TOURING TEAM.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 64, 17 March 1930, Page 7

TOURING TEAM.

BATSMEN IN FORM. i Australian Eleven Puts Up Two Centuries. SECOND TASMANTAN GAME. (United P.A.-Electric Telegraph-Copyright) HOBART, March 16. Tlie Australian cricketers who are to tour England continued their second match against Tasmania yesterday at Hobart. When stumps -were drawn on Friday the local eleven had been dismissed in their first innings for 131 runs and the tourists had scored ITS for the loss of one wicket. Ponsford (S3) and Bradman (70) were the not out men. These two batsmen continued their partnership which yielded 296. Ponsford scored 166, his total including thirteen fours. He batted 176 minutes. Bradman made 139. with sixteen fours, in 153 minutes. Off five overs the two batsmen scored 62 rims. The Australians declared their inninga closed with the score at 419 for four wickets. Tasmania had scored 174 for five wickets in their second venture when stumps were drawn. Nash made 93 in 120 minutes, his total including fifteen fours. Details of the scores are:— AUSTRALIA. —First Innings. Ponsford, run out 166 McCabe, c Kushforth, b James .... IS Bradman, c Kushforth, b Atkinson . 139 Kippax, not out 53 Fairfax, c Martin, b Atkinson ..33 Extras 10 Total for four wickets (dec.)" .. 419 Bowling: Burrows took no wickets for 113 runs, James one for 109, Nash none for 78, Townlev none for 74, Atkinson two for 35. TASMANIA. First innings „ 131 Second Innings. Atkinson, c Walker, b Fairfax 19 Rushforth, lbw, b Grimm ett 11 Nash, c Hornibrook, b Hurwood .... 93 Green, b McCabe IS Burrows, c Walker, b Hornibrook 0 Martin, not out „ 20 jNewton, not out 11 Extras 2 Total for five wickets ........ 174 Bowling: Hurwood took one wicket for 40 runs, Fairfax one for 27, Grimmett one for 20, Hornibrook one for 17, McCabe -one for 30, Bradman none for 21, Richardson none for 17.