THE KENT MATCH
PLAY DELAYED BY RAIN AN UNUSUAL INCIDENT (United Press Association.) (Ey Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, August 21). Enin fell during the luncheon adjournment in the match between Australia and Kent and continued in the afternoon, play being abandoned for the day. day.
On a troublesome wicket O’Reilly bad the fieldsmen clustered round the wicket. Ashdown was smartly caught at short-leg in O’Reilly s second over. Fleetwood-Srnith beat Woolley with his first ball. He tempted Woolley to hit the second, and he was well caught at long-off. There was an unusual incident when Todd, in playing back to O’Reilly, dislodged the bail. Barnett appealed to the bowler's umpire, who replied in the negative. Barnett then pointed out that the bail had been removed and appealed to the umpire at square-leg. He said that ho had not seen the bail fall and declined to give a decision. Following are the scores; — KENT. First Innings. Ashdown, c Grimmett, b O’Reilly .. 2 Woolley, c Darling, b FleetwoodSmith 18 Todd, not out I Total for two wickets .. 21 PLAY ABANDONED FOR DAY LONDON, August 30, (Received August, SI, at 1.35 a.m.) There was a hailstorm before lunch, and play was abandoned for the day.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22355, 31 August 1934, Page 9
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