AUSTRALIAN CRICKET

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 360, 3 September 1930, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN CRICKET

HOW SUSSEX ARE FARING HORNIBROOK’S “BAG” LAST WICKET STAND [By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright] LONDON, Sept. .1. The weather was fine and the wicket good for the continuation of the cricket match between Australia aiq.l Sussex. The Australian last wicket partnership produced 118 in 110 minutes. Sussex began in spirited fashion. Bowley and Parks raising 36 in half an hour- At 68 Hornibrook dismissed the former. Parkes was fifty iu 105 minutes. He and Cooke continued to bat with ski.l and freedom. Sussex’s 150 took 130 minutes. Parkes, after an excellent innings lasting 145 minutes, including nine boundaries played Hornibrook on. * At the tea adjournment County was iu a good position, having lost three wickets for 212 runs. Cook’s fifty occupied 100 minutce. Three wickets fell in quick succession. Tate batted vigorously, hitting Grimmett for two fours and a six in one over.

The last six wickets added only 57. Cooke was unconqucrcd, having batted for 170 minutes. He gave a chanceless display, including six fours. Hornibrook maintained a good length throughout. Ponsfcrrd and Jackson gave attractive displays for the remaining quarter of an hour. Scores were as follow:

Australia First Innings f Ponsford, b Tate 0 Jackson, c Duleepsiuhji, b Tate . . 10 McCabe, b Tate 15 Kippax, c Langridge, b J. Parkes 358 Richardson, b Tate .1 2 Fairfax, 1.b.w., b Tate 6 Oldfield, b Bowley 7 a’Beckett, c Weasley, b Tate ... 1 Grimmett, c Dulcepsinhji b Bowley 38 Hurwood, 1.b.w., b Wensley ... 61 Hornibrook, not out 59

Extras 10 Total 367 Bowling: Tate, six for 82; Wensley, one for 76; J. Parkes, one for 65; Langridge, none for 50; Bowley, two for 70; Cooke, none for 14. Second Innings Ponsford, not out 12 Jackson, not out 10 Total, no wickets for 22 Sussex First Innings Bowley, b Hornibrook 34 J. Parkes, b Hornibrook 84 Duleepsiuhji, st- Oldfield, b Hornibrook 15 Cooke, not out 67 Landridge, c Richardsou, b Fairfax 25 A. H. Gilligan, c a’Beckett, b Fairfax 4 H. Parkes, b Hornibrook 1 Wensley, e Jackson, b Grimmett 2 Tate, c Ponsford, b Hornibrook . 21 Cornford, c Kippax, b Grimmett . 1 A- E. R. Gilligan, absent .... 0 Extras 15 Total 269 Bowling: Fairfax, two for 41; Hurwood, none for 16; Grimmett, two for

115; a’Beckett, none for 21; Hornibrook, five for 51; McCabe, none for 10.