NORTHANTS 187

Hokitika Guardian, 15 June 1934, Page 5

NORTHANTS 187

SNOWDEN’S' CENTURY AUSTRALIA’S LEAD OP 97. (United Press Association!—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Received this day at 10.20 a.m.) LONDON, June 14. The weather was dull but line and wicket good. Steady, confident batting by Snowden, and Grimshaw * against libeling md O’Reilly raised 50 in 70 minutes. Then Grimshaw was bowled by libeling with a good length ball keeping low. Bradman’s limp to-day was less pronounced. Sound but soporific batting produced 100 in 130 minutes, whereto Snowden had contributed a solid fifty, hitting 'O’Reilly for two fours in one over. . The Australian bowling was lacking sting. Fleetwood-Smith and C'hippcrfield received considerable punishment.

Snowden and Timms used their feet well, the latter being out just before lunch.

Northamptonshire made 187, to which Snowden contributed an excellent 105. At stumps, Australia, in their second innings, had .made 132 for five. With the wickets tumbling, Snowden forced the pace and reached an excellent hundred in 220 minutes. He was the last man out. Fleetwood-Smith looked the most dangerous bowler. Hansford: and Brown opened in drizzling. rain. Brown was particularly impressive with delightful leg glance*. Ponsford and Darling were caught at the wicket.

■■ iKilppax and Bromley failed again, while Chipperfield was thrown out before he had a strike. The total was five for 91 when Bradman. with Barnett as his runner, partnered Brown. Bradman batted skilfully until stumps, the pair having added 42 in 35 minutes. * •AUSTRALIA—First Innings. Ponsford, l.b.w. b Pitt 56 Brown, b Partridge 30

Darling, b Bakewell 3 Kippax, l.b.w. Matthews 12 Bromley, o Bakewell, b Partridge 5 Bradman, c Bakewell, h Matthews 65 Chipperfield, e Pitt, b Partridge 71 Barnett, c Partridge, b Matthews 7 O’Reilly not, out 13 Ebeling, u Matthews ... ... 14 Fleetwood-Smith, run out ... 0 . Extras 8

Total 284 Bowling:—Matthews 4 for 71, Pitt 1 for 53, Partridge 3 for 67, Powell 0 for 27, Bakewell 1 for' 38, Cox 0 for 20. • A USTiRALTA—Seco n d In n i ngs Ponsford, c Bellamy, b Matthews 11 Brown’, not out 73 Darling, c Bellamy, b Pitt ... 17 Kippax, c and b Partridge ... 9 Bromley, c and b Partridge ... 3 Chipperfield, run out 0 Bradman, not out ... .' 16 Extras 3

Totial (for 5 wickets) ... 132 N ORTH ANTS—First Innings. Bakcwell, c and b Fleetwood-Smith 20 Snowden, c Ebeling, b O’Reilly 105 Grimehaw, b Ebeling ... .-.. 2 Timms, c Bradman, b Fleetwood-

Smith 27 Bellamy, b O’Reilly 0 Cox, ]bw, b Fleetwood-Smith ... 4 Towell, c Barnett, b Ebeling ... 3 •Matthews, b Fleetwood-Smith ... 0 Brown, lbw, b Fleetwood-Smith -... 0 Partridge, c Bromley, b O’Reilly ... 5 Pitt, not out 0 Extras 21 Total 187 Bowling.—Fleetwood-Smith 5 for 63, Darling 0 for 3, Ebeling 2 for 37, O’Reilly 3 for 46, Chipperfield 0 for 17.

j ENGLAND'S NEXT TEST TEAM. THE SELECTORS 'Jt$D LARWOOD. LONDON, June 14. '‘Team building'’* for the second test is already in full blast. The critics are almost un-ndmous that three fast bowlers .must be included. Those they have mentioned are Larwood, Bowes. Allen. Govor (and Voce. •It i-s oonticlon ttv exported that Wyatt will take tlie leadership, Sir Stanley Jackson told the ‘‘News •Chronicle” that England will expect Larwood to pi v in the coming tests if he is fit. If he says that he is fit. his name will be included for consideration. He said: ‘‘We have not been in oominuniciatiaii with Larwood lately, but the selectors are always visiting the counties, and they are sure to meet him m the next few cEys ’’ Larwood, on Carr’s advice, refused to comment regarding the reports that the counties are threatening not to play against Notts. Dainvood to-day eschewed the leg theory and bowled with orthodox field. With dazzling pace he took three Essex wickets far nine runs off five, overs. Voce bowled to a leg field. It is understood that Australia’-' 5 share of the Test takings at Nottingham a record. Chester and: Hard staff have. beco appointed for the 'Second Test as umpires.

SYDNEY ENTHUSIASTS’ TRIBUTE. SYDNEY, June 13. Australians arc delighted at the somewhat unexpected result of the first Test match. The majority of the people had hanked on & draw. Wireless sets were going the whole

ri elit during the currency of the match. The newspapers pay a tribute to Wood full’s genius in handling the team ip the final thrilling hours, snatching the last minute win, and also to the sensational bowling of Grimmett and O’Reilly. Considerable interest is evinced in the possibility of Larwood’s omission Lom the next two Tests. MELBOURNE LISTENERS-IN. Melbourne, June w. Ho many people sat up to hear the broadcast of the Test match, that the State Electricity Commission attained a record output -on Frid y night of 2,096,890 units, chiefly because of the increased use of radios, ' lights and radiator's.

•Statistics issued by the. PostmasterGeneral’s Department showed that during Alay, there was a record increase <7-f ,16.692 wireless listeners’ licenses in Australia. This was also obviously due to the Tests.

GENTLEMEN v. AUSTRALIA. LONDON, June 13. The Gentlemen’s team against the Australians on June 16 is as follow :

Wyatt (capt'in), -Squadron-Leader J.ivock, Walters, Pataudi, Robins, Valentine, Allen, Cray, 11. I). Read, Turnbull and Brown.