YORKSHIRE MATCH

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 139, 12 May 1930, Page 7

YORKSHIRE MATCH

GRIMMETT’S BOWLING FEAT. TEN WICKETS CAPTURED. HOME SIDE OUT FOR 155. (United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) LONDON, May 10. The Australians’ made their first North Country appearance at Bramallane Ground, Sheitield, to-day. It is tlio best appointed held yet seen by the tourists, though it is set amid grim manufacturing surroundings. A large section of the outfield was hard and grassless as the result of lootball matches. The sun filtered through a smoke pall, though the weather was much warmer than during the match against Essex. . , .Despite a slight frost in the morning after light rain yesterday, the wicket was good, but rain interrupted play m the alternoon, and stumps were drawn at 6.15 o’clock owing to bad light. Yorkshire made 155, and the Australians scored 69 for the loss of one wicket. The Australian team was as follows: Bradman, Kippax, McCabe, A’Beckett, Woodfull, Ponsford, Richardson, Gritnmett, Walker, Wall and Hornibrook. Barber, last year’s Oxford University captain, won the toss and sent his men in. The wicket seemed slow and easy. Holmes and Sutcliffe played lively cricket, scoring freely off Wall and Hornibrook, though A’ Beckett sent down a couple of successive maiden overs. The damp wicket became cut up, the batsmen repeatedly patting uneven portions. A’Beckett’s good length quietened the batsmen. Grimmctt came on, and only five runs, including a four off A’Beckett,. were scored in five overs. Fifty appeared for seventy minutes’ play. With the position looking black for Australia, Grimmett kept one unexpectedly low to the off, and Holmes, changing stroke, edged the ball into the wicket. It was the last ball of the over.

Sutcliffe continued exuberantly and reached 50 in ono hundred minutes. He then steadied down, but gave the Australians a taste of real batsmanship until he played forward to a beautiful ball from Grimmett, Walker snapping him up neatly. His score included nine fours and two sixes. He batted 125 minutes. When the Grimmett-Walker combination dismissed Barber the crowd roared its disapproval, and real Yorkshire barracking began. Grimmett disposed of the other batsmen in short order, finishing up by making Wood cock an easy one to Richardson at silly mid-off, then taking Bowes’ leg bail next ball. The team rushed to congratulate the bowler on his feat in taking all ten wickets, and the crowd stood up and cheered. Grimmett’s full analysis was 22.3 overs, eight maidens, 37 runs, ten wickets. On the previous tour he took six wickets for 87 against Yorkshire. The Australians began their innings at 4.5 o’clock, but a little later misty rain set in. Ponsford played across to one from Robinson when lie seemed well set. Bradman received an ovation on taking the field. When the tea adjournment came rain fell steadily, but the game was resumed at six o’clock in very poor light. Everybody now left the ground, and after a quarter of an hour’s uneventful play an appeal against the bad light was allowed and stumps were drawn. Bradman was confident and even aggressive when facing Rhodes. The scores are as follow: YORKSHIRE.—First Innings. Holmes, b Grimmett 31 Sutcliffe, c Walker, b Grimmett ... 69 Oldroyd, Ibw, b Grimmett 2 Leyland, st Walker, b Grimmett 9 Barber st Walker, d Grimmett ... 1 Mitchell, b Grimmett 3 Robinson, c Bradman, b Grimmett 2 Wood, c Richardson, b Grimmett .. 17 Macaulay, st Walker, b Grimmett 1 Bowes, b Grimmett 0 Rhodes, not out 6 Extras 14 Total 155 Bowling analysis.—Wall none for 42, A’Beckett none for 11, Hornibrook none, for 49, McCabe none for 2, Grimmett ten for 37. AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Ponsford, lbw, b Robinson 6 Woodfull, not out 37 Bradman, not out 2 Total for one wicket 69 LONDON TIMES’S TRIBUTE. (Times Cables.) Received May 12,, 12.45 p.m. LONDON, May 11. The Times’s cricket writer, paying tribute to Grimmett’s truly fine performance, says: “So far during the tour he has not shown a sign of losing his accuracy, and he has also kept looking out for the least possible chance of dismissing an opponent. He may be only a round arm lob bowler, but he is intelligent and can bowl for long periods exactly the ball which he intends. He was not assisted by the pitch in the Yorkshire match, and made the ball turn only slightly, but by variations of the flight he had the batsmen repeatedly making mistakes. “The other bowlers show signs of developing some workmanship. Hornibrook should be one of the tour’s outstanding successes. His fielding also improves with each match. “Oldfield’s position must be seriously threatened by the brilliance of Walker.”