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Hokitika Guardian, 3 January 1929, Page 6

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THIRD TEST. ENGLAND TWENTY AHEAD. HAMMOND'S SECOND DOUBLE CENTURY. (Australian Press Association) (United Service.) MELBOURNE, January 2. The weather was perfect to-day for the resumption of the third test match. The not out English pair,' Jardine and Hammond, opened slowly with tin score 312 for four wickets. Jardine was cautious of Grimmett, who wasbowling well. He bowled six overs for four runs. One hundred wenscored by the partnership, and tlie\ took 120 minutes. Hammond showed one brilliant patch, and drove Grim mett twice for four. Hammond received a wonderful ovation when glancing Blackic for a single, he brought his total up to 200 for 38f minutes batting. Richardson cleverly stopped a drive by Hammond, who then tried the otliei side of the wicket with his next drive from a ball by Blackie. A’Beckett at left mid-on, threw himseli down anci took an exceptional catch at arm’. 1 length, six inches irom tin- ground. Hammond gave an excellent display ii combination, and batted 398 minutes. Blackie’s average, now stood at thm for 70. Larwood was uncomfortable when lacing Blackie, and he was at tin wickets only for eight minutes wlici Blackie took a right hand catch. Hb average was now four for 70, the score reading: England 0 for 364. Geary joined Jardine live minute? prior to lunch. On resuming, Jardine by pulling Grimmett for four, brought up his 50 in 178 minutes. Grimmett, who was bowling well, hat his first reward when Geary went out leg before. Seven wickets for 331. Duckworth was batting poorly, but he was lively between the wickets A’Beckett made a wonderful attempt at a- catch from Jardine, who leglanced Blackie for four. The batsman then drove a hot catch, which Blackie accepted. Jardine had scored a patient 62. Blackie was in great form, his average reading five for 81. Tate put pep into the game. Hittm, out at all the bowling, be rapidly reached double figures. Duckworth managed a three, but Blackie, with beautiful ball, clean bowled him, mak ing his average six for 81. White, the hist man in, smeke Blackie for two on the first ball. The Australian total was equalled b: England at 3.25 p.m. Tate was enterprising, and humorous. He notches the four hundredth run. It. had takei 492 minutes to reach it. Tate brougli up a bright 21, when he was caugld in the outfield after playing a short pitched ball from Grimmett. The English innings lasted 504 mm utes, and closed for 417 runs, or 2 f ahead of Australia’s total, thus making the position of the Australianbetter than it was the previous day. Hammond has secured a batting le cord in scoring two successive double centuries in test cricket. AUSTRALIAN SECOND STRIKE. Australia opened their second in nings with Woodful! and ltiehardsnr at. 3.35 p.m. Woodfull glanced th< first ball from Larwood for a single Then Richardson did likewise for ' three, smartly run. Tate then bowle a maiden over. The second ball fron Larwood in his second over got Rich ardson’s middle stump. The Sout ! Australian played over the top ol it. One wicket for seven, after lime minutes’ play. Hendry then joined Woodfull, ant be played confidently. Tate was in good form, howling three maidens. Woodfull secured the first four of Larwood when lie hit one to leg. The placing of the English field was excellent. For Tate there were two in tlm outfield, while the rest stood twenty yards from the wicket. Woodful however, appeared to he set, and In was driving force!ullv. Geary and White were then put oi as a change, after 45 minutes. Wood full, stepping out, cut White to tin boundary. He was now monopolisin' tlu* scoring. Fifty-five runs came uj for aii hour’s play. Woodfull’s talk was 38. Hendry took an hour to score 12 runs, lie then came out to play s slow one from White, and lie waf slumped by Duckworth. Two wickets for (if).

Kippax’s first score was a fine leg off Geary. Wood full now slowed up He had scored fifty runs in eight* minutes. Tate was doing grand workin the field. Chapman persisted with Geary and White, who steadied the scoring, the batsmen taking no risks. Kippax swung a short one from White to square leg for four, but he missed badly a similar ball next stroke. Woodfull slowed up when facing Tate. Duckworth loudly appealed against Kippax off Geary. Then the crowd started heckling the English wicket-keeper again. Gearv gave Woodfull a fright at 57, but off the next ball he brought a hundred runs up in 126 minutes. Hendry made the best stroke of the day to extra fine leg, off Geary, for four. Larwood hit Woodfull on the knee, but the batsmen recovered quickly. Kippax was doing well with Woodfull, the batting brightening up again wards the end of the day. The attendance was 28,600, and the gate receipts £2,200. The scores- are as follow : AUSTRALIA—First flinings. Woodfull, c Jardine. b Tate ... ' Richardson, c Duckworth, b Larwood 8

Hendry, c Jardine, b Larwood ... 23 Kippax. c: Jardine, b Larwood ... 100 Ryder, c. Hendren, b. Tate 112 Bradman, b. Hammond 79 Oldfield, b. Geary 3 A’Beckctt, c. Duckworh, b. White 41 Oxenham, b. Geary 15 Grimmett, c. Duckworth, b. Geary 5 Blackie- (not out) Extras “

Total 397 Bowling: Larwood 37 overs. 3 maidENGLAND.—First Innings. Hobbs, a Oldfield, b A’Boekett ... ?' Sutcliffe, b Blackie 5‘ Chapman, b Blackie 24 Hendren, c A’Bockett, b Hendry ... IP Hamomnd. <• A’Boekett, . b Blackie 2 K 1 Jardine, c and b Blackie 62 Larwood, c and b Blackie 0 Geary, 1.b.w., b Grimmett 1 Duckworth, b Blackie 3 Tate, c: Kippax, b Grimmett 21 White (not out) 3 Extras 1

Total 417 Bowling analysis.—Blackie, 44 overs, 13 maidens, 94 runs, six wickets; Y’Becektt, 37 overs, seven maidens, 92 runs, one wicket; Grimmett, 50 overs, five maidens, 114 runs, two wickets; Oxenham, 35 overs, 11 maidens, 67 runs, no wickets; Ryder, four overs, 14 runs, no wickets ; Hendry, 28 overs, three maidens, 35 runs, one wicket. AUSTRALIA.—Second Innings. Woodfull (not out) 64 Richardson, h Larwood ... 5 Hendry, st. Duckworth, b White 12 Kippax (not out) 31 Extras 3 Total for two wickets H 8 SHEFFIELD SHIELD MATCH. SYDNEY, Jan. 1. The first Sheffield Shield match of the season in Sydnev was notable for the infusion of new blood of the New South Wales side, and for. rapid scoring by the Queenslanders’ tnil-enders. After the first half of the team had been disposed of for 165 runs, tlm tail wagged effectively, and the first innings ended for 435, for 287 minutes’ clay. M’Combe made 62, Thompson 143, and Bensted 93 not out. Nicliolls, five wickets for 97 runs was the best bowler. New South Wales in the first innings has scored 33 without loss (Fairfax 19, Jackson 10.) After the second day’s play, New South Wales, in the first innings, has lost seven for 379 (Fairfax 58, Seddon 80, Punch 72, M’Cabe 60).

THE PLUNKET SHIELD. WELLINGTON V. CANTERBURY. CHRISTCHURCH, January 2. . The Plunket Shield match, Wellington v. Canterbury, was resumed to-day m a soft wicket. Wellington declared their first linings closed with Monday’s total and it stumps Canterbury had eight down for 306. Scores : WELLINGTON.—First Innings. Dempster, 1.b.w., b Read 63 Folly, b Read 0 Lnmason, c Burns, b Cunningham 10 Lowrjjf, b Page 134 Lambert, st. Burns, b Merritt ... 19 ■lances (not out) 109 Rotherham, b Cunningham 43 b/owh, 1.b.w., b Newman 0 Henderson, st. Burns, b Merritt ... 10 Haar (not out) 13 Extras 30 Total for eight wickets ... 430 ~ ’ \TERBURY.-i-First Innings. Hamilton, run out 9 Newman, e James, b Henderson ... 64 Roberts, b Lowry Ii: Page, c Dempster, b Lamason ... 76 Gregory, b Hope 20 Jacobs, c Hope, b Lambert 26 Powell, c Brown, b Lambert 16 Merritt (not out) 39 Read (not out) 1 7 Extras 36 Total ‘for eight wickets ... 306 OTAGO V. AUCKLAND. DUNEDIN, -January 1. Otago made 78 for 8 wickets against Auckland, and play was postponed till Wednesday owing to rain. Scores:— OTAGO.—First Innings. Knight, c IT. Rowntree, b Ilowley 13 IT. C. Alloo, e Rowntree, b Player 28 Blunt, c Rowntree, b Player ... 9 Eastman, c Rowntree, 1) Player ... 0 Leader, c Rowntree, b Player L. 7 A. W. Alloo, e Player, b Allcott ... 4 Cavanagli, e Horspool, b Bowley ... 31 Gallaiid, st. Rowntree, b Bowley ... 1 ii \i i_ 1

Total for eight wickets ... 806 OTAGO V. AUCKLAND. DUNEDIN, January 1. Otago made 78 for 8 wickets against Auckland, and play was postponed till Wednesday owing to vain. •Scores:— OTAG O. —First Innings. Knight, cH. Rowntree, b Rowley 13 If. C. Alloo, e Rowntree, b Player 28 Blunt, c Rowntree, h Player ... 9 Eastman, e Rowntree, b Player ... 0 Lender, c Rowntree, b Player ?.. 7 A. W. Alloo, e Player, b Allcott ... 4 Cavanngh, c Horspool, b Rowley ... 31 Oalland, st. Rowntree, b Rowley ... 1 P. Monk, e Postles. b Rowley ... 1 Zimmerman (not out) ... 39 Klines, 1.b.w., b Player 26 Extras ... " Total 188 Rowling analysis.—Dunning, 0 for 50; Allcott, 1 for 46; Player, 5 for 31; Rowley, 4 for 50; Weir, 0 for 4. A UCKLAND. —First Innings. Rowley, b Monk IT4 .Mills, b Eastman 13 Postles, 1.b.w., b Rlunt ... 13 Weir (not out) 86 Allcott (not out) 2 Extras 21 Total for 3 wickeds 26i Rowling analysis.—Eastman, 1 for 53; A. W. Alloo, 0 for 41; Leader, 0 for 3 ;Rlunt, 1 for 42; Monk, 1 for 32; Elmos, 0 for IS; Zimmerman, 0 for 48. STAPLES ARRIVES. NOT COMPLETELY RECOVERED. LONDON, January 2. Staples, who was a member of Chapman's team has arrived at Plymouth. He has not yet completely recovered. He has been running daily and participated in deck sports, but it is still doubtful if he will he nt for county cricket in the summer.