EASY VICTORY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 142, 18 June 1938, Page 9

EASY VICTORY.

GENTLEMEN BEATEN.

Fleetwood-Smith in Deadly

Bowling Form.

AUSTRALIA DECLARE AT LUNCH

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(Received It a.m.) LONDON", June 17. Australia scored a very convincing win against tlie Centlemen of Kngland eleven. They declared their second innings closed at lunch, when four wickets had been lost l'<>r The Gentlemen made a poor >howing in the second innings, being dismissed for 140, of which (iibb, the Cambridge batsman, scored 07. Hammond failed again. Thus Australia won by 2*2 runs. The match was resumed in sultry weather with only a handful of people present. 'Waite and Jiadcock iai-ed Australia's second hundred after two and three-quarter hour*' play, when Waite was run out after baiting soundly. MeCabe was early nguresMve, but cut a leg break hard to Meyer, who took a splendid catch at second slip.

Severely punishing Brown, Badcock reached an excellent century in 155 minutes. His play was marked by flashing on-drives and fierce hooks, which left the fieldsmen standing. With a lead of 4. - ll at lunch. Australia declared. Badcock batted for 170 minutes and hit 12 fours.

Ihe Gentlemen opened disastrously on a wicket which was beginning to break up, McCabe getting Wilcox and Wyatt in tlie first over. Chalk and Hammond did not stay long, and with four wickets down for 07 the Gentlemen were faced with defeat. Cilib made a vigorous f>o in 80 minutes, and with his fellow Cantab, Yardlev, figured in a useful stand.

'I he spin bowlers, however, were getting assistance from the pitch and were not to be denied. The la«t five wickets fell for 24 runs, and the Gentlemen were all out for 149. Australia won with an hour to spare. Scores:— AUSTRALIA. First innings 397 Second Innings. Kinglet on, c Stephenson, b Mac- I indoe 121 Brown, c Valentine, b Hammond . .'lO Badcock. not out ]I:i Waite. 11111 out ;S2 McCabe. c Meyer, b Brown 5 Cliipp r -i»field. not out 2<! kxtras ],-> Total for four wickets (dec.) . 3 .'(5 Bowling.—Hammond one wicket for 27 runs, Macindoe. one for Brown one for 07. Wyatt none for 17. Meyer none for 57. Stephenson none for 0!l. OKNTLKMKX. First innings 301 Second Innings. Wilcox, b McCabe 1 Gibb. b Fleetwood-Smith 07 Wyatt, c Finglcton. b McCabe .... 2 Chalk, b Fleetwood Smith 11 Hammond, c White, b Fleet woodSmith 12 Yardlev, lbw, b Ward 22 Valentine, b Fleetwood-Smith .... 10 Brown, c Waite, b Fleet wood-Smith 4 Meyer, not out 0 Stephenson, c White, b FleetwoodSmith 10 Macindoe, b Fleetwood Smith 0 Kxtras 10 Total 149 Bowling.— Klcctwood-Smith seven wickets for 44 runs, McCabe two for 14. | Ward one for 41. Waite none for 17, White none for 2.'i. UMPIRES SELECTED. SECOND CRICKET TEST. (Received O.rtO a.m.) LONDON", June 17. Messrs. Smith (Warwickshire) and Walden (Nortliants) have been appointed umpires for the second Test. LANCASHIRE TEAM. TO MEET THE TOURISTS. (Received 1.30 p.m.) LONDOX, June 17. The Lancashire team to meet the Australians in a match commencing on June 18 is as follows:—Lister. Washbrook Payntcr, Iddon, Oldficld, Hopwood, Nutter. Farrimond, Phillipson, Pollard and Wilkinson.