CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 1 August 1930, Page 6

CRICKET

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

against somerset,

AN EASY WIN

JACKSON’S FIRST CENTURY.

GIUMMETT’S SUCCESS

[United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.] , (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, July 31. The weather was overcast and wicket easy. i Jackson played a delightful innings of bririk : stylish 'cutting and driving,., arid revealed his : -true‘forth. ■’* • : (Received this day at 9.40 a.m.) ’.J'ivL . & ' ’&!! Bradman and Jackson batted beautifully until hearing their centuries, when caution, was. shown.. . Bradman got his first in 185 minutes. The side’s 200 had taken; 205 minutes.? ;■*■■■

••Jackson’s ’belated ' first century , ofthe/tovn' occupied 220 minutes. The pair liad put on 232, when Bradman was brilliantly caught. He hit thirteen fours.

Five run,s later Jackson wap out. He hit fifteen boundaries and gave one chance. He scored freely to-day all. round the wicket.

McCabe failed. Richardson (hit a jixer, and in/ attempting another, was caught at the fence. Woodfull hit vigorously and A’Beckett was also severe, hitting White for ajfour arid a six. in one o.ybVj'f Viyfr^/ The Australian .iinnpgi?->|aeted',;3ißs' minutes. ’* 1 •- < j j- Somerset,..begah Hlie, ..secohdyrihnings at 4.20 first wicket fell ;at seventeen. ? Four' were down for 26 and six for ,43V:;r.;,,,.. uLri'U;.!'-. n / Grimmett first, appeared when the score was twenty-two, and soon had (the batsmen (struggling hopelessly. Wellard however hit a tremendous slier off him over the pavilion. There ■“were several minutes : delay in ' recbv i ering the ball. The same batsman, emulating Richardson, lifted one intp the cemetery nearby. MeQabe broke Grimmett’s long run of triumph, Iby skittling Hunt, but the googlyite ended the match at 6.10 when Marshall skied one to Bradman.-

i‘’'■’ r - ■ . SOAIERSEF—Ist Innings.,-. , :x ~ y Young,' b A'Beckett ' .IT ... 4 Longrigg, c, McCabe,„b A’Beckett 0 F. Lee, c Walker, b Hurwood ... 0 Ingle, run out Caee, c ' Hornibrook, b Hiirwood 5 White, 1.b.w., b Grimmett 38 Hawkins, c.Jackson, b Grimmett 11 Wellard, b AlcCaibe 38 Lee, c Woodfull, b..McCabe ... 11 Hunt) c‘ Hornibrook, b Grimmett 12 Marshall, (not out)'/.. 0 ; Extras 0 Total 121 Bowling analysis: A’Beckett 2 for 22, Hurwood 2 for 4*2, AlcCabe 2 for 19, Grimmett 3 for 38.

AUSTRALIA —Ist Innings. PorjJfordi, jb Hunt 8 Jackson, c J. Lee, b Young 118

Bradman, b Young 117 McCabe, b Young 1 McCabe* c and b Young 1 Richardson, c Hunt, b Young ... 27 Woodfull, c and b White ... . 30 A’Beckett, c Young, b White . 24 Grimmett, e .Young, b White .. 16 ilurwQod, hitr Wicket, b Young 10 Hoiniibrook, (not out') 4 Walker, c Wellard, b White ... 0 1 Extras 5

Total 360 Bonding analysis: Wellard 0 for 66, Hunt 1 for 91, J. Lee 0 for 37, White 4 for 91, Young 5 for 70. ! SOMERSET—2nd Innings. Young, 1.b.w., |b Grimmett ... .. 17 Longrigg, c Richardson, b. A’Beckett ... ... ... ... 1 Ingle, run out .. 5 F. Lee, b Grimmett ... 0 White, o Hornibrook, b Grimmett 12 Hawkins, st. Walker, b Grimmett 0 Case, (not out) ... ... ... 20 Wellard, c .Hornibrook, b Grimmett ‘ " ... 17 J. Lee* o Hornibrook, b Grimmett ... ... ... .... ... 0 Hunt, b McCabe ... 0 Marshall, o'Bradman,-b Grimmett 3 Extrais 6

Total 61 Bowling analysis: A’Beckett 1 for 16, Hurwood 0 for 8, Grimmett 7 for 33, McCabe 1 for 15, Hornibrook 0 for 3/ ' -•- Australia won by an innings and 158 runs.

JULY.A “BLACK” MONTH. LONDON, July 31. The extent to which July has been a black month for cricket, owing to the weather, is indicated in “Sporting Life,” which says: The county clubs have suffered heavy losses. Yorkshire had only one day’s play in its last three matches. There have been sixteen county matches in which .no decision has been reached on the first innings. The Australians’ M.C.C. receipts were depleted. The players also Buffered individually.