AUSTRALIA’S FINAL GAME

Evening Star, Issue 20587, 12 September 1930, Page 9

AUSTRALIA’S FINAL GAME

MATCH AGAINST ENGLISH ELEVEN SOME MERRY HITTING Pres* Association—-By Telegraph-Copyright. LONDON, September- 11. (Received September 12, at 10 a.m.) Wyatt declared without any addition to the score. Jackson and Fairfax opened at 2.45 on a wicket made for the bowlers. Jackson made 24 and was then bowled by an almost unplayable ball. Bradman came in and went for runs, and in thirty-five minutes he had scored 42 by hurricane hitting. He was particularly severe on Parker and Rhodes. Kippax joined Bradman, who was cutting and driving perfectly. Later he lifted Rhodes for a stragiht 6. Bradman at 60 was missed twice. Duckworth fumbled an easy chance of stumping and Sandhara dropped a catch. The pair added 100 in eighty minutes. Bradman’s 50 occupied fifty minutes, and Kippax’s 50 sixty-fivo minutes. Merry hitting continued until an appeal against the light was successful. Details;— ENGLISHyELEV EN. First Innings. Hobbs c Oldfield b Fairfax ... 24 Sutcliffe e Fairfax h Hornibrook 45 Duleepsiuhji c Oldfield b Hornibrook 29 Sandham b Wall 59 Wyatt Ibw b Hornibrook 7 Leyland c Oldfield b Hornibrook ... 9 Tate c and h Hurwood 1 Larwood c BradniEto b Hornibrook 11 Rhodes not out ... 1C Duckworth b Wall 0 Extras 17 Total for nine wickets (declared) 218 Bowling Analysis.—Wall, two for 3-5, Fairfax, one for 58; Hurwood, one for 32; Hornibrook, five for 69; M'Cabe, none for 6; Grimmett, none for 1. AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Jackson b Rhodes 24 Fairfax st Duckworth b Rhodes 8 Bradman not out 73 Kippax not out 57 Extra 1 Total for two wickets ... 163