SURREY'S GOOD SCORE

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 54, Issue 195, 31 May 1934, Page 6

SURREY'S GOOD SCORE

HIGHEST AGAINST AUSTRALIA. SANDHAM'S DOUBLE CENTURY. GREGORY !N THREE FIGURES. THREE WICKETS FOB 372 RUNS. (United Press Association—Copyright), (Received This Day, 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, May 30. The cricket match between Australia and Surrey began to-day at the Kennhigton Oval. Australia again lost the toss, and Hobbs and Sandham opened for Surrey. Surrey has the strongest batting side that the Australians have yet encountered. Hobbs and Sandham opened to McCabe and Wall, who was making the ball kick. Hobbs had been playing with his customary grace and confidence, when at 22 he hit a long hop from Grimmett hard overhead. Wall, jumping, just got his fingers to the ball, which were injured, causing him to leave the field. Fleetwood-Smith replaced him. Wall dislocated the little finger of his right hand. A doctor reset it. Grimmett and O'Reilly pegged the batsmen down so completely that a tedious hour produced only 37 runs, when Hobbs, endeavouring to glance Grimmett, was out leg before. A featureless 90 minutes' play before luncheon" produced 73 runs. Wall re-opened the attack after tne adjournment. Gregory and Sandham were much brighter. Sanuham cut and drove ail the bowlers with equal ease.. Woodful rang many bdwlmg changes, but the batsmen, on an excellent wicket, went steadily along. Sandham's 100 took 196 minutes. . Gregory was missed by 0 Reilly an a gully off Wall when the batsman was' 90. Gregory then reached the century in 70 minutes. , . Slogging the bowling, the pair added 50 in 25 minutes since tea, Grimmett taking a heavy share of the punishment before he got Gregory leg before. Gregory hit 16 fours. The partnership was worth 242 in 185 minutes. Nearly 20,000 people saw Sandham become the highest individual scorer of the tour against the Australians. Pulling Grimmett to the boundary, Sandham raised his own 150 and the side's 300 in 265 minutes, but when Sandham wasl6s he was badly missed at cover by Grimmett off Chipperfield. Bromley was the sixth bowler. Sandham hit him into the pavilion for six. Squires was content to score 27 in 60 minutes. His wicket fell 10 minutes before stumps were drawn, Chipperfield obtaining a well-deserved success. Brooks held up his end while Sandham reached 200 in .320 minutes. The Surrey innings at stumps had lasted 325 minutes. Sandham hit one six and 27 fours. Details are: — SURREY. First Innings. Hobbs, lbw, b Grimmett 24 Sandham, not out 201 Gregory, lbw, b Grimmett ... 116 Squires, b Chipperfield ... ... 27 Brooks, not out ••• « Extras ... • 4 Total (for three wickets) 372

A RECORD PARTNERSHIP. SANDHAM MAKES HISTORY. (Received This Day, 12.50 p.m.) LONDON, May 30. _ Sandham's and Gregory's partnership of 242 is a record second wicket partnership against an Australian touring team. - ', Sandham's 201 is the only double century against an official Australian team since the war.

THE TEST TRIAL. BOWES TO REPLACE LARWOOD. (Received This Day, 8.45 a.m.) LONDON, May 30. Bowes (Yorkshire) has been invited to play in the Test trial to replace Larwood. It has not been, decided whether he will play for England or The Rest.