Australia’s Substantial Lead

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 211, 7 September 1938, Page 5

Australia’s Substantial Lead

O’REILLY’S 100; McCABE’S 1000 ■ United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph —Copyright. LONDON, Sept. 5. Tho weather was dull and cool for the resumption of tho match between j Australia and Warner's Eloven. Waite rocorded the highest score of the tour, j Several - good English wickets fell' cheaply, Waite and Ward causing the collapso which was arrested by AmcsJ He immediately struck lino form and mado a sparkling 50 in 45 minutes. Ward, who was giving his most ini-! pressive performance of the tour, continued to bowl magnificently. O'Reilly dismissing Alfred Pope took his hundredth wicket of the tour. G. Pope hit usefully, whilo the tailenders were dismissed within an hour. McCabe, with a boundary off Wilkinson, reached his thousand runs for the tour. He scored with a glorious array of hooks, pulls and drives, and batted 75 minutes during which he made 91 of a total of 439. His score included

17 fours. Scores: — AUSTRALIA. First Innings 390 Second Innings Brown, c Lovett, b A. Popo 22 McCabe, c Valentine, b Todd 91 Badcoclc, c Woolley, b Wilkinson ...... 3S Hassett, b Wilkinson . 18 Barnes, lbw, b Wilkinson 15 Barnett, not out 6 Extras 13 | Total for 5 wickets .. 204 ENGLISH ELEVEN. First Innings. Woolley, c Badcoek, b Waite —. 5 Fagg, c White, b Waite 22 Paynter, b Ward —........... 14 Compton, b Ward -1" Ames, c and b Ward .. . 7S Valentine, st Barnett, b Ward 15 G. Pope, not out ... 41 Todd, b Ward * - 13 A. Pope, lbw, b O'Reilly ~ 5 Lovett, b Ward Wilkinson, b Ward 0 - Extras 1-* Total 223 Bowling Analysis : Waite, two for 28; McCabe, none for 12; O’Reilly, one for 54; Ward, seven for 112; White, none for 7. DREARY, POINTLESS CRICKET AUSTRALIA SEVEN FOR 327 Received Wednesday, 1.10 a.m. LONDON, Sept. C. Tho weather was cool and dull and there was a handful of spectators when tho match between Australia and an English XI was resumed. Barnett, having an excellent match, ► pulled and drove well before offering two chances to Valentino in tho gully off Todd, the second of which he accept--5 cd.

Australia were 419 ahead, but McCabe neither declared nor did Waite or Fingleton score over rapidly. Play thus went on drearily and pointlessly. Tho crowd welcomed Waite’s dismissal after taking 95 minutes for 42. Australia in their second innings had

lost seven for 327 at lunch. Details: — Barnett, c Valentine, b Todd .... Waite, cG. Pope, b Compton .... 4i Fingleton, not out 51 White, not out 5 Extras 13 COVERING THE WICKET. PROPOSAL REJECTED BY MARYLEBONE LONDON, Sept. 5. Marylebono has rejected tho South African proposal to cover the wickets in tho coming tour on the grounds that ‘•The principle is opposed to cricket laws.” It is feared the decision will affect tho finance.