PLAYING CAMBRIDGE

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 993, 9 June 1930, Page 14

PLAYING CAMBRIDGE

AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN HOME SIDE MAKE 145 LONDON, Saturday. In windy and dull weather th© Australian cricketers today began a match against Cambridge University. The wicket was perfect. The visitors omitted Kippax, A’Beckett and Grimmett from their team. Cambridge won the toss and batted first, and were all out for 145. Cambridge is the weakest side which has yet met the Australians, who were also "weak, having little alternative, with Kippax and A’Beckett invalids. Ratcliffe was first to go at nine. The university men, apart, from KempWelch and Killick, batted poorly. The third wicket fell at 57, Grant being caught by McCabe off Hurwood. Then Morgan was run out without addition to the score. Jackson succumbed to a sudden attack of influenza, and was unable to field after luncheon, Fairfax taking his place. WICKETS FALLING Bradman’s high-tossed slow balls against the wind were very deceptive and McCabe’s bowling improved considerably, so that six Cambridge men had, been dismissed for 112 when Killick’s end came. Human went in and out without scoring. Butterworth, who should have been caught earlier by Richardson, was taken by Hurwood, and eight were out for 116. The rest of the team were dismissed with little trouble and the innings ended. It was undistinguished save for Killick’s sound batting. The Australians had only scored 13 when Kemp-Welch, a medium-paced bowler, hit Ponsford’s leg stump. Woodfull and Bradman got runs freely, the bowling lacking sting, although there were no fireworks on the part of either batsman. Bradman was splendidly caught in the slips when he attempted to cut a fast one. BRIGHT BATTING McCabe started delightfully. His first scoring stroke was a risky four, then he punished Human with three successive fours, and reached 21 in six hits at the end of 35 minutes. He passed Woodfull’s score and reached 5.0 in 40 minutes, while Woodfull occupied two hours to get a similar number. The partnership, which was started at 79, was undefeated when stumps were drawn. The home team fielded keenly and well, but McCabe’s hard drives were impossible to stop. He has already hit ten fours. Details of the score are as follow: CAMBRIDGE First Innings. RATCLIFFE, c Hornibrook, b Hurwood 4 KEMP-WELCH, b McCabe .. . . * * 20 c Wall, b Bradman .... 48 GRANT, c Hurwood, b McCabe ... 12 MORGAN, run out n BAINES, lbw, b Bradman .. ’ * 12 BUTTERWORTH, c Hurwood, b McCabe in HUMAN, b Bradman 0 BROWN, c Hurwood, b McCabe . 10 FABIAN, c Oldfield, b Wall 8 WEBSTER, not out 10 Extras .. ’* n Total 145 BowHng: Wall, 1-47; Hurwood, 1-9; Hornibrook, 0-18; McCabe, 4-25; Bradman, 3-35. AUSTRALIA First Innings. PONSFORD, b Kemp-Welch ... 7 WOODFULL, not out ” 6 { BRADMAN, c Baines, b Human .. .1 32 McCABE, not out 62 Extras n Two wickets for .. 173