AUSTRALIANS PLAY GENTLEMEN
MATCH BEGINS QUIETLY AT LORD’S (Received June 'l6, 1.30 a.m.) LONDON. June 15. The Australians did not feel much like cricket to-day. A grey sky and half-empty stands greeted them at the high-sounding, but not very significant, match against the Gentlemen at Lord’s. Australia won the toss and batted. Fingleton and Brown opened and batted quietly. They had raised 64 against the bowling of Macindoe and Stephenson when the partnership was broken by Meyer, the only player for Gentlemen whom the Australians had hitherto not met. He bowled slow medium off-spin-ners round the wicket, with two men close in on the leg side. Brown was the first to go, and a few minutes later, with the score at 71, Fingleton was a victim to the same bowler. Both were caught by Gibb. Scores:— AUSTRALIA First Innings W. A. Brown, c Gibb, b Meyer .. 30 J. H. Fingleton, c Gibb, b Meyer 38 S. J. McCabe, not out ..25 C. L. Badcock, not out .. 21 Extras .. • • .. 4 Total for two wickets .. 118
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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22429, 16 June 1938, Page 11
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