CRICKET TOUR

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20510, 28 May 1938, Page 26 (Supplement)

CRICKET TOUR

AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND The following is the remaining itinerary for the Australian cricketers’ tour of England this year:— May 21, 23, 24 —Surrey. May 28, 30, 31 —Middlesex, at Lord’s. June 1,2, 3 —Gloucestershire, at Bristol. » 4,6, 7—Essex, at Southend. 10 to 14—First Test at Nottingham. 15, 16, 17 —Gentlemen, at Lord’s. 18,’ 20, 21—Lancashire, at Old Trafford. 41 24 to 28—Second Test, at Lord’s 29, 30, July I—Derbyshire, at Derby. July 2,4, s—Yorkshire, at Sheffield, 8 to 12 —Third Test at Manchester. 13, 14, 15—Warwickshire, probably at Birmingham. 16, 18, 19 —Nottinghamshire, at Trentbridge. 22 to 20—Fourth Test, at Leeds. 27, 28, 29 —Somerset, at Taunton. July 30, August 1, 2—Glamorganshire, at Swansea. August 4,5, 6—Matches to be arranged by Scottish. Union. 8, 9 —Durham, at Sunderland. 10, 11, 12—Surrey. 13, 15, 16 —Kent, at Canterbury. 17, 18—The Army, at Aldershot. 20 to 26—Fifth Test, at The Ovai. 27, 29, 30 —Sussex, at Brighton. Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 2 —An English XI., at Blackpool. Sept. 3,5, 6 —An English XL, at Folkestone. 10, 12, 13—H. D. G. Leveson Gower’s XI., at Scarborough. 15, 16, 17—Gentlemen of Ireland, at Dublin. MATCHES PLAYED v. Worcestershire—Won by an inings and 77 runs- Australia 541; Worcestershire. 268 and 196. v. Oxford University—Won by an innings and 487 runs. Australia 679 for seven wickets declared; Oxford 117 and 75. v. Leicestershire —Won by an inings and 163 runs. Australia 590 for five wickets declared; Leicestershire 212 and 215. v. Cambridge University—Won by an innings and 425 runs. Australia 708 for five wickets declared; Cambridge 120 and 163, (Continued In next column)

v. M.C.C. —Drawn owing to - rain. Australia 502; M.C.C. 214 and 87 for one wicket. v. Northampton. —Won by an innings and 77 runs. Australia 406 for six (decl). Northants 194 and 135. i v. Surrey—Drawn. Australia 528 land 232 for two wkts. (decl). SurI rey, 271 and 104 for one wicket. CENTURIES AUSTRALIA ' D. G. Bradman v. Worcestershire 258 iJ. H. Fingleton v. Oxford .... 124 ’ S. J. McCabe v. Oxford 110 ;A. L. Hassett v. Oxford .... 146 ; C. L. P»adcock v. Leicestershire 198 ! A. L. Hassett v. Leicestershire 148 j A- Chipperfleld v. Leicestershire 104* J. H. Fingleton v. Cambridge . Hi D. G. Bradman v. Cambridge . . 137 IC. L. Badcock v. Cambridge . . 186 ! A. L. Hassett v. Cambridge .. 220' ; D. G. Bradman v. M.C.C 278 i W. A. Brown v. Northants .... 194* j D. G. Bradman v. Surrey 143 B. A. Barnett v. Surrey 120' 'Signifies Not Out ENGLAND C- S. Dempster (Leicestershire) 103