CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 5 February 1929, Page 3

CRICKET

THE FOURTH TEST. JACKSON MAKES 164. A GREAT INNINGS. (Australian Press Association) ADELAIDE, February 4. Australia’s recovery, aifter such a disastrous start on Saturday, had excited still more interest in the fourth test, and a crowd of nearly twenty ’ ltoii‘::-h»i t eople witnessed the opening of play to-day. Despite a sultry heat, the ivick'O was wearing well, and playing fast, assisting the batsmen. Soon alter play resumed, another wicket fell. Hvder being dismissed leg before, aifter being one hundred and forty-nine minutes at the crease. With .Jackson, the skipper had added one Im ml red and twenty-six runs to the score, thereby putting Australia on a sound footing, and paving the way for the following batsmen. Jackson’s performance had already won him high praise, and to-day the •crowd cheered every run he made. His innings was a revelation ol superb wristwork, timing and judgment. The only mistake which he. made was Iho one which cost him Lis wicket. For a first appearance in test cricket, his fighting innings will go down in history. Me halted for three hundred and ten minutes, hitting fifteen fours. After reaching the century Jackson took tlx* measure of White and Hammond. He banged them all over the field. He provided the brightest cricket of the match, adding sixty-four runs in 75 minutes. England’s howling ami fielding wore always up to standard, and the hats men had to earn every run which they made. liradman’s innings was a bright otic He scored forty runs in eighty minutes and he was always confident. With Jackson he added eighty-two runs for the fifth wicket. White appeared to be England’s best bowler. He was used more than any other bowler, and Jackson was the only one who played him with liberty With Jackson’s departure thrill? went out of the game for the most part. A’Beckett and Oxenham batted solidly, getting runs when White o; Tate sent down loose ones. White appeared to be getting tired, for A-. Beckett frequently placed him nicely. With the score at- 322, White was bowling his forty-ninth over. Tate, a. Gm other end. had sent down thirtyfour, and Larwood thirty-two. ine pair posted three hundred in 3o f ‘ minutes. Oxenham stayed 68 minute? for 15, but was not impressive. He was dismissed by a weak catch t<

Chapman at cover. A’Lockett whs batting hrighty, when in attempting to off-drive White, i*« hit hi. 4; wicket. His 30 occupied 134 minutes, ami was a good effort. Australia was then two runs past England's score of 334. White’s howling had been a wonderful exhibition of endurance and precision. Hi* average on securing A’Beckett's wicket was live for 114. Oldfield and Griinmett carried on in •rood style, taking tlio score past 311). Griinmett was dismissed just before stumps were drawn, leaving Australia 31 ahead, and one wicket to iall. EXGI.AXT) —First Tunings. Hobbs, c Ryder, b Hendry 7- 1 Sutcliffe, st. Oldfield, b Griinmett 34 Hammond, (not out) 710 .Jurdinc. l.b.w. h Griinmett 1 Hi-ndren, b Blackic Gboimiaii. c .V.Beckett, b Ryder 30 Duckworth, c Ryder, 1) GrimmeLt 5 Garwood. I> Hendry Geary, run out Tale, 1) Griinmett ~ White, c Ryder, b Griinmett ... 0 .Extras ...1 Total Bowling analysis: A’Beckctt nil lor 44, Hendry 2 for 40. Blackie 1 for 17. Griinmett 1 for 102, Oxenham nil for 11, Ryder 1 for 20. Fall of wickets: One for 1.43, two for 143, three for 140, four for 220, five for 241, six. for 203, seven for 270. eight for 308, nine for 312, 10 lor 334. AUSTRALIA—First Innings. Woodfull, c Duckworth, I) Tate ... .1 Hendry, c Duckworth, I; Larwood 2 Kippax, b Wiiite 3 luckson, Ui.w., b White 104 Ryder, 1.b.w., b White ... 03 Mradman, c Larwood, b Tate- ... 40 A’ Rockett, b White 3 ” Oxenham, e Chapman, b White ... 11 Old fie fil (not out) Griinmett, b Tate 4 Extras 0 Total ifor nine wickets ... 305 Fall of wickets: Four for 145, five for 227, six for 207, seven for 3-3. eight for 33(5, nine for 305. QUEENSLAND V. VICTORIA. BRISBANE.. February 4. In the Sheffield cricket. Victoria i«he first innings scored 33(5. Onyom made 105, Darling sixty, and Lans douen (forty-four. Queensland in theii second innings made £0 for 4. O’Connor scored 43 and Levy 1(5. MAKING TEST HISTORY. XEW HONOURS FOR HAAIMOXD. Hammond’s score of 110 not out in the ifourth test brings his total of runs ,V,,. firtit-class matches of the ’’’"“-eui

tour to 1108. Just as he was- the first member of the team to reach, a fourfigure total for all matches of the tour, so he is the first to gain this new lionmu-. There are only seven previous instances of English batsmen making, over 1000 runs in similar matches. The feat was first performed in 1.897-8 hy K. S. Ranjitsinliji and A. C. MaoLaren. Then J. Hardstaff did it in 1907-8 AY. Rhodes in 15)11-12, Heudreu in 1920-21 and Sutcliffe and Hcndrcn in 1924-25. The tests, the matches against the State teams (including Tasmania) and the match with an Australian eleven are the first-class fix. lures of the present tour. Of the matches already played those with the Queensland Countiy team, the New-eastle-Hunter Rivers District team, Geelong and Bendigo are not reckoned first-class. Hammond’s record com pares more than favourably with those of tlio. other batsmen whose select company lie lias now joined. Tlx* batsmen aj-e arranged in tliie order ol! runs: scored : Tl. Ins. N.O. H.S. Runs. Ar. J. Hardstaff 28 2 135 i 390 52.3 11. Sutcliffe 18 0 .188 1250 69.44 :E. •Hendre-n 22 3 168 1233 64.89 E. Hemlren 20 1 271 117.8 62.00 K. S. Ranjitsinliji ... 22 3 189 1157 60.89 W. R. 1 lain- i mond ... 12 1 251 1108 1C0.72 W. Rhodes . 21 -I 179 1093 54.90 A. C. MacLa ren ... 20 1 142 1037 54.57 There are still four first-class matches to be played, /<>, if Hammond continues his present prolific scoring, lie should top Hardstaff’s total. In the tests Hammond has now made 674 runs, so that he is only 60 short of Sutcliffe’s record total of 73! runs, made in the live tests ol the 1924-25 season. Sutcliffe’s total is the highest over made hy a batsmen (English or Australian) in a series of tests hut it is in distinct danger. Hammond has made his 674 runs in six innings, as 'follows: —44 and 28, first test: 251. second; 200 and 32, third; and 119 nor out, fourth. His average for the tests is 134.80. For all matches of the tour Ham mond has now scored a total ol 1301 runs in sixteen innings and with one not out his average is 86.73. By scoring a century on Saturday Hammond is now entitled to have hiname associated in test history with those of Hobbs and Macartney, as the only batsmen to make a century in each of three successive test matches Hobbs has accomplished the fen twmo, 126 not out- at Melbourne. 18' at Adelaide, and 178 at Melbourne m 1911-12; and' 115 at Sydney, 154 n f Melbourne, and 119 at Adelaide in 1921-25; and Macartney once. 123 no' out at Lord’s, 151 at Leeds and 109 a' Manchester in 1926. Hammond’s figures are 251 at Sydney, 200 at Me' bourne and 119 not out at Adelaide. His two double centuries make his record unique.