FOURTH CRICKET TEST

Hokitika Guardian, 26 July 1930, Page 5

FOURTH CRICKET TEST

A MODERATE SCORE

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•.: \ ' ; (Received this day at 8 a.m.) MANCHESTER, July 25. , Jackson is twelfth man, Old Trufford was still overcast an hour before tile start but the weather looked promising for the'momentous, test which Australia must either win, or draw to have a hope of regaining the Ashes, for if the rubber ends all square the symbol of supremacy will remain in England. Old Trafford is the best equipped : ground in England and popular with Australians with its billiard table outfield. Woodfull inspected the wicket alone at 10.30. ■ Chapman, Hobbs, Leveson-Gower and Mann, the English seleotors, conferenced on the pitch at eleven, presumably with the object of deciding if the weather conditions would suit Goddard. A few minutes later it; was announced that lie was replacing Robins. . Fairfax resumed , his place in the Australian side. • ■ The-'English selectors surprising decision to leave out Robins was a demonstration that there Was grea„ faith in Peebles, who is a— better length bowler. ' Fifteen thousand . saw Woodfull X again call the toss correctly. It was strongly rumoured that neither were anxious to win the toss, for it was uncertain how the wicket would play. '-The crowd had increased to twenty thousand at the commencement. There was# a light breeze across the ground. Nichols who takes a longer run than Larwopd commenced bowling and used -sawdust • freely. Two singes came in the; first over. Tate was warmly tjheered. at the other end. Ponsford made six in two’s off his first over. ■fkr. The wicket justified the prediction that it would be slow ond easy, Nichols developed considerable pace in the third over but neither ,he or Tate were' able to make the ball Kick. Woodfull let some fly harmlessly past the off-stump and cautiously played the. others. Ponsford, however, played the fast bowler confidently. The first half-hour produced only thirteen, but the batsmen were completely confident. Goddard, a heavily built professional, took Tate’s end. He bowls without slips, medium-paced, over the wicket,' pitching on the leg stump. Tate then displaced Nichols. Goddard bowled well and th© batsmen refused to take risks, while their style was cramped, by the eager leg-traps, Peebles was called on at thirty, thus the third bowler appeared for (England the first time within an hour. At lunch, 0 wickets for 75, Peebles in his second over tied up Woodfull. The cautious Victorian pursued the same tactics as at Lords where the record score was built on a foundation of their steadiness. An hour realised thirty-two. Delightful fielding by Chapman, Peebles and Leyland .kept down the runs. The slow outfield was an important factor therein. Goddard was taken off after eleven overs, yielding eleven runs, The wicket was clearly suitable to slower bowlers. Leyland was next tried and fifty came on the board in eighty-five minutes. (Received this day at 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, July 25. At lunch seventy-five was on the board without loss. The cricket was interesting 'but not exciting.. Tin Englishmen’s faultless fielding was the brightest feature of the play. Peebles’ spell of an hour at the bowling crease yielded only twenty'll, five runs. Thirty thousand were present after lunch. The batsmen became more aggressive. Woodfull’s fifty occupied 130 minutes and his second test century .partnership with Ponsford was recorded in 145 minutes. A triumphant yell from Duckworth at 10G heralded the breaking of the solid partnership, as the wicketkeeper snapped up Woodfull off Tate’s bowling. . Bradman, had an excellent reception ylien lie came in. He had only scored four when he narrowly escaped a catch at the wicket. Ponsford’s fifty appeared after 165 minutes. Peebles was worrying Bradman who snicked one into the slips but Ham- . niond failed to hold it. The next lta|l also beat the batsman. In Tibbies’ next over, the record breaker tried to out a ball hut it went to

AUSTRALIA WIN THE TOSS

BRADMAN GOES CHEAPLY

second slip, where Duleepsinliji, took a brilliant catch. The Englishmen did not disguise their exultation, at the cheap dismissal of the Sydney batsman. Kippax had a worrying time in playing out the over, twice surviving .leg before appeals. He frequently tr) is timed the bowling but Ponsford played soundly until he was Ibowled by Hammond at 184. The Victorian had batted for 230 minutes without a chance, but only had five foul's in his 83. After a short rest Peebles returned to the crease and got McCabe with liis second ball. The wicket was now playing tricks. The Australian debacle continued when Richardson" became Hammond’s second victim. Thus five wickets fell while eighty-three were added. Kippax and Fairfax were together at tea time, 1 the former’s fifteen having taken him seventy minutes. It was a deplorable exhibition, which must rank as ,one of Kippax’s worst in * first class cricket. He seemed helpless and mistimed badly,, and it was rather wonderful that he remained there. -riii; . - Two hundred appeared after 2G5 minutes and Kippax at length began to show better form driving Peebles twice to the boundary in one over. Fairfax, meanwhile, refused to take the slightest risk. Kippax reached fifty in )10 minutes and was out immediately afterwards. He had hit eight fours. After Nichols had clean bowled Oldfield, Grimmett and Fairfax added a. few valuable runs, but Grimmett wafi dropped by DuleesiMiji off Nidhols. The pair were together at stumps, Grimmett scoring twenty-one in, forty minutes compared with the same score by Fairfax in 105 minutes. These two did much to extricate Australia from a position which was most unhappy in the,early afternoon. Nichols finished the day with 2 for 30, Peebles 2 for 115, Hammond 2 foils. ' LONDON, July 25. ' ? AUSTRALIA —Ist Innings. Woodfull, c Duckworth, b Tate 54 Ponsford, b Hammond 83 Bradman, c Duleepsinliji, b Peebles 14 Kippax, c (Chapman, b Nichols ... 5,1 McCabe, 1.b.w., b Peebles 4 Richardson, b Hammond ... 1 I Fairfax, (not out) 21 j Oldfield, b Nichols 2 Grimmett, (not out) 21 Extras j ... 24 Total, 7 wickets for '275 Stumps were then drawn.