CRICKET HIGHLIGHT
BRILLIANT PARTNERSHIP BARNES AND BADCOCK. DASHING CENTURIES SCORED. By Telegraph—Press Association. Copyright. (Recd This Day, 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 8. The start in a match between Durham and Australian was delayed by fog, which shrouded the ground. However it suddenly lifted and the game commenced. The Australian team is: McCormick, White, Fleetwood-Smith, Hassett, O’Reilly, Waite, Brown, Walker, McCabe, Badcock, Barnes. Fingleton is twelfth man. McCabe won the toss and Australia opened at 2.30 o’clock with the wicket slow.
A highlight of the afternoon’s cricket was an unfinished partnership of 169 runs by Barnes and Badcock.
Barnes, batting in a most dashing style, reached his century in 120 minutes and when stumps were drawn had hit fifteen boundaries. Badcock, driving and hooking furiously, raced to the century in 81 minutes. He hit a 6 and ten 4’s. The scores are as follow: — AUSTRALIA. First Innings. McCabe, b Grigor 26 Brown, c Carr, b Grigor 48 Hassett, c and b Grigor 10 White, lbw, b Carr 7 Barnes, not out 140 Waite, c Adamson, b Herbert 34 Badcock, not out 103 Extras 11 Total, 5 wickets for 379
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 9 August 1938, Page 5
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