SENSATIONAL CRICKET

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXVI, Issue 3448, 22 November 1932, Page 5

SENSATIONAL CRICKET

NAGEL’S BOWLING. CAUSES COLLAPSE OF ENGLISHMEN. (Press Association.) Melbourne, Nov. 21. Sensational cricket occurred to-day when the match between the touring English team and an Australian eleven was resumed. As a result of fine bowling by Nagel, England was dismissed for 60 runs in the second innings. When stumps were drawn on Saturday, the Australians had scored 216 for nine wickets, in reply to the visitars’ total of 282. When play was resumed this morning, the weather was warm and the wicket fast and good. Nagel took the first four wickets for nine runs. At luncheon, he had taken six wickets for 21. His final average was eight wickets for 32. Nagel is 6ft. 6in. tall and bowls fastmedium. He has been very successful, as has his twin brother, in club cricket, but both unfortunately cannot play regularly in big cricket. England’s innings took 91 minutes. NEWS IN LONDON. PRESS TRIBUTE TO NAGEL. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) (Received 12.50 p.m.) London, November 21. “Amazing Marylebone Rout” and “Bojwling of Unknown Cricketer Routs Marylebone” were the poster greetings of Londoners hurrying to business this morning. The Evening Standard describes the collapse as incredible, and quoted Nagel’s modest explanation: “Cricket is a curious game. The wind helped me to swing the balls. That is the Only reason for my success.” Hobbs, commenting in the Star on Nagel’s performance, makes no excuse for the Englishmen’s batting collapse, and adds: “Nagel’s performance is easily the best I have seen oo an Australian dry wicket.” PLAY FOR TO-DAY. A DOUBTFUL WICKET. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) (Received 12.50 p.m.) Melbourne, this day. The weather is fine but the wicket, doubtful for to-day’s play.