DECLARED AT 403

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1069, 5 September 1930, Page 9

DECLARED AT 403

SOUTH-ENGLAND RAISES HEALTHY SCORE AUSTRALIA 3 FOR 169 Reed. 9.55 a.m. LONDON, Thursday. The Australian cricketers today resumed their match with South of England. When stumps were drawn yesterday England had lost five wickets for 249 runs. When the innings was resumed, Ames and Taterdrove powerfully. The former showed remarkable skill and the pair added 100 in 85 minutes. Ames’s century took 165 minutes—a sterling, versatile display. Tate’s 50 occupied 100 minutes. After lunch Ames flogged the bowling mercilessly, hitting A’Beckett for a sixer. Calthorpe hit three successive fours off the same bowler. Chapman declared when Ames went out. He had hit two sixers and 15 fours. A record Folkestone crowd saw Woodfull and Ponsford open for Australia. The latter got 40 of the first 50 and he / reached his 50 in 70 minutes. The pair had added 118 when Langridge splendidly threw Woodfull out. Without addition Ponsford was caught at mid-off. He hit eight fours. Kippax was out first ball and the total was three wickets for 119 runs. Jackson and Bradman batted attractively until stumps. The scores are: SOUTH OF ENGLAND First Innings WYATT, c Oldfield, b Homlbrook .. 51 HEARNE. c A’Beckett, b Wall .. .. 33 HAMMOND, hit wicket, b Wall .... 51 LANGRIDGE, <• Jackson, b A’Beckett 23 CHAPMAN - . e Ponsford. b A "Beckett 40 AMES, c Oldfield, b Wall .. .. .. ..121 ROBERTSON-GLASGOW, b A’Beckett 2 TATE, b McCabe 50 CALTHORPE, not out 3 4 Extras .. .. 15 Eight wickets (declared) for .. 403 Bowling.—Wall, 3-104: A’Beckett. 3-81; Grimmett, 0-35: Hornibrook, 1-S3; McCabe, 1-7 S; Bradman, 0-7. AUSTRALIA First Innings WOODFULL, rttn out 34 PONSFORD, c Calthorpe, b Allom .. 70 BRADMAN, not out .. .. .. .. .. 30 KIPPAX. Ibw. b Allom o JACKSON, not out 2«* Extras .. .. .. ... 9 Three wickets for .. .. .. .. .. 109 HOBBS GOING TO INDIA Reed. P. 5 a.m. LONDON’, Thurs. Jack Hobbs, accompanied by his wife, is sailing: for India in October for three months as guest of the Maharajah Kumar of Vizianagram. Hobbs is not feeling well, and welcomes the rest after the trying season.