CRICKET TOUR

Northern Advocate, 3 May 1930, Page 9

CRICKET TOUR

WORCESTER OBLITERATED INNINCtS AND 165 RUNS. GRIMMETT AGAIN DESTRUCTIVE. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Received 8.13 a.m.) LONDON, May 1. With four men out for 103 in their second innings against the .Australjians, the Worcestershire batsmen rej sumed today in beautiful weather, with the pitch in good order. The remaining six wickets added only 93, the visitors thus winning in emphatic fashion by an innings and 105 runs, as appearing in the following final aggregates: — Australian innings—(S wickets, declared) 492 Worcester, first innings 131 Worcester, second innings ... 196 An hour and a quarter sufficed to dismiss the remaining Worcester batsmen. Grimmeitt was the destroying angel. He tied all the batsmen up and finished with fine figures. j The other Australian bowlers wore innocuous, although Fairfax made the ball get up. The Root-Waiters partnership was worth 84, but when Grimmett was called on he immediately bowled Root, and the others failed to last long. The Worcester innings occupied. 240 minutes. Grimmett’s bowling has deepened the feeling that the Australian attack might be a one-man show. Hornibrook is improving, but Wall and a’Beckett were ncVer impressive and failed to get a wicket. Details of the concluding innings of the match are as follow: WORCESTER. Second Innings. Jewell, b Hornibrook 10 Wright, run out IS Niehol, e Hornibrook, b Grimm ett.. 1 Gibbons, b Hornibrook 22 Fox, c Oldfield, b Grimmett 28 Walters, c and b Grimmett .... 44 Root, b Grimmett 48 Brook, b Grimmett 0 Styler, 1.b.w., b Hornibrook .1 Jackson, not out 4 Gilbert, absent ill 0 Extras 20 Total 196 Bowling analysis.—(Wall, 0- for 22; Fairfax, 0 for 45; Grimmett, 5 for 40; Hornibrook, 3 for 30; a’Beckett, 0 for 25; McCabe, 0 for 8. AUSTALIANS SUMMED UP. • CRITICS AT WORK.: STRONG BATTING SIDE, BRADMAN A GENIUS. (Received 1.40 p.m.) LONDON, May 2. “Plum” Warner, writing in the “Morning Post,” says though it is too early to form an accurate impression of. the Australians ’ exacr strength, on. the- form of the first match the impression is that Woodfull, Bradman, Ponsford, Kippax and Jackson are a remarkable- group of batsmen, but the side lacks the high-est-class all-rounders like Hammond and Tate, and there will be a tail to the batting. In order to ensure adequate bowling strength, the fielding is sure to be good. Oldfield is a great wicket-keep-er. Grinimett will have to do : a lot of work. Fairfax ought, to succeed if ho uses his height. ■ He makes a lot of pace from the pitch. -Hornibrook is pretty to watch and will bowl better daily; he is also a fine slip. The team’s-general bowling strength is neither exceptional nor fearsome. ” Col. Philip Trevor, in the “Daily Telegraph,” says: “There is no possible doubt whatever of Australia’s i batting strength. At least they will making big scores, but there is. no Trumper or Macartney among them. Neither is there a Clem Hill. Excluding this trio, however, Australia has never sent a couple of youngsters of such promise as Jackson and Bradman. One speaks with caution, though not pessimism, of the team’s bowling. Grimmett is more likely tc get our best into trouble than any of: the others. “Sporting Life” describes Bradman’s style as a combination of aggression, and calls him a real genius. COUNTY COMPETITION. FIRST ROUND BEGUN. DOUBLE CENTURY TO HOBBS, (Received 10.56 a.ni.) LONDON, May 2. In the first round of the county cricket competition Hobbs made a century in both innings. Glamorgan's j first strike realised 474 (Bates ICS, ! Hills 100) and the second 205 (Turn- ] hull Cl —Allom 4 for 50). Surrey, first innings, 333 (Hobbs 137 —Mercer I 5 for Cl), and second 190 for 2 -wicj kots (Hobbs not out 111). Glamorgan ! won on the first innings. | Middlesex opened with 190 (Lee 85 * —Geary 4 for 53), and in the second made 319 for 5, declared (Leo 95, Hemlron not nut 101) Leicester startled with 280 (Robins 5 for 81) and in jtho second made 127 for 5. Leicester | won on the first innings.