CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 29 July 1930, Page 6

CRICKET

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS. RAIN PREVENTS PLAY. [United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.] (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, .Inly 25. Old Trafford ground was soaked. It rained in the morning. A heavy shower following light rain at night rendered the resumption of tha crick • et test before lunch impossible. MANCHESTER, July 28 Drenching rain fell at midday and the prospects 1 of play were remefhs. 45 MINUTES PLAY. McCABE GETS THREE WICKETS. (Received this day at 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, July 25. Several • inspections of the wicket; were m^de„after ..lunch and a deoidon ivas peached that''no play take place Jjeforei four «/oidclc.; 'A gbdd :: humo#eii fefnwd tKeh v noisy, -vigor : ously demanding that play be started. They .hooted' the ;-appgaranee VJ E ndt|d&;pn- Ijpr et was at present unlit. The captains again inspected the wicket. v at four Ao’oloekkCaflfo rfetened. After a few minutes consultation the umpires cam© out and-again .took a look; j . ; . - •• ' ■ At. ;hve s-plcfoek- they ordered the wicket to be brushed and then made the announcement that play would commence at 5.30. Leyland and Tate resumed and McCabe took up the attack. He was immediately successful, the fifth hall breaking from leg and taking Leyland’s bails. The wicket was apparently treacherous, as McCaJbe made the {ball rise sharply, and Wall also kicked nastily, striking Tate and Nichols. . • • v. ’iVfcCabe had ’< another 236, ■ when Tate'\failed^. t .. : .tp.^Apri3p|i‘|yi i connect, and , Pons£6i<l|'iirriade : a fine cajtch at .. •’ ' '., Peebles mjbb^dl! £&,; Wall and,, \jvhen five was diopped: in-second v sljp :from McCabe by:,ißiQhatdsoh v In'the' same boHer’s next: oyerj Richardson'- 'anothet - chance which he, this time, snapped up. The total, was, then 8- for 247.1 :. Oh- .: .

The light was now poor but the batsmen refrained from: an A- appeal Until 6.15, and then a justifiable request was allowed, and stumps were drawn, with England in a deplorable position. McCabe’s figures are 4 for 41.1 ■ . AUSTRALIA-r-lst Innings. jWbbdfull, o Duckworth, b Tate 54 Ponsford, b Hammond'... 83 Bfadtnan; c Duleepsinhii, b Peebles 14 Kipp ax, o Chapman, b Nichols ... 51 M6Cabe,H.b.w;-, : A -Peetbles &£ .-vi 4 Richardson, b Hammond ... ... 1 Fairfaxy'l.b.w., b '-... 49 Grimmett, c Sutcliffe, b Peebles 50 -HormbrboK,“e - Duleepsihliji, •-b Gfoddard ... ... 3 Wall, (not out) 1 ' Extras ‘ • ... 33 ■/% : TotdL; : 345 Vi.BOwiing analysis:—Nichols 21 overs, five maidens, 33 runs, 2 wickets; Tate 30—11—39—-1; Goddard t „ 32.1—14 —49 —2; Peebles 55—9-^150—3; Leyland B—2—l7—0; Hammond 21—6—24—2. ENGLAND—Ist Innings. Hobbs, c Oldfield, b Wall 31 Sutcliffe, c Bradman, ib Wall ... 72 Hammond, b Wall 3 Duleepsinhji, c Hornibrook, b McCabe 54 Chapman, c Grimmett, b Hornibrook 1 Leyland, b-McCabe 35 Tate, e Ponsford, b McCabe ... 15 Nichols, (not out) 7 Peebles, c Richardson, b Mc- ? -Qa-be,...,, t & Pucldforth, (not .put) 0 : " •'■'.'vt - 25 Total for 8 wickets 251 Stumps were then drawn. LONDON, July 28. McCabe to-day took three for 14 off seven overs, one maiden.