THE CRICKET TOUR

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 180, 2 August 1938, Page 10

THE CRICKET TOUR

AUSTRALIA IN ENGLAND RESULTS AND REMAINING MATCHES STATISTICS UP TC FOURTH TEST Three Tests have been played between Don Bradman’s 1938 cricket team and England, and one has been abandoned. One more Test remains to be played, and It will be played, to a finish. Australia has won one Test and the other two were drawn. As holder of “The Ashes” Australia thus retains them for a further term, as the best England can do in the fifth Test is draw so far as the rubber is concerned. MATCHES PLAYED. The following matches have been played by the Australians in England on the present tour:— v. Worcestershire—Won by an innings and 77 runs. Australia 541 Worcestershire 268 and 196. v. Oxford University—Won by an innings and 487 runs. Australia 679 for seven wickets declared; Oxford 117 and 75. v. Leicestershire—Won by an innings and 163 runs. Australia 590 for five wickets declared; Leicestershire 212 and 215. v. Cambridge University Won by an innings and 425 runs. Australia 708 for five wickets declared; Cambridge 120 and 163. v. M.C.C.—Drawn owing to rain. Australia 502; M.C.C. 214 and 87 for one wicket.

v. Northampton—Won by an in nings and 77 runs. Australia 406 for six, declared. Northant* 194 and 135. v. Surrey—Drawn. Australia 528 and 282 for two wickets, declared Surrey, 271 and 104 for one wicket. v. Hampshire—Drawn owing to rain. Australia 320 for one wicket declared; Hampshire 157. v. Middlesex—Drawn owing to rair*. Australia 132 and 114 for two wickets declared; Middlesex 188 and 21 for nc wickets.

v. Gloucester—Won by 10 wickets. Australia 164 and 25 for no wickets, Gloucester 78 and 107. v. Essex—Won by 97 runs. Australia 145 and 153; Essex 114 and 87.

FIRST TEST—Drawn, owing to Australia playing out time. England 658 for eight wickets (declared), Australia 411 and 427 for six wickets at end of the fourth day’s play. v. Gentlemen of England—Won by 282 runs. Australia 397 and 335 for four wickets, Gentlemen 301 and 149. v. Lancashire, drawn. Australia 303 and 284 for two wickets (declared) Lancashire 289 and 80 for three at the end of the third day’s play. SECOND TEST.—Drawn. England, 494 and 242 for eight wickets declared. Australia 422 and 204 for six wickets at close of the fourth day’s play. v. Derbyshire.—Won by an innings and 234 runs. Australia 441 for four wickets declared. Derbyshire 151 and 56. v. Yorkshire.—Drawn. Australia 222 and 132. Yorkshire 205 and 83 for three wickets when rain stopped play and almost certainly averted defeat for Australia. THIRD TEST.—Abandoned on account of rain. v. Warwickshire.—Won by an innings and 93 runs. Australia 390 for eight wickets declared. Warwickshire 179 and 118. v. Nottinghamshire.—Won by 412 runs. Australia 243 and 453. Nottinghamshire, 147 and 137. FOURTH TEST.—Won by five wickets and three runs and “The Ashes” retained for Australia. Australia 242 and 107 for five wickets. England, 223 and 123. REMAINING MATCHES July 27, 28, 29.—Somerset, at Taun ton. July 30, August 1,2. Glamorganshire, at Swansea. August 4,5, 6.—Matches to be arranged by Scottish Union. August 8, 9.—Durham, at Sunderland. August 10, 11, 12.—Surrey. August 13, 15, 16.—Kent, at Canterbury. August 17, 18.—The Army, at Aidershot. August 20 to 26—Fifth Test, at The Oval, August 27, 29, 30.—Sussex, at Brighton. August 13, September 1, 2.—An English XI., at Blackpool. September 3,5, 6. —An English XI., at Folkestone. August 10, 12, 13.—H. D. G. Leveson Gower’s XL, at Sca'borough. August 15, 16, 17.—Gentlemen of Ireland, at Dublin. CENTURIES Australia D. G. Bradman v. Worcestershire 258 J. H. Fingleton v. Oxford - 124 S. J. McCabe v. Oxford - —llO A. L. Hassett v. Oxford 146 C. L. Badcock v. Leicestershire ... 198 A L. Hassett v. Leicestershire ..... 148 A. Chipperfield v. Leicestershire 104 - J. H. Fingleton v. Cambridge D. G. Bradman v. Cambridge . 13 i C. L. Badcock v. Cambridge .. 186 A. L. Hassett v. Cambridge 220+ D. G. Bradman v. M.C.C —27 S W. A. Brown v. Nor than ts 194 D. G. Bradman v. Surrey 143 B. A. Barnett v. Surrey 120* J. H. Fingleton v. Hampshire 123* D. G. Bradman v. Hampshire S. J. McCabe (first Test) 232* D. G. Bradman (first Test) 147* W. A. Brown (first Test) 133 D. G. Bradman (v. Gentlemen) 104 J. H. Fingleton (v. Gentlemen) 121 C. L. Badcock (v. Gentlemen) 112* A. L. Hassett <v. Lancashire) ...» 118 D. G. Bradman (v. Lancashire) 101* W. A. Broum (second Test) 206* D; G. Bradman (second Test) ..... 102* W. A. Brown (v. Derby) 265* W. A. Browm (v. Warwickshire) 101 D. G. Bradman (v. Warwickshire) 135 D. G. Bradman (v. Nottingham) 144

A. L. Hassett (v. Nottingham) ... 124 D. G. Bradman (fourth Test) ... 103 •Signifies Not Out. England C. 3. Dempster (Leicestershire) 105 C. J. Barnett (first Test) 126 L. Hutton (first Test) 100 E. Poynter (first Test) 216* D. C. S. Compton (first Test) ...... 102 W. R. Hammond (second Test) ... 240 CRICKET AVERAGES ENGLAND AND AUSTRALIA. (By J. H. Hayhow.) Following are the leading averages of tlie Australian and English cricketers in the lour Tests:— Batting Average*.

Catches Taken. W. R. Hammond 7, S. J. McCabe 4, D. Compton 3, E. Paynter 3. C. J. Barnett 3, W. A. Brown 3, E. L. McCorm'ck 3. C. A. Barnett 3, L. E. James 2. W. R. Wright 2. H. Verity 2. W. F. Price 1. J. H. Fingleton 2, and L. Hutton, C. L. Badcock and M. G. Waite 1 each, and C. A. Barnett (Australia) has stumped 2.

Batsman. N.I. N.O. T.R. A. E. Paynter, E 5 2 407 185.66 D. G. Bradman. A. .. 6 2 424 108.5 W: A. Brown. A 6 1 418 S3.G W. K. Hammond, E. 5 0 344 68.8 S. J. McCabe. A 6 0 346 57.66 D. Compton, E. .... 5 1 213 43.22 L. C. G. Ames, E. ... 3 0 133 45 C. J. Barnett, E. ... 5 0 215 43 L. Hutton, E S 0 109 36.33 D. A. Barnett. A. ... 6 1 147 29.4 L. A. Hassett, A 6 u 152 23.33 A. W. Wellard. E. .. 2 0 45 21 J. N. Fingleton, A. . 6 0 123 20.5 Bowling Averages. Bowler. O. M. W. E. A. D. V. P. Wright, E. 20 4 5 64 12.8 W. J. Edrich, E. .. 12 2 2 45 22.5 W. J. O’Reilly. A. .. 154 43 19 432 22.73 H. Verity. E 141 49 12 326 27.16 L. O. B. F.-Smith, A. 116 20 13 429 32.76 E. L. McCormick. A. 114 18 10 345 34.5 W. E. Brown. E. . . 46 6 3 114 38 K. Fames, E 154 29 12 464 38.66