CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 6 May 1930, Page 5

CRICKET

Australia# - Cricketers.

{United Press Association.—By Electric ‘ ; Telegraph.—Copyright.] ~..

, „ (Received this day at 8 ,a.in.) LONDON, May 5. The weather was fine and the wfcket tgooel. Warm sunshine prevailed as Brad4man and Kippax ..resumed this morning. Leicester has, a local reputation of being a trickywicket in the first half hour of thevipprning, mists leaving the ground sufficiently damp to' •necessitate the bowlers using sawdiist. Condition^favoured the batsmen as the outfield w.fis faster than Saturday. Goaty,; commenced bowl- * ing outside the Jeg/stump. The two batsmen were qujeMy confident. Following the early, .dismissal to-day of Kippax and MjqCafie, who failed to get going, Bradroapi and Richardson became associated,-in a, partnership yielding. 179 Coming together when four wickets were down for S 3, these two saved tI)Q sifie from a possible rout. Richardson played .freely throughout, but Bradman was unusually, restrained,-.his .'first 25 oecujping one hundred, mirtutes. He then livened up andthe total reached a . hundred after. f 25 minutes. Richardson punished .anything loose. The Leicester bawling was varied < and accurate, demanding the batsmenls respect. > Both gave difficult chances when ini^flie., forties. Richardson made the worth a htlndred by hitting , Armstrong • for six and the present aftefi lunch saw djne .South Australian hit the fast bovyier,'Shipman, successively for six f|nd, four. He reached the coveted century, before Brad* man, despite the'iatter's ninety-five minutes' start. vj.Y"''. Bradman’s three ‘ figures appeared next over, and tjten Richardson was caught, failing (to connect properly with one from Geary. There, were tweivty minutes delay, at tea owing to rain. Bradman upon resuming went after the runs, pasting the bowling. The 1 third hundred took only fifty-five miniates. ; At 5.25 rain drove the players off i and stumns were later drawn. LEICESTER—Ist 1 ' Innings. . Sliipman, c. Wall,'W'Grimmett ... 63 Berryj c 'Ponsford, b Grimmett ... 50 Armstrong, ' st. WfilMr, V'Griinrfnett '...'--l 1 ..' : it. it. ... S Bradshaw, b GrimmO'fct 0 Riley, c and b 6ViiKmett ... ... 0 ( Sharp, st. Walker?, i: B Grimmett ... 5 ■ Astill, c McCabe, b Wall ... ... 6 Geary,, l.b.iv. b Wall ‘ ... .... 6 Dpi isle,’ (not out) If: ... 2 . Sidwell, st. Walkerfb Gfimhieet 6 ''•"'Extras ! ..W’fiT : *.*• ••• • ® f ** j "/total ... ... -.f. ... ••• 148 Bowlihg analysis/‘ Wall 3 for 37; Hwrwbod 0 for 18 ; • Fairfax 0 for 38; Grimmett 7 for 46?/-'.'MbCalbe 0 for 3. ■, ALSTRALIA—Ist, Innings. .Ponsford) 1.b.w., b; Geary ... ... 25 Jackson, h

Kipp ax, c Sidwellj.. McCabe,, b Geary 2 Bradman, : (not' out):, |BS Richardson, e Armstrong, b Geary 100 Fairfax, (not out) f ioji ... ... ... 21 . Extras ... >3

• Total for 5 wickets, ... ... 365 Rain Stopped play;,and stumps were drawn. •.