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Hokitika Guardian, 8 February 1929, Page 3

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THE FOURTH TEST. 89 Rrxs WANTED. (Australian Press Association) ADELAIDE, Feb. 7. Australia's chance of winning the t nii'tb test nia teli seemed pretty bright when Woodfull and Jackson resumed their innings at. the Adelaide Oval today. These batsmen bad knocked 24 of! the required 349 yesterday. I lie weather to-day was hot and oppressive. and tlie wicket showed signs ol (•rumbling There was u nasty patch at one end. Chapman tried White bowling at both ends this morning, and the left bander was commanding respect all the time. The opening pair played very slow cricket 10-day, the wicket apparently causing them concern. They added 50 in -eighty-throe minutes, by correct, but cautious play. The scare bad reached (55 when Australia’s- first wicket fell, Jackson snicking one from Geary. The young New .South Wales batsmen bad again shaped well, making 3(5 runs in one hundred and two minutes. Woodful] and Hendry followed him to the pavilion in quick succession, both falling to White, and then Australia’s position bad again become insecure. White then bad two wickets for 2(5 runs, and was causing (be most trouble -if all'the bowlers. Australia was far from beaten however, for Ryder and Kippax made an attractive and productive partnership, during which Australia’s grip on the game greatly strengthened. They knocked White off his length, and they experienced no further trouble with the ither bowlers. Ryder-"’as particularly forceful, getting 50 runs in 83 minutes, which was excellent scoring in the- circumstances. Australia’s hundred and fifty was recorded in two hundred minutes. Chapman tried all of bis bowlers a( each end. but it made no difference to the batsmen, whose display was a great one. •Inst before tea the partnership was worth one hundred, scored in ninetyfive minutes, the third fifty runs taking forty-two minutes. At the- tea adjournment Australia wanted 170 to win. When Kippax and Ryder came out after tea, Australia’s position was a bright one and a victory seemed well in sight. There was a change to come in events, however. Kippax was the victim of one of the tricks of tlie wicket. for a. lull! from White shot up suddenly, and went from bis bat to Hendren, who look a catch. Kippax bad •atted for a hundred and thirty-six minutes, and lie showed good form. Australia’s deficit was now 138. With Ryder. Kippax had added 137 runs in one hundred and twenty-nine minutas. It was excellent scoring considering the circumstances under which the pair batted. White was coining into bis own now, as lie was taking advantage of the worn parts at each end of the wicket-. Only tbirte'ni more runs had been scored when Bvder also fell a victim to White, who took a good catch off lib <»wn bowling. Ryder only wanted 13 runs for bis century. He had hatted for one hundred and fifty-two minutes, and hit five fours. Everybody admired* Ryder’s wonderful courage, and his forceful flitting. Tie demonstrated that lie is still a lower of strength to Australian cricket. A’Beckett a nd Bradman hatted brightly, adding 34 runs hut the former eventually fell to White, who then had live for eighty-seven. At the drawing of stumps. Australia had four wickets in hand and wanted 89 runs to win. Following arc the details. EXGLAXD---First Innings. Hobbs, e Ryder, b TJendrv 74 Sutcliffe, sfc. Oldfield, b Orinimett (54 Hammond, (not out) 119 .Inrdine, I.h.w. b GrimmeK I Freudren, b Blackie 13 Chapman, c. A’Beckett, b Ryder 39 Duckworth, c Ryder, I) Griminetl. 5 Larwood, b Hendry >3 Geary, run out 3 Tate, Ii Orinimett 2 While, c Ryder, b Orinimett ... fl Extras ’ ... H Total 334 Bowling analysis: A’Beokelt nil for 44, Hendry 2 for 49, Blackie 1 for 57. Grinmielt 5 for TO2, Oxenhani nil lor 51, Ryder 1 for 20. Fall of wickets: One lor 143. two for 143. three for 149, four for 229. five for 2-15, six for 263. seven for 270. eight for 308. nine for 312, 10 lor 334. AIJSTR-ATJA—First Tnnings. Woodfull, c Duck worth, b Tate ... 1 Hendry, e Duckworth, b Larwood 2 Kippax, b White 3 Jackson. 1.h.w., b White 164 Ryder. 1.h.w.. h White ‘ ... 63 Bradman, e Larwood, I) Tate ... 40 A’Beckett, b White 3(5 Oxenliam, c Chapman, b \\ bite ... lu Grimniett. b Tate ••• 4 Oldfield, b Tate 32 [Blackie, (not out) 3 Extras 11 Total 8.(59 Bowling analysis: Larwood 1 for 92. Tate four for 77. While five lor 130. Geary none for 32. Hammond none for 32. E N G L -\ N D—Second 1 n 11 i n gs. Flohhs. o Oldfield, b Hendry ... I Sutcliffe, c Oldfield, b A’lfeckett 1< Hammond, e and b Ryder ... .. In Jardinc, e Woodfull, b Oxenhani 98 Hendrcn, e Bradman, b Blackie 11 Chapman, c Woodfull, b Blackie 0 Larwood, 1.h.w., b Oxenliam .. ■> Geary, e and b Giiniinett 6 Talc, 1.h.w., b Oxenliam 47 White, (not out) •• ••• 4

Duckworth. 1.h.w., b Oxenhani ... 1 Extras ... • Hi Total 383 Bowling analysis : A'Beckett one lor 41, Hendry one for 5(5, Blackie. two for 70, Griimnctt one for 117, Oxonliam four for 67, Ryder one for 13, Kippax none for three. Fall of wickets: One for 1,2 for 21, 3 for 283, four for 296, live for 29<, six or 302. seven for 327, eight for 437, nine for 381. ton for 383. AUSTRALIA—Second Innings. /oodfull, c. Geary, b. White ... 30 Jackson, c. Duckworth, b. Geary 3(. Hendry, c. Tate, b. White 5 Kippax, e. Hendren, b. While ... 51 Ryder, c. and l>. White 85 Bradman, (not out) 16 /Beckett, e. Hammond, b. White 2i Oxenliam (not out) Extras 12 Total for six wickets 260 Fail of wickets: 1 for 65, 7 for 71, 3 for 74, -l for 24 I, 5 for 224, (5 for 258. WAI! N KR’S PR KOICTI ON LONDON, Feb. 0. P. F. Warner prophesies that England "ill win by between forty and fifty runs. He says: “Australia assuredly will go down lighting, Mil I fancy that England carries too many gnus. Our last five batsmen have failed as a whole, completely. Between them they iiave scored only .1.03 runs in eighteen innings of which 'fate claims no fewer than 70. This is disconcerting, and it "ill have to he considered before the final test. England could put in a tremendous batting side, but that would weaken the howling and the. wicket-keeping. Nevertheless it will Do interesting to see bow a side including Mead, Ames and Leyland >would tare. The Australian bowlers would lie awake at night wondering bow they would dismiss them.” WOOLLEY’S VIEW. LONDON, Feb. 6. Woolley states:—“Without question, we have fallen in the batting sense at Adelaide. It remains to be seen whether our bowlers can save the Old Country. Personally, I feel that the task is not fioyond Australia. Woolley recalls that seven days of play in the year 1925 left the Adelaide pitch unaffected. He says that it is very perplexing to give adequate reasons for England’s collapse. He commends the patience of Hammond and Jardine, but asks: “Is this terrific patience justifiable.” He adds: “The Australian critics, who have voiced disapproval of this patience, should remember that we are playing their own game under their imposed conditions.” A GREAT BATSMAN. HAMMOND’S PERFORMANCES. When the Englishmen beat Australia by the big total of 675 runs in the first test at Brisbane, IV. R. Hammond was not very much in the picture. His scores were moderate, 44 and 28. However, the cricket world sat lip and took notice when, in the second tost' at Sydney, lie made 251. the second highest individual score than lias ever been made in Lsets Lei ween the two- countries. When in the third test Hammond compiled another double century, lie began to make test history ill earnest, tor lie became the only batsman, English or Australian, to make two double centuries in tests, in the second innings of the third test he was run out after scoring 32, but in the fourth test lie lias gained further laurels by scoring a century in each innings, a feat that has been performed only twice before, by Bardsley and Sutcliffe. When the last English team "as in Australia (in 1924-25) Sutcliffe, who was making bis first appearance for England against Australia, was the outstanding batsman. He created several records, but they have been either beaten or equalled by Hammond. In the 1924-25 tests Sutcliffe made the record aggregate of 734 runs, but, with one test still to be played, Hammond M's ioit this total well behind. In the lour tests be has made 851 runs, and lie has the remarkable average of 141. 83. He lias a chance (and for a batsman of his prolific scoring ability a good chance) of toppng the thousand marl; for the live tests. In the 1924-25 tests Sutcliffe made four centuries. This record has already been euqalled by Hammond, and bis p 'rformaoee is ol course better than that of Sutcliffe, for he has scored two double centuries. Four years ago Sutcliffe made 115 in the first test, 176 and 127 in the second, and 143 in the fourth. He was the first- batsman to make four centuries in four successive tests. Hammond has made his four in three successive tests.' I'n the 1924-25 tour Sutcliffe scored 1250 runs in first-class matches. With four first-class matches still to he played, Hammond has already beaten Sutcliffe, his total now standing at 1285. The highest number of runs ever scored 1 1\- an English batsman in first-class matches during a season in Australia was 1360. made by J. HardstafF in 1907-8. Hammond is only 75 short of this aggregate. KELLER CUP COMPETITION. The following players will represent ! Hokitika Cricket Club in the cup competition. Hokitika v. Riinu, at Mental Dosnital grounds on February loth.: Nightingale, Turner, Keller, Hughes. I King. Dale J.. Dale G., Stapleton, i Tbocison. Daly, Richards, Coulson. and Bannister. Play commences at 11. a.m. sharp.