CLASSIC CRICKET

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIV, Issue 21065, 17 June 1938, Page 10

CLASSIC CRICKET

AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND ANOTHER FINE SCORE United Press Association —By Elect— c Telegraph -copyright LONDON, June 15. In the match against the Gentlemen of England, the Australians made 397 runs, Bradman contributing a “gay and chanceless” century. The Gentlemen lost two wickets for 23 before stumps were drawn. Australian Batting After raising the 100 in 105 minutes. McCabe batted briskly but Badcock continued cautiously. Badcock was completely deceived by Brown’s googly. expecting it to pass well outside the wicket. He did not attempt a stroke. McCabe, who was in glittering form, batted faultlessly until he was caught in slips. His dashing innings occupied 100 minutes, including one six and seven fours. Bradman's Century Bradman, seemingly untroubled by his strain, batted briskly. Chipperfield was also going along nicely after his run of failures. His 51 occupied 100* minutes and included seven boundaries. It was a sound display. Bradman soon afterwards reached 50 in 50 minutes. He hit Stephenson for three consecutive fours. Waite and Barnett failed, but White opened with a sixer off a no-ball f-om Meyer. The Australian captain reached his century in 110 minutes and then, trying to sweep Meyer to the boundary, he was caught at deep square leg. In a gay and chanceless innings he hit thirteen fours. The Australian innings closed after 345 minutes. White, who was undefeated, batted for an hour and his score included one six and eight fours—his highest score in England. Gentlemen commenced their innings at 6 o’clock. Wilcox and Gibb opened crisply, but five minutes before stumps Bradman took a running catch at midon to dismiss Gibb, and Stephenson, who was sent in as a stop-gap, was out in the same over, two wickets having fallen for 23. CONTINUATION OF MATCH GENTLEMEN'S SMALL SCORE United Press Association —Bv Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received June 17, 1.12 a.m.) LONDON, June 17. The weather was fine and warm for the continuation of the match, Australia v. The Gentlemen of England. Wilcox and Wyatt played steadily 1 against the bowling of Waite and White. The wicket was a little faster than yesterday. Ward, though he oc-’ casionally beat the batsmen, received heavy punishment. Wyatt was out to an easy catch at mid-on, after a strange mixture of confidence and uncertainty. He was never quite able to master Ward, who was spinning the ball quickly from leg. Bradman had not fielded owing to sore eyes, believed to be due to the dust at Nottingham. Hammond was out with a surprisingly weak stroke in Waite’s second over. He lifted a slow and somewhat short ball straight into square leg. At lunch the Gentlemen had lost six wickets for 131 runs. The following are the scores: — AUSTRALIA First Innings W. A. Brown, c Gibb, b Meyer .. 30 J. H. Fingleton, c Gibb, b Meyer .. 33 C. L. Badcock, b Brown 31 S. J. McCabe, c Wilcox, b Stephenson 79 A. G. Chipperfield, b Stephenson .. 51 D. G. Bradman, c Valentine, b Meyer 104 M. E. Waite, b Brown 6 B. A. Barnett, c Gibb, b Brown .. 0 E. S. White, not out 42 F. R. Ward, b Meyer 1 L. O'B. Fleetwood-Smith, c Stephenson, b Meyer 1 Extras 14 Total 9 397 Bowling analysis—Stephenson took two wickets for 94 runs, Macindoe none for 57. Hammond none for 14. Brown three for 107, Meyer five for 56, Wyatt none for 45. GENTLEMEN First Innings D. R. Wilcox, b Ward 50 P. A. Gibb, c Bradman, b McCabe 6 J. S. Stephenson, c Waite, b McCabe 0 Wyatt, c White, b Ward 37 Chalk, stp. Barnett, b Ward .... 3 Hammond, c White, b Waite .... 7 Yardly, not out 10 Valentine, not out 11 Extras 7 I Total for six wickets .. ..131