BADCOCK A CENTURY

Evening Star, Issue 22952, 9 May 1938, Page 11

BADCOCK A CENTURY

HASSETT S DELIGHTFUL BATTING M'GGRMIGK UPSETS LEICESTER BATSMEN VICTORIAN'S NO-BALLS TOTAL 43 LONDON, May 7. With Badcock enrolled as the ( fifth century-maker of the tour, and apparently time alone preventing Hassett from getting another, the Australians are well on the way. to their third victory in the match against Leicestershire. The weather was cold and dull. The wicket was good and the outfield fast. Dempster won the toss and elected to bat. The teams are : Australia. M‘Cabe (captain), Fiugleton, Chipperfifeld. Hassett, Waite, Barnett, Badcock, O’Reilly, Ward, M’Corniick, White, Brown (twelfth man). Leicestershire. —Dempster (captain), Walsh, Jackson, Dowen, Berry. Armstrong. Prentice, Watson, Chary, Flamson, Dawkes. Dempster' is the former New Zealand representative, and Walsh and Jackson are former Sydney men. While • Australia’s out-oricket was good enough to dismiss Leicester fairly cheaply, it was less impressive than the batting. M'Cormick, who brought his total of no-balls to 49, would not have deserved three wickets against sounder batting. “ TAKE HIM OFF.”, Dempster was uncomfortable facing M'Cormick, who was making the ball rise sharply. ' Early in the game a ball from M'Cormick struck Berry on the side of the head. He had to be assisted from the, field, but be resumed after lunch. M'Cormick in his third oyer struck Dempster on the leg, and the crowd shouted: ‘‘Take him off.” In the same over a ball. struck Dempster on the Wrist. He dropped his bat, but later continued. , He was bowled with the next ball, which was of good length and took the bails. ' Dempster apparently expected ,a shorter one.

A section of the crowd continued to cry out when M’Cormick’s deliveries struck the batsmen, but they were not on the leg .side, and cbnsequently not deliveries contrary to the spirit of the game. Leicester’s Innings lasted 170 minutes.

Fingleton. Badcock, and Hassett batted down the Leicester attack. Badcock was persistently aggressive, and he was seldom troubled. Hassett, who is proving the bat-, ting ‘‘ discovery Vof .this tour,, gave a delightful exhibition, showing a wide range of strokes and being quick on his feet. With the exception of one lofty hit to fine leg his display was chanceless. ' O’Reilly has not yet found" his length. Ward was uncertain. , Details : 1 ' LEICESTER. First Innings. Berry c M’Cabe b Ward ... 10 Prentice c \yiiite b M’Cormick ... 5 Armstrong c Fingleton b O’Reilly 26 Dempster h M-’Cormick ... ... ... 0 Watson st Barnett b Ward 43 Jackson c Waite b M'Cormick ... 47 Dowen st Barnett b Ward ... ... 44 Geary c Fingleton b Ward ... ... 1 Walsh Ibw b Ward .;. ... ... id Dawkes Ibw b O’lleilly ... ... .... 24 Flamsoh not out ... ... ... ' 0 Extras ... <- 9 7 , Total ... i.. ... ... ... 212 Bowling Analysis.—M'Cormick. three for 61; Waite, none for r 29; O’Reilly, two for 46; Ward, five for 69. AUSTRALIA. First Innings. - . t Fingle.tou b Walsh 34 M’Cabe Ibw b Walsh 0 Badcock not out 111 Hassett not out ... 88 Extras ... ... 10 Total for two wickets ... 243 AUSTRALIA’S TWO VICTORIES A CRITIC'S VIEWS i LONDON. May 8. (Received May 9, at 11.30 a.in.) Mr Howard Marshall, in the ‘ Daily Telegraph,’ says: “ We will do cricket a disservice if we magnify M'Cormick’s no-balls into something sensational. His bowling short is partly due to" run-iip difficulties. 1 hope it will not lead to any nonsense about body-line. The Australian victories over Worcester and Oxford University are not significant. 1 have seen nothing to make me fear the Australians unduly.”