TEST CRICKET

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21054, 17 June 1930, Page 9

TEST CRICKET

THE THIRD DAY’S PLAY. AUSTRALIA MAKES 144. KIPPAX CARRIES HIS BAT. \ 4 • * ENGLAND ONE FOR 129. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) . LONDON, June 16. (Received June 17, at 0.30 a.m.) Play in the test match was resumed at -Nottingham in fine weather and on a-good wicket. Larwood, whose 13 overs on Saturday cost only ll runs, sent down a maiden to Kippax. . .. Tyldesley bowled: a maiden to Hornibrook, who let every ball go past. Larwood’s next ball dismissed the Queenslander,

Kippax then scored a single. Then Wall, playing on, became the third Australian who failed to score, the innings ending in a quarter of an hour; \ •

The crowd was about 10,000 at the opening. Hobbs and Sutcliffe forced the scoring right at the outset,, both stealing impudent singles, five coming from one over off Wall. Hobbs cover drove Fairfax’s first ball to Hie boundary, four overs yielding 18. Fairfax was taken off after in favour of Grimmett.' Hobbs was still enterprising, and 25 came up in 25 minutes, an uncommonly brisk start for test cricket. Following are the scores ENGLAND; First innings .. „■ .. £7O Second Innings. Hobbs, st Oldfield, b Grimmett .. 74 Sutcliffe, not out .. .. .. .. .. .. 55 Hammond, not out ~ ..;, ~ ” 0 Total for one wicket .. .. 129 Australia.First Innings. ■ Woodfull, e Chapman; b Tate 2 Porisford, b Tate .. •} Fairfax, c Hobbs, b Robins .. ". '.! v 14 Bradman, b Tate .. .. .. .. g Kippax, not out .. ” 04 M'Cabe, c Hammond, fa Robins !! 4 Richardson, b Tyldesley .. .... 37 Oldfield, c Duckworth, b Robins .. 4 Grimmett,. st Duckworth, b, Robins 0 Horriibrook, Ibw, b Larwood . 11 Wall, b Tyldesley .. .. u Extras .. .. .. .. .. .. .. g Total .. ........ .. 144 Fall of wickets-. 1 for 4,2 for 6, 3 for 10, 4 for 57, 5 for 61, 0 for 105, 7 for !34, 8 for 140, 9 for 141, 10 for 144, 1 BOWLING ANALYSIS. T - , O. M. R. W. Larwood .... 15 8 12 1 Tate .. .. 19 , 8 20 3 Tyldesley .. 21, 8 53 2 . Robins \. .. 17 4 51 4 SATURDAY’S PLAY. SUPERB BOWLING BY TATE. ■ LONDON, June 15. i The weather at Nottingham at 5 o’clock this (Sunday) afternoon was fine, and there were no signs of it breaking. > The Australian Press Association correspondent, cominentiag on Saturday’s play, says it would not be -accurate to describe the pitch as bad, although it was undoubtedly a bowler’s wicket, - The balls flew awkwardly, and tho breaks took deadly effect. Tate bowled superbly, and Chapman handled; the attack cunningly.. An interesting battle of wits preceded the dramatic fall of wickets, for it appears that Woodfull, was anxious to resume before luncheon, when the sun had not had a chance to make the wicket difficult. Chapman, who naturally wanted W get Australia in after the sun had affected the wet pitch,, would not agree, so the umpires decided r in the Englishmen’s favour. v . COMMENTS BY MR P. F. WARNER. . AUSTRALIA’S BAD LUCK.

LONDON, June 15. (Received June 16, at 8 p.m.) Mr P. F. Warner, writing in the Morning Post, says that so far fortune has been against the Australians. 'They had to howl with a slippery ball and bat on a pitch that was' affected. by rain. It was certainly Robins’s day, and seldom has,anyone made so happy a debut as an all-rounder.

He would like also to pay a tribute to the clever way Grimmett altered his pace in accordance with the different styles, of the batsmen, and nd'praise was too much for Kippax’s graceful innings. His late cuts and strokes off the leg were beautifully made. “I must emphasise that Australia had all the worst of the luck,” Mr Warner concluded. . . , AUSTRALIAN AVERAGES. . The batting averages of the Australians (not including, of course, the present test match) are.easily headed by Bradman), who, in 'l4 innings, has made 1230 runs at an average of 111.81. The highest score so far stands to his credit. Woodfull and Ponsford are the only other batsmen with figures over 50. Four others have averages over .30, while M'Cabe is just bordering on that figure. Then there is a, decided slump in the remaining averages. Grimmett takes the bowling honours with 66 wickets.at a cost of 11.01 runs each, Hornibrook also has a good record with 50 wickets at 12.08 runs each. Fairfax and Wall have each secured 10 wickets. Following are the batting and bowline averages:— 6

BATTING. Bradman .. Woqdfull ,. Ponsford . . Ins. 14 10 14 N.O. 3 3 H.S. 252* 216220* Runs. 1230 662 626 At. . 111.81 66.20 56.90 Klppax 13 4 . 102* 428 47 55 Richardson Jackson . . Fairfax M'Cabe Oldfield .. a’Beckett .. Grimmett . . Wall .. .. Hurwood . . 12 15 12 12 •6 5 . 8 T 5 i! 4 ' 2 2 3 1 100 64 53* 06 28 1 30 23* 10* 15 425 440 244 352 T7 71 70 34 25 . ssin 31.42 30.50 29.33 19.25 14.20 13.16 8.50 6.25 6.00 4.00 Hornlbrook Walker 9 3 11 4 1 5* ♦Denotes not out 42 12 BOWLING. Grimmett Runs. . 727 WJU3. RR Av. 11.01 12.68 13.00 16.77 19.20 24.10 Hornlbrook Klppax Bradman ., M'Cabe .. Fairfax .. . 634 . 13 . 151 . 192 . 458 50 1 0 10 19 Wall .. ., n’Beckelt .. Hurwood .. - . . 481 . 83 •111 19 3 C 25.31 27.66 51.83