CHANCES DROPPED

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20503, 20 May 1938, Page 8

CHANCES DROPPED

4.30 O’CLOCK EDITION

AUSTRALIANS LUCKY BROWN UNDEFEATED AT 104 VISITORS DECLARE AT SIX FOR 406 NORTHAMPTON'S GOOD START (United Pres* Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received May 20, 3.15 p.m.) LONDON, May 19 The Australian cricketers yesterday began a three days’ match against Northamptonshire at Northampton. Bradman won the toss and the visitors batted, but after they had scored 126 runs without loss rain fell and an early adjournment was taken. There was no play after luncheon and stumps were drawn at 1.10 p.m. The tourists to-day carried the score to 406 for six wickets and declared. and at stumps the county had compiled 139 runs for the loss of tlmi The Northampton team is as follows Nelson. Luthbertson captain , S Herbert, Greenwood, and the New Zealanders, Janies, Merritt and F. P. O'Brien. The Australians omitted O’Reilly. Fingieton, McCormick, Barnes and Hassett. Brown Opens Shakily Brown and Badcock opened Austra- j Has first Innings In a damp atmo sphere and poor light. Badcock was forcible and confident from the start, but Brown was very slow-. Partridge beating him several times. James missed a catch at the wicket, off Herbert. The conditions became miserable, there being an almost continuous drizzle. Badcock, however, went on strongly, cutting and driving. He should have been out at 44, James badly fumbling a stumping chance off Nelson. 3adcock etraight-drove and hooked Timms for consecutive fours, and reached 53 while Brown was compiling 25. An umpire ordered a towel from j the pavilion to dry the slippery ball, by which the weak bowling was handicapped. Further Chances Dropped Merritt was not called on until 97 runs were on the hoardThe match was resumed this morning in dull weather with a cutting wind. The wicket was damp. Badcock, with no addition to hi 3 yesterdays score, was caught at the wicket. He hit 10 fours. Brown, when 50. after two hours, -was again missed at the wicket off Herbert, and then he survived his seventh leg appeal. Partridge especially, made the ball lift and both Brown and • Bradman cautiously played back. Brown, when 51, had another escape from a catch at the wicket off Herbert. Bradman Dismissed Early In the next over from Partridge. Bradman was caught at the wicket—his first failure of the tour—the ball lodging in the wicketkeeper's pads. McCabe. before scoring, was dropped low at first slip off Partridge. The shivering crowd saw a struggle for runs against accurate bowling and j on a lively wicket. Brown, when 57. j had still another life, being dropped at square leg off Nelson. The bitter weather rendered catches relatively safe. McCabe, however, was less fortunate and was well caught low at second slip by MerrittBrighter Batting The fumbling of a chance at stumping by James gave Brown another life at 61, after which Brown livened up and In company with Chipperfleld the pair turned on the brighest batting of the morning. Brown reached a laborious century In the last over before unch after 220 | minutes’ batting. Lucky Run Continues H!s lucky run continued after lunch ! being dropped behind the wickets by j James at 10*. Waite also had two j lives. Evrn after passing the century | Brown’s batting was so cautious that 1 the crowd barracked him. Then Brown to general amazement. Jumped out and lifted Merritt for a six. and after this he batted well until the tea adjournment, when the innings was closed. Brown v.as In for 340 minutes and hit one six and 17 fours. Xorthant3 opened their first inning? at. 4.40 p/n.. Nelson, a powerful lefthander. and Greenwood played the or**ning attack of Watte and McCabe with complete confidence. Good Opening Partnership Fleetwood-?mlfh was then called on but he was handled severely. Nels*»n i and Greenwood put on 78 for the fftst. wicket, the best opening stand against the Australians so far. Greenwood went out sensationally. Nelson skied a ball and Bradman dropped the catch but recovered the ball and threw out Greenwood from 40 yards away. Nelson reached a dashing 50 in 70 minutes. Snowden also batted with freedom, but they lost their wickets !n successive overs. Nelson batted for 100 minutes and hit 11 boundaries. Details of the are:— AUSTRALIA.—First Innings Brown, not out 194 Badcock, c James, b Partridge . 72 Bradman, c James, b Partridge . 2 McCabe, c Merritt, b Partridge .. 13 Chipperfleld, Ibw. b Timms .... 18 Waite, lbw. b Tims 43 Davaett, Dm, b lima t Walker, not out 29 Extras -34 Total for six wickets dec.) 406 Bowling: Partridge took three wickets for *2 runs; Herbert, none for 75; Timm*, three for 6«; Nelson, none for 56; Merritt, none for 81; O Rrien, none for 10. NORTH ANTS—First Inning* Snowden, o CliipperfieM. b Ward 2* Timms, not out 5 Brookes, no* out 0 F\tra* 8 7 J 'or three wickets .... 139 The Neat Match Th* Australian cricketers will eomrr.en’e * three-day match aca nst ?urr- at the Oval to-morrow. The y : ,t - team contains some excellent ter* and the match should prove tCootinuea la next columaj. _

a real test for the visitors. The captain of the team is E. R. T. Holmes, who led an M.C.C. team In New Zealand some seasons ago. The best batsman for the county last season was R. J. Gregory, who scored 1889 runs, and other good batsmen were L. B. Fishlock 1469', q\ H. Barling | 'llß4 . E. R. T. Holmes (912 . H. S. Squires M 217) and A. Sandham 1230 . The bpst. bowlers were A. R. Cover. 139 wickets. F,. A. Watts 85 and J. F. Parker 54 . while others who did not play much last season were M. J. C. Allom and F. R. Brown. High Scoring Match The 193 4 Australian team's match against Surrey was drawn. The rounty hatted first for 475 for seven wickets declared \ Sandham 2 19. Gregory 116. j. p Hobbs 24 . and lusl ■~‘ r> - 1 Me Gabe 240. W. H. Ponsford 125. n. o. Bradman 77. F H. Bromley 56'.; I c.Tier took flvo wick?!* for U 7 runs . ' The county in its second 'nnings had I lost two wickets for 152 runs at 1 stumps J 3 not ouu-