MATCH ABANDONED

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 September 1938, Page 5

MATCH ABANDONED

OWING TO RAIN AUSTRALIA v ENGLISH XI. FINGLETON BATS WELL. By Telegraph—Press Association. Copyright. (Recd This Day, 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, September 6. The match between Sir Pelham Warner’s eleven and Australia was drawn. Play was continued today in cool and dull weather. There was only a handful of spectators. Barnett (6) and Waite reopened Australia’s second innings from the overnight total of 204 for five wickets, and by the lunch interval 327 runs for seven wickets were on the board. Barnett, having an excellent match, pulled and drove well before offering two chances to Valentine in the gully off Todd, the second of which was accepted. Australia was 419 runs ahead, but McCabe neither declared nor did Waite or Fingleton score over rapidly. Play thus went on drearily and pointlessly and the crowd welcomed Waite’s dismissal after taking 95 minutes for 42 runs.

After two stoppages owing to rain the captains agreed at 3.20 p.m. to abandon the match. Fingleton’s 50 occupied 90 minutes.

The Englishmen opened their second innings in cold weather. Woolley and Fagg batted as though they were only faintly interested. The scores are as follow: — AUSTRALIA. First Innings 390 Second Innings. Brown, c Levett, b A. Pope 22 McCabe, c Valentine, b Todd 91 Badcock, c Woolley, b Wilkinson .... 39 Hassett, b Wilkinson .-. 18 Barnes, lbw, b Wilkinson 15 Barnett, c Valentine, b Todd 29 Waite, c G. Pope, b Compton 42 Fingleton, not out 51 White, not out ............................ 5 Extras 15 Total, declared, 7 wickets for .... 327 Bowling: A. Pope 1 for 60, Todd 2 for 69, Wilkinson 3 for 86, G. Pope 0 for 64, Compton 1 for 18, Woolley 0 for 11, Ames 0 for 4. ENGLISH ELEVEN. First Innings 223 Second Innings. Woolley, not out ; 16 Fagg, not out 20 Extras 2. Total, no wickets for 38 Bowling: Waite 0 for 10, White 0 for 15, Ward 0 for 11.