FORTUNES OF CRICKET

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 36, 13 February 1933, Page 7

FORTUNES OF CRICKET

ATTSTKALIA FADES OUT

WICKETS FALL CHEAPLY

ENGLAND'S SOLID START

United Ptcss Association—By Electric Tele-

CTaph—Copyright.

BRISBANE, February 12. With the conditions all in favour of the batsmen, and the terrific heat a decided jliandicap to the fieldsmen, the capacity crowd which attended the Brisbane Cricket Ground to witness the second day's play in the Fourth Test match anticipated a big increase in the Australian total. But cricket's glorious uncertainty asserted itself, and at lunch Australia had lost four good wickets with the addition of only 66 runs. The remaining Australian wickets fell 'comparatively cheaply, and the side was out for 340. England then opened their innings, and when stumps were drawn at 5.50 o'clock owing to the failing light, had scored 99 runs for the loss of no wickets.

I Jardine's captaincy played a great part in Australia's collapse. He used the vattack so as to maintain it at the peak of its venom; he took a sporting risk, banking everything on Larwood's opening session, and the gallant express bowler rose to the occasion magnificently, clean bowling Bradman and Ponsford with the addition of 34 runs. COLTS DO BETTER. The Australian colts, Darling and Bromley, then became associated in a bright partnership, until Darling was caught behind the wicket. When Love went leg-before to Mitchell; Wall's appearance marked th& commencement of Australia's tail, but at lunch Bromley and Wall were still together, with the score seven wickets for 317.

Bromley played one hectic over from Larwood, getting 12 runs by daring if risky shots.

Without addition to the total, Bromley fell into the leg trap after lunch, while the remaining three batsmen offered little assistance, though Ironmonger succeeded in making his highest Test score of 8.

The innings closed at 2.40 p.m. for 340 runs, having taken 411 minutes. Australia's initial advantage was, therefore, minimised. ENGLAND'S INNINGS OPENS. When Suteliffe and Jardine opened for England, they must have had one eye on'the weather, for storm, clouds were gathering. This did not inspire faster scoring, however, the first hour yielding 43. ' .Tardine was brighter than usual.

After Wall, O'Keilly, and Ironmonger had been tried, Woodfull brought otf McCabe for the last over before tea, but Jardine played a maiden over. England had made 43 m.' 65 minutes. '

During the tea, adjournment a misunderstanding regarding a short run by Sutcliffe was cleared up, one ran being added to the batsman's total. Wall and O'Reilly resumed the attack, but, though accurate, they -were scarcely dangerous. The -weather was considerably cooler after tea. Fifty was passed in 79 minutes. The next ball from Wall Sutcliffe snicked dangerously between the wicketkeeper and slip. . .

-Had Wall been quicker, Jardiue would have been run out when-he was 24, but Wall thought no run was beint* attempted. ' •. °

The batsmen'adopted' painfully slow tactics, and hundreds left the ground at 5.30 o'clock. ■

O'Reilly had been bowling with real hostility, and Sutcliffe survived a confident appeal for leg-before from this bowler., ' BROMLEY BOWLING. Bromley was given a turn with the ball at 90, and bowled a maiden to' Jardine. Suteliffe reached his half-century in 145 minutes, including four fours by sweeping O'Reilly to the leg boundary. Jardine was then 40. Bromley troubled | Suteliffe, but a .confident appeal was disallowed. \ At a quarter to six appeals against the light started, and stumps were drawn at 5.50. 1

Jardine and Sutcliffe, despite the snail-pace batting, had made a fighting reply, but in view of the likelihood of rain and the wicket crumbling, it was thought they might have forced the pace a little. O'HeUly's hostility from the grandstand end suggested that the wicket might be wearing. It had been a bad day for Australia. The official attendance was nearly 30,000, and the gate takings totalled £ 3027. . scores are as follows:— AUSTRALIA. . First Innings. W. 11. Woodfull, b Mitchell 67 V. Y. Richardson, st Ames, b Hammond • ...... go S. J. JMcCabe, c Jardine, b Allen'.. " 20( D. G. Bradman, b Larwood -76' W. H. Ponsford, b Larwood ..... 19 L. S. Darling, c Ames, b Allen .. 17 E. Bromley, c Verity, b Larwood . <>G H. S. Love, lbw, b .Mitchell .. 5 T. W. "Wall,, not out ... 6 "W. T. O'Rcilly, c Hammond, b Larwood g H. Ironmonger, st Ames, b Hammond ,g Extras ~, ~,.'.'. 7 Total 34 0 Pall of Wickets.—One for 133, two for 200, three for 233, four fpr 264, five for 267, six for 292, seven' for 315, eight, for 317, nine for 329, ten for 340. Bowling Analysis. .0. M. E. W. Larwood 31 -,- ioi 4 Allen ....•«...,., 24 4 S3 '' Hammond ......... 23 5 61 2 Mitchell .......... l(j 5 40 <> Verity 27 12 39 0 ENGLAND. First Innings. - D. E. Jardine, not out 41 H. Suteliffe, not out 51 Extras 7 Total for no wickets 99 Bowling Analysis. O. M. E. W. Wall 0.3 1 20 0 O'Beilly 20 7 35 0 Ironmonger 11 3 03 0 McCabe ~.., 7 3 9 p. Bromley 3 15 0