AUSTRALIA v. SURREY

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 June 1930, Page 7

AUSTRALIA v. SURREY

HOBBS’ EARLY DISMISSAL

STORM STOPS PLAY [BY CABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] (Recd. June 19, 10 a.m.) LONDON, June 18. The Australians commenced a match against Surrey at the Oval. The teams are: Australia: Woodfull, Bradman, Kippax, Fairfax, McCabe, A’Beckett, Jackson, Grimmett, Wall, Hurwood, and Walker.

Surrey: Hobbs, Sandham, Fender, Allom, Barling, Shepherd, Wilson, Gregory, Baldwin, Peach, Brooks.

The weather was sultry and the wicket good. Surrey won the toss and batted.

Play started at noon, despite heavy overnight rain. The outfield was slow*.

Richardson is resting owing to a severe cold, which handicapped him in the Test. Hornibrook strained a leg and was spelled. Ducat is not played owing to a family bereavement. Surrey is also without the fast bowler, Govor. The opening pair batted steadily, though Hobbs was obviously tired after the Test. He reached forward to Grimmett and was easily stumped. The score was still 34, when the Grim-mett-Walker combination had another success, Barling flicking a ball for the wicket-keeper to take, a good catch on the leg side. > Hurwood secured Sandham’s wicket, and then again he was unaccountably taken off. In the bad light after lunch, Grimmett had the batsmen in trouble. The hundred, however, appeared after two hours. A’Beckett in the slips- missed Shepherd off Hurwood, and the stroke made the batsman 50 in 75 minutes. Wilson attempted to hit Hurwood and lost his middle stump. Shepherd was easily caught in the slips without addition to the total, five wickets being down for 117. Gregory and Fender were enterprising, but a terrific thunderstorm burst at' <3.35. The ground was quickly drenched and further play was impossible. Scores: SURREY—First Innings. Hobbs, c Walker b Grimmett .. 19 Sandham, c Fairfax b Hurwood .. 29 Barling c Walker b Grimmett .. 0 Shepherd c McCabe b A’Beckett 56 Wilson, b Hurwood .. .. 9 Gregory, not out .. ~ .. 11 Fender, not out .. .. .. 11 Extras 5 Total for 5 wickets .. 140 TEST MATCH COMMENTS. PRAISE FOR LOSERS. LONDON, June IS. “The Times’s” cricketing correspondent says: The losers acquitted themselves in every respect as nobly as did the victors. Bradman has been invariably to the fore when danger threatened in most of the games which the Australians have played. Ho had more to do with the result than had any other Australian batsman. Young though he is, he has won his place among the greatest bats in fifty years which Australian cricket has produced. The “Daily Mail” has a. leading article on the result. It states: “No one can say, after the Nottingham match that the Ashes are safe, as the Australians, in their uphill battle, made a record score for the fourth innings in test cricket in England. The youthful Bradman showed nerves of iron.” The Australian Press Association says:—“The Australians lost in a gallant fight, the result of which by no means quenches the hopes for a later victory. England won because Tate demonstrated that he is as good a bowler as ever he was. It was a magnificent game throughout. The end, coming with fifty minutes to spare, despite the delays due to the rain, proved that four days are ample time in which to finish the tests in England. Chapman’s generalship was • an important factor in England’s success. Tate was unquestionably the greatest bowler of the match. He produced remarkable figures with twenty maidens out of fifty overs. Indeed he must still have a strong claim to being the world’s greatest bowler.” When Copley, the professional, who played substitute, received the telegram asking him to play, he thought that someone was pulling his leg. Copley distinguished himself with his great catch in dismissing McCabe. The veterans are now asking if there is any parallel of a player appearing in a test match who, like Copley, has not previously figured in a single first-class match.

Woodfull, the Australian captain, is not downhearted. He said: “We will try to retrieve our fortunes next time.”

Chapman is tremendously pleased that England won. He said that the Australians put up a. splendid fight.

AUSTRALIAN SATISFACTION.

SYDNEY, June IS. Opinion in Australia, as to the outcome of tho test match reflect a feeling of general satisfaction. Quite a number of experts declare that there was little between the teams, and they think that it is quite on the cards that tho Ashes will come back to Australia, barring casualties. » Some critics are disappointed at Woodfull’s failure in both of his innings in the test, and they think that he will rise to the occasion in tho next test, match, but tho whole Commonwealth has been stirred by the wonderful recovery of the Australians. Tho Press is unanimous I hat-tho youthful members of the team have won their spurs.