BOWLERS ON TOP

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23057, 7 June 1938, Page 11

BOWLERS ON TOP

MATCH AT SOUTHEND BATSMEN IN TROUBLE AUSTRALIANS' INNINGS SIX DOWN FOE 108 By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrighi (Heceixed Juno 7, 1.20 a.m.) LONDON, June 0 The batsmen again had an uncomfortable time when the Australians resumed their second innings against Essex at Southend to-day, six wickets being down lor, 108 at the luncheon adjournment. The weather was bright and cold. Both the impromptu openers, 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 tho trying conditions to see out the first half-hour against the fast bowling. Ward was victim to a leg break and Walker's wicket was shattered in consecutive overs. Then Brown and Fingleton were partnered against the good bowling. Nichols, clapping on speed, got Fingloton well caught on the off side, the ball flying from the shoulder of the bat. Hassett, after several vain attempts to get Fames away, was out to a juggling catch at short square leg. Badcock was playing vigorously when he was out leg-before to a ball which kept very low. Details of the-scores are as follows:--. AUSTRALIA First innings , < t , 145 Second Innings Walker, b Nichols . . .. , „ 18, Ward, bP. Smith .... . * », 23 Brown, lbw, bP. Smith . . . . .« 15 Fingleton. c Wade, b Nichols . . K 1 Badcock, lbw, b Nichols ~ . .. » ■ 23 Hassett, c Dennis, b Fames . * . « 4 McCabe, not out 17 Chipperfield, not out ....,« 3 Extras .. .. . . p « y, 4 Total for six wickets » % » . 108 ESSEX First innings .... . , »»- » . 114 c KENT CRICKETER REMARKABLE RECORD "• LONDON. June 5 Playing for Kent against Hampshire, at Southampton- on Saturday, Frank Woollev made 47 runs, bringing his aggregate in first-class cricket to 57,644, E. Hendren (Middlesex), who retired last season to take up a coaching appointment at Harrow, made 57,603 runs in his career. Woolley also has taken 2048 wicket* and made 893 catches. "Surely," says the Daily Mail, "Woolley's all-round performances are unique in first-class cricket." ENGLISH PLAYERS AVERAGES FOR SEASON LONDON, June 5 Following are the averages of th« leading English cricketers for- the season to date:— Batting Runs Average Edrich . . .. 1090 83.84 Hammond .. 1058 81.38 Hutton . . .. 773 77.30 Dempster *. 443 73.83 lddon .. .. 715 65.00 Fagg .. .* 308 61.60 Compton .. 756 58.15 Ames . . . . 288 57.60 W. Cornford . . 113 57.50 Paynter .. 652 54.33 Hardstaff .. /371 53.00 Gregory . . .627 52.25 - Bowling Wickets Average Clay .... 23 13.65 Butler' .. .. 17 14.82 Pollard .... 56 15.01 Verity .... 45 16.82 J. Cornford .. 31 17.12 . Copson .... 23 17.73 Pope (10th) . . 30 19.30 Wright (20th) . 27 22.48 Fames and 'Barnett are not mentioned in the averages supplied for pub» lication. FOURTH TEST MATCH ALL TICKETS SOLD. LONDON* June 5 All tickets have been sold for the fourth cricket test between England and Australia, to be played at Leeds on .July 22, 23, 25 and 26. The authorities are thus assured of revenue amounting to £4500.