NORTHANTS MATCH

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 36, 11 August 1930, Page 9

NORTHANTS MATCH

COUNTY MAKES FAIR SCORE

GRIMMETT MISSED

LONDON, 9th August, The Australians commenced a match against Northamptonshire at. North' ampton to-day. . The following formed the Australian team: —Woodfuli; lttchardson, Jackson, Kippax, Bradnian, Fairfax, Wall, a'Beckett, Walkor, Jlornibrook, and Hunvood. Northampton won the tosa and 'batted on a hard wicket, and at stumps the score stood: Northampton, first innings, 249. [ Although the early batsmen made a good stand, Bakewell and Tinmis regisj tering 162 of the total, tho remainder offered little resistance. Hornibrook's. bowling figures were most creditable. The weather was dull. Kippax was still bandaged as_ a tcsuit of the strained tissues of his left thigh. Eradman was able to resume playing. . • '. j PLAY IN DRIZZLE. Misty rain began to fall as soon as tho Australians took the 'field. Bakewell, when 11, cut Wall hard into Fairfax's left hand, the fieldsman dropping the ball. A'Beckett, coming on at 28, yorked Woolley with his third ball. .Rain stopped play at 12.50. The game was resun.. 1 at 1.10, though there was still a slight drizzle. Ilornibniok's first ball sent back Hawtin, who gave *im easy catch to Wall. Play continued slowly in miserable conditions until lunch time, when the score wag two wickets for 38.

Welcome sunshine reappeared after lunch, when Wall was bowling well, his deliveries sometimes rising dangerously high. BakeweU and Timms began to score at a good rate and brightly. The former reached an excellent fifty in 115 ininutes. Fairfax, however, presented no difficulties, andlOQ came up in 125 minutes.

Hurwood made a belated appearance, and scoring immediately slacks ened. The Australians were missing Grimmett (who is having a week's rest before the Test) and M'Cabe, the batsmen providing unexpected resistance under good conditions. Hurwogd end= od Bakewell's fine innings of 175 mm* utes. He hit eight 4'a. Ho trjed to drive, but failed to make complete eon-tact,-Jackson running in and making a good catch low down at mid-on. Bake* well is regarded in some quarters a$ a possible successor to Hobbs. There were 10,000 spectators present at tea-time, when the score was three wickets for 152.

Oa resuming after tea Jupp was pnterprising, bnt was smartly snapped up at the. wickets by Walker, off Hurwood. Timms meanwhile . was careful, but eventually gave Bich.ardsqn an easy catch in trying a coyer drive. He hit eleven da and gave a ehanoeless display. JACKSON EETIKES. Jackson, after chasing a ball, limp . off tho field and was replaced by Oldfield. The remaindor of tho wickets fell cheaply. The fielding was patchy, with tho exception of Bradman, who was brilliant. Tho following are the scores:-»-NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. First Innings. Woolley, b a'Beckett 12 Bakewell, c Jackson, b Hurwood ~ 84 A, P. Hawtin, c Wall, b Hornibrook 2 Timms, c Richardson, b Wall ... 78 V, W. Jupp, c Walker, b Hurwood . 15 A, LiddolJ, b Hqrnibrook 4 A. Cox, b Wall ~. 10 B. Bellamy, not out 10 A, D., Matthews, hit wicket, b Hornibrook ~..,.,...,.*....-. 19 E. F. Towel), b Hormbrook ...... S E. Thomas, run out 0 "Extras ....„....,., 13 Total 249 fowling Analysis.— "Weil, twe wjeknts for 53; Fairfax, none for 30; a'Beckett, one for 29; Homibrook, four for 45; Bradrnan, none for 31; Hurwood, two for 48.