LOW SCORING AT BLACKPOOL

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22496, 2 September 1938, Page 11

LOW SCORING AT BLACKPOOL

ENGLISH ELEVEN PLAYS AUSTRALIA

SUCCESSFUL DOWLING BY AMAR SINGH

(Received September 2, 2 a.m.) LONDON, September 1. In the match between an English eleven and the Australians, England in the first innings made 132. Australia replied with 174, and at stumps the English eleven had made 33 for the loss of one wicket. Resuming today England had lost seven wickets for 76 runs at lunch. While wickets were falling yesterday, Worthington, played soundly Waite and McCormick were played with ease, but O’Reilly and Ward were deadly, making the ball turn sharply. , , J Hitting out when the last man, Duckworth, came in, Worthington was caught in the covers. The English team’s innings lasted 145 minutes. With the Australian score at 26 three wickets fell, Hassett being out first ball. , Amar Singh, a medium-paced bowler, swung the ball awkwardly and, .with the exception of Barnes, worried the Australians. His legbefore victims were beaten by pace from the pitch. , Australia, with eight wickets down, was still 8 runs short of the English total, but White and Ward, hitting freely, extricated Australia from a serious position. They added 50 for the ninth wicket. Amar Singh bowled unchanged for 25 overs, in which he took six wickets for 84 runs.

Edrich, in the half-hour that England batted before stumps, failed to break his run of failures against Australia.

When play was resumed to-day the wicket, which was not protected from the rain, was expected to assist the bowlers, as it did. The Englishmen were no more comfortable on to-day’s soft, turning wicket than yesterday. The spin bowlers were naturally in their element and the wickets fell cheaply.

Scores:— ENGLAND ELEVEN First Innings D. Smith, b O’Reilly .. .. 26 Edrich, b O’Reilly .. '.. 31 Worthington, c McCabe, b Ward 45 Townsend, Ibw, b O’Reilly .. 0 Croom, st Barnett, b Ward ~ 0 Warburton. st Barnett, b Ward .. 1 Howorth, c McCabe, b Ward .. 5 Amar Singh, c Waite, b Ward .. 7 Pope, b Ward .. •• -.10 Eckersley, Ibw, b O’Reilly .. 2 Duckworth, not out .. .. 0 Extras .. .. .. 5 Total .. ..132 Bowling—McCormick took none for 22; Waite, none for 31; O’Reilly, four for 30; Ward, six for 44. Second Innings Edrich, Ibw, b O’Reilly .. . . 9 Smith, c Hassett, b White .. 26 Howorth, c Hassett, b O’Reilly .. 8 Worthington, c Brown, b Ward .. 7 Townsend, Ibw, b O’Reilly .. 1. Croom, c Badcock, b O’Reilly .. 4 Warburton, not out .. 5 Amar Singh, c Brown, b Ward .. 0 Pope, not out .. .. 4 Extras .. • • .. 12

Total for seven wickets .. 76 AUSTRALIA First Innings 1 Badcock, b Pope .. .. 14 Brown, Ibw, b Amar Singh .. 11 Hassett, c - Worthington, b Amar

Singh . - -. 0 Barnes, b Pope .. •. .. 23 Barnett, b Amar Singh .. .. 9 McCabe, Ibw, b Amar Singh .. 11 Waite, Ibw, b Amar Singh .. 22 White, b Warburton .. .. 16 O’Reilly, b Arriar Singh .. ..17 Ward, b Warburton ..31 McCormick, not out .. .. 1 Extras .. .. .. 19 Tota} .. .. ... 174 Bowling—Pope took two wickets for 44 runs; Warburton, two for 10; Edrich, none for 17; Amar Singh, six for 84; Worthington, none for 0.

ENGLISH TEAM TO PLAY AT FOLKESTONE

LONDON, August 31

The English eleven to play against Australia at Folkestone is as follows:—F. G. Chalk, B. H. Valentine, W. H. V. Levett, F. E. Woolley, L. E. G. Ames, L. J. Todd, E. Paynter, A. H. Fagg, D. Compton, A. Pope, G. Pope, L. L. Wilkinson.

FIFTH TEST MATCH AT DURBAN

PLAY TO A FINISH SOUGHT BY M.C.C. CAPE TOWN, August 31. At the request of the Marylebone Cricket Club the fifth cricket test between England and South Africa at Durban will be played to a finish if the difference in wins does not exceed one.