Australians in England, 1938
HDG Leveson-Gower's XI v Australians
Scarborough
10,12,13 September 1938 (3-day match)

Result: HDG Leveson-Gower's XI won by 10 wickets

Toss: Australians
Umpires: JA Newman and A Dolphin

Close of play:

  • Day 1: Australians 306, HDG Leveson-Gower's XI 31/0 (Sutcliffe 15*, Hutton 15*).
  • Day 2: HDG Leveson-Gower's XI 363/8d, Australians 0/0 (O'Reilly 0*, Ward 0*)
    Australians 1st innings
    JHW Fingleton         c Farnes           b Nichols             17
    WA Brown              lbw                b Nichols             29
    CL Badcock            c Gibb             b Nichols             12
    *SJ McCabe            c Wyatt            b Nichols             58
    SG Barnes             c &                b Nichols             90
    +BA Barnett           c &                b Farnes              14
    MG Waite              c Hardstaff        b Farnes              77
    WJ O'Reilly           c Verity           b Farnes               0
    FA Ward               c Bowes            b Verity               3
    LO'B Fleetwood-Smith                     b Nichols              1
    EL McCormick          not out                                   0
    Extras                (lb 5)                                    5
    Total                 (all out, 81.1 overs)                   306
    
    
    FoW: 1-36, 2-57, 3-64, 4-135, 5-150, 6-274, 7-280, 8-304, 9-306,
         10-306.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Farnes                      23      3     75      3
    Bowes                       22      5     70      0
    Nichols                     26      1    113      6
    Verity                      10.1    1     43      1
    
    HDG Leveson-Gower's XI 1st innings
    H Sutcliffe           lbw                b O'Reilly            25
    L Hutton              c Barnett          b O'Reilly            73
    CJ Barnett            st Barnett         b Ward                 6
    M Leyland                                b Fleetwood-Smith     51
    *RES Wyatt            c Ward             b Fleetwood-Smith      1
    J Hardstaff                              b O'Reilly           108
    +PA Gibb              lbw                b O'Reilly            40
    MS Nichols            lbw                b McCabe               9
    H Verity              not out                                  23
    WE Bowes              not out                                   2
    Extras                (b 15, lb 7, nb 3)                       25
    Total                 (8 wickets dec, 104 overs)              363
    
    DNB: K Farnes.
    
    
    FoW: 1-57, 2-66, 3-165, 4-173, 5-173, 6-288, 7-319, 8-350.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    McCormick                    8      2     28      0
    Waite                       20      3     51      0
    Ward                        28      2     92      1
    O'Reilly                    25      5     75      4
    Fleetwood-Smith             17      1     75      2
    McCabe                       6      0     17      1
    
    Australians 2nd innings
    WJ O'Reilly           c Bowes            b Farnes               0
    FA Ward                                  b Nichols             20
    WA Brown              not out                                  38
    JHW Fingleton         c Gibb             b Bowes               20
    CL Badcock                               b Bowes                0
    *SJ McCabe                               b Bowes                1
    SG Barnes                                b Verity               1
    +BA Barnett           lbw                b Bowes               12
    MG Waite                                 b Bowes                0
    LO'B Fleetwood-Smith  st Gibb            b Verity               5
    EL McCormick          absent hurt                               -
    Extras                (b 2, lb 2, nb 1)                         5
    Total                 (all out, 57.2 overs)                   102
    
    FoW:  1-0, 2-26, 3-52, 4-52, 5-54, 6-55, 7-90, 8-90, 9-102.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Farnes                       8      4     10      1
    Bowes                       16      6     42      5
    Nichols                     14      3     28      1
    Verity                      19.2   10     17      2
    
    HDG Leveson-Gower's XI 2nd innings (target: 46 runs)
    H Sutcliffe           not out                                  36
    L Hutton              not out                                   9
    Extras                (lb 1)                                    1
    Total                 (0 wicket, 10.2 overs)                   46
    
    DNB: CJ Barnett, M Leyland, *RES Wyatt, J Hardstaff, +PA Gibb,
         MS Nichols, H Verity, WE Bowes, K Farnes.
    
    FoW: .
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Waite                        5      1     24      0
    O'Reilly                     5      1     18      0
    Ward                         0.2    0      3      0
    
    • Australian's 102 was their lowest total of the tour.
    • Australians first defeat outside Tests in England for 17 years.
    • Hardstaff 108, 120 minutes, two 6's and seventeen 4's.



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