BIG CRICKET

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11828, 9 January 1933, Page 5

BIG CRICKET

ENGLAND v. BENDIGO

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BENDIGO, Jan. 8

Tho weather nvas hot and the wicket good, when England met Bendigo. Bendigo are batting thirteen and England twelve, both sides fielding eleven.

Bendigo scored 215 (Porter 55, Ratten 48). Larwood took four wickets for 29, Verity three for 43, and Mitchell three for 58.

England has lost one wicket for 30 (Sutcliffe not out 14, Jardine 11).

THAT OFFER TO GPJMMETT!

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ADELAIDE, Jan. 7

Although Grimmett refused to comment on the Ramsbottom Club’s offer it is understood that he aspires to represent Australia in the 1934 tests in England. lie will not leave Australia until the Australian team ha« been selected.

NOTES AND NEWS

The hat trick has been done six times—thrice for each country—in matches between Australia and England. Four of the six have been done in Melbourne. Hugh Tmmble d : d it twice in Tests on his borne groundin 1902 and 1904. F. R. Spofforth is the only other Australian bowler who has taken three of England’s wickets with successive balls, and he did it at Melbourne in 1879. The one Englishman who has performed tne feat against Australia at Melbourne was \Y. Bates in 1883. Tf a throw at the wcket had been accurate, the first of the two Tests played in Melbourne by A. O. .Jones’ team of 1907-8 would have been t’ed. Australia scored 26G and 397, England 382 and 282 for nine wickets, so that England won by one wicket. Bur when England’s last-wicket pair had just tied the score G. Hazlitt. throwing in from cover-point, had only to hit the wicket to run out one - r them.

HOWLING AT THE BODY

This is what M. D. Lyon. r i Somerset. wrote about bowling at ih«body, some months before t l '. M.T C. team left for Australia:— Is such bowling justified? According to the strict R-tier ot the la tv it is. of course. But in my opinion it e-:--. -n the best- interests of which should still remain £s me: not a war, or a business, o- a i: og-A; • On the other hand. : V«',wl-rr point of vietv is: You Law ;• Lai w itli which to defe: ■ v.-mrsA?. "What more do you want? I will answer: I want a ::n bat, a chest protector, a fencme mask, and—and a revolver for the bowie r

DOUBLE CENTURY IN SYDNEY CLUB MATCH

(C.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright) -'Rce. Jan. S. 6.35 p.? . SYDNEY, Jm:. >. Play in._r grade cricket yesterclar C

Soloman for Petersham against RancL wiek, made SCI.