M.C.C. MATCH ABANDONED

Waipawa Mail, Volume LXVI, Issue 95, 18 May 1938, Page 3

M.C.C. MATCH ABANDONED

OWING TO RAIN. LONDON, May 17. The Australia-M.C.C. cricket match was abandoned, there being no play this afternoon owing to rain:— Scores:— AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Fingleton, b Smith 44 Brown, b Fames 5 McCabe, b Smith 33 Badcock, b Stephenson 14 Bassett, c Maxwell, b Compton 57 Bradman, c Robins, b Smith .. 278 Waite, 1.b.w., b Smith 26 Barnett, 1.b.w., b Stephenson .. 1 0 ’Reilly, c Compton, b Smith .. 17 McCormick, c Maxwell, b Smith 9 Fleetwood-Smith, not out 3 Extras 15 Total 520 Bowling.—Fames one for 88, Smith six for 139, Stephenson two for 112, Robins none for 69, Wyatt none for 27, Compton one for 37, Edrich none for one. MAKYLEBONE.—First Innings. ■ Wilcox, b AVaite 6 Edrich, e McCabe, b FleetwoodSmith 31 Compton, 1.b.w., b O’Reilly 23 Wyatt, not out 84 Chalk, 1.b.w., b Fleetwood-Smith 15 Human, b McCormick 5 Maxwell, b McCormick 0 Robins, c McCabe, b O’Reilly .. 12 Stephenson, c and b FleetwoodSmith 1 Smith, c Hassett, b FleetwoodSmith 17 Fames, c Fingleton, b 0 ’Reilly .. 0 Extras .'... 20 Total 214 Bowling.—McCormick two for 55, Wade one for 28, O’Reilly three for 42, Fleetwood-Smith four for 69. Second Innings. Wii 'ox, b McCabe 16 Edri h. not out 53 Compton, not out 12 Extras 6 Total for one wicket 87 RESULTS OF TOUR. WORt ESTER.—Won by an innings and 77 runs. Australia, 541. Worcester, 268 and 196. OXFORD. —A Yon by an innings and 487 runs. Australia, 679 for seven (dec.). Oxford, 117 and LEICESTER. —Won by an innings and 163 runs. Australia, 590 for five (dec.). Leicester, 212 and 215. CAMBRIDGE. —AYon by an innings and 425 runs. Australia, 708 for five (dec.). Cambridge, 120 and 163. I

M.C.C. -Drawn. Australia, 520. M.C.C., 214 and 87 for one. CENTURIES. Bradman, v Worcester 258 Finglelon, v. Oxford 124 McCabe, v. Oxford 110 Hassett, v. Oxford 146 Badeock, v Leicester 108 Hassett, v. Leicester 148 Chipporfleld, v. Leicester .... *lO4 Dempster, for Leicester 105 Fingleton, v. Cambridge 111 Badeock, v. Cambridge 186 Bradman, v. Cambridge 137 Hassett, v Cambridge *220 Bradman, v. M.C.C 278