A SPLENDID RECOVERY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 June 1938, Page 7

A SPLENDID RECOVERY

AUSTRALIA TOPS 400 DOUBLE CENTURY TO McCABE. GOOD START IN FOLLOW ON. By Telegraph—Press Association. Copyright. (Recd This Day, 10.25 a.m.) ' LONDON, June 13. The weather was fine for the continuation of the cricket match between England and Australia. The light was dull and the wicket was beginning to give the bowlers a little aid. Australia carried its Saturday score of 138 for three wickets to 261 for six at -lunchtime, McCabe being unbeaten at 105. The not-out batsmen, McCabe (19), and Ward (0) continued their innings. Fames bowled Ward with a fast goodlength ball which, making pace from the pitch, took the middle stump. The total reached 150 in three hours. Wright dismissed Hassett in his third over, two wickets thus falling today for the addition of 13 runs. SINFIELD QUIETENS BATSMEN The pitch was more responsive than on Saturday, Sinfield quieting the batsmen. Badcock was in for 40 minutes for seven, and was content to allow McCabe to do the scoring.Badcock, facing Wright, turned to cut a fastish ball, but played it on. A MAGNIFICENT CENTURY. Hammond made quick bowling changes, but McCabe, unperturbed, reached a magnificent and chanceless century in 140 minutes. Barnett appeared to have settled down at lunch, but he was out immediately upon resuming. With O’Reilly in McCabe forced the pace pulling Fames and Hammond who shared a new ball to the fence. McCabe at 124 gave an extremely hot chance to Edrich at short leg off Hammond. BRILLIANT BATTING. Then he went on brilliantly to hit Fames for three successive fours. O’Reilly, who batted stubbornly while fifty-six was added to the score, was easily caught at forward short leg. McCormick was helplessly bowled. McCabe maneouvred for the strike with the last man, Fleetwood-Smith, in, and in one over from Wright scored seventeen’, reaching 189, his best score in tests. INTENSE EXCITEMENT. Excitement was intense as McCabe approached his 200. He on-drove Wright for two consecutive 4’s, reaching it in 220 minutes. McCabe scored forty-four in three overs from Wright. Fleetwood-Smith hung on nobly while McCabe continued a merciless offensive. The total of 400 was passed in 360 minutes. , END OF SUPERB INNINGS. McCabe was eventually caught in the covers in attempting a big hit thus' ending a superb innings of 235 minutes, in which he hit one 6 and thirtyfour 4’s in unquestionably McCabe’s greatest innings. He scored 213 of the 273 added by Australia today, and made seventy-two of the seventy-seven added for the last wicket. In eighty minutes after lunch he scored 127. The Australian innings lasted 365 minutes. BATTERED BOWLERS. Australia followed on and opened the second innings at 3.50, being 247 behind. Nearly 8J playing hours remained, but McCabe’s terrific battering had taken much of the life from the bowlers. Fingleton and Brown settled down calmly, a few deliveries from Wright alone perturbed them. Five tired bowlers were used in the first hour in which Fingleton and Brown though completely at home scored only 43 runs. CROWD DEMONSTRATE. The crowd became ironical, and there was a demonstration against Fingleton, who when he refused to continue until the barracking subsided, received “boos.” Fingleton persisted in his refusal, whereupon the noise stopped. Brown’s appeal against the light at 5.20 o’clock was peremptorily dismissed. When nearly two hours produced only 68-runs a demonstration held up play for a minute.

CAUTION OVERDONE. Fingleton and Brown, overdoing their caution, failed to take advantage of the weary bowling. There had been only one 4 so far. Edrich, who had gone on in order to rest the regular bowlers, broke the partnership, Hammond taking a great left-hand catch high in the slips. The light was failing when Bradman appeared at 6.10 o’clock. He refused to be tempted by Edrich’s bowling. He also played the other bowlers carefully until stumps were drawn. Brown’s 50 and the total of 102 occupied 150 minutes. The attendance was 30,820 and the takings amounted to £2948. The scores are as follow: — ENGLAND. First innings .... 8 (dec.) for 658 AUSTRALIA. First Innings Brown c Ames, b Fames 48 Fingleton, b Wright .' 9 Bradman, c Ames, b Sinfield 51 McCabe, c Compton, b Verity 232 Ward, b Fames 2 Hassett, c Hammond, b Wright .... 1 Badcock, b Wright 9 Barnett, c Wright, b Fames 22 O’Reilly, c Paynter, b Fames 9 McCormick, b Wright 2 Fleetwood-Smith, not out 5 Extras 21 Total 411 Fall of wickets: 1 for 34, 2 for 111, 3 for 134, 4 for 144. 5 for 151, 6 for 194, 7 for 263, 8 for 319, 9 for 334.

Second Innings. Fingleton, c Hammond, b Edrich 40 Brown, not out 51 Bradman, not out 3 Extras 3 Total, 1 wicket for 102 Bowling: Fames, 0 for 26; Hammond. 0 for 1; Wright, 0 for 24; Sinfield, 0 for 9; Verity. 0 for 20; Edrich, 1 for 14.

BOWLING. Runs Wick. Overs Maid. Farnes 37 A 1 . 106 4 Hammond 19 744 0 Sinfield 28 5 51 1 Wright 39 5 153 4 Verity 7 0 36 1