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Hokitika Guardian, 30 August 1930, Page 5

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AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS. AGAINST KENT. i (United Prßm Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). (Received this day at 8 a.m.) ?. LONDON, Aug. 29. The weather was fine and wicket .good.. i. 'Received this day at 8.30 a.m.) v) LONDON, Aug. 29. ~Only three thousand were present when Bradman and Jackson resumed. The first hour provided desperately slow battjing, only twenty-nine ,beiug scored. 'Freeman worried Jackiron .and things got to such a stage that the pair were barracked for sconewalling. Bradman’s hundred occupied two . hundred minutes, his eleventh century of the tour. He now became a different player, jumping out, sending the ball in all directions, and getting twenty in ten minuteu, including four. boundaries, He then drove Knott, for three successive fours and in the Same, boilers next over he. hit 4,4, 2, . 4,2. Jackson's fifty took a hundred and eighty minutes., v : Bradman got his 200 in 290 minutes,, the last hundred ip ninety minutes, his sixth double, century ~of _ihe. tour. The partnership added .195. . Australia declared when 274 ahead, leaving Kent just under two hours to get them. Bradman collected. twenty-eight.. fours. ; Wall , heat Todd in his fifth over. The . match petered out to time for a draw. Woolley gave a stylish exhibition for sixty in seventy minutes. 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 ... 18 Richardson, c -Ames, b Ashdown 45 Fairfax, b Freeman ... ... ... 4 A’Beckett, run out ... 4 Grimmett, c ! Chapman, b Ash- \ down 5 ... ..V’ ... 0 Htfrwood, c Ames, b Hardinge ... 45 Wall, (not out)' ... ... ... 12 Walker, 1.b.w., b Freeman 1 /■ Extras ... ... ... 4 ; Total ... ... ... ... 181 Bowling analysis : (Wright 0 for j.B, Ashdown 2 for 38, Freeman 5, for 78., Hardinge 1 for 43. KENT—lst Innings., Hardinge, 1.b.w., b Grimmett ... 39 Bryan, b Grimipett 31 Woollley, c A’Bdokett, b Wall ... 3 Ames,. b Wall ... ... ... ... 8 Ashdown, b IVall ... ... _4B Todd, (not 0ut).'.,.". - .J. : .42. Chapman, c I’al.rfax, ,b A'Beckett 1 Knott, b Grjmmßtt'. ... ... ... 3 Legge, b Grimmett 22 Wright, c Walker, b Wall 19 freeman, b Wall ... ... ... ... 0 Extras ...... ... ■ ... ~... ... 11 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. ,' ' •, /’ AUSTRAI/LA—2nd Innings. Woodfull, 1.b.w., b Freeman ... 45 Ponsford, b Ashdown. ... ... ... 11 Hurwood, run out ... ... 0 Bradman, (not oiit) ... ... ... 205 Jackson, (not out) 50 • Extras 9 Total for 3 wkts. (dec.) ... 320 KENT—2nd Inningjs. . rodd, b Wall ... ... ... 0 J Bryan, c Jackson, b Hurwood ... 11 . Woolley, (not out) 60 j Hardinge, (not out) 12 , Total for two wickets 83 1 Bowling analysis: Wall 1 for 7, 1 Fairfax 0 for 22, A’Beckett 0 for 27, Hurw’ood 1 for 19, for ] 3/ , ' : ‘ ] The match was drawn.