CRICKETERS ON TOUR.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19917, 2 May 1930, Page 15

CRICKETERS ON TOUR.

AUSTRALIA'S BIG SCORE. WOODFULL AND BRADMAN REACH CENTURIES. «~* srsa fiuccTAi ° LONDON, April 30. In the match with Worcester all the Australian* ln sweaters, the wiert «ven replacing them between Irt owing to the keen breeze. v ' Grimmett and Hornibrook were an .active combination in keeping down £■*»■. »* * n hour ' B pfcy p r<,d | ced *"o»hS the young professional, who Worcestershire's averages laat Iflr was shaky against Grimmett, but faced Hornibrook with confidence. Grimmett, after an hour's boiling, „t Wright and **o* leg,before off sue Live balls. After lunch, Walters and ' Gibbons improved the rate of scoring. Wall was taken off, after another bri6f ineffectual spell, in favour of Fairfax. One hundred appeared for ldO minutes' play. ■ mma-m Two smart pieces of work; by Oldfield dismissed Walters and Boot. After a period of slow, shaky batting, Fairfax Jbeat Brooks, shattering bia ,wicket. , Grimmett, despite two and a quarter hours' bowling, was accurate and perv'otdfield gained his third victim..when %trler attempted a foolish run. Fairfax rooted up the middle stump aarftin when ho dismissed Gilbert, and two balls later he got Jackson. •; The innings lasted 165 minutes. 1 The Australians did not miss a eh&n'ie. . ~ • Woodfull and Jackson opened the *jsito»' innings at 8.50, both batsmen \ refusing to nibble at the leg theory fcowßbg. Twenty ruts were scored in m many minutes, the batsmen repeat#l/ sending Boot and Jackson to the Abunaary ~,.«„ '.sWoodfttll's batting was full of conS'leaee. There was little venom in -Worcester attack, and, when Boot was-taken off, the scoring rate was one tier minute. t Jackson was well caught at square%hy Walters, oodfull and Bradman were cautious iftfef tea against the accurate bowling of Boot and Brooks. I Woodfull reached 50 in ninety mintgeS. * The Worcester fielding was poor. Bradman, gathering confidence, hit fctrdsr and obtained 60 in an hour. , .When stumps were drawn Woodfull <lfed been at the crease 145 minutes, .having scored seven boundaries. Brad* , riari had batted 90 minutes, securing eight fours. . J (Beceiyed May 2nd, 12.25 a.m.) f- ~ LONDON, May 1. ItVoodfull and Bradman resumed Aus'ttsUa's innings in Bunny weather, the Inter scoring -a 'boundary off Root in ffa .first over, the last ball Of whiah IfeuCk'the batsman on the leg. Wooi- ' f&l f reached one hundred in the second {■■ wef'tf? the day, not having given the „ "chancej and mistiming only t^ e B0 atteß, P* to f°rce pawljL -Ihe got hie century. He then . opened t Jhcir ip l '|PwWMBKayeDL,to Boot, who was keepv WoodfuOhwov iway.Jkia wicket when trying to flit an ea»y.,.staught.baU from Brook, . fie teafiy hit; at Avery ball after Us cent'!«|^^B^rJ ins>ngß occupied 190 minttles and inemded eleven fours and One . qp*L v.' ' ~>At the' lunch adjburnment the score W*b;-3SD for five wickets. I'The'scores were as under: — ~ \ WORCESTERSHIBK.: .'' - "- • First Innings. If. F. S. Jewell, c Fairfax, b Grim- .' A -mett- ,✓ ■. • ; .»■ ~ ;">••• ? , E.Wright, lbw, t> GrhUHnejSt / '.-:*., 28 -S M. Nichol, run out .. 8 fM. Oibb6ns r not out .. .'. 31' %V. Fox, lbw, b Grimmett \. a & F, .Waters, st OJdfleld, b Grim- ' -0 mett- ..' '2l ft Boot,,stOldfield, bFairfax ... 0 '.' Brook, b Fairfax* .. .. S £f. W». Siyler,.run out *.< *. 13H. A.. Gilbert, b. Fairfax .. 0 IP. Jackson, lbw, b Fairfax ~ ' O j Extras .. .. ..12 j Total .. .. 131. 'f Bowling—Wall took none for 21,' ;, JS*Beckett none for 12, Grimmett four " ffcr 38, Hornibrook none "for 22, Fair- . * AUSTBALIA. ' \ First liinfags^ ' W. M. Woodfull, h. Brook ~ . .^.133 .i. Jackson, e 'Walters, b Btook .. 2i .• a Bradman/ not out .. ■ t :.. 173 Jj MeCaße, 6 'Root, b Brook ' .. 15 ''. %, Bieharasbri, run but .'. '.. 24' % fairfax, c. Boot, b Jackßon .. 0 '■M' a 'Beckett) not' out .. .. 3; ,J, Extras' i , • ..,. ~ 8'

.Total for five wickets' .. 380