CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 20 June 1930, Page 6

CRICKET

AGAINST SURREY

(United Press Association—By Electric

Telegraph—Copyright)

jßeceived this day at 8 30. a.m.) LONDON,. June 19. At the Oval Surrey in the first innings are all out for 162. There was bright sunshine'" ffollowing a thunderstorm which drenched the wicket yesterday and made the pitch difficult. The match resumed dramatically, Fender putting Grimmett’s second ball into Fairfax’s hands at /silly nyid-on. Then four more wickets fell while fourteen runs were added, Baldwin and Gregory giving simple chances and Grimmett caught Peach off his own ibowling, thus securing three wickets for nil. He was utterly unplayable and the innings ended in fifty minutes to-day. Grimmett was. never so destructive as today.

Grimmett to-day took four wickets for two runs off six overs. five of which were maidens.

> As the'wicket was ‘ bad Fairfax accompanied WoodfuiE to kho wicket arid : received" the' first'over, dire “ball picking dangerously and, ian hour’s play produced only thirty-one. Woodfull'scored only three in- forty minutes and Fairfax seven. After lunch the pitch became, .easier and. the batsmen .more forceful. Wofidfuil’s fifty took 120 minutes arid the side’s hundred appeared five minutes later. Hen dor was punished Fairfax tried to pull a straight rail and was out.

Bradman had a short stay !>eing caught at square Teg.

Kippax and Woodfull were now together. The latter continued to score steadily. Kippax was also attractive and Surrey’s total was passed with eight wickets in hand. Woodfull completed his fourth century of the tour swinging Gregory to the boundary. He gave a chanceless display. ' U. '; ) V ••

f After . hiuch .-with two hundred up ■ in-even time Kippaix returned an pasyh catch to : Pea eh. cWoodfull and McCabe helped .ffheitiselves -to - the tfropll bowling. ; Thxvjnttcr wa-Übp wled- afteU a dashing vi-wrungs; ------- ’*•' Jackson started shakily. Woodfull after, batting. 265 minutes," scoring eleven fours, was dismissed, when attempting a lofty drive. A’Beckett raced away from Jackson though' he came in five minutes later.

S.URREY —1 st Tnnings

AT THE KING’S REQUEST

LONDON, June 18

As Flip ’result of papers publishing ■photographs of Australian cricketers wearing hats whilst conversing witn •Royalties, cabled Bth June, Kelly and Woodful 1 have received letters of protest from many quarters. Kelly requests the Australian press to state the players retained their hats at the King’s request

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Hobbs, st. Walker, b Grinimett ... in S.andbam;: c-.Fairfax, b Hurwood 29 ■Barling, c Walker; b Grinimett ... 0 .Shepherd,, c McCabe, b A’Bcckett 56 Wilson, b Harwood 9 Fender, c Fairfax, b Grinimett ... 11 Gregory, e Fairfax, b Grinimett 16 Baldwin, e Woodfull, b Fairfax ... 0 Peach, c and b' Grinimett ... ... 7 Brookes, c_Kippnx,. b Grinimett _ 4 Allom,' (not outVv.v. ‘ - 5 Extras 6 Y .f ' ' Y ., / ’% >. . -Total 162 Bowling analysis: /Wall 0 for 14, A’Beckett 1 for 41, Grinimett 6 for 24, Fairfax 1 for 26, McCabe 0 for 17, Hurwood 2 for 20. AUSTRALIA—1st Innings. Woodfull, c Wilson, b Shepherd 141 Fairfax’ l.b.w., b Shepherd 36 Bradman, c Allom, ib Shepherd ... 5 Kippax, o and b Peach 36 McCabe* b Shepherd 42 Jackson, (not out) 12 A’Beckett, (not' out) 36 Extras ... 24 Total for 5 wickets 332