FIRST CRICKET TEST

Hokitika Guardian, 18 June 1930, Page 6

FIRST CRICKET TEST

(Received this day at 8.30. a.m.) LONDON, June 17. Lanvood, who was suffering from acute gastritis, wa s ordered to bed for the day. It was gloomy and overcast, but the breeze scarcely stirred the flags when Chapman led out the English team, Duleepsinhji fielding instead of Sutcliffe, and S. L. Copley, instead of Larwood. This ill-luck, which, formerly was all Australia’s, turned against England. There was the unusual spectacle of a cricketer who had never played in a first class match, figuring in a dramatic test. Copley is a member of the Nottinghamshire

second eleven and a professional. Hammond, who had not 'bowled earlier, shared the attack with Tate. About ten thousand were present at the commencement. Hammond nearly bowled Ponsford in the second over.The ball kept very low. In the third over h e got one on Bradman’s legs, but the appeal was disallowed

Bradmau was very cautious and Ponsford more daring, as if he appreciated the absence of Larwood, against whom he was never comfortable. Bradman took nearly half an hour to add four and it was quite ..apparent that he appreciated the gravity of the situation, taking no chances until properly set. Hammond bowled three successive maidens and struck a splendid length. Feeling was now tense. As Chapman never believes in a howler staying long at any end unless he is getting wickets, Tyldesley replaced him. Runs came slowly, only in accordance with expectations, as the first halfhour was regarded as probably Australia’s most critical period. Moreover a draw was Australia’s primary consideration.

Tate after Ibowling for fifty minutes, -shattered’ Ponsford’s wicket. The ball was well pitched up, swinging and taking the middle and log stumps. He batted for one hundred minutes and hit three fours. The partnership added eightv-one in eighty minutes, leaving Australia to get 336 for victory with eight wickets in hand. It was a -'big order even with the weakened attack

Kippax had a narrow escape of being run out,; Copley throwing down the stumps with a splendid return. He then survived a confident appeal of leg before, Bradman smiling broadly as Tate and Duckworth chorused loudly, “How’s that.” When Bradman was 61 he snicked Tyldesley into Duckworth’s hands. It flew to Hammond at short slip, btn the (Jsfleotion .cU’fsed Hammond to drop it. It was a narrow escape. LONDON, June 17.

Robins replaced Tyldesley who had bowled well but unluckily for seventyfive minutes. Kippax immediately drove Robins for two fours in the same over. -The batsman collapsed when a ball from Hammond struck him in the leg, but resumed shortly afterwards. Kippax went out in the third over from Robins, touching to short slip. He batted for sixty-five minutes.

McCabe commenced with a boundary shot. Tate came on again at 156 and bowled a maiden to Bradman who had not hit a four in two hours at the wicket.

McCa-l>e bit Robins for three fours. His bright batting was an outstanding feature of an. otherwise unexciting morning’s batting. Bradman also hastened th e rate of scoring and became top scorer of the match.

At lunch McCabe bad made 32 in half an hour, including five fours. Bradman played his most restrained innings of the tour. The attendance was surprisingly small, totalling only nine thousand at lunch. McCabe’s batting suggested Australia was playing for a win rather than a draw. In Tate’s first over after the interval Bradman raised 200 in 205 minutes.

Copley taking an excellent low catch, ended McCabe’s bright display of seventy minutes, during which he hit seven boundaries.

Bradman and Richardson had many anxious moments facing Tate, who was swinging dangerously. Bradman stayed in the nineties for half an lioin and .after 215 minutes reached his fifth century of the tour. His score is the highest ever recorded in a test at Nottingham, the previous figure being Clem Hill’s 80 in 1809. Richardson was in fifteen minutes before he scored. Australia still wanted 161 to win, when Robins took Bradman’s off stump. Bradman played a solid innings giving only one

AUSTRALIA V. ENGLAND

A WIN FOR ENGLAND

BY 93 RUNS

BRADMAN MAKES 131

* A GOOD FIGHT MADE

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chance. He batted for 2(10 minutes and hit ten boundaries. The challengers prospects slumped when be was dismissed.

Richardson, commenced to punish Robins and Hammond, causing Tyldesly/ to be brought back. Fairfax stonewalled but lost Richardson , when 133 were still needed. Richardson batted for an hour and bit -six fours. With Oldfield in, defeat faced Australia. The pair raised three hundred for 320 _minutes. Woolley bowled for the first time in the match. Batting with great caution Fairfax and Oldfield were together at tea, but without adding a run Oldfield went out in the first over after the adjournment to a neat catch in the slips. Grimmett got a pair of spectacles, falling into the same trap as Oldfield. Ninety minutes were left when Hornibrook came in. He played two maidens. Fairfax however, was brilliantly caught on the boundary, the (crowd applauding his plucky effort to save the game. Robins was then given the ball and the match ended at 5.25 p.m. Hornibrook being caught at the wicket in tlie first over. Wall bad previously, pulled Tyldesley for six, the only one of the match.

Tie crowd rushed the pavilion but with the assistance of the police,- the players were hurried, inside.

ENGLAND—Ist innings

Hobbs, o Richardson, b McCabe 78 Sutcliffe, e Hornibrook, b Fairfax 29 Hammond, 1.b.w., b Grimmett ... 8 Wool ley, st. Oldfield, b Grimmett 0 Hendren, b Grimmett ’5 Chapman, c Ponsford, b Hornibrook ... 52 Larwood, b Grimmett ... 18 Tate, b Grimmett ... ... 13 Robins, (not out) 50 Tyldesley, c Fairfax, b Wall ... 1 Duckworth, 1.b.w., b Fairfax ... 4 Extras ... ... ... 12 Total ... 270 Bowling analysis: Wall 17 overs, 4 maidens, 47 runs, one wicket; Fairfax 21 point four overs, 5 maidens, 51 runs. 2 wickets; Grimmett, 32 overs, 0 maidens, 107 runs, 5 wickets; Hornibrook, 12 overs, 3 maidens, 30 runs, 1 wicket; McCabe, 7 overs, 3 maidens, 23 runs, 1 wicket. Fairfax bowled one no ball.

AUSTRALIA—Ist Inn i ngs. Woodfull, c Chapman, b Tate ... 2 Ponsford, b Tate 3 Fairfax, e Hobbs, b Robins. ... 14 Bradman, b Tate 8 Kippax, (not out) . ... 64 McCabe, c Hammond, b Robins ... 4 Richardson, b Tyldesley 37 Oldfield, c Duckworth, b Robins ... 4 Grimmett, st. Duckworth. b

Robins ; 0 Hornibrook, l.b.w:, b Larwood ... 0 Wall, b Tyldesley ... 0 Total 144

The fall of wickets was:—One for 4,2 for 6, 3 for 16, 4 for 57, 5 for 61. 6 for 105, 7 for 134, 8 for 140, 0 for 141, 10 for 144. Bowling analysis: Larwood 15 overs. 8 maidens, 12 runs. .1 wicket ; Tate 10 overs, 8 maidens, 20 runs, 3 wickets; Tyldesley 21 overs, 8 maidens, 53 runs, 2 .wickets; Robins 17 overs, 4 maidens. 51 runs, 4 wickets; byes -4, leg byes 4.

ENGLAND—2nd Innings

Hobbs, st. Oldfield, l> Grinuuqtt ... 74 Sutcliffe, (retired burl) 58 Hammond, 1.b.w., b Grimmett ... I Woolley, b Wall 5 Hendren. c Richardson, b Wall ... 72 Chapman, b Wall 29 Tate, c Kippax, b Grimmett ... 24 Robins, b McCabe ... 4 Larwood, b Grimmett 7 Tyldesley, b Grimmett 5 Duckworth, (not out) 14 Extras 6 Total 302 Bowling analysis: Wall 26 overs, 4 maidens, 67 runs, 3 wickets; Grimmett 30 overs. 4 maidens. 94 runs, 5 wickets; Fairfax 15 overs, 4 maidens, 58 runs, 0 wickets; McCabe 14 overs, 3 maidens, 42 runs, 1 wicket; Hornibrook 11 overs, 4 maidens, 35 runs, 0 wickets.

AUSTRALIA—2nd Innings

Woodfull, c Chapman, b Larwood 4 Ponsford, I) Talc. ... .. 39 Bradman, 1) Robins. .. 131 Tvippax, o Hammond, b Robins 23 McCabe, c. sub., 'ib' Tate 49 Richardson, 1.b.w., b Tyldesley ... 29 Fairfax, c Robins, b Tate 14 Oldfield, e Hammond, b Tyldesley 11 Grimmett, o Hammond, b Tyldcs-

ley ... ... 0 Hornibrook, o Duckworth, 1> Hollins - ••• 5 Wall, (not out) ... y Extras . Total 335 Bowling analysis: Larwood 5 overs, 1 maiden, 9 runs, 1 wicket; late 50 overs, 20 maidens, 69 runs, 3 wickets: Robins 17 overs, I maiden, 81 runs, 3 wickets; Tyldesley 35 overs, 10 maidens, 77 runs, 3 wickets; Hammond 29 overs, 5 maidens, 7-1. runs, 0 wickets; Woolley 3 overs, 1 maiden, 3 runs, 0 wickets. The fall of wickets was: One lor 12, 2 for 93, 3 for 152, 4 for 229, 5 for 267, 6 for 296, 7 for 316, 8 for 322, 9 for 324.

England won by ninety-three runs,

PRESS COMMENT. LONDON, June 17. Commenting on the test match, the Australian Press Association states:—

The Australian howling looked remarkably cheap- before lunch, which was partly due to Hobbs’s terrific battel - ing. It was, however, a different story after lunch. Wall proved himself to be a real bowler. He hurried himself into the attack with' more, vim than lie had shown at any time previously during the whole, tour. Wall deserved Sutcliffe’s wicket. The balls with which Wall dismissed Woolley and Chapman were really good. II Wall could only produce that sort of bowling inure often, he would q.uickly ro>u</\v previous'justifiable doubts .a-' .Jo wnether he was really of test lyaieij class./ Wall invariably, bowls ’ letter, alter lunch. ... .

Hobbs, who is forty-seven .years of age, is a or rejecting, miracle. His running between wickets was brilliant and audacious. Few tests have been so choekful of incident and changes of fortune as this one. There has not been a single moment of dullness. That sort of cricket will restore the love of the game for the game’s sake. Whatever happens on the last day, the Australians have made a gallant recovery, and they have proved that they are the stuff of .which test players are made.” ...