CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 19 June 1930, Page 6

CRICKET

AGAINST SURREY

(United Prßss Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).

(Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Juno 18. Against .Surrey at the Oval, the teams are:

Australians: —Wood full, Bradman, Kippax, Fairfax, McCabe, A’Beckett, Jackson, Grimmett, Wall, Hurwood, Walker.

Surrey:—Hobbs, Sandham, Fender, Allom, Barling, Shepherd, Wilson, Gregoiy, Baldwin, Peach, Brooks. The weather was sultry and wicket good. Surrey wort the toss and are batting. • , ; .

Play started at noon, despite heavy overnight rain. The . outfield was slow.

Richardson is resting, having a severe cold, which handicapped him in the test. Hornibrook strained his leg and is being spelled. Ducat was not played, for Surrey owing to a family bereavement. Surrey are a 150.... yptlyout their fast bowler, Gover. J ' LONDON, Juno 18.

The opening pair batted steadily in the Surrey, match,., though IJobhs ,was J obviously-., tired ..after •■the'- test'. '-• --He reached forward to Grimmett and was easily stumped. - - J -' The score was still thirty-four when the Grimmett-Walker: combi nation 'had another success, Barling flicking 'a ball for the* wicket-keeper to take a good catch on the .leg side. Hurwood Secured Sandliam'swicket, and then again he was unaccountably taken off.

In a bad light after lunch, Grimmett had the batsmen in trouble. A hundred, however, appeared after two hours. A’Beckett in the slips missed Shepherd off Hurwood, and the stroke made the batsman fifty in seventyfive minutes.

Wilson attempted to hit Hurwood and lost his middle stump, and'Shepherd was easily caught in .the.. slips without an addition to.. the":total, five wickets being'down for 117. , • •

' Gregory and Fender were enterprising, but a terrific thunderstorm burst at 3.35 p.m. and the ground whs quickly drenched anjd ftiiHhei* play

AFTER THE TEST,

CRITIC'S OPINIONS

LONDON, June 18,

“Tlie Times’s” cricketing correspondent says:;—The losers acquitted themselves in. every respect as nobly as did the victors. Bradman lias l>een invariably to the fore when danger threatened in most of the games which the Australians have played. He had more to do with" the result than had any other Australian, batsman. Young though he is, lie has won his place among the greatest bats in fifty years which Australian cricket lias produced. The “Daily Mail” lias a leading article on the result. It states:—“No one can say, after the Nottingham match that the Aslios are safe, as the Australians, in their uphill battle, made a record score for the fourth innings in tost cricket in England. The youthful Bradman showed nerves of iron.”

TATE’S. GREAT BOAVLING FEAT

The Australian .Press - Association says:—“The Australians lost in a gallant fight, the result of which by no means quenches the hopes lor a later victory. England won because Tate demonstrated that lie is as .good a bonder as ever lie was. It was a magnificent game throughout... The end. coming with fifty minutes io spare, despite the delays due*tb tlie rein, proved that four days are ample time in which to finish tlie tests in England. Chapman’s generalship was an important factor in England’s success. Tate was unquestionably th e greatest bowler of the match. He produced remarkable figures with twenty maidens out of fifty overs. Indeed he must still have a strong claim to being the world’s greatest howler. COPLEY’S SURPRISE.

When Copley, the professional, who played substitute, received the telegram asking him to- play, lie thought' that someonse was pulling his leg. Copley distinguished himself with his great catch in dismissing McCabe. The veterans are now asking if there 1S any parallel of a player appearing in a test match who, like Copley, has not previously figured in a single firstclass match. THE CAPTAINS.

AVoodfull, the Australian captain is not downhearted. He said: “We will try to retrieve our fortunes next time.”

Chapman is tremendously pleased that England won. He said that the Australians put up a splendid fight.

AUSTRALIAN OPINION

SYDNEY, June IS.

Opinions in Australia as to the outcome of the test match reflect a lading of general satisfaction. Quite a number of tlie experts declare Unit, there was little between the teams,

wa s impossible. SURREY—1st Innings. , Hobbs,' st. Walker, b ' Grimm fett ... 19 Sandham, c Fairfax, b Harwood go Barling, c Walker, b Grimmett ... ■ 0 Shepherd, c McCabe, b A’Beckett 56 Wilson, b Hunvood 9 Gregory, (not out) 11 Fender, (not out) .11 Extras 5; ‘ : Total for 5 wickets 140 Stumps were then drawn.