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Hokitika Guardian, 2 June 1930, Page 6

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AUSTR A LIAN ORICKETE RS.

AGAINST HAMPSHIRE

BRADMAN’S 1000,

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

LONDON, May 31

After making a good start against Australia at Southampton, Hampshire were dismissed for 151. Grimmett was again deadly, and bo took seven wickets, thereby passing the fifty wicket mark for the tour.

There was an overcast sky, with heavy' rain clouds and a cold wind, which made the conditions far front ideal. The Australian team were: Woodfull, Bradman, Jackson, Ponsford, Wall, Fairfax, Grimmett, Oldfield, Hornibrook, Ivippax, McCabe. Lord Tennyson" won the toss, and be decided to bat. Brown, who made a lone stand for his side, gave, a delightful display. He scored nine in one- over from Wall. He is a lefthander, and succeeded in punishing the' bowling. Grimmett broke the opening partnership at GO, Wall taking a'splendid one-handed, catch high up, thus dismissing Ilosie. As was fitting, Brown’s brilliant innings was then concluded by a magnificent piece of fielding, Bradman throwing down Brown’s wicket from a distance of fifty yards, after stopping the ball with his foot. The spice went out of the game when Boown left. The wickets then fell rapidly. Grimmett’s second over after lunch secured his fiftieth wicket of the tour.

Tennyson showed a disposition to hit, but the bowling baffled him. Grimmett continued the rout, and the natural wicket enabled him to spi 11 the ball tremendously'. None of the later batsmen offered any serious resistance. His triumph was largely responsible for reviving the hop© that Bradman would get liis thousand runs before the end of the month of May. AUSTRALIANS BAT.

Bradman with Jackson opened Australia’s innings. The latter tried to hook Herman’s second ball, which caught the top of his bat, tnd was skied to short square leg, whoreBoyes took a simple catch. Bradman now' wuinted 46 runs to reach his thousand runs for .May. He and Ponsford dealt severely .\v;th a: .-

loose ones. Then the weather threatened to deprive Bradman of the distinction so eagerly- sought. Drizzling rain cii a sod a slight delay of a quarter of an hour.

Ponsford was bowled shortly allcr tea.

Bradman crept: to 997 runs. Tln-n the rain became' again imfnine'nt. Newman, however, obligingly threw up' a full to.si?, from which the young •record breaker reached 1001. Then before the players had left the field the rain pelted down, and play ceased for tlie day. Nine thousand spectators gave Bradman an ovation. Scores: HA AH’S HI R E—l st Innings. Hosie, c Wall, b Grimmett ... ... 12 Brown, run out ... ... 06 Lowndes, c AVoodfull, b Hornibrook 5 Mead, c McCabe, b Grimmett ... 0 Kennedy, b Grimmett 5 Newman, c Fairfax, b Grimmett 10 Lord Tennyson, c .Jackson, b AVall 15 Creese, 1.b.w., b Grimmett 9 Boyes, (not out) ... 4 Herman, c Hornibrook, b Grimmett 3 Jameson, st Oldfield, lb Grimmett 27 Extras 5 Total ... 151 Bowling analysis: Wall 1 for 30, Fairfax 0 for 22, Hornibrook 1 for 49, Grimmett 7 for 39. A USTR ALlA—lst In n i n gs. Jackson, c Boyes, by Herman ... 0 Bradman, (not out) 47 Ponsford, b Newman 29 Ivippax, (not out) 3 Extras > 3 Total for 2 wickets 82

ENGLAND V. THE REST

LONDON, May .31

Several thousand people saw the opening of the test trial between England and The Rest at Lords. The wicket was protected by a tarpaulin during a downpour on the previous evening.

Robins and Geary were destructive bowlers. The former, who is a splendid fieldsman as well as a batsman, seems certain of inclusion in tbe first test against Australia. He bowled better than Peebles or any other slow howler so far encountered by tbe Australians. Tbe top spin be imported to tbe ball caused great speed off tbe pitch. Larwood, Tate and Geary were played with comparative confidence. Scores:— THE REST—lst Tunings. Jiarine, c Geary, b Robins ... 15 Stevens, c Chapman, b Tate ... 1 Duleepsinhji, c Geary, b Larwood 12 Wyatt, c Duckworth, by Geary ... 2u Levlaiid. st Duckworth, b Robins 4 Ames, c Duckworth, b Robins ... 28 Hopwood, c Cliapmaii, b Robins 17 Worthington, 1.b.w., b Geary ... 29 White, c Duckworth, 1) Geary .. < A Horn, (not out) j] Clark, c Duckworth, b Geary Extras ’’ Total I[iß