AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

Evening Star, Issue 23021, 28 July 1938, Page 13

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

MATCH AGAINST SOMERSET HOME JEAN'S POOR SHOWING RAIN INTERFERES WITH PLAY Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, July 27. f Received July 28, at II a.m.) At Taunton in the match against Australia Somerset won the toss and batted. Fingleton, M'Cormick, Barnett, and Waite are standing down from the Australian team, and Brown is twelfth man. The match was started promptly after early showers. Somerset lost two wickets within 10 minutes, and had four down for 41. Lee was out to a catch at second slip, and Buse was run out, due to Hassett’s smart return. M'Cabe pulled a muscle in hie right thigh and left the field. Barnes came on to bowl.

Meyer, after batting confidently for 20 minutes, hooked a ball from Fleet-wood-Smith and was splendidly caught on the edge of the square-leg boundary. Lyon, who recently returned from East Africa, batted in polished style in the early overs, but whqn O’Reilly and Fleetwood-Smith found a length he was uneasy and mistimed his drives. Ha gave a high catch to deep mid-off. White in his second over bowled the patient left-hander Longrigg. Rain stopped play. On resuming Gimblett was easily caught off a crude stroke. Andrews and Wellard hit out desperately. The former lifted FleetwoodSmith for 6. The ball, falling adjacent to the river, was lost. Wellard then drove Ward for two enormous 6’s.' The first went across the river and_ was recovered, but the second fell into the river and was lost. The over yielded !6. , Somerset was dismissed after 130 minutes’ play against bowlers Who hopelessly outclassed the batsmen.

Australia opened at _ 3.5. Walker played splendidly, despite having no match practice for seven weeks. Badcock was in great form, and reached 50 in 55 minutes. At the tea adjournment the pair had scored 106 in 70 minutes. Owing to rain there was no further play. Details:— SOMERSET. First Innings. Lee c Chipperfield b M'Cabe 0 Buse run out ... 0 Meyer c Brown b Fleetwood-Smith 7 Lyon c Ward b Fleetwood-Smith ... 26 Longrigg b White 7 Gimblett\ c Badeook b FleetwoodSmith '. ... 7 Andrews c and b Ward 19 Barnwell b O’Reilly : 11 Wellard b White _ 20 Luckes not out ...' 5 Hazel 1 c Hassett b White 3 Extras 5 Total 110 Bowling Analysis.—M'Cabe one for 0. Hassett none for 14, O’Reilly one for 22, Fleetwood-Smith three for 40, White three for 8, Ward one for 21. AUSTRALIA. ... First Innings. Badcock not out ... 67 Walker not out ... ... 35 Extras ... ... 4 Total for no wickets 106