BIG CRICKET.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20026, 6 September 1930, Page 15

BIG CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA BATTING.

SOUTH OP ENGLAND'S GOOD

KNOCK.

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LONDON, September 4. Aided by the merciless hitting of Ames, South of' England, in their match against Australia, scored 403 for' the loss of eight wickets', when Chapman neclared.

Australia have three down for 169,

The weather was delightful when the not out men, Ames (32) and Robertson.syasgow.(2), resumed. A'Beckett, with a beautiful ball, knocked out Robert-son-Glasgow's stumps. Ames and Tate drove powerfully, and the former showed . remarkable skill, the pair added 100 in 85 minutes. Ames s century took 165 minutes. It was. a sterling and versatile display. Tate's fifty occupied 100 minutes. After lunch Ames flogged the bowling mercilessly, hitting a'Beckett for a sixer, Calthorpe hit three successive fours off the same bowler. Chapman declared when Ames went out. The batsman had hit two sixers, and fifteen fours. A record Folkestone crowd saw Woodfull and Ponsford open. The latter got .40 of the first 50, and reached 50 in 70 minutes. The pair had added 118, when-Lang-ridge splendidly threw Woodfull out. Without addition to the score Ponsford was caught a't mid-off. He hit eight fours. Kippax was out first ball, and the total was three for 119. Jackson and Bradman batted attractively until stumps. Scores:— SOUTH OF ENGLAND. • First Innings. Eight .wickets for. .... 403 AUSTRALIA. , " • First Innings.. W. M. Woodfull, run out . • 34 \V. H. Ponsford, c Calthorpe, b Allom • ■ • • • • ""6 A. F. Kippax, lbw, b Allom .. 0 Bradman, lbw, b Allom-.." ... G3 Jackson, not • out .. .. 45 McCabe, b - Allom. .. .. 14 . Extras .. .. 10 Total for five wickets .. 242