CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 10 May 1930, Page 5

CRICKET

AUSTRALIAN' CRICKETERS.

AN EASY WIN

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

(Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, May 9. * The weather,'whs dull and wicket good. Wdodfull immediately declared, leaving Essex''Bsß behind. 'lhe weather was dull 'and chilly. The wicket appeared fast and,true. Fairfax making the pace from the pitch. Crawley, a dashing amateur, foolishly ran himself out. He played a hall straight to A’Beckett and then ran, Oldfield taking ofF the bails with both batsmen at one end. 1 Pope was promoted in the batting order, aiid spent a scoreless half hour. O’Connor also was- most cautious. Grimmett came . on.' at." 17 and Hornibrook came on after! 40 minutes. Pope had scored four after forty-five minutes and then swung Grimmett into Jackson’s hands. fi ,|t ,

O’Connor and, Rugsell, Essex’s two best batsmen, ; .were then together. Both played Hornibrook with th-fe utmost; care. Rjussell, in attempting to pull Hornibrqok by. going across the wicket was cle,an , bowled. Nichols commenced driving Hornibrook hard fo tlie but the Queenslander howled him. next over. Horriibrook missed'.'.a change of catching O’Connor off his own bowling. Hurwood was brought on for the first time. in the match when the score was 6 for F>4, and with A’Beekett kept the batsmen subdued, O’Connor taking 105 minutes to score 25.

iAifter lunph Grimmett made the ball do things,' O’Connor went out whlen he lunged at one from the googley bowler. ' Hornibrook ended Bray’s ICO minutes innings.. Cutmore hit gaily 'before he fell a victim to Hornibrook. Several catches were not accepted bv the Australians hut Jackson snapped up one from Hipkin. A’Bedkett got his - first 'wickets of the-tour'when lie dismissed Sheffield and Smith in the same over. The> innings ended after 220 minutes, giving' tlie' visitors'an easy victory. AUSTRALIA—Ist Innings. Woodfull, b ' Palmer ... ... 4

; Popsford, st.. Sheffield, b Hipkin 39 .MoCabe, ,c: Nicholsj b Palmer ... 5 -Kippax, b Nichols ... . * ... 57 Jackson, c ;Nichols : , b ,Hipkin ... 7 , Fairfax, b Palmer 12 A’Beckett, b Palmer ... ... 0 Oldfield, (not opt), : 16 , .Grimmett, b Cutmore ... ... ... 0 Hurwood, b Hipkin ... 1 Hornibrook, o O’Connor, b Palmer ... .... 7 . Extras 1 .., ... ... 8 Total .... "7. .7./ ,v.. 1-56 ') Bowling analysis: Nichols 2 for 23, Palmer 5 for 40, Hipkin 3 for 44, O’Connor 0 for 25, Smith 0 for 16. ESSEX—Ist Innings. Crawley, b Fairfax' ... ... ~. 8 Cutmore,' st, Oldfield, b Grimmett 8 b Griminiett ... ... ... 1

Russell, b Hornibrook 19 Nioh'bls, b Horiiibrook ... ' 9 Bray, c Woodfullp b Hornibrook 3 Hipkin, b Hornibrook ... 9 Pope, :' v b Fairfax ... 5 Sheffield, b Smith' -eFairfax/?b Hornibrook 2 Palmer, (not out) ...' 9 Extras . 12 Total ... : IL 67 Bowling analysis: Fairfax 2 for -25,* A’Beckett 0 for "2, Grimmett 2 for 17, Hornibrook -6- for 11. AUSTRALIA—2nd Innings. Woodfull, o Niehols-, b Smith ... 64 Ponsford, c Cutmore, b Niehols ... 26 McCabe, c Bray* b Palmer ... 6 Kippax, l.b.w. b O’Connor 42 Jackson, c Sheffield, b O’Connor ... ... 27 Fairfax, (not out); • 53 A’Beckett, c Crawley, b O’Connor ... 39 Oldfield, (not outj) ...... ... 14 Extras -.■******,.*,• 12 Total for 6;Jr|clifets (dec.) ... 264 Bowling analysis: Nichpte 1 for 36, Palmar 1 for 37, Smith 1 for 52, Hipkin 0 for TO,'" O’Connor 3 for 57. ESSEX—2nd Innings. # Crawley, run out - B Pope, e Jackson,- b Grimmett ... 4 Russell, b Hornibrook 6 Niehols, b Hornibrook .. .. 4 (O’Connor, st. Oldfield, b Grimmett ... 26 Bray, st. Oldfield,' b"’Hornibrook 32 Cutmore, c Jackson, ib Hornibrook V ‘ 39 Hipkin, c Jackson, b" Grimmett 9 Sheffield, b A’Beckett ... 1 Smith, h A’Beckett' V 9 Palmer, (not ority 3 Extras ’'aV‘7: %■. 11 Total ... ... 146 Bowling analysis : Fairfax* 0 for 1, A’Beckett 2 for:) 13,. Grimmett 3 for 57. Hornibrook A for 29, McCabe 0 for 1. Hurwood'O for 18. Australia won by 207 runs. brYe-'i,

HORNIBROOK’S SUCCESS

CURRENT OPINION

(Received this* day at 9.40 a mA . LONDON, May 9. ! The Daily Mail ■ says<: Hornibrook’s success must be ft 'happy omen Tor the Australian authorities. ,- He is one of the many new men they included in the spirit of a bold-experiment, which nil cricket lovers-rndmire. The “Times” saysHornibrook had nothing terrific to do, - hut it is the manner of a good bowler, resulting in a better opinion of the Australian attack. . - .

Fairfax bowled well as ..he must do -when assisted by the*.., pitch. He