LEG TRAP BOWLING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 August 1938, Page 5

LEG TRAP BOWLING

KENT PLAYERS IN TROUBLE WICKETS FA'LL RAPIDLY. WAITE’S WILY TACTICS. By Telegraph—Press Association. Copyright. (Recd This Day, 9.25 a.m.) ■ LONDON, August 15. . The match between Australia and Kent was resumed in pleasant conditions. Considering that the state of Australia’s score provided an opportunity for the tailenders to obtain batting practice, and in view of the good wicket and pleasant conditions, Bradman allowed White and Ward to continue on their merry way instead

of declaring. White showed what he is capable of and registered his highest score in England. He off-drove splendidly and hit nine 4’s. Hopes of a characteristic innings from Woolley were shattered at the first ball when Walker, running smartly down the pitch, threw down the wicket at the bowler’s end. Waite adopted wily tactics and introduced leg trap bowling, having all the batsmen except Ames in trouble.

Wickets fell rapidly and five were down within an hour. Wright and Levett added 31 runs for the last wicket, this being the best partnership of the innings, which closed after 130 minutes’ play. It was a deplorable display considering Kent’s reputation. A MEMORABLE INNINGS. Kent followed on at 3.25 p.m. Woolley immediately indulged in glorious hitting and reached 50 in 35 minutes. Fagg, meanwhile, had made only 7. He was stumped soon afterwards. Woolley ondrove Ward for 6 but was eventually caught at deep midon. The Australians joined in the crowd’s ovation for a memorable innings which was a fitting farewell to Canterbury where he had given so many great displays. He batted only 66 minutes. He hit one 6 and fourteen 4’s. He scored 81 out of the 99 runs up till then made off the bat. Woolley’s onslaught sufficiently disrupted the Australian attack to give the others confidence. Valentine hit Ward for two 6’s in the same over. Ames hooked Waite over the fence and drove White for 6. The bowlers were now tiring. Ames and Valentine added 95 runs in 45 minutes. AMES AT TOP OF FORM. Ames was at the top of his form again and drove White for 6. He hit all the bowlers fiercely and reached his century in 100 minutes, this being only the second of the tour against Australia outside of the Tests. Ames at stumps had hit three 6’s and eleven 4’s. Kent’s innings has so far occupied 165 minutes, an 'exceptional rate of scoring against Australia. The scores are as follow: — AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Fingleton, lbw, b Watt ' .... 23 Brown, lbw, b Watt 4 Bradman, c Todd, b Watt 67 Badcock, c Davies, b Todd 76 Barnes, c Todd, b Woolley 94 Waite, c Chalk, b Todd 18 Barnett, c Chalk, b Todd 54 Walker, c Fagg, b Watt 42 White, c Todd, b Wright 52 Ward, c Valentine, b Todd 16 Fleetwood-Smith, not out .... 0 Extras 33 Total 479 Bowling.—Watt 4 for 102; Todd 4 for 145; Davies 0 for 75; Wright 1 for 77; Woolley 1 for 47. KENT. First Innings. Woolley, run out 0 Fagg, c Brown, b Waite 14 Ames, st Walker, b White 30 Valentine, lbw, b Waite 1 Chalk, b Waite 11 Todd, b Ward 0 Knott, b Waite 4 Davies, c Waite, b White 2

Watt, b White 8 Wright, not out 21 Levett, b Fleetwood-Smith 15 Extras 2 . Total 108 Bowling.—Waite 4 for 43; White 3 for 35; Ward 1 for 14; Fleetwood Smith 1 for 14. Second Innings. Woolley, c Bradman, b Ward 81 Fagg, st Walker, b Ward 11 Ames, not out 108 Valentine, lbw, b Waite 36 Chalk, lbw, b Fleetwood-Smith .... 7 Todd, not out 3 Extras 19 Total for 4 wickets 265 THOUSAND RUNS AND 100 WICKETS. NICHOLS’S ACHIEVEMENT. (Recd This Day, 10 a.m.) LONDON, August 15. Nichols has scored one thousand runs and taken 100 wickets; thus he is the first cricketer to achieve this double for four successive seasons.