THE THIRD TEST

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 12, 16 January 1933, Page 7

THE THIRD TEST

ENGLAND'S RECOVERY

RESPECTABLE SCORE

AUSTRALIA STARTS BADLY

WOODFULL HURT BY BALL

United Press Association—By Electric Telecraph—Copyright. ADELAIDE, 15th January. Weather and wicket were both perfect yesterday for resumption of the cricket Test, Australia v. England, and prospects are good for several days. The Oval was packed prior to the start. England completed the first innings for 341, and • Australia had four wickets down for 109 when stumps were drawn. Continuing England's innings, Paynter quickly settled down and displayed artistry on the leg side and with cover shots. He treated all the bowlers alike. He escaped' being run out at 26, Fingleton's throw being wide. Verity was spasmodic and unenterprising. Paynter, with a beautiful squarelegger, brought his score up to 50 in 118 minutes, including sis 4's. Verity, when 16, put Ironmonger sharply to O'Eeilly in the slips. Tho fieldsman tipp ( ed tho ball, but did not hold it. In appreciation, Verity, a couple of overs later, hit two successive 4's past cover off Ironmonger, making hia score 28. Tho batsmen were plainly on. top; Woodfull making repeated changes. * PAYNTER'S DISPLAY. » Paynter, who is short, continued with, vigorous hitting, reaching 60 with a grand 4 through the covers off Grimmett. Three hundred came- up in 370 minutes. Verity was solid, waiting patiently for the loose ones, while Paynter was pulsating with versatility and resourcefulness. ' At lunch the pair had taken the score to 315, Paynter being 72. VerJiiy was missed by McCabe- at first slip at 38,.the chance being a hard one. Paynter added 5, when he mistimed a ball to short-leg and gave Singleton an easy catch. He hit nine 4's in an innings of 185 minutes, which was marked by wonderful crispness ana surety. Voce was uneasy facing, Wall, the South Australian scattering his wicket when 8. Verity, hada life at, 44, Bichardson dropping him at mid-off off O'Eeilly. In the next over from Wall Richardson made amends by catching the'batsman at square-leg. Verity played a solid, useful innings. Fifty runs with the loss of four of the best batsmen was the demoralising position confronting Australia -after the first hour of the response. LARWOOD HITS WOODFTXLL. The crowd was on its ■toes with hostility to La'rwood, who hit Woodfull severely on the chest.' 'J.ne captain was rattled for a time. • . • Fingleton dodged high-flyers, but tipped Allen's third ball to Amos, who accepted smartly. The batsman had not scored. Bradman- - filled the vacancy, and hopes here were raised when the champion started vigorously with a nice 4 to leg off Allen. Jubilation was shortlived, consternation taking its place when, with, the addition of four runs, Bradman made a "simple, shot to silly leg off Larwbod which was taken by Allen. The spectators were dumbfounded. McCabe was greeted with an encouraging cheer, but was destined to make no more than Bradman, "cocking one close in to Jardine. - The score then stood at three for .34, an unpromising start. Laxwood""had two for eight in seven overs. Woodfull was stodgy, and feeling the effects of Larwood's knock. . A double change of bowling, bringing Voce and Verity in play, was made when Ponsford joined' his captain. Ponsford nearly added to the devastation, being missed by Hammond! at first slip off Larwood, the ball being in Hammond's hands. Eighty minutes' play produced 50 funs. Later Woodfull went back to the pavilion, Allen taking his middle stump with a dazzling delivery, Woodfull playing back. POSITION PRECARIOUS. The Australian position was really preeaiiojus, Bichardson, however, heartened the disappointed crowd with his first scoring shot to mid-off: - for three from, Allen. Ponsf ord also now got busy after a ball from Larwood had struck his back when he attempted to dodge it. Ponsford drove Verity powerfully for 4, all run, and followed by square-cutting Larwood for 4, and late-cut a clever 4 off the same bowler. Larwood at one stage of the afternoon was bowling with only three men on tho off-side, namely, cover, fine-slip, and deep third-man. Richardson' and Ponsford proved a dogged partnership, totting up 42 runs quickly when they were badly needed. Richardson late-cut Allen crisply for 4, bringing up the century for Australia. The pair remained in the ascendancy to the drawing of stumps. Ponsford's display was a convincing argument against his critics. It was demonstrated forcibly again that the English shock tactics cannot be trifled with, the field being too sure and well placed for risks in hitting. Bradman's and McCabe's dismissals were tragedies. Australia was left 232 behind. England's first innings score. The.attendance was 50,962, and the takings £5410, a South Australian record. Following are the scores:— •ENGLAND. First Innings. Jardine, b Wall '. S Sutcliffe, c Wall, b O'Eoilly 9 Hammond, c Oldfield, b Wall .... 2 Ames, b Ironmonger s \ 3 Leyland, b O'Reilly 83 "Wyatt, c Richarson, b Grimmett .. 78 Paynter, e'Fingleton, b 'Wall 77 Allen, lbw, b Grimniett 15 Verity, c Richardson, b Wall .... 45 Voce, b Wall .' 8 Larwood, not out 3 Extras ~.- 15 Total , 341 Bowling Analysis. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. "Wall 34.1 10 72 5 O'Reilly ... 50 ' 19 82 2 Ironmonger . 20 6 50 1 Grimmett .. 28 6 94 2 McCabe 14 3 28 0 AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Woodfull, b Allen >22 Fingleton, c Ames, b Allen 0 Bradman, c Allen, b Larwood 8 MeCabe, c Jardine, b- Larwood .... 8. Ponsford, not out 45 Richardson, not out 21 Extras 5 Total for four wickets ...... 109

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