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Hokitika Guardian, 16 June 1938, Page 5

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AUSTRALIAN TOUR MATCH AGAINST CENTLEMEN (United Press Association—By Electric T elegraph—Copyright A (Received this day at 12.15 p.m.). LONDON, June 15. A grey sky and lralf-emptv • stands' greeted the Australians for *j;igh sounding, but not very significant match against the Gentlemen.' Australia batted first and compiled 397, Gentlemen replying with 23 for two wickets at stumps. v ( The Australians raised one hundred in 105 minutes. McCabe, in glittering form, batted faultlessly until he was caught in the slips. Bradman was seemingly untroubled by any strain, and batted brilliantly, Chipperfield also going along nicely, after a run of failures. Bradman reached fifty in fifty minutes. He then hit Stephenson for throe consecutive fours. His chanccless century occupied 110 minutes.. The Gentlemen opened at G p.m. and in the last five minutes before stumps Bradman took a running catch to dismiss Gibb. Stephenson was sent/in as a stop-gap but was out, jn the same

over. A USTRALI A—lst. Innings. Brown > c Gibb b Moyer 30 Eingleton, e Gibb b Meyer ... 38 Badcock, b Brown 31 McCabe. <• Wilcox b Stephenson 79 Chipperfield, ; b Stephljnson. ... 51 Bradman, c Valentine b Moyer ... 104 Waite, b Brown 6 Barnett c Gibb b Brown ... ... 0

White, (not out) 42 Ward, b A foyer i 1 Fleetwood-Sinith, c Stephenson h Meyer ... 1 Extras ... 14 Total 397 Bowling: Stephenson 2 for 94, Mac--1 ndoo 0 for 57, Hammond 0 for 14, Brown 3 for 107, Mover 5 for G 6, Wyatt 0 for 45. G ENTLEI fEN—I st; Tii n i ngs. Wilcox,- (not out) ... ... 12 Gibb, c Bradman b McCabe ~. 6 Stephenson, c Waite b McCabe 0 Wyatt, (not out) 4 Extras 1

Total for 2 wickets -3 Stumps were, then drown, TEST MATCH COMMENT. LONDON, June 14. Tho Australian Associated Press states that the test- match has done much to end the four-day tests in England. Even conservative critics are now joining in the demand for an extension to five days, after the demonstration that four days, with only 10 minutes lost, because of rain, is insufficient to assure a finish.

Though 'lliu wicket was noticeably wearing t.u the last day, the magnificent example of leadership with the captain and vice-captain playing contrasting hands, enabled Australia to obtain a draw. Bradman limped wearily from the field to-night with a strained groin, conscious that by revealing another facet of Ids greatness, ho had finished the work begun by McCabe, Brown and Fingleton. Howard Marshall, writing in the ‘•Daily Telegraph.’’ states:■ “Although the wicket developed a spot at one end it failed to crumble and left the bowlers helpless against defensive batting of the highest class. Let us pay a tribute to the Australians, who struck back so bravely and escaped from the gravest peril.” Seven individual centuries is a test record.

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Mr \Y. 11. Jcanes, manager of the Australian cricket team, will attend an investiture St. dames’ Palace pp K>udav to receive the order of 0.8-conferred conferred on him in the King’s Birthday honours. Mr Jeaues has declined the Commonwealth's invitation to attend the unveUinßor A»str„li...\y«r •It Vi 1 lcrs-Bretto nenx. as his duties * I.ot permit his absence from the team.