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Hokitika Guardian, 12 March 1929, Page 3

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eighty-nine minutes, and hit three fours. Woodfull was trying to force the pace, but tlio bowling was very accurate, and the fielding splendid. .MELBOURNE. March 11. Kippax reached double figures after batting for fifty-four minutes. The bowlers wore concentrating on Hie “off” theory, and thus were keeping the runs down. Woodfull reached fifty runs after batting for 13(5 minutes. One hundred runs was brought up in IfiO minutes. 'The batsmen were now scoring more freely off Larwood, who was soon taken off, as he tired very quickly. The scoring rate then slackened again, although the batsmen were trying to force tlio ball through a we 1 placed field. AY ben. Chapman too 1 out drinks, lie received a fine reception from the crowd. After a fairly long period of quiet play, Kippax entered the thirties by cutting and pulling Tate for a two and a three off successive balls. Alter batting for 110 minutes however, Kippax was smartly caught by tlm wicketkeeper. He bit two lours, the partnership realising 89 runs. Ryder then came in. He was subdued in order to get a fresh start on the next day. Woodfull was taking most of the strike. .One. hundred and fifty runs 'wore brought up-after .22(5 minutes play. Woodfull batted 237 minutes, and made Two boundary bits. Ryder batted for twenty-five minutes. The slow scoring is a tribute to the strength of the attack, as time is against tlm Australians,who are anxious .to get' runs quickly. '. -. ■ The attendance was 31,8(50. The receipts wen l C2.(530. Scores ai the drawing of stumps were;. — AUSTRALIA—First Innings. Woodfull, (not out) ... Jackson, run out Kippax, o Duckworth, I) White ... 38 Ryder, (not out) 4 Extras ~ Total for two wickets 452

FIFTH TEST. AUSTRALIANS RATTING. (Australian Press Association) AIKLBOURNE. Alarch 11. The weather was again delightful, when play resumed on a good wicket. There was a huge attendance for au off day. Leylani} was aggressive from the start find obtained fours off Hornibrook with vigorous off drive’s, and particularly neat square cuts. The fifth century was reached after five hundred and ninety-ldur minutes play. Leyland continued to give a fine exhibition, getting two boiindarips in one over from Oxenham. 'Meantime White was playing a good defensive Hand. When forty runs had been added, in thirty-four minutes, Leyhind was caught at deep point off a hard hit. He hatted three hundred minutes making a very - valuable contribution to his side’s total. He hit seventeen boundaries. White was at the wicket fifty-l'ouE.iiiiinites, tile last wicket ,realising fifty-nine runs and the innings lasted six hundred and fifteen minutes. ENGLAND—First Innings. Hobbs, 1.b.w., h. Ryder ... 112 Jardine, c. Oldfield b. Wa11,... ... 19 Hammond, c.. Fairfax, ; b. Wall A. 88 Ty Ides ley, c. Hornibrook, I). Ryder 81 Duckworth, c Fairfax, b Hornibrook ... , ... 12 Hendren, c Hornibrook, b Fairfax 95 Leyland, e Fairfax, b Oxeiiham ... 137 Larwood”, b Wall 4 Geary, b Hornibrook 4 Ti,ite, c A ’Beckett, h Hornibrook lo White, (not out) 9 Extras U 5 Total 519 Sundries (comprised four byes, six leg lives, two no halls and one wide. Bowling analysis: Wall 3 lor 123, Hornibrook 3 for 142, Oxenham 1 for 80, Griminett 0 lor 40, Fairfax I lor 84, Ryder 2 for’ 29, kippax 0 ior 2. Australia commenced at three minutes to ono. Larwood was flying menacingly, and the batsmen word very cautious, it being a quarter of an hour before the.; first run was scored, Then Jackson, by beautiful lei/ strokes, obtained•.'•two fours in oiie of Tate’s oversj; After lunch Larwood continued to make the ball Inimp and once Woodfull was struck severely in the middle of the hack, the crowd yelling disapprovingly. White was howling very accurately and with the well placed field, runs were difficult to get. but Jackson was batting’ very stylishly, and Wood!nil was looking si's safe as ever. ... I* if tv was reached in seventy-nino minutes. Jackson was very unlucky to be run out, slipping as lie started for t an easy single, Larwood returning well to the bowler, Geary. He batted 9

CLEM HILL’S ’COMMENT. LONDON. Alarch 10. Clem Hill describes England’s position iis comfortable though not unbeatable. He expects Australia to make a big bid and get somewhere near. Australia lias herself to blame. Test matches are never won on easy misses in the field. Praising Hendren’s display before lunch Hill says no batsman was playing greater strokes. Had he maintained the standard he would easily have passed the century. He expects Leyhind to he playing lor England for a long time ahead. Australia realised by Grimmett’s absence lmw much she relies on him. None ol the others could get pace ofl the wicket and never looked dangerous. Old; field was not keeping wickets well. He was far .below the “Oldfield standard.”

ENGLISH CRITICS. CONFIDENT OF WIN. LONDON, March 10. P. F. AVarner says: “We may ro•laid the issue of the fifth tost with -oiil’nience, if not also with certainty, those who suggested that Hendren does not possess the test match temperament must be forever silent. Ihe Australians think the world of “Patsy.” Warner expects to see both Wall and Hornibrook in England in 1930. Wnollpy confesses that he first had a great doubt as to whether England would win the fifth test, but says she is now in the position of being a. firm favourite. Concerning Leyland giving an early chance when 30. lie asks how many hundreds have ever been scored unblemished.

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