AGAINST SUSSEX

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 53, 31 August 1926, Page 9

AGAINST SUSSEX

GRIMMETT GETS FOUR WICKETS

AUSTRALIANS IN THE LEAD.

(United Press Association.—Copyright.) (Router's Telegram.) (Beccived 31st August, 11 a.m.) LONDON, 30th August. Tho ■weather was ■warm and overcast for the resumption of the match between the Australians and Sussex, at Brighton. The wicket remains good. Tho attendance was about 12,000. Bardsley was more confident than on the previous day, but was uneasy when facing Tate. He batted for four hours and seventeen minutes, hitting twelve fours. Both Bowley and Tate gave difficult chances early in the Sussex innings. Tate was aggressive, and lifted Grimmett twice in succession to the onboundary, and cleverly gathered in the runs on the unprotected leg-side. When tho total scoro was 44 he was smartly snapped up at the wicket.

Bowley ■ was assertive and gained runs at the expenso of all the bowling, which was changed frequently. He played vigorously and safely till taken l»y Andrews oif Mailey, having hit seven fours. The total was then 120 for tho loss of three wickets.

After his departure the cricket became somnolent, both Holdsworth and Cook taking no risks and being satisfied with singles, which were easily obtainable owing to the wide field. Holdsworth was slow, but sure, and drove cleanly during a chanceless innings. He was anxious to reach 50, and called a run to Cook, who failed to respond, and Holdsworth was unable to regain tho crease, the score then being 175 for five wickets.

Cook was attractive, and drove and cut powerfully. He succumbed to a catch at the wicket, Oldfield juggling with the ball, which he held at the fourth attempt. The board read 208 runs for six wickets.

Williams and Harold Gilligan scored freely by singles off the slow bowlers until Williams was trapped into hitting against a break, and was well taken by Grimmett at mid-off. The remaining wickets fell quickly, the innings closing just on time. The following are the detailed scores:— AUSTRALIA. . First Innings. Woodful, Ibw., b Tate 52 Ponsford, c Gilligan, b Tate .... 11' Macartney., Ibw, b Gilligan 0 Eyder, b Cox 11 Bardsley, not out 118 Andrews, c Williams, b Gilligan .. 70 Taylor, c Williams, b Gilligan .... 8 Oldfield, c Bowley, b Gilligan .... 4 Grimmett, b Cox 6 Everett, b Tate 7 Mailey, st Williams, b Cox 4 Extras 26 Total .'..- 317 Bowling Analysis.—Tate took three wickets for 66 runs, Browne none for 69, Cox three for 72, A. E. E. Gilligan four for 67, and Bowley none for 17. SUSSEX. First Innings. Bowley, c Andrews, b Mailey .... 69 Tate, a Oldiield, b Grimmett .... 24 Holmea, c Wooafull, b Everett 4 Holdsworth, run out 49 Duleepsinhji, st Oldfield, b Grimmett 1 Cook, c Oldfield, b Mailey ...... 42 Williams, c Grimmett, b Mailey .. 23 A. H. H. Gilligan, ,st Oldfield, b Mailey • '9 Cox, b Grimmett 3 A. E. E. Gilligan, c Andrews, b Grimmett .'• 10 Browne, not out 1 Extras 5 Total 240 Bowling Analysis.—Everett took one wicket for 46 runs, Eyder none for 23, Grimmett four for 63, Mailey four for 103, and Macartney none for 0.