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THE TEST MATCH.
Robins Causes "Tail" to Wag.
TOURISTS COLLAPSE REFORE TATE.
MONDAY, JUNE 26, 1930.
AUSSIES ELEVEN.
ENGLAND ELEVEN.
Careers of the Chosen Careers of the Chosen
Players.
Players.
W. M. Woodfull, the Aussies' 13 î school mastor
and 13
of thirty-two.
In
Ponsford in the third over, when he had his stumps up-rooted by Tate. 4-1-3 was not too good for the Australians, and still worse was to follow. The wicket was not playing true and Woodfull edged one of Tate's deliveries into A. P. F. Chapman.—It was under the safe hands of Chapman. his leadership that the Ashes were captain, 16-2-2 and two great batsmen out regained by England in the fifth born in the Bendigo district
looked very promising. Fairfax, Test at the Oval in 1926, and in Victoria, who had been promoted in the the Arst four teats in the Aus- His frat Test match was batting order received a great tralian season of 1928-9. He is a England in 1926; is a non-smoker ovation from the crowd, who dashing left-handed batsman and and a total abstainer; one of the thought it was the record-beater, an alert fieldsman. Age, 30 most obstinate batsmen living, but Don Bradman, played steadily | years. ~ Amongst his scores this often attractive. against the splendid length of season are:- England's opening bowlers, and when he was joined by Bradman, there seemed a possible chance R. W. V. Robins. - The Cam- than the rot would be stopped. bridge Blue last season captured But no, the fates decreed other 125 wickets and scored nearly 900 wise and Tate sent down a ball runs. He played in the England that would have beaten any bata- XI. v. the South Africans at Lord's Though heavy rain fell over-night, the Test Match was con-man, Bradman played to it, but A googly bowler of outstand- tinued on Saturday at Nottingham. Robins played well to make the fourd his stumps spread-eagled on ing ability, a nenterprieing bats England since his exploits against
the ground. 16-3-8 and Tate had man And Д smart cover-point. "tail" wag and scored most of the runs put on for the last two been the destructing demon. At Age, 24 years.
this period of the game his bowl- scored:~~ ing analysis read.
wickets.
Kippax and Richardson.
4
0. M. R. W. 7.4 3 6 3.
67 v. Surrey.
107 v. Somersetshire.
Amongst his aceres, during the present tour are:-
216 v. Cambridge U.
133 v. Worcestershire.
121 v. Yorkshirá.
64 v. Esox.
52 v. M.C.C.
30 v. Surrey.
V. Y. Richardson la thirty-five, has been talked of for
and
[A. C. MacLaren's team at Adelaide
This season hele 1922. Picturesque bat, but
140 v. Cambridge U. and took
675 v. Derbyshire. G-101 v. Somersetshire. 5-01 v. Leicestershire, 4-69 v. The Rest.
The Australians, batting on a difficult wicket had a warm re- ception from Tate, who took 3 wickets for 6 runs in dismissing Wood- full, Ponsford and Bradman. These early disasters un-nerved the
He bowled like one inspired, and later matsmen, and only a splendid stand, between. Kippax and with the wicket lending him valu- able assistance, it was not surpris- Richardson avoided a total collapse. The pair added 64 for the sixth ing to see the downfall of Aus-in wicket to change the situation somewhat. Kippax with nine 4'stralia's three best batsman. is undefeated with 60 to his credit.
THE DIFFICULT WICKET,
"At the close of the second England's batting strength very day's play in the first Test Matchsubdued. fat Nottingham, the Australians were 130 runs in arrears with two wickets in hand.
ENGLAND-First innings. Hobbs, C Richardson,
McCabe
Sutcliffe, c Hornibrook,
Fairfax
Hammond, 1.b.w., b Grimmett
England "Tail" Wage.
Play at last commenced end Robins and Tyldesley resumed England's batting. Having scored 28 overnight, Robins was soon at home on a pitch with a soft sur- 78 face and a hard foundation. It was a bowlers' wicket, but he bat- ted as usual in that unorthodox manner of his, collecting runs like
b
b
29
8
Woolley,
st. Oldfield,
b
Grimmett
Hendren, b Grhamett...
5
A. P. F. Chapman, e Ponsford
b Hornibrook
52
・
Larwood, b Grimmett
18
R. W. V. Robins, not out
50
Tate, b.Grimmett.
13
Tyldesley (R.),
Fairfax, 'b
Wall
1
Duckworth, 1.b.w., b Fairfax
4
Extras
12
Total
270
BOWLING ANALYSIS
0. M. R. W.
Wall
.17 4 47 1
Fairfax
.21.4 5
511
2
Grimmett
.32 6 107 5
Hornibrook
McCabe
.12
3 30
1
7 3 23
J. B. Hobbs. He first a Test Match in Since the War he has
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unorthodox, and remarkable field. During the present" tour he scored:-
100 v. Leiceste shire.
W. A. Oldfield is thirty-two, and succeeded H. Carter as Australia's wicket-keeper: is a dealer in sports played goods, and recently married after a 1907. romantle meeting on the voyage for been a cricket tour in Malaya.
W. H.- Ponsford is twenty-nine,
Kippax joined Fairfax, but the best batsmin of the coon lost his partner when Hobbs season on three occasions. In and till Bradman made 452 not out
partnership with Sutcliffe he has against Queensland held the In OR countless occasions placed | dividual record. He experi. England in EL strong position. enced difficulty in negotiating Lar Age, 48 years. Amongst his wood, and in the second Test match scores this season are:-
sustained a broken finger, which
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75 v. Warwickshire.
137 and 111 v. Glamorganshire, kept him out of cricket for the rest 80 v. The Rest.
of the season. Like many other Australians, he plays too much at the pitch of the ball. Il-health last tour prevented him from showing his best form.
73 and 57 v. M.C.C.
66 v. Worcestershire.
53 v. Sussex.
H. W. Sutcliffe. In the 1924-5
Australian season, the York-
Amongst his scores during the
131 v. Derbyshire.
82 v. M.C.C.
30 v. Essex.
shireman created a new test re- present tour are:--- cord, scoring 734 runs in the 220 v. Oxford U. ·· scries, with on average of 81.55, This unfortunately did not re- main for long, 'being broken in telped Hobbs on nine occasions to establishment, where A. Jackson is the last tour of 1928-9. He has possesses a thriving sports goods
A. F.. Kippax is thirty, and
pass the three figure mark for the an assistant: has an athletic figure, accepted a catch off the slow first wicket. Last season he scor- and is a very good baseball player; bowling of Robins, Fairfax had od a century in each innings in a dashing bat, keen captain, and played a plucky innings and had a Test match, for the second time fine field. shown a stubborn defence to the In his career, and made another
English bowlera. McCabe proved record. Age, 36 years.
Amongst his scores during the
Amongst present tour are:----
another Victim to the wiles of his scores this season are:—-
150 v. Essex.
Robins, Hammond
稳 taking
catch in the slips.
108 v. Essex..
89 v. Kent
Kippax-Richardson.
80 v. Oxford U.
Then Kippax and Richardson
74 v. M.C.C.
became associated, and by clever
102 v, Middlesex..
57 v. Essex.
56 v. Oxford U.
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AUSTRALIA--First innings.
W. M. Woodfull, e Chapman,
b Tate
W. H. Ponsford, b. Tate
3
A. G. Fairfax, c Hobbs, b
Robins
14
D. G. Bradman, b Tate-
Fumo 70.
A. F. Kippax, not out
60
S. McCabe, c Hammond, b
Robins
V. Y. Richardson, b Tyldesley 37.
W. A. Oldfield, c Duckworth,
b Robins
4
C. V. Grimmett, st. Duckworth,
b Robins ....
0
P. M. Hornibrook, not out.
0
Extras
8
Total (for 8 wkts.)
140
Fall of the Wickets.
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2 3
4
5
6
7
B
4
16 57 61 105 134 140
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He
in con-
will likely exceed it this; is inelin ed to be rash as a batsman. Не holds the world record of 452 not out in a single innings.
Amongst his scores during the
placing and discretion in choosing ter star is the holder of the re-department; created a record for a the ball to hit, the pair succeeded cord for the highest test aggre-season's aggregate last year, and in stopping the rot, and added 64 gate in опе campaign. precious runs for the sixth wicket scored double centuries before Richardson's gallant effort secutive innings at Sydney and came to a close for 87 runs. Melbourne. He is a useful bowl Tyldesley was responsible for theer with a new ball and an excel- breaking up of this pro-lent slips feldsman. Age, 27 ductive
partnership, upset. years. Amongst bis scores this ting Richardson's
a
bails
with season are:---- well disguised ball. This 209 v. Oxford U. fighting stand was
charac-
100 v. Surrey.
teristic of the Australian dogged-
70 v. The Rest
E. Hendren. The
The
Hiddlesex
scored a cen
138 v. Australians. 122 v. Hampshire. 111 v. Yorkshire. 101 v. Leicestershire. 101 v. Real.
present tour are:-
262* v. Surrey.
v..Worcestershire.
236
191
v. Hampshire.
185 v. Leicestershire,
78
v. Yorkshire.
66 v. M.C.C.
P. M. Hornibrock ls thirty, a
742 v. Middiesox..
611 v. Essex,
0-61 and 6-82 y. Derbyshire. 538 v. Lancashire.
361 v. Hamashne.
ness in the batting line. bowlers were treated with the re- player is a batsman of unusual dentist, who should have come to spect that the occasion demanded, enterprise and a folder of magni-England in 1926 and was spoken of but they were shown, that runs for the crisis and for the pasi turf wickets suited his bowling. before then. He had a remarkable ficent anticipation. He is the man
New Zealand tour, where the real were obtainable.
tion where runs are required, and Oldfield and Grimmett both required quickly. He is the only He is a Public School type, fell to the co-operation between batsman who has
Some of his bowling feats dur- Robins and the little Lancashire tury against the tourists this ing the tour have been:-- stumper, the former being caught reason. Age, 41 years. Amongst and the latter stumped. Horni-hia scores this season are:-- brook, though not scoring, main- tained a dogged defence. and when play ceased for the day, eight wickets had fallen for 140 runs. Kippax, who batted for two and a half hours was undefeated with 60 runs to his 'credit. He has given no chance. and, it can be seen that he scored most of his player is 赔 magnificent driv- runs off loose balls, as he has 01', strong on the leg side a veteran. Tyldesley soon left. scored nine 4's out of a total of
and # past-master of the giving Fairfax a. catch of Wall's 60. "Mr." Extras: contributed 8 squára cut. On four occa- owling. Then came a last wicket runs and reflected on the stering ed 2,000 runa and 100 wickets in at Nottingham, was heightened stand between Robins and Duck-display given by Duckworth be- to-day by the fact that torrents worth which placed England on hind the stumps.-Reuter. of rain fell during the night. At higher ground. The. "rabbits'?'
The keen interest which was being taken in the first Test match
on
C. V. Grimmett (South Australia), who took 5 wickets for 107 runs in the first Test Match at Trent Bridge. It will be recalled that he took all 10 wickets against Yorkshire for 37 runs earlier in the season.
94 v. Worcestershire. 92 v. Somersetshire.
F. E. Woolley. The tall
C. V. Grimmett is thirty-seven, a New Zealander, by birth, and manager of a sporting goods Although, not such
establishment.
a "googly"" exponent as was Dr. H. Kent V. Hordern and A. A. Malley, he is
slons has this all-rounder claim-
a season. He has a powerful and accurate throw in from the Critics agree that England has outfield. Age, 43 years,
Amongst his scores this season
gre
119 v. Yorkshire.
95 v. Hampshire.
more accurate than the latter.
Amongst some of his bowling. feats during the tour have been-
10-37 v. Yorkshire.
7-30 and 7-60 v. Hampshire, 7-16 v. Leicestershire. 6-67 v. Lancashire.
5-46 and 4-38 v. Worcestershire.
48. Oxford U.
2-17 v. Essex.
A G. -Fairfax is twenty- three,
and
another sporting goods employee; another good type capable in ericket of 61 and 65 v. Noita.
getting many runs, taking several Tate, M. W-The Sussex bowler wickets and missing no entehes. holds the record for the greatest
Amongst his bowling feats dur- number of wickets captured in a ing the tour have boon:-- Test series. He is a great all-6-54 v. 3L.C.C. rounder, having scored 1000 runs 430 v. Worcestershire.
2-25 v, Essex, and taken 200 wickets for three consecutive
and
медведя,
sons. - Age, 35 years
This season he scored,
111 v. Northamptonshire
o'clock in the morning the pitch great effort, however, came to a had most of the luck-Australia was almost submerged, but the close when Duckworth stepped in having had to howl with a wet rain ceased at dawn. The modern front of a straight one
from ball and to bat on a difficult wicket. procedure
all first-class Fairfax.
-British Wireless Service. grounds is to cover the batting Some idea of the way in which and bowling creases during the Robins batted can be gained from night, and to use flat wooden the fact that out of the 29 runs vables covered over with tarpaulin scored for the remaining two as a means of protection in the wickets to-day he claimed 22. case of light showers interrupting He might very well be proud of
5-34 and 5-4 v. Kent. play. The gutters in these gables his debut against Australia, scor- 546. Worcestershire, and the drain-pipes should carrying 50 not out on a very tricky 6102. v, Surrey the water well away from the wicket. His daring shots rattled
also T. Wall is twenty-five and Tyldesley, R-The subtlety and pitch, but so heavy was last the tourists and the audacious accuracy of his bowling leave having scored 1000 runs and taken a cricket pupil of Harry Howell: night's downfall that it caused a singles which he snatched com- one amazed. He is a ferre 100 wickets for the last eight sea-He has an attractive delivery, which is fast for the most part, and with: considerable amount of water to pletely disorganised the field. He hitter when set, and shows no res
new ball flea awkwardly. He is percolate from the surrounding batted for one hour and amongst pect of persons. Age, 32 years.
a schoolmaster, and his boys are uncovered parts on to the actual his best hits were Ave 4's.
This scoton amongst his bowling
very proud of "Tim." * batting crease
Grimmett's Bowling-
performances are g The atmosphere was dull and me mapanta heavy at noon when the rival cap All the Australian bowlers met tains inspected the wicket. It with success at one time or an
5-84. v, Derbyshire. Larwood H The Notta fast insurance office clerk. He played 8. McCabe: 'Is ninsteon and an was decided that play at the moother during the game, but Grim-
Notte ment was out of the question, but mett showed the greatest con4-30 y Gloucestershire.
bowler is also a very improved in three Sheffield Shield matcher, that a further inspection would be sistency, conceding 107 runs in
Duckworth G The little Lanca bateman and a smart foldeman last year, making 60 as his highest ally, there are various opinions as bowler is an excellent piece of Strudwick and no one has a more bowling, and the number of big Amongst his scores during the made at 12.46 p.m. Quite natur 32 overs, which, for a googly shire stumper is a ne successor to He is liable to strain, and score out of 186 runs, averaging
37.20. to the true state of the wicket, bowling. His five wickets Cost vigilant eye behind the sticks as some critics believing that it is just over 21 runs apiece. Horni this litle fellow. He is exception matches in which he plays. As a present tour are not so bad,, and there are others brook was not so successful ally good at taking balls on shock bowler he is excellent, and he who think it will be a very tricky was expected, and both Wall and the lex side, and he invari- He made 47. The Rest at Lord's.
can be depended upon for runs. Fairfax, bowled steadily for a ably fads some way of stopping cricketing Wick apiece,
even the wildest of deliveries. At
the gates had toERNISAME nd before 00 spec xfulle
sord
pitch to bat ons
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to be shut tatoraco
cam of caut
730. Glamorganshire. 620 v Leicestershire. 830 v. Gloucestershire.
549 and 436 v. Northampton-
Five of the English team have scored centuri Jack Hobs
and took
715 v. Northamptonshire.
At Oxford during the present
6-30 and 658 v. Cambridge U tour he captured wickets-for
6-37 v Somersetshire.
this unfortunately affects his
Age 26 years.
This season amongst his bowling feats are
(Continued of foot of preceding-
Column:
23 runs.
96. Cambridge U.- 291/7 Oxfardh Uda
06. v. Hampshire
Against Cambridge, he took wickets for 85 runs in the match.
Five of the Australian team have scored a contury in a Test match, Woodful leads the way with 6, Bradman and Ponsford 2 each, and Kippax, and Richardson 1 each