AUSTRALIA PLAYS SOMERSET

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22466, 29 July 1938, Page 11

AUSTRALIA PLAYS SOMERSET

T DIVERTING INNINGS BY HOME BATSMEN _____ , I VISITORS SCORE FREELY ltf| FIRST STRIKE j j (CTTTTM MtW» ASSOCIATION—COPTBIGBT.) j (Received July 29,. 1 a.m.) j LONDON, July 28. ! In the match against the Austra- j lians Somerset made 110 in the first; innings yesterday, and Australia! had made 106 for the loss of no| wickets at stumps. At lunch to-day , Australia had made 240 for three; wickets After" lunch yesterday, Andrews; and Wella-d hit out desperately., The former lifted Fleetwood-Smith for a six. The ball fell into an ad- ; iacent riv_r and was lost, Inen Wellard drove Ward for two enor-; mous sixes. The first went across the river and was recovered; but the second fell into the river and was lost. The over yielded 16. : Somerset was dismissed after a diverting, if technically imperfect, display, lasting 130 minutes, against bowlers who hopelessly outclassed them. _ Australia opened at 3.5 p.m. Walker played splendidly, m spite of having had no match practice for seven weeks. ' Badcock was in great form and reached 50 in 55 minutes. _ Shortly after the resumption of play to-day Walker was dismissed, after which Badcock and Bradmaii were associated in a bright and breezy partnership which sent the score along rapidly and pleased the crowd. , * i „. The wicket appeared to play comfortably, and the" score mounted 50 in 105 minutes, in spite of the efforts of the spin bowlers and frequent changes in the attack. Badcock made a brilliant 100 m two hours, including 14 fours. Bradman reached 50 in 65 minutes. The bowling was not loose, but it was inadequate against batting of such quality. Badcock was finally carelessly run out, through not hurrying until too late. His innings was chanceless and especially severe on fastisn bowling. . . ' Barnes, whose timing was faulty, was missed when five at first slip, but was out leg before in the next over. Scores: — SOMERSET First Innings Lee, c Chipperfield, b McCabe .. 0 Buse, run out .. •• ° Meyer, c Brown, b FleetwoodSmith ■• , „ -:c oe Lyon, c Ward, b Fleetwood-Smith 26 Longrigg, b White .. ■•• ' Gimblett, c Badcock, b FleetwoodSmith •• •• .1 Andrews, c ma b Ward -• la Barnwell, b O'Reilly .. -• " Wellard, b White -• •- 2 ° Luckes, not out -- -- a Hazell, c Hassett, b White .. J Extras .. •• •■ ? ! Total .. •• :-110 ; Bowling—McCabe took one wickel for 0 runs; Hassett, none for 4; I O'Reilly, one for 22; Fleetwood-Srruth, i three for 40; White, three for 8; Ward, one for 21. AUSTRALIA First Innings Badcock, run out ; .. " ,S Walker, b Andrews .. ~ £1 Bradman, not out .- t Barnes, lbw, b Wellard Hassett, not out -• " \ Extras - • -• -•- * Total for three wickets .. 240 EXTENDED TIME FOR TEST MATCHES MARYLEBONE'S OBJECTIONS OVERCOME (Received July 29, 1 a.m.) LONDON, July 28. Some further announcement as to the duration of cricket tests in England is to be expected as a result of reconsideration by .the Marylebone Cricket Club and the Australian Board of Control. It is understood the Marylebone Club's last objections have been overcome at a conference with-the Australians. It can be taken for granted that an extension of the time will begin on the 1942 tour. > HAMMOND TO LEAD M.C.C. IN SOUTH AFRICA LONDON, July 27. W. R. Hammond has been appointed captain of the Marylebone Cricket Club team to tour South Africa in 1938-39. Earlier it wa? reported that various players, including Hammond, had refused to accept the captaincy, for business reasons.