AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

Evening Star, Issue 21748, 16 June 1934, Page 15

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MATCH DRAWN BROWN SCORES 113 Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. . LONDON, June 15. (Received June 16j at 10 a.m.) • The weather , was dull and the wicket good for the resumption of play. After twenty minutes’ scoring Matthews again dismissed Bradman, who, ixx attempting a big off-drive off a fast good-length ball swinging in, played it on. Barnett, who was running for Bradman, remained with Brown, who coxxtinued to give an admirable display, cutting, glancing, and forcing the pace more than usual, yet never making a false stroke. Barnett, hitting powerfully, took 9 olf one over from Matthews, He eventually fell a victim to this bowler. The remainder of the side was soon out. Brown played a brilliant innings and was always master of the bowling. He hit seven fours. As stumps wero to be drawn at 5 o’clock, Northaxxts xvas faced with the impossible task of making 332 in three hours. Snowden was bowled neck and crop just before lunch, and when Grimshaw went out shortly afterwards Northants’ chances of saving the match seemed remote. Bakewell and Timms, however, made stands. Timms severely Eunishcd Bromley before the latter had im stumped, thus securing his first wicket of the tour.

With fifteen minutes left the total was 131 for eight wickets. Partridge xvas smartly caught at the wicket, but Pitt and Broxvn by a plucky defence held out for ten minutes and saved the match, despite a cluster of fieldsmexx around the wickets. Fleetwood-Smith turned the hall tremendously on the slightly worn pitch, axxd finished with ten wickets for 1 the match. Details:

AUSTRALIA. First innings 284 • • Second Innings. Ponsford c Bellamy b Matthews ... 11 Brown c Bellamy b Matthews ... 113 Darling c Bellamy b Pitt ... ... 17 Kippax c and b Partridge ... ... 9 Bromley c and b Partridge ... ... 3 Chipperfield run out 0 Bradman b Matthews 25 Barnett b Matthews ... ... ... 44 O’Reilly c Timms b Matthews ... 4 Ebeling c Matthews b Pitt 1 Fleetwood-Smith not out 1 Extras ... .... 6 Total ..234 Bowling analysis: Matthews, five for 87; Partridge, two for 57; Pitt, two for 42; Towell, none for 20; Bake well, none for 22. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. First innings ... ...... 187 Second Innings. Bakewell c Brown b FleetwoodSmith ... 53 Snowden b Ebeling 9 Grimshaw c O’Reilly b Ebeling ... 2 Timms st Barnett b Bromley ... 50 Bellamy c Bromley b FleetwoodSmith .... 1 Towell b Ebeling ... 1 Matthews c Bradman b Fleetwood- , Smith", ... ... ... ... ... 4 Pitt not out ... .... 2 Partridge c Barnett b Fleetwood- 1 Smith ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 Brown not out 0 Extras 2 t Total for nine wickets ... 133 Bowling Analysis.—Ebeling, three for 26; Darling, none for 18; Chipperfield, none for 32; O’Reilly, none for 5;; Bromley, one for 21; Fleetwood-Smith, five for 29. THE GENTLEMEN'S MATCH WYATT NOT PLAYING LONDON, Juno 15. (Received Juno 16, at 10.30 a.m.) E. W. Dawson, Lyon, and Lowndes replace Wyatt, Pataudi, and Allen in the Gentlemen’s team against the Australians. Wyatt’s thumb is .still painful. Pataudi has a chill and Allen a damaged finger. Wyatt’s, withdrawal followed the trial at Birmingham. If the fears about ■ his injury • are well founded it is most unlikely that he will be -fit for the second test, WYATT'S INJURED THUMB HAMMOND IN TORN LONDON, June 15. i (Received Juno IG, at 1 p.m.) Wyatt stated “ I don’t think my thumb will bo really fit for a month. The pain is no longer preventing sleep, but the difficulty is to find a glove to adequately protect my hand.” Hammond returned to form with a chanceless 134 in 150 minutes, includtwo 6’s and thirteen 4’s. Voce is suffering from sunstroke.