UNINSPIRING CRICKET

Northern Advocate, 10 August 1934, Page 8

UNINSPIRING CRICKET

WARWICKSHIRE MATCH HOME, TEAM 42 BEHIND. DARLING STANDS OUT. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received 10 a.m.) LONDON, August 9. The cricket match between Australia and Warwickshire was resumed today at Edgbaston, Birmingham, in dull weather, on an easy wicket. When stumps were drawn on Wednesday, the county had lost throe wickets for 20, in reply to Australia’s first innings total of 221. Groom, who had retired, after scoring 10, owing to an injured hand, batted confidently today, making 51 out of 75 in. 00 minutes, hitting nine fours.

Wyatt was uncomfortable against Flectwood-Smith, who got him leg-be-fore with a ball coming through quickly. Santall and Crammer hit hard, adding 50 in 45 minutes. The innings lasted 185 minutes. A crowd of 10,000 saw Australia reopen. McCabe and Brown were not inspiring. The latter batted 100 minutes for his 20.

McCabe was in excellent form, but was rather subdued, and batted for 145' minutes, his innings including 10 fours.

Ivippax was uncomfortable, afad failed to stay, but Darling was very aggressive land attractive, reaching 50 in 75 minutes.

Chipperfield and Barnett cautiously played out time.

Ebeling’s figures were 18 overs, 10 maidens, 19 runs, 3 wickets. Scores: —'

WARWICKSHIRE.

First" Innfings. Kilner, c Bromley, b Ebeling .. 3 Groom, st Oldfield, b Grimmett .. 51 Buckingham, b Grimmett 5 Mayer, b Ebeling 0 Bates, c Chipperfield, b EleetAvoodSmith .... 9 Wyatt, Haav, b FleetAvood-Smith . 9 Santall, b Ebeling 61 Parsons, IbAV, b Grimmett 6 Crammer, b Grimmett 29 Paine, not out 0 Hollies, st Oldfield, b Grimmett .. 0 Extras 6 Total 179 BoAvling: —Grimmett took five Avickets for 76 runs; Ebeling, three for 19; FleetAvood-Smith, 2 for 69; McCabe, 0 for 0, ’ AUSTRALIA. First Innings 221. Second Innings. BroAvn, b Mayer 29 McCabe, c Santall, b Hollies .... 77 Darling, c and b Paine 50 Kippax, b Hollies U Chipperfield, ndt out 5 Barnett, not out ' 13 Total (for four Avickots) 355 BRADMAN RECOVERING WILL PLAY ON AUGUST 15th (Received noon.) LONDON, August 9. Bradman is rocoA'oring and Avill definitely play against the Army at Aldershot on August 15. HAMMOND 302 NOT OUT. TITS BEST IN ENGLAND, PRESENTATION TO WOOLLEY. (Received 1 p.m.) LONDON, August 9. W. E. Hammond, playing for Gloucestershire against Glamorgan at Bristol, scored 302 not out, the highest score he ever made in England. Hammond heads the first-class cricket averages Avith the remarkable figure of 93.09 runs in 24 innings. He requires only five more runs to reach 2000 for the present season, during the early part of Avhieh he missed several county games OAving to a strained back. Frank Woolley has been presented by the Kent Club Avith £IOO to commemorate the hundred centuries ho has made for the county alone.