DEFEAT OF CAMBRIDGE

Taranaki Daily News, 12 June 1930, Page 3

DEFEAT OF CAMBRIDGE

OUTCLASSED BY AUSTRALIA

FOURTH SUCCESSIVE VICTORY. BRITISH TAIL-ENDERS BAT WELL. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, June 19. The Australians registered their fourth successive victory by easily outclassing Cambridge. McCabe and Bradman again secured most wickets, though Hurwood bowled finely, taking two wickets for 20 runs in 10 overs. Play was delayed 40 minutes in the morning by rain. Killick continued to bat soundly, but with his dismissal, with the total at 99, seyen wickets were down and a debacle seemed certain. The tail-enders, however, offered unexpected resistance. Human hit vigorously, driving Bradman for three successive fours, and with Brown scored 85 in an hour. When Human left Webster and Brown continued to hammer the bowling, the latter reaching a flue 50 in 80 minutes. He was eventually dismissed in the slips after a fearless display. Australia won by an innings and 134 runs. Details are:--AUSTRALIA. First Innings 5 : 04 CAMBRIDGE. First Innings Ll 3 Second Innings. Kemp-Welch, b Hurwood Ratcliffe, b McCabe ... 5 Killiok, b Bradman 44 Grant, 1.b.w., b Bradman 10 Morgan, c Oldfield, b McCabe 14 Baines, b McCabe 8 Butterworth, b McCabe 8 Human, c Ponsford, h Bradman .. .47 Brown, c McCabe, b Hurwood 52 Webster, b Wall 24 Fabian, not ou t 1 Extras ‘ W Total 225 Bowling analysis. —Wall took one wicket” for 54 runs; Hurwood, two for 20; McCabe, four for .60; Hornibrook, none for 13; Bradman, three for 68.