HORNIBROOK AGAIN

Feilding Star, Volume 8, Issue 2667, 25 August 1930, Page 5

HORNIBROOK AGAIN

THE DEMON HOWLER GLOUCESTER’S DEBACLE ALL OUT FOB 72 RUNS By Telegraph-Press Assn—Copy right (Aust. and N.Z. Cable) London, August 23. There was enormous interest at Bristol in the match between. Australia and Gloucester. Thousands waited outside for hours, despite unify a remote possibility of play -late in. Ibo afternoon. About 800 were admitted when the gates opened, but the torrential rain yesterday left the ground still very drenched, though there was a drying wind all the morning. From the Australian team, Worn ill'll 11, Wall, Oldfield and Fairfax were omitted. Winning the toss from Beverley Lyon, Richardson sent in the- opponents oil a bad wicket for the first time of the tour. Four wickets fell in little more tlum an hour for 32 runs.

The New Zealander, Dae.ro, ol Auckland, has completed bis. residential qualifications and is now la- regular Gloucester professional. He gave a.’ Beckett an easy catch. A strong wind caused the hall to p-lny additional tricks. The- remaining batsmen, repeatedly failed to connect. Parker was warmly cheered, the crowd sympathising with him on his exclusion from the test match. Gloucester’s innings is the second lowest against Australia, during the, tour and ended in 130 minutes. Everything flavoured the bowler*. .Not even Hammond batted confidently. THE SCORES Gloucester. —First Innings Dipper, e Richardson, b HurwnuSrl 1 Si n fie Id, e Walker, b Harwood 1 Hammond, c a.’Boekolt, b Hnrnibroolk - L B. Lyon, h Hlirwood 5 Smith, e Richardson, b Hiornibrook 16 Dncre, o a’Bsckett, b Grimmett 4 ,So a brook, e and b Grimmett ... 10 Neale, e Walker, b Hornibrook 2 Barnett, h Hornibrook 2 Goddard, e Kippax,. b Hornibrook 3 Parker, not out ... 0 Extras 3* Total 72 Bowling: a’Bedkett, n.o wickets for 0; Hurwood, three for 13; Grimmett, two for 28; Hornibrook. five for 20.