LAST GAME IN ENGLAND

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22504, 12 September 1938, Page 9

LAST GAME IN ENGLAND

AUSTRALIAN TEAM

SCORES 306

MATCH AGAINST LEVESONGOWER’S ELEVEN FINE BOWLING BY M. S. NICHOLS (UXITED PEE3S iSSOCIATIOK— COPTBIOHT.) (Received September 11, 8.50 p.m.) LONDON, September 10. Good innings by S. J. McCabe, S. Barnes, and M. G. Waite enabled the Australian team to make a satisfactory start in its last match in England, against Mr H. D. G. LevesonGower’s eleven, at Scarborough. The tourists were dismissed for 306, M. S. Nichols, the Essex fast bowler, taking six wickets for 113. H. Sutcliffe and L. Kuttpn scored 31 for the home team without being separated. , McCabe won the toss and elected to bat. Wyatt, in the first halfhour, tried all" three fast bowlers, Fames, Bowes, and Nichols, whom Fingleton and Brown played well on a firm, true" wicket. Brown and Badcock, though occasionally worried, batted steadily. Brown stayed an hour before being beaten by Nichols, who often made the ball swing awkwardly. It was one such ball that got Badcock caught at the wicket in playing forward.

Hostility of Nichols McCabe and Barnes struggled for runs against Nichols. McCabe, less confident, than usual, was missed when 15 off Nichols, whose bowling was consistently hostile. The batsmen were unhappy facing him, and two hours’ play before lunch produced only 117. McCabe was uncertain after lunch, and was well caught in the slips. Waite played dashingly and gave a daring display. He hit his 50 in an hour, and after 80 minutes was caught at long leg. A magnificent one-handed return catch by Nichols from a fierce drive ended Barnes’s innings. He was at the crease three hours and hit one six and eight fours.

TOURISTS* TREPIDATION MATCH WEARY AND BELOW FORM I (Received September 11, 8.40 p.m.) LONDON, September 10. The representative of the Australian Associated Press says that the Australians approached the Scarborough match in a state very neat® trepidation, which the difficulty of playing admirable fast bowling increased. They ended the day, however, in a sound position. McCabe, though not playing well, took risks successfully. Waite hit with boldness and discretion, while Barnes, surviving a shaky three-quarters of an hour before lunch, went on to produce a very valuable innings. Barnes did not let himself go until after 50. when he was out to a phenomenal catch when on the verge of his first first-class 100 of the tour. Barnes has not yet perfected his leg-side play, but his versatility and judgment appear to improve with every match. The tour has greatly benefited Barnes.

The veteran Nichols has never bowled better against Australia. How English professionals keep their speed and freshness at the end of a heavy season has astonished the Australians, who mostly are matchweary and below form. While the season is fading feebly away elsewhere, enthusiasm remains for Yorkshire’s Australian ‘match. The crowd' at Scarborough enjoyed battling cricket and were not greatly concerned whether it lived up to its festival label. ,

The Australian tail collapsed. Scores: — AUSTRALIA First Innings Fingleton, c Fames, b Nichols .. Brown, Ibw, b JTichols' Badcock. c Gibb, b Nichols McCabe, c Wyatt, b Nichols Barnett, c and b Fames Barnes, c and b Nichols .Waite, c Hardstaff, b Fames O’Reilly, c Verity, b Fames Fleetwocd-Smith, b Nichols Ward, c Bowes, b Verity McCormick, not out Extras 17 29 ir 58 14 90 77 0 1 3 0 5 Total ' •• 303 Bowling—Fames took three wickets for 75 runs; Bowes, none for 70: Nichols, six for 113; Verity- one for 43. LEVESON-GOWER’S ELEVEN First Innings Sutcliffe, not out Hutton, not out Extra 15 15 1 Total for no wicket 31