MATCH DRAWN

Evening Star, Issue 23056, 7 September 1938, Page 9

MATCH DRAWN

AUSTRALIA V. ENGLISH ELEVEN RAIN STOPS PLAY Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyrighi LONDON, September 6. (Received September 7, at 10 a.m.) The match between Australia and the English eleven was drawn. After two stoppages owing to rain the captains agreed at 3.20 to abandon the match. On resuming in the morning Barnett pulled and drove well before offering two chances to Valentine in the gully off Todd, the second of which was accepted. Australia was now 419 runs ahead, but M'Cabe did not declare nor did Waite and Fingleton score overrapidly. Play thus went on drearily and pointlessly, and the crowd welcomed Waite’s dismissal after he had taken 95 minutes for 42 runs. Fingleton’s 50 occupied 90 minutes. The Englishmen opened in cold weather. Woolley and Fagg batted as though they were only faintly interested.. Details: — AUSTRALIA. First innings 300 Second Innings. Brown c Levett b A. Pope 22 M'Cabe c Valentine b Todd 91 Badcock c Woolley b Wilkinson ... 39 Hassett b Wilkinson 18 Barnes Ibw b Wilkinson 15 Barnett c Valentine b Todd 29 Waite c G. Pope b Compton 42 Fingleton not out 51 White not out 5 Extras 15

Total for seven wickets ... 327 Bowling Analysis.—A. Pope, one for 60; Todd, two for 69; Wilkinson, three for 86; G. Pope, none for 64; Compton, one for 18; Woolley, none for 11; Ames, none for 4. ENGLISH ELEVEN. First innings 223 Second Innings. Woolley not out ... 16 Fagg not out 20 Extras ... “ Total for no wickets ... 38 Bowling Analysis.—Waite, none for 10; White, none for 15; Ward, none for 11.