THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19983, 18 July 1930, Page 11

THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.

MATCH IN SCOTLAND.

BAIN INTERFERES WITH PLA?.

(UKI'WBD PBBSS ASSOqUTIOK—?* BWCTSIC TBLEGRAPH—COPTBTOBT.) LONDON, July 18. The Australians began a niatch with Scotland at Edinburgh to-day. Fairfax, Oldfield, McCabe, and Wall are not playing. The teams were: — Scotland—Alexander, Anderson, Baxter. Jones, Kerr, McTavish, Nicholson, Bievwright| Simpson, Tod 4» vVatson. Australia —Wcodfull, Bradman, Kippax, a'Beckett, Kichardson, Grimmett, Ponsford, Jackson, Hornibrook, Hur wood, and Walker. Scotland won the toss and batted on a good wicket, the weather being dull. Kerr and Alexander put on §6 before Grimmett broke the partnership. Alexander and McTavish continued to bat attractively. Rain several times interrupted the olay. and at 3.20 stumps had to be drawn.

(Received July 18th, 1.5 a.m.) LONDON, July 17. Eain fell at Edinburgh to-day; There will be no play before lunch. There are little prospects of any to-day. Scores :-rSCOTLAND. First Innings. Kerr, Jbw, b Grimmett .. .. ?Q Alexander, lbw, b a'Beckett .. 51 McTavish, b Grimmett .. .. 35 Todd, not out .. •■ •• JQ Nicholson, not out .. ..2 Extras . ■ . • - • 11 Total for three wipkets ~ 1?9 INCIDENT OF THE APPEAL. WHAT THi CRITICS gAy, LONDON, July 16. A survey of every London newspaper reveals, firstly, the almost unanimous admission that England was saved by the weather, and, secondly, none peeks to minimise the incident of the appeal against the light. It is admitted that nowhere in the world are there keener judges than Yorkshiremen, who showed unmistakeably what they thought of this second aid to avert defeat, Mr C. O, Macartney says the appeal was not unjustified. -

G. Palkiner, tho former South African international, in the "Daijj* Mail," sayst "I was horrified when the um pires decided against the Australians, who were abominably treated. This waa the worst incident J have w|t. nessed. It hardly bears thinking about,"

A. Gilligan saysj "The fina) appeal Is astonishing, and is causing the strongest language among international critics, some of whom declare it was not in keeping with British tradition* and sportsmanship." The "Paily News" declares that "there was not the slightost justification for the appeals, which burlesqued the good old game." Numerous other critics write in a similar strain.

APPEALS FOR BAD UGHT,

ONUS ON umpire; SUQGB9TEP.

I (Received July 17th, 10,30 p.m.) LONDON, July 16. Discussing the appeals for bad light at the Leeds Test match, the "Daily News and Chronicle" expresses the ppinun that the onus should rest whoilv on the umpire No one should be allowed to ask him and he should stop the game when he thought it was too dark, GENTLEMEN V, PLAYERS, COUPON, July 1(5. Jn the Gentlemen v, players' watch the ejeptlemen, fl rs t innings,, have lost three for 813 (Puleepsinhji 97 not out). Bain stopped the play. "A SPIN OF THP COIN." Great »s b»§ teen the eareer of Wilfred Rhodes, who is retiring at the end of this season, it aU started from the spin of a coin (states the liQndpn "Daily Mail"). Yet in all the notices of his record the bamst reference has been made to this most romantic fact and its sequel. The st«ry is vouched tor by Mr W. TrasJ*. the oW amateur «ha wa» plaviog at Bath in the match, w 1898 when Mr Martin ttg<*He i»gw Lord Hawke) and Mr I<\ & J»<* S P" could pot agree as to the eleventh man ip thP Yorkshire team fbe candidates were two slow lefthanders, Cordingley and Rhodes, then a rosy apple -('becked lad, Bawke favoured the former, Jackson the latter, They could not agree, so decided to toss for their Jaclieon won, and young Rhodes, who took, twelve wickets in the mi»tch, was launched on his wonderful carper The other side of the picture is less well known, Cordinelev left York. shire and went south to qaalifr for Sussex. A vear or so afterwards Trask was plavin* for Somerset against Sussex at Bripthton Somerset arrivfd a man short, and Onrd meter c.ame opt to field for them, bei'np put at cover. Perp R«nii, with on»v a few r'pa to bin eredit. sent him an eatrv cntoh. Oordin-lev d-onped ft- Rn J?" w «t»" I ta make a buee score. From that | moment Cordinelev disappears from the scene. ... i u« Yet be was a promisinor bowler who mteht bad a coi'P apuii differently, hnv* seized his ch«noe almnst as well as Rhodes did. Th P< incident is ope of the romances of cricket.