CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 30 July 1930, Page 6

CRICKET

!’ AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS,

/[United Press Association--By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.] LONDON, July 29. *• The -fourth,-, cricket Test match at Manchester has been abandoned, owing to the adverse weather conditions. The effect of this is' to ©n/surid thfib tlie' fifth and filial Test match will -he : played to a finish, in order that a decision as to the Ashes may he reached, as each side has now one win to its credit. ,

-. Critics give McCabe much praise for hite/Bowling, while, the papers are admitting that the Australians are a solid combination and not -a, twoman team,, as was formerly written about. The talk is now all Ponsford, Wall and McCabe, instead of Bradman and Grimmett.

It is the general concensus of opinion that the result would -have been a draw, but it is considered that if had macfe (450 runs the Englishmen, would have had to folrlow of their defeat.,.., ~ r - ; . r .. } f>— '•‘.A. -:,€t l^dLarettr^les^; his'’' opinion tha£ ilcCabe’is -a- gr§ai Wvler, and a great all round % ili?, {decision' to, abandon . the game.. \Vas -'Nme, consideration the probability of the wicket drying, Wap remote, so the match could end in liotliiiri’g tout 1! a draw*' arid': * : that there could be no justification in taking further in ' the h&pe of a continuation?, of-{play*: K\ A? tilSMn Itruggle is expected for the fifth and. final test, when the game wall be splayed out. The sacred ashes of cricket will sway in the balance when the teams meet at Lords. Already every seat has been reserved, and trafficking has started. Rugby' tests at Twickenham have seen £lO paid for a seat, but there is little doubt' that twice this amount will be paid for a seat at Lords. - ■The Australian team will ;:bably*ibe the sapie as for the.;Toujrtl>;: and in the' English Only change may‘be that;Robins "Will replace Goddard, cori-. ditions are thd ? fd|;mer. •' .' ‘ ’ JiONpON, -July 20., Mr Ben nispn', ‘ wrrti n& m the “Puilyj ToUegraph, .fle^ijV4"' an y of. the-. Test as a, whole,.has .not l)ceii_cpii.vincing, and^ lias been surprisingly amazing that.,..with, such weather no | fewer than 19,511 people should have, paid two thousand seven hundred pounds for admission.” MATCH ABANDONED. ' A DRAWN', GA3IE. --r(Receryed this day at 8 a.m.) " LONDON, July 29. The test.{match,;owjng-to night-long Tain, was abandoned, as drawn. The-- fall .of wi.clk.et? for, England was:—One for 108, two. for 115, three Tprll9,; f our for 192 y; fiye-for 199, -sixfor 222, seven for 287, eight for 247. Bowling analysis:—Wall 33 overs, 9 maidens, 70 runs, . three wickets; Fairfax 13-5—15—0; Grimmett 19— r 26—9—41—1; i»icCabo* 17—3-+414-4;. FIFTH TEST. j LONDON, July 29. i Kelly, manager of the Australians; has. made representations to Marylebono for shorter hours at the. Oval test, of au hour less daily, because the match is playing to a finish.