AUSTRALIA WINS

Hokitika Guardian, 20 June 1934, Page 5

AUSTRALIA WINS

—- ■■■■■* BY 8 WICKETS i MATCH WITH THE GENTLEMEN. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, June 19. The weather was dull and threatening. The prospects of exciting cricket drew only a, few thousand, j Barnett and Ebeling, sent in overI night to block out time, creditably scored | 26 before,Bamett, fiercely hooking a fast 1 rising ball from Read, was brilliantly caught by Dawson at square leg. Ebeling fell a victim leg befoi’e off Brown after a solid , hour. He shaped better >as an opener than in his customary position. Brown and McCabe took the seme to 100 in 90 minutes, despite frequent bowling changes. McCabe miade many powerful shots, relieving the monotony, Brown hitting only loose balk. The wicket.was wearing better than was expected, and was easier than on the second day, but the Gentlemen’s bowling, with the exception of Clay, whose fine length ball, turning from the leg with a strong field, quietened the batsmen, was faced confidently. McCabe was more enterprising than Brown, but the batsmen were taking nothing for granted. McCabe was particularly severe on Robins and occasionally on Read, off whom he got a sixer.-

I Lunch was taken with victory safe. I After lunch the bowling became loose, j land McCabe and Brown scored with the utuio-st <oase. raising 200 tin 145 minutes.

AlcCabe dashed ahead at a great ptfee, driving very powerfully. He hqadhed a .glorious hundred m even time.

At the finish, Australia, who batted only 165 minutes, had an unexpectedly

easy victory. McQabc hit, -one sixer, and fourteen fours ima masterly innings. Brown’s knock was solid and chance-

less. Read,' Brown and Robins -all bowled a deplorable length.

GENTLEMEN—First -Innings. Walters, c Barnett, b Wall ... 15 Dawson, c Chippcifield, b Wall ... 5 Lyon, b Ebeling 12 Valentine, c Chipperfield, b Ebeling 19 Holmes, b Grimmett ... 5 Lowndes, b Grimmett 44 Robins, b Wall ... 11 Brown, c Kippax, b Grimmett ... 31 Livock, Ibw, b McCabe 0 Clay, st. Barnett, b Grimmett ... 30 Road, not out 0 Extras 0 Total 177 Bowling analysis.—Wall three for 49, Ebeling two far 39, Grimmett four for 76, McCabe one for 8.

GENTLEMEN—Second Innings.

Walters, Jbw, b Grimmett 40 Dnwscm, b Wall .... 1 Lyon, b Chipperfiekl 67 Valentine, b Ebeling 3 Holmes, c Woodful], b Wall ... 67 (Lowndes, run out 4 Robins, st. Barnett, b Grimmett 64 Brown, c Brown, b Ebeling ... 10 Livock, b Grimmett 14 Olay, st. Barnett, b. Grimmett ... 13 Read, not out ••• 0 Extras ... 4 Total ... 287 Bowling.—Wall 2 for 65. Ebeling 2 for 79, Grimmett 4 for 71. Chipperfield 1 for 34, McCabe 0 for 22, Darling 0 for 12. AUSTRALIA—First Innings. Woodful], b Brown " ... 13 Brown, lbw, b Holmes 20 McCabe, b Read 4Darling, b Brown 42 Jvippax, c Livock, b 'Holmes ... 33

Bromley, c and b Robins 30 Chipperfiekl, b Read 7 Barnett, b Holmes 6 Grimmett, b Lowndes 24 (Ebelmg, c Livock, b Brown ... 5 Wall, not out 1.4 Extras 33 Total ... 230 Bowling.—Read 2 for 61, Holmes 3 for 31, Lowndes 1 for 15, Clay 0 for 35, Robins 1 for 10, Brown 3 for 45. AUSTRALIA)—Second Innings. Barnett, c Dawson, b Rend 16 .Ebeling, lbw, b Brown A ... ... 31 Brown, not out 62 McCabe, not out ... , 100 Extras 21 Total (for two wickets) ... 235 Bowling.—Read 1 for 63. Holmes 0 : for 42, Lowndes 0 for 6, 'Brown 1 for 28. Clay 0 for 15, Valentine 0 for 17, ■Robins 0 for 38, Lyon 0 for 5. j ENGLAND’S TEST PROSPECTS. J LONDON, June 19. ; ,! Batl luck pud misfortune which are .almost heart breaking are at present dogging us, but I am sere it will .come all r-'cht,” said Sir fv Jackson, one of iscloctois. «T think we shall win the rubber. There are plenty of good players in England.” Ho added. without mentioning | names; “The three men wo wanted inre possibly unfit. I use the word j (‘possibly’ because, as regards one, I , shall not know definitely until tomorrow. Wyatt is not one of these ' three. Tf fit, he will bo captain, and ! we think that, ITe will be fit. It is regret table that (Larwood is not available. His decision to-dnv wag given in reply to a telegram that I fient.”

CRICKET 'AXI) POLITICS. •LONDON', Juno 19. **Thc .fact that two -members of *Cii'binrtfc have inter- : ference in the cricket ''controversy will cause alarm regarding the future of l.'cibeffcat,” isavs < c ‘The Sketch,” in a | leading article. “Apparently (here jinro fanatics in England, equally as ' foolish as any m Australia. If cricket is capable of causing discord, it should be made illegal.” ENGLISH TEST TEAM. (Received this dnv nt 10.20 a.m.) LONDON, June 19. The English selectors have invited to Lords Wvatt (captain!, Walters, Farnes, Sutcliffe, Hammond, Hondren, jDeyland, oVinc, 3, M?ri|y and 'Bowes, Further names are being issued later. | Deliberations liave boon delayed, o\v--1 ing to a change in the weather, and , the fact that several players wanted, are not sure whether they will be fit. i Geary, Nichols (Essex) and Barnett {(Gloucester) have a*l«o been selected, (making 'thirteen chosen, lfrom whom the final eleven will be selected on the morning of the match.