SURREY AT THE OVAL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 154, 2 July 1934, Page 7

SURREY AT THE OVAL

GRIMMETT UNPLAYABLE HOME TEAM’S POOR TOTAL BRADMAN BEATEN AGAIN (By Telegraph—Press Association—. Copyright) Received July 1, 7.5 p.m. LONDON, July 30. Surrey’s comparatively poor total on an almost perfect wicket at the Oval, Grimmett’s deadly bowling and Bradman’s further failure were the outstanding features of the match between tho Australians and Surrey. Woodfull (suffering from a heavy cold), Wall, O’Reilly, Oldfield and Chipperfield are not playing for Australia in this match. Surrey won the toss and batted in glorious hot weather. Sandham was out to a deceptive ball from McCabe. Squires survived four balls from Grimmett and was stumped at the fifth. It seemed a happy relief. Grimmett got Barling plumb leg before, which was an uncommonly bad display for such a powerful batting side. Grimmett, however, was almost unplayable, the rest having done him a lot of good. Holmes experimented and there was some spirited batting till Ebeling, who was bowling a splendid length, got his middle stump with an in-swinger. The lunch score was four for 49. Grimmett dismissed F. Brown in the second over after lunch. Gregory remained solidly on the defensive but was unable to master Grimmett. McCabe ended Gregory’s dull and unimpressive innings at 48. The same bowler scattered Fender’s stumps and bowled Allom in tho same over. Grimmett lured Watts out a little further each time and finally he was well caught at mid on. Brooks once turned a complete somersault in attempting to play Grimmett, off whom he gyt several fine boundaries, Ebeling finally obtaining his wicket. Gover and Brooks in a tantalising last-wicket partnership made 62 in 50 minutes. Twenty thousand spectators were present when the Australians opened. Brown and Ponsford maintained a rate of a run a minute. Brown, who went leg before to Allom at 34, gave a less distinguished display than usual. Ponsford had a couple of narrow escapes facing F. Brown. Darling continued aggressively and was splendidly caught off Fender at mid on in attempting a big hit. Bradman, full of zest, punished Gover but was dismissed just before stumps when trying to turn a fast ball from Holmes to leg. He hit four fours. Scores are as follow: Surrey First Innings Sand ham, lbw, b McCabe .. .—. ... M 1 Gregory, b McCabe —, 48 Squires, st. Barnett, b Grimmett 6 Barling, lbw, b Grimmett 1 Holmes, b Ebeling 8 F. Brown, lbw, b Grimmett 4 8 Watts, c Fleetwood-Smith, b Grimmett 18 Fender, b McCabe 6 Allom, b McCabe ...... ~.... 0 Gover, not out 29 Brooks, c Barnett, b Ebeling 32 Extras 18 Total ...... 175 Bowling.—Ebeling two for 54; McCabe four for 24; Grimmett four for 64; Fleetwood-Smith none for 15. Australia First Innings Brown, lbw, b Ailoir 34 Ponsford, rot out 49 Bradman, c Brooks, b Holmes 27 Darling, c Watts, b Fender 20 Barnett, not out - 0 Extras 6 Total, three wickets for 136