ESSEX COLLAPSE

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 May 1930, Page 7

ESSEX COLLAPSE

HORNIBROOK UNPLAYABLE

AUSTRALIANS SCORE WELL

[BY CABLE —PRESS ASSN.—COPYRIGHT.]

(Received May 9, 8 a.m.) LONDON, May 8.

When the Essex v. Australians match was resumed this morning the wind was still bitter. The batsmen and fieldsmen indulged in a few minutes’ exercise before the start. A slight fall of rain overnight, followed by the morning sun was expected to make the wicket tricky, at least until it got thoroughly dry. Hornibrook made the ball misbehave from the outset, and Nichols could do nothing. The first ball of the second over removed the off stump. Later, Hornibrook proved that given mischievous English wickets, the Australian bowling is not as weak as some think. The Queenslander’s second over knocked Russell's off stump into Oldfield.

Meanwhile, the Australians shivered and kept their hands in their pockets. Very little fielding was necessary. Bray pushed the bat in front to Hornibrook, and Woodful did not even have the satisfaction of a run for the catch, three wickets thus falling in half an hour with the addition of twelve runs. Six run later, Hornibrook. got his fourth victim, Hipkins, the leg stump falling to a slower ball. The next one shattered Sheffield’s wicket, and the sorry innings ended in 105 minutes. Hornibrook’s figures were 9 overs, 4 maidens. 11 runs, 6 wickets. Today he took 6 wickets for 5 runs off 7 overs. He justified the prophecies of his success on English “gluepots.” The wicket, apparently improved for the Australian second innings, but was still dangerous improving as the game progressed. Woodfull and Ponsford survived the critical period before lunch, though Nichols troubled both. McCabe again failed. Kippax scored nicely on both sides of the wicket, but Woodfull reserved punishment for loose balls. He was brilliantly caught at fine leg after a chanceless innings. Jackson and Fairfax showed improved form and at the drawing of stumps, Australia was in a practically unassailable position. Scores: —

AUSTRALIA—Ist Innings 156. ESSEX —Ist Innings. Crawley, b Fairfax .. • • 8 Cutmore, st. Oldfield, b Grimmett 8 O’Connor, b Grimmett .. 1 Russell, b Hornibrook .. .. 19 Nichols, b Hornibrook .. 9 Bray, c Woodful, b Hornibrook 3 Hipkin, b Hornibrook .. • • 0 Pope, b Fairfax, :. • ■ 5 Sheffield, b Hornibrook • • 0 Smith, c Fairfax, b Hornibrook 2 Palmer, not out, ■ • • ■ 0 Extras ’ .. ■ • • • 12 Total .. • • fi 7 Bowling: Fairfax 2 for 25, A’Beckett 0 for 2, Grimmett 2 for .17, Hornibrook 6 for 11. AUSTRALIA —Second Innings Woodfull, c Nichols, b Smith .. 54 Ponsford, c Cutmore, b Nichols -n McCabe, c Bray, b Palmer .. 6 Kippax, 1.b.w., b. O'Connor, .. 42 Jackson, c Sheffield, b O’Connor 27 Fairfax, not out , ... •• A’Beckett, c Crawley, b O’Connor .»0 Oldfield, not out. •• I'* Extras, .. • ■ • • 12 Total for six wickets . . 263 ITINERARY OF TOUR. Following is the itinerary of the Australian Eleven: — May 10-13: —v. Yorkshire, Sheffield. May 14-16.—v. Lancashire, Liverpool'. May 17-20. —v. M.C.C. Lord’s. May 21-23. —v. Derbyshire, Chester- ’ field. May 24-27. —v. Surrey, The Oval. May 28-30.—v. Oxford University, Oxford. May 31-June 3—v. Hampshire, Southampton. June 4-6. —v. Middlesex, Lord s. June 7-10.—v. Cambridge University, Fenner’s. Juno 13-17.—FIRST TEST, Trent Bridge. June 18-20—v. Surrey, The Oval. Juno 21-24. —v. Lancashire, - Old Trafford. June 27-July I.—SECOND TEST, Lord’s. ' July 2-4. —v. Yorkshire, Bradford. July 5-B.—v. Nottingham, Tix*nt Bridge. 1 July 11-15.—THIRD TEST, Leeds. July 16-18.—v. Scotland, Edinburgh. July 19-21. —v. West of Scotland, Glasgow. July 22-23. —v. Durham, Sunderland. July 25-29.—FOURTH TEST, Old ’frafford. f July 30-August 1. —v. Somerset, Taunton. August 2-s.—v. Glamorgan, Swan-

sea. August 6-8. —Warwickshire, Birmingham. August 9-12.—v Northamptonshire, Northampton. August 16-22.—FIFTH TEST, The Oval. August 23-26.—v. Gloucestershire, Bristol. August 27-29 —v. Kent, Canterbury. August 30-Sept. 2. —v. Sussex. Brighton. Sept. 3-5. —v. South of England XI, Folkestone. Sept. 6-B.—v. M.C.C., Lord’s. Sept. 10-12. —v. English XL, Scarborough