SECOND CRICKET TEST

Hokitika Guardian, 2 July 1930, Page 6

SECOND CRICKET TEST

AUSTRALIA WINS BY 7 WICKETS ENGLAND’S GREAT FIGHTING FINISH . ■ ; i • CHAPMAN MAKES A CENTURY A GREAT SCORING MATCH AUSTRALIA’S WELL DESERVED WIN GRIMMETT’S FINE BOWLING ——o (United Press Association.—By Electric Y.Telegraph.—Copyright.)

WARNER’S;: FORECAST] 1

LONDON, July 1

, Mr P. F. Warner, writing in the “Morning Post” says: The Australian team has gained a tremendous.,, ad-' vantage. Unless rain intervenes, it looks as if victory will be theirs. After such a terrific score, doubtless the British bowlers will be heartlesslycursed, but it would be both senseless and unfair to blame them. It is merely a question of exceptionally fine batsmen triumphing over theibowlers.” “Bradman,” adds Warner, at the age of twenty-one- years is the champion batsmen of the world. BRADMAN’S FEAT ACCLAIMED. . SYDNEY, July j : ,The Australian team’s huge score and Don. Bradman’s new.records have naturally been the chief subject of. conversation throughout .the Commonwealth to-day... l .The interest and . excitement .has been heightened by t i theradio running description's of this epic test, while the press is publishing the: fullest details of Bradman’s ' notable achievements. There are hosts of snappy cartoon's appearing in the papers, perhaps the most significant one being three chain links, the two outside of which ' are very ['hefty, representing! Kingsford Smith and Bradman respectively, while the centre one is extremely puny, and. is labelled “our financial condition— : our weakest link.” FOURTH DAY’S PLAY. . ((Received this day at 8.30. a.m.) LONDON,' July 1. Fortunately for Australia.. and ..unfortunately for England, the weather was still fine for the last day of the test, hut sultry ■ and (overcast. Ten thousand’ were present when Hammond and Duleepsinhji resumed, requiring 207 runs to avoid an innings defeat. Two maidens were Ibowled by? Wall and G-rimmett arid then a con-. fident appeal was made against Duleepsinhji for a catch at short slip, off Grimmett, The umpire apparently thought it was off his pads and disallowed it. Duleepsinhji had begun to walk to the pavilion. The Indian, then 26, lifted Grimmett twice to the boundary. Hammond was very worried by Grimmett. The pitch was bone dry, dusty and bare. Wall was making the ball rise. Wall caused no trouble, Hornibrook displacing liim at 121. Three maidens followed. Hammond who was hopelessly tangled by Grimmett mishit several balls. Duleepsinhji, too, nearly played on to the,, wicket, but met the • googlyite witli more confidence. . Then Iris partner,' who after many mistakes, lost his wicket playing forward to Hit a straight ball, being caught by Fairfax at silly rr.idon, the fieldsman falling in taking a good catch and hurting himself. Hammond ' was in a hundred minutes and gave a wretched display. Indeed it was miraculous that he lasted so long.

Hendren attempted to sweep the next ball to leg but missed badly. He was also uncomfortable against Hornibrook. The state of the pitch clearly worried the batsm m. Uendita lasted ten minutes and gave Ui< bardson the simplest mid-off catch. Gnmmett had thus secured all .pur wtkets.

England was in the toils when Allen joined Chapman. The , formoi was slowed by Grimmett, who placed a orescent of fieldsmen offside for Chapman, who naturally had not attempted his usual hitting game. Allen, however, was extremely a enti resome. The crowd glumly Hatched the two amateurs fight to save Eiigland.

LONDON, July 1. Tlie fall of the wickets was:—One for 16, two for 17, three for 32. ■Chapman and Allen had . many anxious moments. The captain took forty minutes to reach double figures. The pair then went for runs and two hundred lappeared in 195 minutes. Eleven came from one of Wall’s overs. Chapman made several mishits, but continued to hit freely. With a four to leg, Alien eraclied fifty in 80 minutes and the same stroke made the partnership worth a hundred. In the same over Chapman ■pulled Grimmett with a fine effort for six, and reached fifty. A.t lunch only forty-three were re-

.quired Yfb 'save an innings defeat.' After'' lunch Grimmett ’ got 'Allen ' leg before. He received 'a' well deserved ovation. There were bight fours in his "total 'arid“the partnership' had put dn 12J Tate joined “CMpniriiV who continued to Score 'boundaries arid reached bis highest test total. Three hundred came up in ' 280 iriinutes and a four to Chapman wiped off tlie deficit. Two more sixers to Chapman sent the crowd wild with excitement, as the captain’eached a hurricane hundred in 140 minutes.

Tate attempting a big hit, gave Grimhiett his sixth wicket, Ponsford taking, a good catch on the boundary.

Chapman continued forcing tactics, but his great innings ended, when he was snapped rip ' by Oldfield. Though he was missed before he had scored, lie had played a magnificent innings for; 155 minutes, including four six■ers and twelve -fOurs. "" /■ The Australian!-fieldirig' was deplor- 1 sable, many runsY being given a'way. White was unnecessarily run out,' and Duckworth being disposed of for (the only duck, of the'match, the innings ended at 3'.25 for 375. "'''".-‘Y ® LONDON, July- 1. • England’s inniri'gs of- 32Spmmutes was a remarkable effort considering the indifferent start. When the Australians went in Woodfull played in -his dogged game for fifteen minutes before he scored, Ponsford irieamvhile having made .13.... ~?^Ypodfuilli...banged Robins hard and low to. Dule@psi.nhji at mid-on but the catch.. was dropped. The next-..(ba11,, shattered.,-. PansfordV wicket. ...Bradman scored one off the . first hall but next over he was brilliantly caught at point. The crowd roared with surprise and delight. . „ ■ Kippax had also only scored ope, when he flicked Robins to Hammond in tlie slips'.but the chance was miss- , ed. He Was only three, however, when lie fell a victim to Duckworth. MdOaibe saved the situation. Robins and Tate were very dangerous on the worn wicket. Woodfull bad a narrow escape of stumping when eleven.

Fifty was raised in an hour and tlie batsmen then attacked tlie bowling. Thirteen came from one over off Robins.

McCabe glancing the ball to tlie leg boundary made tlie winning hit at five o’clock, with ninety minutes .to spare. The crowd rushed the ground arid carried • Woodfull shoulder high to the pavilion. • The : (Austria] inns : ; were cheered when they appeared oil the balcony, ■'arid ChApmari also received an ovation; ENGLAND—Ist 'Tunings. Hobbs, c Oldfield, lb Fairfax 1 Woolley,■ c. Wall, b ■Fairfax ... .A '4l Hammond; b ■■ Grimmett- '..2' 38 Duleepsiubjiy c Bradman, b Gi'iiii-" mett ■ ... ' ... '■ •••• "•••<• ; 473 HendrenY c 'McCabe, b Fairfax 48 Chapman, c Oldfield, b Wall ... 11 Tate, c McCabe, b Wall 54 Allen, b Fairfax 3 Robins, c Oldfield, b Hornibrook 5 White (not out) 23 Duckworth, c. Oldfield, b. .Wall ... D Extras 49 Total 425 Fall of wickets: 1 for 13, 2 for 53. 3 for 105, 4 for 209, 5 for 236, 6 for 239, 7. for 337, 8. Tor 363, .9 for 387. Bowling: Wall i. 9.4 overs, -2 maidens 118 runs, 3 wickets ; • Fairfax 31 overs, 6 maidens, 101. runs, 4 wickets; Grimmett 33 overs, 4 maidens, 105 runs, 2 wickets; Hornibrook 26 overs, 6 maidens* 62 runs, 1 wicket; McCabe 9 overs, jl maiden, .29 runs, 0 wickets; byes, two; leg-byes, seven. Fairfax bowled one no ball. AUSTRALIA—Ist. Innings. Woodfull, sf, Duckworth, b. Robins 155 Ponsford, c. Hammond,' I>. White 81 Bradman, c. Chapman, b. White 254 Kippax, b. White ... 83 McCabe, c. Woolley, b. Hammond 44 Richardson, c. Hobbs, b. Tate ... 30 Oldfield (not out) ... 43 Fairfax (not out) 20 Extras

Six wickets (declared) ... ... 729 The fall of the wickets was as follows :_1 for 162. 2 for 393, jl for 585, 4 for 587, 5 for 643, 6 for 673.

Bowling: Allen 34 overs, 7 maidens, 115 runs, 0 wickets; Tale 64-16-148-1; White 35-1-158-3; Robins 42-1-172-1; Hammond 35-8-82-1; Woolley 6-0-35-0. ENGLAND—2nd. Innings. Hobbs, b. Grimmett ... ... 19 Woolley, hit wicket, b. Griinniett 28 Hammond, c Fairfax, I> Grimnnott 32 Duleepsinhji, c Oldfield, b Hornibrook 4^ Hcndren, c Richardson, h Grimmett ... 9 Chapman, c Oldfield, b Fairfax 121 Allen, 1.-b.w., b Grimmett 57 Tate, o Ponsford, b Grimmett ... 10 Robins, (not out) U White, run out 10 Duckworth, 1.b.w., b Fairfax ... 0 ; Extras 30 - Total 375 The fall of the wickets was:—One for 45, two for 59, three for four for 141, five- for 147, six for 272. seven for 329, eight lor 354, nine foi . 372, Bowling analysis; Wall 2b overs, 2 maidens, 80 -runs 0 wickets; buirfux 12 2 37—1: Grim met! 53--13—167 — 6- Hornibrook 22—6- 19—1; Bradman 1-0-1 -0; McCabe 3-1-41-0-AITSTR ALT A—2 nd Inn i n gs. Ponsford, b Robins 4.4 Woodfull, (not out) ... 1 26 Bradman, o Chapman, b Tate ... ■;1 Kippax, st. Duckworth, lb .Robins 3 ■MdCalro, (not out) ] ; Extras ••• ••• 3 ■ Total for 3 wickets 72 Bowling analysis: Tate 13—0 21 1; "Hammond Qj jßobips .9 Australia won -by .fccvbii..wickets, . • CHAPMAN’"s bfeNJTJRY i (Received at, noon.') ; : LONDON, July 1. Chapman is the first English captain to score a century in tests, since ' Jackson did twenty-five years' ago.