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Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 203, 28 August 1934, Page 7

Kippax was badly missed in the same over, and went on to reach 200 in 200

minutes,

Bradman, with an injured thumb, batted gingerly.

Kippax slammed J. Parks for four magnificent sixers, reaching 250 in 285 minutes. Then he was caught in the outfield after a superb display, including four sixers and 28 fours.

The innings closed after 335 minutes' play. Scores: —

SUSSEX.

First Innings.—For 8 wickets (dec.) 304

AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Ponsford, b Cornford 0 Chipperfield, c Eaton, b Cornford .. 0 Brown, hit wicket, b Langridge 06 Kippax, c Parks, b Pearce 2:50 McCabe, lbw, b Cornford 40 Darling, b Tate 117 Bradman, b Pearce 10 Barnett, not out 27 Ebeling, b Bowley 10 O'Reilly, c Pearce, b Bowley 4 Fleetwood-Smith, c Cornford, b Bowley 0 Extras 15 Total 600 Bowling: Bowley took three wickets for 71 runs, Cornford three for 129, Pearce two for 90, Jas. Langridge one for 63, Tate one for 101, Parks none for 91.

The six Australian batsmen to reach 1000 runs in first-class matches on the 1934 tour are: McCabe, Bradman, Ponsford, Brown, Woodfull and Darling. In all matches Kippax has made 1041, but his first three-figure score, 101 not out, was made against Durham, rated as a second-class fixture.

DON'S BIRTHDAY.

TOASTED BY CABINET MINISTER

(Received 12.30 p.m.)

LONDON, August 27.

Sir Harry Preston entertained the members of the Australian cricket team at Brighton. Among others present were Messrs. Arthur Gilligan, captain of the MjC.C. team to visit Australia in 1924-25, and J. H. Thomas, Secretary of the Dominions. The latter toasted Don Bradman's health on his twenty-sixth birthday.

MERRITT IN FORM.

CENTURY AND SIX WICKETS

(Received 12 noon.)

LONDON, August 27.

W. E. Merritt, the ex-New Zealand cricketer, playing for Blackburn in the Lancashire League, scored a century and took six wickets.

BROMLEY OPERATED ON.

CONDITION SATISFACTORY.

(Received 1 p.m.)

LONDON, August 27.

E. H. Bromley, the youngest player in the Australian cricket side, was successfully operated upon for appendicitis. Hi 3 condition is most satisfactory.