AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20600, 26 June 1930, Page 12

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

LANCASHIRE MAKE 259. .5 A DULL GAME DRAWN.: * RAIN INTERRUPTS PLAY. By Telerraph—Preea Association—Copyright. , r LONDON, June 24. ; The match between the Australian and Lancashire at Old Trafv'7;ford, Manchester, was drawn to-day. The position at luncheon was that Australia had made 427 and the county 151 v-j for two wickets. Watson made 74. After j batting for 150 minutes and hitting nine • fours he was dismissed by a good catch -.■•-at the wicket. Hurwood and Hornibrook worried the batsmen. After luncheon the play dragged on dully until Iddon was run out, >vith the total 165 for three wickets. . •Rain interrupted play for 25 minutes. Hopwood hit McCabe for three sucG cessive fours, and 200 was raised for 250 -- minutes' play. A bright partenership with Tyldesley added 66 before Fairfax r . took Hopwood's middle stump. Four men .v. were put for 231 and two wickets then 'fell to successive balls. All tha last six - batsmen offered a feeble resistance, adding only 28 runs. Fairfax, in his last spell, took four . pickets for 16 runs. * • McCabe and Richardson went in, but ... rain caused another delay before a miser- , able match came to a farcical end. Tay.lor kept wickets, while even Duckworth, r., Hallows and Tyldesley bowled. !i , Details of tho scores are as follows: LANCASHIRE.—First Innings. ?' .Watson, c Oldfield, b Hornibrook .. 74 " Hallows, c Woodfull, b Wall . . . 42 ;i E. Tyldesley, b Fairfax w. .. 48 ~ Iddon, run out .. *. 20 Hopwood, b Fairfax .. ... ..40 •' Taylor, b Wall . . .. .. ». 1 •"Eckersley, b' Wall .. ... 11 trr -Sibbles, c Hurwood, b Fairfax .. 9 . Duckworth, b Wall 1 R. Tyldesley, c Hurwood, b Fairfax 3 --"Hodgson, not out .. .. 0 Extras .. : .V ; ' ■. K 10 Total .< . ~< . * .. 259 ■g,':Bowline.—Wall took four wickets for ' Fairfas, four for 29; Hornibrook, " c '"' r one for 52; Hurwood, none for 17; McCabe, none for 35; Bradman, none for ■ c-'24. AUSTRALIA. First Innings .. . « '.. v, 427 w v j?--; Second Innings. McCabe, not out' 36 Richardson, c Eckersley, b Hodgson 12 •J ?;Bradman, not out .. .. *.23 .. .. .« k - < 8 . Total for one wicket ■.« . * 79 Bowling. —Hodgson took one wicket 6; Sibblas, none for 13; Watson, ,none for 93; Eckersley, none for 12; , Duckworth, none for 13; Hallows, nono '-jfjior 15; E. Tyldesley, none for 9. ~~ Sff SECOND TEST MATCH. •.£23! '' ''' THE ENGLISH TEAM. . aid?/ ■ •; ■ •• ■Ad: ' ■ ' 1 " ■ GEARY UNABLE TO PLAY. r ~ LONDON;-June 24. H-ira Geary will not play in the second test ■ u match, owin£ to rheumatism. .Larwood and Sandham have been invited to bo present at the test match. "v AGE OF GRIMMETT. v- . STATEMENT IN SYDNEY. DENIAL BY THE BOWLER. ■jntf , . , (Received Juno 25, 11.45 p.m.) LONDON, June 25. ■ss-v The Australian bowler C. V. Grim- •-** mett' is indignant at a statement which appeared in a Sydney newspaper, that tho official records give his age incor■xr. 'r rectly and that he is about 44. " I am willing to put up £500," lie said, "to prove that I am under 40. The il', contrary statements are malicious and • may have a serious effect on my career." - Mr. W. L. Kelly, the Australian man- '*-: ager, said he considered the newspaper "report unjust and therefore had perGrimmett to make his statement. .'A-fr Homibrook's leg stood up well to the strain of bowling 33 overs at Manchester. He should be quite fit for the forth- ' '"/ coming test match. 4 •• - ' The date of Grimmett's birth, according to Wisden's Almanack; is December •* 25, '1892.