A PRACTICE HIT-UP

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1049, 13 August 1930, Page 11

A PRACTICE HIT-UP

AUSTRALIANS PLAY OUT NORTHAMPTON GAME EIGHT DOWN FOR 405 Reed. 9.55 a.m. LONDON, Tuesday. The Australian cricketers devoted the last day of the match with Northampton to batting practice for the final Test. The weather was flue and the wicket easy, though slightly worn. Jupp soon rooted up Hurwood’s stump. Bradman Jiegan cheekily, but later the runs came slowly. Jupp was worrying Woodfull, who took an hour to make 13 He and Bradman wiped off the deficit, but with the total at 173 Bradman failed to connect and was caught at mid-on. He was slower than usual, but still attractive. The 200 occupied 200 minutes. Kippax batted brightly for 25 minutes and then fell a victim to Jupp, being caught on the boundary. After lunch Richardson hit freely, getting three fours off one over from Thomas. Woodfull meanwhile cautiously approached his 100, which he compiled in 290 minutes —a sound, solid innings. Richardson riddled the field with fours and reached 50 in 65 minutes, timing perfectly. The 300 took 310 minutes. Woodfull was out next ball. Fairfax again failed. RICHARDSON BRIGHT Richardson and A’Beckett continued to hit merrily, the former making a chanceless century in 110 minutes. Not long after that he was brilliantly caught at mid-off. He hit one sixer and 17 fours —a great contrast with Woodfull's three fours. It was undoubtedly Richardson s best innings in England. The scores are: NORTHAMPTON First Innings 294 AUSTRALIA First Innings J Second Innings AVOODFULT.. c Bellamy, b Towell.. 116 JACKSON, b Cox TTGRWOOD. b Jupp - • - • IBRADMAX. c Hawtin, b Cox KTPPAX. c Cox, b Jupp .. .. .. -- RICHARDSON, u Jupp. b Towell.. 11« FAIRFAX, c Bellamy, b Timms .... I A’ BECKETT, b Matthews -- HORNTBROOK. not out Extras Eight wickets for Bowling:' Thomas, 0-32; Towell. 2-84; Mathews. 1-S3: Jupp, 2-4., Cox, --S<, Liddell. 0-36; Timms, 1-2.