WEAK BATTING

Evening Star, Issue 22963, 21 May 1938, Page 14

WEAK BATTING

NDRTHANTS COLLAPSE v : COUNTY TEAM FOLLOWS IN ANOTHER INNINGS WIN FOR AUSTRALIA Presa Association—By Telegraph—Copy right LONDON, May 20. , (Received May 21, at ,11 a.m.) . The weather was-warmer and bright _ for the resumption of the match .Australia v. Northamptonshire. The remaining batsmen fell like nine-pins, adding only 54 to the overnight total. Ward was the destructive , agent. The first ball of the day dismissed Timms. Brookes was often: beaten by the greater spin Ward put on the ball to-day, but he managed to hang on < till ,37. The other batsmen were weak and hesitant by comparison : with the - opening pair. Northants followed on and the second innings was virtually a ,tepetition of the first. The eafly'-batslßeu, Nelson, Greenwood, and Snowden* played well, but the others showed V little class against steady bowling. Greenwood alone bated with vigour. His team mates seemed to be trying to avert an innings- defeat. A- hailstorm stopped plav for a quarter of an hour, but even this could not prevent Australia’s' innings victory. The New' Zealanders, ; O’Brien and Merritt, were out as the result of weak strokes. '"--The ninth wicket stand betweenjamesand Partridge' realised 40 runs; the - best of the £■ innings.- Australia, with half an hour to spare, won by an innings arid 77 runs. Details:— NORTHANTS. . First Innings. . . Nelson, b Waite 74 Greenwood run out ... ;.. ... 24 Snowden c Chipperfield b Ward ... 28 Timms Ibw b, Ward ... ... ... 5 Brookes' b Ward ... ... ... ... 37 Cuthbertson b Ward ... ... ... 4 O’Brien c and b Chipperfield ... S James c Brown b Ward ... ‘2 Merritt not out ... ... ... ... 5 Partridge st Barnett b Ward 0 Herbert b Fleetwood-Smith ... 1 Extras ... ... - 9 Total ... ... ...~194 Bowling Analysis.—Waite, one for 41; M'Cabe, none for 22; Fleetwood-Smith, one for 35; Ward, sis for 75; Chipperfield, one for 14. Second Innings. Nelson b Fleetwood-Smith ... ... 10 Greenwood b M'Cabe, ... i ... ... 43 Snowden b Waite ... ... 13 Timms b Waite: ... ... . 1.. .... 5 Brookes Ibw b M'Gabe ... ... ... 15 Cuthbertson b M'Cabe ... 0 O’Brien c sub b Ward ... ... 3 , James b Fleetwood-Smith 21 : Merritt Ibw b M‘Cabe ... ... — ■ 1 Partridge not out ... ... ... ■ .... 16 Herbert Tbw b Waite ... 1 Extras ... ... ... ... ... ...; 7i Total ... ... ... ... ... 133 Bowling Analysis.—Waite, three for 28; M‘Cabe, four for 28; FleetwoodSmith, two for 55; Ward, one forl7. - AUSTRALIA. v First innings, total for six wickets (declared) ... ... • —-406 SURREY TEAM LONDON, May 20. (Received May 21, at 10 a.m.),. The Surrey team to play Australia i» as follows: —Holmes, Garland-Wells, F* R. Brown, Gregory, Bropkes, Squires, Barling, Gover, Fishlock, Watts, Berry. M CORMICK S INJURY LONDON, May 20. ' (Received May 21,. at 1 p.m.) M'Cormick’s injury has proved to ba more serious than was expected.- Ha lias been in bed in London throughout the team’s visit,to Northampton. Tha doctor has warned him that to bowl at present might have grave, consequences. ■ ■ -