CRICKET IN ENGLAND

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22352, 28 August 1934, Page 7

CRICKET IN ENGLAND

AUSTRALIA v. SUSSEX THE HOME TEAM DECLARES ' ‘ , LONDON, August 2J. ’ ~- (.Received August 28, at 1 a.m.) When play in the match between Australia and Sussex was resumed, Sussex declared with, eight wickets down. for 304. Dew had affected the wicket.. In opening Australia’s innings, Ponsford seemed" particularly confident, but in .Cornford’s third, over he was. clean bowled when trying to .glance the ball. . Chipperfield snicked the next ball and was caught behind the wickets. Brown and, Kippax - were delightfully enterprising,., and batted, as, though nothing bad happened,, They raised 190 in 55, minutes. Kippax was more aggressive than/Brown. . The left-hander James Langridge, in his second over, caused Brown to hit his wicket. He gave a-splendid exhibition, and hit seven fours. .. . are the , scores:— - SUSSEX. '

, THE LEADING AVERAGES HAMMOND HEADS THE BATTING

... LONDON, August 26. _ The leading averages among the English players are as follows:

’ '• . ,First'Innings. John Langridge, c Barnett b Fleet- *.:■ wood-Siriith 9 J. Parks, Ibw b Fleetwood-Smith .. 60 Melville, b Fleetwood-Smith' . .. ; .. 2 Cook, c Darling b O’Reilly ; .. .. 60 Janies'. Langridge, c Fleetwood- ' Smith b M‘Cabe .. ... 57 Bowley, c Ebeling b FleetwoodSmith ........ .... ., .... ... 24 H. Parks, .c Bradman b FleetwoodSmith . . . .., ' ... Tib Pearce, not out ... • .i 25 Eaton, run out ,. ,. .. .. .. 0 Tate, not out .. .. .. .. .. 40 , Extras.. • . ..- .. .. 17 Total for eight wickets dei.': ■ • •; dared ... .. .. .. 304 Bowling Analysis.—Ebeling, none for 51; • M'Cabe, one for 38; FleetwoodSmith, five for 114; O’Reilly, one for 42: CMpperfield, none for 42. - \ ; ’ AUSTRALIA. • ; . /First Innings. Porisford, b Cornford , 6 Ghipperfield,.c Eaton b Cornford ; . • 0 Brown; hit wicket b Langridge .. 66 iOppaxy- not out ... .. 80 M’Cabe, out out . : .. .. ' 17 :: ;. Extras - - . ' .'. .. .. 7 - Total for three wickets .. 176

BATTING. v Runs. Av. Hammond . . . ' 2232 82.66 Human .. .. 1220 64.52 Ames ; •; . .. .. 1995 62.34 Tyldesley .v ' 2312 57.80 O’Gonrjor .V 2299 57.47 Cook .. .. ... 2065 57.56 Gregory .. ..2210 50.06 Todd .. 1 .. .. 1787 ■54.15 Sutcliffe ' .. .. 1777 ' 53.84 Iddon > ..i .. .. 2206 52.52 Wyatt , ;. 1470 52.50 Leyland , ... ... • .. 1026 52.45 Woolley 50.97 Hendren (16th) .. 1983 • 50.84 'Walters (26th) ;. 1587 ; BOWLING. . 45.34 . Wkts. Av. Verity ..... .. .. 126 16.92 Paine .. 155 16.94 Larwood ■ ..' ... -82' 16.97 Clay .. .. .. 90 18.00 Geary 18.20 Copson . Tate 18.45 .. .. ..131 18.50 Bowes ., .. .. 127 18.63 Smith, (Middlesex) 152 19.04 Mitchell ... 154 19.20 Freeman (17th) ... 182 21.50 Voce (19th) .. .. 121 21.95