DULL BOWLING

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1030, 22 July 1930, Page 9

DULL BOWLING

AUSTRALIAN CRICKET ENDS IN DRAW GAME IN SCOTLAND Reed. 10.10 a.m. LONDON. Monday. The cricket match, Australia v. West of Scotland, was continued this morning at Glasgow, and drawn. When stumps were drawn on Saturday, West of Scotland had, lost six wickets for 140 runs, Ackroyd (12) being not out. On resuming the local captain declared his side’s innings closed and the Australians hatted. Ponsford and Woodfull opened, and when Ponsford had scored six he was bowled by Baxter. Bradman then joined Woodfull and batting freely quickly made runs. At the luncheon adjournment, Bradman had more than doubled Woodfull’s total. His batting delighted the 5,000 spectators who were present The bowling was sadly deficient in length. The pair added 198 for tlie second wicket, giving the fieldsmen a lively time. Jackson and A’Beckett added 77 for the sixth wicket, hut otherwise the batsmen shaped badly. As the match was limited to two days, it ended in a draw. The scores are: W-EST OF SCOTLAND First Innings. KERR, b Hornibrook . -•"> ATKINSON, c and b Hornibrook .. 23 McTAVISH, c Bradman, b Hornibrook 19 ALEXANDER, c Hornibrook, by Wall 8 NICHOLSON, b Hurwood 22 TODD, c Woodfull, b Kippax .. .. ... 34 ACKROYD. not out 12 Extras 6 Total for six wickets (declared) 140 Bowling: Hornibrook, 3-40; A’Beckett, 0-2; Wall, 1-17; McCabe, 0-32; Kippax. 1-1; Hurwood. 0-42. AUSTRALIA First Innings WOODFULL, c Kerr, b Preston .. 65 PONSFORD, b Baxter 6 BRADMAN, b Baxter 140 KIPPAX, lbw, b Watson 0 McCABE, b Baxter 1 JACKSON, not out 52 KIPPAX, 1.1xw., b Watson 0 A’BECKETT, st Bompas, b Tod .. 48. HURWOOD, 1.b.w., b Watson 3 HORNIBROOK. b Preston 8 WALKER, c. Kerr, b Baxter .... 0 WALL, not out 2 Extras 17 Nine wickets for 337 Bowling: Baxter, 4-S9: Preston, 2-94; Ackroyd, 0-45; Watson, 2-4 7; Tod, 1-45.