ENGLISH XI.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 210, 6 September 1938, Page 14

ENGLISH XI.

AUSTRALIA LEADS.

McCABE GETS HIS 1000.

WARD THE BEST BOWLER, BUT O*RET.IXY>S BAG IS NOW 100.

t-'nited Press Association.—Copyright. (Received 10 a.m.) LONDON, September 5. Australia are in a winning position after j the second day's play of the match with an English eleven. The latter were dismissed for 223 in reply to Australia's 300, and at stumps Australia had put on 204 for tne loss of five wickebs, thus having a lead of 371. Features of the play were the resourceful display by Ames, which saved his side, and the bowling peiformanr-' of Ward, who took seven wickets. Then rn Australia's second innings McCabe batted brilliantly to get his 1000 runs for the tour, incidentally unluckily missing a century. O'Reilly got one wicket, but that was the one he wanted to make his bag for the tour 100. Big leg breaks iroui Ward, resulted in the dismjssal of Paynter and Couipton. England had lost four wickets for 89 when Ames canie in. Immediately he displayed fine form and made a sparkling 50 in 45 minutes. Ward recorded his most imposing form of the tour and continued to bowl -magnificently. He developed a vicious spin and had Valentine stumped'and then sent Ames back to the pavilion by smartly accepting a low shot from the batsman with one hand. Ames batted for 80 minutes and hit one sixer and 10 fours. O'Reilly obtained his only wicket by dismissing Alfred Pope. G. Pope hit usefully while the tail-enders were being dismissed. The innings lasted three hours. In Australia's second innings Brown and McCabe scored 45 in 35 minutes, when a catch at the wicket ended Brown's polished display. A boundary from Wilkinson carried McCabe's score to 26 and the batsman then reached hie 1000 runs for the tour. With a glorious array of hooks, pulls and drives McCabe looked certain for his centurv when he was superbly caught in the gully. He had batted for 75 minutes, during which he had made 91 of the total of 139. He hit 17 fours. Badcock was scoring in dashing manner when.Woolley held a great one-handed slip catch. Australia passed the 200 in two' hours. Scores:—

AUSTRALIA-First Innings. Brown, b A. V. Pope 3 Badcock, run out 21 Hassett, b Todd ...'.'..'.'."." '.'. 18 Barnes, c Woolley, b Todd 91 Fingleton, b Compton 12 Barnett, b G. Pope 82 McCabe, st Levett, b Wilkinson ..... 26 Waite, c Levett, b Todd 60 White, lbw, b G. Pope '27 O'Reilly, not out 40 Ward, c Levett, b Todd '.'.'.'. 2 Extras g Total 390 Bowling: Todd took four wickets for 97 runs, G. Pope two for 101, Compton one for 19, A. Pope one for 73. Wilkinson one for 75, Woolley none for 17. Second Innings. Brown, c Levett, b Pope 22 McCabe, c Valentine, b Todd . 91 Badcock, c Woolley, b Wilkinson .. .' 39 riassett, b Wilkinson 18 Barnes, lbw, b Wilkinson' 15 Barnett, not out g Extras 13 Total for five wickets 204 ENGLAND ELEVEN-First Innings. Woolley, c Badcock. b Waite . . 5 Fagg, c White, b Waite 22 Paynter, b Ward ,[\ 14 Compton, b Ward 17 Ames, c and b Ward 78 Valentine, st Barnett, b Ward ....... 15 "G. Pope, not out 41 Todd, b Ward 13 A. Pope, lbw, b O'Reilly .' 5 Levett, b Ward 3 Wilkinson, b Ward ...'. 0 Extras 10 Total 223 Bowling: Waite took two wickets for * runß >^ lct -' aDe none for 12, O'Reilly one for 54, Ward seven for 112, White none for