1938-08-25 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 25, 1938.

ENGLAND SQUARE THE RUBBER

BOWES AND FARNES BOWL WELL

Bradman's Absence Felt: Barnett's Good Innings

LTHOUGH Australia have retained the Ashes, England yester-

ALTHOUGH Austre i have when they won th, and

Test match by an innings and 579 runs, Australia facing a hopeless task with a depleted team, Don Bradman, their skipper, and ‍J. H. Fingleton being absentees.

With Bradman and Fingleton they might have had an oppor- tunity of making a decent reply to England's mammoth first inn- ings total of 903 for 7 dec., but without them their task was a hope- less one and wickets fell fast.

TEST SCORE BOARD

ENGLAND

First innings

AUSTRALIA

First Innings

W. A. Brown, c Hammond, b

Leyland

C. L. Badcock, c Hardstaff,

Yorkshire was again very much in the limelight as a result of fine bowling by Bowes, who had 5 for 49 in 19 overs, in Australia's first innings. Farnes shared the spot- light in Australia's second innings, taking 4 for 63 in 12.1 overs, while Verity had 2 for 15.

Barnes and Barnett were the only Australian pair to be associated for any length of time, putting on 46

batted Barnett had pluckily for his 46, his breezy in-

runs.

very

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903 nings including 7 boundaries, three BRADBURY

of which were hit off Farnés in one

over.

"All

over bar the shouting. Match now a mere formality." This 69 was the gist of morning paper

comment on the test.

Although the forecast. predicted fine, bright weather with no rain,

THE TEST RUBBER

Bowes

0

S. J. McCabe,

c Edrich, b

Farnes

14

A: L. Hassett, c Compton, b

Edrich

42

S.. Barnes, b Bowes

41

B. A. Barnett, c Wood, b Bowes

2

2

M. G. Waite, b Bowes

8

At Nottingham: England, 658—8 (dec.); Australia, 411 and 427—6 (dec.) Drawn,

M. J. O'Reilly, c Wood, b Bowes

0

L. O'B. Fleetwood-Smith, not

out

16

'D. G. Bradman, absent

J. H. Fingleton, absent

0

Extras

9

201

Total

At Lord's: England 494 and 242 -8 (dec.); Australia 422 and 204 -6. Drawn.

At Manchester: No play, rain. At Leeds: England 223 and 123; Australia, 242 and 107 for 5. Aus- tralia won by 5 wickets.

At Oval: England 903 for 7 dec.; Australia 201 and followed on 123. England won by innings and 579

runs.

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BRADBURY ELIMINATES A. HYDE-LAY

IN

A.

the quarter-final of the Open Singles Lawn Bowls Championship, at the Civil Service Cricket Club yesterday, B. W. Bradbury beat Hyde Lay, a former holder, by 22 shots to 15, on the 22nd head. B. W. Bradbury A. Hyde-Lay The

bowls

1

witnessed was not of 2 high standard, but Heads several interesting heads were play-2 ed, and in the latter stages of the 3 game Bradbury was often brilliant.4 Bradbury opened the scoring with

5 6

10

a two, and at the seventh head the score was 7 all. By the 10th head 8 Hyde Lay had secured a 10-5 lead,9 thanks to a four on that head. At 11 the 12 the 15th head Bradbury had misfortune to take out his own wood 13 to give Hyde-Lay a two and bring 14 the total to, 13-10 in the latter's 16 favour, but Bradbury recovered by 17 scoring three in the next head to 18 again tie the score.

15

19 20 On the 14th head Bradbury was 21

Fall of wickets.-1 for 0 (Bad- cock), 2 for 19 (McCabe), 3 for 70 (Hassett), 4 for 147 (Barnes), 5 for 147 (Barnett), 6 for 150 (Waite), 7 there were only a mere 600 people

for 201 waiting when the gates were open-lying two, but with his last wood 22" for 150 (O'Reilly), 8

ed an hour before the start, in (Brown).

contrast to the previous queues. It opened the head to lie only Bowling Analysis

was an indication of the attraction but Hyde-lay in trying to draw the M. R. W. of Bradman. His absence, and shot, turned over Bradbury's 13 2

that of Fingleton too, obviously cond shot to give him two.

Another three on the 19th after 19 3

5 affected the attendance for there 10 2

Fornes

Bowes

Edrich

Verity

Leyland

Hammond

-54 49 .55

5 1 15

11

0

8

3.1 0 2、 Second Innings

C. L. Badcock, b Bowes

W. A. Brown, e Edrich, b

Farnes

S. J. McCabe, c Wood, b Farnes

A. L. Hassett, 1.b.w.. b Bowes

S. Barnes, 1.b.w. b Verity

B. A. Barnett, b Farnes

M. G. Waite, è Edrich, b Verity

W. J. O'Reilly, not out

L. O'B. Fleetwood-Smith, c Ley-

land. b Farnes ........

D. G. Bradman, absent

J. H. Fingleton, absent

Extras

Total

one,

se-

Points Total Points Total

2

0

0.

1

1.

3

0

3

10

10

8

1

11.

2

10

0

11

.10.

2

13

-18

18

13

1

14

14

0

14

17

0

14

17

1

15

3

20

0

15

2

22

0

15

FRIENDLY BOWLS

H.K. Football Club Team For Saturday.

The following have been chosen to

against the Hong Kong Electric Re- creation Club in a friendly game of

represent the Hong Kong Football Club

1 were only 5,000 spectators at the the previous head had been burnt 0 start. It was expected that the by Hyde-Lay, with Bradbury lying 1 wicket would show signs of wear a couple, gave Bradbury the lead 0 since. no rain had fallen to bind it. for the first time.

i The 21st and subsequent head was lawn bowls at the Valley on Saturday. Bowes was the main devastater,

overs. featured by good play. Hyde-Lay pang and J. A. R. Selby (skip). 9 taking five for 49 in

He dismissed Waite and O'Reilly was lying on the jack and

C. G. Sollis, A. W. Hodges, F. H. 15 in four balls and in one spell with bury, with his last wood, took the Glover and A. Brooksbank (skip).

shot out to lie three, 2 the ball had taken four for 22.

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46

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Here's Luck!

AEWO

Fall of wickets-1 for 15 (Bad- cock), 2 for 18 (McCabe), 3 for 35 (Hassett), 4 for 41 (Brown), 5 for. 115 (Barnes), 6 for 115 (Walte). 7 for 117/(Barnett), 8 for 128 (Fleet- wood-Smith). TH west

Farnes

Bowes Leyland Verity

Bowling, Analysis

M.R

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BLACK

BEER

Brad-

R. Edwards, S. W. Cressoy, H. H.

B. I. Bickford, G. S. Graver, J. Rus- sell and V. Walker: (skin).

CELTIC HELD TO DRAW

Yesterday's Scottish League Match

London. To-day.

The following were the results in

yesterday's Scottish League

Division programme:--

Aberdeen

Albion

Wamilton : Hearts Kilmarnock Qreen O'S. Raith Rangora

3. Partick

3 Athroath

First

4. Hibernian 4 Third Lanark

Celtic Motherwell

AYT

St. Johnstone