CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 17 November 1928, Page 4

CRICKET

AUSTRALIA V. ENGLAND.

(.United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).

SYDNEY, Nov. 10. After winning the toss, the Austra.lians completely collapsed before the howling of the Englishmen, White and Tate, who tied up all the batsmen. The four Australian test selectors were present on tho ground, but certainly did not sec much to impress them. To-day’s match supplants the fixtun' hitherto allotted to Queensland as the Board of Control decreed that New South Wales should lose one of tho two test games usually played here. Tt was decided that one test should bo played at Brisbane, wlmre cricket has come well into the limelight of recent years. The belief is shared that after seeing Bottington to-day he has become an acquisition to Australian cricket. The weather was dull but the wicket was good for the match between an Australian XT and England. The Australian batting generally was below first class. Every batsman snicked Larwood luckily through the slips. None were able to force the play against the left hander,- White’s accurate bowling. Richardson was fair but Andrews was not sound. He swung a ball hard to square leg, Tate just touched it. injuring his finger. The next bull Andrews tried to play to leg. but it glanced hard into the pitch, and the ball rolled slowly against the leg stump and he ' VI, s howled. Morgan and Bradman were slow, especially when opposed to White. Sutcliffe’s catch, dismissing Nothling was brilliant, the A orkshiroman at - square leg stopping the ball with his left hand, and then after a fumble, gripped it. At the tea adjournment. Australia had lost six wickets for 162. AUSTRALIA—First Innings.

'/ri Total for- no wickets ... 20 Bettington was livening up after a quiet period, when he was magnificently taken at first slip by Hendren, whoalso took two other brilliant catches in that position. Bradman remained unconquercd and displayed a sound defence. hut was not nearly as vigorous as in his two innings earlier in the weelc. He took 198 minutes to make 58. He hit four fours. The howling was deadly, White having *2B overs in succession, seven oF which were maidens. Sutcliffe when two was given not out to a very confident, appeal for a catch at wickets. The attendance was eleven thousand two hundred and the receipts totalled £BB3.

Richardson, 1) "Wliito 24 Harris, b Larwood 10 Andrews, b White 30 Jackson, o Heart, b Larwood ... 14 Bradman, (not out) 58 Morgan. c* "Duckworth, b Tate ... 10 Nothling. c Sutcliffe, h White ... 11 Bolti net on. c Hendren. b Geary 34 Oldfield, c Hendren, b Tate 9 Scott, c Hendren, b Larwood . v . 0 Hooker, c Larwood, b Tate O Extras 1 Bowling analysis: Larwood 3 for 80, Tate 3 for 38. Geary 1 for 65. White 3 for 47. ENGLAND—First Tunings. Hobbs, (not out) 2 1 ft Sutcliffe, (not out) 17 ■L Extras JS