A DRAWN GAME

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXX, Issue 12264, 28 May 1934, Page 3

A DRAWN GAME

5 AUSTRALIA V. HAMPSHIRE COUNTY SCORE 169 FOR SEVEN WICKETS. ARNOLD CONTRIBUTED 109 NOT OUT. ■ (U.P.A, by Elec. Tel. Copjright! i LONDON, May 26. " Tho match between. • Australia and Hampshire ended in a .draw. The. tourists’ first, iruiinus closed for'.44i?. ■After puttins on, 189 for seven inTho second Hampshire, declared, and ; .tho--Australians had ..lost one wicket for 10 runs before stumps were ■drawn. '. The hatting remained correct un'til after lunch. Hampshire playing for a draw. O’Reilly, dismissed. Pothe.ca'ry and Mead in the same over Both were badly beaten, by the spin, .and when Lowndes wag also tricked four wickets were down tor 91. O’Reilly’s figures since lunch at ' this ■ stage were three for 10. Arnold was the onlv batsman to show confidence. O’Reilly and Eleot-•wood-Smilli continued to worry tho batsmen. .and with the wickets t.Opplinc Arnold hit out and reached the .century ,in 183 minutes; ihoutrlr ho .should have boon out at. 97. Darling misjudging a running catch ■ Lowndes declared just after tea, leaving the Australians only 50 minlitos for batting. v•Arnold hit. .a: sixer red II fours..

Darling and Chi oner field opened in a gloomy light.. * There was' a delay of 20 minutes when an appeal against the light wo® nphell. and upon ro- ■ sumption. Darling vn.s caught behind the ‘wickets. Another appeal against the light, was refused.- and then McCabe's appeal was upheld and play was abandoned. Io the dissatisfaction of the crowd, some of whom ■horded the batsmen. - '’Details:— HAMPSHIRE. ■First Innings ... *l2O Second Lnning s ■ .Arnold, not our. ’• ICBJ Moo-re,■ Ibw., h Fleetwood-Smith 'll Pbtjiecary, lbw., b O’Reilly 21 A lead, c Oldfield, b O’Reilly 9 -Lowndes, b O’Reilly J Tennyson lbw, h F J eelvood-Siriiin '•> Creese, lbw, b . O’Reilly 3 Kennedy, c Eippax, b Fleetwood

Sin i tli 5 Boyes, not out ... 3 Extras 19 Total for seven wickets 169 Bowling: McCain? none ter 12; Darling, none for Id; O’Reilly, four for 3'i; Fleetwood-Smith, three lor 88; Chipperiield, none for 17.

AUSTRALIA, —First Innings.— Woodfull, e and b Baring 2 Brown, c McCorkill, b Baring ... 0 Bradman, c Mead, b Baring ... C McCabe c: Mct'orkril. h Baring 79 Darling, lbw, b Kennedy 9(5 Kippax, c Tennyson, b Boyes ... 38 Bromley, lbw., h Boyes 87 Cliipperfield, not our HO Oldfield, b Lowndes , ... 22 O'Reilly, lbw. b Baring -3 Fleet.wood-Smith, c and b Kennedy 4 Extras 1 ... 16 Total 433 Bowling: Baring, five for 121; Kennedy, two for 81; Creese, none for 3-1 ; Lowndes, one for 95 ; Boyes, two lor SO. —Second Innings—

Darling e McCorkill, b Lowndes 1 Chipperiield, not out •> .McCabe, not out ... G .Extras -I 8" ' 'Total'""for'one’wifk'et' ' TO Bowling: Kennedy, none for none; Creese, none for six ; Lowndes, one for none. COUNTY COMPETITIONS. WORCESTER RATTLE UP 505 FOR FIVE WICKETS. PAT UADI 214. GIBBONS 157 - PERKS TAKES SIX WICKETS . FOR 38.

tU.P.A. by EJec. Tel. Copyright) LONDON, May 20. Scoring was less prolific in this week’s county cricket competitions, tho bowloj-g generally having better results. The outstanding feature of tho roud was Pataudi’s fine double century for Worcester against Glamorgan, the side putting up 505 for tho loss of only five wickets. Gibbons •also batted - well, contributing 157. Perks was the most, successful bowler in thi s match, taking six wickets for 38 Tuns. Sussex just, managed to defeat Leicester by an innings, three of their bowlers, Tate, Langridgo, and WeneJey all takiiig five wickets for less than 40 runs, wjnle Cook was credited with a -century. Another innings victory was that of Derby over North ants, Worthington scoring 147 for the winners.

Other outstanding bowling performances were Freeman’s 11 wickets far Kent against Gloucester fit a cost of ,137; Voce’s six for f>J against Cambridge; and Eastman k? seven for 51 for Essex against Lancs. Batting for Lancs, Tyldesley made 100 not out in the second after contributing 89feiu the first. The only other century of the week was Ilulme’s 132 for Middlesex.

Matches commenced on 'Wednesday resulted:— Somerset in the first made 153. Smith taking six for 58. Tti the sec-ond-they scored 410, Hawkins making 06 and 'White 93. Middlesex in the first put on 458 for nine and declared. Hulmo making 132. Middlesex won on the first innings. .Kent’s first produced 333,, 'Woolley making 53 and Ames 56. In the second tihfty made 211. Gloucester in the first scored 173, Freeman taking five, for 78, and in the second

130, Freeman faking six for of). Kent won by 235 runs.

Derby in the first compiled 345, Worthington making 147. Novfhants in the first scored 120. Mitchell taking four for .55, and followed on to be dismissed for 78, Mitchell taking four for 32. Derby won by an innings and 147 runs.

♦. Lancashire in the first made 187, Tyldesley scoring 89, Eastman took seven for 51. In the second they lost three for 1(50. Tyldesley making iUO not out. Essex in the first made 305 for eight and declared, O’Connor scoring 90. Essex won on the first innings.

Glamorgan in the first made 253, Perks taking .six i’er 33. In the second they lost one for 167, K. Davie s making 75 not out. Worcester in the first ran up 505 for five and declared, Gibbons making 157 and Data udi 214 not out. 'Worcester won on tbo first innings. Yorkshire in the first made 370, Ley In ml adding 75. Payne took five for 67. Warwick in the first had lost five for 205, Hill making 70, t he match being drawn. Leicester’s first produced 241, Tate taking five for 30. In the second they made only DS, Wensley taking five for 31, and •lames Langpidge five for 37. Sussex in the first scored 345, Cook making 101. Smith took fivo for 75. Sussex won by an innings and six runs. Cambridge's first yielded 245, Parker making 96 and .Human 98. Vote took six for 51. In the second they .lost SfvAu for 219, Fid declared, Gunn taking five for 48. Notts in the first lost nine for 823 and declared, and in the second they lust two for 105. The match was drawn.