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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 145, 23 June 1930, Page 9

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AUSTRALIANS BATTING

ALL DOUBLE FIGURES

LANCASHIRE MATCH

United Press. Association—By Electric Tele eranh— Copyright. LONDON, 21st June. Injuries- to Walker, Ponsford, and a'Bcckett mado the selection of the Australian team for the second match against Lancashire unpleasantly easy. Grimmett, who is resting in view of tho second Test, remained in' London,' so if tho twelfth man is needed a "casualty", must field. Lancashire is without the services of M'Donald, who is suffering from strain. The teams arc as follow: — Australia. —Bradman, Jackson, Kippax, 'M'Cabe, Fairfax, Oldfield, ■Woodfull, Richardson] Wall, Hornibrook, and Hurwood. Lancashire. — Eckorsley, Hallows, Watson, E. Tyldesley, R. Tyldesley, Iddon, Hop wood,' Duckworth, Sibbles, Taylor, and Hodgson. Tho Australians won the toss and went in to bat on an easy wicket, but a shower fell at the start of the match. Further showers interrupted the game several times.' Woodfull and Jackson put on 59 by steady play, when the capxain was splendidly dismissed by Duckworth. Jackson, though slow, was settling down to a deliberate game, timing accurately. He scored tho first 4'a of the day by cutting Hodgson twice to the boundary off successive balls. With Bradman he carried the \ total to 103 and then was completely beaten by Hodgson. Bradman, after a slow beginning, batted delightfully, principally making delicate shots on the leg side. KIPPAX HITS A SIXER. Kippax also was timing well and pulled a magnificent sixer off the lefthander Iddon in his first over. Sibbles dropped a catch off Iddon when Bradman was 35, but atoned for his blunder in the next over. M'Cabe, who changed his bat after making 2, slammed Tyldesley. for a terrific 4 and raised 200 in .234 minutes. '" Then Hodgson with a new ball brought about his downfall in the next over; Duckworth, the wicketkecper, was/in splendid form, greatly improving on his: Test match display. Richardson' began ■uncomfortably and play became dreary. ■ Kippax took 140 minutes to . reach 50. ■ Bichardson square-cut Hodgson for a splendid 4, but in trying to repeat the feat was caught brilliantly single 'handed at point. Fairfax played out-the over, stumps being drawn at 6.25 owing to failing light when the score was 231 for five wickets. Detailed scores are as follow:— ■ AUSTRALIA. First Innings, i Woodfull, st. Duckworth, b Sibbles, 27 Jackson, b Hodgson ' 52 Bradman, c Duckworth, b Sibblesf. 38 Kippax, not out • 56 M'Cabe, c Duckworth, b Hodgson . 34 Richardson, c E. Tyldesley, b Hodgson 13 Fairfax, not out ....' 1 ■Extras ..'. 10 Total for five wickets 231 BATTING AVEKAGES . .BRADMAN FIRST, HOBBS SECOND LONDON, 21st June. ' Bradman heads' the batting averages with seventeen innings for '1374 runs, an average of 98.14. Hobbs is next, with twenty innings for 1214. runs, an average of 67.44. Grimmett has taken S3 wickets for an average of 12.02 runs, E. Tyldesley 62 wickets for an average of 12.75.'