ANOTHER DRAW

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 210, 4 August 1934, Page 7

ANOTHER DRAW

THE GLOUCESTER MATCH. AUSTRALIA 308 FOR TWO. FLEETWOOD-SMITH BOWLS AVELL. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received August 4, 9.10 a.m. LONDON, Aug. 3. Although making a splendid first innings score (308 runs for the loss of two wickets, declared) the Australians had to submit to a draw in their match with Gloucester. The home side compiled 184 runs, to which Hammond contributed 61. Fleetwood-Smith levied the greatest toll on ' the batsmen, claiming seven wickets for 40 runs.

Hie match was resumed half an hour late because of rain. McCabe’s 50 took ninety minutes and Ivippax’s five minutes longer. The innings lasted 310 minutes.

Wall opened with a wide ball, from which the batsmen ran two. Barnett poked a ball in Ebeling’s first over straight into the hands of Darling at mid-off.

Wall then pulled a muscle in his thigh and left the field. ' Hammond punished Grinnnett and Ebeling and reached 50 runs in 65 minutes.

Fleetwood-Smitli came on at 95 and worried Hammond before bowling him. Hammond had batted 80 minutes and gave a chanceless, brilliant display. He hit seven 4’s.

The batting from then on was uninspiring. Fleetwood-Smith troubled all the batsmen, getting some response from the wicket. He got Allen and Neale with successive balls, and then towards the close brilliantly caught Goddard off his own bowling. The innings ended just before stumps were drawn. Detailed scores:— AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Woodfull, c Lyon, b Parker 131 Ponsford, c Hammond, b Parker ... 54 McCabe, not out 61 Kippax, not out 50 Extras 12 Total for two wickets (decl.) ... 308 Bowling analysis.—Hammond, none for 24; C. Parker," two for 128; Goddard, none for 93; Sinfield, none for 51. GLOUCESTER. First Innings. Barnett, c Darling, b Ebeling ... 1 Hammond, b Fleetwood-Smith ... 61 G. Parker, c Darling, b FleetwoodSmith 33 Lyon, b Darling 6 Sinfield, b Fleetwood-Smith 17 Allen, c Ebeling, b Fleetwood-Smith 24 Page, b Fleetwood-Smith 14 Neale, b Fleetwood-Smith 0 C. Parker, b McCabe 0 Goddard, c and b Fleetwood-Smith 4 Hopkins, not out 0 Extras 24 Total 184 Bowling analysis.—Wall, none for 10; Ebeling, one for 28; Grimmett, none for 44; McCabe, one for 24; Fleetwood-Smith, 7 for 40; Darling, 1 for 14. BRADMAN’S ILLNESS. CLOSEST FRIENDS NOT SEEN. Received August 4, 9.0 a.m. LONDON, Aug. 3. It has been admitted that D. G. Bradman’s injury is more than mere leg muscle trouble, but the doctor is unable to indicate its nature. Bradman is still not seeing even his closest friends. THE COUNTY MATCHES. HAMMOND’S PERFORMANCE. LARWOOD UNABLE TO BOWL. Received August 4, 10.0 a.m. LONDON, Aug. 3. County cricket results are as follow; SUSSEX v. SURREY. Sussex; First innings, 242. Second innings, 16S. Surrey : First innings, 351 (Sandliam 106, Wmlaw 91; H. Hammond, 8, for 76). Second innings, 2 for 60. Surrev won bv eight wickets. GLAMORGAN v. MIDDLESEX. Glamorgan: First innings, 3 for 213 declared (E. Davies, not out, 100). Middlesex: First innings, 104 (Clay 7 for 43). Glamorgan won the first innings. DERBY v. YORKSHIRE. Derby: First innings, 345. Yorkshire: First innings, 187 (Leyland 62; Mitchell 5 for 8l). They followed on to make 97 without loss.

Derby won on the first innings. NOTTS v. HAMPSHIRE.

Notts: First innings, 109 (Creese 5 for 27, Boyes 5 for 36). Second innings, 222 (Voyce 65; Boyes, 6 for 96). Hampshire : First innings, 206 (Gunn 5 for 62). Second innings, 117 (Voyce 5 for 35, Gunn 5 for 58). Notts won bv eight runs. LEICESTER v. WORCESTER.

Leicester; First innings, 493 (Berry 145, Wiggington, not out, 120). Worcester: First innings, 246 (Walters 60). They followed on to lose 8 for 240 (Quaife 99). Leicester won on the first innings.

Larwood is suffering from tendon trouble in the left foot and was unable to bowl against Hampshire. Despite his low scores in the Tests, Hammond scored 952 runs in July. The Evening Standard says: “Hammond in the county matches has met bowlers at least as good as the over-rated Australians.”