RATHER DULL GAME

Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 June 1938, Page 9

RATHER DULL GAME

DERBYSHIRE WELL HELD BY AUSTRALIANS MATCH OPENED IN SHOWERY WEATHER. ANOTHER CENTURY TO BROWN. By Telegraph—Press Association Copyright. (Recd This Day, 9.10 a.m.) LONDON, June 29. The cricket match between Australia and Derbyshire began in showeryweather at Chesterfield. The wicket was slow after overnight rain. It was a windy and gloomy day and the Australians shivered on taking the field. Barnes appeared for the first time on the tour. Although Waite and McCabe got not the slightest assistance from the dead wicket, Waite soon had two victims in Smith and Aiderman. During a dreary half-hour, and after two maidens, Ward dismissed Leslie and Townsend, who had been batting astonishingly slowly. Worthington was sounder and more enterprising, though he and George Pope were most cautious against Ward. Only one run was scored in five overs.

Derbyshire, after having three wickets down for 24, were showing signs of recovery when a beautiful ball from O’Reilly lifted G. Pope’s off bail. The total was then four for 71. After this, wickets fell at regular intervals. Worthington, in a fighting innings of 135 minutes, hit nine fours. He set an example of soundness in the use of his feet which none of the others followed. Ward, flighting the ball in a strong wind, baffled the batsmen and the county were out, after 165 minutes’ feeble display, against bowling no more than ordinarily good.

Australia opened at 3.10 p.m. to the bowling of Copson, reputedly one of the most dangerous bowlers in England and Alfred Pope, who is 6ft 4in tall, a medium fast bowler. Brown and Fingleton made only thirteen in the first half-hour against accurate bowling, after a tedious display, lost his middle stump. Badcock was badly 7 beaten by Mitchell’s next ball. An appeal for leg before was unsuccessful. Brown and Badcock then scored all round the wicket and maintained a good rate until stumps. Brown reached the century in 180 minutes. He gave chances at 7 and 50. Badcock had been batting for 115 minutes at stumps. DERBYSHIRE. First Innings. Smith, b Waite 6 Aiderman, lbw, b Waite 8 Townsend, c and b, Ward 0 Worthington, c Waite, b Ward .... 67 G. B. Pope, b O'Reilly 14 Rhodes, c and b Waite 10 A. Pope, c Barnett, b White 4 J. Elliott, c Hassett, b Ward 9 Buckston, st Barnett, b Ward 0 Copson, not out 0 Extras 23 Total 141 Bowling analysis:—Waite, 3 for 50; McCabe, 0 for 11; O’Reilly, 1 for 13; Ward, 5 for 45; White 1 for 9. AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Fingleton, b Mitchell 23 Brown, not out 104 Badcock, not out 59 Extras 5 Total for one wicket 191 THIRD TEST. HAMMOND TO RETAIN CAPTAINCY. LONDON, June 29. Hammond will captain England in the third Test. THE 1934 MATCH (Notes by “The Bowler.”) The match between the Australian cricketers and Derby’shire, commenced yesterday. On the Australian tour of 1934, the Australians won by 7 9 wickets. Derbyshire, in their first innings, were disposed of for the small score of 145 runs, Ebeling taking 5 wickets for 28 runs. In their first innings, Australia made 255, Bradman (71) being the highest scorer. Derbyshire made 139 runs in their second innings. Australia' had only 7 to make 30 runs for a win, and those they obtained for the loss of one wicket. The next Test match (third), will commence at Old Trafford tomorrow week, July 8. AUSTRALIAN AVERAGES. The batting averages of the Australian cricketers now in England up to and including the last Test match

From the above, it will be seen that Bradman still holds pride of position. In the two Test matches already played Bradman has the remarkable average of 157.5 runs per innings, his detailed figures being 4 innings. 2 not out, 315 runs.

are: — Innings. Not Out. Runs. Avge. Bradman ... 16 1588 144.36 Hassett ... 14 1 899 69.15 Brown ... 18 2 1034 64.62 Fingleton ... 19 1 915 50.83 Badcock ... 20 1 936 49.26 McCabe ... 17 1 728 Walker 3 87 43.5 Barnett ... 12 3 296 32.88 White 6 3 92 30.66 Chipperfield ... 13 2 337 30.63 Waite ... 13 2 312 28.36 Ward 8 3 46 9.2 FleetwoodSmith ... 9 3 43 7.16 O’Reilly ... 7 0 102 6 McCormack 7 1 28 4.66