BIG CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18583, 2 June 1930, Page 9

BIG CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

Australia v. Hampshire.

BRADMAN'S THOUSAND RUNS. (United PtMis Association—By Eiectrle Telegraph—Copyright.) (Received June 1, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, May 31. After making a good start against Australia, at Southampton, Hampshire were dismissed for 151. Grimmett was again deadly, and took seven wickets, thereby passing the fifty mark for the tour. An overcast sky, heavy rain clouds and cold wind made conditions far from ideal. Tennyson, who captained Hampshire, won the toss and decided to bat. Brown who made a lone stand for his side, gave a delightful display, and scored nine in one over from Wall. He is a left-hander, and succeeded in punishing the bowling. Grimmett broke the opening partnership at sixty, Wall taking a splendid one-handed catch high up, dismissing Hosie. As was fitting, a brilliant Innings was concluded by a magnificent piece of fielding, Bradman throwing down Brown’s.wicket, from fifty yards, after stopping the ball with his foot. Spice went out of the game when Brown left, and wickets fell rapidly. Grimmett’s second over after lunch secured his fiftieth wicket of the tour. Tennyson showed a disposition to hit, but the bowling baffled him. Grimmett continued the rout, and a natural wicket enabled him to spin the ball tremendously. None of the later batsmen offered any serious resistance. His triumph was largely responsible for reviving the hope that Bradman would get his thousand runs before the end of May.

Bradman opened with Jackson. The latter tried to hook Herman’s second ball, which caught the top of his bat and skied to short square leg, where Boyes took a simple catch. Bradman wanted forty-six to reach one thousand runs. He and Ponsford dealt severely with the loose ones. Then the weather threatened to deprive Bradman of the distinction so eagerly sought. Drizzling rain caused a slight delay of a quarter of an hour. Ponsford was bowled shortly after tea. Bradman crept to 997; then, with rain again imminent, Newman obligingly threw up a full toss from which the young record-breaker reached 1001. Before the players had left the field, rain pelted down, and play ceased for the day. Nine thousand spectators gave Bradman an ovation.

The following are the scores HAMPSHIRE. First Innings. Hosie, c Wall, b Grimmett 12 Brown, run out 56 Lowndes, c Woodfull, b Hornibrook 5 Mead, c McCabe, b Grimmett .... 0 Kennedy, b Grimmett 5 Newman, c Fairfax, b Grimmett .. 10 Lord Tennyson, c Jackson, b Wall 15 Creese, lbw, b Grimmett 9 Boyes, not out 4 Herman, c Hornibrook, b Grimmett 3 Jameson, st Oldfield, b Grimmett 27 Extras 5 Total 151 Bowling analysis: Wall took one wicket for 36 runs; Fairfax none for 22, Hornibrook one for 49, Grimmett seven for 39. AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Jackson, c Boyes, b Herman .... 0 Bradman, not out 47 Ponsford, b Newman 29 Kippax, not out 3 Extras 3 Total for two wickets .... 82 ENGLAND’S TEST TRIALS. POOR SHOWING BY THE REST. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Received June 1, 7.30 p.m.) LONDON, May 31. Several thousand saw the opening of the test trial between England and The Rest, at Lords. The wicket was protected by tarpaulin during the downpour on the previous evening. Robins and Geary were destructive. The former, who is a splendid fieldsman, as well as batsman, seems certain of inclusion in the first test against Australia. He bowled better than Peebles, or any other slow bowler so far encountered by the Australians. The top spin he imparted to the ball caused great speed off the pitch. Larwood, Tate and Geary were played with comparative confidence. Rain terminated play early. Following are the scores: THE REST. First Innings. Jardine, c Geary, b Robins 15 Stevens, c Chapman, b Tate .... 1 Duleepsinhji, c Geary, b Larwood 12 Wyatt, c Duckworth, b Geary .... 25 Ley land, st Duckworth, b Robins .. 4 Ames, c Duckworth, b Robins .... 23 Hop wood, c Chapman, b Robins .. 17 Worthington, lbw, b Geary 29 White, c Duckworth, b Geary .... 7 Allom, not out o Clark, c Duckworth, b Geary .... 0 Extras 5 Total 138 Bowling analysis—Larwood took one wicket for 21, Tate one for 18, Geary four for 20, Robins four for 69, Woolley none for 5. ENGLAND. First Innings. Hobbs, not out 61 Sutcliffe, c Ames, b Allom 2 Hammond, not out 49 Extras 6 , Total for one wicket, .. .. 118

COMMENT ON SATURDAY’S PLAY. TRIBUTE TO BRADMAN'S FEAT. (Unltad Press Association—By Bleo tlc Telegraph— Copyright.) (Received June 1, 11.30 p.m.) LONDON, June 1. The Press generously pays tributes to the respective feats of Bradman and Robins, and it is agreed that the former achieved cricket immortality by joining the famous four, Grace, Hammond, Hallows and Hayward in this particular distinction. The critics describe the test trial as an old then’s triumph. One of the features of the game was that no semblance of a catch was missed; another was Duckworth's brilliant wicket-keeping, but there is no sign at present of an English Bradman.