CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 31 July 1930, Page 6

CRICKET

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

AGAINST SOMERSET.

[United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.] (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, July 30. Against Somerset, .the Australian team is; Woodfull, Richardson, Bradman, Jackson, Ponsford, McCabe, Grimmett, A’Beokett, Hornibrook, Hurwood, Walker. ■Somerset: Young, Longvigg, .Ingle, J. Lee, White, Case, Hawkins, F. Lee, Willard, Hunt, Marshall. The weather was dull and wioket fair. iSomerset won the toss and are batting.

(Received this day at 9.40 a.m.) ' LONDON, July 30. Somerset’s early batsmen fared badly against the bowling of A’Beckett .and Hurwood. . At one stage four were'out for ten. White niade_ stand and- at lunch the • score ' wak >& for ‘ 60.A v stiff' -breeze helped the bonders to swing the ball. f Grimmetfi took the V'frights iWiiite and Hawkins ■ls after the adjournment. Wellard hit fiercely and raised the score to a 'hundred!- ip -115,: juiontes. Y SWith his dismissal the innings soon ended. The Somerset total - would, have heeiy-mudi smaller had cepted.. 'Fiji® was the third lowest score against the visitors. Jackson and Ponsford opened, the innings. The latter failed to get going. Hunt bowled four, successive maidens to Bradman, who remained for twenty minutes without scoring.

Jackson took thirty-five minutes to make six. Then he was dropped in the blips. Bradman was not himself. t ; He mishit and timed badly, . Australia’s laborious .fifty took eighth-five , ..minutes. ' ';l v._ Bradman later br.iglitened Isbmewhat, twenty-five, occupied .105. minutes. IJn the' same, time Bradman reached fifty. Somer-., set’s total was phased withput further--1 YteV'Y \ iOSS. »,:■} y ■ i&i. t "'YI . .’.ij'- ' SOMERSET—Ist Innings. Young, b A'Beckett 4 Longrigg, c McCabe, b. A’Beckett' 0 F, Lee, c Walker, b Hurwood ... 0 Ingle, run but ... •/*.. ... 'l2'

Case, c Hornibrook, b Hurwood 5 White, 1.b.w.,' b Grimmett 38 Hawkins, c Jackson, b Grimmett II Wellard, b McCabe 38 Lee, c Woodfull, b McCabe ... H Hunt, c Hornibrook, b Grimmett 12 Marshall, (not out) 0 Extras 0 Total ... ... >ir , -•.1.21 : /Bowling analysts: - A’Beckett 't'-for/ 22, Hurwood 2 for 42, McCabe 2 for 19, Grimmett 3 for 38: ’ . "AUSTRALIA—Ist Innings; Roiijsffordi, jb Hunt 8 Jackson, (not ouD .[ 57 Bradman, (not out) 73 Extras ..L ® Total for T-fvicket ... 136 Stumps were then drawn.