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Hokitika Guardian, 1 May 1930, Page 5

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MATCH AGAfNSf WQBCESTICI!

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(Received this day at 8 a.m.) W ELLINGTON, April 30. The' Australian Press states "Worcester had a yuiiShine, and a crisp atmosphere' to I 'give the Ausa cheery 1 ' welcome. Worcester’s picturesque/' tree-lined ground, Avas in good ordefi but slow, and a stiff breeze blew across the wicket. Jewell won the toss. ’ rr : . LONDON, April 30. For the first 1 ‘match, the weather was finai and w-i'dket 'soft. Worcester won the toss. * ' ! '

'■ ’Wociclfuill led I 'but the Australians punctually at ndoii to face a battery -of • newspapers, cinemas and cameras. Jewell Scored three off Wall’s iirst 'bter,' A’Beckett at Hhe other end befvlecl slower than-usual. The wicket was true and the bull did not rise high. The batsmen•' appeared com--f or table against [A? Beckett, who was pitching mostly outside the 6fF stump. Wall also did not icause anxiety. . All the Australians played’in sweaters, the bowlers even replacing them -Jbetween overs] wiftgv ‘to ‘ a keen -breeze. Grimmett and Hornibrook were am effective boinbi nation in keeping down runs and an hour’s play only. produced fQrty-fiye, Gibbons, a young professional who . was at the head. of Worcestershire’s averages last .year, was ; shaky''against Grimmett but.faced Hornibrook with confidence. (Received this Hay at 9.40 a.m.) ‘ : - LONDON, April 30. -- Grimmett afte’F'ah hour’s bowling gbt Wright a-nddFox Hff successive balls, leg before’.- r: i After : lunch Wa! ters and Gibbons improved the rate of scoring. ' Wall was taken off after another brief ineffectual spell in favour of Fairfax. One hundred appeared for one hundred And thirty minutes play. Two.'smart pieces of work by Oldfield dismissed Walters and Root. After a period--of slow, shaky batting, Fairfaxibeajfc shattering his wicket/* Grihimett despite two and a quarter hours bowling was ’ accurate and persistent. : '..Oldfield gained,ihis.,, third victim when Styler’attempted a foolish run. Fairfax rooted up, the middle again when -,)le dismissed Gilbert and two balls later he got Jackson. The innings lasted 165 j .minutes. The Australians did not miss a chance. Woodfull and Jackson opened ’ the visitors’ innings at 3.50, both batsmen refusing to nibble ,at leg theory bowling. Twenty runs were scored in as many minutes,, the batsmen repeatedly sending Root and Jackson to the boundary. Woodfull.’s batting, was full of confidence. there was little venom in the Worcester attack and when Root was taken off the scoring %\teAe\ was one pet ,y ' minute. Jackson was well caught at square leg by Wa’l-, tejs. yt 3. ; Woodfull and . Bradman were cautious after tea accurate bowling of Root and "Brooks, Woodfull reached. fifty in ninety minutes, but Worcester fielding was’ .poor. Bradman, gathering confidence, hit harder and obtained fifty in an hour. When stumps were drawn 1 Woodfull had been at, the crease 145-minutes having scored seven boundaries. Bradman had liatbed for ninety minutes, securing eight fours. ’ •••.- ■ • The teams are:—Australia: ’Woodfullj Richardson, Bradman, -Fairfax, Grimmett, Hornibrook, Jackson, McCabe, Oldfield, A’Beckett, Wall. Worcester: Jewell, Wright, Nichol, Gibbons, V. Walters, Root, Brook. St-yler, Gilbert, Jackson.

WORCESTER—Ist Innings Jewell, c Fairfax. .b ..Grimmett ... 7 Wright, l.b.w. b Grimmett ‘2B Nichols, run Gibbons, 'not out) ..; 31 Fma, l.b.w. b Grimmett 0 Walters, st.' Oldfield, :,b .Grimmett 21 Hoot, st. Oldfield,-*br Fairfax ... 9 Brook, b Fairfax-. ... ... 2 Styler, run out ... ... 13 Gilbert, b Fairfax;,;.*,;.,-, 0 Jackson, 1 b.w. b Fairfax ... 0 ..Extras ... ... ... 12 Total. ... 131 Bowling analysis,;.jWall. 0 for 2, -A’Beokett 0 for 2,'. Grimmett 4 for 38, .Hornibrook 0,i0i: ; 2, Fairfax 4 for 36. f >; • ' AUSTRALIA—Ist innings. Woodfull, (not Q]i,t)' s N.,f.- •.,-••• ■• 95 Jackson, c Walters,'V,Brook ... 24 Bradman, (not out) .A.,. r <o Extras ... ... i.. 6

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