BOWLERS’ DAY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 7 June 1938, Page 7

BOWLERS’ DAY

McCABE ALONE CONFIDENT NICHOLS TAKES SIX FOR 25 AUSTRALIA DEFEATS ESSEX lU.P.A.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyrightl LONDON, 6th June, i The weather was bright and cold at ! Southend for the continuation of the | cricket match between Essex and Aus- , tralia. Both the impromptu openers, 1 Walker and Ward, received nasty knocks on the fingers due to the wicket being corrugated and helping the bowlers. Nevertheless the pair did well in ! the trying conditions to see out the first half hour against the fast bowling. 'Ward fell a victim to a leg-break and Walker's wicket was shattered in the following over. Then Brown and Fingleton were ; partnered against the good bowling I Nichols, clapping on speed, got Fingle- : ton well caught on the off, the ball | coming from the shoulder of the bat. i Hassett, after several vain attempts to ! get Fames away, was out to a juggling ! catch at short square leg. Badcock, playing vigorously went out leg-before-wicket to a ball which kept very low. On the crumbling and treacherous wicket McCabe batted with assurance and even audacity, but the others were most unhappy and soon succumbed. McCabe made 50 in 55 minutes and the innings closed after 165 minutes. Nichols, who at one stage had taken five wickets for 19 runs, bowled with , great zest throughout. I Essex required 185 runs to win when

' they reopened a 3.10 p.m. Eastmai was out first ball. Wilcox and Peare j raised the total to 30, when the spii : bowlers Ward and Fleetwood-Smitl were called on. Thereafter the Esse: ! batsmen never looked like gettin, i runs. Essex were even more at sea t the spin bowlers than Australians wer to the speed attack, i The last six wickets fell for 30 in th ! half hour after tea and the team wa i dismissed in 95 minutes. The Australian Associated Pres says the wicket provided nearly ever vice of which wickets are capable. I ; these circumstances McCabe’s inning! without which the match might hav ' been lost, earned the highest praise. AUSTRALIA ! First Innings 14 Second Innings Walker, b Nichols 1 Ward, b P. Smith ... 2 Brown, lbw., b P. Smith 1 Fingleton, c Wade, b Nichols Badcock, lbw., b Nichols 2 Hassett, c Dennis, b Fames .. : McCabe, c Wilcox, b Nichols 5 Chipperfleld, b Nichols Waite, c Wade, b Nichols ; White, not out Fleetwood-Smith, st Wade, b Stephenson Extras .*

Total : .*. 15: Bowling: Fames took one wicket foi 24 runs; Nichols, six for 25; Stephenson one for 36, Smith two for 59. ESSEX First Innings 114 Second Innings I Eastman, c Brown, b Waite C I Wilcox, st Walker, b Ward 20 Pearce, lbw b Fleetwood-Smith .... 23 ' O’Connor, c White, b Ward I*l Nichols, b Ward 1 Dennis, c Chipperfleld, b FleetwoodSmith 6 ; Ashton, c McCabe, b FleetwoodSmith 17 Wade, b Ward 0 Smith, not out 1 Fames. c sub., b FleetwoodSmith 0 Stephenson, lbw., b FleetwoodSmith 1 Extras 4 Total 87 Bowling: Waite took one wicket for 21 runs; McCabe, none for 8; Ward, ifour for 26; Fleetwood-Smith, five for 28. Australia won by 97 runs. ! CLAY WITHDRAWS FROM TEST TEAM | Clay has withdrawn from the Test I team and Sinfield has been asked to j fill the vacancy. (Received 7th June. 12.50 p.m.) * LONDON, 6th June. I Sinfield of Gloucestershire replaces J Clay, whose withdrawal is due to a I leg injury.