CRICKET

Grey River Argus, 1 August 1934, Page 7

CRICKET

SCOTLAND v. AUSTRALIA. (Aus. and N.Z. Fable Assn.) EDINBURGH. July 30. The wicket was easy to-day. McCabe was out to a brilliant left hand catch. He batted for 95 minutes and hit nine fours. Barnett continued in workmanlike st vie. Kippax was in excellent form, driving and square cutting powerfully. The pair added 100 in 95 minutes. Barnett, attempting to force the pace, was easily caught. He batted for 190 minutes and hit a six and live fours. Kippax’s innings lasted 145 minutes, lie hit six fours. The Australians declared when Barnett was out. The innings lasted for 290 minutes. Ebeling with a brilliant low left hand catch at second slip, shattered Scotland’s hopes by dismissing Dempster when he seemed set for a sparkling innings. He cover-drove glances off Ebeling for two fours, which were perfect shots. Tie was playing confident cricket, despite a strained leg, necessitating a runner.

Ebeling bowled Hart and Innes with successive balls, thereafter the batsmen were clearly nervous, but Scotland, thanks principally to Smith, who batted soundly, and the Australians’ laxity, comfortably avoided defeat. The scores were: — SCOTLAND —First Innings .. 107 AU ST R ALI A—Fi rs t Inn i n gs. Brown, lbw, b Anderson . . .. 33 Ponsford, c Simpson, b Farquhar 14 Chipperfield, c Simpson, b Anderson IS McCabe, c and b Anderson .. . . 73 Barnett, c and b Hart 92 Kippax, not out 90 Extras 11 Total for five wickets .. .. 331 Bowling: Farquhar 1 for 71, Smith 0 for 63, Anderson 3 for 99, Hiddleston 0 for 56, Hart 1 for 31. SCOTLAND —Second Innings. Dempster, c Ebeling, b AVall . • H Hart, b Ebeling a Innes, b Ebeling 0 Gibb, c Oldfield, b Bromley . . .. 9 Jones, b Fleetwood-Smith .. .. 18 Smith, not out 36 Spowart, run out Hiddleston, c Oldfield, b Ebeling 11 Anderson, c Bromley, b Barnett U Simpson, not out 3 Extras 17 Total for eight wickets .. .. 116 Bowling: AVall 1 for 15, Ebeling 3 for 31, Bromley 1 for 11, FleetwoodSmith 1 for 31, McCabe 0 tor 13, Chipperfield 0 for 5, Barnett 1 for 3.