ENGLISHMEN BAT

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 572, 26 January 1929, Page 13

ENGLISHMEN BAT

MATCH AT ADELAIDE BRILLIANT FIELDING (Australian and N.Z. Press AssociationJ Reed. 9.5 a.m. ADELAIDE, To-day. The match between England and South Australia was begun yesterday. England batted first and typically quiet batting was displayed by Hobbs and Sutcliffe, who opened the innings. The weather was fi ne but dull, and the wicket excellent. Hammond, Larwood, Tate and Duckworth were omitted from the English team. South Australia is without Wall, a fast bowler. Hobbs and Sutcliffe recorded the best partnership for England for the tour to date. They beat Sutcliffe’s and Jardine’s opening score of 14$ against New South Wales by seven runs. Both batsmen scored evenly throughout and had no trouble with the mediocre South Australian attack. Hobbs was in for 144 minutes and made 75. He hit seven fours. Sutcliffe was very quiet after Hobbs -was out. Tyldesley, the next batsman, was not at home to Grimmett. ltain threatened at the tea adjournment, when the score was 190 for one wicket. Sutcliffe had then made 93. After tea Tyldesley lost his wicket after adding one run. His was an unimpressive innings and he failed to bear out his English reputation. Brilliant fielding by the South Australians caused the dismissal of Chapman and Sutcliffe in quick succession. Chapman, after quickly making 23, was caught off a mighty drive, and in the same over ’Whitfield dismissed Sutcliffe with a brilliant left-hand catch. Sutcliffe batted for 233 minutes and played careful cricket. Grimmett then had three wickets for 90 runs, but he dropped a return from Jardine when the batsman had scored eight. Rain fell soon after tea, necessitating the use of sawdust. Hendren and Jardine batted cautiously, Jardine staying at eight for nearly half an hour. He was dismissed without adding to this total. ENGLAND

First Innings HOBBS, c McKay, b Carlton . - • • -76 SUTCLIFFE, c Whitfield, b Grimmett 1-2 TYLDESLEY, Ibw, b Grimmett .. .. 22 CH A.PMAN, c Hone, b Grimmett .. HENDREN. not out . • • • JAROIN'E, c. Hack, b Scott *’ LEYLAND, not out * Five wickets for 309

YOUTH HAS ITS TURN

VICTORIA—N.S.W. MATCH (Australian anct N.Z. Press Association) SYDNEY, Friday. In the Sheffield Shield cricket match, New South Wales versus Victoria, New South Wales in the first inning's made 713 for six wickets and declared (Bradman 340 not out, McCabe 66, Marks 56, Bettington 40, Singleton 25 not out). Ironmonger took two for 220, Gamble two for 193, Darling two for 77, Ebeling none for 142. Victoria in the first innings had made 27 for no wickets when play ceased for the day. _ , Youth had its turn to-day. Bradman’s phenomenal score is a main topic of conversation. He joins the select band of great Australian batsmen who .have made 1,000 runs in first-class cricket in one season. Bradmans runs this season total 1,207. Victor Trumper holds the record for the season's aggregtite, 1,246, made in 1910-11. Bradman batted for eight hours and he hit 39 fours. His score is the highest ever made on the Sydney ground. Murdoch, with 321, was the previous record-holder, made m 1 ebruary, 1882.

SHORTAGE OF BOWLERS

INVESTIGATION PROPOSED HAMPSHIRE CLUB MEETING (United P.A. —By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian and N.Z. ' Press Association) Reed. 1.17 p.m. LONDON, Friday. Sir Francis Lavery, at the annual meeting of the Hampshire Cricket Club, said that every county, and even selectors in Australia, were experiencing the need of bowlers-.- Batsmen were at present in the ascendant. It. suggested that a committee should consider the subject. , „ He drew attention to the leg-betore law, under which batsmen could at present defend the wicket with thenlegs if the hall was not pitched on the wicket. , •’ - „„„ Lord Tennyson was re-elected captain.