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Hokitika Guardian, 4 February 1929, Page 6

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THE FOURTH TEST. ENGLAND MAKE 334. RYDER AND JACKSON BAT WELL. (Australian Press Association)

ADELAIDE, Feb. 3. For the resumption ot the fourth test match at Adelaide Oval yesterday, brilliant weather prevailed. The conditions were ideal for the game. There was a crowd of 30,000 present when play began, but the number had swelled to nearly 40,000 after the luncheon ailjournment. The wicket was fast, as the result of the sunshine, playing well and favouring the batsmen.

The dismissal of Duckworth and Larwood in quick succession further .strengthened Australia’s position' yesterday, England's score then being seven wickets tor 270. Duekwoitit had stayed 39 minutes for five, and was being barracked for his stonewalling. He was dismissed by an easy catch at silly mid-on. Grimmett bowled exceedingly well before lunch, sending down 17 overs, of which six were maidens, for one wicket, and 21 runs. He. kept one end going practically the whole of the time in the morning, while Hemlrv, A’Beckett and Oxcnham took turns at the other end.

The fielding of the Australians was better oil Saturday, and the Englishmen took few liberties. There was little resistance in England’s tail, Hammond getting most of the runs, while the other batsmen endeavoured to keep their wickets intact. Hammond played another magnificent innings, standing head and shoulders above his colleagues for his style, grace and knowledge of the game. His innings was necessarily slow, while the wickets were falling. He was 97 when White, the last man, came in. White stayed there for 23 minutes without scoring, while . Hammond reached the century and proceeded to go for runs. Hammond had scored 119 in 263 minutes, his total including nine fours, when England’s innings closed. Ryder catching White off Grimmett. Grimmett dismissed half of the English side for 102 runs, and gave a bowling performance which indicated his- prowess, showing that as as low howler he is still among the front rank. Australia began their strike disastrously, losing Woodfull and Hendry with only six runs scored. Duckworth was instrumental in their dismissal, he taking two excellent catches behind the wickets. Kippax only scored a three Then Ryder ami Jackson set out to retrieve Australia’s position when the score stood three wickets lor 19 inns The Australian captain started off brightly. He was not afraid to use his feet to White, even at the outset when matters looked so had for Australia. Jackson shaped confidently foi a start, thus indicating that temperamentally lie is suited for big cricket This pair posted fifty runs in •( minutes, and they continued to hat ii fine style. Ryder was forceful at the start but Jackson then began to outpaei him, and he reached fifty runs fiist His arrival at the half century win the signal for wild cheering, whit-1 echoed round the ground. After howling fifteen overs for 3! runs, White went off, Tate replacing him. The batsmen ran many risk; singles, Ryder once nearly the penalty wlu-n Hciidreii threw dow i his wicket. The pair were making a wouderfu fighting stand, while at the same tiim they were playing attractive cricket Their scoring brightened as the phi; - progressed, one hundred being pustei in 125 minutes. Jackson continued tscore faster than Ryder. He made tin , partnership worth one hundred, sc-orei ' in 105 minutes. re the scores:— ENG! \ T)—First Innings. . 1 'o’ bs, c Ryder, b Hendry 7Sutcliffe. si. Oldfield, b Grimmett 6 - Hanii'-oml. i act out) H JariM. . i.b.w. b Grimmett. : Hendren, b Blackio L Chapman, c A’Beckett. h Ryder 3! Duckworth, <• Ryder, b Grimmett Larwood, b llenelry Geary, run out - 'Pate, h Grimmett ■ White, e Ryder, b Griinniett ... I Extras 1 Total 33Bowling analysis: A’Beckett nil lo ■l4. Hendry 2 for 49, Blackio 1 for 57 ; Grimmett 5 for R)2, Oxcnham nil lo j 51, Ryder 1 -for 20. Fall of wickets: One for 143, two fo 143. three for 149, four for 229, fivi , for 245, six for 263. seven for 2r!) eight for 308, nine for 312, 10 I" 334. AUSTRALIA—First Innings. Woodfull, c Duckworth, b Tate ... Jackson, (not out) 7( Tlendry, e Duckworth, b Larwood ! Kippax, h White ■ •' Ryder, (not out) 5Extras i Total for lliroe wickets 131 Fall of wickets: One for 1, two loi 6, three for 19. COMMENTS OF HILL AND WARNER. LONDON, Feb. 1. Clem Hill in tlm “Daily Telegraph” says:—“Ryder captained with credit the Australian team. Knowing what the loss of the toss meant. Ryder made supreme efforts. Hammond showed his old complaint of playing like an opener. not attempting to force play till a loose hall came, and then lie scored through Iho covers.” Hill adds that lie does not understand why Ryder

leaves him these (opportunities for fours. LONDON, Feb. 2. P. F. Warner, in the “Morning Post.” says: England’s innings is not a great- start, but it is within a few runs of that of the opening day at Brisbane. J fancy we will make another 150. Anything over 350 is still a good score in the tests. The Australians have not reached four bundled runs in any test oil this tour. LONDON, Feb. 2. Conferences of the cricket clubs throughout the country held in London unanimously rejected a number of proposals to alter the laws of cricket in order to check high scoring, including the I.b.w. proposal, the widening of the wicket and the narrowing of the bat. CRICKET COMMENT. ißeceived this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 2. “Australia’s bad start,” was one of Fleet Street’s ostrichlike posters this morning, for nothing was said about England’s bad finish, in which connection the critics pay tribute to the steadiness o-f the Australian howlers. The “Standard” says: “It is anybody’s game,” and it gives a splash of eulogy to Jackson as “a I rum per in the making,” rescuing his.side from a desperate position. He and Hammond are bracketed as heroes, when the sides were in dire straits, while Rydei is not forgotten for setting a captain’s example to the side. MacLaren in the “Sunday Times” complains of the slow motion tactics of the batsmen who don’t bat. He says: “Ryder can point to undeniable success in screwing down the English batsmen to the rate of some forty odds runs per hour, for the first six and a half hours play.”

SYDNEY MATCHES

-SYDNEY, Feb. 3

In the grade cricket yesterday, batting for R and wick, against St. George, Donnan made 124: for Gordon against Marrickville, Vaughan made 96; and for Western Suburbs against North Sydney, CliipperfieUl. made 81. Bowling for Mosman against Paddington. Bassett took 7 lor 61 ; and for Marrickville Alderton took 5 for 54.

QUEENSLAND V. VICTORIA

BRISBANE, Feb. 3

In the Sheffield Shield match Queensland in the first innings scored 426, Levy making 129. In the howling Ironmonger took 4 for 71, Ebeling 2 for 112 and Darling 1 for 59. Victoria in the first innings made 185 for 2 Onvons not out 102, Austen forty, Darling not out thirty - seven. The Queenslanders fielded poorly. Onyons had two lives.