AUSTRALIA V. SUSSEX

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 51, 29 August 1934, Page 9

AUSTRALIA V. SUSSEX

SUCCESSFUL BOWLING

COUNTY'S COLLAPSE

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LONDON, August 28.

On the concluding day of the cricket match, Australia v. Sussex, at Hove, the county team was faced with making 257 runs to avoid defeat by an innings. Although 131 runs were made for the loss of one wicket before lunch, tho task was too great. After lunch Sussex lost nine wickets for 90, runs, and Australia won by an innings and 3o runs. For, Australia Floetwood-Smith again" took live wickets, O'Eeilly taking four. .':■■■

For the play today the weather was good and the wicket perfect. Sussex's second innings was commenced by Parks and John Langridge, and when 56 runs had been made in an hour Parks was caught in mistiming a turning ball from O'Eeilly. Bowley and John Langridge remained together uAtil lunch, and they subsequently completed a century partnership. Bowley drove extremely hard, while Langridge batted sonndly. Though he went in an hour after. Langridge, Bowley was first to reach the 50 mark.

With, the total at 15C Sussex lost j three wickets. Langridge was easily caught, his stubborn innings having occupied 135 minutes.. Cook was ab-1 surdly run out next ball, and then Bowley gave a simple catch to Darling at ( m'id-on. Of the remaining batsmen only Jlelville offered airy resistance. Mel-j villo hit Fleetivood-Smith for a C and four 4's in the over in which he, was j dismissed. The innings lasted.2oo'min-1 utcs. " ' i Details:— ' : ; . SUSSEX. ' ■-. First Innings. Bight wickets for 304 > (Innings' declared, closed.) ' . Second Innings. . J. Parks, c vßradman, b O 'Reilly ... - 32 John Langridge, c and b FleetwoodSmith 53 Bowley, c Darling, b O'Bcilly ... 63 Cook, run out 0 James Langridge, c Ponsford, b O'BeilJy 10 H. Parks, lbw, b Meetwood-Sniith 0 Pearce, c Brown, b O'Eeilly ..... 0 Melville, c Darling, b. FleetwoodSmitii •-. 40 Eaton, b Fleetwood-Sinith 0 Tate, c Ponsford, b FlectwoodSmith ..... 10 Cornford, not out 0 Extras .-•• 13 . Total 221 Bowling.—Eboling took no wickets for 21 runs, McCabe none for 7, Fleet-wood-Smith five for 87, O'Eeilly four! for 49, Darling none for 22, and Chip-1 perficld none for 22. . j : AUSTRALIA. j First Innings ............ 560 j