LAST WICKETS FALL FAST

Taranaki Daily News, 11 September 1934, Page 7

LAST WICKETS FALL FAST

AUSTRALIA REACHES ONLY 489. i ■ FARNES SUCCESSFUL AS BOWLER. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Rec. 1.15 a.m. London, Sept. 10. Australia made 489 in the first innings against H. D. G. Leveson-Gower’s eleven in a cricket match at Scarborough. When the luncheon adjournment was taken to-day Leveson-Gower’s eleven had made 12 runs for one wicket. McCabe added only one run to his Saturday score of 123 before he was caught behind the wickets. The scores are:— AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Ponsford, c and b Nichols 92 Brown, b Fames " 3 Bradman, ■ st. Duckworth, b Verity . 132 McCabe, c Duckworth, b Fames ..... 124 Woodfull, 1.b.w., b Verity 9 Darling, b Bowes • 19 Chipperfield, b Fames 53 Oldfield, c Duckworth, b Nichols 16 Ebeling, c Nichols, b Fames 18 O’Reilly, c Duckworth, b Fames ..... 18 Fleetwood-Smith, not put ' 1 Extras 13 Total .489 Bowling: Fames, fiv'e lor 132, Bowes two for 132, Nichols two for 126, Townsend none for 23, Verity two for 84. LEVESON-GOWER’S ELEVEN. First Innings. Wyatt, b Ebeling .' 7 Sutcliffe, not out 5 Total (for one wicket) 12