FIFTH TEST MATCH

Hokitika Guardian, 21 August 1930, Page 6

FIFTH TEST MATCH

(Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 20

A smaller crowd than the previous days saw a resumption of the test. The weather was fine and cool, with no rain overnight, consequently the wicket was expected to be good. Hammond seemed to get more help from the pitch than Peebles, who were the opening bowlers. Bradman and Jackson, once hesitant between the wickets, got a scare when Hammond threw down the middle stump after a slowly run single. Tlien Bradman cutting Peebles put Australia ahead, in an excellent position with seven wickets in hand.

The left-hander Leyland was tried and bowled two maidens. Bradman in the third over got him to the boundary. A sharp shower stopped play at 11.39. On the resumption after the rain the weather continued patchily, with glimpses of brilliant sunshine, severely testing the skill of the batsmen. Jackson took forty-five minutes for six runs, his fifty occupying two hundred minutes.

Tate looked extremely dangerous but Braidman played him confidently. He passed Sutcliffe’s of 161 and became the highest scorer of the match. Rapid changes of bowlers made no difference except to slow down the rate of scoring.

The partnership yielded 220 in 230 minutes, whereof Jackson’s share was 62.

Hammond damaged Jackson’s fingers with a nasty, blow. Bradman received a severe blow on the chest from Larwood. The ball was playing all sorts of tricks and Bradman was almost laid out, but recovered quickly and continued as well as ever.

Jackson, still slow and elegant, received another blow on the hip from Larwood and still another from Hammond.

(Received this day at 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 20

Poor fielding gave away many runs and five hundred appeared in 530 minutes. Another boundary to Bradman made his total two hundred in 365 minutes. This stroke put Australia one hundred ahead. It was Bradman’s third double century in tests and the fifth of the tour. He was ovationed. The partnership of 243 ended with an easy catch at cover. Jackson batted for 270 minutes. He hit eight fours and revealed high class batsmanship. McCabe started briskly with tourers off Wyatt and Peebles. The batsmen punished the latter freely.

At lunch Australia was in a commanding position. Twenty-five thousand were present on the resumption. Continuing brightly McCabe scored boundaries off Tate and Larwood. The wicket was easy and the scoring was continued at a fast rate.

Bradman, whose great innings stretched over three days, was dismissed at 570. He flicked a rising ball and Duckworth accepted the catch. He batted for 430 minutes, and hit sixteen fours, ten threes and twenty-eight twos. He was missed at eighty-two, otherwise he never lifted a ball. He had a fine reception in recognition of his great share in consolidating the Australian advantage. Fairfax was quiet, hut McCabe continued to collect runs; fifty was made in seventy minutes. He was out shortly after to a brilliant catch behind the wicket, He had scored nine fours.

The Australians then passed sixhundred for the second time on the tour in 620 minutes. Fairfax and Oldfield put Australia two hundred ahead. Both reached the fence with lucky mishits. Tate used the fourth new ball, but the massacre of the bowlers continued. After an hour’s batting Oldfield was dismissed by a splendid low catch at midon. He Lit four fours.

Grimmett and Fairfax were together at tea, when Australia led by two hundred and seventy. When Peebles dismissed Che opposing googlyite everybody was weary, even the umpire, Hardstaff, sat down for a brief rest. In the same over Wall also got leg before to Peebles, who now had taken six wickets. After a hundred and twenty nine Fairfax reached his laborious 50. Duckworth made his fourth catch to dismiss

AUSTRALIA’S FINE TOTAL Q BRADMAN’S DOUBLE CENTURY ——o— — MAKES RECORD, SERIES OF TESTS o A LEAD OF 290 RUNS ENGLISH ATTACK BADLY FLOGGED UNLUCKY SECOND INNINGS START —o—[United Press Association—By Electri# Telegraph—Copyright.]

Hornibrook and the end of the innings which is the second highest ip lest history, and t lasted 735 minutes.

Hobbs and Sutcliffe commenced with a deficit of two hundred and ninety. Woodfull, in a sporting gesture, gathered the Australians round Hobbs and called for three cheers on the occasion of the famous batsman’s last test appearance against Australia. Hobbs gave a few singles. Sutcliffe drove Fairfax to the boundary, but Oldfield dropped him next ball. The Yorkshireman also had a narrow escape of being run out. Hobbs shook his head in misery as he was dismissed in Fairfax’s third over, deflecting a fast ball into his stumps. 'lt was an unhappy farewell but a triumph for Australia. One for 17. Whysall commenced in indifferent light and scored six from Wall. An appeal against the light at 6.15 was upheld with Australia in an almost undeniable position. ENGLAND—Ist Innings. Hobbs, c Kippax, b Wall 47 Sutcliffe, c Oldfield, b Fairfax ... 161 Whysall, 1.b.w., b Wall 13 Duleepsinhji, c Fairfax, ib Grimmett 50 Hammond, b McCabe 13 Leyland, b Grimmett ... 3 Wyatt, c Oldfield, b Fairfax ... 64 Tate, st. Oldfield, b Grimmett ... 10 Larwood, 1.b.w., b Grimmett ... 19 Duckworth, b Fairfax 3 Peebles, (not out) 3 Extras 19 Total .*. ... : 405 The fall of the wickets was 68, 97, 162, 190, 197, 367, 379, 379, 391, 405. Bowling analysis: Wall 37 overs, 6 maidens 96 runs, 2 wickets. Fairfax 3d overs, 9 maidens, 52 runs, 3 wickets. Grimmett 66.2 overs, 18 maidens, 135 runs, 4 wickets. McCabe 22 overs, 4 maidens, ■ 49 runs, 1 wicket. Hornibrook 15 overs, 1 maiden, 54 runs, 0 wickets. AUSTRALIA—Ist. Innings. Woodfull, c Duckworth, b Peebles 54 Ponsford, b Peebles HO Kippax, c Wyatt, *b Peebles ... 28 Bradman, c Duckworth, b Larwood 232 Jackson, c Sutcliffe, b Wyatt ... 73 McCabe, c Duckworth, b Hammond 54 Fairfax, (not out) 51 Oldfield, o Larwood, b Peebles ... 34 Grimmett, 1.b.w., b Peebles ... 6 Wall, 1.b.w., b Peebles 0 Hornibrook, c Duckworth, b Tate 7 Extras 46 Total ... ■ 695 Fall of wickets: 1 for 159, 2 for 190, 3 for 262, 4 for 506, 5 for 570. 6 for 594, 7 for 670, 8 for 684, 9 for 684, 10 for 695. ' Bowling analysis: Larwood 48 overs, 6 maidens, 132 runs, 1 wicket. Tate 65 overs, 12 maidens, 153 runs, 1 wicket. Peebles 71. overs, 8 maidens, 204 runs, 6 wickets. Wyatt 14 overs, 1 maiden, 28 runs, 1 wicket. Hammond 42 overs, 12 maidens, 70 runs, 1 wicket. Leyland 16 overs, 7 maidens, 31 runs 0 wickets. ENGLAND—2nd Innings. Hobbs, b Fairfax ... D Sutcliffe, (not out) 8 Whysall, (not out) 6 Extras 1 Total for 1 wicket 24 Stumps were tlien drawn. CHAP-MAN PESSIMISTIC. LONDON, August 19. Chapman, in the “Daily Mail,” says: “There is nothing to say about this match, except that Bradman is a definite menace to English cricket. This brilliant batsman is too good for us! He never looked like getting out. England was definitely outpointed on Tuesday’s play. Australia is on top and I am afraid that we shall now’ have great difficulty in avoiding defeat.”

TTlie “Morning Post” says: “Australia should now win, whatever pranks the weather is up to,”

NOT FAIR TO AUSTRALIANS. LONDON, August li). The farcical five minutes’ resumption of a test match on Tuesday finds ample criticism in the newspapers. The Daily Express says: “It was lucky for all concerned that the two Australians, and particularly Bradman, were able to play the bowling, for had either been dismissed, the memory left would be decidedly unpleasant. England would have deserved never to have heard the last of it.” ADMIRATION FOR BRADMAN. Don Bradmen had a long chat with the Prince of Wales, who was very conversant with this fine batsman’s capabilities. The crowd’s noisy demonstration yesterday afternoon was to an extent justified, as they were kept waiting in suspense for an hour, and play after resuming only lasted for five minutes. English papers are making suggestion about “cold feet.’ They say England will be set a big tally to pull clown. SUDDEN DEATH. ' OF CHARLIE BANNERMAN. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) SYDNEY, Aug. 20. Gharles ißannerman a member of the first Australian cricket eleven to visit England in 1878 under the captaincy of Dave Gregory, collapsed and died in a street at Moore Park today. He was aged 65, a native of Kent, England. There are now only two survivors of the first overseas eleven, T. Garrett and J. Black.