SLOW BATTING

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20506, 24 May 1938, Page 8

SLOW BATTING

H Moore 1477), N. McCorkell (1384 ,A. E. Pothccary 1119 . .and the bowler* O. Herman 133 wickets . G. Hill Mo .G. K. M. Heath 67). The 193* Australian team's match against Hampshire was drawn. Hampshire scored 420 (W. G. Lowndes I 49. ». l\ Mead 139; Me Cub*' four f**r 79 . and Australia 433 Bradman. Woodfull and Brown scorin'-- two runs between them. McCabe 79. Darline 96, Uiipperftcld !!•*.. not out. Kippav 34. Bronilev 37. "Idfleld 22. and M’Hetlly 23, placed \uslralia in .* handy position Hampshire derhr< <1 their second innings closed hi ffor -even wick*ts .1. Arnold 109 not out . and Australia, at stumps bid lost Darling's wicket for 10 run*. The tourists will play three-day matches against Gloucester- and Essex and then three days rest before the Jirfit Test on June 10.

O'REILLY IN FORM SURREY 269 FOR 8 WICKETS r■ • ' GREGORY'S BRIGHT DISPLAY l'nlt.3 *.-es» Assn.— Eleo. Tel. copyrlgtn (Received May 24, 3.15 p.m.) LONDON, May 23 The battine was slow and' there were few exciting moments when the match between the Australian cricketers and Surrey was continued to-day. ""hen stumps were drawn on Saturday Australia had scored 432 runs for five wickets and to-day they took their total to 528, Hassett missiny another century by only two runs. The (Jniinly had lost eight wickets for 209 at stumps. The weather was warm and the wicket good when the game was resumed to-day. Hassett and Waite were slow and added 28 runs in half an hour. Waite, somewhat uncomfortable, was out in trying a glance r.IT Watts. He was caught on the leg side. Ilassett. a model of soundness, reached 9»» after three hours' batting. He and Barnett brought the 500 up in 425 minutes. One run later Hassett weakly spooned Berry to mid-on and was easily caucht. He hit one six and ten fours, and gave a clianceless display Gregory’s Quickfooted Aggression White, Ward and O'Reilly were soon out and the innings closed after 460 minutes. The wicket was still good when Surrey commenced its first innings. Waite and O’Reilly opened the attack and Gregory immediately showed quickfooted aggression. but Fishlock was defensively quiet. The pair added 54 runs in 40 minutes, when Fishlock was easily stumped. Squires, who was unconvincing. was quickly the victim of O'Reilly, who \vas bowling very well. Gregory, however, was quite confident and scored 60 in 120 minutes, when he was caught at long leg. He hit a sixer and seven fours. Holmes was beaten by O'Reilly and in the following over Squires was out and O’Reilly had then taken four wickets for 57 runs. Garland-Well/j, was O'Reillys fifth victim.

Barling was undismayed by O'Reilly’s success and lifted him for 1 two beautiful sixes. O'Reilly was making the ball nip from the pitch and Brown was beaten as competely as his five previous victims. i After facing the spinners with determination for 135 minutes. Barling was beaten by two successive balls ; from Ward, the second of which got him leg before. Barling hit two sixes and five fours. Highest Score Against Tourists Ward also broke an unexpected eighth-wicket stand by Berry and Watts, which yielded 47 runs. Watts and Brooks batted steadily until stumps. Surrey reached the highest score of the tour against the Australians, and O'Reilly, so far. has taken six wickets for 102 runs. The Australian Associated Press correspondent says that in a tame 1 day's cricket the return of O'Reilly 1 to * something approaching his Test •' I form, stood out. 1 Details of the score are as follow: ) AUSTRALIA. —First Innings i Fingleton, b Brown 47 Brown, c Brooks, b Watts .... 96 - Bradman, c Brooks, b Watts .. 143 Badcock, b Brown 32 . Hassett. c Squires, b Berry .... 98 . rhipperfleld. b Gover 20 . Waite, c Brooks, b Watts 35 Barnett, not out 33 White, b Berry 7 Ward, b Brown 0 O'Reilly, c Brooks, b Brown .... 0 Extras 17 Total 328 Bowling.—Gover took one wicket for 100 runs; Berry, two for 92; Watts, three for 69; Brown, four for 147; Squires, none for 68; Gregory, i none for 23; Garland-Wells, none for ' i 12 - t ! SURREY, —First Innings [ Gregory, c Hassett, b O’Reilly . 60 r I Fishlock, st Barnett, b O'Reilly .. 24 ■ 1 Squires, b O'Reilly * Barling, lbw, b Ward 67 .* ; Holmes, c Brown, b O’Reilly .. 10 i i Garland-Wells, c Brown, b O’Reilly - Brown, b O'Reilly ,13 ' I Berry, st Barnett, b Ward .... 31 ! Watts, not out 21 1 Brooks .not out 13 1 ' Extras 1 ~ Total for eight wickets .. 269 1 : The Next Match • , Th<» Australian cricketers will commence a three-day match against [ Hampshire hi Southampton to-mor-row. Hampshire was fourth to last ' in the championship table last season but thev should be much stronger this 1 vear. !.hsl season they were deter--1 mined to provide bright, interesting cricket and this enst them many point*, but they cained many friends H F. Walker batsman and (». E. M. Heath bowler . the two big discoveries of the'season, were not in troduced into the eleven until late in season The batsmen in the eleven include J. Arnold 1457), R A (Continue! in previous column).