A PROCESSION

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 May 1938, Page 7

A PROCESSION

OF CAMBRIDGE BATSMEN AUSTRALIANS PILE UP RUNS. CENTURIES TO BRADMAN AND FINGLETON. (By Telegraph—Press Association. Copyright.) (Recd This Day, 10 a.m.) LONDON, May 11. The Australian team commenced a match against Cambridge University today. The home team batted first and compiled 120. When stumps were drawn Australia had 306 up for the loss of 3 wickets. The weather conditions were ideal and the pitch perfect. Yardley won the toss. Waite and White were an unfamiliar opening bowling combination. They were early rewarded when Wild was caught in the gully. Thereafter, there was a procession of batsmen. Yardley was the only man to display real form, confidence and aggression. His first twenty runs were all 4’s. YARDLEY PASTES BOWLING. Five wickets fell in 85 minutes. Yardley continued on his merry way pasting the spin bowlers and O’Reilly all over the ground. His display was the best the Australians have yet encountered. He was dismissed soon after lunch, having batted splendidly for 110 minutes. He hit eleven 4’s. WRETCHED BATTING. The procession continued, and Cambridge were all out after 145 minutes of wretchedly slow-footed batting. O’Reilly bowled better than in earlier matches and was the only one to trouble Yardley. Waite’s figures are somewhat flattering. White bowled five maidens. PROLIFIC PARTNERSHIP. When the Australians went to the crease, Brown was out second ball, but Fingleton and Bradman were associated in a partnership realising 215 runs for the second wicket. The Cambridge bowling was weak, and the batsmen treated it as though they were at the nets. Strangely enough, Fingleton played the better innings of the two and out-scored Bradman, who had some difficulty in penetrating the field. Fingleton reached the century in 115 minutes. Bradman’s 100 occupied 140 minutes. AN UNUSUAL INCIDENT. Fingleton was bowled without the bail falling; nevertheless, it moved from the socket. The batsmen ran three byes for the ball which dismissed Fingleton, but the umpire from the bowler’s end inspected the wicket and ruled that the bail had been dislodged from its original position, apparently by the grazing of the stump. A CHANGELESS DISPLAY. Fingleton batted 150 minutes and gave a chanceless display, hitting fifteen 4’s. He was unaccountably slow after passing his hundred. After Bradman and Badcock had put together 50 in 15 minutes, Bradman was caught at point after 170 minutes’ batting. His score included nineteen 4’s. Badcock, with powerful drives, helped to raise the score to 300 for 185 minutes’ play. The scores were as follow: — CAMBRIDGE. Ist Innings. Wild, c White, b Waite 0 Yardley, c Fingleton, b O’Reilly 67 Gibb, b Waite 1 Langley, b O’Reilly 18 Packe, lbw, b O’Reilly 2 Mann, lbw, b O’Reilly 1 Studd, lbw, b Waite 12 Kaye, b Waite 13 Bannister, lbw, b O'Reilly 0 Jameson, b Waite 0 Rees-Davies, not out 4 Extras 2 Total 120 Bowling.—Waite, 5 for 23; White, 0 for 0; O’Reilly, 5 for 55; Ward, 0 for 40. AUSTRALIA. Ist Innings. Brown, lbw, b Rees-Davies 0 Fingleton, b Kaye 11l Bradman, c Mann, b Wild 137 Badcock, not out 45 Hassett, not out 5 Extras 8 Total for 3 wickets 306