M.C.C. COLLAPSE

Hokitika Guardian, 22 November 1932, Page 5

M.C.C. COLLAPSE

ALL OUT FOR 60 NAGEL SECURES 8 FOR 32. (Australian Press Association) MELBOURNE, November 21. For. the resumption to-day of the match between the English team and an Australian team the weather was warm. The wicket was playing faster than on Saturday. The atte dance was fifteen thousand, and the g..te receipts totalled £750. With nine wickets down for 216 the not out men, Barnett and Ironmonger, resumed the Ausralian first innings. It took only seven minutes to finish the Australian innings, for 218 runs. Each batsman added a run, and then Barnett was bowled by Voce.

The Englishmen’s second innings became a collapse. The fall of the wickets was sensational. The cause was the bowling of Nagel, who got a wicket in each of his first four overs.

The batsmen, were deceived by the pace of the wicket and also by Nagel’s eff break. N i batsman w r as comfortable before h.m.

Pataudi batted for 19 minutes for five runs. He and Larwood, who did not score, were out to the simplest of catches at silly leg.

At about 2.80 o’clock thero were two appeals made against the fight, the sky being then heavily overcast. The appeals were not successful. Duckworth, when four, gave a chance off Nagel. He was then dismissed with the next ball.

Nagel, who is 6ft 6ins in height, bowls a fast medium ball. He is very successful, as is his twin brother, in club cricket, but both, unfortunately, cannot play regularly in big cricket. The English innings lasted for 91 minutes.

Nagel sent down ten overs, three being maidens, and secured eight wickets for 32 runs. Before a ball was bowled in Australia’s second innings,, heavy rain fell. After two inspections of the wicket,the captains decided at 4.30 that there should be no further play. More rain was threatening. ENGLAND—First Innings. Wyatt, 1.b.w., b Oxenham ... 29 Sutcliffe, o Bradman, b Ironmonger 87 Pataudi, b Nash 23 Leyland, c Darling, b Ironmonger 38 Allen, c Barnett, b Nash 48 Paynter, c Barnett, b Oxenham ... 6 Larwood, c Darling, b Oxenham ... 2 Brown, b Oxenham ... 27 Voce, 1.b.w., b Oxenham 0 Duckworth, c Rigg, b Nash 3 Bowes, not out 2 Extras 17 Total ... 283 Bowling Analysis.—Nash 3 for 39, Nagel 0 for 37, Ironmonger 2 for 90, Lee 0 for 35, Oxenham 5 for 53, Darling 0 for 11. SECOND INNINGS. Sutcliffe, b Nagel 10 Wyatt, c Barnett, b Nagel ... 3 ■Leyland, b Nagel 6 Pataudi, c O’Brien, b Nagel ... 5 .Allen, 1.b.w., b .Nagel 6 Paynter, b Nagel ... 12 Larwood, c O’Brien, b Nagel ... 0 Brown, b Oxenham 10 Voce, not out 0 Duckworth, 1.b.w., b Nagel ... 4 Bowes, h Oxenham 0 Extras 4 Total 60

Bowling analysis.—Nash none for 18, Nagel 10 overs, 3 maidens, 32 runs, 8 wickets :. Ironmonger none for 2; Oxenham tXvo for 4. AUSTRALIA—First Innings. Woodfull, 1.b.w., b Borrjs 18 O’Brien, b Larwood 36 Bradman, 1.b.w., b Larwood ... 36 Rigg, c Brown, b Bowes 13 Darling, b Bowes 4 Oxenliam, c Larwood, b Voce ... 12 Nash, b Larwood ... 0 Lee, c Paynter, b Brow-n 28 Barnett, b Voce 20 Nagel, l.b.w.j b Larwood 15 Ironmonger, not out 5 Extras 21 Total ... 218 Bowling analysis.—Larwood 4 for 54, Voc e 2 for 55, Bowes 3 for 63, Bro w ,L 1 for 25. MELBOURNE, November 22. The weather is fine, but the condition of the -wicket is doubtful. NAGEL’S AMAZING BOWLING. SYDNEY, November 21. The Victorian, Nagel's, amazing bowling against the Englishmen is the topic of comment in Sydney. .

The “Sun” hn,s the following heading ; “Six feet six inches of bowling shock.” It says that Nagel i«. mi almost unknown man. He is a mediumpaced right-hand bowler, aged 27 years. iNagel has a twin brother, and it ie almost impossible to distinguish one from the other. His father ioj a compositor on a Melbourne paper.

AUSTRALIAN TEST TEAM. f|y‘s day at 9.30 a.m.) MELBOURNE, November 22. The Auntrr.lian team for the first tost is:—Woodfull (captain). Bradman, Kippax, Romford, Oldfield, Ironmonger, McCabe, Gimmett, WaSl, O’Reilly, ll’ -hardson, L. Nagel and Fmgloton. The final selection will bo made on the day of the match. AUSTRALIA NOT INVINCIBLE. LONDON, November 21. The “Evenino- Standard” says: “The shrewd Australian selectors, as usual,

have “chosen from the book.” Nagel’s inclusion, after one devastating performance, is something of a gamble. Recent matches have shown that Australia is not rich in batsmen who ane seen to advantage when th ball is turning. Nevertheless, England faces an impressive batting phalanx, though the tail is vulnerable. It may he, when the time comes, that Nagel’s triumph on Monday may prove a blessing in disguise for England. There is no excuse for pessimism. Australia is formidable, but in no wise invincible.

COMMENT TN ENGLISH PRESS. LONDON, November 21. “Amazing M.irylebone Rout,” "and “Bowling Unknown Routs- Maryle* bone,” were posters greeting Londoners hurrying to business. The “Evening Standard” describes the collapse ais incredible, and quoted Nagel’s modest explanation: “Cricket is a curious game. The wind h©lnert me to swing the ball, and that is the only reason’ for my success.” .Trek HolAs, commenting in the “Star” on Nagel’s performance, makes no excuse for + ho battiug collapse, and adds: “N' l eel's performance is easMv the Rest T L-ve seen on an Australian dry wicket.”