CRICKET TOUR

Northern Advocate, 7 May 1930, Page 5

CRICKET TOUR

AUSTRALIA V. LEICESTER, MATCH ABANDONED. (Received 9 a.m.) LONDON, May 6. Heavy rain last night and this morning prevented further play in the Australia Leicester cricket match, which was abandoned, the county having scored 148 in the first innings' and the visitors 3G5 for five wickets. Bowling for Leicester, Geary took 4 wickets for 85 runs; Snary,, 1 for 89; Armstrong, 0 for 25; Shipman, 0 for 59; Astill, 0 for 99.

The “Daily Telegraph ’ ’ says; “Bradman won every heart immediately by his confidence and suggestion of immense physical strength. It may be debatable whether he is another Trumper, but he is certainly a batsman of the highest degree.” By scoring 236 against Worcester and 185 (not out) against Leicester, Bradman’s average stands at the stupendous figure of 421. THE ESSEX ELEVEN. The following comprise the Essex County team to meet the Australians in the match opening tomorrow at Leyton:—Bray (captain), Crawley, H. Smith, H. Palmer, Russell, O’Connor, Nichols, Hipkin, 'Sheffield, Cutmore and Pope.

COUNTY COMPETITION. SECOND ROUND. WET WEATHER INTERFERENCE. (Received 11.11 a.m.) LONDON, May 6, Rain on the first and last days in* terfered with the second round of county cricket. Marylebone y first innings, 276 for 9 wickets, declared (Lee 62, Hendren 111 —MacAulay 5 wickets for 73). Second innings, 69 (MacAulay 7 for 22 and Robinson 3 for 13), Yorkshire, first innings, 257 (Sutcliffe 74 —Kennedy 4 for 59). Second innings, 89 for 3. Yorkshire won by seven wickets. Worcester, first innings, 40 (Allom 3 for 11, Stroud 4 for 17). Second innings, 183 (Allom 4 for 60, Stroud 4 for 36). Surrey, first innings, 447 for 8, declared (Hobbs 66, Sandham. 65, Ducat 125, Shepherd 82). Surrey won by an innings and 224 runs. firsjt innings, 273 (Whysail 113—Wesley 4 for 73). Second innings, 89 for 6. Sussex, first innings, 188 (Parks 83 —Staples 6 for 58). Nottingham won on the first innings. Northants, first innings, 152 (Tyldesley 4 for 36). Second innings, 164 (Hopwood 5 for 40, Tyldesley 4 for 49). Lancashire, first innings, 337 for 6, declared (Iddon 93, Eckersley 69 not out, Hopwood 62). Lancashire won by an innings and 21 runs. Kent, first innings, 133 (Peebles 6 for 68). Oxford, first innings, 407 (Melville 78, Ford 155). The match was drawn. Glamorgan, first innings, 269, and second 120 for 1. Warwick, first innings, 251. Glamorgan won on the first innings,