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Stratford Evening Post, Issue 7, 30 July 1930, Page 5

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THE FOURTH TEST. 'Av.'. ' - MATCH! ENDS IN A HfiAWl ABANDONED THROUGH HEAVY ; bain. Press Association—Copyright, Jvyy'T LONDON, July 29. The fourth cricket test has been abandoned, owing to heavy rain. The result, therefore, is a draw. When stumps' were drawn last evening IQngl&ad had reachd 251 for the loss of eight wickets in reply to Australia’s first innings score of 345. Mr Kelly, manager of the Australian team, has made representations to the M.C.C. requesting shorter hours for the final test—an hour less daily—because the match will be played to a fioish. The scores were:—

AUSTRALIA. First Partings 345 ENGLAND. First Innings. Hobbs, c Oldfield, b Wall .... 31 Sutcliffe, c Bradman, b Wall .... 74 Hammond, b Wall 3 Duleepsinhjl, to Hoflnibrook, b McCabe 54 Leyland, b McCabe 35 Chapman, c Grimmett, b Hornibrook 1 Tate, c Ponsford, b McCabe .... 15 Nchols, not out 7 Peebles, c Richardson, b McCabe ■ 6 Duckworth, not out 9 JSJtxraa 25 Total (for eight wickets) ~ 251 Fall of the wickets-—One for 108, two for 115, three for 119, four for 192, five for 199, six for 222, seven for 237, eight tor 247.