RAIN STOPS PLAY

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 964, 6 May 1930, Page 9

RAIN STOPS PLAY

AUSTRALIA LOSES FIVE WICKETS FOR 365 RICHARDSON MAKES 100 United P.A. —By Telegraph—Copyright Reed. 9.5 a.m. LONDON, Monday. The Australian cricketers today resumed their match against Leicestershire at Leicester. The weather was fine and the wicket was in good condition. When stumps were drawn on Saturday Leicestershire had been dismissed in their first innings for 148 runs and Australia had lost two wickets for 50. Bradman (9) and Kippax (11) were the not-out men. Warm sunshine prevailed as Bradman and Kippax resumed. Leicester has a local reputation for being a tricky wicket, and the first half-hour of the morning mists left the ground sufficiently damp to necessitate the bowlers using sawdust.

Conditions favoured the batsmen, as the outfield was faster than on Saturday.

Geary commenced bowling to the outside leg-stump. The two batsmen were quietly confident.

Kippax this morning had raised his score to 22 when he was caught by Sidwell off Snary. McCabe, who filled the vacancy, w r as bowled by Geary for two. BRADMAN RESTRAINED Following the early dismissal of Kippax and McCabe, who failed to get going, Bradman and Richardson became. associated in a partnership yielding 179 runs, coming together when four wickets had fallen for 88. These two saved the side from a possible rout. Richardson played freely throughout, but Bradman was unusually restrained, his first 25 runs occupying 100 minutes. He then livened up and the total reached 100 after 125 minutes’ play. Richardson punished anything loose. Leicester’s bowling was varied and accurate, demanding the batsmen’s respect. Both gave difficult chances. When in the forties Richardson made the partnership worth 100 by hitting Armstrong for six, and the 4,000 spectators after lunch saw the South Australian hit the fast bowler Shipman successively for six and four. He reached the coveted centurv before Bradman, despite the latter's 95 minutes’ start. RICHARDSON GOES Bradman's three figures appeared in the next over, and then Richardson was caught by failing to connect properly with one from Geary. There was a 20 minutes’ delav at tea owing to the rain. • Bradman, upon resuming, went after the runs, pasting the bowling. The third hundred took only 55 minutes. At 5.2 b the rain drove the players off. At stumps, when rain stopped play, Australia had lost five wickets for 365. The scores are:—LEICESTERSHIRE First Innings 443 AUSTRALIA First Innings PONSFORD, ibw, b Geary eJACKSON, b Geary . . i BRADMAN, not out .. " igg KIPPAX, c Sidwell, b Snarv .. o 2 McCABE, b Geary * ~ z RICHARDSON, c Armstrong, b Gear’.- 100 FAIRFAX, not out ’ -ii Extras '. X ~6 Five wickets for 365