AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.
HOT WEATHER AT PERTH. VISITORS MAKE 324 RUNS. GOOD BATTING BY KIPPAX. LOCAL SIDE'S POOR STAND. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received March 23, 6.15 p.m.) / PERTH, March 23. The match between the Australian test cricket :eam and Western Australia was continual yesterday in extremely sultry weather. The attendance was 10,000 and the gate takings were £715. Western Australia had made 167 and the Australian team 59 for-one wicket on the first day.
Australia gave a good display of batting. The innings ended about tea-time, having produced 324 runs in 250 minutes. Bradman made 20 in 10 minutes by hitting everything, and was easily caught when he had made 27.
Kippax began slowly and gave a careiul display, taking 97 minutes for 50 runs ahd 151 minutes for the century. He then hit everything and threw his wicket away with an easy catch when he had made 114.- Ricnardsou in compiling 45 in 42 minutes displayed sparkling batting. He hit/ eight lours. .Australia's innings lasted 250 minutes. Tho Western Australians were apparently tired on the resumption and made a poor showing. They lost four wickets for 67 runs, j Details of the scores are as follows: AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Jackson, lbw, b Evans . . . . 23 McCabe, st Truscott, b Inverarity 28 Bradman, c Bryant, b Evans . . 27 Kjfifjax c Bromley, b Wilberforce 114 K'.ulmrdson, c and b Bromley . . 45 Fan-fax, lbw, b Bromley . . . . 11 x\' Beckett, c and b Evans . . . . 24 Grimmett, cF. Bryant, b Inverarity 40 Hunvood, lbw, b Fidock . . . . 1 Hornibrook, lbw, b Fidock . . t . 0 Walker, not out .. .. .. 3 Extras . . . • • s *8 Total . . . . ~ . . 324 Bowling.—Halcombe took none for 47; Evans, three for 71; Fidock, two for 54; Inverarity, two for 84; Bromley, two for 43; Wilberforce, one for 17; WESTERN AUSTRALIA. First Innings . . ..... . . 167 Second Innings. Horrocks, c Walker, b Fairfax ». 15 Lang, b Hornibrook .... .. 5 F. Bryant, lbw, b A'Beckett .. . . 4 Wilberforce, not. out . . . . > . 9 Broinlflyj run out . . ... 12 E. Bryant, not out . . • ' .. 20 Extras . . • • ' • • 2 Total for four wickets . . .. 67
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20521, 24 March 1930, Page 10
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333AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20521, 24 March 1930, Page 10
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