BAT AND BALL

Northern Advocate, 19 March 1934, Page 5

BAT AND BALL

TASMANIANS FARE BADLY

AGAINST AUSTRALIANS.

DEFEAT AGAIN AVERTED

KIPPAX COMPILES 141

(United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received 9 a.m.) HOBART, March IS. The match between the Australian tost cricketers and Tasmania ended in a draw yesterday. The-weather was variable. The wicket was in good order. The attendance totalled 5000.

When stumps were drawn on Friday Tasmania had made 338 runs in the flrst innings and Australia 3GO for four wickets, Kippax (76) and Chipporficlcl (28) being the, not out wen.

When stumps were drawn on Friday Tasmania had made 338 runs in the first innings and Australia 3GO for four wickets, Kippax (76) and Chipperficld (28) being the, not out wen. /The ■ Australian?: continued, baiting and ran up a total of 501. Kippax batted delightfully. He had increased his overnight score to 141 when ho was caught by Jones, who was fielding as a substitute for Jeffrey. Kippax completed his century in 103 minutes and was batting altogether 145 minutes. Ho hit 22 fours. The Australians were at the wicket 321 minutes. Tasmania began the second innings at 2.34 p.m., and at stumps had made 124 for eight wickets. Details of the scoring are: — TASMANIA. First Innings 338 Second Innings. I Badcoek, Ibw., b Wall 6 Morrisby, Ibw., b Fleetwood-Smith 23 Ferrell, b Wall , 5 Thomas, run. out 27 Green, e Oldfield, b Wall .23 Rothwell, not out 15 Putman, b Wall 0 James, c, McCabe, b FleetwoodiSmith , 2 Parry, b Wall 10 Jeffrey, not out C Extras 7 Total for 8 wickets 124 ■Bowling:—Wall took 5 wickets for 47 runs, Ebeling 0 for 27, Darling 0 for 4, Flcotwood-Smith 2 for 45. AUSTRALIA. ■First Innings. Woodfull, st Parry, b Putman ... 124 Brown, c Thomas, b Walsh . OS Darling, Ibw, b Walsh 0 Kippax, e. sub., b Rothwell 141 McCabe, e Ferrall, b James 27 Chipperficld, Ibw., b Thomas .... 3G Barnett, b Rothwell 24 Oldfield, c Walsh, b James 10 Ebeling, not out 0 Wall, b Rothwell 11 Flcotwood-Smith, c Walsh, b Rothwell 1 Extras 11 Total 501 Bowling:—Walsh took 2 wickets for 04 runs, Thomas 1 for .135, Jeffrey 0 for 10, Rothwell 4 for 02, James 2 for 78, Putman l.for 81. QUEST OF THE ASHES. TEST TEAM DEPARTS. GREAT ENTHUSIASM. (Received 0 a.m.) HOBART, March IS. .Play in the match, Tasmania v. Australia, closed at 5 p.m., as the Australian test team left for England by the Orford two hours later.

A great crowd assembled on the wharf and gave the departing players an enthusiastic send-off.