ADMIRABLE BOWLING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 September 1938, Page 5

ADMIRABLE BOWLING

AUSTRALIANS WORRIED DARING DISPLAY BY WAITE. BARNES PLAYS VALUABLE INNINGS. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Copyright. SCARBOROUGH, September 10. The match between the Australians and Mr H. D. G. Leveson-Gower’s XI began here today.

The Australian Associated Press representative says that the visitors approached the match in a state very near trepidation, which was increased by their difficulty in playing the admirable fast bowling. They ended the day in a sound position, however, with a total of 306. McCabe won the toss and decided to bat.

Leveson-Gower’s XI is: R. E. S. Wyatt (captain), P. A. Gibb, K. Fames, H. Sutcliffe, H. Verity, M. Leyland, W. E. Bowes, L. Hutton, J. Hardstaff, C. J. Barnett and M. S. Nichols.

Wyatt, in the first half-hour tried all his three fast bowlers, Fames, Bowes and Nichols, whom Fingleton and Brown played rvell on a firm and true wicket. Brown and Badcock, though occasionally worried, batted steadily. Brown stayed for an hour, before being beaten by Nichols, who often made the ball swing awkwardly. It was one such that got Badcock caught at the wicket while playing forward. McCabe and Barnes struggled for runs against Nichols. McCabe was less confident than usual and was missed when 15 off Nichols, whose bowling was consistently hostile. The batsmen were unhappy facing him. The two hours play before lunch produced 117.

McCabe, uncertain after lunch, was well caught in the slips. Waite played dashingly and gave a daring display. He hit 50 in an hour, and after 80 minutes was caught at long leg. A magnificent one-handed return catch by Nichols from a fierce drive, ended Barnes’s innings. He was at the crease three hours and hit one six and eight fours. The Australian tail collapsed.

The Australian Associated Press representative comments, “McCabe, though not playing well,” took risks successfully. Waite hit with boldness and discretion, while Barnes, surviving a shaky three-quarters of an hour before lunch, went on to produce a very valuable innings. Barnes did not let himself go until after 50, when he was out to a phenomenal catch when on the verge of his first first-class 100 of the tour. Barnes has not yet .perfected his leg-side play, but his versatility and judgment appear to improve with every match. The tour has greatly benefited Barnes. The veteran Nichols never’ bowled better against Australia. How English professionals keep their speed and freshness at the end of a heavy season astonishes the Australians, who were mostly weary and below form today. While the season is fading feebly away elsewhere, enthusiasm remains for the Yorkshire-Aus-tralian match.' It is the first ground of any size after the Test enjoying a reputation for battling cricket. Details: — AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Fingleton, c Fames, b Nichols 17 Brown, lbw b Nichols 29 Badcock, c Gibb, b Nichols 12 McCabe, c Wyatt, b Nichols 58 Barnett, c and b Fames 14 Barnes, c and b Nichols .... 90 Waite, c Hardstaff, b Fames 77 O’Reilly, c Verity, b Fames 0 Fleetwood-Smith, b Nichols 1 Ward, c Bowes, b Verity 3 McCormick, not out 0 Extras 5 Total 306 Bowling analysis: Fames took three wickets for 75 runs; Bowes, none for 70; Nichols, six for 113; Verity, one for 43. X GOWER’S ELEVEN. First Innings. Sutcliffe, not out 15 Hutton, not out 15 Extras 1 Total for no wickets 31