CRICKET OVERSEAS

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 145, 19 May 1930, Page 7

CRICKET OVERSEAS

“A MINOR TEST.” AUSTRALIANS PLAY M.C.C. THIRTY THOUSAND AT LORD’S. (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) LONjoON, May 17. Bright sunshine welcomed the first appearance of the Australians at Lord’s to-day. Oldfield has not quite recovered from Iris indisposition. The M.C.C. team was: Chapman (captain), Allen. M. D. Lyon, Jardine, Duleepsinliji, Stevens, Aliom, Peebles, Kennedy, Hendren, and H. W. Lee. This game is popularly regarded as a minor test. There were 30,000 spectators. Woodfull’s luck changed, lie won the toss for the second time in six matches. Jackson opened with Woodfull. The former was out before a run was scored, on what looked like a perfect wicket. Bradman, who received a generous cheer, joined Woodfull, and the pair piled up 119 before they were separated. Bradman played dashing cricket for his 66. Woodfull was much slower, but confident. He did not score for twenty minutes. Bradman often prettily cut Allen, the former Australian, who worked up a good pace, Hendren, Chapman, and Dulepsinhji forming a strong slipfield.

Bradman reached 24 when Woodfull was only 4. The former received a nasty knock on the left hand and went off tor five minutes to secure attention, but his batting was not affected. The hare and tortoise partnership continued. Bradman’s hard hitting and Hendren’s smart fielding delighted the crowd. The Maryleboue bowlers made no further impression before the luncheon adjournment. Bradman soon reached fifty, after resuming, and fiercely drove Peebles to the boundary. Then lie attempted a big hit off Allom, and his wicket was spreadeagled. His sparkling innings had Lasted 110 minutes. Ho hit six fours. Kippax started with two delightful fours. Then Woodfull was well caught low down at mid-on. He had hit live tours, and had given a characteristically sound display. Peebles came back at 152. Ponsford commenced to punish him, but Kippax, playing forward, was hopelessly beaten by a leg-break, whTcil took the bail. Ponsford continued to drive on both sides of the wicket. Richardson started aggressively, but failed to connect properly. Allom replaced Stevens at 19V. Ponsford brought up 200 for 185 minutes. Both lie and Richardson survived a number of appeals. Richardson batted delightfully after tea, cutting and driving with power and precision. Kennedy was brought on, immediately sobering the batsmen. Richardson hit a ball straight into Hendren’s hands at forward sqaureleg. He had batted ninety minutes. Ponsford played cleverly, forcing the pace as much as possible and doing his best to manoeuvre for strike, but wicket after wicket fell. Hornibrook hatted stubbornly until he also put a leg before the wicket. The innings ended at 6.20 p.m., having lasted 3io minutes. Ponsford gave a good fighting display. the scores are as follow: AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Jackson, c Lyon, b Allom ... ... 0 Woodfull, c Lee, b Kennedy ... 52 Bradman, b Allom 66 Kippax, b Peebles 18 Ponsford, not out 82 Richardson, c Hendren, b Kennedy 34 Fairfax, 1.b.w., b Allom 1 Grimmett, b Allom 4 Walker, c Lyon, b Allom 0 Wall, 1.b.w., b Kennedy 5 Hornibrok, 1.b.w., b Peebles ... 6 Extras 17 Total 285 Bowling analysis.—Allen, nono for 38; Allom, five for 67; Peebles, two for 87 j Kennedy, three for 69; Stevens, none for 16. FAST WICKET. LONDON, May 18. The representative of the Australian Press Association says that everything was in favour of run-getting at Lord’s, yet the Australian batsmen made only a moderate score. Sympathy everywhere is expressed at Jackson’s inability to reproduce his Australian form. It is understood that the bowler McDonald regards Jackson as the Australian team’s best batsman, but Jackson was not impressive yesterday. The wicket was the fastest on which the Australians have played here.