CRICKET TOUR

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23029, 5 May 1938, Page 15

CRICKET TOUR

THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM MATCH AT OXFORD BEADMAN WINS TOSS VISITORS OPEN BATTING . > By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received May 5, 12.45 a.m.) LONDON, May 4 The Australian cricketers commenced a match this morning against Oxford University at Oxford. <8 The University team was as follows : —J. N. Grover, E. J. H. Dixon, R. C. M. Kimpton, M. M. Walford, R. F. H. Darwall-Smith, D. H. Macindoe, W. Murray-Wood, R. E. Whetherley, J. D. Eggar, E. D. R. Eager and G. Evans. The Australian team comprised Bradman, McCabe, Fingleton, Brown, Chipperfield, Hassett, Waite, McCormick, Fleetwood-Smith, "Walker, Ward. "White was 12th man. Bradman won the toss and the Australians opened the batting. The weather was bright, cold and windy, and there was a poor attendance. The wicket was slightly damp. Fingleton and Brown opened the innings. Fifty minutes elapsed before the first four was hit. It was good length bowling, Darwall-Smith and Evans requiring watching. Australia had scored 98 runs without loss at the luncheon adjournment. Details of scores:— AUSTRALIA—First Innings Fingleton, not out .. .. .. .. 43 Brown, not out 51 Extras .. 5 Total for no wickets .. .. . , 98 WIN AT WORCESTER COMFORTABLE MARGIN INNINGS AND 77 RUNS RAIN MARS LAST DAY

LONDON. May 8 The Australian cricketers to-day defeated Worcestershire by an innings and 77 runs. The visitors in the first innings had made 541 and the county had responded with 268 in the first innings. Fol-' lowing on, Worcestershire at the luncheon interval to-day had scored 140 and their total for the second innings at the end of the day was 196. Only a few hundred people were present for the final day, the weather being almost as unpleasant as England can provide. The game could not be resumed until 2.30 p.m. The ball was greasy, but Fleetwood-Smith brought Bull's second plucky innings to a close, after 150 * minutes' batting. He hit 11 boundaries. Play was then again held up for nearly an hour, after which the Worcestershire batsmen played stubbornly. The spin bowling of Fleetwood-Smith and White, however, was toe strong for them. Although McCormick raised his iota! of no-balls to 35 for the match, he was more like himself in his final spell this afternoon, when he worked up a good pace. Details of the scores are:— AUSTRALIA First Innings . . .. .... 641 WORCESTERSHIRE x First Innings : ;. • 268 Second Innings Lyttelton, c Badcock, b White 35 Bull, c McCormick, b FleetwoodSmith 69 Cooper, Ibw, b White . . . .16 Gibbons, c Brown, b O'Reilly 9 Martin, c Fingleton b O'Reilly 5 R. H. C. Human, lbw, b Fleet- . wood-Smith . . 26 Howorth, c McCabe, b O'Reilly 0 Buller, c Fleetwood-Smith, b McCormick . . . . V. 1 Singleton, run out . . . > ! . 14 Perks, c McCabe, b FleetwoodSmith . - 4 Crisp, not out . „ „ „ 0 Extras , .. 8 Total . . *. . . . . . 196 Bowling: Fleetwood-Smith took three wickets for 38 runs, O'Reilly three for 56, White two for 30, McCormick one for 51, McCabe none for 13.

GAMES ABANDONED : WET WEATHER PREVAILS LONDON, May 3 The cricket match M.C.C. v. Yorkshire at Lord's vras abandoned owing to rain, with Marylebone (339) leading the champion county (325) by 14 runs on the first innings. The scores in the Oxford-Glouces-tershire game, at the University were:— Oxford.—First, innings, 229 (Kimpton 68; Sinfield four for 33); second innings, none for 69. Gloucestershire.—First innings, 445 (Hammond 89, Neale 131, Eager, 82). . This game also was abandoned, as rain prevented any play on the last day.