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Hokitika Guardian, 7 February 1929, Page 3

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THE FOURTH TEST. AUSTRALIA’S TASKS A RECORD PARTNERSHIP. HAMMOND’S GREAT BATTING. (Australian Press Association) ADELAIDE, Feb. 6. The first two hours of play in the fourth test match to-day saw further ; tedious batting by Hammond and Jnrdine. The weather was hot and oppressive, with the temperature near the century. The wicket was still wearing well, and playing perfectly. The slow hatting of the Englishmen yesterday adversely affected the attendance to-day, for there were only two thousand people present when play began. The attendance, however, did not swell much during the day. In the fifty minutes’ play before lunch, only 55 runs were added to the overnight score of 208, to which addition Jardine contributed 17. Jardin© was painfully slow and bo earned his barracking from the crowd, wir’d) cheered every run that he made, and groaned when he stonewalled. Their's however, was a wonderful partnership, for it gave England a great chance of victory. The pair eclipsed the previous test record of 210 for the third wicket, which was made by XVard and Brow’ll for England in the ’nineties. The Hammond-Jardine partnership added 262, scored in 347 minutes. JarHino, who had hatted painfully slowbefore lunch, was dismissed by a good natch by Wood full off Oxenham. He had batted for 347 minutes for Ins 98 runs, hitting ten fours. After the departure of Jardine. a rapid change came over the state of affairs. Hammond who had reached 150 after being in for six hours, tepresenting 25 runs per hour, 'aw four batsmen depart in 35 minutes. v.lk teas lie and Jardine had stayed at. the crease for a lime cn’-al to mere tl an a full day’s nlnv. Hendren, Cbanumn and Larw’oo' 1 lost Their wickets in rapid succession, and England bad sir wickets down for 302, being only 277 ahead. Just before ton. Hammond lost, his wicket to a simple catch, after hatting for four hundred and forty minutes. Ho hit seventeen fours. There was a wonderful ovation for him. as his test performances had stamped him as one of the leading batsmen of the world. <2.0011 after the tea adjournment. Geary lost his wicket-. Then Tate began to hit out.. whpc XX'hite plavod defensive ori''Vet. intentionally on keening his wicket intact. Tate was he t> in o’ in b'-cly fashion. He hit the first six for the match off Grimmett, and continued to hat in breezy fashion. His forty-seven was made in fifty minutes, and included five fours, and on» six. Tt was tlie hriclitest natch for the match to date. Tate provided Oxcnbnm with h’s ll’u’d wicket. That howler also dsmissed Duckworth, finishing with the lest average, of four for 67. Three of hi® n-icVots were got from leg-before decisions. England’® total w 3R3. thus leaving- Australia with 349 runs to get for a victory. Them wore 35 minutes left for r- l r, v when Woodfull and Jack-son orrmed Australia’s innings. Thov batted eniefully, and by stumps had scored 2-1. ENGLAND—First Tunings. Hobbs, c Ryder, b TTendrv 74 SuHiffe, st. Oldfield, b Grimmett 64 Hammond, (not out! ID) Jardine, l.h.w. b Grimmett ! Hendren, b Blackie T 9 Chapman, e A’BeokctC h Ryder 39 DueVvm-th. 0 Ryder, b Grimmett •" Larwood, b Hendry ** Geary, run out “ Tate. 1) Grimmett 2 XX’hite, c Ryder, b Grimmett ... 6* Extras ’ H Total 334 Bowling analysis: A’Beekett nil for 44, Hendry 2 for 49, Blackie 1 for 57. Grimmett 5 for 102, Oxenham nil for 51, Ryder 1 for 20. Fall of wickets: One for 143, two for 143, three for 149, four for 229, five for 245, six for 263, seven for 2 ( 0, eight for 308. nine for 312. 10 ior 334. AUSTRALIA—First Innings. Woodfull, e Duckworth, b Tate ... 1 Hendry, c Duckworth, b Larwood 2 Tvippax, I) XX’hite 3 Jackson, 1.h.w., b XX’hite 164 Ryder, 1.h.w., b XX’hite 63 Bradman, c Larwood, b Tate ... 40 A’Beckett, b XX’hite 3 ( ’ Oxenham, c Chapman, h White ... 15 Grimmett, 1> Tate 4 Oldfield. 1) Tate 32 (Blackie, (not out) 3 Extras 0 Total 369 Bowling analysis: Larwood 1 for 92. Tate four for 77, XX'hite five for 130, Geary none for 32, Hammond none for 32. ENGL \ND—Second Timings. Hobbs, e Oldfield, h Hendry ... 1 Sutcliffe, e Oldfield, b A'Beekett 17 Hammond, e and li Ryder 17' Jardine. e Woodfull. b Oxenham 98 Hendren, 0 Bradman, b Blackie 11 Chapman, e XX’oodfull. 1> Blackie 9 Larwood, 1.h.w., L Oxenham .. •' Geary. 0 and b Grimmett 0 Tate, 1.h.w.. b Oxenham 47 XX’hite, (not out) .. 4 Duckworth, 1.h.w.. b Oxenham ... 1 Extras 16 Total 383 Bowling analysis: .VBoekett one ior. -H, Hendry one for 56, Blackie two for 70, Grimmett one for 117, Oxen-

ham four for 67, Ryder one for 13. Ivippax none for three. Fall of wickets: One for 1,2 for 21. 3 for 283, four for 206, five for 297, six or 302, seven for 327, eight for 837, nine for 2SI, ten for 383. AUSTRALIA—Second Inni ngs. Woodful], (not out) r Jackson, (not out) 16 Extras * Total for no wickets 21 HILL'S TRIBUTE TO HAMMOND. LONDON, Feh. 5. Clem Hill cables: "T take off my hat to Hammond. Every stroke he makes is without indecision, and Ins footwork is perfection. The more 1 see of him the more I realise that helms the test match temperament, and, what is more important his heart is in the right place. T fear at present that A’Beckett is not of sufficient class for an opening bowler.” Hill remarks that Australia’s fielding has been safe but has lacked brilliancy. He considers that the variety of caps being worn by Die Englishmen is ridiculous and that the various colours make the team look like a circus. Surely, he remarks, the M.C.C. cap should be the only one worn. Ho would be glad, he adds, to see Jardine discard his cap. QUEEX’AL VXD WINS. BRISBANE, Feb. C. Tn the Sheffield Shield match. Victoria in the second innings made 270 , Oevons 127, Scaife 45. In the bowling. Rousted took 3 for .38, Thompson 2 for 49. and Nothling 1 for 44. llain interfered with play. Queensland won on the first innings by 90 runs.