CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 7 May 1930, Page 5

CRICKET

: W: U- ' Australian Cricketers.

RAIN PREVENTS PLAY

MATCH ABANDONED

[United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—-Copyright.]

; ' London, May e. At Leicester liea-yy rain, fell during the night, and /in tJV, morning. There was no play. /,. The match has oeen. abandoned. LEICESTER-rlst innings. Shipman, c Wallf'lb Grimmett ... 63 Berry, e Ponsford, b Grimmett ... 50 Armstrong, st. Walker, b Grinj;...V mett . ... ... 3

Bradshaw,, b Grimmett*.... 0 Riley, c and b Grimmett „ ,0 Sharp, st. Walker, b Grimmett ... . < Astill, c McCabe,' b Wall ... .... 6 Geary, l.b.w. b Wail ... ... .C Delisle, - Sidwell, st. .WalkeDf.bJGrrimhicet 6 ■ ,/l, : : v . : . 6 ' Total Nr; ... 146 Bowling analysis: Wall 3 for .37: Hunvood 0 for T&t-Fafrfax 0 for 38: Grimmett.7 for 46; McCaibe 0 for 3. • ■ •• OH ■ 'V . ■ AUSTRALIA—Ist Innings.

Ponsford, l.b.wvfab Geary 25 Jackson, b Geary ... ... ... ... 4 Kippax, c Sidwellys'b Shary :.. 22 McCabe, b Geary ... 2 Bradman, (not out) ... ... ... 185 Richardson, c. Armstrong, b Geary 100 Fairfax, (not out/LbVj ... ... ... 21 Extras Anil... ; // 0

Total for fi/wickets 365 LONDON, May 6.

Bowling analysis: Shipman 0 for 50, Snary 1 for 89/, Deary 4 for 85. Astill 0 for 99, Armstrong 0 for 27.

BATSMAN OF HIGHEST DEGREiE

/LONDON, May .5

The. “Daily Telegraph” says : Bradman won every heart-immediately by his confidence affthuhis ’ suggestion of immense debatable- ; whether '/$iV .is another Trumper, but he is a batsman of the highest degree. .-*«— ■

ARMSTRONGS, OPINION.

DISAPPOINTING

/ ./; ■ AUCKLAND, May 5. •«, “It is difficult } at; this stage to say . -with ’’confidence b,ow the Australian ’eleven will ffee in England, but I am sanguine that they//yyill be able to give the English/Counties a bit of a shake up,’’, said/,, jVEr--/V\[arwick Arm■y strong, the,, noted Australian crick'eter/ and. former (Australian test captain, who arrived frpni Sydney by the Aorangi. ' , ilfcoir. .

' Mr Armstrong, agreed with the English critics that Grynmett would have to shoulder nio9t of the bowling burden, tout he was-!,\doubtful whether Grimmett would worry first-class batsmen in test matches. It was .disappointing to see that the younger bowlers of the team "were not getting wickets, seeing that in the first two matches the Australians had met weak county teams. As the ’tour progressed perhaps Fairfax,’ the young Sydney bofwler might do‘. mutfh better, as he had a high,action, and should be able to spin the ball op 1 English wickets. Mr Armstrong said that he had not yet given the game :: up. He still played a little when lie ;hsjd the opportunity and could still pick the extra good Ball which required • watching. Mr Armstrong will be 'in New Zealand for five or six weeks on behalf of the English firm he ' is’ l associated with. He expects to be clays in Auckland, and will collie back before returning to Austrdliit.''’ ESSEX TEAM.

(Received thil r 4l»v ; nt 9. a.ni.l LONDON, May 6. vJThe Essex, team Against the Australians will beßr^~ (paptain) Grawley, H. Smith, H. PaMer; Russell, O’Connor,. Nichols, Hipkin, Sheffield, Cutmore, and Pope.- 1

county- Matches

LONDON, May 6

Rain on the first-and last days interfered with’ the*'hebond round of County cricket. - ■ v Marylebone, first ■’innings!, 276 fcr 9, declared, (Lee 62,- Hetidren 1U). Macaulay took 6 'for- 73. Second innings 69. Macaulay took 7 for 22, Robinson 3 for 03. Yorkshire, first innings, 257 (Sutcliffe 74). Kennedy •took .4 for 59. Second-innings 89 for ;3.: Yorkshire worivi'toy .-seven wickets. •Worcester, first innings 40. A Horn fook 3 for 11, Stroud-4 for 17. Second innings, 183. ./.Allom took 4 for CO, \ Stroud 4 for ,36.. Surrey, first innings, 447 for: 8, declared, (Hobbs CCy SrK.idham 65,ktDucat 125, Shepherd 82). Surrey won by an innings and 224 runs. .

Nottingham, first innings, 273, (Whysair 113). Wiensley. took 4 for 72. Second innings 89 for 6. Sussex, first ..innings, 188.-'•(•Parks 83). Staples took, 6 for 58. .Nottingham won on the first innings.,,, H ~,, Northants, first innipgs, 152. Tyldsely took 4 for inninss, 164. Hopwood topjc-/ 5 for 40, Tyldsely 4 for 49, .Lancashire, first' in.nings, 337 for 6„. declared, ‘Tddon 93, Eclcersle.v, not out, 69, Hopwood ,62). Lancashire won by an innings :and 21 rims.. ‘S2* 1

Kent, first innings, 133. Peebles took 6 for 68. Oxford, first innings, 407 (Melville 78, Ford 155). Match drawn.

Glamorgan; first: innings,- 269, second innings 120 for Ik Warwick, first innings 251. Glamorgan won on the