RAIN DELAYS CRICKET

Taranaki Daily News, 8 August 1930, Page 9

RAIN DELAYS CRICKET

WARWICKSHIRE 102 FOR THREE; By Telegraph - Press Assn.—Copyright. Rec. 1.20 a.m. London, Aug. 7. Less than 2J hours’ play in the Warwickshire v. Australia cricket match was possible to-day owing to rain. Yesterday during that time three good county wickets fell for 102. The wicket was difficult but suited. Hurwood, who secured the former test player Smith’s wicket .and later had. both Bates and Croom missed off nis bowling. The third wicket fell at 53, when Richardson brilliantly caught -Bates. Parsons took half an hour to score. He and Wyatt later livened up. When 100 had been scored in 145 min-, utes rain stopped play for the day. Every match except one since the Leeds test, including the Manchester test, has been seriously curtailed by rain and the extraordinary position has now arisen that the three days before the test set aside for rest must now. be transformed into practice days. Several Australians have fallen short of batting practice. , The weather was fine but the wicket was very soft, and there was no play before lunch to-day. The scores are: — WARWICKSHIRE. First Innings. Smith, c Woodfuil, b Hurwood .... 9 Croom, e Hurwood, b Hornibrook . ._ 25 Bates, c Richardson, b Fairfax .... 22 Wyatt, riot out %% Parsons, not out • 27 Extras .' • Total (for three wickets) .... 102