AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20669, 15 September 1930, Page 9

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

LAST MATCH OF TOUR. DRAW AT SCARBOROUGH. BATSMEN FARE BADLY. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. LONDON, Sept. 12. The last match of the Australian cricketers' tour—against an English eleven at Scarborough—ended to-day in a draw. The visitors collapsed in their first innings after tho fall of the fourth wicket for 214. The remaining seven wickets only added 75 runs. Parker and Rhodes both bowled well McCabe reached his 1000 runs for the season. Bradman had a fourth life before ho was out, just missing his century. Richardson donned the pads in England's second innings, as Oldfield had been injured. Tho opening batsmen played brightly, both hitting sixes. For the eighth time Hornibrook dismissed Duleepsinhji when he looked like making a big score. Richardson stumped Ilobbs and Wyatt. The English tail, like the Australian, failed to wag, and Bradman and Kippax, both slow, secured good bowling figures. Leyland played a sound innings for 50. Details of the scores are:— AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Jackson, b Rhodes . . . . ■.. 24 Fairfax, st Duckworth, b Rhodes .. 8 Bradman, b Parker .... .. 96 Kippax, b Larwood 59 McCabe, c Larwood, b Parker . . 24 Hunvood, 1) Rhodes .. .. 1 Richardson, not out . . .. . 8 Grimmett, c Wyatt, b Rhodes .« 3 Hornibrook, Ibw, b Parker .. t , 0 Wall, c Wyatt, b Rhodes .* . * ■ 0 Oldfield, absent hurt .. <. k 0 Extras . . <. ■ * k » 15 Total . . . . .. .. 238 Bowling: Larwood took one wicket for 34 runs, Tate none for 14, Parker, three for 81, Rhodes five for 95, Wyatt none for 5. ENGLAND. First innings . . . . .. .. 218 Second Innings. Ilobbs, st Richardson, b Hornibrook 59 Sutclifle, b Wall. . . .. . . 27 Duleepsinhji, b Hornibrook .. .. 41 Sandham, c Wall, b Hornibrook . . 12 Leyland, c Wall, b Bradman . . 50 Wyatt, st Richardson, b Bradman. .' 5 Tate, c Grimmett, b Bradman .. 9 Larwood, b Kippax 9 Rhodes, b Kippax ~ . g .. 3 Duckworth, not out .. ». 13 Parker, b Kippax . ■ f> *. 10 Extras .. ... K » . <. 9

Total .. .» ..247 Bowling: Kippax took three wickets for 13 runs, Bradman three for 52, Hornibrook three for 100, Wall one for 33, Hurwood none for 11, Fairfax none for 29.

The Australian cricketers played 34 matches in Britain, their tour having commenced on April 30. They played 34 matches and tho only defeat they suffered was in the first test match at Trent Bridge, June 13-17; They won the second and fifth test matches, the . third was drawn and the fourth abandoned. The team's full record is:—Won r 12 matches; drawn (including seven abandoned through rain), 21; lost, one

PLAYERS' AVERAGES. BRADMAN'S FINE RECORD. GRIMMETT HEADS BOWLERS* LONDON, Sept. 12. The following are the averages of the Australian cricketers for their tour, now completed, compared with those of th® leading English players:— AUSTRALIA. BATTING. Inns. Runs. Av. Bradman .. 36 2966 98.66 Kippax .. ~. 32 1451 58.04 Woodfull ... 26 1434 57.36 Ponsford • ~. 33 1425 49.13 Jackson . 35 1097 34.28 McCabe 33 1012 32.64 Richardson t .. 32 , 832 26.83 Fairfax .. 27 536 25.52 A'Beckett 21 397 - 24.81 Oldfield 16 219 , 18.25 Hornibrook .. 26 232 12.88 Grimmett .. 23 237 11.85 Bradman, including tho Scottish Club cricket matches, has aggregated 3170 runs, averaging 99.06. BOWLING. Runs. Wkts. Av. Grimmett .. 2427 144 16.85 Hornibrook .. 1802 96 18.77 Kippax .. 91 4 22.75 Bradman ~ 301 12 25.08 Hurwood ... 752 28 26.85 McCabo 723 26 27.80 Wall 1638 56 29.25 Fairfax ... 1218 41 29.70 A'Bcckelt 628 20 31.40 ENGLAND. BATTING. Inns. Runs. Av. \ Sutcliu'e .. 43 2261 64.60 Dulecpsinhji ~. 48 , 2562 Hammond .. 44 „ 2032 53-^JJ Leyland i.. 49 2174 £1.76 Oldiovrl t.. 33 1285 .. 51.40 ; E. Tvldesley .. 45 1597 51.27 Hobtis .. i.. 42 2035 50.87 Sandhatn L 49 2278 50.62 Whysall .. 47 2174 49.40 BOWLING. Runs. Wkts. Av. Verity • • 795 64 12.42 Parker .. 2199 176 12.49 H. Tvldcsley .. 2212 139 15.91 Larwood • • 1622 9.9 16.38 Freeman i.. 4632 275 , 16.84 Young • • (.«• 1278 71 18.00 Mitchell i.. 2526 138 18.30 Peebles : .. 2453 133 18.44 Rhodes 1395 73 19.10 Tate .. .. 2420 122 19.83

RHODES RETIRES. OVATION FROM SPECTATORS. FINISHED WITH CRICKET. LONDON, Sept. 12. When Rhodes, the famous Yorkshire cricketer, was bowled for three runs in the closing match of the Australians' tour at Scarborough ho walked back to the pavilion, and the applause could not have been greater had ho made a double century. The spectators were bidding boodbye to one of the greatest crickoters on liis retirement from first-class crickot. Asked how ho felt Rhodes said he could not really say. Ho would miss cricket, but a man could not go on for ever. Wyatt presented Rhodes with the ball with which he had taken his last five wickets.