CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 15 March 1929, Page 3

CRICKET

FIFTH TEST.

ENGLAND OUT FOR 257

(Australian Press Association)

MELBOURNE, March 14

When the play opened on the sixth day of the fifth test match, the wea tiier was cool, though threatening. The wicket rolled out slowy. hut easy. England resumed their second innings with one down for 18. In Wall’s second over, Larwood’s off stump was knocked out of the ground.' i

Hammond commenced confidently. Hobbs, with an uppish stroke through the slips, brought’ up o() after fifty minutes’ play. Hornibrook bowled poorly, .with .too many _sßort-.pl.tcb.ed balls. Hammond was nicely taken at short slips by Ryder, after batting *1 or 44 minutes, with no boundaries. Hobbs, although badly beaten with an excellent ball from Grimmett when 45, reached 5.8. ;j .

Tyklesley batted lie/i.tly, but when Hobbs was SG, lib attempted to. drive Grimmett, but .mishit the bail just qypr Fairfax’s head into the slips, and bad a lucky escapp. ... H.obbs wept shortly after luncp, liiaking a poor stroke, and was out to a simple catch in the slips. He hatted for ■ IIG minutes, and made six- bouu.diiry hits., Griininett bowled. Heiidreii; .with -an exceptionally good ball. Vfjjeii Tyklesley, when 17,' \yas misled by Ry tier in tjiej .slips, I.t. was not a difficult cl.iaiiQe. Soon after Tyld.esley smartly taken at short ?top by Oldfield!

Tlie excitenioii.t was now intense, six wickets being down for 13.1 runs, giving the Australians a great chance. Ayiieii eight, Leyiand gave Ryder a difficult chance in tlie slips, off Wall, who was bowling splendidly, though pot with the bq,st of luck. 'Tate hit merrily, and be .scored several boundaries. When lie wqs 2-7; B.radjiian made a good attempt "to catch him in tlie outfield, off OxeiiJiaiii. He was going at everything, and scoring freely, es'pevially off Griinme.t.t, and he reached fifty in only 52 minutes. Finally, lie .was caught ajt the hack of tlie Wfeket off. a miss-hit, after a very bright innings of .59. minutes. He scored eight feurers- It was an invaluable 47 at. a critical stage of tli n Adelaide test..: His partnership 'with Ley 1 aiid added 81 runs. ill Wall’s • second oy.er after tea. Geary, was clean bowled, and AA bite >yas .easily caught, at silly mid-on. Duckworth, «»! ( 'C,ming in. was greeted. iyith loud .veils of “Hows that? These were followed by a favourable counter deiiioiis.twition from the pavilion.. A& usual, be battqd stubbornly. While Leyiand tried to' force, the runs. Two hundred and fifty yiis brought up after 253 minu% halting*'. TReR 'Leyland reached fifty in 137 inmates. Hfsl full, time was 140 minutes. He made, six fqurers, and although lucky in being missed at eight, lie played a most valuable innings. Duckworth batted half qn hour. The time for the innings was 2GG minutes. ’ Wall was. in great form throughout the innipgs, a nd |}-«? ,J "'>’ led 2(5 overs ’ five of which were maidens, at a fine speed', with an excellent length, and lie thiirouglily deserved his success. The Australians cqnim,enced hatting at 5.35 o!clock. Five minutes later an appeal was made against the light. ‘ Chapman fielded “for Jai;dine, who had left during the day for England. A third appeal against the light was successful at 5.45, the Australians then requiring 279 runs, with all their wickets intact. Tlip"attendance iya® ’ 2o > soo > ant t wore £15,013. Tlie. if cores at the drawing of stumps were: — _ . ENGLyND-First Innings. Hohjis, l.b.w ,h- R. vder • • l *l jardine, c. Oldfield b. M’all ••• ••• -• Hammonff. c. Fairfax, b. Mall ... Tyidqsley, c. Hornibrook, b. Ryder 31 P.uck)>:b.iit'h,'. c b Horm-

brook ... ••• ••• ••• .“ Hqndrqji, g H.ornibrppk, b Fairfax 9o Leyiand, c Fairfax, b. Oxenhain ... 13/ Larwood, b AVall ... ~ Gearv.' b Hornibi;oolc ... ••• latere A’Bepkett, b HqrnibFpok lo AYh.jte, (pot put) -. ..Extras .;. v: *"

. ...519 lota!. v, „ Rowlillg analysis: AVall 3 ior 123. Hornibrook 3 for 142, Oxenham 1 /for 86| Grimmett 0 for. 40,'Fairfax 1 for 84, Ryder 2 fpr 29, Kippax 0 for 2. '

AUSTRALIA—IJu’st InningAVoodfull, c Geary, 1) Larwood ... 102 Jackson, run out *• ■ Kippax, c Duckworth, b AV Lite ... 3^ Ryder, c Tate, b Hanimpiid ... ... 30 Bradman, e 'Pate,'!), (l.cary 123

Tai}fax, l.b.w. b Geary ... ... Oxen hum, e D.uckwortli, b Gpary < Oldfield, c and b Geary G

Grimmett, (not out) •'» Wall, c Duckworth, b Geary ••• d Hornibrook, l.b.w. b AVhite ... 20 Extras ... ... ... V

Total 491 ’Pile extras comprised: Byes, six: leg byes, nine; wides, two. Bowling analysis:’ Lnnvood 1 for 83, Tate 0 for 108,'Geary 5 for 105, AVhite 2 for 13d, Hanimpiid 1 for 31, Leyland 0 for 11.

Gearv bowled 81 overs, and AA’hite 75 overs, .

ENGLAND—Second Innings. Hobbs, c Fnirlax, ,b Griminett ... Go .Jardine, c Oldfield, b Wall ••• u l.qrwood, It Wall 11 llammoiid, c Ryder, b Fairfax ... 10 Tvldesley, e Oldfield, b )Vall -1 Hendren, b Grimmett 1 Jvoyland (not out) 53 Tate, c Fairfax, b Hornibrook ... 54 Geary, b Wall .' 3, White, c Oyc n ,bani, b Wall 4 Du«kworth, 1.b.w., b Oxenhain ... 9 , Extras ... ... ••• ... ••• 2U

Total ... 2o«' ' The sundries comprised; Ryes 1U 5 leg byes 1.

Bowling analysis.—AY all, 5 ,f(ir 6G ; Hornibrook. 1 for 51; 1 fibi Griininett, 2 for GG.; ..Oxenhain, 1 for 34. AUSTRALIA.—Second Innings. (,)Idfield (not out) ... , 6 Hornibrook (not out) 1

CAUSTIC COM A J ENT

LONDON, March 13

From the. contents of bills and news headlines, the slowness o! the Fifth Test has now become a butt for the cartoonists. “Lance/ Matteinioii (Australian) depicts the players with" cobwebs linking up batsmen and wickets pud wicket-keeper. Other cobwebs are .spread over the faces of sleeping ptessinen. The only occupants ol the y.a,st expanse of seating occupation are depicted as a child, asking its father,AVI lilt did you do in the great test. Daddy?” To which, the fa they, replies : “ I grew .these'."wh'iskers.”

WARNER’S COMMENT. ' " l ' LONDON, March 13. ~ AA’arncr, commenting on the test, match, says: “The boldest propliab would hestitate to predict the winner. Australia js fighting with all her traditional grit.” He asks: “Will the match end tins week ? ” He adds: “It kioks qs though all the records for duration will be beaten.”