A DEBACLE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 153, 1 July 1938, Page 7

A DEBACLE.

DERBY'S COLLAPSE.

Worst Example of Incompetent Batting. AUSTRALIA'S BIGGEST WIN. United Press Association. - Copyright. '■ (liecoived 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, .Tune 30. The complete collapse <>i' Derby in \ their second innings before the attack' of Waite and a brilliant innings by '• Brown were the salient features in : the crushing defeat of Derbyshire by j the Australians bv an innings and: 2-tt runs. ' ! In their first innings Derbyshire made ].">l, to which Australia had replied with 11)1 for one wieket yesterday when ; stumps were drawn. ! I The weather was dull at the resump- ' tioii to-day. Badcock opened with two fours. Play was stopped by rain ; between 11.."W and 11..V> a.m.. and off the first ball after the resumption Badcock, when he had made 00. was missed in fir.-t slip off Pope. It was a dimYiilt. ; high right-hand catch. i Urown meanwhile continued on his placid way. On reaching so. Uatleoek : became extremely quiet and wa> out', leg-before while playing defeli-ivelv. j Me had hit 10 fours. ' ' i McCabe. opening brightly. lasted: only live minutes. Trying a glance, lie I was caught at the wicket on the lc ! side. j Barnes came in for his fust innings I in Knglaud following the injury he >u--| tained to his wrist aboard ship. He i lost mi time in playing forcing strokes.! end reached 17 in 211 minutes. Hrowii.l at Kit. had his third escape. Alfred Pope ! dropping a catch at line leg off hUJ brother's bowling. Brown reached l.Vi in '2(i.i minutes. I Without Mitchell. ankle j : njury prevented his playing, the same-j ness of the bowling gave the Australian! batsmen ample opportunity. Brown: liit with great freedom, reaching 200 in I '■ !<• minutes. Then he drove Townscnd j ;t might for a six. and continued to cut.! drive and pull brilliantly. j Barnes after lunch, however, was -■libdued and lost his middle stump after 1 10 minutes. McCabe declared at .1.2.V The Aus Iraliau innings had lasted .I.Vi minute*. Brown scored one six mid .'!() four-, giving a glorious display after lunch when he showed Versatility and vigour which he does not oft-!: permit himself.! Derbyshire opened the second inning- I dNast rousl\-. losing four wickets for l:{.' Waite having taken four for 10. and the! county was dismissed in so minutes l»v Iliree bowlers not considered good enough for the Tests. It was the worst example of incompetent, irresolute batting, and the total was the lowest of the tour against Australia. Scores: — DERBYSHIRE. First innings ],",] | Second Innings. 1 Smith, c McCabe. b Waite 3 Alderman, lbw. b Waite 3! Worthington. e White, b Waite .. 0| Townseiul. b Waite 4; (J. Pope, b Wait.- 4 J A. Pope, not out ltf j Rhodes, lbw. b White s Klliott, b Ward o Buekson, st Barnett. b Ward .... 11 | Copson, c Fingleton, b W T ard 0i -Mitchell, absent 0! Extras o I Total r,li Bowling.—Waite took five wickets for 40 runs. Ward three for 8. White one for 4. McCabe none for 2. AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Fingleton. b Mitchell o.T Brown, not out 20."> Badeock, lbw. b f!. Pope SO McCabe. c Elliott, bA. Pope ...... 0 Barnes, b A. Pope 42 Hassett. not out ;\\ Extras 10 Total for four wickets (dec.) . 441 Bowling.—A. Pope took two wickets j for 79 runs, Mitchell one for 4.">, <;.! Pope one for 71, Rhodes none for 40. Townsend none for 00, Coiison none for 115. I