CRICKET

Northern Advocate, 4 October 1930, Page 12

CRICKET

TEST AT TRENT BRIDGE

PERUVIAN INTERPRETATION

DELIGHTFUL MIX-UP,

Cricket, from the Peruvian point of view,-is evidently a mixture of baseball and skittles, Avith a fcAV puzzles thrown in just to add zest to the game. Cricket enthusiasts of Sydney Avill feel deep sympathy for an English resident of Lima, Peru, who wrote to the London “Athletic News’’ complaining that, he had difficulty fn understanding reports of the Test matches published in local newspapers. Accompanying his letter was an astonishing, but typical report of file Test at Nottingham, of Avaich this is a, translation; —

LONDON, 17 (Exclusive)

The English cricket team beat the Australian XI; in the first of the preliminary matches for tho championship, Avhich finished this "afternoon in the great Oval of Nottingham, by the score of 92 runs. The total of the British score shortly before 4.30 p.m., Avhen only half an; hour remained for play, stood at 3Gfi,| which score included the points, runs and Aviekets (literally “skittles”) Avon by the English XI.

The British Batsman Bradman, one of the veteran professional cricketers of the United Kingdom, gave a sparkling display during the early hours of the afternoon. In less than 45 minutes he made the amazing score of 131 runs. He defended the fifth wicket lost by England. Only two hours of play remained and 1(52 runs needed when Bradman Avaa taken from his-place. Up to the final stages of the match finishing today .victory for either team or a draw were alike possible, and many British enthusiasts showed indecision'in definitely placing their bet,3 upon the result of the game. One especially noted the brilliant play and strokes of Woodfull, AAdiio took the wicket defended by Chapman, captain of the British XL, thus falling the fourth English Avicket in favour of the Australians.

The English player Larwood, one-of the best boAvlers (the boAvlcr in cricket is somewhat similar to the pitcher in the'American game of baseball) of England, and probably of. the British Empire, took the wicket defended by the-Australian Tate after a brief Australian resistance. It Avas after tins play of Larwood that the victory appeared to incline definitely towards tho English XL Another notable item of the afternoon’s play was the excellent fight put up by the Australian bowler Bradman, AA’ho, after distinguishing himself on ' the prcA’ions afternoon in the first inn-j ings, succeeded today after superhuman efforts in finally disposing of the best batsman of Great Britain, Rubins, who managed to reach, before succumbing, a score of 131.