CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 7 July 1930, Page 6

CRICKET

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS. r, sfcy _ MATCH WITH NOTTS. KIPjPAX NEAR TA r A CENTURY. [United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.] '' A '' Ji LONDON, July 5. The weather was beautiful and the wicket was good for the match at Nottingham, between Notts and Australia. The Australians won the toss, and decided to bat. All of them were disposed of for 296. The Notts .side comprised: G. Gunn, (captain), Wysall ; Walker, Payton, Lilly, A. Staples, S. Rhodes, Larwood, Rarratt, S. .Staples, and Voce. Poiisford and Jackson opened confidently'for Australia, but Larwood who was making his first appearance since his illness, continued his “hoodoo” on the Victorian, uprooting his off stump when, the total was only nineteen.

Jackson, wjio was showing better form, scored" steadily, but McCabe, who, occupying Bradman’s place in the batting order, started quietly, McCabe'"the# twice hooked S. Staples to • tlie ? ' boundary. Staples was the unlucky member of Chapman’s team who • was invalided back from Australia . without, playing a game.

Then, at 41, Jackson was well taken at fine leg. ■ Kippax came m. Both Kippax and McCabe made Voce so profitable that he was taken off. • '

.McCabe reached an admirable fifty in an hour by twice driving Larwood to the boundary. McCabe now rivals -Bradman in the attractiveness of his batting and his hitting. This pair carried the score to 115. Then McCabe was cleverly caught by Larwood off his own bowling. McCabe had hatted dashingly for 75 minutes j and hit eleven fours. Richardson followed. He was delightful, punishing all of the bowlers freely, half an hour yielding him a lead over Kippax, who had started 45 minutes earlier.

Voce abandoned his leg trap to bowl pver the wipkpt, with three slips. Rich-ardsoh'-yeitched fifty runs in 35 minutes, .while/Kippax took 105 minutes to do Then the fireworks stopped, for Richardson, making his first weak stroke, was easily caught at mid-on. He had hit ten fours. The total was now 4 for 198. Lifting Arthur Staples for four, Kippax brought two hundred up in 165 minutes.

Larwood, with a new ball, skittled Fairfax’s stumps in his first oyer, with only seven runs added. This was the first time in his eleven innings that Fairfax had "failed to reach double figures." Kippax was playing sound, attractive cricket, but he and the newcomer, A’Beckett, were worried by Larwood, who was now bowling at a fierce pace. When his century looked almost certain, Kippax fell a victim to a swinger from Voce, which Larwood caught splendidly. He hit thirteen fours during his 185 minutes at the wicket. The total now was 6 for 267. • ' Thirteen runs later A’Beckett went. His score included five fours. Harwood and Walker were ed by Voce in quick succession, the wicket being shattered in each case.

Hornibrook and Wall ma.de a brief stand, but the last three wickets added only sixteen runs.

Notts, .the .chanipioii county, made a cautious start. Wall was bowling particularly well. George Gunn, aged 5.1 years, whose sons plays occasionally for Notts, and Whysall, who was in Australia in 1924, shaped soundly, but Gunn gave one hot chance in the slips. Half an hour’s batting left Notts 275 run behind. Scores AUSTRALIA—First Innings. Ponsford, b Lanvood 6 Jackson, c Whysall, b Voce ... 22 McCabe,' c and b Larwood ... 58 Kippax, c Larwood, b Voce ... 98 Richardson, ( c Rhodes, bA. Staples 55 Fairfax; lb..’ Larwood , 3 A’Beckett, c S. Staples, b A. Staples ... : 38 Hurwdbd, b Voce 0 Walker, b Voce 6 Wall, b A. Staples 6 Hornibrook, not out 5 Extras 5 Total -5 Bowling analysis: Larwood 3 for 59, Barratt 0 for 48, Voce 4 for 86, S. Staples 0 for 54, A. Staples 3 for 44. NOTTINGHAM—First Innings Gunn, not out ... 10 Whysall, not out 6 Extras 5 Total for no wickets 21 There were fifteen thousand spectators at Notts Cricket match. THIRD TEST. ENGLAND’S SIDE. (Received this day at 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, July 6. England’;? team for the third test will be Chapman (captain), Duleepsinhji, Hobbs, Sutcliffe, Tate. Larwood, Duckworth, Hammond, Leyland, R. Tyldesley and Geary. Hendren is twelfth man.