ENGLAND LEADS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 December 1932, Page 5

ENGLAND LEADS

479 RUNS FOR 6

SUTCLIFFE 194, HAMMOND 112.

(Australian Fx 2 i Association.)

SYDNEY, December 5. Cool, dull weather prevailed to-day for the continuation of th© first cricket Test match. “ - ’ d

Ortleilly and Grimmett bore the brunt of the attack before lunch. Both of them were bowling accurately, anct as a.'result of this Tlammondi and Sutcliffe added only twenty runs in the first half-hour. O’Reilly sent down five successive maidens and at one stage of the morning his figures were 15 overs, 10 maidens, 13 runs no wickets. After Hammond, and Sutcliffe, had established a new second wicket partnership record for England the former skied a hall from Nagel into the covers, and was caught by Grimmett. He hatted for 192 minutes, scored 112, and altogether gave a very forceful display. . He hit 16 fours. Then Sutcliffe and Pataudi spent some uneasy moments facing Grimmett and O’Reilly but; they managed to keep their wickets intact. There were 64 runs scored in 90 minutes before lunoh.

Again after the adjournment, Grimmett had both Sutcliffe and Pataudi missing th© ball badly, both batsmen also snicking the ball dangerously near to the slips and the wicketkeeper. Sutcliffe also survived several leg before .anneals by O’Reilly _ and the pair went along slowly, both waiting for loose halls to score from.

Australia's total was passed with eight wickets in hand,’. On reaching 177, Sutcliffe had passed his previous highest score against Australia. When the sc or© hoard read two for 400, Sutcliffe had the unique honour of being associated in three century partnerships in this innings. Pataudi took 111 minutes to reach fifty. He had been puzzled by the slow bowlers many times. Nevertheless his glances and cuts were executed with a delightful grace. At the tea adjournment th© batsmen were playing very dreary cricket. The crowd wero now ironically cheering every stroke. A fine rain was falling on the resumption after tea, and the light was failing. After th© tea adjournment, Wall' (the South Australian faist bowler), who had howled impressively to-day, created a sensation in his second oyer by getting Sutcliffe and Leyknd with successive balls.

■Sutcliffe, Who made 194, had occupied the crease for 436 minutes. He hit thirteen fours, but- only scored one four to-day. He batted very stodgily Unlay, and he was never quite comfortable. Jwdine, the English captain, made a shaky start, playing 'several uppish shots through the slips off Wall. Pataudi remained on 68 for twentyfive minutes. He had taken 210 minutes to make 70,

Oldfield held a very clever catch to dismiss Jardin© lor 2/.

Verity was out for two in the last over of the day. *

The bowling to-day was <a great improvement on that of Saturday, while the fielding was up to international standard. Oldfield was again brilliant behind the stumps. ■-.lie attendance to-day was 2/,938 and the takings £2482. The score at the drawing o| stumps wia/s as follows: AUSTRALIA—First Innings. Woodfull, c 'Ames, b Voce ... 7 Bone ford, b Larwood 32 Fingleton, c Allen, -b Larwood ... 26 Kippax, 1.b.w., b Larwood ... 8 McCabe, not out ... ... 187 Richardson, c Hammond, b Voce ... 49 Oldfield, c Ame=, b Larwood 4 Grimmett, c Amies, b Voce ... 19 Nagel, b Larwood ® O’Reilly, b Voce 4

Wall, c Allen, b Hammond 4 Extras Total Bowling analysis: Larwood 31 overs, 5 maidens, 96 runs, 5 wickets; Voce 29 overs, 4 maidens, 110 runs, 4 wickets; Allen 15 cvers 1 maiden, 65 runs, no wickets; Hammond 14 overs, no maidens, 34 runs, 1 wicket; Verity 13 overs, 4 maidens, 35 runs, no wickets PNGL \ ND—First I nnings.

Sutcliffe, 1.b.w., b Wall 194 Wyatt, 1.b.w., b Grimmett 38 Hammond, c Grimmett, b Nagel ... 112 Pataudi, not out ••• 8 ®

Levlnnd, e Oldfield, b Wall 0 Jardine e Oldfield, b McCabe ... 27 Verity, 1.b.w., b , Wall ••• 2 Extras ... ••• 20 Total for six wickets 479 The fall of wickets was ais follows: One for 112, two for 390, three for 423, four for 423, five for 4io, s:x foi 479.

ENGLISH CRITICS DISPLEASED

(Received this day at 10.25 a.m.) LONDON. D-eomHc” 5. Tim evening papers are much more subdued with the dnappearance of the prospects of England scoring a thousand. It vvs remarked that F"gland’s grip had slackened', and critics revo-ret "the batsmen’s back of enterprise in view of the possibility of rain.

Thev condemn the “pottering,” particularly of Sutcliffe when they should have- gone after the rums. Thoy

lament the paucity of runs on a “batsman's paradise.” The batting ■at the end of the <lav was described as “frightful.” BRADMAN’S BLOOD TEST. CAN AUSTRALIA STILL WIN? SYDNEY, December 6. The secretary of the New South Wales Cricket Association (Mr Beydon) stated officially that tho blood test which Bradman has undergone, proved entirely satisfactory. The test was arranged by officials of the Board of Control, following reports that Bradman was suffering from some form of 'anaemia. Doctors have advised Bradman to rest for two or three weeks. Whether b e will be fit for the second test i,s not known until lie has been further examined after the test. Most .Australian critics think that Australia still' has a chance of winning the first test. They say that England last a great opportunity of making a big score yesterday.