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Hokitika Guardian, 12 February 1929, Page 6

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COMMENT ON THE FOURTH TEST. (Australian Press Association) LONDON, February 10. “ The greatest object lesson England bas ever given the world,” is bow the Australian representative of a big Manchester firm, in a letter to the Federation of British Industries, describes England’s winning the ashes. He declared n majority of Australians are over-joyed at England’s success. For ten years Australia has been the centre of consistent propaganda by other nations to the effect that England is a back number obsolete in machinery and factories.' Lost punches never come back, etc. Now everybody is sitting up and noticing that England has well and truly conn; back once again supreme. The national game gives the lie to the poisonous propaganda circulated in Australia. ENGLAND V. BALLARAT. A BIG MARGIN. BALLARAT, Feb. 11. England in the first innings scored 493 for 9 wickets and declared, ilalilarat only scored 77 in their first innings, and 176 for 7 in the second. ENGLAND—First Innings. Sutcliffe, l.b.w. b Bennetts (5 Chapman, e Beanies, b Bennetts lb Tyldeslcy, c Beanies, b Bennetts 66 Mead, c Huntly, b Bennetts ... 26 Leyland, c Mayo, b Bennetts ... 76 Ames, c Mavo, b Trethowan ... 12< White, c Mclntyre, b Bennetts 2 Hendren, c Dunstan, b Bennetts 61 Hobbs, (not out) S2 Jardine, (not out) 9 Extras 26 Total for 9 wickets dec 493 BALLARAT—First Innings. The best scores:— Trethowan J., run out 21 Beams, st. Ames, b Freeman ... 21 Short, run out U Trethowan W., e Ames, b Hendren Total ... :* 77 Bowling analysis.—Freeman seven for 20, Hendren one -for 3. BALLARAT—Second Innings. Best scores:— Nvlander, b Hendren 31 Trethowan W., c Chapman, b Jardine 21 Roger so li, st. Freeman, b Leyland 41 Beams, (not out) 29 Bennetts .bowled well for Ballarat, and finished with seven wickets for one bund red and twenty-seven. Freeman missed the hat trick by one stroke.