AUSTRALIA IN

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1005, 23 June 1930, Page 12

AUSTRALIA IN

MATCH WITH LANCASHIRE FIVE DOWN FOR 231 LONDON, Saturday The Australian cricketers todav Y gan the 15th match of their * t ~ against Lancashire at Old Trafr r Manchester, in a return match The visitors omitted A’Beckett, Grimmett and Walker the team. -^rptn The team was:—Lancashire: p t Eekersiey. Hallows. Watson R. Tv la T * ley. E. Tyldesley, R. Iddon, Hopwn!Sf Duckworth. Nibbles. Taylor. H Injuries to Walker. Ponsford* S, A’Beckett made the selection of pV Australian team unpleasantly Grimmett, who is resting in view ofr' next test match, remained in Londo so that if a 12tli man is needed an ir jured man must field. The county * without the services of McDonald owing to a strain. The Australians won the toss went in to bat on an easy wicket bua shower fell at the start of the mate” and rain interrupted the game severetimes. CAPTAIN OUT Woodfull and Jackson had put on by steady play when the captain wi* splendidly dismissed by Duckworth Jackson, although slow, was settlindown to a deliberate game. timin~ ac curately. He scored the first fours of the day by cutting Hodgson twice to the boundary off successive balls. Wi* Bradman he carried the total to p? Then he was completely beaten hv Hodgson. Bradman, after a slow beginninbatted delightfully, principally makindelicate shots on the leg side. also was timing well, and pulled a magnificent sixer off the left-hand bowler, Iddon. in his first over. Sibbks dropped a catch off Iddon when Brazilian had made 35. but atoned for the blunder in the next over. McCabe, who changed his bat afiemaking two, slogged Tyldesley for terrific, four, and raised the score to y»< in 234 minutes. Then Hodgson, with the new ball, brought about his downfall in the next over. Duckworth, the wicket-keeper, was in splendid form, greatly improving © n his test match display. Richardson began uncomfortably and play became dreary. Richardson readied 50 in 140 minutes. Richardson square cut Hodgson for a splendid four, but in trying to repeat the feat was caught brilliantly with one hand by E. Tyldesley at point. Fairfax played out the over, stumps being drawn at 6.25 p.m. owing to th<* failing light, when the score was 23! for five wickets. Details of the score are as follow: AUSTRALIA First Innings. WOODFULL, st Duckworth, b Sibbles *7 JACKSON, b Hodgson j; BRADMAN, c Duckworth, b Sibbles 2& KIPPAX, not out 54 McCABE, c Duckworth, b Hodgson 74 RICHARDSON, c E. Tyldesley. b Hodgson j; FAIRFAX, not out i Extras It Five wickets for 231 BATTING AVERAGES LONDON, Saturday. Don Bradman (Australia) heads the batting averages with 1.374 runs in 17 innings, his average being 95.15. Hobos (Surrey) is next, with 1.214 runs in 2 f > innings, his average being 4>7.44. Grimmett (Australia) has taken S 3 wickets for an average of 32.02. 17. Tyldesley (Lancashire) has taken 62 wickets for an average of 12.75.