AUSTRALIA MEETS M.C.C.

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 112, 14 May 1934, Page 9

AUSTRALIA MEETS M.C.C.

WEAKNESSES DISCLOSED

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I,ONDON, May 12,

The match between the M.C.C. and Australia was favt mred with bright, warm weather. CVaprnan began his effort to recover tho English captaincy auspiciously, winnirtj ? the toss and utilising the excellent wicket. The attendance was 26,000, and the gates were closed at the afterni "ion tea. break. The teams are::— M.C.C.: Chapman { 'captain), Wyatt, Killick, Turnbull, Heiidren, Valentine, F. B. Brown, White, 1 Peebles, OldfieM, Marriott. Australia: Woodfull, Bradman, Oldfield, Wall, Fleetwood-S'■mith, O'Eeilly, Darling, Brown, MeCa be, Grimmett, Ponsford. ,' Wall, with a good I Teeze behind him, dismissed the Eev. J? '. T. Killick in his first over, ■ O 'Bcilly di ving to-, make an excellent catch. Wya tt and Turnbull were subdued. McCa .be was frequently too far outside tV,.c off .stump. An Hour produced only ". 3S runs, of which 13 were extras. Wall bowled his fastest creer of the tour before lunch. Wyatt w. as most uncomfortable, and was alnioi 3t bowled. Wall's second ball after hi uch should have got Turnbull when he was 20. It gave O'Beilly a hot chance ii-'.i the slips. Turnbull also narrowly escaped being runout in the next over wli en Brown threw down the wicket from fine leg. HENDREN HITS OBVr. .Brisker cricket followed, W yatt and Turnbull punishing Fleetwqa d-Smith, who then completely beat Tum£ ;ull with a ball turning from the leg, froi a whioh he was stumped. Hendren, the oialy professional in the team, was well ri reived. Fleetwood-Smith, showing, for ti .he...first time on the tour, command of . length, troubled Hendren, who, with O 'iti iilly at the other end, was several times 4 caught in two. minds. He, however, gra dually gained confidence and slashed the bowling to the boundary, partia nlarly Fleetwood-Smith, who was replac* 3d by Grimmett. Wyatt. attempted to lift Grimmett to ■ the -boundary, and i Bradman made a fine attempt to catcl the ball, which went through his hant Is to the boundary. Thereafter, Wyatt became ag| sivo and attacked McCabe and Gi rimmett. He hit three boundaries off the latter in one over. Hendren gave FL set-wood-Smith a* fairly easy chanco at: third slip, which he missed. In Waa'l's next over Wyatt was bowled. He h. ad played soundly, and was bright af\ter passing 50. . • - \ Valentine "began weakly. O 'Beili 'y was bowling with erratic length, Hei i-1 dren hitting him for a 4 and a '6 in succession. Hendren was enjoying : himself finely when the tea adjournment arrived. The score was then tkreQ for 226. The same pair went for the bowling after the adjournment, McCabebeing deservedly punished. Hendren received an ovation on reaching a delightful hundred in two hours. All the bowlers except Wall were dispirited i by the. riotous partnership. , i O'Beilly came on when the score was '. 279 and got Valentine first ball, giv- i ing Oldfield an easy catch. Hendren ; scored ten off one of "O'Reilly's byers. ■: Chapman soon wanned up, obtaining 4's off O'Eeilly and Grimmett. Eventually Wall obtained a well-deserved reward when Hendren was ; easily caught in the slips. He should have had "him when he was 55. In a. dashing innings lasting 175 minutes Hendren hit seventeen 4's and one 6. Grimmett • should have had Chapman, caught in the outfield, Brown allowing the ball to slip through his hands. Chapman lost "his partner, Brown, when the latter snicked a bumper from Wall and was caught at the wickets. Marylebone's position was far less imposing when Grimmett got White, the score being seven for 338. Peebles survived till stumps. • Scores:— -.'.,- M.C.C. First Innings. " , Wyatt, b Wall ...... 72 • Killick, c O 'Eeilly, b Wall .'. 3 : Turnbull, st Oldfield, b FleetwoodSmith 33 Hendren, c O 'Eeilly, b Wall ..... 1 135 Valentine, c Oldfield, b O'Eeilly .. 40 Chapman, not out 31 F. Brown, c Oldfield, b Wall 2 White, b Grimmett .............. 2 Peebles, not out 2 Extras ..... 21 Total for seven wickets . 341 \ Bowling.—Wall took four wickets < for 64 runs, MeCabe none for- 53, ; O'Eeilly one for 55, Grimmett one for 73, Fleetwood-Smith one for 72, Darling none for 3. '