THE FIRST TEST

Hokitika Guardian, 8 December 1932, Page 2

THE FIRST TEST

ENGLAND’S DECISIVE WIN

•BOWLING HONOURS TO LARWOOD

(Australian Pres* Association.) SYDNEY, December 7. Voce bowled O’Reilly in the second over to-d'ay, without an}' addition to the overnight score. The first over was a maiden. The attendance' at the Test match totalled 158,125, and the takings £14,854. The final scores were : AUSTRALIA.—First Innings ... 300 AUSTRALIA.—Second Innings ... 104 Bowling analysis: Larwood 18 overs, •! maidens, 28 runs, 5 wickets; Voce 17.3—5—54—2; Allen 9-5—13-1; Hammond 15—6—37—2; Verity 4—l—-

ENGLAND.—First Innings ... 524 ENG LAND. —Socond In n i ngs. Sutcliffe, not out I Wyatt, not out 0 Totait for no wickets 1 Rowling Analysis. McCabe 0 for 1. England won by ten wickets. MANAGER, EXRTORSPIM PLEAKl r R K. TRIBUTE TO JARDINE. SYDNEY, December 7. “Wo are naturally plea'sod and delighted at having, won,” said Air R. E. Warner, joint manager of the English cricket team. “Wo shall certainlv not suffer from for the history of cricket lias shown that the side that wins the first Test is not necessarily the winner of the rubber.

We know the grit and courage of Australians too well to take them too cheaply in future Tests.” The English daptain, Jardine said: “We have won the first round of what looks like an interesting series. 1 am very proud of my team. I cannot but appreciate the way in which the Australians fight to the bitter end.” Woodfull, the Australian captain, heartily congratulated the Englishmen on their well deserved and decisive win.

LARWOOD’S FAST BOWLING

LONDON', December 7

The “Daily Telegraph” says: “Larwood has definitely exploded the idea that the 'art of really fart bowling lias been lost. His ten wickets rank with historic performances of the'past. The moral effect of this victory is bound! to bo great. “I.t- adds: “The over-eorfi-dence of Australia’s youngsters, however, is capable of great things, and it must not be under-ratcnl. O'Reilly’s destructive bowling against the lagt batsmen may be repeated later against abe English leaders.” The “Manchester Giinirdjnn,” in a leading article, says: “England’s carefully Conceived plan of campaign wa< bas'd on shirk tactics. It lias been <|iiirkly justified. The AiiistrnIi ins wjii| doubtless reorganise their resnurtos and kick back, but Jardine’s men have the whip hand.”

COLLAPSE NOT, UNEXPECTED

SYDNEY, December 7. The “Sun,” commenting on the test match, says l : “The Australian batting collapse was not entirely unexpected after what had happened in earlier matches. Larwood l ‘bestrode- our narrow world like a colossus.’ He was a killer! He simply scared the old reliables away from the wickets, but McCabe, filled with the confidence of youth, was untroubled by that defeatist ipolicy. . McCabe showed that it was possible- to bang both Larwood and Voce to the railings, and he saved his side* from utter ignominy.”

URGE TO DROP THE VETERANS. MELBOURNE, December l\ . Australia’s failure in the test is the main topic of conversation here. The newspaper critics, without exception, suggest changes. They urge the dropping of the veterans, and substituting for them Ironmonger, Oxcnham, CRBrien, Darling and Nitschke. They ali;o urge the* adoption hy the howlers of the “leg theory.”’ Clem Hill, of Scuith Australia, urges caution in ithg, selection of the Australian team. He contends that there is no need' t-o “get the wind up,” and he says that he thinks the same Australian team on a wicket less favourable to Larwood and Voce would turn the tables.

M.C.a TOUR OF INDIA. LONDON, December 6. The Mnrylebone* Club have been invited to send -a. team to India in 1933-34. The programme includes three tests.