KIPPAX HITS UP 250

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 50, 28 August 1934, Page 9

KIPPAX HITS UP 250

MATCH AGAINST SUSSEX

DARLING. TOO. IN FOEM

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LONDON, August 27.

Giving, a. superb display of batting in -which in the latter part of Iris highly-productive innings he slammed quo bowler for four magnificent "sixers," A. 1\ Kippax contributed 250 runs to a total of S(SO made by Australia on tho second day of the cricket match with Sussex at Hove. Darling also was in line form, and 117 runs came from his bat in a double-century partnership with Kippax. Darling became tho sixth member of the Australian team to score 1000 runs on the tour.

Sussex's first innings, which had yielded 304 runs for eight wickets on the first day of the match, was declared closed without being continued. Tho wicket for the start of the second day's play was affflcted by dew, and two Australian batsmen fell cheaply soon after the innings had commenced. Ponsl'ord seemed to be particularly confident, but in Cornford's third over he was clean bowled in attempting a glance. Chipperfield snicked the next ball and was caught behind.

Brown and Kippax then became associated and they wore delightfully enterprising, batting as though nothing had happened. They brought tho score to 100 in 55 minutes, with Kippax more aggressive than Brown. A splendid exhibition by Brown terminated when the loft-iirm bowler, James Langridgc, caused tlio batsman' to hit his1 wicket. Brown's score of 60 included seven 4's.

Kippax and McCabe continued so strgngiy that in the two hours before lunch a total of 176 was realised. At the adjournment Kippax was 80 and McCabe 17. The gates were closed after lunch, there being fourtoon thousand people in the ground. Further good progress was made by the batsmen after the interval, but McCabe was dismissed when Cornford used the new ball. Kippax had reached his century in 145 minutes.

Darling joined Kippax, and the pair maintained an excellent rate of scoring. They added 100 runs in 65 minutes, and at one stage Darling hit Bowley for three successive 4's. By teatime Kippax and Darling had put on 156 runs in. 90 minutes. Subsequently Darling reached his contury, which oe-, cupied only 110 minutes. The total reached 400 in 225 minutes, and when thd partnership was worth 215 in 125 minutes, Darling, in trying to drive a ball from Tate, was bowled. His score of 117 included sixteen 4's.

Kippax was badly missed in the same over in which Darling lost his wicket, but ho went on to reach 200 in 260 minutes. Bvadman, with an injured thumb, batted gingerly. Pour groat "sixers" and other scoring strokes brought Kippax's total to 250 in 285 minutes. Kippax was then caught in the outfield after having given a magnificent display. His score included four 6's and twenty-eight 4's. The innings occupied 335 minutes. Details: — SUSSEX. i First Innings. Eight wickets- for ~... 304' (Innings declared closed.) Bowling: libeling took no wickets for 51 runs, McCabe one for 3S, Floetwood- j Smith five for 114, O'Keilly one for 42, | and Cuipperfield none for 42. AUSTRALIA. • First Innings. Ponsford, b Cornford 6 Chipperfiold, c Eaton b Cornf ord 0 Brown, hit vvkt, bJ. Langridgo .. 66 Kippax, c Parks, b Pearee 250 McCabe. lbw, b Cornf ord 46 Darling, b Tate 117 Bradman, b Pearco 19 Barnett, not out 2? Ebeling, b Bowley 1° O'Boilly, c Pearce, b Bowloy .. 4 Fleetwood-Smith, c Cornf ord, b Bowley ° Extras • w Total 560 Bowling: Tate took one wicket for 101 runs, J. Cornford three for 129, Parks none for 91, Pearee two for 90, James Langjidge one for 63, and Bowley three for 71.