99 WICKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 207, 2 September 1938, Page 13

99 WICKETS.

WARD ALSO IN FORM. ENGLISH XI. ANNIHILATED. AUSTRALIA VICTORIOUS .IN TWO DAYS. (Received 10 a.m.) LOXDOX, September 1. The cosmopolitan English eleven selected to meet the Australians at Blackpool failed to survive the second day, the Commonwealth side winning by the substantial margin of 10 wickets. Twenty-one wickets had fallen for 339 runs on Wednesday. England was dismissed for 132 (Ward six for 44, O'Reilly four for 30) and Australia for 174 (Amur Singh six for 84), and the home team lost Edrich's wicket for a total of 33 in tlie second innings. Rain delayed the start to-day and the unprotected wicket was expected to assist the bowlers. As it did so the Englishmen were no more comfortable on to-day's soft-turning pitch than yesterday. The spin bowlers were naturally in their element and wickets fell cheaply.

When O'Reilly dismissed Duckworth he had taken his ninety-ninth first-class wicket of the tour. England was all out after 105 minutes. The match was a financial failure, as only 1500 people saw Brown and Badcock score the 58 runs needed for victory. Scores:— ENGLISH XI. First innings 132 Second Innings. D. Smith, c Hassett, b White 26 Edrich, lbw, b O'Reilly 9 Howortli, c Hassett, b O'Reilly 8 Worthington, c Brown, b Ward 7 Townsend,. lbw, b O'Reilly 1 Croom, c Badcock, b O'Reilly 4 Warburton, not out 11 Amar Singh, c Brown, b Ward .... 0 G. H. Pope, c Badcock. b Ward .... 6 Eckerslev, c Brown, b Ward O Duckworth, b O'Reilly 15 Extras 12 Total * 99 Bowling: O'Reilly took fire wickets for 44 rune. Ward four for 20, White one for 13, McCormick none for 4, Waite none for 6. AUSTRALIA. First innings 174 Second Innings. Badcock, not out 29 Brown, not out 15 Extras 14 Total for no wicket* 98 Bowling: Pope none for 2, Howorth none for 11, Warburton none for 15, Amar Singh none for 16. FIFTH SOUTH AFRICAN TEST. CAPETOWN, September 1. At the request of the Marylebone Cricket Club, it has been agreed that the fifth Test match of the coming M.C.C. tour, at Durban, will be played to a finish if the difference in wins does not exceed one.