FINE BATTING AT SCARBOROUGH

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22506, 14 September 1938, Page 11

FINE BATTING AT SCARBOROUGH

ENGLISH ELEVEN jHAKES 363 FOR EIGHT GREAT DISPLAY GIVEN BY HARDSTAFF (Received September 14, 2 a.m.) LONDON, September 13. "The match between Australia and Mr H. D. G. Leveson-Gower’s eleven at Scarborough was resumed in blazing sunshine. The English batsmen. in reply to Australia’s 306, made 363 for eight, declared (Hardstaff 108). During the game McCormick, the Australian fast bowler, strained a muscle in his left thigh. He will not be able to play during the remainder of the tour. Hutton batted stubbornly for 50 in 115 minutes. Leyland was early also subdued, until he stepped out and straight drove O’Reilly for six. after which both batsmen were more enterprising. They added 36 in 70 minutes before lunch. Leyland, after scoring 50 in 75 minutes, was bowled by a perfect ball. Hutton soon followed. He batted 165 minutes and hit eight fours. Hardstaff gave a great display. He handled the spin well, and, with Gibb, put on 100 in 55 minutes. Hardstaff continued driving brilliantly, and reached the century in only 115 minutes. He straight drove both O’Reilly and FleetwoodSi.iith for six. and also hit 14 fours. Ward and O’Reilly batted for a quarter of an hour without scoring, refusing several easy singles. When play was resumed to-day, O’Reilly was out in the first over. Ward and Brown continued defensively, Ward making a valuable stay of 55 minutes before he was bowled by Nichols. Brown was an hour in getting nine, playing maiden after maiden. Fingleton was out to a splendid legside catch. Badcock was clean bowled in the next over, and then Barnes went. Scores; — AUSTRALIA First innings .. ■ • • • 306 Second Innings O’Reilly, c Bowes, b Fames .. 0 Ward, b Nichols .. 20 Brown, not out .. 22 Fingleton, c Gibb, b Bowes .. 20 Badcock, b Bowes .. 0 McCabe, b Bowes .. .. 1 Barnes, b Verity .. .. 1 Barnett, not out .. .. 2 Extras .. .. .. 4 Total for six wickets .. 70 LEVESON-GOWER’S ELEVEN First Innings Sutcliffe. Ibw, b O’Reilly ~ 25 Hutton, c Barnett, b O’Reilly .. 73 C. J. Barnett, st Barnett, b Ward .. 6 Leyland, b Fleetwood-Smith .. 51 Wya’tt. c Ward, b Fleetwood-Smith 1 Hardstaff. b O’Reilly .. ..108 Gibb. Ibw. b O’Reilly .. 40 Nichols, ibw, b McCabe .. 9 Verity, not out ~ .. 23 Bowes, not out .. .. 2 Extras .. .. .. 25 Total for eight wickets dec. 363 Bowling—McCormick took none for 28; Waite, none for 51: Ward, one for 92; O’Reilly, four for 75; FleetwoodSmith. two for 75: McCabe, one for 17