CRISP BATTING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 August 1938, Page 5

CRISP BATTING

BARNETT AT TOP OF FORM ARMY BOWLING PUNISHED. EASY WIN FOR AUSTRALIA. By Telegraph—Press Association. Copyright. (Recd This Day, 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 18. The Australians resumed their first innings against the Army team today, when the weather was fine and warm. Barnes was soon out lbw, after a stay of 1{ hours. He batted confidently throughout. Barnett was at the top of his form and hit crisply and with severity. His score included a 4, 6 and a 4 off successive balls from Knapp before he threw his wicket away.

Australia’s innings closed for 299, of which Barnett scored 58, 46 of which were compiled today. After Harbottle and Grove had added 41 for the second wicket the Army team collapsed against O’Reilly’s spin, flight and length overpowering the batsmen. They were amost equally futile against Fleetwood-Smith, playing vaguely hopeful strikes. The innings lasted only 105 minutes and produced 119 runs. Australia won by an innings and 67 runs. The scores are as follow: — AUSTRALIA, First. Innings. Brown, c Stephenson, b OsborneSmith ~ 31 Fingleton, b Melsome 64 Hassett, c Hayles, b Osborne? Smith 2 McCabe, c Grove, b Knapp 23 Badcock, c Hayles, b Steele .... i.„. 22 Barnes, lbw, b Stephenson .... 45 Barnett, c Grove, b OsborneSmith 58 O’Reilly, b Knapp 11 Fleetwood-Smith, b Knapp 3 Walker, c Stephenson, b Osborne- ‘ Smith 16 McCormick, not out 1 2 Extras 22 Total 299 Bowling: Stephenson 1 for 79; Steele 1 for 59; Osborne-Smith 4 for 64; Knapp 3 for 52; Melsome 1 for 23 ■ ■: i THE ARMY First Innings 113 Second Innings. Hamilton, lbw, b O’Reilly 18 Grove, c Fleetwood-Smith, b McCormick .... ■ 12 Harbottle, c Walker, b O’Reilly .... 28 Hudson, lbw, b Fleetwood-Smith .. 1 Packe, b O’Reilly 14 Knapp, b O’Reilly 0 Stephenson, not out 25 Steele, b Fleetwood-Smith 1 Melsome, c Walker, b O’Reilly .... 4 Hayles, b O’Reilly 11 Osborne-Smith, b O'Reilly 0 Extras 5 Total 119 Bowling: McCormick 1 for 14; McCabe 0 for 8; Fleetwood-Smith. 2 for 58; O’Reilly 7 for 34 AMES INJURES FINGER. (Recd This Day, 10.40 a.m.) LONDON, August 19. L. E. G. Ames, who is among those selected in England’s fifth Test team, injured a finger while playing for Kent against Leicester. An X-ray examination will be made.