THE FIFTH TEST

Hokitika Guardian, 24 February 1933, Page 5

THE FIFTH TEST

AUSTRALIA BATS

RECOVERY AFTER POOR START.

(Australian Pres* Association.)

SYDNEY, February The fifth test match com'rwncqd today in fine,sultry • weather. The Eny-!i.'-h team are as follows-.—Jardine (ieap* tain), Sutcliffe, Hammond, Larwood. Ames, Verity, Ley!and, Voc-e. Allen. Wyatt ami Paynte”, with Mitchell a<* twelfth man.

Although by winning the Ash;* England has taken «Tie interest o"t of the final test, the public generally ar P looking forward t° a hard-foughl game, wherein the batsmen are expected to tak e more r.sks than h.itliejto.

Yesterday seven special trams from '•elboorry, arrived at .Sydney, bringing nearly three thousand, with a percentage from Adelaide.

Th e weather to-day In Sydney was very hot, and a'-continuance is fnv.o--------.-•a steel. The wicket is .in splendid order.

Jardir.fi’s face registered his disappoinment at again losing the toss, anil Woodfnll and Richardson opened for Australia on a. perfect wicket. The pre-lunch period served to prove ag&m Larwood’s superiority over the Australian batsmen. Refor. e on P run had been scored, Richardson snicked Larwood’* fifth ball to Jarctine, who caught (him at backward point, and then Bradman had to act the role of opening batsman. Bradman immediately attacked the bowling, but was pulling away 'from Larwood’s deliveries. Both ,Voce and Larwood started with the orthodox off field, but later they changed to th e leg theory. Larwood sent down many bumpers, which Woodfull ducked smartly.

Allen was erratic, 21 runs coining from his first two overs. Bradman, with Larwood vesting, was plnymtr delightfully. punching: both Alien and Hammond through the covers to tnp Wood full and Bradman had added f,gr vans, of which Bradman made 43. when Larwood returned to the ang crease ; and after several balls had down past Woodfull’s he-cl, one W tow and Wood full, playing late, had his’.stumps shattered. He had hatted in his usual solid fashion scoring 14

rut**. Bradman continued to draw “way from the wicket when he was facm<r Larwood, and he was eventually bowled round his legs. Larwood’s figures ihe n read : Seven overs, four maidens. 14 runs, three wickets: and twelve of V,h e runs came from tbre P lucky •snick-' 1 through the slips. Bradman batted for 11 minutes, hit seven fours, and scored 48, At lunch th G score was three for 67.

A GOOD PARTNERSHIP. Aifter the adjournment McCabe and O’Brien were together. They added SO runs in twenty minutes bv fine forume racket. Two over,-, from Toco, yielded 29, runs, and the hundred appealed after 113 minutes’ play. Th P parinership was worth 70 when came on again. He immediately had O’Brien dropped in the slips by'Voce. O'Brien repeated tlie'.'Aot an Larwood’s nex* over, and again Voce failed to ho.d the ball. Later on O’Brien cut Larwood through th' > diw to thn Boundary. The fast Bowler then added two more mien in the slips, malting fire there iih all. The Victorian Leftoander th°n nlaced the hall in front of point to- tho fenae, making Australia’s total 150, and his own score 60.

McCabe and O’Brien added 99 runs in even time when Larwood, at short leg 'ihel'd a. good catch to dismiss O’Brien. The Victorian is usually slow hntsmnn. but h e "av.e a bright exhibition to-day. He- hit g.ix fours, and although he was luckv at or.e stage, he played some fine strokes. McCabe was more subdued than usual. His half century occupied 128 minutes. He drove nicely, and be lifted the 'ball over the heads of those in the leg cordon cleverly. Darling started to hat shakily. He had lives when 11 and 12, but both were hard chances. McCabe and Tlarlvng continued to force the pace, and at 236 the sixth bowler, Wyatt, was trieT. Verity w.v also given another trial. H c had McCabe caught in the slips. H 0 had batted for 172 minutes, and hit erovmi fours, scoring 7*> runs. batted in his host form. He gave no chances. With Oldfield fin. Darling made some great off drives, reaching 50 in W minutes, with six fours. ]t cm be said for Die Australians that they phryed entertaining cricV't. despite tha. early setbacks, and the fact that there we,*, five interruptions during the dav when drinks wPrp taken'to the Englishmen Larwood finished the day with thuc wickets for 53 runs. The "t+oudanco was 26.143, and gat e . i£2,300. _ , At stumps Australia had on 29 ~l ins for five wickets. Scores;- .

aifs'nr \l.lA —Fivtit Tunings. Woodfull, b Larwood Richardson, c Japdine, b Larwood 0 Bradman, b Larwood O’Brien, c Larwood, b Vo ( o ... fd sfrO'die, c Funmond, b Verity ... 75 (Darling, not out 66 Oldfield, not out 13 Extras Total for fiv B wicket ß 296

Fall of wickets; One for none; two fo r 59, three t' ol ' 64 , foul ' £o - 1 ' l 63 > fivo for. 244.