MATCH DRAWN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23050, 30 May 1938, Page 10

MATCH DRAWN

AUSTRALIANS' TOUR HAMPSHIRE FIXTURE ' ]!AIN INTERRUPTS PLAY • ' VISITORS 320 FOR ONE By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright LONDON, May 27 The match between the Australian cricket team and Hampshire was abandoned to-day owing to rain. The visitors had declared at 320 for one wicket in reply to Hampshire's first innings total of 157, but heavy rain fell during the luncheon adjournment and prevented further play. When stumps were drawn on Thursday the Australians had 204 on the board for the loss of oris wicket, the not out men being Fingleton (81) and Bradman (71). There was great applause when Btadman hooked Baring to the boundary to win the race for the iirst thousand runs in May, previous to which he had pulled that bowler for three glorious fours and glanced him for a three in the same over. The partnership added 242 runs in 205 minutes. Bradman hit 22 boundaries, while Fingleton scored 15 fours in his 290 minutes at the wicket. Details of the scores are as follows: HAMPSHIRE First innings 157 AUSTRALIA. —First Innings Fingleton, not out 123 Brown, c Pothecary, b Boyes . . 47 liradman, not out 145 Extras 5 Total for one wicket (dec.) . . 320 Bowling: Boyes took one wicket for 39 runs, Creese none for 20, Hill none for 45, Heath none for 54, Steele none for 60, Baring none for 97.