CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 August 1930, Page 6

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS. AGAINST KENT. (United Prsni Aeeocitttion—By Electric ' ~ Telespraph-—Copyright). (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 28. The weather is fine and wicket good. Hie Kent game was resumed in sweltering heat, ten thousand being present. Ashdown scored steadily but Todd was seventy-five minutes over two. The pair were still together at lunch wjieai Kent were thirty behind. The; slow and' stubborn partnership ended in the first oyer after the resumption. Chapman was easily caught in the slips and six were down for 156. Fine hitting by Legjge and Wright carried the score along. Todd carried his bat but showed, inexcusably slow batting for 205 minutes,. Wall bowled well throughout. [Woodfull and Ponsford had scored only eighteen, when - the latter played on- Bradman played Freemau wjitoh (confidence and Woodfull also batting soundly, they wiped off the arrears. The pair gaite an attractive exhibition. Bradman reached fifty in an hour but his partner onlyscored at half the paoe. Ten minutes before stump?,,. ■ the captain was out leg before, ; for the first time of the tour, when the partnership had added 105. Hurwood went in. to play out time but was splendidly thrown out. AUSTRALIA—Ist Innings. ... Woodfull, run out ... 16 Ponsford, c Ashdown, b Freeman 21 Jackson, 1.b.w., b Freeman ... 11 Bradman, 1.b.w., b Freeman ... 16 Richardson, o Ames, b Ashdown 45 Fairfax, b Freeman 4 A’Beckett, run out ' 4 Grimmett, c Chapman, b Ashdown 0 Hurwood, c Ames, b Hardinge ... 45 Wall, (not out) ... 12 Walker, 1.b.w., b Freeman 1 Extras ... ... 4 Total 181 Bowling analysis: Wright,for 18, Aphdown 2 for 38,. Freeman 5 lor 78. Hardinge 1 for 43. ; KENT—lst Innings. Hardinge, 1.b.w., ib Grimmett -'... .39 Bryan, b Grimmett ... ... ... 31 Woollley, c A’Beckett, b Walk ...' 3 Ames, b Wall ... ... ... 8 Ashdown, b Wall 48 Todd, (not out) ... .42 Chapman, c Fairfax, b A’Beckett 1 Knott, b Grimanott ... <... ... 3 Legge, b Grimmett 22 Wright, e Walker, b Wall 19 Freeman, b Wall 0 (Extras H Total ... 227 Bowling analysis:—Wall 5 for 50, Fairfax 0 for 39, Grimmett 4 for 80, A’Beckett 1 for 32, Hurwood 0 for 15. AUSTRALIA—2nd Innings. Woodfull,. 1.b.w., b Freeman ... 45 Ponsford, b Ashdown ... 11 Bradman, (not out) ... 68 Hurwood, run out ... ..7' V.. • 0 Extras 1 Total for 3 wickets ;.y ... 125 Stumps were then drawn.