SPIN BOWLERS ON TOP

Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 September 1938, Page 5

SPIN BOWLERS ON TOP

WICKETS FALL CHEAPLY WARD AND O’REILLY IN ELEMENT. EASY WIN FOR AUSTRALIA. By Telegraph—Press Association. Copyright. (Recd This Day, 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, September 1. The match between the England Eleven and Australia was resumed today, after the start had been delayed by rain. The wicket was not protected from the rain and greatly assisted the bowlers. The Englishmen were no more comfortable bn today’s soft turning wicket than yesterday. The spin bowlers were naturally in their element and wickets fell cheaply. When O’Reilly dismissed Duckworth, making his 99th first class wicket of the

tour, the England Eleven were all out after 105 minutes play. The match was a financial failure. Only 1,500 saw Brown and Badcock score the 48 runs needed for victory.

Smith (4) and Howorth (8) reopened the England Xi’s second innings from the overnight total, of 32 for one wicket, and by the lunch interval the score was 76 for seven wickets. The scores are as follow: — AUSTRALIA. First Innings 174 Second Innings. Badcock, not out 29 Brown, not out 15 Extras 14 Total, no wickets for 58 Bowling: Amar Singh 0 for 16, Pope 0 for 2, Howorth 0 for 11, Warburton 0 for 15. ENGLAND ELEVEN. First Innings 132 Second Inrrings. Edrich, lbw, b O’Reilly 9 Smith, c Hassett, b White 26 Howorth, c Hassett, b O’Reilly .... 8 Worthington, c Brown, b Ward .... 7 Townsend, lbw, b O’Reilly 1 Croom, c Badcock, b O’Reilly 4 Warburton, not out .... 11 Amar Singh, c Brown, b Ward .... 0 Pope, c Badcock, b Ward 6 Eckersley, c Brown, b Ward 0 Duckworth, b O’Reilly 15 Extras 12 Total 99 Bowling: McCormick 0 for 4, Waite 0 for 6, O’Reilly 5 for 44, Ward 4 for 20, White 1 for 13. M.C.C. FOR SOUTH AFRICA. FAGG DECLINES INVITATION. The M.C.C. selection committee has announced that K. Fagg (Kent) has declined the invitation to go to South Africa. H. T. Bartlett (Sussex) will replace him.