M.C.C. WIN ASHES

Hokitika Guardian, 17 February 1933, Page 5

M.C.C. WIN ASHES

THE FOURTH TEST

VICTORY BY SIX WICKETS.

Australian I'rm Association,.) BRISBANE, February 16. Despite, Jigm sn ewers Wi-wa leil during mo .mJi’iioig ii'ciu 6 a.m., tuo Sj.xt>h ■uu.ys pJay ju '.no tourca test iiivutcii was jto.iui.ed shortly after ''v" noon. jLiie wicket was not affected by tlie rain. ironmonger and O’Reilly opened the attack. England Had. on IU7 lor two wickets. i.v was GViuent tuat England was .prepared to taxe greater risks with me weather tnan wuii tne -Australian bowiing. lor the first Uen.y miniates play yelded only six runs. EngJauJ was plainly Keen on winning one match with, tne greatest pussi ole margin. Hannno-.d was out after half an hoars paay, being induced to open his shoulders to one from Ironmonger, which curled off his bat to point, where Bromley took an easy catch. , England then' required, .only fortytwo runs to win, with seven wickets in hand. Hammond had'scored orljly 14 runs, which were made ■in seventy--0.-6 minutes. Leyland was the next to full. He Was caught in the slips off O'Reilly ana only t'2 runs were now required. Leyland made bd, which had occupied 22<J minutes. Has was a valuable knock. With Ames and Paynter associated light rain began to fall, and the batsmen opened out, Allies getting a bsamifui six by driving O’iieiily to the off. Then Paynter luted McCabe, the first bowling change, over the fence at fine' leg, and making the score 162 for four wickets. England had won by six wickets and three runs. Light rain lias been falling since the rend of the game. There' was little, if any, demonstration from the small crowd present. The Australian players wore black armbands, and the flags were half mast in respect of tne memory of Archie Jackson. McCabe had aivlass'ly disguised- the last ball of the mat-tin. It was p-ajnly sent up to be hit, and it was hie. The attendance to-day was about 'two thousand. The gate is not available. The wickets fell as follows: —One for* 5; two for 78, three for 118, four for 138. Scorns; \ w -AUSTRALIA—First Innings , ... 34'J ' ~' 'Second Innings ..: ... 175 EANGLAND—First Innings ... 356 SECOND INNINGS. Jardine, 1.b.w., b Ironmonger ... 24 Sutcliffe,. c Darling, b Wall ... 2 Leyland, c McCabe, b O’Reilly ... 86 Ames, not out 14 Hammond, .. c Bromley, b Ironmonger 14 Paynter, not out ... 14 Extras ... 8 Total 'for four wickets) ... - ... 162 Bowling analysis: Wall 9—l—l7 —1; O’Reilly 30—11—65—1; Ironmonger j 35—13—47-2; MoCabe 7.4—2—26—0. ■ COMMENT AFTER THE MATCH. JARDINE ADMITS HIS LUCK. BRISBANE, February 16. • Jardine, in a statement after the test victory, said ; “Personally I have ■been thric© lucky in the s 'd e . which it is my proud privilege to lead. No captain could ask for greater heip, syniparty or utter loyalty. "We are proud of our fortune against gallant, and determined opponents.” Mr Warner said that h e was proud and delightld at recovering the Ashes.

AUSTRALIAN’S NEXT TEAM

MELBOURNE, February 16

The Australian team for the fifth test is as follows :—Wooclfull, Richardson, Bradman, Mcpabe, Oldfield, O’Brien, Darling, Bromley, O’Reilly, Nagel, Ironmonger and Wall. Th e 12th man will bs chosen on the day of the ■match. • AUSTRALIAN PAPER’S REVIEW. THE BETTER TEAM WON. SYDNEY, February 16. Commenting on' the result of the test, the “Sun” editorially says ; — “While it is permissible for cricket enthusiasts to find all sorts of reasons *for the failure of the Australian team, it is well to face the fact that the English team is the better. It its dis- , tmctlv the better in the accuracy of | st s fielding, and in its larger percentage of reliable batsmen, and i« | .stronger in bowling. Whether we j .agree that the intimidation of the ■batsmen is cricket, or not the fact remains that Larwood is an excellent fast bowler with nil the speed and devil of the fast bowlers of the past; •but there is no need to deopair. Australian cricket will come aff-inj” TRIBUTE TO ARCHIE JACKSON. LONDON, February 15. The lat e Archie Jackson recently Xtfote to the Press As.soNr.tion correspondent who was with the 1930 team, paying that b * felt better and than ever, a- d was oert-in that he would b e able fo pW' •*■>"* J -adding: ‘‘But one never knows "hat is lurking at mnd the corner!” rphe pathetic circumstances of hi death are, featured in the awrapapers,

which pay him many tributes. The “Daily Express” describes Jackson us the- greatest stylist Australia has known for a quarte r of a century, adding ; “He was. a gallant youth that every sportsman will mourn.” CONGRATULATIONS TO WINNERS. (United Press Association—By.Electric Telegraph—Copyright) '(Received Fob. 17 at 8.35 n.m.) LONDON, February 16. Interviewed, Sir S'nnley Jackson said: “All our players are worthy of hearty coagratulartjijbno. Now for a pleasant game at .Sydney. I am sure it will be pleasant. I always thought that cricket without a limit to the time was not advisable.” Sir Kynaston IStudd similarly congratulated the playem on winning a hard match. “We owe an enormous amount to Jardine’s captaincy, skill, determination and strategy. Mr Ramsay MacDonald, and Mr J. H. Thomas have also cabled their congratulations to Jardine.

COMMENT AND CONGRATULATIONS

SYMPATHY IN JACKSON'S DEATH

(Received this day at 10.30 a.rn.)

LONDON, February 16

Th e Marylobone Club cabled to Jardine: “Splendid. Congratulate you all. very warmly. Thank you all very much.”

This Club also cabled the Australian Board of Control expressing sympathy in Jackson’s death. The Australian Board cabled to Mary, lebone congratulations on England winning the Ashes. In the “Mail” A. P. F. Chapman pays tributes to Jardine’s possessing a cricket brain, always thinking and acting. He realised that Bradman wag a danger and found means t° overcome it.

AUSTRALIAN VIEWS. (Received Fob. 17 a 11. 5 a.m.) SYDNEY, February 17. Newspaper erkics and players are unanimous that England won becam e it wn,s the better team. The “Herald” •says that the Englishmen definitely proved their superiority during the series, and the erptainev of Jardine has been a match winning factor. Kippa-x savs that Larwood was the dominating factor, but great credit was clue to Jardine for the way he handled the team. Bradman said that-, ana-t from the second test, the Austrian’s were always uind.crne.nth. “Let ms lie fair by saying that the brtUr 'ide won.”