AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11535, 28 August 1930, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

SECOND EDITION

MATCH AGAINST KENT A BAD START. United Press Assn—By Electric Telegraph—Copvright. LONDON, August 27. For the Australians’ match against Kent the weather is fine and the wicket good. The start was delayed by tlie train being late. Kent's team is: Chapman, Legge, Bryan, Knott, Todd. Hardinge, Woolley. F'reeman. Ashdown. Ames and Wright. Australia : Woodiull, Ponsford, Bradman, Fairfax. Jackson, Grimmett. A’Beckett, Richardson, Hurwood. Wall and IValker.

Australia won the toss and batted niji’t. losing three wickets for 65: Woodfull, run out 16 Ponsford, c Ashdown, b F'ree-

man Bradman, not out Jackson, 1.b.w., b F'reeman Extras

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(Received 9.45 a.m.) LONDON. August 27. Australia's first innings closed for 181.

Kent have 4 down foi 87. Stumps were drawn. For the match against Kent the weather was fine and the wicket good.

Australia won the toss and electro. bat but made a poor ®tart, three wickets going for 65. Woodfull and Ponsford scored 39 in steady style, when the captain was too slow for a short single, and was run out for 16.

Freeman, who has been remarkably successful this season with the ball, quickly got Ponsford. Jackson and Bradman gave a poor display. Fairfax was also soon out. Tlie total was then 5 for 98.

Bic-hardson hit out briglitiv for 45 and Hurwood batted soundly also for 40, but except for these two batsmen the innings was a debacle. Freeman’s average was 5 for 7-U The Countv openers Hardinge 39 and Bryan 31, batted soundly beJ° r ® Grimmett claimed them. Then both \\ oolley and Arnes failed before the attack of M all and when play closed the County was in relatively a lead position as Australia