Australians’ Easy Win
(Received 11 a.m.) LONDON, August 9. The cricket match at Sunderland resulted in a win for the Australians by an innings and 178 runs, Australia declared its innings closed at the /Overnight total of 379 for five wickets (Barnes 140, Badcock 103, both not out). Grigor (three for 82) was Durham’s most successful bowler. The Australian spinners twice dis-
i missed Durham for an. aggregate of I 201 runs, Fleetwood-Smith and , O’Reilly each taking 10 wickets in the 1 game. . The only „ highlight was the hitting , of two consecutive sixes off Fleet-wood-Smith by Carr, the veteran pro- , fessional. Scores:— Australia: First innings, 5 wickets declared for 379, DURHAM First Innings; Townsend, b O’Reilly .. .. 25 Parmaby, Ibw, b Fleetwood-Smith 8 Beresford, b Fleetwood-Smith .... 1 Adamson, b Fleetwood-Smith . .!. 14 Barron, c Walker, b O’Reilly I Collin, !b Fleetwood-Smith 16 Carr, b Fleetwood-Smith 29 Grigor, st Walker, b FleetwoodSmith 1 Glen, c White, b O’Reilly ....... 4 Herbert, Ibw, b O’Reilly 4 Austin, not out 1 Total ..105 Bowling: Fleetwood-Smith took 6 wickets for 53 runs, O’Reilly 4 for 32. Second Innings: Parmaby, b O’Reilly 19 Beresford, Ibw, b O’Reilly ......... 8 Townsend? c and b O’Reilly 11 Adamson, b Fleetwood-Smith .... 3 Barron, b O’Reilly 1 Collin, b Fleetwood-Smith 2 Carr, c White, b O’Reilly 29 Grigor, st Walker, b FleetwoodSmith 2 Austin, b O’Reilly 2 Glen, b Fleetwood-Smith 4 Herbert, not out 1 Extras 14 Total 96 Bowling: O’Reilly took 6 wickets fir 35 runs, Fleetwood-Smith 4 for 47. The next three games before the final Test at the Oval, commencing on August 20, are:—v. Surrey, August 10, 11, 12; v. Kent, August 13, 15, 16; v. The Army, August 17, 18.
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Northern Advocate, 10 August 1938, Page 5
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