii • 111! v better awraiic of coml witU Th,- only ot hoi > to take a f iiwinl>c-i <>* wii k«*ts .«!<• »» - ( >" 1;i-i!!\-. .7 I for mill M C. Waite, i:t iiLi '® 1 . I DOCTOR'S ORDERS. McCORMICK TO TAKE IT EASY. (Receive*! 1 p.m.) LONDON". May 20. The injury to K. L. MeOormiik (strained tendon in ankle thior.uh puttin;* a foot in a pot-hole in the howiii:'.: rnn-up at Lord's last Mondavi Improved to be more scr'ous than e\peet • Australia's only fast howler has been in bed in London throughout the team - visit to Northampton. A doctor lias warned him that bowling at present might*produce graver- couseq Hence®.

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