MATCH AT PERTH

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 928, 22 March 1930, Page 13

MATCH AT PERTH

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS PLAY PERTH, Friday. The Australian test cricket team began a match today against Western Australia. The weather was very sultry and the visitors went on the ground shortly after a gruelling trip by the railway. The attendance was fair. Australia sent Western Australia in to bat. The wicket was bad, with a patch at one end which favoured the fast bowlers. At luncheon Western | Australia had made 62 for two wick- | ets, by careful and uninteresting bat- i ting. Play improved in the afternoon. W T ilberforce reached double figures in 16 minutes. Lang, a new country player, withstood the bowling for 95 minutes for 29 runs. Grimmett took two wickets with successive balls in a i maiden over. The Western Australian innings ! ended shortly after tea for 167. Grim- ! mett "secured six wickets fdr 75 runs. \ Fidock, the top-scorer, lifted Grimmett’s first ball for four, and sent the next one over the fence for six, and two balls later for four. He was loudly cheered. The Australian team hit freely until the innings was closed owing to bad weather and light. Details of the score arc as follow: WESTERN AUSTRALIA First Innings. BRYANT, F., st Walker, b Grimmett IS LANG, c Hornibrook, b Grimmett .. 29 HORROCKS, c Richardson, b Grim- j mett ‘ BROMLEY, st Walker, b Grimmett 0 ; WILBERFORCE, c Hornibrook, b 1 Hurwood 22 : BRYANT, R., c Walker, b Fairfax 17 INVERARITY, c Hurwood, b Horni- _ _ EVANS, st' Walker* ’b’ Grimmett . . S FIDOCK, c Walker, b Grimmett . . 35 TRUSCOTT, c Richardson, b Hornibrook 0 HALCOME, not out 0 Extras 6 Total 167 j Bowling.—Grimmett, 6-75; Hornibrook, i 2-24; Fairfax. 1-29; Hurwood, 1-20; A’Beckett, 0-13. AUSTRALIA First Innings. JACKSON, not out 23 McCABE, st Truscott, b Inverarity 28 BRADMAN, not out 4 Extras 4 One wicket for 59 V. Richardson, Kippax, Walker, A’Beckett, Grimmett, Hornibrook, Hurwood and Fairfax have still to bat.