WORCESTER FAILS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 May 1938, Page 8

WORCESTER FAILS.

EASY WIN FOR AUSTRALIA.

INNINGS AND 7,7 RUNS

(By Telegraph-Press Assn.-Copyright) Received Wednesday, 12.40 a.m. LONDON, May 3.

At lunch to-day in the match against the Australian eleven which is opening its English tour, Worcester had lost four wickets for 140 their second innings.. Yesterday Worcester at the close of play had made 74 for one wicket in their second strike, the first innings having realised only 203, to which Lyttelton contributed 50 and Cooper 61. Fleetwood-Smith was the most dangerous of the Australian howlers, taking eight wickets for 98. Batsmen Tied Up. ,

When play was continued after lunch yesterday the Australian bowlers were handicapped by the greasy ball. Lyttelton and Cooper batted admirably, Lyttelton hitting O’Reilly for three fours in one over and reaching 50 after batting for 66 minutes. He was out next ball.

Though increasing his tally of noballs to 24 after lunch, McCormick was more impressive. He had two chances missed off his deliveries.

Cooper, a sound young professional, batted 120 minutes and hit seven 4’s. With the dismissal of Lyttelton and Cooper there was a sharp decline in the quality of the batting. FleetwoodSmith frequently tied up the batsmen. Bull pluckily reappeared with three stitches in his bandaged forehead and offered the only serious opposition among the remainder of the Worcestershire men. Bull was severe on Fleetwood-.Smith who, between lunch and tea, bowled unchanged and took six wickets for Gl runs, and carried on for a further halfhour after tea until the innings closed after lasting 220 minutes. FleetwoodSmith was punished by Lyttelton, Cooper and Bull, but had the other batsmen in all sorts of trouble, and finished with a fine average. Sixty-five minutes remained for play whpn Worcestershire followed on, Cormick, after opening with two maidens, was no-balled twice in his third over, twice in his fourth over, and again in his fifth over, making 29 noballs to-day. Lyttelton' and Bull score! boundaries from each of the no-balls in tile second innings. Lyttelton, after indulging in fearless hitting, played a hesitant stroke and was easily caught at square-leg. Play Resumed. There was rain overnight and only the ends of the wicket were covered, O’Reilly made the ball pop. White, who showed good length, soon trapped Cooper leg-before. ‘ Bull, whose forehead is still plastered, punished O’Reilly’s deliveries. Gibbons attempted th§ same thing and eventually skied one into the hands of Brown at deep square leg. It was announced that four of the extras signalled yesterday were credited to Bull. McCormick, whose total no-balls yesterday were officially given as 31, resumed bowling with the score at 104 and was no-balled once in the first over, from which 10 runs came. FLAY MELD UP. . (Received This Day, 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, May 3. Light rain, fell overnight. White bowling a good length, soon trapped Cooper leg before. Bull, with his forehead still plastered, punished O’Reilly’s deliveries. Rain stopped play and lunch was taken. The/ game was re-, sumed at 2.30. The ball was greasy but Fleetwood-Smith brought Bull’s good innings to a close after 150 minutes batting with eleven boundaries. Play was then again held up for nearly an hour. Upon resumption Worcester batsmen played stubbornly, but the spin bowling of Fleetwood-Smith and White was too strong for them. McCormick, though raising the total, no balls to thirty-five for the match, was more like himself in the final spell during the afternoon. Scores: — AUSTRALIA First Innings 541 WORCESTER First Innings. Lyttelton, b Fleetwood-Smith 50 Bull, not out 37 Cooper, c Hassett, b FleetwoodSmith 61 Gibbons, b Fleetwood-Smith 29 Human, c Fingleton, b FleetwoodSmith 29 Martin, b White 1 Howorth, c Hassett, b FleetwoodSmith Singleton, st Barnett, b FleetwoodSmith 5 Buller, Ibw, b O’Reilly 5 Perks, c McCabe, b FleetwoodSmith 21 Crisp, e Hassett, b FleetwoodSmith 11 Extras 26 Total 268 Bowling Analysis : McCormick, none for 44; McCabe, none for 16; O’Reilly, one for 77; Fleetwood-Smith, eight for 98; White, one for 7. Second Innings. Lyttelton, e Badcock, b White 35 Bull, c McCormick, b FleetwoodSmith 65 Cooper, Ibw, b White 16 Gibbons, c Brown, b O ’Reilly 9 iMartin, c Fingleton, b O’Reilly 5 Human, Ibw, b Fleetwood-Smith 26 Howorth, c McCabe, b O ’Reilly 0 Duller, c Fleetwood-Smith, b McCormick 10 Singleton, run out 14

Perks, c McCabe, b FleetwoodSmith 4 Crisp, not out 0 Extras 8 Total 196 Bowling Analysis : McCormick, one for 51; McCabe, none for 13; White, two for 30; O’Reilly, three for 56; Fleetwood-Smith, three for 38. Australia won by an innings and 77 runs. BOWLERS DANGEROUS Received Tuesday, 11.55 p.m. LONDON, May 3. Mr. Howard Marshall, writing in the Daily Telegraph, says there is no doubt that Fleetwood-Smith has vastly improved his control of length and spin and is going to take many wickets, “Although in a bitter wind we only saw the ghosts of the Australian bowlers,,” he added, “we have seen enough to know they will be dangerous. Judgment regarding McCormick should be reserved. Barnett is a worthy successor to Oldfield.