FINE BOWLING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21793, 7 May 1934, Page 9

FINE BOWLING

O'REILLY'S FEAT SEVEN CHEAP WICKETS LEICESTERSHIRE MATCH COUNTY OUT FOR 152 BR ADMAN'S CAPTAINCY By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received May 6, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. May 5 The Australian cricketers to-day commenced a match against Leicestershire at Leicester

For the first time Bradman captained the Australian team, from which Woodfull, Wall, Grimmett, Oldfield and Chipperfiold stood out. Chipper field is indisposed and is confined to his room. He will not be available for tho match against Cambridge which will begin next Wednesday. Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat. Play started an hour la to owing to heavy rain in the morning. Rain twice interrupted play before luncheon, when Dawson and Shipmau had made 39 runs.

The greasy ball made tho bowlers' task difficult, but O'Reilly was flighting cleverly and kept the batsmen subdued. The 4000 spectators present after luncheon saw O'Reilly in his first over bowl Dawson and Armstrong with successive balls. Tho total then was 45 for two wickets O'Reilly was keeping a perfect length and soon had Shipmau who shaped nicely, but was caught at silly mid-on. O'Reilly's Good Average O'Reilly continued to dominate the batsmen and again took two wickets with successive deliveries, namely, those of Hazelrigg and Weston. Then he confidently appealed for leg before against Riddington off the next ball, bub failed to achieve tho hat trick. He had taken five wickets for 23 at this stage, and the total was 68 for five. Tho next two overs yielded two more victims to O'Reilly. The batsmen obviously knew little of his intentions. Having bowled unchanged for two hours O'Reilly was taken off at 124 and McCabo and Fleetwood-Smith shared tho last three wickets.

Leicestershire's innings, which yielded 152, had occupied 190 ' minutes. O'Reilly's bowling was really great. He ended with au average of seven wickets for 39. Opening of Australia's Innings Brown and Ponsford opened quietly for Australia, but with the total at 22 Ponsford was out leg before. Bradman gave an early chance in the slips, but after that lie and Brown batted confidently, although the latter gave two very difficult chances. Australia had made 61 for one wicket when stumps were drawn. Details of the scores arc:—

LEICESTER SHI R K.—First Innings Dawson, b O'Reilly 1G Armstrong, b O'Reilly 0 Shipnian, c Bromley, b O'Reilly . . 30 Berry, e Ebeling, b O'Reilly .. 13 Hazelrigg, b O'Reilly 11 Weston, lbw, b O'Reilly 0 Riddington, b O'Reilly 7 Geary, b McCabe 14 Smith, b Fleetwood-Smith . . . . 20 Corrall, lbw, b Fleetwood-Smith . . 1 Astill, not out 25 Extras 15 Total 152 Bowling.—Ebeling took no wickets for 26 runs, McCabe one for 32, O'Reilly seven for 39 (off 24 overs with 10 maidens), Fleetwood-Smith two for 40. AUSTRALIA.—First Innings Ponsford, lbw, b Geary . . 9 Brown, not out. 24 Bradman, not out 26 Extras 2 Total for one wicket 61

LARWOOD STARTS CRITICS' OPINIONS VARY HOBBS GATES OPENED (Received May G, 6.35 p.m.) LONDON, May 5 Larwood made his first bowling appearance at Trent Bridge to-day against Somerset. He and Voce dismissed half the Somerset batsmen for 12 runs. Larwood demonstrated that his foot trouble has completely disappeared. He took four wickets for 31 and Voce three for 39. Critics arc divided in their opinions about Larwood. Quite a number contend that he has not his old pace though his action to-day was faultless. Reynolds News says:—"The wicket was all against Larwood. He took his usual 19-paee run and his terrific follow through which, throws all his weight on his injured left foot, which was in full use. He had not his old pace because he needs time to get right back to form. "Also he wants a firmer foothold, yet at times he was unplayable. He got Lee with a ball that whipped back like lightning and would have taken any batsman's wicket." The People says:—"lt was the old Larwood and cricket enthusiasts throughout the country will share the feeling of- relief that swept through the crowd at Trent Bridge." Mr. H. D. Leveson-Gower, in the presence of the Surrey team and many well-known supporters, opened the Hobbs Gates at the Oval. Carved across tho top of the wrought-iron gates is the phrase: " The Hobbs Gates. Erected in honour of the great Surrey and England cricketer."