DRAWN CRICKET MATCH.
AUSTRALIA v. TASMANIA. LAUNCESTON, March 13. The Australia v. Tasmania match, which was drawn, was concluded before 1500 persons in cool, overcast weather. . McCabe batted finely with a vanetv of strokes to compile 115 in 9< minutes, including seventeen fours. Like AVoodfull, he tln-ew away his wicket after passing the century. Chipperfield caught two Tasmanians at first slip brilliantly. He is likely to be an acquisition in this position. Scores are:
AUSTRALIA. First Innings
Woodfull, c Rusliwortli, b Rothwell 126 Brown, b Pearsall 96 Darling, 1.b.w., b Jeffrey 60 Kippax, c Parry, b Walsh 17 McCabe, c Ferrall, b James ... 115 ChipperiiekL c and b Rothwell ... 43 Barnett, c "Thomas, b Jeffrey ... 27 Oldfield, b Jeffrey 5 Wall, c Morrisby, b Rothwell ... 11 Grimmett, not out 27 Fleetwood-Smith, b Jeffrey 0 Extras 10 Total ...; 537 Bowling analysis.—Walsh took one wicket for ;98 runs, Thomas none for 85, James pile for 82, Rothwell three for 110, Jeffrey four for 70, Pearsall one for 82. TASMANIA. First innings 345 Second Innings. Morrisby, c Chipperfield, b Darling 3 Badcock, c Chipperfield, b Fleetwood-Smith 24 Ferrall, c "Wall, b Fleetwood-Smith 39 Thomas, run out 6 Rushforth, Ibw, b Fleetwood-Smith 49 Rothwell, c AA’oodfull, b Kippax ... 62 Pearsall, stpd Barnett, b Grimmett 1 James, stp Barnett, b Grimmett ... 1 Jeffrey, not out 14 Parry, not out 10 Extras 5
Total (for eight wickets) ... 214 Bowling analysis.—Wall took no wickets for 31 runs; Darling, one for 22; Rleetwood-Smitli, 3 for 64; Grimmett 2 for 46; Chipperfield none for 31; Kippax, one for 5; Woodfull, none for 10.
BODY-LINE BOWLING.
AUSTRALIAN’S CRITICISM
PORT-OF-SPAIN (Trinidad), March 12.
A. J. Richardson, the former Australian Test player, who is now coaching here, writing in the Sunday Guardian, slasliingly attacks body-line bowling, which he describes as deliberate bowling at the batsman’s head, in-; vented by the Englishmen to defeat Bradman.
He appealed to West Indies cricket players to prohibit this “Frankenstein expressing the opinion that its continued use would mean the ruin of Empire cricketing friendship. ENGLISH WOMEN CRICKETERS. TO VISIT AUSTRALIA. Received March 14, 12.40 p.m. LONDON, March 13. Miss Cox, secretary of the Women’s Cricket Association, has receivd an invitation for a team to visit Australia. Sixteen players will leave in the autumn.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 89, 14 March 1934, Page 7
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377DRAWN CRICKET MATCH. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 89, 14 March 1934, Page 7
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