SENSATION AT CRICKET

Taranaki Daily News, 1 September 1930, Page 7

SENSATION AT CRICKET

AUSTRALIA’S BAD START SIX WICKETS GO CHEAPLY TATE BAFFLES BATSMEN KIPPAX SAVES HIS SIDE By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Rec. 5.5 p.m. x London, Aug. 30. The Australian cricketers to-day began a match against Sussex. The visitors won the toss and batted first, scoring 349 for nine wickets before stumps were drawn. The teams arcs—. Australia.—-Ponsford, Jacktson, McCabe, Kippax, Richardson, Fairfax, a’Beckett, Oldfield, Grimmett, Hurwood and Hornibrook. Sussex.—A. H. Gilligan, Duleepaiflhji, 'Cook, Langridge, H. Parkes, A. E. Gilfigan, Tate, Wcnsley, Cornford, Bowley, and James Parkes. Though batting under Australian conditions of blazing sunshine on the y attractive Hove ground, the tourists made a ehocking start. Tate’s second ball hit Ponsford’s leg stump before he had scored. McCabe, coming in in Bradman’s place, hit freely, but the total was only 22 when he mistimed Tate and was clean bowled. Tate had thus taken two wickets for eight runs. ■Sussex also suffered a misfortune, fop in the second over A. E. Gilligan, playing his second game this season, slipped and strained his leg. He was carried off the field. The hard, fast wicket suited Tate, who at 31 had another success, Duleepsinhji at first slip nicely getting Jackson. Without Woodfull and Bradman an awkWard situation confronted the Australians. Richardson lasted only five minutes, when he was clean bowled, making Tate four for 14. Kippax, however, shaped delightfully, and with Fairfax raised 50 for an hour’s play. The Australians were happier when Tate was taken off, but coming back twenty minutes before lunch he quickly disposed of Fairfax at 67 and had a’Beckett well caught at silly mid-on in the next over.

The Australians were in a deplorable position at lunch, when the score stood at 69 for six wickets, Tate having taken all the wickets at a cost, of IS runs. He completely baffled all but Kippax. Grimmett made a plucky stand, helping Kippax in the intense heat, and at tea he and Kippax had put on 84. Kippax Well deserved his masterly third century of the torn-, which he made in 185 minutes. He was caught in the outfield off James Parkes. He hit fourteen fours, eight of which came after he had passed the century. Hurwood and Hornibrook trounced the tired bowling and reached of) each off successive balls'in the record last wicket Stand of the tour. The last three wickets had thus far added 270 for Australia. Scores' AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Ponsford, b Ta-te ........... Jackson, e Dtileepsinhiji, b Tate ... , McCabe, b Tate h 5 Kippax, c Langridge, b James Parkes ... 156 ■Richardson, b Tate .fi Fairfax, Tate ....■•6 a’Becket t, c Weasley, b Tate .... T Oldfield, b Bowley ................ 7 Grimmett, c Duleepsinhji, b Bowley 98 Hurwood, not out ..... 32 Hornibrook, not out 50 Extras ........ 10 Total (for nine wickets) 349 LANCASHIRE THE CHAMPIONS TRIUMPH OFDOGGNEDNESS. London, Aug. 3 'Lancashire won the cricket champ".ship by sheer doggedness, regaining tfite title which Nottingham wrested from it last year. They have not suffered a single reverse this season, playing 28 matches, 18 of which were drawn, ar' accumulating 156 points. The number of points gained by the other counties is as follows Gloucester 144,. Yorkshire d 42, Nottingham 141 Kent 133; Sussex lIS, Surrey 116.