McCABE IN FORM

Greymouth Evening Star, 4 June 1934, Page 5

McCABE IN FORM

CENTURY AGAINST LANCASHIRE FAST BOWLER’S SUCCESS [BY CABLE —PBESS ASSN. —COPYBIGHT.J LONDON, June 2. For the opening of the match between the Australians and Lancashire to-day, the weather was fine, and the wicket was perfect. The Lancashire team is: Watson, flopwood, Tyldesley, Iddon, Washbrook, Hawkeswood, Eckersley, Farrimond, Sibbles, Booth and Baxter.

Australia won the toss, and went in. McCabe took strike against the fast bowler, Baxter. It was a shock to see Woodfull, after 40 minutes of comfortable batting, bowled at 14 with an inswinger by Baxter. The score then was 1 for 31. There were 15,000 people by lunch time, when the score was one for 81. 1 Brown flicked a ball from Baxter into his stumps, and was out when 19. In the meanwhile McCabe had reached his 50 in 94 minutes. His runs were scored by sedate batting. Baxter’s bowling figures were 3 for 38, when he shattered Darling’s wicket, after Darling had made five, but Baxter then strained himself, and he retired. The attack thereupon became much simpler.

McCabe, with strong pulls, reached [ his fourth century of the tour in 180 > minutes. Kippax, who was unneces- ; sarily cautious, was caught at the wic- ; ket when 20, off Sibbles. Four for . 179. Bromley joined McCabe and was just beginning to liven matters when he went out lbw. to a ball from Booth which kept low, after making 17. Chipperfield had several uneasy moments before he played right across a good ball from Sibbles, and was out lbw. 14. McCabe, when he had scored 142, was deceived by pace from the pitch, and was then clean bowled by Booth after a. splendid innings of 225 minutes, in which he hit 15 fours. Seven for 252. Barnett’s courageous driving and Grimmett’s shrewd battingcarried the score along, and the partnership added 44 before Grimmett was bowled by Watson at 14. Barnett continued nicely, raising 300 runs in even time. Ebeling batted better than in any previous innings. Barnett scored 50 in 85 minutes, and when stumps were drawn Australia had on 335 runs for eight wickets. FleetwoodSmith has yet to bat for Australia. Scores: — AUSTRALIA —First Innings. Woodfull, b Baxter 14 McCabe, b Booth 142 Brown, b Baxter 19 Darling, b Baxter 5 Kippax, c Farrimond, b Sibbles 20 i Bromley, lbw., b Booth 17 Chipperfield, lbw., b Sibbles .. .. 14 Grimmett, b Watson 14 Barnett, not out 52 Ebeling, not out 16 Extras 22 Total for eight wickets .. .. 335 Bowling: Baxter 3 for 83, Booth 2 , for 85, Sibbles 2 for 74, Hopwood 0 for • 38, Watson 1 for 42, Iddon 0 for 36. ENGLAND’S TEST TRIAL.

THE REST’S POOR SHOWING. LONDON, June 2. In the Test trial the Rest in the first innings scored 219, while England lost none for 73. Except for Clark’s first half dozen overs it was feeble batting, more than any deadliness on the part of England’s bowling, which was responsible for the Rest’s struggling 218. Verity persistently flighted the ball cleverly. Mitchell’s well-spun leg breaks were accurate. He twice was unlucky when Antes fumbled stumping chances. Only three of the Rest’s batsmen looked to be in the test class, AValters, Valentine and Paynter. AValters shaped the best against Clark, but he twice escaped when he drove chances back to Verity. Paynter was shaping well before he played on. Fames, in four overs, bowled for the Rest with some life, making the ball

lit. He should have had AVyatt caught early at first slip. The latter afterwards drove ana cut attractively. Sutcliffe plodded with his typical caution. Scores:— THE REST —First Innings. Walters, c and b Verity .. .. 57 Mitchell, c Ames, b Clark .. .. 4 Barnett, c Wyatt, b Clark .. .. 1 Turnbull, b Verity 46 Paynter, b Mitchell 13 Langridge, c Sutcliffe, b Mitchell 32 Valentine, stpd. Ames, b Mitchell 35 Robins, c Mitchell, b Leyland .. 5 Duckworth, b Verity 14 Faroes, lbw., b Alitchell .. .. 2 Bowes, not out .. 9 Extras 0 Total 219 Bowling: Clark 2 for 14, Nichols 0 for 37, Wyatt 0 for 7, Alitchell 4 for 88. Verity 3 for 58. Leyland 1 for 14. ENGLAND—First Innings. AVyatt, not out .. 36 Sutcliffe, not out. 24 Extras 13 Total for no wickets .. .. 73 CLARK’S INJURY. LONDON. June 2. A few hours after he clinched his Test place with 9 hostile overs against the Rest. Clark was on his way back to Northampton, suffering from a strained stomach muscle. He is not taking any further part in the Test trial. It is doubtful if he will be able to play in the first test, thus leaving the selectors in a quandary.

LEADING PLAYERS. LONDON, June 3. English averages are: — Batting: Ames 776 runs, average 97. Pataudi 647—50/S7, Mead 539—77. Leyland 612 —75/50, Tyldesley 75S — 75/80, Arnold 594—74/25, Gibbons 663 —73/66, Ashdown 500—72/72, MitchellInnes 561—70/12, Gregory 692—69/20. Walters is thirteenth with 66/86, Woolley twenty-first with 52/90, Sandham twenty-second 52/50, Wyatt twenty-third 52, Hendren twentyseventh 48/17, Paynter thirty-fourth 45/22.

Bowling: Verity 39 wickets, average 12/56, Geary 26—14/42, Mitchell (Derbyshire) 35 —16/42. Tate is eighth with an average of 17/52, Freeman tenth 18/82, Voce fourteenth 21/00, Bowes seventeenth 21/15, James Langridge twenty-fifth 23/26.