TRICKY WICKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23134, 5 September 1938, Page 9

TRICKY WICKET

AUSTRALIANS' TOUR FESTIVAL FIXTURE t VISITORS' RECOVERY . BARNETT HITS FREELY By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received September 1, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 3 Batting first in the match against an English eleven at Folkestone to-day,' the Australian cricketers made 366 for eight wickets. The weather was fine, but the wicket was moist for a start owing to a heavy fall of dew. Bradman, Chipperfield, Fleet-wood-Smith, Walker and McCormick were omitted from the Australian team. The visitors again had no twelfth man. McCorniick, who is suffering from a strained log muscle, appears to bo bordering on a break-down. Desperate Fight for Runs

While the effect of the dew lasted, the festival match threatened to become; anything but festive for tiie Australians, who had to fight desperately for runs against accurate bowling on the type of pitch on which Maurice Tate would have been deadly. However, thanks to the solidity of Barnes and the superb confidence and freedom of Barnett's hitting, Australia extricated itself from a difficult position and again the tail-endcrs drove home the advantage. Fingleton failed to settle down and repeatedly mistimed his shots. The partnership between Barnes and Bar* nett added 115 runs in 70 minutes. Chanceless Display Barnett hit nine fours'Sn a chanceless innings, while Barnes drove with tremendous power after passing his 50 and hit 10 fours. McCabe, "when still requiring 2G for his 1000 runs iu first-class matches on the tour, was stumped off Wilkinson. The attendance was only 4000. Details of the scores are as follows:—! AUSTRALIA —First Innings Brown, bA. V. Pope . . .... 3 Badcock, run out &1 Hassett, b Todd . . 18 Barnes, c Woolley, b Todd . . . 91 Fingleton, b Coinpton .13 Barnett, b G. Pope . . . . . . 82 McCabe, st Levett, b Wilkinson . . 26 Waite, not out 50 White, lbw. b G. Pope 27 O'Reilly, not out . . . . . . . . 28 Extras . ... 8 Total for eight wickets . . . . 366 Bowling.—A. Pope took one wicket for 73 runs, Todd two for 86, Wilkinson one for 75, G. Pope two for 88, Compton one for 19, Woolley 'none for 17.