CRICKET AT LORD'S

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21830, 19 June 1934, Page 9

CRICKET AT LORD'S

AUSTRALIANS OUT INNINGS CLOSES FOR 230 GENTLEMEN BAT AGAIN ONE WICKET FOR 33 RUNS By Telepraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received June 19. 1.25 a.m.) LONDON. June 18 The Australian cricketers to-day resumed tho match against tho Gentlemen of England at Lord's. Their Majesties the King and Queen received the Australian team at Windsor Castle yesterday. Tho Australian score when stumps were drawn on Saturday was six wickets for 164, in reply to the Gentlemen's first innings total of 177. The hottest day of the tour greeted the Australians to-day. Before passing the Gentlemen's score the visitors lost Chipperfield, who, in playing forward, was badly beaten and bowled by llead. Barnett went out in attempting to hit Holmes, and eight wickets were down for 178. Then Grimmett and Ebeling figured in a solid stand before Brown's leg-break beat Ebeling, who was caught at the wicket. Grimmett and Wall raised the score to 200 in 175 minutes, the latter batting exceptionally well. Tho innings closed for 230, and occupied 190 minutes. Brown bowled well, improving his test match prospects. The Gentlemen opened their second innings half an hour before lunch. Dawson was bowled by Wall in tho latter's second over. The score at lunch was 33 for one wicket. Details of the scores arc as follows: — GENTLEMEN First Innings . . . . . • *»• » • 177 Second Innings Walters, not out . • 18 Dawson, b Wall ♦ 1 Lyon, not out 1;' Extras JTotal for one wicket <33 AUSTRALIA. —First Innings Woodfull, b Brown 13 Brown, lbw, by Holmes 20 MicCabe, b Bead . . .... . . 4 Darling, b Brown . 42 Kippax, c Livock, b Holmes . . . . 33 Bromley, c and b Robins . . > . 30 Chipperfield, b Bead ...... " Barnett, b Holmes • 5 Grimmett, b Lowndes . . . • • Ebeling, c Livock, b Brown . . . . 5 Wall, not out • • fjExtras . . . . • - . . > • > • 33 Total - • • • 230 INJURED PLAYERS WYATT AND BRADMAN BOTH FIT FOR SECOND TEST (Received June IS. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Juno 18 R. E. S. Wyatt, who was selected to captain England in tho first test match but was unable to play owing to ! an injured thumb, states that his ' thumb is mending and ho will be fit for the second test at Lord's next Friday. ' An earlier message stated that the * Daily Sketch said that Wyatt's injury ' was so serious that he had been warned ' that another blow on it might lead to | amputation. 1 ]\i r . H. Bushbv, manager of the Australian team, says .that in spite of the ' fact that Bradman played at North- ; ampton, the strain to his thigh muscle is more serious than was expected, and ' he entered a London nursing home to- , day for electrical treatment. He has been medically advised, however, that there is no doubt about his being avail- : able for the second test. ; COUNTY AVERAGES 1 AMES STILL HEADS BATTING VERITY THE BEST BOWLER ' LONDON, June 17 • The leading English county cricket , averages to date are: | BATTING - , Runs Average ■ L. E. G. Ames . . 1058 88.00 '• Nawab of Pataudi 894 81.27 C. P. Mead . . . . 907 /0.58 I E. Tyldesley . . . . 1017 72.64 r N..S. Mitchell-Innes 619 68.77 W. Barber . • , • 1054 W. H. Ashdown . . 1022 63.87 J. O'Connor is ninth, 1124 and 62.44; F. E. Woolley (thirteenth), 922 and " 57.62; R. E. S. Wyatt (sixteenth), 619 J and 56.27; R. J. Gregory (seven--1 teenth), 1010 and 56.11; M. Leyland " (eighteenth), 659 and 54.91; C. F. b Walters (twenty-second), 770 and ' 51.33; E. Hendren (twenty-third), 1003 i and 50.14; E. Paynter (twenty-fifth), } 580 and 48.33. BOWLING ; Wkts. Average | H. Verity . . . - 48 14.87 G. Paine 5d 15.41 H. Larwood . . . • 38 G. Geary . . • • 40 16.10 3 W. E. Bowes is ninth, 45 and 19.44; 7 A. P. Freeman (twelfth), 29 and 20.13; 1 W. Voce (thirteenth), 42 and 20.52; T. B. Mitchell (fourteenth), 54 and 20.87; A. R. Gover (twenty-second), 55 and 22.38.