GRIMMETTS GREAT FEAT

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 110, 12 May 1930, Page 9

GRIMMETTS GREAT FEAT

THE YORKSHIRE MATCH

AUSTRALIAN SUCCESS

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. ■ LONDON, 10th May. The Australians made their first North Country appearance at Bramhall Lane- Ground, Sheffield, the best appointed field yet seen by the tourists, though it is set amid grim manufacturing surroundings. A largo section of the outfield was hard and grassless as the result _ oil football matches. The sun filtered through a smoke pall, though the. wo.ather was much warmer than during the Essex match. "Despite a slight frost in the morning after light rain yesterday, the wicket was good, but rain interrupted play in the afternoon and stumps . were drawn at 6.15 owing to bad light. Tho, Australian team was as follows: Bradman, Kippax, M'Cabc, a'Beckett, Woodfull, Ponsford, Eichardson, Grimniett, Walker, Wall, and Hornibrook. Barber, last year's Oxford University captain, won the toss and sent his men in. The wicket seemed slow and easy. OPENING PARTNERSHIP. 'Holmes and Sutcliffe played lively cricket, scoring freely oft' Wall and Hornibrook, though a'Beckett sent down a couple of successive maiden overs. The damp wicket became cut up, the batsmen repeatedly patting uneven portions. A'Beckett's good length "quietened the batsmen. Grimmett eamc on, and only five runs, including a four off a'Beckett, were scored in five overg. Fifty appeared for seventy minutes' play. With tho position looking black for Australia, Grimmett kept one unexpectedly low to the off, and ; Holmes, 'langing stroke, edged the ball into the wicket. It was i..'c last ball of the over. , Sutcliffo continued exuberantly and reached 50 in one hundred minutes. He then steadied down, but gave the Australians a taste of rqal batsmanship till ho played forward fo a beautiful ball from Grimmett, ■' Walker snapping him up neatly. His' score included nine fours and two sixes. He batted 125 minutes. ■ • GRIMMETT GETS TO WORK. When the Grimmett-Walkcr combination dismissed Barber tho crowd roared its disapproval, and real Yorkshire barracking began, "Howzatting" almost every ball. Grimmett disposed of the other batsmen in short order, finishing up by making Wood cock an easy one to Richardson at, silly inid-off, then taking Bowes's leg bail next ball. Tho team -rushed'to congratulate the bowler on his feat in taking all ten wickets, and tho crowd stood up and cheered. ' ■ ' Grimmett's full analysis was 22.3 overs, eight maidens, 37 runs, ton wickets. On the previous tour he took six wickets for 87 against Yorkshire. AUSTRALIANS BAT. The Australians tegan their innings at 4.5, but a little later misty rain set in. ■ . . ■ .. v Ponsford played across to one from Eobyison when ho seemed well set. Bradman received an ovation on tak-' ing the field. ■ ' When the tea adjournment came rain fell steadily, but.the game was resumed at 6 o'clock in very poor light. - * Everybody now .left the ground, and after a quarter of an hour's, uneventful play an appeal against the bad Hgh't was allowed and stumps were drawn. ■' . .Bradman was confident and even aggressive when facing Rhodes. The scores are as follow: —

YORKSHIRE. First Innings. Holmes, b Grinvmett 31 Sutcliii'c, c Walker, b Grimmett .. 60 Oldroyd, lbw, b Grimmett ...... 2 Leyland, st Walker, b Grimmett .. i) Barber, st Walker, b Grimmott .... 1 Mitchell, b Grimmett 3 Bobinson, c Bradnian, b Grimmett 2 Wood, c Richardson, b Grimmett .. 17 Macaulay, st Walker, b Grimniett 1 Bowes, b Grimmett '.. fl Rhodes, not out / 1> Extras .. ,14 Total 155 ' Bowling Analysis.—Wall took no wickets for 42 runs, a'Beckett, none . for 11, Hornibrook none for 49, M( Cabe none, for 2, Grimmett ten for 37. AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Ponsford, lbw, ,b Robinson ...... 6 Woodfull, not out ~; 37 Bradman, not out 24 Extras 2 , Total for one wicket ........ 69