GOOD RECOVERY

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 143, 20 June 1938, Page 9

GOOD RECOVERY

AUSTRALIAN BATSMEN

HASSETT SCORES CENTURY

BADCOCICS 1000 KUNS United Press Association—By Electric Tole-' graph—Copyright. LONDON, June 18. After making a poor start against Lancashire in the cricket match which commenced at Manchester today Australia had made 262 for five wickets at. stumps (Hassett not out 118, Badcock 96). The weather was dull early, and rain interrupted play in the afternoon. | The teams are:— Australia.—D. G. Bradman, C. L. Badcock, B. Barnett, A. G. Chipperfield, W. A. Brown, J. H. Fingleton, E. L. McCormick, L. O'B. FleetwoodSmith, A..L. Hassett, E. S. White, M. Waitc, and W. J. O'Reilly (twelfth man). Lancashire.—W. H. L. Lister, C. Washbrook, E. Paynter, J. Iddon, N. Oldfield, J. L. Hopwood, A. Nutter, W. Farrimond, W. E. Phillipson, R. Pollard, and L. L. Wilkinson.

Bradman won the toss and decided to bat on a true and easy wicket. Phillipson and Pollard troubled the early batsmen, the heavy atmosphere enabling the former to swing' the ball freely. He failed to tempt the batsmen with outswingers pitched outside the off stump, but Brown flicked a straight one going away and was easily caught at the wicket.

BATSMEN'S SORE EYES. I Fingleton and Bradman were suffering from sore eyes, but became more comfortable after half an hour till Nutter came on, and immediately worried Fingleton, whom he bowled in the first over. In the next over Bradman, intending to make a hard drive, was easily caught at second slip. The score then stood at 35 for three wickets after 55 minutes had gone.

Badcock and Hassett then took up the heavy task. Hassett gave a bright exhibition, cutting and glancing Nutter I admirably. Wilkinson was punished badly and the batsmen restored their position to something more normal, adding 55 in 45 minutes. The hundred appeared in If hours. Badcock had a narrow escape when 50, snicking the ball near the wicketkeeper.

Drizzle began in the middle of the I afternoon and Phillipson and Nutter kept the batsmen on the defensive. Rain stopped play at 2.45, and when at 4.45 play was resumed the light was dim and the wicket more difficult, but the bowlers were also handicapped by the difficult foothold.

Badcock, when 84, reached his 1000 runs for the tour. Two hundred was reached in three hours. Hassett, at 69, was missed by Wilkinson failing to hold a hard, low return with his left hand.

Badcock batted 24 hours before he was dismissed. He hit seven 4's. The. light improved and Hassett became lively, punishing anything short. Chipperfield batted, poorly for twenty minutes. Rain stopped play. Details: — AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Brown, c. Farrimond, b Phillipson 8 Fingleton, b Nutter 10 Bradman, c Pollard, b Phillipson 12 Badcock, c Pollard, b Phillipson .. 96 Hassett, not out 118 Chipperfield, c Farrimond, b Phillipson 5 Barnett, not out 2 Extras 11 Total for five wickets 262 In the present match the Australians are meeting the strongest of the county teams so far encountered. Results of matches played by Lancashire this season are:—Beat Worcestershire by ten wickets; beat Hampshire by an innings and 160 runs; lost to Derbyshire by 160 runs; beat Essex by an innings and 177 runs; beat Middlesex by 113 runs; beat Derbyshire by nine wickets;, beat Northamptonshire by an innings and 57 runs; v. Leicestershire, abandoned owing to rain; v. Sussex, match drawn; lost to Yorkshire by eight wickets; beat Glamorgan by nine wickets; beat Oxford University by seven wickets.