FACING DEFEAT

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 4, 5 July 1938, Page 11

FACING DEFEAT

AUSTRALIA'S LOW SCORE

YORKSHIRE WANT 150

BATSMEN LOOK CHEAP

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received July 5, 11 a.m.) LONDON, July 4. j Wickets fell cheaply when the cricket match between Yorkshire and Australia was continued at Sheffield today. Yorkshire's first innings produced 205 (Waite seven for 101) and Australia, who had made 222 in the first innings, were dismissed the second time for 132. ' The representative of the Australian Associated Press says Australia faces defeat at the hands of a county for the first time since the war. A score of 150 will not be easy to get on this wicket, on which proved Test batsmen have been made to look a trifle cheap, but Sutcliffe is well experienced on damaged pitches and the understanding of the conditions by the other Yorkshire batsmen offers the prospect of the task being successful. SOFT WICKET. Further rain on Sunday kept the wicket soft for the continuation of the match today, but the absence of strong sun left conditions no more difficult than on, Saturday. Sutcliffe, who retired hurt on Saturday when he. had scored 12, and Smailes (8) reopened Yorkshire's first innings from the overnight total of 74 for three wickets. By the lunch interval Yorkshire had scored 188 for eight wickets in reply to Australia's first innings total of 222.

Waite, reopening the bowling, had Smailes in trouble from the outset

White, at the opposite end, had Smailes easily caught at mid-off without adding to the score. Sutcliffe's fondness for the hook led to his downfall when he lifted a ball from Waite, a trifle short, to Fingleton, who took a welljudged catch at long leg. The next wicket was Turner's, who was well bowled by White when he had scored 34, including six 4's and five 2's. Sellers, after swinging Waite to leg for 6, was beaten by pace from the pitch, and was out leg-before. Wood batted with pluck and skill under difii- j cult conditions. He and Robinson made a valuable stand, adding 42 for. the I eighth) wicket in half an hour. Yorkshire was dismissed after the innings had lasted 265 minutes. Waite bowled unchanged throughout the innings, and gave his best performance of the tour. BATSMEN IN TROUBLE. Australia reopened their second innings at 2.45 p.m". Bowes, bowling faster and better than on Saturday, dismissed Fingleton, who had a most uncomfortable half-hour, in which he was three times beaten. Bowes, with the next ball, should have got Bradman, Hutton dropping a catch in the slips. Bowes, in his next over, twice beat Bradman,- who continued to misshit the ball. Badcock after an uneasy stay of 65 minutes, was beaten by Verity's legbreak. Rain stopped play from 4 p.m. to 4.25 p.m. McCabe was batting attractively when a ball kept very low and found his leg in front. Verity was making the ball lift and turn, and he worried Hassett, who was missed twice when his score was 10, but Verity eventually dismissed him. Bradman, after an entirely defensive innings of 115 minutes, was caught at short square-leg, and Waite was out in the same over in attempting an unsafe single. Barnes hit out with the wickets of the tail-enders falling. Australia were all out in 180 minutes for a total equal to the lowest score of the tour. Yorkshire opened their second innings with Verity and Wood when ten minutes remained but rain stopped play before a ball had been bowled. Details:— AUSTRALIA. First innings 222 Second Innings. , Fingleton, lbw, b Bowes ........ 2 Badcock, lbw, b Verity 22 Bradman, c Barber, b Smailes .... 42 McCabe, lbw, b Bowes 15 Hassett, lbw, b Verity 17 Barnes, c Sellers, b Smailes 19 Waite, run out 0 Barnett, c and b Smailes 1 White, c Hutton, b Smailes 2 McCormick, b V6rity 0 Fleetwood-Smith, not out 7 Extras 5 Total 132 Bowling.—Bowes took two . wickets for 28 runs; Smailes four for 45; Verity three for 46; Robinson none for 8. YORKSHIRE. First Innings. Sutcliffe, c Fingleton, b Waite .. 24 Hutton, c McCormick, b Waite .. 7 Barber, b Waite 2 Leyland, lbw, b Waite 13 Turner, b White ' 34 Smailes, c Hassett, b White .... 8 Sellars, lbw, b Waite 11 Wood, c Fingleton, b White .... 41 Robinson, b Waite 32 Verity, c Hassett, b Waite .... 5 Bowes, not out 0 Extras 28 Total 205 Bowling.—McCormick took no wickets for 31 runs; Waite seven for 101; White three for 26; Fleetwood-Smith none for 19. Second Innings. Verity, not out 0 Wood, not out 0 Total for no wickets ........ 0