CRICKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 54, Issue 194, 30 May 1934, Page 6

CRICKET.

COUNTY MATCHES IN BRITAIN. (Received This Day, 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, May 29. County cricket matches resulted: — Kent, first innings 472 (Ames 109, Todd 127).; second innings 220 for four (Woolley 68). .Hampshire, first innings 473 (Moore 137). Hampshire won on the first innings. Somerset, first innings 225; second

innings 192 (Case not out 106; Goddard seven for 71). Gloucester, first innings 215 (Page 83; White six for 96); second innings 103 (J. Lee five for 62; White five for 40). Somerset won by 39 runs. Yorkshire, first innings 99 (Mitchell five for 26); second innings 271 (Mitchell six for 96). Derby, first innings 102 (Bowes five for 60); second innings 166 (Verity four for 15). Yorkshire won by 102 runs. Sussex, first innings 445 for five, declared (James Langridge 96, John Langridge not out 132). Northants, first innings -243; followed on, 141 (Tate seven for 42). Sussex won by an innings and 69 runs. Essex, first innings 262; second innings 185 for three. Notts, first innings 490 for five, declared (Harris 153, Hardstaff 145). Notts won on the first innings. Lancashire, first innings 262 (Iddon 93); second innings 308 for five, declared (Iddon 88, Tyldesley 81). Surrey, first innings 324 (Hobbs 116, Sandham 78; Brook five for 92); second innings 149 for three. Surrey won on the first innings. Glamorgan, first innings 366 (Turnbull 86, Smart 90); second innings 161 for three, declared (Turnbull 61). Leicester, first innings 240 (Shipman 82); / second innings 158 for two. Glamorgan won on the first innings. Warwick, first innings 209 (Wyatt not out 68; Perks five for 36); second innings 340. Worcester, first innings 165 (Pataudi 57, Gibbons not out 70; Mayer five for 40); second innings 282 for three (Walters 100, Gibbons 100). Warwick won oil the first innings.

LARWOOD AGAIN BOWLING. (Received This Day, 12.5 p.m.) LONDON, May 29. The “Daily Mail” says that H. Larwood created much discussion at Trent Bridge when, after the announcement that he would not play in the Test trial, he opened the howling against Essex, working up a terrific pace. He operated with a leg trap field. Altogether he howled 12 overs for 48 runs and no wickets.

TRICKY WICKET AT LORD’S

AUSTRALIAN BOWLING

, REVIEWED. LONDON, May 29. “Olevpr exploitation of a wearing wicket gave Australia a hollow victory at Lord’s” says • the Australian Press Association, commenting on the match with Middlesex. Lord’s nowadays is a natural wicket. No marl or chemical preparations are allowed, in accordance with MaryleLone’s policy of discouraging perfect pitches. Consequently, combined with the exceedingly dry winter and the following hot summer, Lord’s is by no means a batsman’s paradise. Indeed the hall was doing strange things on the first day, and the hot Sunday caused the wicket. quickly to become dusty. “Grimmett’s figures were more impressive than. O’Reilly’s, hut the lattei was the better having had three catches missed. “Ebeling looked more like a test bowler in this match. He may yet force his way into the test team.” Mr C. B. Fry, writing in the “Evening Standard” says: “Adjectives do not describe Bradman. He just does it. It, is impossible to assess the class of howling when he is slogging. I have seen others perform similarly. Rdnjx was more sinuous and electric; Macartney, more impudent and risky; Ti urnper, more stylish and graceful, hut none put across such uremitting dash and devil. Technically Bradman has his faults, but nobody ever did so many wrong things right. He hits across, but exquisite timing, and his faculty for withholding his stroke until he knows each ball by heart, more than covers every error.”