GLORIOUS DISPLAY

Northern Advocate, 18 May 1934, Page 7

GLORIOUS DISPLAY

CHIPPERFIELD 175 AUSTRALIA V. ESSEX GREAT RECOVERY. INNINGS TOTALS I.IS. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.! (Received lO.fiO a.m.) LONDON, May 17. Tho cricket match Australia v. Essex was continued today at Cliolmsford. The weather was tine and the wicket was in good order. Those standing out of the Australian team are Bradman, Tvippax, Oldfield, Wall and Floetwood-Smith. When stumps were drawn yesterday Essex had been dismissed tor 220 runs live minutes before time. Early disaster overcame the Australians. T’onetdrd fell a victim to IT. Smith’s first ball. Apparently he tried to turn it to leg, but cocked it to short-leg.' Darling filled the breach and hit with great vigour, taking four fours in Fames’ second over and scoring 20 in 10 minutes. He pulled and cut and cover-drove in spite of the fact that Fames was bowling at a good pace and the balks were rising hip high. It made no difference to Darling, and Fames was taken off after bowling four overs. Eventually Darling, in trying to turn Peter Smith to leg, pushed a simple catch into the hands of forward short-leg. He had hit eight fours. Woodfull and McCabe continued good, sound batting. Later McCabe began forcing the pace, owing to the uncertain lasting qualities of 1 lie wicket. One hour produced 100 runs. Woodfull reached his 00, the first on the tour. When the total was MS Fames deceived McCabe with a slower hail. The batsman went baek and was bowled. He had Hit five fours. The tail wagged heartily, and the total eventually reached 435. Chipperfield, playing his first innings in England, scored 170. "Requiring 21S to save an innings defeat, En.sex had readied 14 without loss when stumps xVere drawn. AVoodfull was completely beaten by a fast ball from Fames, which took his off stump. Ho had batted .for 00 minutes. Fames, who was making tho bail c-omotimos bum]) and sometimes keep low, had Bromley caught in the slips just before lunch. Brown and Chipperfield wore together after the adjournment. The latter was playing his first innings on the tour, but there was no suggestion of the convalescent about his cricket, the Newcastle player timing delightfully. As (ho result of crisp batting, 200 was recorded in 100 minutes.

Brown handled Fames-’ hampers nonchalantly, Chipper-field, after being badly missed at cover-point when •to, drove 'powerfully. He reached the halt-century in even time. The partnership was worth 100 in 70 minutes.

Brown’s 00 occupied 110 minute*?. Then he lifted P. Smith for 0. Chippertield did likewise, and ho was racing towards his century when Brown was caught by the bowler. The partnership added 111 at a critical time.

Barnett was run out iu attempting a second sharp run, which would have given Chipporfield tlie century. Chipperfiold’s 100 took only 110 minutes. He thus joined W r oodfull and Bradman, the only other Australians who have made a century on a first appearance in England. Clrimmctt helped Chipporfield to add 4:1 before being bowled. Eluding soon succumbed, and with the last man, O’Reilly, in, Chippcrfiold hit furiously all round the wicket. O'Reilly contributed some big bitting. The last wicket had added fid when Chlpperfiold’s glorious display closed. He had batted ISO minutes, and hii (wo sixes and do lours. The Australian innings lasted HOO minutes. Cutmore and Pope reopened for Essex, and batted for half an hour before stumps were drawn, leaving the home side with d4O runs still to get to save an innings defeat. Details of play are as lollow, — AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Wood full, b Fames JVi Pons ford, e Pearce, b IT. Smith .. 0 Darling, c Taylor, b H. Smith ... 4d MrCabe, b Fames 48 Brown, c and b O’Connor oS Bromley, e Taylor, b Fames 4 Chipporfield, e and b H. Smith .. IT." Barnett, run out 10 Grimmett, b Eastman 11 Ebeling, b H. Smith 1 O'Reilly, uni out . . dd Extras H Total 4'lß Bowling: Farm's ionic .1 wickets for 111 runs; 11. Smith. 11 for Idd; O’Connor, 1 for dl; P. Smith, 1 for 77; Eastman, 1 for 9d. ESSEX. First innings ddO Second Innings. Cutmore, not out 11 Pope, not out •’ Total for 0 wickets 14