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Hokitika Guardian, 8 May 1930, Page 5

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AUSTRALIAN SRICKETERS. ■ • ■« ‘ • •-■ »

AGAINST ESSEX,

jfUnited Press Association.—By Electric

Telegraph.—Copyright.]

(Received this day at 8 a.m.) May 7 At Leyton .against Essex the weather -Was cloudy', and wicket slow after rain.. ' ij t v . . t , Jutetnalianlst—-‘Woodfutl, Kippax, Ponsford. Fairfax, Jackson, - Grim- ’ mett,.‘McCabe;’' 'Oldfield, A’Beckett, Hunvcod, anci^HOfnibrook. Australia . won?" the,. toss and arc batting. . ' ( .' Raiii threatbii’etl fhr the Australians first London appearance. The outfield was slow; The; covering of - ’.be wicket had not' prevented it getting a .soaking, blft* The 'absence of - sunshine ruled . oiit' the possibility of a difficult *;pitchp’--' ' U ‘ ; Woodfull beghn with memories of a previous Essex match- wherein 'hb made a 'double -century.* * Nichols is ■ regarded <.'aS England’s second fastest, and ■best - bow’lev. bowled at a fine pace and should have got Woodfull ••the second over, a catch being dropped ?in tbe ! ■ slips, but the first ball in Palmer’s 'second/ over, 'beat •him.>- • ' iofoß-' -■u-'.v.■

The tricky wicfket is blamed for the Australians’. :? isqnsational collapse against the Essex bowlers. Rain fell several times during the day and the Wind, was bitterly, cold. lEssex launched a ; splendid c-atfack, Nichols making the ball bump> .awkwardly at times, and at other tittres it kept low. Palmer also,bowled splendidly. Woodfull’s dismissal heartened' the home side and McCabe also was, never comfortable and was soon well caught. An hour’s play.produced ;fifty-five runs, of v Inch Ponsford had scored thirty. Kippax and, Ponsford made a valuable stand, but with Jacksop’-s early dismissal • four : were down. ■ for, ninety-two and Australia’s . position was not bright. Palmer , rattled , Fairf ax’s and A'Beckett’3 wickets in quick succession but meanwhile Kippax had been driving and .'Scoring delightfully. With his dismissal • af tey) tea.v'the innings’- .virtuaily; prided, the .'others 'failing- to keep out the dangerous bowling. -The innings -lasted-two hundred miutes. 1

\ In*the remafnfrig fifty-five minutes left to play three Eissex batsmeh were dismissed. Grimmett claimed two victims and Fairfax, who got the other, made* good use of the tricky wicket. Ui '

u AUSTRALIA—Ist Innings. .■ • "Woodfull, : b‘* Pa brief ... 4 Ponsford, st. Sheffield j b"'Hipkin 39 McCabe, *c Nichols, b Palmer .;. 5 Kippax, b Nichols ... ... 57 Jackson, c Nichols, b Hipkin ... 7 Fairfax, b Palffier ;V. ... ... 12 A’Beckett, b 'Palmer ' ... ... ... 0 ' (not offt*)- v," 16 JJfc'immett, c Bray, b* Nichols ... 0 / b .Hipkin; : ... 1 ; "Honiibrook, o 0 ? Palm- . er ... -T.V; ... ... 7 Extras V.. Y.. : ... -8 Total ... V.f'WJ /.. ... ... 156 Bowling analysis': Nichols 2 for 23, Palmer 5 for 40, • Hipkin 3 for 44, O’Connor 0 .for l ‘ 25; Smith 0 for 16. * ' ' -' :-ESSEX—Kt Innings., Crawley, b Fairfax 8 Cutmore, st. Oldfield, b Grimmett 8 O’Connor, b Grimmett ... 1 Russell, (not odtj... ... ... 13 Nichols, (not out) M ... 7 Extras 6 Total for 3 wickets ... ... 43 Stumps were Alien drawn.

IN EXCUSE

LONDON, May 7

Critics agree-'that the unacclima.tised Australians felt tho cold considerably at Leyton and this was largely responsible for their. slewing.