THE FINAL TEST

Hokitika Guardian, 27 February 1933, Page 5

THE FINAL TEST

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A FINE INNINGS BY LARWOOD.

\ Australian Press Assoc:<ition.)

SYDNEY, Februay 20

The .weather was beautifully clear and warm for the third day of the test. The wicket was still playing evenly. There was a good crowd pre--sent in anticipation of another day’s bright cricket, ami they were not disappointed. Ninety-four runs were scored before lunch for the Joss of Hammond’s wicket. The Gloucester player just succeeded in making his seventh century in a test, when, in attempting to turn a straight one, he was out leg before. He was lucky, however, as he had another life at eighty, when O’Brien failed to hold a simple catch off O’Reilly’s bowling. Hammond’s famous cover and straight drives were much in evidence yesterday, and his twelve fours were mainly the result of 1 these powerful shots. He batted for 207 minutes.

Larwood offered unexpected opposition to the attack, adding 57 by'lunch. Lusty pulls to leg gained him many runs. After lunch Larwood attacked thei bowling, scoring 2,6, 2, and 4 off successive balls from Lee and reached 98 in 188 minutes; . but in going for another big hit, lie was caught. He played very aggressively, as shown by hie) eleven boundaries, and-it was a chanceless innings,

Leylancl- was also forceful, scoring 42, including six fours/ before a misunderstanding between himself and Wyatt resulted in his dismissal. Wyatt had previously refused to run for an easy single off Leyland’s bat-, and when Wyatt again declined to run Leyland was so disgusted tjiat he made no attempt to regain the crease. He showed his annoyance when out by walking the full length of the wicket and speaking to Wyatt. A piece of brilliant fielding by Bradman and an accurate throw was responsible for Ames’ dismissal. These run outs were caused by indecision by Wyatt and Paynter, both of whom narrowly escaped a similar fate. The scoring aften tea ' was much slower, the regular bowlers tiring, and Darling w-as called upon. He sent down five successive maidens. Lee had Paynter guessing, and eventually got his wicket. Wyatt’s innings was a mixture of good strokes and uppish ones. Allen was also uncertain, but was unconquered at stumps. The 300 was passed in 291 minutes and 400 took 436. Wyatt was out in the last over. There was an amusing incident, when after Wyatt had twice changed his bat and called for another, Brown brought out -a toy bat, less than eighteen inches long, Wyatt, entering into the spirit of the joke, commenced to carry the toy to the wicket.

The attendance was 33,032 and the takings £2,745.

AUSTRALIA—First Innings. ■Woodfull, b Larwood 14 (Richardson, c Jardine, b Larwood 0 Bradman, b Larwood ... 48 O’Brien, c Larwood, b Voce ... 61 McCabe, c Hammond, b Verity ... 73 Darling, b Verity ... 85 Oldfield, run out S2 Lee, c Jardine, b Verity ... 42 O’Reilly, b Allen • 19 Alexander, not out 17 Ironmonger, b Larwood 1 Extras 23 Total 435 Bowling analysis ; Larwood 32 overs, 40 maidens, 98 runs, 4 wickets; Voce 24 4—80—1; Allen 25—13—128—1 ; Hammond 8—2—32—0 ; Verity 17 —3 62—3; Wyatt 2—o—l2—o. ENGLAND—First Innings. • Jardine, c Oldfield, b O'Reilly ... 18 Sutcliffe, c Richardson, b O’Reilly 56 Hammond, l.b.w. b Lee 101 Larwoocl, c Ironmonger, b Lee ... 98 Leyland, run out i ... 42 Wyatt, c Ironmonger b O’Reilly .... 51 Ames, run out 4 Paynter, b Lee ••• 9 Allen, not out ... 25 Extras 14 Total for 8 wickets -... 418