CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 3 May 1930, Page 5

CRICKET

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

MATCH AGAINST WORCESTER.

THE, FIRST WIN.

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(Received .this day at 8 a.m.l /LONDON, May 2. The. weather,[was.beautiful and wicket go'od. 4 ;.i ‘-

An hour and. a . quarter sufficed to dismiss the remaining Worcester batsmen.' Grimmett was the destroying angel. v He tied,, all the batsmen up and finished with fine figures.' The other Australians bowlers were innocuous, although Fairfax made the ball get Up. •j, . S.i' .

The , Root-Waiters partnership was worth .84, but when Grimmett was called, on he immediately bowled Root and the. others/;; failed to last long. Worcester’s innings occupied 240 minutes. ’•.

Grimmett’s bowling has deepened the feeling that,.the Australian attack might ibe.-'isfi one man show; Hornibrook is , improving but Wall and ■ A’Beckett,iwere never impressive and failed to get a wicket. WORCESTER—Ist Innings Jewell, c Fairfax,', b. Grimmett ... 7 Wright,, Lb w. ,b .Gnmrnett- 29 Nichols, run out. ... 8 Gibbons, 'not opt.) ••• 31 Fox, l.b.w. b (!l ,Grimmett 0 Walters, st, Oldfield, ."b Grimmett 21 Root, st. Oldfield, b ,Fairfax ... 9 ( Brook, b Fairfax 2 Styler, run out . ... ... 13 Gilbert, b Fairfax;... .n ... ... 0 Jackson, 1 b.w,, b) Fairfax ... 0 Extras v ,. ... ... 12 Total ...' ..... ... ....■ ... 131 Bowling analysis.—Wall* 0 for 21, A’Beckett, 0, vior 12, Grimmett 4 for

38, Hornibrook .6 ( for 22, Fairfax 4 few 36.

AUSTRALIA—Ist Innings

Woiidfiull, b.8r00k.... .... 133, J.apktion, ’c b' Brook. ... ?4‘ Bradman, c b Brook > ... 236 McCabe, c Root, 1 _b Brook .... 15. Richardson, run'out . ... ... 24 ' Fairfax, c Root/ tf Jacltson ... .... 0 A’Beckett, c Glibhrt, b Root ... 24 Oldfield, b Root ... ... ...... 4 Grimmett, (not. 'ojit) * ... 15 -t'[Wall, (not out) r " : ... 9 Extras ... 8 Total for 8 wickets (dec.) ... 492 Bowling analysis j ! Root.) 2 for 112,' Jackson 1 for 105, Gilbert 0 for 30, Brook 4 for 148, Wright 0 for 68, Gibbons 0 for 21. WORCESTER: -2nd Innings.

Jewell, hit wckf.'yb Hornibrook 10 ''Wright, run outffH.''. ■ ... : 18 Nichols," c Hornibrook, b Grimnvett . ! '£ u t." ... ... 1 Gibbons, b Hornibrook ;.. " ... ... 22 Fox, c. Oldfield, b. Grimmett ... 28' Walters, c, .grimmett ... 44

Root. b. ,Grimmetj jY ... , ... . .....48 Brooke, b. Grimmett j ... ... ... 0 Styler, l.b.w Hqrnjjbrpok 1 Jackson (not 0u^)..... ... 4 Gilbert, absent i 11;... 0 Extras ... I, • 20 ■. ■ . ■■ . ,: l • ’ ■ Totai ... ... ... ... ... ... 196 ■ Bowling analysis i Wall 0 for 23, Fairfax 0 for 4tr, c 'Grimmett 5 for 46, Hornibrook 3 for' 30, ’A’ Beckett 0 for 25, McCabe 0 for 8. Australia won by an innings and 165 runs. -

COUNT? CRICKET 'fch ’'tV.;

(Received this day at 9.40 a.m.) . .. : May 2.

In the first round of the County Cricketj Hobbs a century In both innings. "

Glamorgan, Ist innings 474, (Battes 168, Hills 100),, .Second 205 (Turnbull 61), Ailom took 4 for 50. Surrey Ist. innings 333 ."(Hobbs 137), Mercer 5 for 61. Second. 190 for 2 (Hobbs 111). Glamorgan won on the first innings., -1 Middlesex 1st;; innings (Lee 85) Geary 4 for 53, second innings 5 for 349 declared (Lee 95; Heridren not out 101) . Leicesterwon ;on the Ist innings.