1938-07-04 — Page 21

THE 'CHINA MAIL, JULY 4, 1938.

C. B. FRY'S TEST COMMENTARY

(Continued from Page 18)

Wellard has his first try from the Pavilion end. He reminds me of Maurice Tate till he lets go the ball; after that the resemblance fades.

Somehow I do not see him doing much damage; this afternoon.

Post-Dated Cut

Wake up England is the

word;

wo badly need a wicket: The present

CHIPPERFIELD OUT OF IT

Chipperfield, who split a finger · of his left hand. yesterday when trying to stop a drive by Ham-

prospect is a hundred up for Austra-mond off his own bowling, was lia for no wicket. I wonder why Walter himself has not, bowled; suppose he is feeling his side.

Fingleton has arrived at the stage, of his neat. post-dated cuts; very fine the ball goes

taking no part in the match to- day, Waite fielded as substitute.

To-day's X-ray shows no frac- ture, Chipperfield may play on Monday.

He has over post-dated one of them, and Walter pouches the catch. About time that something happened. Total buckler.

So young Wright gets the first

wicket, as we expected,

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Bett, counting four, runs.

Tea, retirement; against us; Brown is 78.

down are 288 runs behind; they have 194] pulled themselves out of a possible debacle with severe fortitude. Wo sort might have got Brown in the slips with luck; but that is about all, and it would have been quite lucky luck.

We have a "night or Blucher" of feeling; but the position is better than its appearance.

Nothing is occurring. In the phase after the interval except maiden overs by Edrich and Verity.

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The loss of Walter Hammond. a bowler is being felt; he is the man we need to-day always Jack Hearne type for Lord's....

The 200 is boarded; and a wicket is badly required.

to

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Then Came Relief

Just before six came relief. Wel- lard at last puts his name on the card by getting Hassett leg-before. A game 56 Hassett made, and his sup- port of Brown lifted his side out. of a difficult position.

I thought we should hear from Hassett.

Badcock got a good one from Wellard, More relief. In tho same over which clean bowled him. This makes 276 for, five wickets.

A harmless accident to Billy Brown would be a happy event, but Billy Brown is showing no inclination error; he has scored 82% Meanwhile Hassett

is becoming vivacious and needs attention; a dan-half hour would make all the

A couple more wickets in the next

out time. We must make an effort.

dif- Billy Brown, will now work hard to play ference. Left-handed. Barnett and

vigour and Verity is on the spot; so

Wellard, indeed, has found

haired obstinacy, while Brown persiste The field closes up for Barnett but something may occur. Barnett settles down to general fair-

new

69 for one good wicket the Fingo Total 152; three men out. had played a useful innings, with Another century for W. A. Brown, he gave his side a start and took he has pushed bis placid and polished Brown's century. He marks 92, but his customary brown-faced assurance; of Queensland, is dawning upon us; gerous little fellow.

We are now on the eve of what runs came his way; a first-rate way as far as 70. opening batsman. -

Associated with him is the dapper He faces Wellard surveys the plac-

Hassett has the bowling. blade of Hassett, ready to hook, readying of the field, and scores a single; to eut, ready to drive.

so does Hassett; and Brown poaches It was the last ball of the over. Don, and the word rain is being at to mark 97. He then took a maiden A fresh westerly wind is blowing a successful snick through the slips Bradman's neat figure disengages it round; we wonder what' Fanny Walfrom: Farnes. self from the massed membership of den's wrist is telling him now.. M.C.C. and seeks its familiar home

Meritorious Cricket in his firm carefulness, at the wicket. Thus opens the crucial phase of the Australian innings. nicks the shoulder of Brown's bat, exciting.

A fast rising ball from Farnes The cricket is meritorious, but not Verity replaces Wright. I always and files high over the heads of all from Hassett, who now and then The bright touches come like to see Verity have a go at the the slips. Brown searches for the cuts with a ringing sound of the bat, Don before the. Don becomes too spot on the wicket, but I do not Billy Brown has a chance at Wel: With a quarter of an hour to go settled.

think he found one. Brown was near- lard and is none too well fixed, but the Australians are only 207 ly left behind in Australia; he has eventually he picks up a couple behind behind, with five men in band. But proved a good choice.

third man and a single to leg, and these men are some of their gamblers, becomes a centurian.

and one of them, Chipperfield, a wounded hand.

Simultaneously Farnes is trying once again from the Pavilion end. I cannot say our bowling looks passing dangerous. But the fall of Fingle- ton came out of the blue; so we must hope on...

Farnes is bowling all out; his black head seems to wobble with the effort of speed; he is doing well.

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Quiet Flows The Don On we go; quiet flows the Don. Australia in port with a hundred up. Verity is still sending along ac- curate and pensive stuff; he is draw- ing the Don out, Don, in trying to chop the ball through

And-And-the the slips, chopped the ball down into his wicket.

A very unlucky accident.

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The Don is out. Farnes is working General impression of the afternoon, away with wonderful stamina. Brown runs. is proceeding in peace to plenty of

arrives

In ten minutes we shall adjourn; and the score is 187.

An innovation Edrich from, the Pavilion end; he is in young a pacey, fellow and may get a tickle.

Tea Score He, young Edrich, emitted in his

194 For 3

Brown staunched with a dab first over a proper fast yorker which was only just in time.

that

Meanwhile this William Brown is Five minutes to go and Verity tries playing with,unobtrusive success. He instead of.

will be a good partner for

Stanley thing but

McCabe if that Sahib is going to save

his side again.

As At Nottingham The said Sahib, who ought to called Stanislaus McCabeus, is shap ing terribly like his Nottingham self; and we shall be glad to see him go- unless we are fond enough of good cricket to swallow an opponent's suc-

cess,

I have been examining the Sahib through strong binoculars; his face is the face one sees on Roman coins; he is the noblest Roman of them all; that is to say, he has scored 27 in about ten minutes. That Hotspur hook of his has beaten out a sixer and several fours. He attacks.

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Wellard has had a spell, and now we have Farnes again. And in the first tall over there was an outside. chance to first slip, very low to the right hand. The escape favoured

Brown.

Wright relieves Verity, but the Kentish colt has not that lively spring from the pitch which makes him dif ficult on his day; he will do better in the second. Innings.

Historic Catch

Hedley Verity ended McCabe's career with an historic catch at back" ward-point off Farnen. Hedley fell as though shot, but the ball was in his hand. He fell leftwards with a side- ways dive

A great event this; S. J. McCabe was in full career he was showing as the blade of a highly cultured swash-

GOLF

(Continued from Page 19) Vernon Greenhalgh (Prestwich) and B. S. Weastell (Brough.)

Geo. Charman (Princes) and C. A Whitcombo (Crews Hill.)

Jimmy Vincent (Panama) and Bert

Gadd (West Cheshire.)

W. Shankland (Haydock Park) and

J. Ockenden (North Middlesex.)

J. T. Baxter (unattached) and T. H.

Richards (Sers

Henry Busso Smithér K78um

and WA

ght, but he does no- fat hook from Has

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Every now and then a hard forcing stroke among his studied defensive

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ever.

The scoring now. is steadier than the bowling accurate.

-The close field is well placed;

Wellard having done his job gives in some athletic overs at. top speed. place to Farnes, who will now heave Let us hope for luck

nearly three hours and a half and He has occupied the bowlers for has helped his side a lot. He is good at running up strokes with his mashie. Yes: and Hassett is becoming busy; beware of; a quick scorer when once he is the sort of batsman one needs set. He wears his cap with a Beatty ball. tilt and seeks for a stroke off every Brown stands up to his solemn task with an ever watchful guard; I fear The last hour of the day begins in he will outlive the day. we are going to displace Brown, none assured; he might tip a catch to the ominous stability; nothing suggests To the fast stuff Barnett is less of the bowling is bothering Hassett. slipa.

We have not seen Wright for some time. He should be tried from the pavilion end. And does not Hutton get wickets with his leg breaks?

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Australia were 299 för 5 wickets at Well, on comes Wright, as advised; 140 not out and B. A. Barnett 6 not the close of play, W. A. Brown being but he is bowling a shade too short.

out. England's first inning realised

The Australiana with three wickets. 494 runs,

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