CRICKET TOUR

Northern Advocate, 28 July 1934, Page 9

CRICKET TOUR

SCOTLAND FAILURE SIDE DISMISSED FOR 107 FLEETWOOD SMITH AGAIN. DEMPSTER COMPILES 09, Press Association —By Blectric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, July 27. The Australian cricketers commenced a three days’ match against Scotland, at Edinburgh. The hoqie side comprises W. Anderson, C. S. Dempster, P. Gibb, T. Hart, D. Hiddloston, A. Panes, J. Jones, A. -Simpson, A. Smith, T, .Spowart and J. Farquhar. Australia omitted Woodfull, Bradman Darling, Grimmett and O’Reilly. The weather was fine and the wicket good, Anderson won the toss from Kippax and Scotland batted first. Astute detective work by the -Scotland Cricket Union revealed that Dempster’s parentage was -Scottish. The New Zealander opened against Wall and Ebcliug, batting admirably.

The first bowlers were unable to get much life from the -pitch, and the New Zealander drove and glanced them to leg with confidence. Dempster monopolised the scoring which was slow. Driving and cutting well, he reached 50 in 135 minutes and was the only batsman to show any confidence. The others fell easy victims to Fleet-wood-Smith, who occasionally troubled Dempster. The latter should have been stumped at 55, when- he jumped out to drive Flootwood-Smith's “wrong-un.” Dempster was unlucky not to carry his bat. Nino wickets wore down when he snicked Wall to Oldfield, who took a good catch.

The innings lasted 100 minutes, and Dempster hit five fours, Ponsford and Brown opened for Australia in miserable conditions —cold, eloudv and windy.

Ponsford was caught at the wicket when the total was 30.

McCabe brightened the scoring, and Chippcrfiold was showing delightful form when he was dismissed. McCabe was at the top of his form thus far, and batted for 80 minutes. ■Scores: — SCOTLAND. First Innings. Dempster, c Oldfield, b Wall * G 9 Gibb, b Eboling 7 Hart, c Bromley, b FleetwoodSmith 4 Tunes, b Eboling 10 Jones, Ibw,, b Fleetwood-Smith .. 0 Smith, Ibw., b Eboling 0 Spowart, st. Oldfield, b FleetwoodSmith 0 Hiddlostone, b Fleetwood-Smith .. . ' Anderson, b Fleetwood-Smith ... 12 Simpson, b Fleetwood-Smith .... 0 Farquhar, not out 0 Extras 0 Total 307 Bowling.—Fleetwood-Smith took G wickets for 40 runs, Eboling 2 for 31, •Wall 1 for 2G. AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Brown, Ibw., b Anderson 33 Ponsford, e Simpson, b Farquhar .1 McCabe, not out G 7 Chipperfield, c Simpson, b Ander,son IS Barnett, not out 7 Extras 5 Total for 3 wickets 144 RECORD TAKINGS. AUSTRALIA’S BIG SHARE. (Received 11 a.m.) LONDON, July 27. The Australian Press Association’s special representative at Edinburgh understands that, -without the tost at Leeds, the takings for the tonv of the Australian cricketers have ex ceeded by several thousand pounds the amount for the corresponding period of 1930, which was a record. Australia’s share of the gate for the 1934 tour approaches £IO,OOO above the same period of 1930. AMATEURS DEFEAT PLAYERS. (Received 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, July 27. The amateurs, scoring 203 and 232 for three wickets, defeated tlm professionals, 247 and 240 for 5 wickets, declared. A. Mitchell (Yorkshire) scored 120 in the professionals’ second innings. For the amateurs, R. E. S. Wyatt (104) and C. F, Walters (79) were top scorers in the final innings. i COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. GIBBONS REACHES 2000 RUNS. CENTURIES PLENTIFUL. (Received 10 a.m.) LONDON, July 27. IT. H. I. H. Gibbons, the Worcestershire cricketer, is the first batsman to score 2000 runs in England this summer. The Nawab of Pataudi is suffering from nerve strain and will not play again for Worcestershire this season.

Results of county matches, 'which terminated this afternoon are as follows: —

Hampshire: First innings, 252 (Moore 150). Somerset: First innings, 170; follow-on, 5 for 2SG (White 04). Hampshire won on the first innings. Surrey: First innings, 275; second, 170 (Rope 4 for 42). Derby: First innings, 202 (Smith 175); second, 1 for 7(5. Derby won on the first innings. Northants: First innings, 451 (Timms 181, Matthews 100; Read 7 for 111),’ Essex; First innings, 220; fol-low-on, 6 for 280 (Cutmore 125 not out). Northants won on the first innings.

Sussex: First innings, 217; second, 7 for 452, declared (John Langridgo 159, James Langridgo 130). Kent: First innings, 374 (Chapman 85; Pearce 5 for 79); second, 2 for 98. Kent won on the first innings.

Lancashire:'First innings, 3 for 324, declared (-Tyldcsloy 89 not out); second, 0 for G 5, declared. Gloucester: First innings, 184 (H-opwood 5 for 70); second, .102 (Pollard G for 21). Lancashire won -by 103 runs.

"Worcester: First innings, ISO; second, 322 (Gibbons 113; Bowes 7 for S 5). Yorkshire: First innings, 41G (Hutton .100); second, 0 for 88. Yorkshire won by 10 wickets. THE FOUR TESTS. AVERAGES TO DATE. BRADMAN HEADS HATTING. BOWLING TOPPED BY VERITY. When the Test averages for the present series .were published on July 11, Bradman and Ponsford, now at the head, were twelfth and tenth respectively. The principal figures to the end of the fourth Test at Leeds are: — Batting.

Tn Hie four Tests a total of 114 wickets fell. All but four arc accounted for in the above figures. They represent players run out —Wood full and Wall at Old Trafl’ord, Griinmctt and Hammond at Leeds. (Irimmett has taken OS wickets in Tests between Australia and England since 1021-25. Other bowlers: —O’Reilly 51 wickets, Wall 42, Verity 25, Geary 27, Hammond 24, Allen 22.

In. N.O. H.S. R. Av. D. 0. Bradman .. 0 — fi04 4fi7 72.85 W. H. Ponsford . f) 3 181 284 71.00 M. Lcvland 0 1 153 351. 70.20 G. ,T. McCabe ... 7 1 337 400 60.00 G. 0. Allen 1 — (il 01 01.00 H. Sutcliffe .... 5 1 *00 2fiS 50.50 C, F. Walters .. 7 1 82 fifiG 50.00 E. P, -Hendron .. 0 — 132 208 40.00 W. A. Brown 7 — 30a 280 41.28 L. E. G. Ames .. (i — 320 228 87.00 A. G. Chippcrfield 0 I 00 383 30.20 W. M. Woodfull . 0 — 7fi 370 20.33 W. .1. O’Reilly .. 0 ■*, *30 78 20.00 I?. E. .S. Wyatt .. ' 4 — 44 00 24.00 H. Verity 5 1 *00 03 22.75 G. Geary o — 53 02 20.00 W. R. Hammond o — fi7 304 17.33 W. W. Keeton .. 2 — 2a fi.3 35.50 C. V. Grimmott . o 1 fiO 00 33.20 W. A. Oldfield t; 1 2fi 00 13.20 L. 8. Darling 1 . .. o — fi7 77 32.83 not out. McCabe and Oldfield both require five more runs to reach their thousand in Tost cricket. ■ Bowling. 0. M. R. Wkt. Av. H. Verity ... 2 14 Sfi 410 24 17.08 W. .1. O’Reillv 2 7 a 100 547 24 22.70 K. Fames ... 81 IS 228 10 22.80 W. E. Bowes . Pa oo 254 30 25.40 0. V. Grimmott fill 12a 501 17 20.47 A. G. Chipperfield 7 a 10 200 n 40.00 G. Gearv 88 10 20fi 4 50.75 W. R. Hammond .... PH OO 20fi r> 58.00

T. M, Wall .. 172 25 472 0 78.00 iR. ,T.‘ McCabe SI IS 102. 0 00,50 B. W. Clark . 40 0 100 . 1 100.00 c. 0. Allen .. O -* .» / O ISO 1. 12,0.00 T. B. Mitchell f)7 7 00.-5 1 225.00