CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 August 1930, Page 6

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS,

AGAINST AU STB ALLANS

NORTH ANTS MAKE 249

£ United Tress Association—By EJectrio

Telegraph—Copy ngnt. j

LONDON, Aug. 9

Tlie 'Australians commenced a match agahst Northamptonshire at Northampton, the Australian team being ; —Woodfuil, Richardson, J ackson. Kippax, Bradman, Fairfax, AN all, A’Beckett, Walker, liorhibrook, and Hurwood. Northampton won the toss and batted'on a hard wicket, and at the drawing of stmups the score stood, Northampton first innings 249. Although the early batsmen made a good stand, Bakewell and Timms registering 162 out of the total, the remainder offered little resistance to Hornibrook, bowling figures were most creditable. . The weather was dull. Kippax was still bandaged, as the result of strained tissues of the left thigh. Bradman was able to resume playing. A misty ’ fain began to rail as soon a‘s the Australians took the field. ..3 Bakewell, when eleven, -cut 'Wall hard into Fairfax’s left hand, the fieldsman dropping the ball. A’Beckett, coming on at 28, yorked Woolley with Ills third ball. • Rain stopped play- at. 12.50, which was resumed at 1.10, though there was still a slight drizzle. Hornibrook’s first ball sent back Hawtin, who gave an easy catch to Wall. Play Continued, slowly in miserable conditions until lunch, when the score was 2 fdfr 38.

- Welcome sunshine reappeared after lunch, when Waill was bowling well, his deliveries sometimes rising dangerously high. Bakewell and Tunnis began to score at a good rate, and batted brightly. The former reached an excellent fifty in 115 minutes. Farifax, however, presented no difficulty. The hundred , ft 1 ! 1 ?® U P * n minutes’ play.l Ilurwood then made a belated appearance,. and the scoring immediately' slackened.- . •. --..5.: The Australians, however; were missing Grinnnett and McCabe. > J'hp. County batsmen were providing an unexpected resistance under the good conditions. Hurwood ended Bake- " well’s fine innings of 175 minutes. He hit eight fours. He. tried a drive, but he failed to make a complete contact, Jackson running in and making a good catch low at mid-on. Bakewell is regarded in some quarters as a possible successor to Hobbs.

There were ten thousand spectators present at tea,'when the score was 3 for 152.

On resuming after tea, Jupp was enterprising," but he was smartly snapped up at tlie wickets by Walker off Hurwood. Timms, meanwhile, was careful, but eventually he gave Richardson an easy catch in trying a cover drive;—He 1 hit eleven lours, and gave a chanceless display. Jackson, after "chasing the ball, limped off the field, and was replaced by Oldfield. The remainder of the wickets fell cheaply: The fielding - was patchy, with the exception of Bradman, who was brilliant. Scores:- — 1 NORTHAMPTON—Ist Innings. Woolley, b A’Beckett 12

Bakewell, c Jackson, b Hunvood 84 A. P. Hawtin, c Wall, Hornibrook 2 Timms, c Richardson, b Wall ... 78 V. W. Jupp, c Walker, b Hurwood 15 A. Liddell,' b Hornibrook 4 A. Cox, b Wall 10 B. Bellamy, (not out) 10 A. D. Matthews, hit wicket, b Hornibrook 19 E. Thomas, run out 0 E. F. Powell, b Hornibrook ... 2 Extras - ... 13 Total ... ... ... 249 Bowling analysis: Wall 2 for- 53, Fairfax 0 for 30, A’Beckett. 1 for 29, Hornibrook 4 for .45, Bradman 0 for 31, Hurwood 2 for 48. CRICKET FINANCE. LONDON, Aug. 10. It is understood the -receipts from the Australian Eleven’s tour are not up to expectations largely owing to the unfavourable weather spoiling a number of County matches. The financial results of the tests were satisfactory and a record crowd is expected at the Oval for. the final test. HOBBS BEATS GRACE’S TOTAL. LONDON, Aug. 9. Jack Hobbs passed Dr W. G. Grace’s record of .54,896 runs in first class cricket, after scoring forty for Surrey before lunch.