SMALL SCORING.

Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19330, 9 August 1934, Page 8

SMALL SCORING.

AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.

MATCH WITH WARWICKSHIRE.

GRIMMETT MAKES MOST RUNS,

CHIPPERFIELD’S BRIGHT DISPLAY,

United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received Aug. 9, 10.35 a.m.) LONDON, August 8. The Australian cricketers to-day began a three days’ match against Warwickshire at Birmingham. Woodfull, -Bradman, Wall, O’ReillJ and Ponsford are standing out of the Australian side. The representatives of Warwickshire are Wyatt, Parsons, P. Cranmer, Bates, N. Kilner, Groom. San tall, Mayer, Paine, E. Hollies and J. Buckingham. Ivippax won the toss from Wyatt and Australia batted first. The weather was fine. ■Australia compiled 221 in their first venture, the county, at stumps losing three wickets for 20 runs. The wicket was affected by rain. ■Brown wanted on© for his thousand runs for the tour when he again failed. McCabe and Darling were scratchy, Wyatt’s eight overs costing only two runs. Darling was twice dropped before he was out. Watohed by Selectors. Kippax and Chipperfleld were battang well until 'Paine, whom the Test -selectors were watching, palpably worried Kippax before he claimed his wicket. ■ 'Chipperfleld was batting nicely when he played a hall on to his wicket and when 'Bromley went the total was 123 for .six wickets. Grimmett and Oldfield figured in a stand which produced 50 runs in 40 minutes before Oldfield was caught, ending an excellent fighting innings. Grimmett was applauded for his top score. The innings lasted for 260 minutes. Warwick opened at 5.40 p.m. in an indifferent light. Ebeling, extracting life from the pitch, took two wickets for 7 runs. Details of the scores: — AUSTRALIA. —First Innings. Brown, c Parsons, b Wyatt ... 2 McCabe, c Buckingham, b Hollies 22 Darling, c and h Croorn 23 Kippax, lbw, b Paine 26 Chipperfleld, b Groom 36 Bromley, b Croom 14 Barnett, b Paine ...M 6 Ebeling, std Buckingham, b Paine 11 Oldfield, c Mayer, b Groom .... 34 Grimmett, not out 38 Fleetwood-Smith, b Paine ... 5 Extras 4 Total 221 Bowling.—Mayer look no wickets for 32 runs; Wyatt, one for 2; Paine, four for 75; Hollies, one for 75; Croom, four for 33. WARWICKSHIRE.—First innings. Kilner, c Bromley, b Ebeling . . .3 Groom, retired hurt 10 Buckingham, b Grimmett 5 Mayer, b Ebeling 0 Bales, in 2 Total for three wickets .. 20