ALLEN'S CLEVERNESS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 13, 30 January 1937, Page 5

ALLEN'S CLEVERNESS

J. B.

HOBBS.)

Inspired Manoeuvripg oi Bowlers farnes's success

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{ Copj'fight in all couiltfies. Reproductioii iii whole or aily part iarbiddeh.) (IteLeived 30j 10.5 a>m.) ACELA1DE, Jau. 30 VVhen Australia had ecored 72 at luuch With onlj one but I thought Eugland Was iu for a bad day, but by the gatJ«iring of three wickets between luiich and tea they accompiished a spleiidul ptrformance and at tliar tv.io pel'haps had the better o» the u-eition. It was fitting that McCabe should save oue df liis best ihtiihgs fbr yesterday. He aiiived at a ciiti ;ai time aud, after playing himself iu, bi-. batting siintillated witb beautii'.ii shots. Gregory looked very young to be playing irk a Testf but, nursed oy McCabe, iie played carefuliy ailtl helped his partners in useftil . tands. Voce, apart from not gettiiig wiok ets, diii nbt look So daiigerOtis. I'erhaps he was feeling his back injury. Alien was a great trier, but the mjixry to his leg asserted itself as the dav progfessed. Farnes was always good and kept a Ueautifui lengtb. "If Ames'fe back is bad he showea no signs of it, ior iio Kepfc wckets brilliantly. Austraua shculd have done consider ably battei on this lovely wicket and Eugland ban congratulate themseives cu a good tlaV's work. Nobddy aan tfetimate what tbose two rUn-Outs meatit to- US. Before Itinbh fillgiaiid gaiuOd & soWdWhat hidky furi-dut, but ^ehsdtioiia caiue in the first ovor atfcbf llmch when Faihes, playing in his tirst Test in Austlalia, disniissed BrbWn afld JEtigg. That Was the oiitcofne of aii inspifed bit Of taptaiticy by Alieii, whbse iuck wduld inake an dpt titid fof the stoiry of these "i'ests it Ehgiand wins the Ashes. Farnes' s big feat was a dii'ect outcome of a chango of ends. . The boundary was abnoimaily ii».rrow. on one side and it spoke voliuues fbf the bouliag that only one f'ltif was rcgistered befdre lunch. V«»ry few, if any, loose balls Were delivei'ed and tlie butsnieii selddm went all out for 6hots. Farnes bowled well before lunch but Was even better after he had tastecT blood, having disniissed Brown and Rigg in on© over with balls which he ihade nip quickly olf the pitfcH. Thereafter Bradman and McCabe set OUt to put Australia on top agaiu and a terrific dfiel betwedn bdt and Dail ensued. Bradman was oufc wheu he made a rather wild hook at a ball which was scarcely short enough to Warfant a hook McCabe was playing vefy well and b£. Was the only Inan Verity ceuld not keep quiet. Coming in when thingS Were going wrong, his was a magniticent iunings in every WaJ'. Another of Allen' s moves came off jhst after 200 had appeared and things were looking bad for England. Robins WUs ihade tb chaiige ends and Allen plhced hihiSelf skilfuliy at wide .iuddn* fbr the Catch which Came to Hihi. Copperfield was always feady to make strdkeS and hfe scored quickly. The poWer he gets into his leg strokss is reinhfkable.